The Return of the King: Is the Extended Edition Actually Better?

The final instalment of my series covering the extensive differences between the Theatrical and Extended Editions of The Lord of the Rings. Much like The Two Towers, The Return of the King contains some fantastic new material, but also some highly questionable additions. But which version is actually better? 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - The Finding of the Ring 03:35 - The Road to Isengard 06:29 - The Voice of Saruman 36:56 - Return to Edoras 43:31 - Eowyn's Dream 47:01 - The Palantir 49:14 - Minas Tirith 50:56 - The Decline of Gondor 58:01 - Crossroads of the Fallen King 1:02:00 - The Deep Breath Before the Plunge 1:06:15 - Sam's Warning 1:08:57 - Osgiliath Invaded 1:11:20 - Theoden's Decision 1:16:45 - The Wizard's Pupil 1:22:05 - Peregrin of the Tower Guard 1:25:14 - The Sacrifice of Faramir 1:27:38 - Marshalling at Dunharrow 1:33:15 - Aragorn Takes the Paths of the Dead 1:34:45 - Dwimorberg the Haunted Mountain 1:36:00 - The Paths of the Dead 1:48:39 - The Siege of Gondor 1:53:22 - The Corsairs of Umbar 1:57:07 - Merry's Simple Courage 2:00:59 - The Tombs of the Stewards 2:03:35 - The Witch-King's Hour 2:10:41 - The Pyre of Denethor 2:11:59 - The Battle of the Pelennor Fields 2:17:32 - Victory at Minas Tirith 2:19:35 - The Houses of Healing 2:20:57 - Pippin Looks After Merry 2:22:33 - The Tower of Cirith Ungol 2:24:10 - The Last Debate 2:26:24 - Aragorn Masters the Palantir 2:37:09 - The Captain and the White Lady 2:38:16 - In the Company of Orcs 2:42:18 - The Land of Shadow 2:44:23 - The Mouth of Sauron 2:56:49 - Mount Doom 2:58:37 - Conclusion 3:07:04 - Outro Second Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@RandomFT2 Rando Discord - https://discord.gg/hTMZyFdEx4 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/RandomFilmTalk Twitter - https://twitter.com/randomfilmtalk