WEBVTT - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Catch Up

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, Welcome to another Star Wars themed episode of X

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<v Speaker 1>ray Vision. We continue to explore a galaxy far far away.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be a shorter episode, expanding on some stuff

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<v Speaker 1>that we talked about in the previous episode and some

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<v Speaker 1>new topics.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey everyone, just a quick note.

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<v Speaker 3>We recorded a reaction to the first Acolyte trailer back

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<v Speaker 3>when it dropped, but we were still on hiatus and

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<v Speaker 3>didn't get to share it with anyone, So we're actually

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<v Speaker 3>gonna play that conversation first, then follow up with our

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<v Speaker 3>reaction to the new Acolyte trailer that came out on

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<v Speaker 3>May fourth, so you'll get to both reactions back to back.

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<v Speaker 1>Hope you enjoy the Acolyte trailer. Acolyte coming out June fourth.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a new timeline that we have never seen

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<v Speaker 1>before action taking place in the kind of years before

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<v Speaker 1>the Clone Wars timelines. We have very little idea about

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<v Speaker 1>what who the bad guys is, who the good guys are,

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<v Speaker 1>what the actual story is. But this is super exciting

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<v Speaker 1>and it's the introduction of the character Vern from the

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<v Speaker 1>High Republic books.

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<v Speaker 3>Your thoughts about that, Yeah, I thought this trailer was

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<v Speaker 3>super cool and one of the things I really like

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<v Speaker 3>about it is we kind of one of the topics

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<v Speaker 3>I always talk about with Star Wars is this toxic

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<v Speaker 3>nature of the Jedi master relationship. And this looks like

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<v Speaker 3>it's gonna explore that again because we get a new

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<v Speaker 3>Jedi Master in the High Republic, and we get the

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<v Speaker 3>young Padawan who looks like it will be a Mandala

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<v Speaker 3>Stemberg's character, and it seems like when she starts to

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<v Speaker 3>think of things that are not balanced and beauty and

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<v Speaker 3>instead of fire, she's gonna get kind of exiled from

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<v Speaker 3>the Jedi Order.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do think they're setting us up. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>murder mystery.

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<v Speaker 3>It's by Leslie Hedlind, who made the incredible Russian Doll show,

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<v Speaker 3>So it's gonna be twisty and there's a murder mystery

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<v Speaker 3>and apparently the Jedi are gonna have to kind of

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<v Speaker 3>solve it. So I think we might see the old

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<v Speaker 3>Master and Padawan Tea to solve it. I also think

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<v Speaker 3>that while they want us to think this is about

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<v Speaker 3>the Sith, I think it's actually going to be about

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<v Speaker 3>the nature of democratizing the force, because there is a

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<v Speaker 3>new family of witches in this who are not Jedi,

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<v Speaker 3>but who do use the force, and there's this great

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<v Speaker 3>line where it says it's not about good or evil,

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<v Speaker 3>it's about power and who gets to use it. So

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<v Speaker 3>I think we could be seeing something really interesting here

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<v Speaker 3>about the dangers of maybe a full because the High

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<v Speaker 3>Republic is an era, as we've seen in the books

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<v Speaker 3>that is essentially like an age of Enlightenment where the

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<v Speaker 3>Jedi are in charge and there's nothing wrong and everything

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<v Speaker 3>is good.

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<v Speaker 2>But as we know, that's never the truth.

