P.T., Greg, and I love Star Wars as much as we love movies, so we’re dipping a toe into television waters with a review of the first season of Ahsoka, the new Star Wars series that recently concluded on Disney+. We discuss the extent to which Star Wars animation is a prerequisite, how the series moves forward in light of the tragic loss of actor Ray Stevenson, what this series tells us about the future of Star Wars, and much more.

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Movie News Check-In: Some Star Wars and TV news (how novel!). 2:50

SPOILER MODE 12:05

The Short Take: Our general impressions of the series to date. 16:58

What worked well? Our favorite aspects, characters, performances, moments, scenes, etc. 21:27

The Rhetorical Situation: How does a viewer’s values and how they define Star Wars impact their reception of this series? 1:02:48

Listener Questions: Let the wild speculation commence. 1:45:46

Thank you to friends of the show who submitted their questions on Instagram. @mrdaftprawn, @mrsthomaschen, The Wampa’s Lair Podcast, and The ColbyCast

Read Greg’s “Reclaiming “Not My Star Wars’” piece, which we reference several times in this episode, here.

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Intro and outro music is “Divers,” by Hara Noda. All music licensed through Epidemic Sound.

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