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

"The Occupation" is not also called "Part 1," but it might as well be, since it's the first of a two-part story in season 4 of Star Wars Rebels. You can think of it as episode #5 if you like, too. The Rebels return to Lothal to discover the secret of the upgrades to the TIE Defender, but Ezra starts out the mission by saying he's "there to stay." Does this mean the first member of the Ghost crew is breaking away? Punch it!

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When Luke zooms away to discover the fate of Beru and Owen, Obi-Wan calls on the ghost of Qui-Gon Jinn for some much-needed, last-minute advice and reassurance. In the process, we get to learn what it's like to be a Force ghost, to separate from the living Force and become part of the physical world, and just how substantial Qui-Gon can get. Punch it!

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The Tusken Raiders didn't just happen upon Luke, and he didn't just randomly cross their paths. And Aunt Beru finally gets her say - and she has a lot to say (including something that might freak you out). That's what's happening in the stories I'm covering in "From a Certain Point of View" on today's podcast. Punch it!

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Is an international trailer on the way? Can you trust the international translations of the main trailer? What does Rian Johnson have to say about Finn, Poe, and Leia in The Last Jedi? Plus, what's Ron Howard up to these days? Punch it!

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A lot of blink-and-you'll-miss-them moments were featured in the latest behind-the-scenes reel for The Last Jedi. This one came from an unusual source: USA Today, previously only known for their exclusive Star Wars book excerpts. But it's a welcome surprise nonetheless, and I'm highlighting the key takeaways here. That includes new insights into which characters appear together and where, and closer looks at a couple of locations. Punch it!

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Imagine this: If you were unfamiliar with Star Wars and watched it from Episode I onward - through Clone Wars and Rebels even - and you deleted just two scenes, you could create a situation where Saw Gerrera's quest for discovering the truth of the Empire's potential "superweapon" looks very much like a Fox-Mulder-like X-Files obsession, with a wild reveal in Rogue One. Punch it!

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The second half of "In the Name of the Rebellion" comes to an explosive conclusion! It's a Briefing on Episode 4 of Season 4, the final season of Star Wars Rebels, and once again, Saw Gerrera is up to his old double-crossing, innocent jeopardizing ways. Unfortunately, Ezra, Sabine, and Chopper have to go along for the ride - until Saw alters the deal. Punch it!

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Saw Gerrera and Mon Mothma get into it during the first half of "In the Name of the Rebellion," and we get to see just how deep the divide is between them. This is the Star Wars Rebels Briefing on the first half, which is Episode 3 of Season 4 of the Star Wars TV series. Punch it!

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When Luke said, "It's time for the Jedi to end," you didn't actually believe him, did you? You probably thought that was borne of some as yet-unnamed pain and suffering over the loss of his fledgling academy. But what if the fine folks at Lucasfilm are quietly preparing us for a galaxy beyond the Jedi and the Sith? Punch it!

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This is my second in a series of looks at "From a Certain Point of View," the 40-story collection that opens up new windows of understanding on the events of that significant story. Today, there was a lot of drama in that sandcrawler, and couple more amazing near misses that show you just how lucky the Rebels were to take down a Death Star. Punch it!

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