Mal and Jo are back in Hawkins and the Upside Down for a rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in the run-up to the fifth and final season. First up: Revisiting Season 1! They talk about their original experience with the show and hand out some superlatives!
(00:00) Intro(06:21) Opening Snapshot(29:48) Favorite Episode(36:43) Most Important Friendship(48:19) Funniest Moment(51:34) Most Emotional Moment(01:01:24) Scariest Moment(01:08:41) Most Electric Moment(01:14:22) Best Coming-of-Age Moment(01:19:00) Honoring the Nerds(01:25:32) Best Quote(01:27:31) Most Memorable Visual(01:33:35) Goopiest Goop(01:35:50) The Internet Was Wrong About This(01:41:29) Favorite Pop Culture Reference(01:45:02) Most Potent Use of '80s Nostalgia(01:46:55) Fit Lord(01:49:46) Best Needle Drop(01:51:33) Most Netflix-y Subtitle(01:52:32) Most Enticing Endgame Setup(02:01:57) Biggest Season 5 Question(02:10:24) Season 1 MVP
Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and John RichterSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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2:20:13
‘28 Years Later’ and Our Zombie Survival Team
Mal and Jo are here to discuss ‘28 Years Later.’ They talk about what worked, what didn’t, the future of the franchise, and more! Plus, they create their pop culture zombie survival team!
(00:00) Intro
(06:24) ‘28 Years Later’
(41:14) The Father
(01:17:19) The Mother
(01:38:28) The Elder
(01:53:14) The Jimmy Gang
(01:58:43) The Bone Temple
(02:03:00) Our Pop Culture Zombie Survival Team
Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson
Producers: Carlos Chiriboga and John Richter
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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2:27:17
Our 10 Favorite Speeches of the Century (So Far)
Mal and Jo are going through their favorite speeches of the century. Listen as they struggle to narrow it down from ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Andor,’ and much more!
(00:00) Intro(7:45) Rules(21:03) Jo’s no. 10(26:03) Mal’s no. 10(31:14) Jo’s no. 9(36:15) Mal’s no. 9(43:07) Jo’s no. 8(48:46) Mal’s no. 8(55:25) Jo’s no. 7(58:55) Mal’s no. 7(01:05:59) Jo’s no. 6(01:12:35) Mal’s no. 6(01:16:04) Jo’s no. 5(01:23:57) Mal’s no. 5(01:30:05) Jo’s no. 4(01:34:31) Mal’s no. 4(01:41:08) Jo’s no. 3(01:46:42) Mal’s no. 3(01:53:33) Jo’s no. 2(02:02:22) Mal’s no. 2(02:07:11) Jo’s no. 1(02:14:17) Mal’s no. 1(02:21:24) Honorable mentions
Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and John RichterSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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2:41:06
'Batman Begins' Turns 20 | Hot Nolan Summer
It’s Hot Nolan Summer! Mal and Jo are back to revisit Christopher Nolan’s first Batman movie, ‘Batman Begins.’ They discuss how the movie holds up 20 years after its release and give out some superlatives. They break down everything from the most baffling accent to the sickest set piece and more!
(00:00) Intro
(06:41) ‘Batman Begins’ turns 20
(01:00:59) Funniest line/moment
(01:04:08) Sickest set piece
(01:09:18) Who is the real villain of the movie?
(01:17:04) Most exquisitely gorgeous shot
(01:20:16) The scene you think about the most
(01:29:13) Where would you put the one f-bomb?
(01:32:52) Most baffling accent
(01:35:25) Best use of a Nolanverse regular
(01:40:41) Best stunt
(01:44:28) Stealth MVP
(01:50:28) Best dead wife moment
(01:53:30) Clearest “great man” moment
(01:56:38) Regrettably miscast and how to replace them
(01:58:03) Most satisfying twist
(01:59:50) Horniest moment
(02:02:05) The line that hits the hardest
(02:03:49) Most devastating moment
(02:05:50) Most unforgettable Zimmerism
(02:08:45) Never returned to the Nolanverse but should have
(02:09:15) The most Nolan thing about this movie
(02:10:59) What about ‘The Odyssey’ are you most hyped for?
Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson
Producers: Carlos Chiriboga and John Richter
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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2:17:06
The 2025 Summer Hype Meter
Let the hype flow through you! Mal and Jo are here again to get you hyped for the things they are most looking forward to this summer season!
(00:00) Intro(01:50) ‘House of R’ Summer Lookahead(12:09) Rules(18:21) ‘Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil’(22:30) ‘Ironheart’(25:39) ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’(27:56) ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’(35:58) ‘Eyes of Wakanda’(38:16) ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2(43:23) ‘Katabasis’(48:19) ‘Squid Game’ Season 3(53:47) ‘28 Years Later’(01:00:35) ‘Alien: Earth’(01:08:27) ‘Star Trek: Strange New Words’ Season 3(01:14:31) ‘Fantastic Four: The First Steps’(01:22:03) ‘Superman’(01:29:52) Honorable Mentions
Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and John RichterSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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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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