John, Chris and Derek are back to chat about Ironheart Episode 2 "Will the Real NATALIE Please Stand Up?" as our favourite new MCU character arrives as Riri's best friend Natalie takes center stage.

Directed by Sam Bailey

Written by Malarie Howard

Episode Synopsis:

Still in need of parts to complete her suit in time for the TNNL heist, Riri reaches out to an underground Tech dealer, Joe McGillicuddy, and easily blackmails him into helping her.

She soon encourages the meek arms supplier Joe to stand up for himself after learning for his passion for technology and he provides the items she needs to rebuild her suit.

The Hood’s team has a plan to blackmail the CEO of the seemingly nefarious organisation TNNL by arranging for Riri to plant a virus in their mainframe. But before she can accomplish the task her new AI NATALIE pops up and startles Riri into dropping the pen drive.

Giving over control to Natalie the two find a work around and accomplish the mission.

As the rest of the team get away Riri is confronted by an armed guard and Natalie glitches, unable to help. Riri is only saved when Parker uses the power of the hood to take out the guard and get them to safety.

After the job Riri learns that her mother Ronnie knows all about her new AI made from her best friend.

Meanwhile, somewhere in suburban Chicago Joe takes back control standing up for himself with his pushy neighbour as he breaks down and destroys her flowers, and back in downtown Parker discusses his masterplan aloud, as voices echo from the seemingly inanimate Hood.

Ironheart Episode 2 Cast

• Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams / Ironheart
• Anthony Ramos as Parker Robbins / The Hood
• Lyric Ross as Natalie Washington
• Manny Montana as "H.R." John
• Matthew Elam as Xavier Washington
• Anji White as Ronnie Williams
• Alden Ehrenreich as Joe McGillicuddy

During each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Ironheart MIT Student Bar Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com At the end of the six episode series the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Ironheart goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.com

Thank you so much for listening to our Ironheart Podcast. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast through our website TV Podcast Industries.

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We'll be back next time with our podcast on Ironheart Episode 3 "We In Danger Girl" we hope you'll join us.

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Date recorded: 19/06/2025

Date published: 25/06/2025

All images and audio clips are copyright of Marvel and Disney Plus and are used for the purposes of review no infringement is intended.

The intro and outro music for our show is the song “tech” written by “Voide” courtesy of Free Music Archive and used under the creative commons 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Welcome back fellow Defenders the full team are back to chat all about Ironheart Episode 1 "Take Me Home" a brand new series on Disney Plus begins today. Our spoiler filled chat is available now so make sure you've watched the episode before listening.

Directed by Sam Bailey

Written by Chinaka Hodge

Episode Synopsis:

After returning to college from Wakanda and getting a taste of her true abilities, Riri Williams realises she’s unable to achieve her goals without a major influx of money. She sells projects all around the area but when MIT finds out Riri is expelled.

Riri takes her Iron suit that she built with her college grant money and flies it back home to Chicago. But when her expulsion kicks in, Riri is locked out of the AI in the suit, sending it crashing to the ground in the city. Her flight through the city gets the attention of criminal boss The Hood who recruits Riri to his crew with the offer of extensive cash reserves.

Before she joins the team, Riri has to fix the AI in her suit. To make a leap in this programming she uses her own brain scans. While the suit charges, Riri falls asleep but she’s rudely awakened hours later by the face of her best friend Natalie. The only problem is Natalie has been dead for five years.

Ironheart Episode 1 Cast

• Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams / Ironheart
• Anthony Ramos as Parker Robbins / The Hood
• Lyric Ross as Natalie Washington
• Manny Montana as "H.R." John
• Matthew Elam as Xavier Washington
• Anji White as Ronnie Williams
• with Eric Andre as Stuart/Rampage
• And Jim Rash as MIT Liason

During each podcast we'll ask a question about each episode in our Ironheart MIT Student Bar Quiz. You can send in your answers each week to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com At the end of the six episode series the fellow Defenders with the most correct answers will be in with the chance of getting their hands on some Ironheart goodies. All questions will be updated on: https://www.tvpodcastindustries.com

Thank you so much for listening to our Ironheart Podcast. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast through our website TV Podcast Industries.

