Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast

Hello! Welcome to Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast, formerly Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast. We are in a transition period, away from Star Wars. It is not Ashoka's fault, but our conversation about season one of Ashoka will hopefully make you understand our desire to pivot. The Ahsoka series... is fine. Why is Thrawn wasted? Why is Sabine a Jedi?


Episodes We Mentioned:
The Clone Wars: The Finale Arc
Rogue One
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Rebels: The Maul Episodes
Republic Commanders: Hard Contact Part 1
Wonder Woman 1984 (Thanks, Bret.)
The New Mutants (No One Cares)

The Briikasak gang channels their inner Sinjir and drunkenly covers the end of Aftermath: Life Debt. The team is separated. Temmin gets shot by his father, Rae kills her only friend, and everything goes to shit on Chandrila.


Episodes We Mentioned:
Aftermath: Life Debt Part 2
Aftermath: Life Debt Part 1

Watch Along for the Next Episode: 
Bad Batch Season Two


Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Star Wars knowledge socially gather to discuss The Mandalorian, Mandalorian lore, and Star Wars in general. 

The Briikasak gang returns to Aftermath: Life Debt with Norra and the crew. They bump into Han Solo. Sinjir is tortured about being a torturer. Jom is blowing up his life for casual sex. Rae is probably autistic and Norra isn't all that happy about her husband being back.

Episodes We Mentioned:
Aftermath: Life Debt Part 1
Aftermath: Part 1
Aftermath: Part 2

Read Along for Next Week: 
Aftermath Life Debt 5


Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Star Wars knowledge socially gather to discuss The Mandalorian, Mandalorian lore, and Star Wars in general. 

Happy Pride from Briikasak! We revisit the Aftermath series with book two Life Debt. Sloane is the head of the Empire, sort of, and Norra and the crew are working for Leia and the New Republic. Jas and Sinjir are not here to make friends, apparently, and everyone is having an identity crisis.

Episodes We Mentioned:
Aftermath: Part 1
Aftermath: Part 2
Mutant May: The New Mutants
Chapter Twenty-Four: The Return
Cork's Crazy Theory: Where is Star Wars Going


Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Star Wars knowledge socially gather to discuss The Mandalorian, Mandalorian lore, and Star Wars in general. 

The gang finishes the Vita Ayala Run of New Mutants with Issues 19-24. The two teams unite to defeat the Shadow King and free Amal Farouk. Rahne's storyline is still bad, Karma gets a girlfriend that isn't Dani, there are jarring artist changes, and we get frequently sidetracked. Happy early pride and ACAB!

Episodes We Mentioned:
Mutant May: New Mutants: The Vita Ayala Run Part 1
Mutant May: New Mutants: Dead Souls
Mutant May: The New Mutants
Bad Batch Minisode: Episode 1


Read along for the next episode: 
Star Wars: Aftermath Life Debt Part 1-3


Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Star Wars knowledge socially gather to discuss The Mandalorian, Mandalorian lore, and Star Wars in general. 

For the second episode of Marika Mutant May, the gang chats about one of Marika’s favorite New Mutants runs. Cork and Bret are forced to deal with Rahne’s poor writing again.  Dani and Karma should be gay. We have no idea how old Anole is and struggle to understand mutant religious practices.

Episodes We Mentioned:
Mutant May: Marauders (2019)
Mutant May: New Mutants: Dead Souls

Read along for the final Mutant May Episode:
New Mutants (2019): #19-24



Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Star Wars knowledge socially gather to discuss The Mandalorian, Mandalorian lore, and Star Wars in general. 

Marika was able to pull Cork and Bret away from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor long enough to talk about New Mutants: Dead Souls from 2018. Everybody is a monster, Rahne is poorly written, Illyana should have more piercings and tattoos. Cork makes some very good Star Wars parallels and Marika struggles to answer multiple very specific X-Men questions. Happy early Pride and ACAB!

Episodes We Mentioned:
Mutant May: The New Mutants
Mutant May: Marauders (2019)

Read along for the next Marika Mutant May Episode:
New Mutants (2019): Issue 14-18

Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Star Wars knowledge socially gather to discuss The Mandalorian, Mandalorian lore, and Star Wars in general. 

The gang chats about what was announced at Star Wars Celebration 2023 about and not about The Mandalorian. Is Cork's theory about the Yuuzhan Wrong right? Will Marika be able to follow Ahsoka without watching all of Rebels? Will we be seeing Din and Grogu in a movie someday?


Episodes we mentioned:
Cork's Crazy Theory: Where Star Wars is Going
Rebels: The Maul Episodes
Rebels: Rex is Back Arc

If you would like to read along for Marika Mutant May:
New Mutants: Dead Souls #1-6


Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Star Wars knowledge socially gather to discuss The Mandalorian, Mandalorian lore, and Star Wars in general. 

The gang chats about the finale of season three "The Return." The Mandos retake Mandalore. Moff Gideon is defeated. Grogu is officially adopted and he and Din settle down at a house. This could be the end of The Mandalorian and we are kinda okay with that.

Episodes we mentioned:
Dark Saber History
Early Mandalorian History: The Mandalorian Wars



Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Star Wars knowledge socially gather to discuss The Mandalorian, Mandalorian lore, and Star Wars in general. 

Because why not? Bret goes for weird. Marika goes for women. Cork can't make a decision about the Children of the Watch. 




Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Star Wars knowledge socially gather to discuss The Mandalorian, Mandalorian lore, and Star Wars in general.