Joanna and Mal take you on a guided tour of their "Tropes Course" and, in honor of ‘The Last of Us,’ examines the story trope of the Lone Wolf and the Cub (09:19). They talk about the dynamics of travelers and the ones they protect—often on paths of redemption, revenge, and adventure.
Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Addition Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
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‘The Last of Us’ and the Lone Wolf and Cub Trope | House of R

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TV & Film

The Midnight Boys are back to give you another jam-packed episode. First, they take a look at the latest 'Deadpool & Wolverine' trailer (11:45). Then, they talk about the beautiful finale of 'Shogun' (26:33) as well as the latest episode of 'X-Men '97' (67:06). All before finally talking about some of the goings-on that happened at Van's birthday party (82:03).
Hosts: Charles Holmes, Van Lathan, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
Social: Jomi Adeniran
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'Deadpool & Wolverine' Trailer, 'Shogun' Finale, and 'X-Men 97' | The Midnight Boys

Listen as Van, Charles, Jomi, and Kerm dive into Episode 6 of ‘X-Men 97.’ The guys discuss the surprise appearance of Charles Xavier, and much more (02:00). Later, the Midnight Boys break down the penultimate episode of ‘Shogun,' before making predictions for the finale (51:00).
Hosts: Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Van Lathan
Producer: Jonathan Kermah
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal and Steve Ahlman
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‘X-Men 97’ Ep. 6, and ‘Shogun’ Ep. 9 | The Midnight Boys

Ben Lindbergh and Van Lathan leave the Vault to discuss the entire first season of the latest hit TV video-game adaptation, Prime Video’s ‘Fallout.’ After they give their high-level reviews of the series, they react to the story trailer for ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ (9:00) and then dive deep into how ‘Fallout’ functions as both a game adaptation and a standalone show, how it is and isn’t like ‘The Last of Us,’ and their lingering questions and sources of excitement for a probable Season 2 (21:00).
Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guest: Van Lathan
Producer: Devon Renaldo
Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal
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‘Fallout’ Season 1 Reactions | Button Mash

In celebration of the upcoming five year anniversary of ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ Jomi and Steve take a moment to both look back at the monumental moment that the film was, and then look forward to what’s next for the MCU. Listen as the guys share their predictions for the future of Marvel ranking from most likely to least likely.
Hosts: Jomi Adeniran and Steve Ahlman
Producer: Jonathan Kermah
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
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The MCU Time Capsule | Mint-Edition

The world has gone mad, and the boys are back to make sense of it all. Van, Charles, Jomi, and Steve break down their thoughts on the maddening trailer for 'Joker: Folie à Deux' (09:13). Then they take a look at the fifth explosive episode of 'X-'Men 97' (33:29). That's all before they dive into this week's episode of 'Shogun' (57:43).
Hosts: Charles Holmes, Van Lathan, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
Social: Jomi Adeniran
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‘The Last of Us’ and the Lone Wolf and Cub Trope | House of R

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