Talking Star Wars - Episode 030 - Rebel, Resist, and Review (Visual Media Survey, Part 2)

Episode 030 - Rebel, Resist, and Review (Visual Media Survey, Part 2)

05/15/23 • 18 min

Alex and Connor continue their survey of the Star Wars visual media outside the films by tackling two additional animated series: Star Wars: Rebels and Star Wars: Resistance. The first, a story of a motley crew and Rebel Alliance cell becoming a found family and engaging with antagonists that include Agent Kallus, The Grand Inquisitor, and Grand Admiral Thrawn himself receives high marks; the second has a more mixed reception but receives a report on what virtues it does possess.

This episode contains spoilers for: Rebels, The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, The Clone Wars, Andor, and Star Wars: Resistance.

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This episode contains spoilers for: Rebels, The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, The Clone Wars, Andor, and Star Wars: Resistance.

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Episode 029 - A Tale of Two Clone Wars (Visual Media Survey, Part 1)

In this episode, Connor and Alex begin a survey of non-film visual media in Star Wars, including all animated and live-action shows. They start by discussing the original microseries Clone Wars by Genndy Tartakovsky (now in the Legends continuity), and then move into a discussion on the long-running Star Wars show, The Clone Wars. The hosts discuss how the show contextualizes and rehabilitates characters and plot points between Episodes II and III, and includes impressive character development for characters old and new, including Ahsoka Tano, Boba Fett, Darth Maul, Tarkin, and Padmè Amidala.

This episode contains spoilers for: Star Wars: Clone Wars (Legends), The Clone Wars, The Mandalorian, Episode II, Episode III, The Bad Batch, and Star Wars (comic, 2015 run).

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Episode 031 - Misfits, Crime Lords, and Anthologies, Oh My (Visual Media Survey, Part 3)

After the losing their recording about The Mandalorian, Alex and Connor commiserate by continuing their survey of the Star Wars visual media outside the films with other series. They start with an exploration of the themes, timeline, and characters in The Bad Batch , following the story of a group of non-normal clones and their survival in a post-Order-66 world; continue with a discussion of the concept and execution of the anthology series Star Wars: Visions (the first season); and conclude with an exploration of The Book of Boba Fett (or, as they call it, The Mandalorian, Season 2.5).

This episode contains spoilers for: The Bad Batch, The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Visions (season 1), The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian, Darth Vader (2015 comic), and Doctor Aphra (2015 comic).

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