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<v Speaker 1>Never been more influential, never been more powerful. I am

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<v Speaker 1>interested to see, you know, we've talked a lot on

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<v Speaker 1>this show about exactly what you mentioned, the issues, the

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<v Speaker 1>problematic nature of Jedi culture, the relationship between student I'm

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<v Speaker 1>eager to see if that culture makes more sense in

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<v Speaker 1>the setting of the High Republic thousands of years ago, like,

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<v Speaker 1>because certainly by the time we catch up to uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Jedi during the Clone War years, et cetera,

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<v Speaker 1>and on, it seems as if they are living in

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<v Speaker 1>the past, trying to grapple with the galaxies problems with

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<v Speaker 1>a structure that no longer worked. They missed the rise

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<v Speaker 1>of the Emperor. You could go on and on about

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<v Speaker 1>the things that they missed and I'm eager to see

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<v Speaker 1>if they're just more effective, if what they were, if

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of structures, the power structures, the governing bodies

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<v Speaker 1>that they have in the later galaxy made more sense

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<v Speaker 1>thousands of years ago during the New Republican. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>they just didn't progress.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a great point.

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<v Speaker 3>Also, the cost for this is so stacked, like Amandla

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<v Speaker 3>Stembug May, who's this kind of mysterious, potentially deadly Potowan who's.

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<v Speaker 2>Left, Harry Anne Moss as a Jedi master.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, Jodie Turner Smith who plays the head of the

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<v Speaker 3>which kind of community that we see obviously, Juna Somato

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<v Speaker 3>who's taken over kind of Wookie duties, and then Lee

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<v Speaker 3>Jung Jay and Manny Jacinto. Like it's just non stop

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<v Speaker 3>my fearite cast stars. So I'm very excited about this one.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's going to be really interesting and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>sure like there was a great quote when the trailer

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<v Speaker 3>came out where Leslie was basically just like, whatever you

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<v Speaker 3>think this show is, it's not that. And I love

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<v Speaker 3>when somebody says that because I'm like, look, I have

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of thoughts. So if it's not that, then

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<v Speaker 3>you know, You're really going to have to do some

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<v Speaker 3>stuff to surprise me, So I can't wait for that one.

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<v Speaker 2>It looks great, a Jedi was murdered, the Jedi.

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<v Speaker 1>Justify the galactic dominance in the name of Piece, but

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<v Speaker 1>that piece Piece is a lie.

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<v Speaker 2>So we have a new trailer for the Acolyte, which

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<v Speaker 2>kind of just builds on what we already know.

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<v Speaker 3>We see Master Soul, who's played by Leela Lee Jung Jay,

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<v Speaker 3>asking to build. He wants to bring in his old

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<v Speaker 3>padawam May played by Amandla Stemberg as she's suspected of

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<v Speaker 3>being the murderer of the Jedi, which is what we thought,

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<v Speaker 3>but we can assume from what we're seeing that's probably

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<v Speaker 3>what's not what's going on. We see a fan favorite

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<v Speaker 3>High Republic Jedi, Venestra saying this is just the beginning

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<v Speaker 3>of a bigger conspiracy.

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<v Speaker 2>It looks really fun set.

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<v Speaker 3>We are now confirmed around one hundred years before the

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<v Speaker 3>Phantom Menace. So the biggest takeaway here, I think, aside

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<v Speaker 3>from how fantastic the action that's always taking, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>let's talk about that then, because it's like, the fight

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<v Speaker 3>scenes look so good. Lots of hand time fighting, lots

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<v Speaker 3>of non light saber fight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I mean it seemed like a very conscious break

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<v Speaker 1>from the style of certainly Jedi centric action that we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen in the past, and you know, feels very matrix y,

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<v Speaker 1>feels very Hong Kong action just in the snepas that

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<v Speaker 1>we saw, and I'm incredibly excited by it. And it

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<v Speaker 1>also like, depending on how how significant that new fighting

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<v Speaker 1>style is, whether it becomes like new lore, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it kind of dovetails nicely with what Ezra's power set

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<v Speaker 1>and style.

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<v Speaker 3>I was gonna say, yeah, that that kind of like

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<v Speaker 3>the Jedi hand to hand fighting where you're using the

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<v Speaker 3>force to fight. I think that's really cool. And oh,

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<v Speaker 3>this is very interesting. Actually, are a super producer. Aaron

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<v Speaker 3>just dropped this in the chat. But there's a quote

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<v Speaker 3>from Manny Jacinto who says, I don't know if I'm

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<v Speaker 3>allowed to say this, but I will just say it.

