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Ha, my wife does this too because she’s read the books and I haven’t.

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I have had to watch LOTR twice now for my fiance. They are soooo long.

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Did you get the Special Extended Edition?

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I think I said no to the extended edition, lol.

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13 points

Not long enough

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10 points

Mine tried to go for a weekend marathon. I cannot give that much attention to anything in my life ever.

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It doesn’t take a weekend, you do that in a mere 11.5 hours

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One day I’ll get to the books so I don’t have to ask for his help every time there is a book vs movie meme, lol.

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There is a fun podcast called Drunk History of Middle Earth that is essentially this dynamic the whole time - a husband/wife duo where the guy is trying to teach her about Tolkien. She’s genuinely open to it, so it’s probably less annoying than some other instances of that pattern. Aside from the hearing new perspectives on the lore, it’s interesting to vicariously experience the stories for the first time again.

Also I love their accents, and how they sometimes expose their personal lives to the world and talk through stuff as a couple - it’s very endearing

Edit to add: there are no ads! It’s so refreshing

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That sound adorable and fun, thank you for the recommendation!

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This will only lead to you eventually reading the Silmarillion, and putting your husband in his place with even more obscure Tolkien trivia.

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6 points

#relationshipgoals

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