From A Certain Point Askew

We review Season 1, Episodes 1 (Lost/Found) and 2 (Revenge/Justice) of The Acolyte. Topics include:

• Stenberg and Jing-Jae are standouts
• Yord is a piece of work
• Really need to beef up security at these remote Jedi temples
• The Barash Vow is like sending yourself to your room
• Osha is NOT good at improv
• The not-so-secret surveillance balcony

In our Question of the Week, we share your hopes for cameos in this season of the Acolyte. In news, Jay and Matt consider a Star Wars-themed cruise next May. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 06:18 - Question of the Week - Cameos in season 1 of the Acolyte?
• 10:03 - Should we go on the Galaxy Cruise next year?
• 13:47 - The Acolyte: Season 1, Episode 1 (Lost/Found)
• 45:26 - The Acolyte: Season 1, Episode 2 (Revenge/Justice)
• 66:46 - What's next for the show?
• 76:44 - Maul Bag

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We preview Season 1 of The Acolyte. Topics include:

• Are we dealing with twins, split personalities or something else?
• Who is this person with the zipper face helmet?
• Our attempt at Darth history
• Are we going to get a Ren origin story (and is it going to star Christian Slater)?
• Maybe some of these jedi were up to no good and deserve to die?

In our Question of the Week, we share your predictions on who the Acolyte will be. In news, we discuss an update on James Mangold's film - dubbed Jedi Prime (for now) - and we take a look at the Skeleton Crew Ingot and what clues it gives us about that show's characters. We go through the FACPA Answering Machine and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 03:43 - Question of the Week - Who is the Acolyte?
• 07:53 - Jedi Prime? Sounds like a superhero!
• 13:20 - What is an Ingot and what does it have to do with Skeleton Crew?
• 16:35 - The Acolyte: Season 1 Preview
• 62:33 - FACPA Answering Machine

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We celebrate our 150th episode by looking back at the full series of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• Where this series ranks among Star Wars animation series
• The character arcs for Omega and Crosshair, especially, were very good
• Ya gotta have quality villains!
• We're still waiting on that Cid death scene (and we have some ideas for it)
• Do we want to see the Bad Batch show up somewhere else in the future?

In our Question of the Week, we share your favorite and least favorite characters that were introduced in The Bad Batch. In news, Sigourney Weaver is coming to Star Wars via the Mando/Grogu film! We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 06:15 - Question of the Week - Favorite (or Least Favorite) Bad Batch Characters
• 08:37 - Sigourney Weaver in Star Wars!
• 10:36 - A Look Back at the Bad Batch Series > 13:28 - Characters - good and bad > 23:16 - Our favorite moments and episodes > 38:18 - Cameos > 41:13 - Things we wanted that we didn't get and what's next for some of these characters
• 50:53 - Bad Batch Giveaway!
• 57:25 - Maul Bag

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This week we went back to the theater to see The Phantom Menace for the first time in 25 years! We also reviewed the new season of Tales of the Empire. Topics include:

• Our Phantom Menace experience and feelings - then and now
• Jar Jar's Three Stooges act
• Nightsisters v. Daysisters
• How embarrassing would it be to be killed by a B1 battle droid?
• The inquisitor good cop/bad cop routine
• Force healing takes a toll on the body

In our Question of the Week, we share your favorite moments from Episode 1. In news, we're getting a 'What If?' version of Star Wars via the LEGO universe and Skeleton Crew is coming in December and will include some stop-motion. We share some FACPAtoids and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 05:47 - Question of the Week - Favorite moment from The Phantom Menace
• 14:47 - LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy coming in September
• 16:10 - Skeleton Crew coming in December
• 18:31 - Revisiting The Phantom Menace in theaters!
• 41:26 - Tales of the Empire, Season 1 Review
• 75:46 - FACPAtoid

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Happy May the 4th! (errr, Happy Revenge of the 5th or 6th or whatever you celebrate - we got this out a little late)

In this special episode we bring you volume two of our FACPA Stories - some of the lesser known tales from the Star Wars universe. This volume includes stories about a very serious medical condition for Yoda, what happened to Mace Windu after he got shot out of the window by Palps and a Dr. Seussian story about Admiral Ackbar having some digestive issues.

