In today's episode Mary and Lee discuss the recent Episode IX casting news and (loudly) react to the start of filming! There's also some low-key speculation on characters/character arcs/villains/lightsaber duels and tropes that might appear in IX. In other news: we're on iTunes now, huzzah!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lords-of-the-sith-podcast/id1419179407

Note: this episode was recorded on August 1, 2018. The companion video discussion will follow on our YouTube channel next week.

#BREAKING #Episode IX casting

CONTENT:

0:14 Episode IX casting announcement: cue the “it’s happening!” gif

0:58 About Carrie

2:24 Coming to terms with not getting the full story of Leia and her son

4:09 In JJ we trust

4:29 Force Ghost Luke FTW

5:00 Not muh Luke Skywalker vs Fallible Luke is best Luke: who will win? *whispers* no one

7:12 Wait - JJ is talking??

9:50 Phasma’s suit is not flame-resistant :(

11:38 Cast listing for IX

12:25 They better not hurt Uncle Wanwo!

13:41 Is Lando everyone’s dad?

17:27 John, Naomi and Instagram

18:50 Dragging Canto Bight, and the Space Horses too

19:26 Naomi Ackie would be an awesome Knight of Ren, amirite?

19:47 Break out your tinfoil hats: Kylo Ren edition

20:47 Is Keri Russell Mara Jade? Mary: NOOOO

22:22 Where my Force-sensitive villains at??

23:03 The mother and the maiden trope and Lee’s crush on Felicity

24:00 Richard E Grant!!!

25:33 The only way Lee’s mom will stop making fun of Kylo Ren is if THIS happens in IX

27:27 Let’s face it: Rey and Kylo Ren are totally duking it out in IX

28:20 Where my sexy Force Ghosts at??

30:45 Episode IX started filming: IT’S HAPPENING!

31:15 The significance of Finn’s vest and also who is that pilot??

32:30 Rey vs the Resistance and the MF’s rightful owner

33:25 The end is only the beginning, my dude

35:55 We are now on iTunes (yay) and contact info

MUSIC:

Intro:

Loyalty Freak music - Extra Metal

freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_…c/HYPER_METAL_

Outro:

Stellardrone - Fermi Paradox

Stellardrone – Stellardrone-07-fermi-paradox

Today Lee and Denise discuss more evidence that Reylo is canon and Reylo is endgame. This time we focus on The Last Jedi, the marketing leading up to the movie, and the comments and reactions to TLJ. This signs point in a Reylo direction, and everything we've seen so far implies that Rey and Kylo are the great romance of the sequel trilogy. We’ll focus on news articles, cast and crew interviews, and the movie itself.

#reylo #reyloiscanon #reyloisendgame

Contents:

00:00 Intro

00:30 The Reylo centric marketing for The Last Jedi

2:45 How JJ passed the baton to Rian Jonhson and claimed that RJ kept key relationships.

5:09 Force Skype scenes

6:00 Rian Johnson's goal with Kylo Ren

7:21 Sexual undertones and innuendos in The Last Jedi

10:35 Kylo’s intentions when he met Rey according to Rian Johnson

11:40 The force ships Reylo

13:05 Rey and Kylo visions of each other and their meaning

15:55 Ending apart is a good omen for Star Wars, guys!

17:30 Cheerful Rey in the final part of the movie

18:35 Why Kylo isn’t just a passing temptation

19:20 Rey and Kylo were just not ready yet

20:10 The Skywalker Saber and Rey’s relationship to it (don’t get ideas, guys)

20:45 We have all we need, said Leia, Kylo, and Yoda also said something similar

21:40 Rey and Finn are cute and adorable, but Rian Johnso comfirms they are friends

22:10 Did Rey close the door to Kylo? Or was it a little cap? Check Rian Johnson’s opinion.

23:50 You better work, Kylo.

25:10 Seduced by the light and what denial means in Star Wars

26:20 It’s a trilogy. We’re just in the middle of Rey and Kylo’s story.

27:05 Reverse villain plot arc

29:10 The Reylo positive aftermath of TLJ

31:55 JJ is coming

34:36 Closing and contacts

MUSIC:

Intro:

Loyalty Freak music - Extra Metal

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/HYPER_METAL_

Outro:

Stellardrone - Fermi Paradox

https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone/stellardrone-07-fermi-paradox

#CloneWarsSaved

Today Denise and Mary share her thoughts about the announcement of a final season for Star Wars the Clone Wars. We speculate on what might have motivated Disney and Lucasfilm to bring the cartoon back, and the reasons for announcing it at SDCC.

Contents:

00:00 Introduction

00:51 Denise's and Mary's thoughts about the return of The Clone Wars

4:10 Conspiracy theory time: Is Disney and Lucasfim responding to the backlash against The Last Jedi?

