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Welcome to House of R, where Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson explore your favorite fictional universes with their signature Deep Dives into everything from Game of Thrones to Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings to Marvel, and beyond. Whether they’re parsing mythology, story themes, and character arcs or tracing influences across decades of fantasy and sci-fi stories, Jo and Mal will be here weekly with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales in fandom, Tropes Course examinations, Hall of Fame inductions, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.

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‘Rings of Power’ S3

Episode Breakdown

In anticipation of Season 3 of ‘Rings of Power,’ Mal and Jo were joined by showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay at San Diego Comic-Con for a preview. They talk about their adaptive priorities, how people should prepare for the season, what to expect from the introduction of Celeborn, and more!

‘VisionQuest’ ... Deep Dives

‘Laterns’ ... Deep Dives

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The History of Our Favorite Tropes

Classic ‘Buffy’ Rewatch Party

‘House of the Dragon’ S3: Deep Dives and Reactions

‘AKOTSK’: Reactions and Deep Dives

’Daredevil: Born Again’

‘Stranger Things’ Deep Dives and Revisits

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