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<v Speaker 3>So good for you, Manny. I like this. This is

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<v Speaker 3>a good attitude. There's a lack of guns, which personally

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<v Speaker 3>is someone who loves fighting and stunts. I love because

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<v Speaker 3>it gives you that body to body choreography.

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<v Speaker 2>That dance feeling.

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<v Speaker 3>It actually just looks like a real fight as opposed

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<v Speaker 3>to I point I shoot, which is kind of an

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<v Speaker 3>easy cop out.

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<v Speaker 2>And obviously we know that in Star Wars there's a.

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<v Speaker 3>Lot of bad shooting by Stormtroopers, so I'm interested to

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<v Speaker 3>hear more about this kind of fighting style. This trailer

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<v Speaker 3>includes a lot more lightsabers. We get to see those

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<v Speaker 3>real high Republic like multiple lightsabers.

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<v Speaker 2>They're wearing the beige Jedi.

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<v Speaker 3>Cloths that look a lot more refined and uniform like.

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<v Speaker 3>And then, of course at the end, the big moment

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<v Speaker 3>here is we kind of get this chainsaw man esque

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<v Speaker 3>mask who is a new Sith character. And what's really

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<v Speaker 3>interesting here is this is probably set around a time

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<v Speaker 3>when the Sith are just a rumor and we get

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<v Speaker 3>to see Master Soul say, you know what are you?

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<v Speaker 1>So?

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<v Speaker 3>Is that because he doesn't know what the Scith are?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it because he doesn't know who he is? Lots

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<v Speaker 3>of timeline rumors going around here, I mean, potential for Darth.

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<v Speaker 2>Plagis the why there? You know it could could could

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<v Speaker 2>it be him? I could see it also timeline wise,

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<v Speaker 2>Darth tenen Brow, who was like Master correct his Master who.

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<v Speaker 3>Was decnonized and then recanonized recently, and the Star Wars

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<v Speaker 3>stuff so very interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>I love the kind of reveal with.

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<v Speaker 3>This scary sort of silver mouth. I trust Leslie to

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<v Speaker 3>do something really strange. If you haven't watched Russian Doll,

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<v Speaker 3>which was Leslie Headson's big breakout show, it's spectacular. Just

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<v Speaker 3>this totally weird, surreal take on the time loop.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is a fandom.

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<v Speaker 3>This was something our producer Joel pointed out to us.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a fandom that Leslie had then said saved

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<v Speaker 3>her life. She loves Star Wars. This is something that's

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<v Speaker 3>really deep to her, and in a great interview with EW,

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<v Speaker 3>she said, I really wanted to tell a story about

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<v Speaker 3>the Sith, and that was my dream Star Wars idea,

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<v Speaker 3>but it felt like the time period to do that

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<v Speaker 3>would be something pre Phantom Menace. That seemed the most

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<v Speaker 3>interesting trajectory. How did the Sith go from the Rule

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<v Speaker 3>of two and being quote unquote extinct to Palpatine coming

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<v Speaker 3>into power without the Jedi knowing about it. That leans

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<v Speaker 3>into one of our favorite talking points that we talked

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<v Speaker 3>about before, which is how these stories get to fill

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<v Speaker 3>in these gaps that really just happened because of the

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<v Speaker 3>time that the stories were told in. But now we

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<v Speaker 3>get these stories exploring them. So yeah, I'm very excited

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<v Speaker 3>about this. We talked about the great action obviously. We

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<v Speaker 3>also see daph Nicky in here, who played X twenty

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<v Speaker 3>three Laura Kinney in Logan, which I just love her.

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<v Speaker 3>And she says, now this is a big one.