If you would like to send any of your thoughts in please send the m to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com join us on facebook at Facebook.com/groups/tvpodcastindustries or you can now record your thoughts for the podcast directly from our website tvpodcastindustries.com by clicking the “Send Voicemail” button.

We'll be back next time with our podcast on Ironheart Episode 2 "Will the real NATALIE please stand up?" we hope you'll join us.

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John, Chris and Derek

Defenders on TV Podcast Industries

Date recorded: 19/06/2025

Date published: 25/06/2025

All images and audio clips are copyright of Marvel and Disney Plus and are used for the purposes of review no infringement is intended.

The intro and outro music for our show is the song “tech” written by “Voide” courtesy of Free Music Archive and used under the creative commons 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In our Last of Us Season 2 Wrap up podcast Derek and John discuss a few more of our thoughts on the season, chat about your feedback and finally reveal the answers and winner of our Last of Us Pub Quiz.

• Season 2 Episode 1 "Future Days" Question: What animal is the 2003 July Employee of the Month at the abandoned market that Ellie and Dina check out?

A dog

• Season 2 Episode 2 "Through The Valley" Question: What is the maximum psi on the flamethrower used by Tommy to take down the Bloater infected?

300 psi also Pascals (2068380.000 Pa) or Bar 20.684

• Season 2 Episode 3 “The Path” Question: When Ellie arrives in Joel's house there are two carved birds on his workbench? What birds are they? For an extra point what other carved animal is in the room?

Owl and a duck. and a Horse in the background.

• Season 2 Episode 4 "Day One” Question: What are the surnames of the three astronauts that Ellie remarks about, who burnt up in their space capsule on their mission to the moon and reminds her of the three burnt corpses inside an old FEDRA tank?

Grisson, White, Chaffre. Apollo One.

• Season 2 Episode 5 “Feel Her Love” Question: According to the Pinnacle Presents marquee what band were due to play the theatre where Ellie and Dina were staying according to the remaining letters?

Sick Habit (or Sick Ha)

• Season 2 Episode 6 “The Price” Question: What two flavours of cake does Joel get for Ellie’s 15th and 17th birthdays?

Vanilla (It’s easier) and Chocolate

• Season 2 Episode 7 “Convergence” Question: What is the name of the children’s book that Ellie picks up in the bookstore?

The Monster at the End of this Book featuring Grover.

The winner has been announced on this podcast. Thanks for playing along with is and a huge congratulations to our fellow survivor.

We hope you join us for another one of the shows we're covering before we return for The Last of Us Season 3.

Thanks to all of you that joined us for The Last of Us.

Derek, John and Chris

The end has come and John and Derek chat about The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 7 Convergence. The season culminates with the same excellent acting, writing and production that have been hallmarks of the show. We can't wait for the story to continue next season.

We also have the final question in our Last of Us World's End Pub Quiz.

Question 7 is: What is the name of the children’s book that Ellie picks up in the bookstore?

That's it the final question is out all other questions are available in the Pub Quiz section of our website here: https://tvpodcastindustries.com

Gather all 7 correct answers and email us before the 8th of June to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com and you could get your hands on The Last of Us Part 2 for PlayStation 5 or PC or an Amazon voucher if you would rather that.

Episode Written By: Craig Mazin, Neil Druckman and Halley Gross

Episode Directed By: Nina Lopez-Corrado

As storm clouds converge in Seattle, Ellie regroups with Dina and Jesse, shaken by her own brutality against Nora. She reveals to Dina what Joel did at the hospital, prompting Dina to suggest they return home.

Meanwhile Isaac and Sargent Park discuss the impact of the coming storm, their coming attack on the Seraphytes and Abby, who is supposed to take over as leader of the Wolves but has recently gone missing.

Elsewhere, while waiting for Tommy to turn up at the rendezvous point, Ellie and Jesse intercept a WLF radio call about a sniper, who has some WLF members trapped. Jesse believes it’s Tommy so they pursue the source of the gunshots.

But while searching for Tommy, Ellie sees the city aquarium and ferris wheel and splits from Jesse to commandeer a motorboat to travel there, where she believes Abby is located based on information from Nora. But Ellie is thrown from the boat as the storm waves hit the boat. She manages to swim to a nearby Island that is the focus of the WLF’s operations and home to the Seraphytes.

