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'The Rings of Power' Episode 3 Deep Dive Sep 09, 2022

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Joanna and Mal return to Middle-earth and talk about the latest episode of 'The Rings of Power.' They take a look at the opening snapshot of the show's critical reception and overall impressions (06:41). Then they go for a Helm's-Deep deep dive into the episode itself, with all the juicy plot details and character moments (16:59). Later, they take a dip in the Forbidden Pool and look ahead to what potential book spoilers might mean for the future of the show (88:41).

If you would like to email Mal and Joanna about the show, you can reach them at hobbitsanddragons@gmail.com

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Addition Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 3 Deep Dive Sep 07, 2022

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Joanna and Mal return to discuss the third episode of ‘House of the Dragon’! They offer thoughts on the episode when they Rally the Realm (5:06). Then they head to the Dragon Pit and dive deep into the episode (19:03). Later they give out awards for the episode (2:13:32) before getting into book spoilers and future-episode speculation (2:24:24).

If you would like to email Mal and Joanna about the show, you can reach them at hobbitsanddragons@gmail.com.

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Addition Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 3 Reactions | Talk the Thrones Sep 05, 2022

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Chris Ryan is joined by Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson to give their immediate thoughts and reactions to the third episode of ‘House of the Dragon’ and discuss the war in the Stepstones.

Hosts: Chris Ryan, Joanna Robinson, and Mallory Rubin

Associate Producer: Mike Wargon

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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‘Rings of Power’ Episodes 1 and 2 Deep Dive Sep 02, 2022

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Joanna and Mal journey to Middle-earth to break down ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ episodes 1 and 2. They start by giving their overall impressions of the show (8:09) before discussing each story line in the first two episodes (29:16). Later, they speculate on what is to come and talk about some of their theories about the identity of The Stranger (2:00:16). They finish by having a book-spoiler discussion about some of the events of the episode (2:12:24).

If you would like to email Mal and Joanna about the show, you can reach them at hobbitsanddragons@gmail.com

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Addition Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 2 Deep Dive Aug 31, 2022

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Gods be good—Joanna and Mal return to discuss the second episode of ‘House of the Dragon’! They offer thoughts on the episode when they Rally the Realm (04:52). Then they head to the Dragon Pit and dive deep into the episode (08:28). Later they bestow the award for the episode’s Faceless Man (02:40:14) and engage in book spoilers and future-episode speculation (02:43:01).

If you would like to email Mal and Joanna about the show, you can reach them at hobbitsanddragons@gmail.com

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Addition Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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'House of the Dragon' Episode 2 Reactions | Talk the Thrones Aug 29, 2022

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Chris Ryan is joined by Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson to give their immediate thoughts and reactions to the intriguing and dragon-filled second episode of 'House of the Dragon'.

Hosts: Chris Ryan, Joanna Robinson, and Mallory Rubin

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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The Most Essential 'The Lord of the Rings' Moments to Revisit Before 'Rings of Power,' With Bryan Cogman! Aug 27, 2022

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Mal and Joanna are joined by ‘Rings of Power’ consulting producer, Bryan Cogman, to talk about the new show and all things ‘Lord of the Rings.’ They start by talking about how they each fell in love with ‘Lord of the Rings’ and the impact it has had on the fantasy genre (13:32). Later, they discuss their top three most essential ‘Lord of the Rings’ moments to revisit before ‘Rings of Power’ (1:07:06).

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Addition Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 1 Deep Dive Aug 24, 2022

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Mal and Joanna return to Westeros once again to give you their deep, DEEP dive into the season premiere of 'House of the Dragon', titled "The Heirs of the Dragon". They give their overall thoughts about this first episode and what it feels like to be back in the world of 'Game of Thrones' (07:05). Then they dive deep into the events of the episode, giving rich insights into all of these new and exciting characters (19:49). Later they offer up their own episode awards (02:44:39) and dive into book lore to give further insight into the season ahead (02:56:40).

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Addition Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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'House of the Dragon' Season Premiere Reactions | Talk the Thrones Aug 22, 2022

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‘Talk the Thrones’ has returned to break down the season premiere of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' spinoff, 'House of the Dragon.’ Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson mount their dragons to share their instant reactions to the much anticipated first episode (03:07), parse the implications of the premiere's biggest reveal, and more.

Hosts: Chris Ryan, Joanna Robinson, and Mallory Rubin

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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The Most Essential 'Game of Thrones' Moments to Prep For 'House of the Dragon' Aug 19, 2022

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The time of dragons is almost at hand, and Mal and Joanna are here to give you some of the greatest and most essential 'Game of Thrones' moments to prepare you for the premiere of 'House of the Dragon' this Sunday (09:42).

You can email Mal and Jo about 'House of the Dragon' and 'Lord of the Rings' at hobbitsanddragons@gmail.com

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Addition Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal

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