We dive into the middle of the final season of the Clone Wars, where Ahsoka does… some things!

The final season is upon us! Clone Wars Conversations’ continues with episodes 5-8 of Season 7, making up “Ahsoka’s Walkabout” arc, taking a very different direction to the prior 4 episodes, where battling on the front lines is swapped out for family politics on Level 1313 of Coruscant!

In detail, our trio talk about the somewhat infamous lull of Season 7, centring around Ahsoka meeting the Martez sisters. Amidst their run-through of the four episodes, they talk about the narrative choices, the Pykes, Ahsoka’s journey & growth and whether or not this is essential viewing for her character and the season 7 finale. Along the way, Mike provides extra content & lore dumps and how these episodes compare to the previous 6 seasons.

The previous CWC focused on the premiere of The Bad Batch and the episode before that was Christie Golden’s novel Dark Disciple!
Seasons 1 – 6 of Clone Wars Conversations found here (on Mike’s other podcast; Genuine Chit-Chat): www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl

For the audio-only version & other SW content, subscribe to Star Wars Chit-Chat: https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat & http://youtube.com/@starwarschitchat

Mike reviewed every episode of Andor with different guests on each ep and (including Maff & Dave): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANmFjH0rxgo&list=PLzP-drn-jyjkmLbYXLZ43EehfKb-hwWQb&index=5

Mike & Spider-Dan have been covering the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, check out their many movie reviews (& interviews) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_EZxhA2dEU&list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Ztm2q8Rs_s6C9MP4nNaV9m&index=2

Mike reviewed watched Superman ’78, Superman II and the Super/Man documentary on the 20th Century Geek podcast, SM1 here: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

Dave, Spider-Dan & Max Byrne speak about the X-Men Age Of Apocalypse comics in their new series on Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/2aa97e

You can find Dave on Threads @davehorrocks, or the podcasts Comics In Motion, the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave’s Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast

Find Maff’s movie reviews on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/maff78/

Mike has been involved with many other Star Wars podcasts, including interviewing several Star Wars authors; find these wherever you are listening; on any podcast app or YouTube!

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

We dive into the premiere of the final season of the Clone Wars, introducing The Bad Batch!

The final season is upon us! Clone Wars Conversations’ delves into the first four episodes of Season 7, making up The Bad Batch arc, introducing an unusual group of clone troopers (Clone Force 99) and their interactions with Rex, Obi-Wan and Anakin!

In detail, our trio talk about how they found the start of Season 7 (given it’s been over 10 years since Season 6), especially noting the animation style. On top of this, they delve into thoughts on the Clones, especially the new characters who make up the Bad Batch and their thoughts on the spin-off/follow-on series (which Mike has seen all of, but Dave & Maff have not). Along the way, Mike provides extra content & lore dumps and how these episodes compare to the previous 6 seasons.

The previous CWC focused on Christie Golden’s novel Dark Disciple, concluding Asajj Ventress & Quinlan Vos’ stories in the Clone Wars, watch here: https://youtu.be/zdUy9Pymp3c

Previous Clone Wars Conversations here (on Mike’s other podcast; Genuine Chit-Chat): www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl

For the audio-only version & other SW content, subscribe to Star Wars Chit-Chat: https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat & http://youtube.com/@starwarschitchat

Mike reviewed every episode of Andor with different guests on each ep and Maff & Dave even made appearances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANmFjH0rxgo&list=PLzP-drn-jyjkmLbYXLZ43EehfKb-hwWQb&index=5

Mike & Spider-Dan have been covering the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, check out their many movie reviews here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_EZxhA2dEU&list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Ztm2q8Rs_s6C9MP4nNaV9m&index=2

The trio have all featured in episodes of JAC’s Back to The Filmography podcast, on season 2 to talk about Matthew McConaughey! Dave talks about Dazed & Confused, Maff does Angels In The Outfield and Mike does Glory Daze! Listen to BttF anywhere you find podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1686261095   

Mike reviewed watched Superman ’78, Superman II and the Super/Man documentary on the 20th Century Geek podcast, SM1 here: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

Dave, Spider-Dan & Max Byrne speak about the X-Men Age Of Apocalypse comics in their new series on Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/2aa97e

You can find Dave on Threads @davehorrocks, or the podcasts Comics In Motion, the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave’s Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast

Find Maff’s movie reviews on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/maff78/

Mike has been involved with many other Star Wars podcasts, including interviewing several Star Wars authors; find these wherever you are listening; on any podcast app or YouTube!

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

We dive into Asajj Ventress’ unreleased Clone Wars arc; Dark Disciple by Christie Golden!

