Join Children of the Watch as we continue our dive into the behind-scenes development of The Mandalorian! In preparation for our Mandalorian Rewatch, we're using the incredible Art of The Mandalorian Season 2 book by Phil Szostak as a jumping off point to discuss the continuing adventures of Din, Grogu, Greef, Bo-Katan, Boba Fett, and more.

How did the massive Luke Skywalker cameo come about for the finale? Why did Filoni decide to firmly root Ahsoka's live action introduction in the Samurai genre? Could a lack of information on the Imperial cloning lab tell us more while reading between the lines? How did Cobb Vanth make the jump from page to screen? All of this and more.

Next week, we begin the Mandalorian Rewatch!

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Music by Mac Lacey

Welcome to Children of the Watch: A Star Wars After Show! If you're new to our podcast, we break down every single episode of Star Wars television scene by scene—analyzing the story, fine-combing for Easter eggs, and explaining how it all connects to the larger Star Wars universe. Whether it's The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, or the next big Star Wars series, we’ve got you covered!

🔹 A must-listen for every Star Wars fan—whether you're deep into the lore or just getting started! 🔹 Weekly deep dives into Star Wars storytelling, canon, and hidden details. 🔹 Exclusive Star Wars news, rumors, and predictions.

📢 Subscribe now and never miss an episode! Leave a review to help fellow fans find us in the galaxy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Follow us on X, Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky and YouTube for even more Star Wars discussions that include The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, Jedi and Sith lore, and everything under the Star Wars umbrella!

Join Children of the Watch for a roundtable conversation with ADR Supervisor and Sound Editor for Andor, Margit Pfeiffer. The sound of Andor helps build the gritty, incredible lived in world on screen in ways that some may not even notice.

Alex got the wonderful opportunity to join Margit in a roundtable conversation alongside some of the greatest Star Wars fan media, including Star Wars Explained, Triad of the Force, and Blast Points to discuss the sound of Andor Season 2. Get a deep behind the scenes look in how Margit helped build one of the greatest televsion shows of all time.

Special thank you to Margit Pfeiffer and all the wonderful outlets involved in the discussion, and also to Lucasfilm for the invitation and for capturing the footage and audio from the conversation. 

Be sure to check out a completely different interview featuring Margit with our friends at Skytalkers, Friends of the Force, and Talking Bay 94!

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Join Children of the Watch as we dive into the behind-scenes development of The Mandalorian! In preparation for our Mandalorian Rewatch, we're using the wonderful Art of The Mandalorian Season 1 book by Phil Szostak as a jumping off point to discuss the conception of Din, Grogu, Cara Dune, Greef Karga, and the rest of the captivating Mandalorian universe. We discuss the timelines of Jon Favreau pitching the series to Kathleen Kennedy, ideas that could have been, and so much more.

Could an unused ship concept from The Mandalorian go on to become a big part of the upcoming Starfighter film with Ryan Gosling? How different would the show have been if they put Carl Weathers in weequay prosthetics for his role as Greef? What media inspired the series directly? Listen now for the in-depth discussion.

Next week, we'll be doing the same thing for Season 2!

For Ad-Free Star Wars episodes and Bonus Star Wars episodes, head to Patreon.com/themandalorianwatch

Music by Mac Lacey

Welcome to Children of the Watch: A Star Wars After Show! If you're new to our podcast, we break down every single episode of Star Wars television scene by scene—analyzing the story, fine-combing for Easter eggs, and explaining how it all connects to the larger Star Wars universe. Whether it's The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, or the next big Star Wars series, we’ve got you covered!

🔹 A must-listen for every Star Wars fan—whether you're deep into the lore or just getting started! 🔹 Weekly deep dives into Star Wars storytelling, canon, and hidden details. 🔹 Exclusive Star Wars news, rumors, and predictions.

📢 Subscribe now and never miss an episode! Leave a review to help fellow fans find us in the galaxy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Follow us on X, Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky and YouTube for even more Star Wars discussions that include The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, Jedi and Sith lore, and everything under the Star Wars umbrella!

Join Children of the Watch for a roundtable conversation with Alan Tudyk, the incredible performer behind so many beloved characters including the Star Wars droid K-2SO, from Andor and Rogue One.

Alex got the wonderful opportunity to join Alan in a roundtable conversation alongside some of the greatest voices in Star Wars fan media, including Star Wars Explained,‬ Triad of the Force‬,    and Blast Points‬ to discuss just what it takes to play one of Star Wars' most beloved droids. The discussion includes what it's like to perform as K-2SO in the motion capture suit, the storylines Tudyk has created in his head about Cassian's first days with K2, as well as how the experiences of filming Andor and Rogue One compared. 

Special thank you to Alan Tudyk and all the wonderful outlets involved in the discussion, and also to Lucasfilm for the invitation and for capturing the footage and audio from the conversation. 

