The Colbert Report will air its final episode next week, concluding a productive and pioneering nine-year run. Colbert himself is taking the opportunity to host some particularly high-flying guests—he recently talked with President Obama, and his latest interview is with Smaug, the dragon from The Hobbit.

The conversation is initially confrontational, but the two eventually find common ground: both “live in gated communities” and are “fiscal conservatives who sleep on giant piles of money.” Also, turns out Smaug is a huge fan of Rand Paul and There Will Be Blood.