The Fandom Apprentice

We head into an episode that leaves us with more questions about the Force than it answers- it's time for two of the most critically acclaimed arcs of the series: The Nightsisters arc and the Mortis arc! We discuss Dolly Parton's legacy, Dooku's pajamas, Nightbrother naming conventions, Dathomiri mating rituals, more timeline nonsense, Dyson spheres, magic boops, horrible sibling rivalries, and the demands of balance! 

Covers Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) Season 3 Episodes 12-17 "Nightsisters", "Monster", "Witches of the Mist", "Overlords", "Altar of Mortis", and "Ghosts of Mortis"

Things get fruity in an arc of politics episodes! Anakin is bad at supplies and also at being a good partner, Ahsoka hits her pokemon evolution, we have some incredible musical moments, learn about Threepio's praise kink, and reference Bush-era politics! There is many a West Wing walk-and-talk. Come walk with us!

We're also approaching three years of this podcast, and from the bottom of our fluid sacs, we just wanted to say Thank You For Listening! We hope you'll continue to join us on this wild journey.

Covers Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 Episode 4 "Sphere of Influence", Season 3 Episode 8 "Evil Plans", Season 1 Episode 22 "Hostage Crisis", Season 3 Episodes 9-11 "Hunt for Ziro", "Heroes on Both Sides", and "Pursuit of Peace", and Season 2 Episode 15 "Senate Murders"

We take a little trip to Mandalore to meet Obi-wan's old flame, and the tension is so thick you could cut it with a lightsaber! Satine is more than a match for the Jedi Temple's Smoothest Operator, even if she does practice her monologues in the mirror. We do some math on character ages, get meta about corruption, and get flustered about Asajj Ventress! All this and more, in this week's episode!



Covers Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2 Episode 12-14 "The Mandalore Plot", "Voyage of Temptation", "Duchess of Mandalore", Season 3 Episode 5-7 "Corruption," "The Academy," "Assassin", and Season 3 Episode 2 "ARC Troopers"

Our resident childcare and child development expert would like to have a few quick words with whomever was responsible for writing the kids in this batch of episodes. But aside from the kids, we had a good time with this bunch! These episodes are tributes to well-loved pieces of media- we have two Kurosawa movies, some monster flicks, Lassie... and also some tasty queer readings. If you want to find out more about the worst polycule breakup and Rex's eggy feelings, you'll just have to listen to the episode!

Covers Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2 episodes 9-11 Grevious Intrigue, The Deserter, Lightsaber Lost, and Season 2 episodes 17-22 Bounty Hunters, The Zillo Beast, The Zillo Beast Strikes Back, Death Trap, R2 Come Home, and Lethal Trackdown

In today's episode, we harp on the importance of flossing, discuss Sam's suggestions for the Manosphere, identify the natural predators of the Jedi, talk about Ahsoka's gay awakening, and, most importantly, Sam begins creating a Catalog of Acceptable Fluids!  


Covers Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) Season 2 Episodes 1-8 Holocron Heist, Cargo of Doom, Children of the Force, Senate Spy, Landing at Point Rain, Weapons Factory, Legacy of Terror, and Brain Invaders

We continue our journey through the Clone Wars with the back half of season 1, focusing on such topics as villain monologues, Jedi Get-Along Shirts, misogyny by design, stacked guest casts, and bad science! 

Covers Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 11 Dooku Captured, Episode 12 The Gungan General, Episode 13 Jedi Crash, Episode 14 Defenders of Peace, Episode 15 Trespass, Episode 17 Blue Shadow Virus, Episode 18 Mystery of the Thousand Moons, Episode 19 Storm Over Ryloth, Episode 20 Innocents of Ryloth, and Episode 21 Liberty on Ryloth (2008)

Ryn's super disjointed watch order at its finest! The earliest (chronological) Clone Wars episodes were released way out of order, but we'll do our best to make sense of it all! Topics include animation issues, Anakin's attachments/rogue tendencies, Anakin and Padme's relationship, Star Wars character names, hot Jedi Masters, the overconfidence/incompetence of evil, and, much to Sam's displeasure, Jar Jar Binks. 

Covers Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2014) Season 3 Episode 3 Supply Lines, Season 1 Episodes 1-10 Ambush, The Malevolence Arc, Rookies, Downfall of a Droid, Duel of the Droids, Bombad Jedi, Cloak of Darkness, and Lair of Grievous.

Hello my Punky Muffins! On today's episode, Ryn introduces Sam to everyone's favorite child soldier, Ahsoka Tano! In addition, we cover such topics as the misogyny inherent in the system, the marketing genius that came up with the concept of little wrinkly green alien babies, Kevin Kiner's absolutely incredible soundtrack, Obi-Wan and Ventress's flirt-fighting, and (unintentional?) homophobia!


Covers Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Join Ryn and Sam as we dive headfirst into Star Wars Animation starting with Tales of the Jedi (the Dooku focused episodes) to add some dimensions to our villain, before we jump into the Clone Wars with some early chronological episodes! Topics of discussion include cloning, janissaries, and Dooku's moments of doubt and pain! 

Covers Tales of the Jedi (2022) episodes 2, 3, and 4: "Justice", "Choices", and "The Sith Lord", followed by Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) 3:1 Clone Cadets, 2:16 Cat and Mouse, and 1:16 Hidden Enemy.

Ryn and Sam are distracted- by Ewan McGregor's unnaturally blue eyes, by Sir Christopher Lee's existence, by Padme's Dress in That One Scene, and by Force-sensitive grubs, but we are totally locked in on one thing: This is not a love story. We might not like sand, but we did like this movie, gripes aside! Come join us as we discuss Willy Wonka-ing the Kamino Clone Factories, the best outfit for breaking things off with your Jedi bodyguard, Anakin and Obi-wan's very uncomfortable pseudo-sibling relationship, and much more! 

Covers Star Wars: Episode II- Attack of the Clones (2002)