Be sure to check out a completely different interview featuring Alan with our friends at Skytalkers, Friends of the Force, and Talking Bay 94!

Music by Mac Lacey

Welcome to Children of the Watch: A Star Wars After Show! If you're new to our podcast, we break down every single episode of Star Wars television scene by scene—analyzing the story, fine-combing for Easter eggs, and explaining how it all connects to the larger Star Wars universe. Whether it's The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, or the next big Star Wars series, we’ve got you covered!

🔹 A must-listen for every Star Wars fan—whether you're deep into the lore or just getting started! 🔹 Weekly deep dives into Star Wars storytelling, canon, and hidden details. 🔹 Exclusive Star Wars news, rumors, and predictions.

📢 Subscribe now and never miss an episode! Leave a review to help fellow fans find us in the galaxy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky and YouTube for even more Star Wars discussions that include The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, Jedi and Sith lore, and everything under the Star Wars umbrella!

Join Children of the Watch for a roundtable conversation with Tony Gilroy, the Creator and Executive Producer behind Andor, the latest hit Star Wars television show.

Alex got the wonderful opportunity to sit down with Tony and some of the greatest voices in Star Wars fan media, including Star Wars Explained, Triad of the Force, and Blast Points to discuss Andor Season 2. The discussion includes the introduction of the Force to the show, some of the real-world political and historical roots of Andor, and even Tony's process for coming up with Star Wars names.

Special thank you to Tony and eall the wonderful shows involved in the discussion, and also to Lucasfilm for the invitation and for capturing the footage and audio from the conversation. 

For Ad-Free Star Wars episodes and Bonus Star Wars episodes, head to Patreon.com/themandalorianwatch

Music by Mac Lacey

Welcome to Children of the Watch: A Star Wars After Show! If you're new to our podcast, we break down every single episode of Star Wars television scene by scene—analyzing the story, fine-combing for Easter eggs, and explaining how it all connects to the larger Star Wars universe. Whether it's The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, or the next big Star Wars series, we’ve got you covered!

🔹 A must-listen for every Star Wars fan—whether you're deep into the lore or just getting started! 🔹 Weekly deep dives into Star Wars storytelling, canon, and hidden details. 🔹 Exclusive Star Wars news, rumors, and predictions.

📢 Subscribe now and never miss an episode! Leave a review to help fellow fans find us in the galaxy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Follow us on X, Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky and YouTube for even more Star Wars discussions that include The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, Jedi and Sith lore, and everything under the Star Wars umbrella!

Join Children of the Watch for a very special episode, detailing our trips out to Lucasfilm in San Francisco! We discuss the finale fan event, as well as a tour of the Lucasfilm headquarters and ILM, as well as incredible opportunities Alex had to sit down with Tony Gilroy, Alan Tudyk, and Margit Pfeiffer from Andor. What an incredible way to wrap up our coverage of Andor Season 2!

Mandalorian content coming next week!

For Ad-Free Star Wars episodes and Bonus Star Wars episodes, head to Patreon.com/themandalorianwatch

Music by Mac Lacey

Welcome to Children of the Watch: A Star Wars After Show! If you're new to our podcast, we break down every single episode of Star Wars television scene by scene—analyzing the story, fine-combing for Easter eggs, and explaining how it all connects to the larger Star Wars universe. Whether it's The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, or the next big Star Wars series, we’ve got you covered!

🔹 A must-listen for every Star Wars fan—whether you're deep into the lore or just getting started! 🔹 Weekly deep dives into Star Wars storytelling, canon, and hidden details. 🔹 Exclusive Star Wars news, rumors, and predictions.

📢 Subscribe now and never miss an episode! Leave a review to help fellow fans find us in the galaxy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Follow us on X, Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky and YouTube for even more Star Wars discussions that include The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, Jedi and Sith lore, and everything under the Star Wars umbrella!

Join Children of the Watch for a very special Andor full series debrief! This week, the boys are doing a full retrospective on the entire series of Andor! After the conclusion of Season 2, we're running down all of our favorite moments, standout characters, and the incredible message of the latest Star Wars series.

What were our favorite episodes of Andor? Which characters have made it into the pantheon of our favorite Star Wars heroes? What ground do we think has been broken by Andor for Star Wars series to come? All of this and more! Join us as we bid Cassian, Bix, Luthen, Mon Mothma, Dedra, Syril, and the rest of this cast of characters farewell (at least for now).

For Ad-Free Star Wars episodes and Bonus Star Wars episodes, head to Patreon.com/themandalorianwatch

Music by Mac Lacey

Welcome to Children of the Watch: A Star Wars After Show! If you're new to our podcast, we break down every single episode of Star Wars television scene by scene—analyzing the story, fine-combing for Easter eggs, and explaining how it all connects to the larger Star Wars universe. Whether it's The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, or the next big Star Wars series, we’ve got you covered!

