Force Ghost Coast to Coast

The crew spent the last few weeks reading E.K. Johnston's Queen's Shadow, and we have some thoughts! Topics discussed include: the most poorly served characters in all of Star Wars, the rampant sexism in the Republic, the frustrating names of Padme's handmaidens, and how R2D2 is basically a Roomba. Yeah, we said it.

For this episode, we scoured our personal music collections, as well as the internet, to find songs that reference, or are about, Star Wars. Topics discussed include: "Weird Al" Yankovic's decades long dominance in the field of Star Wars music, the lack of Jedi references in hip-hop, and comparing Darth Vader's helmet to...well, you've just got to listen to find out.

In a special bonus episode, Brian welcomes his old college roommate, Ed Kelly, onto the show to discuss The Rise of Skywalker and the state of Star Wars after the Skywalker Saga wraps up. Topics discussed include: the worst dialogue in the sequel trilogy, the wasting of Kerri Russell, and Ed's personal Star Wars rankings.

During social distancing, Liz has now completed the third season of The Clone Wars, and she discusses it with Matt and Brian. Topics discussed include just how weird Star Wars can get, why you shouldn't make sense of plot points in children's novelizations, and whether Anakin is or is not the Chosen One.

Matt and Brian welcome Zach of the DC3cast/Multiversity Manga Club to join them for a discussion of the final arc of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Topics discussed include: Mace Windu's consistent dickery, the tragedy of Maul, and how Ahsoka belongs in the highest pantheon of Star Wars characters.