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House of R

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The Ringer

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.

#341

Our 10 Favorite Fights of the Century (So Far)

Mal and Jo are heading into battle as they go through their favorite fights of the century... more

13 Dec 2025

2 HR 15 MINS

2:15:45

13 Dec 2025

#340

'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Final Trailer Breakdown

Mal and Jo are back in Westeros to break down the final trailer for the new ‘Game of Thron... more

09 Dec 2025

2 HR 08 MINS

2:08:34

09 Dec 2025

#339

'Stranger Things' Season 5, Episodes 3-4 Deep Dive

Mal and Jo return to the Upside Down to dive deep into episodes 3 and 4 of ‘Stranger Thing... more

03 Dec 2025

3 HR 20 MINS

3:20:49

03 Dec 2025

#338

'Stranger Things' Season 5, Episodes 1 and 2 Deep Dive

Mal and Jo are back in the Upside Down to dive deep into the first two episodes of ‘Strang... more

27 Nov 2025

2 HR 53 MINS

2:53:05

27 Nov 2025

#337

‘Wicked: For Good’ Deep Dive

Mal and Jo hit the yellow brick road and head back to Oz for ‘Wicked: For Good.’ They dive... more

22 Nov 2025

1 HR 54 MINS

1:54:17

22 Nov 2025

#336

‘Dunkirk’ Revisited With Chris Ryan | Chris-p Nolan Fall

It’s Chris-p Nolan Fall! Mal and Jo are joined by Chris Ryan to continue their journey thr... more

18 Nov 2025

1 HR 52 MINS

1:52:51

18 Nov 2025

#335

‘Frankenstein’ and ‘The Running Man’

Mal and Jo go to the movies! They discuss two recent releases with ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘The... more

14 Nov 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:09

14 Nov 2025

#334

‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Revisited (Part 2)

Mal and Jo are ready to face off against Vecna as they wrap up their rewatch of ‘Stranger ... more

11 Nov 2025

2 HR 46 MINS

2:46:29

11 Nov 2025

#333

Our 10 Favorite Musical Moments of the Century (So Far)

Sing along with Mal and Jo as they go through their favorite musical moments of the centur... more

07 Nov 2025

3 HR 04 MINS

3:04:04

07 Nov 2025

#332

‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Revisited (Part 1)

Mal and Jo are back in the Upside Down to continue their rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in t... more

05 Nov 2025

2 HR 37 MINS

2:37:43

05 Nov 2025

#331

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 2 Rewatch (Part 2)

Mal and Jo continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch with the second half of Seaso... more

28 Oct 2025

2 HR 46 MINS

2:46:21

28 Oct 2025

#330

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 2 Rewatch (Part 1)

Mal and Jo are back in the Hellmouth! They continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewat... more

23 Oct 2025

2 HR 29 MINS

2:29:17

23 Oct 2025

#329

Our 10 Favorite Villains of the Century (So Far)

It feels good to be bad! Mal and Jo share their top 10 villains of the century (so far) an... more

21 Oct 2025

2 HR 32 MINS

2:32:20

21 Oct 2025

#328

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Trailer Deep Dive

Mal and Jo are back in Westeros to dive deep into the first trailer for the new ‘Game of T... more

15 Oct 2025

2 HR 49 MINS

2:49:25

15 Oct 2025

#327

2025 Halloween Costume Recommendations

Jo is joined by some of your favorite Ringer hosts to talk about Halloween, rules for pick... more

10 Oct 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:46

10 Oct 2025

#326

‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Revisited

Mal and Jo are back in Hawkins to continue their rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in the run-u... more

03 Oct 2025

2 HR 33 MINS

2:33:45

03 Oct 2025

#325

The 2025 Fall Hype Meter

There’s more to be hyped about than falling leaves and Halloween! Mal and Jo are here agai... more

30 Sep 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:28

30 Sep 2025

#324

‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 8 Deep Dive. Plus: Timothy Olyphant!

Jo, Mal, and Rob are back together to dive deep into the final episode of ‘Alien: Earth’ S... more

24 Sep 2025

2 HR 35 MINS

2:35:28

24 Sep 2025

#323

'The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Trailer Reactions

Mal and Jo are here to react to the surprise first look at ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’! Th... more

23 Sep 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:12

23 Sep 2025

#322

'Peacemaker' Season 2 Midseason Awards. Plus: James Gunn!

They made a vow to pod, no matter how many realities they have to visit. Mallory Rubin is ... more

19 Sep 2025

2 HR 02 MINS

2:02:53