'The Penguin' Midseason Superlatives | House of R

It's time to bring a better class of criminal to the 'House of R.' Mal and Jo are here to bring it to you as they take a midseason look at HBO's hit show 'The Penguin'! They begin with their opening snapshot and then give out awards for Most Compelling Character, Favorite Episode, Most Captivating Location, and more! Opening snapshot (07:13) Midseason superlatives (19:37) Favorite Episode (20:13) Favorite Scene (27:58) Favorite Oz and Sofia Quotes (40:19) Most Compelling Character (50:11) Character You Most Hope to Spend More Time With in the Second Half (58:05) Most Illuminating Flashback (01:04:10) Most Captivating Location (01:07:42) Most Intriguing Tie to ‘The Batman’ (01:10:35) Favorite Easter Egg (01:13:11) Fit Lord (01:16:25) Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Video Editor: Stefano Sanchez Additional Production: Arjuna Ramgopal, T Cruz, and John Richter Social: Jomi Adeniran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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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.