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While Hera Syndulla attempts to convince Rebel Command to attack the TIE Defender factory on Lothal, the rest of her team attempts the capture of a Mining Guild crawler.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• How this episode fits into the overall storyline of season four of Rebels,
• Hera’s attempts to convince Rebel Command to attack Lothal,
• How Hera’s interactions with Rebel Command compares to Jyn Erso’s interactions during Rogue One,
• The Rebel attack on the Mining Guild crawler on Lothal,
• Protocol 13 and what it means for Lothal and elsewhere, and
• The return of Vizago and his role with the Rebellion going forward.

Check out our previous discussion of Rebels in episode 572.

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Urkel joins a Star Wars show, the Red Blade has an excerpt, and the Halcyon is scheduled for decommission by the end of the year feature in this week’s Star Wars news.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• A likely delay for the start of production for season four of The Mandalorian,
• The release date for Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian Season Three,
• Jaleel White to appear in a Star Wars show on Disney+,
• Robert Rodriguez on the future of Boba Fett,
• The content of Disney+ getting curated,
• The release date for From a Certain Point of View: The Return of the Jedi,
• An excerpt for Rise of the Red Blade by Delilah S. Dawson, and
• The final voyages of the Galactic Starcruiser are set.

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Han, Luke, Leia, Chewie and the droids make their way to Endor after narrowly avoiding Darth Vader. Luke and Leia then chase scout troopers on speeder bikes through the forest.

Colby Meade from The ColbyCast joins us for this edition of our series covering Return of the Jedi.

This episode covers the segment of the movie that runs from 51:34 to 1:06:17 on Disney+.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Colby’s memories seeing Return of the Jedi for the first time and some his favorite aspects of this movie,
• Han Solo and Lando’s goodbye before they set off on their respective missions,
• Emperor Palpatine’s orders for Darth Vader to hide the fleet,
• Luke and Darth Vader sensing each other’s presence as the stolen shuttle approaches Endor,
• The legendary speeder bike chase on Endor, and
• Leia’s meeting with Wicket the Ewok.

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The Rebels recover a stolen hyperdrive as Thrawn’s Noghri agent, Rukh, pursues them. They make a spectacular getaway with the aid of the Loth-wolves.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• The introduction of Rukh, the Noghri assassin, and the Legends roots of this alien race,
• Kanan and Hera’s blossoming relationship,
• The arrival of the Loth-wolves,
• The mysticism of Lothal and the powers of the Loth-wolves,
• Kanan’s reveal of his true name, and
• Hera’s arrival on Yavin IV.

Find our discussion of the previous episode or Rebels in episode 569.

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We share how we celebrated May the Fourth before diving into some of the stories about Star Wars coming out of Empire magazine.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• How we spent Star Wars Day (May the Fourth),
• Kathleen Kennedy’s comments to Empire about Rian Johnson’s trilogy, the Lando series, Rogue Squadron,
• The state of Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie,
• Kathleen Kennedy’s description of the New Jedi Order movie,
• Chris Ford’s comments about the tone of Skeleton Crew,
• A few details about season two of Andor,
• The updated box office for Return of the Jedi,
• The Star Wars Simpsons Short “Rogue Not Quite One,” and
• The ceremony in which Carrie Fisher got her star on the Walk of Fame.

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Jedi Master Porter Engle and his “Sister” Barash Silvain head to the Planet of Knives to end a siege with a complicated past in this High Republic story from Marvel comics.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Our overall thoughts on The Blade,
• Porter Engle and Barash Silvain’s relationship dating back to their time as younglings in the Jedi temple on Coruscant,
• Porter’s abilities with a lightsaber and his lack of abilities as a cook,
• Barash’s selection of a mission to Gansevor to end a siege by the Bethune,
• The intrigue and story behind the siege,
• The mercenary general Viess, and
• The twists and turns of the story that end the siege.

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Ezra and Sabine steal a TIE Defender Elite which leads to the discovery of Loth-wolves on Lothal and a greater discussion of the TIE Defender project.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Sabine’s decision to steal the flight recorder from the TIE Defender Elite,
• Ezra’s discovery of the loth-wolf,
• The white loth-cat, whether it is force sensitive, and what it symoblizes,
• The approach of the white loth-wolf,
• Early theories of what the loth-wolf was when this episode first debuted,
• Ezra’s discussion with Kanan about the loth-wolf, and
• The competition between the TIE Defender project and the Death Star.

You can find our last discussion of Rebels in episode 566.

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Return of the Jedi’s triumphant return to theaters, the release of Path of Vengeance, and debut of Jedi: Survivor highlight this week’s Star Wars news.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Jay’s experience seeing Return of the Jedi again in theaters,
• The box office earnings for Return of the Jedi,
• Our early thoughts on Cavan Scott’s The High Republic: Path of Vengeance, and
• Early impressions of Jedi: Survivor.

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The Jedi investigate and confront the Path of the Open Hand on Dalna in Lydia Kang’s the High Republic: Cataclysm.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Our overall thoughts on Cataclysm and how it fits in phase 2 of The High Republic,
• Gella Natai, Orin Darhga, Creighton Sun, Aida Forte, Yaddle, and the other Jedi that play a role in this novel,
• Xiri and Phan-tu’s relationship and the role of Eiram and E’ronoh in this story,
• The Battle of Dalna and the Night of Sorrows,
• The true intentions of the Mother, and
• The conclusion of this novel and what comes next.

To hear more discussion of The High Republic content, check out our discussion of The Battle of Jedha in episode 532.

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Having learned of the dire circumstances on Lothal, Ezra leads the crew of the Ghost back to his homeworld to investigate.

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• Ezra’s vision of Lothal and Mon Mothma giving him a mission,
• The return to Lothal and the condition of the planet,
• Ezra and Sabine’s reconnaissance mission to Old Jho’s bar and his fate,
• Hera and Kanan’s quiet moment in the alley, and
• The Imperial pursuit of the Rebels through the sewers.

You can find our discussion of the previous episode of Rebels in episode 511.

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