From A Certain Point Askew

We review Season 3, Episodes 8 (Bad Territory) and 9 (The Harbinger) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• Does ANYBODY know what an m-count is?
• Crosshair does hot yoga
• Matrix-style fighting with Asajj
• Wrecker is a bleacher dad
• Are we calling this new ship, "Ass-hair?"

In our Question of the Week, we share your thoughts on Cobb Vanth's first words coming out of the bacta tank. In news, we discuss the crazy Star Wars marathon coming to theaters and if we could do it. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions, play okay/stop with a FACPA Answering Machine voicemail and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 01:45 - Disneyland v Disney World - Matt's judgment
• 15:04 - Question of the Week: Cobb Vanth's First Words
• 18:45 - Star Wars Movie Marathon Madness!
• 22:44 - The Acolyte Trailer breakdown
• 35:33 - Bad Batch Season 3: Episode 8 (Bad Territory)
• 53:31 - Bad Batch Season 3: Episode 9 (The Harbinger)
• 73:48 - Maul Bag
• 78:50 - FACPA Answering Machine

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In a makeup episode from last week when we thought we lost half of our audio, we review Season 3, Episode 7 (Extraction) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• Crosshair acting like a guilt-ridden absentee father
• Wolffe is very conflicted
• Clone Trooper X speculation - who are these guys?
• Always repurposing old bases
• Butch Hunter and the Crosshair kid

We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 01:49 - Bad Batch Season 3: Episode 7 (Extraction)
• 16:55 - Maul Bag

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We review Season 3, Episode 6 (Infiltration) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• Howzer has a bone to pick with Crosshair
• Rex is all about that clone brotherhood
• Security woes on Teth
• Are these shadow troopers like Disney characters at theme parks? Only one can operate at a time?

In our Question of the Week, we go over the deluge of responses we got to who Rey's foil might be in the New Jedi Order film (it got ugly at times). In news, we talk about the return of the Rogue Squadron project from Patty Jenkins. Then Matt shares an update on how our audio cut out and we lost the back half of the episode! #BlameJay 

Episode Time Stamps:

• 06:24 - Question of the Week - Rey's foil in the New Jedi Order
• 36:31 - Rogue Squadron is back on?
• 39:03 - Bad Batch Season 3: Episode 6 (Infiltration)

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We review Season 3, Episode 5 (The Return) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• Sassy talk among the Bad Batch
• Crosshair and Batcher - a love story
• A moment of silence for Tech
• My Two Dads fight over Omega's protection
• Where does the Batch go next and when will an attempt to kidnap Omega happen?

In our Question of the Week, we share your speculation on what/who returns. In news, we do a round robin look at the upcoming films and series including production notes and rumors. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions, play your voicemails and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 03:27 - Question of the Week: "The Return" of what/whom?
• 11:27 - Round robin rumors for upcoming films and series
• 18:41 - Bad Batch Season 3: Episode 5 (The Return)
• 42:17 - Maul Bag
• 49:10 - FACPA Answering Machine

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We review Season 3, Episode 4 (A Different Approach) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• Crosshair and Anakin would have been homies
• You want Omega on your team for game night
• How bad of a father would Crosshair be?
• Is there a Plan 66? What about Plan 69?

In our Question of the Week, we go over your thoughts on Dr. Hemlock's childhood.  In news, we discuss Amandla Stenberg's recent comments about The Acolyte as well as the rumored production schedule of the Mando/Grogu film. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 05:50 - Question of the Week: Dr. Hemlock as a kid
• 08:59 - Amandla Stenberg on The Acolyte
• 14:18 - Mando/Grogu film in production this June
• 15:47 - Bad Batch Season 3: Episode 4 (A Different Approach)
• 48:57 - Maul Bag

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This week, we review Season 3, Episodes 1 (Confined), 2 (Paths Unknown) and 3 (Shadows of Tantiss) of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• The monotonous life inside Mount Tantiss
• Can a captive get a blanket?
• Nala Se mastermind
• NPC Emerie Karr
• The Omega/Crosshair super duo
• How does Project Necromancer work and is that Palps' blood they are using to test?
• What's coming up next? A bounty hunter meeting? A delayed reunion of the Bad Batch? Nala Se punishment?

