Joanna and Mal are back to talk about the latest episode of 'The Last of Us'! They take their signature deep dive and discuss a new evolution of the Cordyceps fungus, the arrival of some familiar faces in Seattle, and a major turning point for Ellie.
(00:00) Intro
(23:01) Happy Mother’s Day
(50:16) Seattle day two
(01:02:21) "Future Days"
(01:22:31) Come and see
(01:44:55) I love you; I know
(01:57:03) A walk in the park
(02:15:14) Spores galore
(02:28:59) Present tense
(02:32:12) Spoilers: A fungus among us
Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson
Producers: Steve Ahlman and Carlos Chiriboga
Video Supervision: John Richter
Social: Jomi Adeniran
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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.