As our Fellowship drifts away from Lothlórien—or is it Lothlórien that drifts away from the Fellowship?—the Heads focus the discussion on mirrors and memory, prompted by a poignant exchange between Legolas and Gimli at the close of the chapter.
RANDOM-ASS THEME: Climate change
After the Fellowship is tacitly “tempted” by Lady Galadriel, Frodo and Sam peer into her watery mirror. The Heads—with Patricia from Comparative Literature as special guest—ponder how it may be that the fate of Lothlórien is bound up with Frodo’s task. We also discuss why the notion of a forest-city is a tantalizing etymological contradiction.
RANDOM-ASS THEME: Badgers