Episode Time Stamps:

• 01:52 - Get Screened, Yoda Says
• 07:25 - MeRobies
• 08:55 - The World Between Worlds Zone
• 10:36 - The Rise and Fall of a Bad Ass MFer
• 17:45 - Tatooine Waste Solutions
• 19:35 - Admiral Ackbar Does his Doodie

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We review Season 3, Episode 15 (The Cavalry Has Arrived) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• The Rampart-Hemlock pissing contest
• Scalder! There's a robot right behind you!
• Hemlock sure is proud of his zombie Knights of Ren
• An MVP performance from Echo
• That epilogue hits a bit too close to home for us parents

In our Question of the Week, we share your thoughts on the next animated Star Wars series. In news, we catch up on Skeleton Crew. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and FACPA Answering Machine messages and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 05:12 - Question of the Week: What's the next animated Star Wars series?
• 08:00 - Skeleton Crew update
• 10:27 - Bad Batch: Season 3, Episode 15 (The Cavalry Has Arrived)
• 52:01 - Maul Bag
• 55:29 - FACPA Answering Machine

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We review Season 3, Episode 14 (Flash Strike) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• The Rampart Scream
• Competent imperials, for once...
• Emerie has had enough of Scalder's BS
• Echo loses his Lobot headgear
• Vault kids using the "I don't want to go to bed" stall tactics

In our Question of the Week, we share your dream Star Wars directors. In news, we discuss the prospect of George Lucas doing another Star Wars project and the concept of Disney+ channels reverting back to cable tv format. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 00:56 - Jay's tales from Vegas
• 11:23 - Question of the Week: What director would you like to see do a Star Wars film?
• 25:31 - Could we see George Lucas ever coming back to do a Star Wars Project
• 29:05 - Disney+ channels and cutting the cable cord
• 35:36 - Bad Batch: Season 3, Episode 14 (Flash Strike)
• 57:11 - Maul Bag

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We review Season 3, Episode 13 (Into the Breach) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• Sassy Rampart - College version
• What's happening in that other mountain behind Tantiss?
• Omega going Shawshank in her escape plot
• We continue to come up with horrible ways to end the series

In our Question of the Week, we share your predictions on the final scene of the Bad Batch series. In news, Daisy Ridley will have the New Jedi Order script in her hands soon. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 06:33 - Question of the Week: Final Bad Batch Scene
• 11:28 - Daisy Ridley will have the New Jedi Order script next month?
• 17:05 - Bad Batch: Season 3, Episode 13 (Into the Breach)
• 39:23 - Maul Bag

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We review Season 3, Episodes 12 (Juggernaut) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• These underground, cave entry points need a ring doorbell at least!
• Weekend at Rampart's
• What if Disney went wild and killed Omega next week?
• Who else might die before season's end?

In our Question of the Week, we share your thoughts on different era Star Wars relationships. In news we discuss the latest Star Wars Outlaws trailer and the writing addition to Dawn of the Jedi. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 06:28 - Question of the Week: Shipping different era characters
• 19:12 - Star Wars Outlaws new trailer!
• 29:16 - Mangold has a writing partner (and it's a good one)
• 32:50 - The Bad Batch: Season 3, Episode 12 (Juggernaut)
• 54:07 - Maul Bag

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We review Season 3, Episodes 10 (Identity Crisis) and 11 (Point of No Return) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• Hemlock-Tarkin tension
• These poor force sensitive children
• Did CX-2 have to sleep with Cid to get that intel?
• Not the Marauder!
• More Tech theories

In our Question of the Week, we share your strategies for surviving the upcoming Star Wars movie marathon. We ooh and ahh over the surprise trailer drop of Tales of the Empire. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions, play okay/stop with your voicemails and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 04:03 - Question of the Week: How will you survive the Star Wars movie marathon in May?
• 13:06 - ‘Tales of the Empire’ Trailer
• 28:28 - Bad Batch Season 3: Episode 10 (Identity Crisis)
• 47:12 - Bad Batch Season 3: Episode 11 (Point of No Return)
• 65:50 - Maul Bag
• 67:25 - FACPA Answering Machine

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