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What would your favorite Star Wars and Harry Potter characters see in the Mirror of Erised? In this episode, we reveal the heart's desire of each of your favorite characters, plus we theorize how the Star Wars galaxy is connected to the Wizarding World, we wonder why Hogwarts would hire a squib caretaker, and we "ship" Chewbacca with every other character.

With Crimes of Grindelwald right around the corner, we revisit 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, with its cast of delightful characters, a darker story line, and a grab bag of new creatures and magical spells from the ever-creative mind of J. K. Rowling.

In this death-centric episode, we morbidly discuss the most impactful death scenes in Harry Potter and Star Wars, we analyze the thematic influence of the afterlife in both franchises, and we debate which Star Wars character would make the best Death Eater.

You know this episode's special guests from their adorable introduction in each episode: TK-421 and Aragog! Casey and Valerie's kids (ages 5 and 3) left their respective Death Star post and Forbidden Forest to discuss all their Star Wars favorites: from characters to ships to planets. Never has an episode contained so much cuteness--and, surprisingly, so few tangents. As Yoda once said, "Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is."

The Star Wars and Harry Potter films are filled with great scenes that combine powerful music with cinematic visuals. In this episode, we pick our favorite musical moments--plus we get off topic with talk of Powerline wall posters, Dick Tracy bed sheets, and childhood fears of Gremlins.

In which we discuss how the Harry Potter series is structured in mirrored pairs, with a rhyme scheme of ABCDCBA: books 1 and 7, 2 and 6, and 3 and 5 correspond with one another, with book 4 as the nexus of the entire narrative. Plus we read a fan story about the power of Harry Potter to heal and bring families together!

In which we hand out villain superlatives with reckless abandon: Which Harry Potter and Star Wars villains have the best hair? Who has the worst shoulder to cry on? Who is most likely to open a yoga studio? This episode answers all the questions you didn't know you had (and asks a few as well).

In which we discuss fan-favorite villains Darth Vader and Lord Voldemort, we debate who would win in a battle between the two (with some new, unconventional abilities), we ponder the line between animal torture and flirting with queens of Naboo, and we create a nightmarish image of children in Voldemort masks.

In part two of our Rogue One discussion, we explore the characters and major themes of this Star Wars side story. We also pine for more aliens, praise Ultimate-Power-Mode Vader, and ponder Alan Tudyk's holey-ness.