‘The Last of Us’ and the Lone Wolf and Cub Trope

House of R

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Yasi Salek and I'm the host of BandSplain, a show where we explain cult bands and iconic
0:06.3	artists by going deep into their histories and discographies.
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0:30.0	Only the one who's safely deemed such destruction.
0:34.1	This is the one.
0:36.2	This is the one that you hunted, then saved?
0:39.2	Yes, the one that saved me as well.
0:43.5	It looks helpless.
0:47.0	It's injured, but it is not helpless.
0:49.8	What is it?
0:51.3	It is a found link.
0:55.1	It is a creed, it is in your care.
1:00.4	You wish me to train this thing.
1:02.0	It is too weak, it would die.
1:04.5	You have no choice, you must reunite it with its own kind.
1:09.7	This is the way.
1:26.1	Hello and welcome back into The Ringer Verse, the Nexus Podcast feed for all things fandom.
1:38.8	I'm Joanna Robinson, enjoying me today.
1:42.2	She's my found link.
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