In our Question of the Week, we share your thoughts on what the next Star Wars animation project might be. In news, we discuss the rumors of The Acolyte premiering on June 5 as well as the recent meeting of Angela Bassett and Lucasfilm (and what project/role she could be in).  We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 03:12 - Question of the Week: The next Star Wars animation project
• 19:33 - The Acolyte releasing on June 5?
• 23:23 - Angela Bassett in Star Wars?
• 25:50 - Bad Batch Season 3 is here!
• 30:05 - Episode 1: Confined
• 39:50 - Episode 2: Paths Unknown
• 45:43 - Episode 3: Shadows of Tantiss
• 55:54 - Project Necromancer theories and what's coming next?
• 72:20 - Maul Bag

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We preview Season 3 of The Bad Batch. Topics include:

• Trying to gauge plot from the episode titles
• How much time passes over this season cause Omega grows up a little bit
• How will Emerie Karr play things out - helping our heroes or sticking to the Imperial manual?
• We know we see Fennec and Cad, will we get more bounty hunters?
• Other cameos we expect and some we really want
• How are they going to end this series and who dies?

In our Question of the Week, we share your thoughts on how the new Bad Batch season will open - it's a lot of hate toward Cid! In news, we discuss the re-release of The Phantom Menace to theaters in May, Gina Carano's lawsuit vs Disney/Lucasfilm and the filming wrapup for season 2 of Andor. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions, discuss our Bad Batch giveaway and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 02:34 - Question of the Week: The Bad Batch Cold Open
• 08:30 - Phantom Menace in theaters May 3-5
• 12:08 - Gina Carano wants her job back!
• 20:00 - Andor Season 2 filming wraps
• 21:55 - The Bad Batch Season 3 Preview
• 52:40 - Our season-long giveaway! Learn how you can win!
• 56:29 - Maul Bag

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We celebrate Star Wars Podcast Day with some new 'From A Certain Point Askew' stories. Topics include:

• Kenobi's mental struggles
• Droid stories all over the place!
• Bib Fortuna's daily routine
• Wait, that WASN'T Max Rebo?

Episode Time Stamps:

• 02:33 - RIP Carl Weathers
• 07:00 - From A Certain Point Askew Stories
• 10:05 - Kenobi: PTSD
• 19:15 - A Longer Time Ago...in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
• 24:00 - An Unusual Occurrence
• 32:13 - Majordomo's Morning Meeting
• 47:34 - A Spotchka-induced Suicide Mission
• 87:27 - The Legend of Doug Rebo

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We welcome Ro from the Scarif Scuttlebutt podcast on to dissect George Lucas' youthful experiences with racing, speed and danger and how that shaped what he created in A New Hope with the Death Star trench run and podracing in The Phantom Menace. Topics include:

• Trench run and podracing parallels
• Building the tension of a fast-paced scene slowly
• Adding music at the right moment
• "It'll be just like Beggar's Canyon back home" ... literally

In our Question of the Week, we ponder what Tech is up to if he survived the fall. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 02:48 - Question of the Week - Tech's next move
• 06:05 - FACPA Breakdown: The Death Star trench run, podracing & George Lucas' need for speed (with Ro from the Scarif Scuttlebutt Podcast)
• 25:28 - Maul Bag

Check out Ro @ScarifPodcast on Twitter and his show at ScarifScuttlebutt.com.

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We speculate about what we might see in the new Rey Jedi Order film including Jay's full story pitches - which one is better? Topics include:

• Who is in the academy and where is it?
• Who is the villain or villains?
• What known characters will show up?
• Rom-com vs a new sith apprentice - you choose the better movie plot!

In our Question of the Week, we share your hopes for Andor season 2 characters and storylines. In news, we talk Rey movie rumors, where else we might see her show up and the latest on the Mandalorian movie. We answer all of your Maul Bag questions, listen to the FACPA Answering machine and more!

Episode Time Stamps:

• 05:18 - Question of the Week - Andor season 2 plot lines
• 16:38 - Bad Batch season 3 trailer is here!
• 33:36 - The Rey film rumors and drama
• 37:15 - Rey in more future films?
• 41:07 - Mando movie mutterings
• 45:53 - Dress in comfort and style with MeRobies
• 47:23 - Speculating the plot of the Rey Jedi Order film
• 74:03 - Maul Bag
• 77:53 - FACPA Answering Machine

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