The Houses of Healing [Return of the King, Ch.8]

Hold on to your helmets, this chapter is all about Aragorn’s rise to power as he leapfrogs past Gandalf the Grey, Faramir, and even Gandalf the White to become the guy everyone trusts to lead them in the fight against Sauron. We’re introduced to the “black shadow,” a mysterious illness that physicalizes all of the imagery that’s been smothering Gondor, and who emerges with the miracle cure for all of our sick and wounded characters? That’s right – it’s Aragorn, who evolves to become not just a great future king but also a wise healer / conjurer on the level of any of the wizards or dark sorcerers we’ve met so far. He ascends so quickly that he even starts to inherit some of Tolkien’s qualities and there’s a hint that he might have “special powers” ala known god-vessel Gandalf the White. We also develop a theory about the importance of names and the strange pattern of people and magical objects that are given numerous, evolving titles. Feedback & Theories: [email protected] Instagram: @secondbreakfastpod YouTube: https://bit.ly/2OT6RP3