After barely surviving an encounter with a group of Seraphites, Ellie enters the aquarium and finds Owen and a pregnant Mel. She holds them at gunpoint and demands further information on Abby's whereabouts.

When Owen grabs a gun, Ellie fatally shoots him. But the bullet also strikes Mel, who begs Ellie to deliver her baby as she dies. But Ellie is unable to save Mel’s baby and she is rescued from the aquarium by Jesse and Tommy and they return to the theatre.

Abby ambushes them at the theatre, killing Jesse, and holding Ellie and Tommy at gunpoint. As Ellie desperately pleads with Abby to release Tommy and take her, she reveals that she was the immune girl that Joel had killed for, as Abby processes this information she turns the gun on Ellie and a gunshot rings out across the theatre.

Three days earlier, Manny wakes up Abby, informing her that Isaac has summoned them.

We'll be be back next time with our The Last of Us Season 2 wrap up, pub quiz answers and your feedback on the season.

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Happy Birthdays Ellie as we're chatting about the penultimate episode of the season in our The Last Of Us Season 2 Episode 6 "The Price" in spoiler filled detail.

We also have the next question in our Last of Us World's End Pub Quiz.

Question 6 is: What two flavours of cake does Joel get for Ellie’s 15th and 17th birthdays?

All other questions are available in the Pub Quiz section of our website here: https://tvpodcastindustries.com

Gather all 7 correct answers and email us at the end of the season to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com and you could get your hands on The Last of Us Part 2 for PlayStation 5 or PC.

Episode Written By: Craig Mazin, Neil Druckman and Halley Gross

Episode Directed By: Neil Druckman

Soon after moving in to Jackson, Joel tries to make Ellie’s 15th birthday special as he gives her a hand restored guitar and a vanilla birthday cake for “Eli”. Recovering from attempting to burn the bite mark from her arm Ellie asks Joel to sing to her agreeing that he doesn’t suck.

A year later, while Ellie’s mind is firmly on getting out to patrol around Jackson, Joel insists that she take it slowly, trains with Jesse and learn the ropes as he surprises her with a visit to a museum to fulfil her dream of going to space. But after her amazing birthday Ellie still has something on her mind.

Another year on and Ellie is growing up faster than Joel would like. She’s smoking weed, kissing girls and getting a tattoo to cover her burned arm. But Joel just wanted her to stay the same. He eventually concedes that Ellie needs her own space and arranges for her to move out to the garage.

By the time of her 19th birthday Ellie wants to confront Joel about what really happened at Salt Lake City all those years ago. But when Joel takes her on her first patrol she forgets all about it as her reconnaissance of the woodland finds only a pair of amorous squirrels.

After the uneventful start to the patrol, Joel is sent as emergency backup for Adam and Eugene who have gotten into trouble with some infected. Ellie insists on going with Joel but when they arrive Adam is already dead and Eugene has been bitten.

Eugene just wants to see his wife Gail one last time before he dies. Ellie has Joel promise he’ll keep Eugene alive while she goes to retrieve their horses but despite this, Joel executes the infected man. An upset and betrayed Ellie realises this isn’t the first time Joel has lied to her and tells Gail what Joel really did to her husband before separating herself from him.

Nine months later after Joel tries to defend her at the New Years Eve Dance, Ellie finally confronts Joel and learns all about Salt Lake City and that he did what he did because he loves her. She doesn’t know if she can forgive him but now that she knows the truth she’d like to try. But this is the last conversation the two will have as within twenty-four hours Joel will be dead, murdered at the hands of Abby.

Back in present day Seattle, following her brutal torture of Nora, Ellie returns to the Theatre where Jessie and Dina are waiting for her.

We'll be be back next week with The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 7 the final episode of the season.

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John and Derek chat about The Last Of Us Season 2 Episode 5 "Feel Her Love" in spoiler filled detail. With threats coming from all sides, infected, Seraphites and WLFs close in on Dina and Ellie in this intense episode.

We also have the next question in our Last of Us World's End Pub Quiz.

