Talking Star Wars

Connor and Alex continue their ongoing series on exploring Force powers displayed by Jedi, Sith, and other individuals in the Star Wars universe by today investigating the precognitive abilities Force-sensitive individuals almost universally display. Granting the ability to peer into possible futures, these precognitive abilities can extend from a few seconds to full visions of the future of months, years, and decades beyond the day. The hosts then take a look at those individuals with the strongest precognitive abilities, from the Skywalker family, to the machinations of Darth Sidious, to the crippling visions of Sifo-Dyas.

This episode contains spoilers for: Episode II, Episode III, Episode IV, Episode V, Episode VI, Episode VII, Episode VIII, Episode IX, the Thrawn Trilogy, the Thrawn: Ascendancy trilogy, Tales of the Jedi, Dark Vaider (comic, 2015 run), The Rise of Kylo Ren, Lords of the Sith, Rebels, Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith (comic), The Clone Wars, Jedi: Fallen Order, Dooku: Jedi Lost, and Master and Apprentice.

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Connor and Alex explore the intersection of the tropes and conventions of the noir genre and the pieces that Star Wars has included in its storytelling. Beginning with an exploration of the different aspects of Noir itself, the hosts then take a chronological walk through the varied noir influences on Star Wars. From Lando Calrissian’s double-dealing smile and Obi-Wan’s tense investigation into the existence of Kamino to the seedy underbelly of Coruscant and the gritty double-crosses the plague Han Solo’s life, this episode traces the growing influence of noir in Star Wars up to the modern day.

This episode contains spoilers for: Episode I, Episode II, Episode III, Episode V, Episode VI, Episode VIII, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Clone Wars, Dark Disciple, Dooku: Jedi Lost, Andor, and The Bad Batch.

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In this episode, Connor and Alex discuss one of the most iconic parts of Star Wars: the lightsaber. A weapon synonymous with both the wisdom of the Jedi and the power of the Sith, the lightsaber symbolizes the fusion of mysticism with science fiction technology that is so vital to the soul of Star Wars. Our hosts explain how force wielders bond with the kyber crystal in each place, the difference between Jedi and Sith lightsbabers, and explore the role of the weapons in both the setting and individual narratives. This episode also explores the legacy of the Darksaber and other lightsaber variations while placing the lightsaber in the context of other legendary weapons in science fiction and fantasy storytelling.

This episode contains spoilers for: Episode I, Episode II, Episode III, Episode IV, Episode V, Episode VI, Episode VII, Episode VIII, Episode IX, The Clone Wars, Rebels, Jedi: Fallen Order, The Mandalorian, Dark Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith, Ahsoka, Visions, The Book of Boba Fett, and Knights of the Old Republic (Legends).

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Connor and Alex resume their review and discussion of each work in the current Star Wars canon with a continued survey of expanded universe novels. In this episode, they discuss the following books: Ahsoka, Catalyst, Join the Resistance, Thrawn, Guardians of the Whills, and Rebel Rising. For each work, Connor and Alex provide an overview of the plot and discuss the quality of the novel both as a piece of fiction and as a part of the larger Star Wars universe.

This episode contains spoilers for: Ahsoka, Catalyst, Join the Resistance, Thrawn, Guardians of the Whills, Rebel Rising, Tales of the Jedi, Kenobi, The Clone Wars, Rebels, Rogue One, Rebels, and Andor.

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Connor and Alex resume their review and discussion of each work in the current Star Wars canon with a continued survey of expanded universe novels. In this episode, they discuss the following books: Aftermath, Aftermath: Life Debt, Aftermath: Empire’s End, Battlefront: Twilight Company, Before the Awakening, Adventures in Wild Space, and Bloodline. For each work, Connor and Alex provide an overview of the plot and discuss the quality of the novel both as a piece of fiction and as a part of the larger Star Wars universe.

This episode contains spoilers for: Aftermath, Aftermath: Life Debt, Aftermath: Empire’s End, Battlefront: Twilight Company, Before the Awakening, Adventures in Wild Space, Bloodline, Episode VI, Episode VII, Darth Vader (2015 comic series), Star Wars: Battlefront (2015), Poe Dameron (comic), and The Clone Wars.

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This week, Alex and Connor dive into the labyrinth of world-building that is the Star Wars sequel trilogy and work on piecing together information from Episodes 7 through 9 and various expanded universe material to try to answer this surprisingly-elusive question: just what is the First Order? From the flotsam of the Imperial Remnant that flee into Wild Space, to the breakaway factions of the weak New Republic that join them, learn about the disparate groups that form the First Order and how they seized and consolidated their power.

This episode contains spoilers for: Episode IV, Episode V, Episode VI, Episode VII, Episode VIII, Episode IX, The Aftermath Trilogy, The Alphabet Squadron Trilogy, Squadrons, The Mandalorian, Rebels, Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 version), Captain Phasma (novel), Bloodline, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Before the Awakening, Andor, and Poe Dameron (comic).

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This week, our hosts Connor and Alex do a brief survey of droid characters in Star Wars, from the helpful to the villain and from the experimental to the mundane, before digging into the narrative role of droids and the uneasy space these artificial being play in Star Wars. Are droids slaves, possessions, simply advanced computers, or something more? Listen to learn more about the role of droids in Star Wars.

This episode contains spoilers for: Episode I, Episode II, Episode III, Episode IV, Episode V, Episode VI, Episode VII, The Clone Wars, From A Certain Point of View, The Mandalorian, Rebels, Doctor Aphra, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Last Shot, Alphabet Squadron: Victory’s Price, The Legends of Luke Skywalker, and Andor.

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Connor and Alex continue their survey of the role of The Creature in Star Wars, touching on the appearance of beasts in the sequel trilogy and other expanded universe shows and materials. Listen to them discuss how the Ice Spiders in the Mandalorian are similar to Theseus’s Minotaur and how the racing fathiers in The Last Jedi turn natural creatures from a threat to something exploited…and more!

This episode contains spoilers for: Episode IV, Episode VII, Episode VIII, Episode IX, Rogue One, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Doctor Aphra (comic), The Clone Wars, Rebels, Kenobi, and The Mandalorian.

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Connor and Alex begin a survey of the varied and fantastical alien creatures that pepper the landscape of most Star Wars stories and serve as adversaries and threats to survive and overcome for the heroes. From the hungry Wampa to the shrieking Acklay, hear the hosts discuss how these creatures vary the type of conflict in each film, call back to ancient Greek and biblical stories that use creatures, and serve to show the powers and growth of various protagonists in turn

This episode contains spoilers for: Episode I, Episode II, Episode III, Episode IV, Episode V, Episode VI, From a Certain Point of View, From a Certain Point of View (Empire Strikes Back), Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Book of Boba Fett, The Force Unleashed, and Star Wars: Battlefront II (original).

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Connor and Alex discuss the appearance of Luke’s lost lightsaber - the fabled blue blade originally crafted by Anakin Skywalker - as it appears in the sequel trilogy. They compare the role the gifting of this important weapon plays between the original and sequel trilogies and discuss how the ambiguity in the sequel trilogy impacts the dynamic between Rey and Kylo Ren. After deciding that this is a missed opportunity, the hosts then imagine potential improvements to the story of the lightsaber in each movie of the sequel trilogy.

This episode contains spoilers for: Episode II, Episode III, Episode IV, Episode V, Episode VI, Episode VII, Episode VIII, Episode IX, Ahsoka (novel), Resistance, The Clone Wars, Fallen Order, and Visions.

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