Jason and Rosie break down House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 4, and make the case that Ormund Hightower is a different kind of villain: a self-styled refined gentleman with a modern politician's instinct for crisis PR.. They also dig into what they see as the real flaw undermining Rhaenyra's reign: an inability to understand what ordinary people actually want, from her plan to scapegoat a Master of Coin to her blindness toward what's motivating Ulf and Hugh. Plus, a rotting Sunfyre as a symbol of collapsing Targaryen exceptionalism, and how this season's Harrenhal storyline diverges from George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood.

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Jason and Rosie break down House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 4, and make the case that Ormund Hightower is a different kind of villain: a self-styled refined gentleman with a modern politician's instinct for crisis PR.. They also dig into what they see as the real flaw undermining Rhaenyra's reign: an inability to understand what ordinary people actually want, from her plan to scapegoat a Master of Coin to her blindness toward what's motivating Ulf and Hugh. Plus, a rotting Sunfyre as a symbol of collapsing Targaryen exceptionalism, and how this season's Harrenhal storyline diverges from George R.R. Martin's Fire &amp; Blood.
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House of the Dragon S3E04: "Tumbleton"

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Jason and Rosie break down House of the Dragon season three, episode seven. They dig into Rhaenyra pressing Helaena for dream visions, Alys Rivers using her illusion magic to seduce Aemond, and the tense reunion that ends with Aemond killing the assassin sent to take him out. There's also a harrowing near-miss dragon fight involving Rhaena and Sheepstealer. And the episode closes on the reveal everyone's been waiting for: Aegon returns from the presumed dead, in what Jason and Rosie call one of the best hero moments the show has given him.

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Jason and Rosie break down House of the Dragon season three, episode seven. They dig into Rhaenyra pressing Helaena for dream visions, Alys Rivers using her illusion magic to seduce Aemond, and the tense reunion that ends with Aemond killing the assassin sent to take him out. There's also a harrowing near-miss dragon fight involving Rhaena and Sheepstealer. And the episode closes on the reveal everyone's been waiting for: Aegon returns from the presumed dead, in what Jason and Rosie call one of the best hero moments the show has given him.
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House of the Dragon S3E07

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This week on PREVIOUSLY ON… Jason and Rosie look back at Marvel's appearance at San Diego Comic Con's Hall H. They share their excitement over David Jonsson's casting as the new Black Panther and Ryan Gosling starring and spearheading a new Ghost Rider film, and break down Shawn Levy's filmography to see what we can expect from him as a director. Plus, we finally have casting for the X-Men! But how will Emma Frost be used in the movie? Plus HBO's Lanterns, Sony's Wolverine video game, and more!

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This week on PREVIOUSLY ON&hellip; Jason and Rosie look back at Marvel's appearance at San Diego Comic Con's Hall H. They share their excitement over David Jonsson's casting as the new Black Panther and Ryan Gosling starring and spearheading a new Ghost Rider film, and break down Shawn Levy's filmography to see what we can expect from him as a director. Plus, we finally have casting for the X-Men! But how will Emma Frost be used in the movie? Plus HBO's Lanterns, Sony's Wolverine video game, and more!
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NEWS: X-Men Casting, Hall H Reactions, Lanterns, and More!

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Jason and Rosie just got out of a packed early screening of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and their spoiler-free verdict is blunt: this might be the best Spider-Man movie yet. They dig into the chemistry between Tom Holland and Zendaya, Jon Bernthal's turn as the Punisher opposite Holland, and how the film leans into a lonelier, more down-on-his-luck Peter Parker than we've seen before. They also talk cinematography (shot on Kodak, colored by Tom Paul of Drive fame), hand out letter grades to the cast — including Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, and Mark Ruffalo — re-rank the Tom Holland trilogy, and throw out their box office predictions.

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Jason and Rosie just got out of a packed early screening of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and their spoiler-free verdict is blunt: this might be the best Spider-Man movie yet. They dig into the chemistry between Tom Holland and Zendaya, Jon Bernthal's turn as the Punisher opposite Holland, and how the film leans into a lonelier, more down-on-his-luck Peter Parker than we've seen before. They also talk cinematography (shot on Kodak, colored by Tom Paul of Drive fame), hand out letter grades to the cast &mdash; including Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, and Mark Ruffalo &mdash; re-rank the Tom Holland trilogy, and throw out their box office predictions.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Spoiler-Free Reactions

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House of the Dragon S3E04: "Tumbleton"

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