6:11 What the return of The Clone Wars might mean for the future of Star Wars

8:29 Are we seeing some prequel love?

12:00 We think Disney and Lucasfim are paying attention.

14:57 Thoughts on female characters in The Clone Wars

16:22 Could The Clone Wars provide source material for movies?

18:45 Why Yuuzhan Vong are awesome

CREDITS:

Speakers: Denise and Mary

Audio and video editing: Denise

MUSIC:

Intro:

Loyalty Freak music - Extra Metal

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lo...

Outro:

Stellardrone - Fermi Paradox

https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/

CONTACT:

Leave us a comment, questions or suggestions! You can also contact us here:

http://lordsofthesithpodcast.tumblr.com

http://twitter.com/LordSithPodcast

https://www.facebook.com/LordSithPodcast

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Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/BTbMcErblpM

Thank you for watching! May the Force serve you well! ;)

In today's episode, Denise and Lee discuss why Reylo is endgame for the Sequel Trilogy, obvi. This episode covers the period from 2013 to 2017: pre TFA through pre TLJ. Stay tuned for more discussion and reviewing of Reylo receipts!

You can watch the video for this episode on our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/Uvk3GSLJYjQ

CONTENT:

0:11 Reylo is endgame introduction.

1:09 JJ's 2013 interviews indicate Reylo was planned.

3:16 Breaking news: "the boy" in this story is Ben Solo and "the girl" is Rey.

6:20 Kathleen Kennedy speaks (2015).

8:51 Rey Solo is canon - from a certain point of view.

11:48 Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac discuss ST romances on the Ellen Show (2015).

13:15 LF teases Reywalker *sarcastic applause*

15:24 Did Kathleen Kennedy say the Skywalkers are done?

17:31 people are offended by Reylo: damsel in distress edition.

21:30 people are offended by Reylo: sexual interrogation edition.

22:41 What girl: a Reylo fairytale begins.

26:25 Kylo Ren and Milky Chance.

28:08 Kylo Ren's show-stopping hair moment in TFA and why it matters.

29:08 Geeking out on character design: Reylo and others SW romances.

32:07 the other sex scene in TFA: sexy snowfight edition.

32:55 Rey bypasses the compressor - to Ben Solo's heart.

33:57 golden quote of the day: "I've never seen a movie where the man and the woman lock swords, stare into each other's eyes --- and then later they don't do something."

34:45 in JJ's words: Rey's parents are not in episode VII.

35:42 The bridal carry and the case of the strategically placed bag.

37:32 gushing about our featured Reylo artist: https://ksart-things.tumblr.com

38:01 Mary has turned to the dark side: send help. Also: we're on Facebook and Instagram, huzzah!

38:24 Contact.

CREDITS:

Speakers|Denise, Lee

Video editing|Lee

Audio editing|Denise, Lee

We appreciate comments, questions or suggestions. Thank you for listening!

May the Force serve you well. ;)

CONTACT:

We hope you liked our first episode! Leave us a comment, questions or suggestions! You can also contact us here:

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In our first episode, Denise and Lee discuss the Reylo "leaks" and share their initial predictions for episode IX.

CONTENT:

Reylo "leaks" discussion: 00:24

Episode IX predictions intro: 09:01

The fate of Poe and thoughts on Finn's role in IX: 09:44

We are heading in a sexy Reylo direction, obvi: 16:36

Lee's rant of the day: the fatal flaw of the Jedi and the Sith aka The Beatles were right: 18:07

Denise's tragic Reylo predictions: 23:35

The fate of Kylo Ren and the Skywalkers as a generational movie event: 26:06

Finnrose will be rocking it in IX: 28:08

Rey won't lead the Resistance because she wants to belong: 29:47

Episode IX Anakin cameo NAO: fangirling 32:23

Brief defense of the Prequels (fight us): 33:18

Time to face it: there's nowhere to go but Reylo: 34:34

It's a (Star Wars) Celebration!: 38:34

Call to Reylo artists: help me Obi-wan: 39:32

MUSIC:

Intro:

Loyalty Freak music - Extra Metal

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loy...

Outro:

Stellardrone - Fermi Paradox

https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/tra...

CONTACT

http://lordsofthesithpodcast.tumblr.com (by Lee)

http://twitter.com/LordSithPodcast (by Denise)

We hope you liked our first episode. ^^

We appreciate comments, questions or suggestions. Thank you for listening!

May the Force serve you well. ;)

Welcome! This is a Star Wars centric podcast, focused on film and literature analysis with a dash of pop culture, music and psychology.

This channel was created by Lee and Denise, who used to be part of the Star Wars Connection podcast. If you're familiar with SWC, here you'll see similar discussion on the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Reylo, Kylo Ren, and general Star Wars and fandom talk. You'll also hear familiar speakers, but remember that this is the dark side version!