Clone Wars Conversations’ final Legacy Multimedia Project episode is about the novel that concludes Asajj Ventress’ time in The Clone Wars era, featuring Quinlan Vos, Obi-Wan, Dooku and more.

In detail, our trio talk about their experiences with the audiobook of Dark Disciple (narrated by Marc Thompson), how the story fits into the Clone Wars content they’ve already consumed and how it changes their perception of Ventress as a character. Along the way, Mike provides plenty of lore information, further context and answers questions that Dave & Maff have. Nearer the end they confirm the next steps for Ventress and their hopes for Quinlan Vos in the future.

Dark Disciple by Christie Golden was released in July 2015 and was made from Clone Wars scripts written by Katie Lucas, meant for the original 7th/8th seasons of The Clone Wars.

Previous Clone Wars Conversations here (on Mike’s other podcast; Genuine Chit-Chat): www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl

For the audio-only version & other SW content, subscribe to Star Wars Chit-Chat: https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat & http://youtube.com/@starwarschitchat

Mike reviewed every episode of Skeleton Crew with different guests on each ep and Maff & Dave even made appearances: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k00J2aTz5zk&list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8a4NYrwlxivElA2QpTXTpIM

Mike & Spider-Dan have been covering the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, check out their many movie reviews here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_EZxhA2dEU&list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Ztm2q8Rs_s6C9MP4nNaV9m&index=2

The trio have all featured in episodes of JAC’s Back to The Filmography podcast, on season 2 to talk about Matthew McConaughey! Dave talks about Dazed & Confused, Maff does Angels In The Outfield and Mike does Glory Daze! Listen to BttF anywhere you find podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1686261095   

Mike reviewed watched Superman ’78, Superman II and the Super/Man documentary on the 20th Century Geek podcast, SM1 here: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

Dave, Spider-Dan & Max Byrne speak about the X-Men Age Of Apocalypse comics in their new series on Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/2aa97e

You can find Dave on Threads @davehorrocks, or the podcasts Comics In Motion, the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave’s Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast

Find Maff’s movie reviews on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/maff78/

Mike has been involved with many other Star Wars podcasts, including interviewing several Star Wars authors; find these wherever you are listening; on any podcast app or YouTube!

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

Now that Season 2 is over, we review the REAL finale to Andor: Rogue One, almost 10 years later!

More Andor discussions are on this very feed, or watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VPccTeLR7A&list=PLzP-drn-jyjkmLbYXLZ43EehfKb-hwWQb&index=1

Dave, Maff & Mike dive into the true finale to Andor; 2016’s Rogue One! They compare the movie to the prequels and the two series of Andor, before delving into the many new perspectives Andor brought. As well as Mike providing context & lore to many elements of this iconic movie, the trio discuss their feelings on characters from the show, such as Cassian Andor, Saw Gerrera, Orson Krennic and K-2SO, as well as how the weight of the Battle Of Scarif changes after the last few years of Andor and the lasting impact on the Original Trilogy. The trio also talk about the Vader scenes, Tarkin & Leia’s appearances, Mon Mothma, the rebellion and so much more – this is the ultimate review/breakdown for anyone who has recently finished Andor!

Check out all the previous Andor discussions, the Revenge Of The Sith Commentary and Clone Wars Conversations!

Mike & Maff, along with Dave, go through all episodes of The Clone Wars in Clone Wars Conversations, found on the podcast feed of Star Wars Chit-Chat or here on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q7c_nqaiPgk&list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl

Find Maff on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/maff78

You can find Dave on Threads @davehorrocks, or the podcasts Comics In Motion, the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave’s Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast

Dave also recently spoke with Spider-Dan & Max Byrne about the X-Men Age Of Apocalypse comics in a new series on Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/2c06c4

Dave, Mike & Maff have all recently appeared on 20th Century Geek to talk about Reeve’s Superman; Mike was on for the first & second Superman movies, Dave for the third and Maff joined Mike on the round-up & discussion on the Super/Man Documentary: https://podfollow.com/1169268119

Mike was also on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc 

Find all of Mike’s social media & links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

Support Mike on Patreon for weekly bonus audio content and early access, all from only £1 per month: https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat

Mike & Spider-Dan are covering the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival in Bristol in 2025, so subscribe to Genuine Chit-Chat and Spider Dan And The Secret Bores, to hear their preview episodes and their full coverage of the 5 day festival with 14 films, throughout the festival (28/05-01/06) and beyond! www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com      

Also, another episode of Disney Discussions is out, where Mike spoke about Lilo & Stitch 1 & 2 with Megan, Ria, Spider-Dan & guest Natalie! ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2bs7kker⁠

Andor may be finished, but we are not! In this review & breakdown we ask if Andor is “peak Star Wars” compared to A New Hope and much more!

