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

As an episode of Star Wars live action television, "Return of the Mandalorian" is terrific. As Chapter 5 in The Book of Boba Fett, it creates an increasingly confused picture of the series - for all intents and purposes, it's a season 3 prologue for The Mandalorian. Punch it!

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Multiple characters across multiple episodes of The Book of Boba Fett have mentioned that Tatooine once had oceans and tons of water. So what happened? Today, the Legends version from a Tusken storyteller... Punch it!

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There's been some question as to how much time passes in the Book of Boba Fett flashback sequences between Chapters 3 and 4. Tusken biology and toll collection logistics make the case that it really is five years between them. Punch it!

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Late last week, the rumor broke about Mary Elizabeth Winstead joining the cast of the "Ahsoka" series! Today, we evaluate the rumor, eliminate a set of characters from the speculation of who she'll play, and pose what has to be a popular possibility. Punch it!

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"Shadows Remain (Part 2)" is the conclusion of the final short story in Wave 2 of Phase 1 of The High Republic mega enormous storytelling initiative! 5 highlights, and a prediction from our show that's coming true... Punch it!

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I felt like I couldn't really *recommend* the Family Guy parody of "A New Hope," and I feel the same way about their parody of "The Empire Strikes Back," though for a different mix of reasons. We'll dig into that today... Punch it!

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On yesterday's episode, I talked about Boba Fett Chapter 4 raising more questions than answers, and not in a cliffhanger-y way. But then we didn't get into that! So today, we'll dig into a bunch of those questions... Punch it!

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With a surprise flashback time jump, Chapter 4 of The Book of Boba Fett serves primarily as a bridge between Boba's appearances in Chapters 5 and 14 of The Mandalorian. That and other highlights... Punch it!

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When he went to prison at the age of 11, corporal punishment was part of Boba Fett's sentencing. Yes, actually! That and more previously missing details in his backstory from 2018's "Scum & Villainy." Punch it!

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Ever hear of the "Spice Triangle"? It's a reason why Tatooine may be more important to the Pyke Syndicate than ever. We'll talk about that, and revisit our conversation in episode 2,680 about the Pykes and the Hutts... Punch it!

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