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

What does "The Voxx Vortex 5000" have in common with some episodes of The Mandalorian? Or even The X-Files? I'll explain during the Resistance Briefing on episode 9 from season 2 of Star Wars Resistance. Punch it!

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We've talked about hope in Star Wars - aka "A New Hope," but we haven't talked about one of the other strong themes of the movie: family. Since it's episode 1977 (the year A New Hope came out!), I thought we'd talk about the very unusual family dynamic of Star Wars - and what it has in common with the Keanu Reeves/Sandra Bullock movie Speed. Punch it!

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The Rise of Skywalker is, of course, the headline news in Star Wars for the month of December. And there's so much more Star Wars happening this month, too! From TV to animation, books to comics, video games and retrospectives, it's shaping up to be a huge finale in 2019. Punch it!

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Another in-between episode of sorts, but one with more import and backstory fulfillment this time around. It's "Sanctuary," chapter 4 from season 1 of The Mandalorian. And on today's Mandalorian Briefing, we'll also be talking about what's left to do in the show, now that we've hit the halfway point. Punch it!

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In the last week, we've gotten multiple new commercials for The Rise of Skywalker, a series of Good Morning America segments, and a "Special Look" video. We'll talk about all of it today, and listen - I don't know about you, but I think I've hit my limit as far as new Rise of Skywalker reveals go... Punch it!

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There are pages of things online about people grateful *for* Star Wars, but nothing I could find about expressions of gratitude *within* Star Wars movies. And so on this Thanksgiving Day in the US, I'm looking at which era of Star Wars movies is the most grateful, which movies have the most expressions of thanks, which ones are the most heartbreaking, and which one is the most touching. Punch it!

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"They fly now!" This, based on the reactions of Chewie, Threepio, Finn, and Poe, is an unexpected development. And it's a particularly surprising reaction for one of these characters! I'll explain, and talk about the history of jet packs and jumptroopers in Star Wars on today's episode. Punch it!

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Yes, at first blush, the notion of Leia actually needing redemption for anything seems impossible. But when you look at the sequel movies so far, there's been a very strong thread carried through. Han's redemption for sins of the past happened in The Force Awakens. Luke's happened in The Last Jedi. Is it Leia's turn in The Rise of Skywalker? Punch it!

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We get some interesting backstory pieces about the Resistance and the crew of the Colossus as Tam Ryvora's loyalties are put to the test yet again in "Rendezvous Point," episode 8 from season 2. It's a Resistance Briefing today, and with me still talking through a throat cold for the show... Punch it!

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Chapter 3 of The Mandalorian is titled "The Sin," but there are quite a lot of sins committed or referenced in this episode, as well as a very signification transgression. On today's episode, it's our latest Mandalorian Briefing, and we'll talk about those wrongs and some other very intriguing details. Punch it!

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