More Andor Discussions are found on this feed, but find numerous clips, and more on YouTube: https://youtu.be/t5H4l6-Q59Q

Mike & Maff delve deep talking about the Andor finale, everything that came before and what’s to come in Rogue One! They begin with a recap, before delving deep into each character & the events of the episodes, and how they feel the series finished and what they thought of certain character’s journeys. Along the way Mike provides lore drops and answers Maff’s questions; from flashbacks to character names and plenty of droid discussions, this is a finale discussion not to be missed!

Subscribe to hear next week’s bonus episode where Maff returns with Dave to talk about Rogue One, plus check out the Revenge Of The Sith Commentary, out now!

Episodes discussed; Make It Stop, Who Else Knows? & Jedha, Kyber, Erso

Both Mike & Maff were recently on 20th Century Geek to talk about Reeve’s Superman; Mike was on for the first & second Superman movies and Maff joined for a round-up & discussion o the Super/Man Documentary: https://podfollow.com/1169268119  

Mike & Maff, along with Dave, go through all episodes of The Clone Wars in Clone Wars Conversations, found on the podcast feed of Star Wars Chit-Chat or here on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q7c_nqaiPgk&list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl

Find Maff on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/maff78

Mike was also on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc  

Find all of Mike’s social media & links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

Support Mike on Patreon for weekly bonus audio content and early access, all from only £1 per month: https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat

Mike & Spider-Dan are covering the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival in Bristol in 2025, so subscribe to Genuine Chit-Chat and Spider Dan And The Secret Bores, to hear their preview episodes and their full coverage of the 5 day festival with 14 films, throughout the festival (28/05-01/06) and beyond! www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com  

Also, another episode of Disney Discussions is out, where Mike spoke about Lilo & Stitch 1 & 2 with Megan, Ria, Spider-Dan & guest Natalie! ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2bs7kker⁠

You wanted more, we’ve given you more! The longest Andor breakdown & things you missed episode yet!

More Andor Discussions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VPccTeLR7A&list=PLzP-drn-jyjkmLbYXLZ43EehfKb-hwWQb&index=1

In more detail, Mike & Spider-Dan spend over 2 hours discussing the penultimate 3 episodes in season 2 of Andor, breaking down every storyline with plenty of lore drops in-between and delving deep into every character! From the Ghorman’s rebellion and eventual massacre to Mon’s speech and escape from Coruscant, with Bix’s departure, Syril’s full story, Dedra’s mindset, Luthen Rael’s intentions, Kleya’s potential history, with everything in between and more!

Subscribe to hear next week’s episode on the finale (episodes 10, 11 & 12) with Maff and check out the Revenge Of The Sith Commentary, out now!

Episodes discussed; Messenger, Who Are You & Welcome To The Rebellion.

Mike & Dan are covering the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival in Bristol in 2025, so subscribe to Genuine Chit-Chat and Spider Dan And The Secret Bores, to hear their preview episodes and their full coverage of the 5 day festival with 14 films, throughout the festival (28/05-01/06) and beyond! www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

Another episode of Disney Discussions is out where Mike & Dan spoke about Lilo & Stitch 1 & 2with Megan, Ria & guest Natalie! https://tinyurl.com/2bs7kker

Both Mike & Spider-Dan were recently on 20th Century Geek to talk about Reeve’s Superman; Mike was on for the first & second Superman movies while Spider-Dan spoke about Superman IV: https://podfollow.com/1169268119  

Mike was also on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc  

Find all of Mike’s social media & links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat      

Find Spider-Dan And The Secret Bores on every podcast app & YouTube, and find all his social media (& more) on his website: https://spiderdanandthesecretbores.com

Spider-Dan has a new series with Dave H & Max Byrne about the X-Men Age Of Apocalypse comics, on Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/2c06c4  

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com       

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Did you know there's already a sequel to the ninth episode of Andor S2 (Welcome To The Rebellion) available right now on Disney+, and no, it's not Rogue One or the finale of Andor!

*Mild Spoilers* but just after Mon Mothma's speech in E9 of Andor Season 2, she heads to Yavin 4 but her journey from Coruscant wasn't smooth sailing! In episode 18 of season 3 of the animated show Star Wars Rebels, we see Mon's journey and the continuation of her speech that got cut off in the senate! The episode doesn't spoil anything about Star Wars rebels, so if you've never seen an episode, you can watch this as a one-off and the episode also features Thrawn, an experimental TIE Defender and Erskin Semaj!

