House of R

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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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What flag do you fly? Jo and Mal are here to dive deep into the fourth episode of ‘Skeleton Crew’, breaking down this week’s Neel-centric adventure on At Achrann before welcoming Ben Lindbergh for Lore Corner.

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All aboard the hype train! Mal and Jo are here to once again let the hype flow through them as they rank the things that they are most looking forward to this winter season!

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‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Deep Dives

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The History of Our Favorite Tropes

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