Concerning Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”… If you like The Tolkien Road, you can support us for only $1 per episode via Patreon! Topics discussed (film discussion starts at 21:00)... Beorn Mirkwood / Spiders Woodelves / Barrels / Battle Laketown / Bard / The Master Finding the Door Smaug The Battle with Smaug Dol Guldur subplot Tauriel / Kili subplot Also, listener Sharon B. joins us all the way from Australia, and tells us all about what it's like to visit the Shire in New Zealand, her collection of Tolkien stuff, and shares her vast knowledge of the films! For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad. Also, follow us on Twitter via @TolkienRoad. Please send correspondence to TolkienRoadPodcast@gmail.com.