The episode was out March 2017 and I hugely recommend you check it out while waiting for the final 3 episode of Andor, and again; you don't have to have seen any of Star Wars rebels, think of this as a one-shot special!

Subscribe so you don't miss any of the Andor Season 2 discussion/breakdown episodes and more Star Wars content from Mike!

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More Andor, more breakdowns, more easter eggs & connections and of course, more Star Wars Chit-Chat!

More Star Wars content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl&si=fBj8GSeS3xZDLlsI 

In more detail, Mike & Dave discuss the next 3 episodes in season 2 of Andor, breaking down each storyline with plenty of lore drops in-between! From Saw Gerrera’s speeches and history, to Mon Mothma’s politics and future; “simple Syril”, Bix’s breakthrough and the Ghorman/French connection, plus so much more!

Subscribe to hear next week’s episode on episodes 7, 8 & 9 with another guest and check out the Revenge Of The Sith Commentary, out now!

Episodes discussed; Ever Been To Ghorman, I Have Friends Everywhere & What A Festive Evening.

Both Mike & Dave were recently on 20th Century Geek to talk about Reeve’s Superman; Mike was on for the first & second Superman movies while Dave spoke about Superman III: https://podfollow.com/1169268119

Mike was also on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat    

You can find Dave on Threads @davehorrocks, or the podcasts Comics In Motion, the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave’s Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast

Dave also recently spoke with Spider-Dan & Max Byrne about the X-Men Age Of Apocalypse comics in a new series on Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/2c06c4

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com     

Support Mike on Patreon for weekly bonus audio content and early access, all from only £1 per month: https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat 

After finishing all of The Clone Wars, we recorded our thoughts on RotS while watching Episode 3 live!

More Star Wars content: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl&si=fBj8GSeS3xZDLlsI

We press play at 1:30, so the timer on this pod should be 90 seconds after the timer on Revenge Of The Sith (in case you need to pause and lose the pod/movie sync)!

In more detail, Dave, Maff & Mike watched Revenge Of The Sith; Mike has seen this film 20+ times, while Dave & Maff have only seen it once or twice before! Fresh off the back of finishing 2008’s Clone Wars series (which Maff had never seen before), our trio talks about TCW connections and Mike answers questions Maff & Dave have about this movie and the wider franchise in the perfect commentary for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith!

Recommended reading: Darth Vader 2017 comics by Charles Soule, and the following books;Inquisitor: Rise Of The Red Blade by Delilah S Dawson, Tarkin and Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel both by James Luceno, the (Canon) Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn (Thrawn, Alliances & Treason).

If you want to hear full breakdowns, reviews and things you missed from Andor Season 2, check out Star Wars Chit-Chat on YouTube or any podcast app!

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat   

You can find Dave on Threads @davehorrocks, or the podcasts Comics In Motion, the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave’s Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast

Maff is @MaffUK78 on X and is on Letterboxd @Maff78 (https://letterboxd.com/maff78).

He also spoke about Conan comics on 20th Century Geek here: https://pod.fo/e/277fbc and spoke about the TMNT story The Last Ronin on Indie Comics Spotlight here: https://pod.fo/e/24c64a

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com     

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Guest Spots:

Mike recently watched Superman ’78 for the first time and discussed it on the 20th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

And their discussion on Superman II is also out now! Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c614b

Mike was on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc

Dave, Spider-Dan & Max Byrne speak about the X-Men Age Of Apocalypse comics in their new series on Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/2aa97e

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Andor’s premiere brings a lot discuss but you may have missed certain elements and Mike & JAC are here to talk about them!

Subscribe to this feed for more, and check the back catalogue for previous weekly live-action discussion shows, and more!

This week (in more detail), Mike & JAC discuss the three premiere episodes of Andor’s second season; One Year Later, Sagrona Teema and Harvest. They talk in-depth about returning characters, the themes through the show, the inclusion of specific scenes and the visual storytelling. Mike also delves into some of the references you may have missed, to Legends and other parts of the canon.

Subscribe to hear next week’s episode on episodes 4, 5 & 6 with another guest and keep your eyes & ears peeled for the Revenge Of The Sith Commentary, coming very soon!

Mike was on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor’s Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat  

Find JAC at @IAmJACsMusings on social media, https://letterboxd.com/iamjacsmusingsand find his show Back To The Filmography anywhere you find podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1686261095

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com   

Support Mike on Patreon for weekly bonus audio content and early access, all from only £1 per month: https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat  

Guest Spots:
Mike recently watched Superman ’78 for the first time and discussed it on the 20th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07

And their discussion on Superman II is also out now! Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c614b