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We discuss the first Star Wars film to hit the big screen since The Rise of Skywalker – The Mandalorian and Grogu. Does it bring back the magic? Or leave us feeling a bit disappointed?
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We discuss the first Star Wars film to hit the big screen since The Rise of Skywalker – The Mandalorian and Grogu.…
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In the final two episodes of Maul - Shadow Lord, we see the biggest enforcer the Emperor could send in to take…
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The latest episodes of Maul - Shadow Lord see Maul facing a test of his drive for vengeance, with signs of inner…
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Inquisitor Marrok makes his debut in the story of Maul - Shadow Lord and brings an intensity to the screen.
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We discuss Chapter 3 & Chapter 4 of Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord.
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In our new series 'Legacy of the Shadow Lord', we'll be discussing each episode of the new Disney+ series, Star Wars: The…
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We revisit Rogue One: A Star Wars Story after finishing Andor: Season 2.
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Andor comes to a sombre finish, and we discuss the last three episodes and the show overall.
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What happens in Ghorman will be remembered for a long time to come, as it is the catalyst behind much we know…
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The plot on Ghorman builds across these three episodes, as Cassian finds himself more worried about his future with Bix than the…
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It's been a couple of years, but it's finally time to return to the world of Andor with it's Season 2 premiere, delivering three…
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A journey filled with adventure comes to a surprising end.
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Our Skeleton Crew are back home on At Attin, finally, but not in the way they would have liked.
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After our holiday break, we’re back to discuss the episodes we missed, in which our Skeleton Crew ended up on a holiday…
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We're off to home, finally! Or so we thought...
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A new type of alien was introduced in this week's episode of Skeleton Crew.
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Welcome to Pirate Radio! We're talking about Skeleton Crew, the brand new Disney+ Star Wars series.
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We discuss the final episode of The Acolyte, and what our hopes are for a future follow-up season.
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It's the penultimate episode of the season, but it is leaving us with doubt about how the show can wrap up in…
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In which the Sith attempts to tempt us all to the dark side.
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This one is one hell of an episode, and Dylan and Ashley are in agreement that it rocked
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A shorter episode this week, but one that has a hell of a cliffhanger.
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In the third episode of The Acolyte, we travel back to the night everything changed for the sisters. However, the singular narrative…
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We discuss the premiere episode of The Acolyte
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In an episode that feels like it’s finally kicking the season into motion, we discuss The Mandalorians’ mission to save Greef Karga. Chapter 21:…
Listen on Podbean →“The Summit & Plan 99” An infiltration proves more challenging than expected The heroes are tested Director: Brad Rau, Nate Villanueva, Steward Lee Writer:…
Listen on Podbean →Characters are moved into place ahead of next week’s double-finale. Episode 2x14 - Tipping Point New information has our heroes taking on a dangerous…
Listen on Podbean →We debate some father choices by Din and another Mandalorian and how they are going about teaching their kids the way. Episode 3x04 -…
Listen on Podbean →We go on a bit of a journey in this episode, trying to make sense of the politics and idea behind heading to Coruscant.…
Listen on Podbean →It’s a bit of a crazy swerve from last week’s episode to this week. Episode 2x13 - Pabu The team takes refuge and finds…
Listen on Podbean →Our boy Crosshair is back for a very interesting episode that could have used a little more time. Episode 2x12 - The Outpost Director:…
Listen on Podbean →Our Mando gets beat up a bit this week, and we discuss the good and the bad. The good is that Grogu is cute,…
Listen on Podbean →Things look up for this season of The Bad Batch when the Batch comes across a ship with a monster on board. Episode 2x11…
Listen on Podbean →The Mandalorian is back for its third season and we discuss the premiere, where we think the story is headed and how weird the…
Listen on Podbean →We discuss episodes nine and ten of the season while Dylan reaches frustration with the slow-moving narrative. Director: Nathaniel Villanueva, Steward Lee Writer: Jennifer…
Listen on Podbean →A double episode focused on the rights of Clones leaves us wondering why we’d never thought about it before. EP 07:The Clone Conspiracy EP…
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