While the rest of the Bad Batch has settled in on Pabu, Crosshair is interrogated for information on their location. Meanwhile, Echo leads a clone rescue effort.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• The incredible rescue of captive clones by Echo and his comrades,
• How Crosshair may have had a change of heart regarding the rest of the Bad Batch and Clones in general,
• Crosshair’s short lived escape to warn the rest of the Bad Batch about the Imperial interest in them,
• Wrecker and the rest of the Bad Batch’s integration in Pabu society, and
• The decision Hunter and the rest of the team must make.

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Bo-Katan leads the Children of the Watch on a mission to recover a foundling while Grogu reflects on his past in the Jedi Temple during Order 66.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• The Mandalorian’s insistence that Grogu begin training as a Mandalorian,
• How Bo-Katan fits into the Children of the Watch,
• Bo-Katan’s mission to recover the stolen child,
• Grogu’s reflection on his escape from the Jedi Temple during Order 66,
• The return of a Star Wars actor in a new and pivotal role, and
• The honor bestowed upon Bo-Katan by the Armorer for honoring the Creed.

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We discuss reveals from The High Republic Show, our favorite details from the story trailer for Jedi: Survivor, and the latest hockey jersey designed by Dave Filoni.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Reveals from The High Republic Show that we overlooked last week,
• Our favorite details from the recently released story trailer for Jedi: Survivor, and
• The hockey jersey designed by Dave Filoni for the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins.

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George Lucas’s inclusion of stormtroopers riding dewbacks in A New Hope prompts a discussion of the aspect of whimsy in Star Wars.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• How and why George Lucas included things like stormtroopers riding dewbacks in Star Wars,
• What the definition of “whimsy” is and what it means to Star Wars, and
• Examples of whimsical elements from various Star Wars movies and television shows that illustrate this concept of whimsy.

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Crosshair finds a new friend on a remote ice planet outpost and the rest of the Bad Batch deals with a natural disaster on a paradise planet.

We are reviewing episodes 12 and thirteen of season two of The Bad Batch as we start catching up on our coverage of this season.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Crosshair’s interactions with Lt. Nolan,
• The introduction of Commander Mayday at the outpost,
• How the clones were left to fend for themselves at the outpost,
• Crosshair’s character arc in this episode,
• The symbolism of the ice vulture in episode 12,
• Hunter, Omega, Wrecker, and Tech’s support of Phee as she recovers an artifact from thugs in a cantina,
• The Bad Batch’s decision to cut ties with Cid,
• The paradise planet of Pabu,
• How the Bad Batch deals with a natural disaster in episode thirteen, and
• Their decision to stick around on Pabu.

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The Mandalorian makes his way to the living waters of the mines of Mandalore with a little help from Grogu and Bo-Katan.

We are reviewing chapters 18 and 19 of The Mandalorian as we start catching up on our coverage of season three.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Bo-Katan’s history with Mandalore and some of the references she makes to her past,
• Din Djarin bathing in the living waters of the mines of Mandalore,
• The tank spider and new alien that attacked Din Djarin,
• The appearance of a legendary creatures at the end of chapter 18,
• Bo-Katan and Din Djarin fighting a squad of TIE Interceptors in chapter 19,
• The destruction of Bo-Katan’s palace,
• The reappearance of Dr. Pershing on Coruscant,
• Aspects of the New Republic’s amnesty program,
• What Elia Kane was up to when she betrayed Dr. Pershing, and
• Din Djarin’s redemption and an unexpected redemption.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This week’s Star Wars news focuses on new books and plenty of details about panels, art, and more for Star Wars Celebration Europe.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• An excerpt from Lydia Kang’s The High Republic: Cataclsysm,
• The release of Sam Maggs’s Jedi: Battle Scars,
• The announcement of From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi,
• An Anakin and Yoda team up coming in Yoda #8,
• The panel schedule for Star Wars Celebration Europe,
• The art show reveals for Star Wars Celebration Europe,
• Badge art for Star Wars Celebration Europe, and
• The return of the Star Wars Celebration LIVE! Stream.

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It is a Star Wars take on the classic game of Mad Libs. Just give us the nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and we’ll give you the silly Star Wars saga.

In this fully armed and operational episode:

• We talk a little bit about why we are playing Mad Libs,

• Take turns supplying all the missing words for the Star Wars Mad Libs, and

• Read the results or the stories, and sometimes they even make sense.

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We ask what if the Jedi had ignored the Prophecy of the Chosen One and how the galaxy and the saga might or might not have turned out differently.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• What the Prophecy of the Chosen One was,

• What might have happened had Qui-Gon ignored the Prophecy after meeting Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine,

• How things might have been different had Qui-Gon survived and trained Anakin without the Jedi’ Council’s permission,

• Whether Obi-Wan Kenobi might have left the Jedi Order to train Anakin,

• What could have happened if Anakin ended up in Padmé Amidala’s orbit anyway,

• And more thoughts on the Prophecy.

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We are trying out a new Star Wars matching game by assigning random characters to random jobs in the galaxy far, far away.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust:

• We explain why we aren’t covering The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, or the news in this episode,
• We explain the rules of the game and how it works, and
• Then take turns giving each other a random list of tasks to which random characters need to be matched.

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