Question 5 is: According to the Pinnacle Presents marquee what band were due to play the theatre where Ellie and Dina were staying according to the remaining letters?

You can just provide the remaining letters if you can't work out the band name.

All other questions are available in the Pub Quiz section of our website here: https://tvpodcastindustries.com

Gather all 7 correct answers and email us at the end of the season to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com and you could get your hands on The Last of Us Part 2 for PlayStation 5 or PC.

Episode Written By: Craig Mazin

Episode Directed By: Stephen Williams

Dina makes a plan to safely get to the Lakehill Hospital to find Abby’s ally Nora. The route is more dangerous than they expected as they are surrounded by multiple intelligent infected stalkers.

Luckily Jesse found their plans at the theatre and he gets there in time to save them. But as they leave they are chased down by W.L.F. members and hide out in a local park. Unfortunately the park is overrun by Seraphites who capture and ritually kill another member of the W.L.F.

The Seraphites injure Dina with an arrow to the leg, so Ellie finds a way to distract them while Jesse gets her to safety.

After escaping the Seraphites Ellie makes her own way into the Lakehill hospital, without support and locates Nora. But she makes a run for it to escape Ellie, but ends up down a dead end. Nora must lead her to basement level 2, an area of the hospital closed off after cordyceps became airborne. Ellie catches up and corners Nora, she refuses to give up any information on Abby’s location and learns that not only is Ellie immune, she knows exactly what Joel did.

But Ellie isn’t willing to give up and brutally uses a metal bar on Nora’s legs hoping to find a clue to Abby’s location before the cordyceps infection takes over Nora’s body.

Despite the danger Dina tells Ellie that she still wants to go with her.

We'll be be back next week with our chat all about The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 6.

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Derek, John and Chris

Derek and John are back again to discuss Ellie and Dinah in Seattle on The Last Of Us Season 2 Episode 4 "Day One" in spoiler filled detail. Exceptional storytelling with some truly beautiful scenery it's one of the best shows on TV right now.

We also have the next question in our Last of Us World's End Pub Quiz. A two part question this time.

Question 4 is: What are the surnames of the three astronauts that Ellie remarks about, who burnt up in their space capsule on their mission to the moon and reminds her of the three burnt corpses inside an old FEDRA tank?

For an extra point what was the name and number of the space mission to the moon?

All other questions are available in the Pub Quiz section of our website here: https://tvpodcastindustries.com

Gather all 7 correct answers and email us at the end of the season to feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com and you could get your hands on The Last of Us Part 2 for PlayStation 5 or PC.

Episode Written By: Craig Mazin

Episode Directed By: Kate Herron

In 2018 Seattle group leader Isaac Dixon killed his Federal Disaster Response Agency (F.E.D.R.A.) squad and switches allegiances to the W.L.F. Eleven years later, Isaac, now the W.L.F's leader, interrogates and later kills a Seraphite who refuses to share the location of his group's next attack.

Meanwhile, Ellie and Dina's first day in Seattle sees them stumble upon the remains of the conflicts between F.E.D.R.A. agents. They also learn that the W.L.F are hiding out in the Seattle broadcast tower. But Dina cautions that it could be a trap so they hide out in a music store. While there Ellie finds a guitar and serenades Dina with a song she learned from Joel.

That night, when they enter the broadcast tower they stumble upon several W.L.F soldiers that have been brutally murdered by the Seraphites and their bodies displayed suspended from the ceiling with their entrails hanging out.

Whilst looking on at the grisly sight, the two escape the arrival of the Wolves and the infected in the subway under Seattle, but Ellie is bitten while saving Dina. As they hide in an abandoned theater, a heartbroken Dina prepares to shoot Ellie, who explains that she is immune. Dina confesses to Ellie that she is pregnant, and at that moment their feelings for one another get real as they have sex.

The next morning, they make their way to the roof of the theatre after hearing explosions and they overhear the W.L.F comms chatter on a walkie talkie that the injured from the explosions are making their way to Lakehill hospital for treatment from Abby's friend Nora.

Despite the danger Dina tells Ellie that she still wants to go with her.

We'll be be back next week with our chat all about The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 5.

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Derek, John and Chris