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Aug 2024
2h 51m

'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Wrap: Sea...

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I did not think they would be so eager to pod. Mal and Jo are back to send off Season 2 of 'House of the Dragon' properly! They offer up their season awards, including Most Improved Character, Best Set Piece, the Season MVP, and much more (09:33). Then they answer your burning questions with an ‘HOTD’ mailbag (01:04:31). Later, they go into their heavy book-spoiler section and look ahead to what may happen next season (01:24:39).


Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson

Producers: Steve Ahlman and John Richter

Additional Production: Arjuna Ramgopal

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