🔹 A must-listen for every Star Wars fan—whether you're deep into the lore or just getting started! 🔹 Weekly deep dives into Star Wars storytelling, canon, and hidden details. 🔹 Exclusive Star Wars news, rumors, and predictions.

📢 Subscribe now and never miss an episode! Leave a review to help fellow fans find us in the galaxy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Follow us on X, Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky and YouTube for even more Star Wars discussions that include The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, Jedi and Sith lore, and everything under the Star Wars umbrella!

Join Children of the Watch for a very special episode focused on the upcoming Mandalorian & Grogu film! As we are one year away from the release of the next Star Wars movie, we're giving our way-too-early predictions about Din and Grogu's next adventure, running down everything we know and have seen so far, and generally getting excited for the next big screen Star Wars outing.

Will Bo-Katan make an appearance in the film? Will the plot center around bounty hunter Embo and the chase for Jeremy Allen White's Rotta the Hutt? Or will there be more to the story? How will this film play into the big Mandoverse crossover event with Thrawn, Ahsoka, and company? All this and more!

Plus, we talk about the Lucasfilm fan event for Andor in San Francisco! More Andor coverage will be coming next week.

For Ad-Free Star Wars episodes and Bonus Star Wars episodes, head to Patreon.com/themandalorianwatch

Music by Mac Lacey

Welcome to Children of the Watch: A Star Wars After Show! If you're new to our podcast, we break down every single episode of Star Wars television scene by scene—analyzing the story, fine-combing for Easter eggs, and explaining how it all connects to the larger Star Wars universe. Whether it's The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, or the next big Star Wars series, we’ve got you covered!

🔹 A must-listen for every Star Wars fan—whether you're deep into the lore or just getting started! 🔹 Weekly deep dives into Star Wars storytelling, canon, and hidden details. 🔹 Exclusive Star Wars news, rumors, and predictions.

📢 Subscribe now and never miss an episode! Leave a review to help fellow fans find us in the galaxy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Follow us on X, Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky and YouTube for even more Star Wars discussions that include The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, Jedi and Sith lore, and everything under the Star Wars umbrella!

Join Children of the Watch for our fourth and final Andor Debrief! This episode we are hearing all YOUR thoughts, theories, and speculation about episodes 10, 11, and 12 of Andor Season 2, the final installments of the Star Wars television show. We cannot thank Lucasfilm and Disney enough for the oppurtunities afforded to us this season. 

And we cannot thank YOU enough, the listner. We couldn't do this without you. So sit back, relax and lets all cry together as we further digest the ending to Andor. Be sure to check out our patreon for our BONUS episode and our ROGUE ONE commentary watchalong this upcoming MONDAY!

We also reveal the winner of our 5-Star Review Contest!

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Music by Mac Lacey

 

Join Children of the Watch for our final breakdown of Andor Season 2! What an incredible Star Wars story this has been. We have been absolutely delighted following Cassian, Bix, Mon Mothma, Luthen, Kleya, Dedra, and the rest of this cast of amazing characters. This week, we're covering the final three episodes, 10, 11, and 12. Mac and Alex do full-spoiler reviews of each episode and discuss the story, characters, settings, lore, easter eggs, and connections to the larger Star Wars universe.

Episode 10. 00:00:00 - 01:08:46

Episode 11. 01:09:18 - 01:39:35

Episode 12. 01:40:02 - 02:27:12

This is your last chance to enter our contest! Go to Apple Podcasts to give us a five star review. Write the code “Axis” in it, screenshot it and send to [email protected] and you could win a COTW TShirt, Andor Season 1 BluRay, and a authentic Rebel X-Wing Helmet. A winner will be announced on the next Andor Debrief voicemail episode.

For Ad-Free Star Wars episodes and Bonus Star Wars episodes, head to Patreon.com/themandalorianwatch

Music by Mac Lacey

Welcome to Children of the Watch: A Star Wars After Show! If you're new to our podcast, we break down every single episode of Star Wars television scene by scene—analyzing the story, fine-combing for Easter eggs, and explaining how it all connects to the larger Star Wars universe. Whether it's The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, or the next big Star Wars series, we’ve got you covered!

🔹 A must-listen for every Star Wars fan—whether you're deep into the lore or just getting started! 🔹 Weekly deep dives into Star Wars storytelling, canon, and hidden details. 🔹 Exclusive Star Wars news, rumors, and predictions.

📢 Subscribe now and never miss an episode! Leave a review to help fellow fans find us in the galaxy! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Follow us on X, Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky and YouTube for even more Star Wars discussions that include The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Andor, Jedi and Sith lore, and everything under the Star Wars umbrella!