Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

Connections to the TIE Fighter series, the origin story of a bounty hunter, a perfect scoundrel setup, and similarities to the early career of Alphabet Squadron's Yrica Quell, all in the series that sheds light on Han Solo's days as an Imperial Cadet. Punch it!

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I say "watch" because the presentation was audio, but we put the key Star Wars parts into fun little waveforms! There's an aspect of the Kathleen Kennedy news that I haven't seen talked about, and it's a pretty big deal... Punch it!

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Is Moff Gideon working for someone? Is he secretly "the Volunteer"? When did the Great Purge happen, since he played some unknown role in it? We'll explore these and more... Punch it!

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Why is Moff Gideon overseeing similar experiments to those the Sith Eternal were doing for Emperor Palpatine? And who's the mysterious "volunteer" they're doing it for? Punch it!

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The place where Grogu was being held was the biggest open secret in the sector. Just ask Kuill! But who were those Nikto mercenaries working for, and why did Moff Gideon not use his own forces to get Grogu? Punch it!

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In yesterday's episode, we pointed out that Moff Gideon is at the heart of many of The Mandalorian's biggest mysteries. Today, we start examining those by exploring the history of the Dark Trooper - and how did he get them, anyway? Punch it!

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Moff Gideon - played with fierce joy by Giancarlo Esposito - appeared in more episodes in season 2 of The Mandalorian than any other supporting character. Here's what we learned about him... Punch it!

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A good pair of stories well told, "TIE Fighter" is an Alphabet Squadron prequel only loosely connected to the novel trilogy's story, taking place just before the fall of the Empire. Punch it!

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From the mischief in Alec Guinness' eyes and smile, to Peter Cushing screwing up a line, to a guy yelling Vader's lines from offscreen who sounds just like Rick Moranis, Star Wars outtakes and bloopers are delightful. It's the latest entry in our "What to Watch Now" series... Punch it!

Here's the main one I mentioned on the show... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c7dI0JOgzc

And here's the much longer one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNfIQVplY9U

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Three books, three narrators! Unusual, to be sure, and on today's episode of the show, we'll talk about January LaVoy's performance in the audiobook of Victory's Price. Punch it!

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