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Sep 2022
2h 5m

'The Rings of Power' Episode 6 Deep Dive...

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Joanna and Mal journey to Middle-earth once again to talk about the latest episode of 'The Rings of Power.' They start by discussing their overall impressions of the episode (8:13). Then, they go for a Helm's-Deep deep dive into the episode to break down all the details and character moments (23:13). Later, they discuss their theories after this episode’s explosive ending (1:41:32).

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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