This week, Alex and Connor dive into the labyrinth of world-building that is the Star Wars sequel trilogy and work on piecing together information from Episodes 7 through 9 and various expanded universe material to try to answer this surprisingly-elusive question: just what is the First Order? From the flotsam of the Imperial Remnant that flee into Wild Space, to the breakaway factions of the weak New Republic that join them, learn about the disparate groups that form the First Order and how they seized and consolidated their power.

This episode contains spoilers for: Episode IV, Episode V, Episode VI, Episode VII, Episode VIII, Episode IX, The Aftermath Trilogy, The Alphabet Squadron Trilogy, Squadrons, The Mandalorian, Rebels, Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 version), Captain Phasma (novel), Bloodline, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Before the Awakening, Andor, and Poe Dameron (comic).

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