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‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 5 Deep Dive

Mal and Joanna discuss the latest installment in the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel and make predictions for the rest of the series

By Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin
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It’s time to dive deep into the fifth episode of House of the Dragon with Mal and Joanna! They give their brief overall impressions of this middle episode (06:19). Then, they dive into the Dragon Pit and go deep into the plot details and analysis of the episode (08:52). Later, they give out the episode’s awards, as well as look into book spoilers and see what they can predict in the future (02:47:29).

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

Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts

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