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<v Speaker 2>She says, they want to top the darth More fight.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow, okay, and she says she thinks that's the most

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<v Speaker 3>iconic fight in the Star Wars cinematic universe. Such an

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<v Speaker 3>amazing fight. And we were all so excited about the

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<v Speaker 3>saber fights. There's so much skill and craft that feels

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<v Speaker 3>so og Star Wars and feel so impressive when you

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<v Speaker 3>see it as a viewer.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's I mean, that's a big hit. So I'll

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<v Speaker 2>take that.

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<v Speaker 3>The Acolyte is coming June fourth two, episode premiere on

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<v Speaker 3>Disney Plus, so we're excited about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Coming up, we're jumping into the time capsule to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about Ahsoka. Yeah next Ahsoka, which we missed because

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<v Speaker 1>of a hiatus, and it was almost everything that I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to be. How did you, I mean, casting wise,

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<v Speaker 1>I have like nitpicks, very very with fans. It happened,

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<v Speaker 1>but otherwise it was just wonderful and everything that I wanted.

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<v Speaker 1>The casting was perfect, the action was amazing, It looked

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<v Speaker 1>so good, and as a continuation of Star Wars Rebels.

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<v Speaker 3>It was basically the next season Estar Wars Rebels.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, essentially, I loved it. Did you have any thoughts?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I loved it.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought that they nailed the character moments, which for

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<v Speaker 3>me is the big thing about Rebels, like getting to

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<v Speaker 3>have Ezra comeback, and that reunion was so fantastic. It

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<v Speaker 3>was amazing to see here on the big screen. Your wife. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>I love Sabin. I thought Sabine Ran was everything you

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<v Speaker 3>could ever want. I would see her in every other movie.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought that Natasha was so fantastic. I loved seeing

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<v Speaker 3>Thorn in live action. I know people were giving him

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<v Speaker 3>a bit, you know, they weren't. They weren't feeling the

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<v Speaker 3>Daddy Thorne. They were feeling more like the Uncle Thorne.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know that people were upset, But I thought

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<v Speaker 2>Lars Michelson was very scary.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he was very very scary and brought a

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<v Speaker 1>brought a really sinister and ominous energy to the to

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<v Speaker 1>the live action role.

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<v Speaker 3>David Tennant as Hu Yang such a just joy to

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<v Speaker 3>be back and just killing it. Also, I mean, really,

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<v Speaker 3>let's talk about the best and saddest part of Ahsoka,

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<v Speaker 3>which is Ray Stevenson as Balan Skull, because that was

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<v Speaker 3>such an unbelievable addition to the law of Star Wars

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<v Speaker 3>character lex mystery of like, who is this guy who's

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<v Speaker 3>not a Sith, he's not a.

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<v Speaker 2>Jedi, the light size and then he had this connection

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<v Speaker 2>it seemed like too you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, the old ways of the Force, as it was

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<v Speaker 3>hinted at the end, And I think it's heartbreaking that

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<v Speaker 3>we won't get to see him kind of continue that

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<v Speaker 3>role because he passed away. But I really loved him.

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<v Speaker 3>I loved Evana Sucknow as Shin Hahti. I thought that

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<v Speaker 3>was so good and I Shin and Sabine together that

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<v Speaker 3>was just like everything.

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<v Speaker 2>I loved that ship. I was really happy people were

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<v Speaker 2>feeling it. I just thought it was.

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<v Speaker 3>Such a joyous, enjoyable, fun expansion of Star Wars and

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<v Speaker 3>what I really if there was one thing I had

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<v Speaker 3>to pick, As you can tell, I loved a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of stuff, but if the thing I had to pick,

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<v Speaker 3>it would definitely be like I really loved the the

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<v Speaker 3>delving into the Magic side of the Force.

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<v Speaker 1>Same love that from Clone Wars. Yeah, and I continue,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and I continue to be very interested in

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<v Speaker 1>that other aspect of the Star Wars galaxy, like how, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>is there any interaction between magic in the Force and

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<v Speaker 1>how do they balance each other and how do they

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<v Speaker 1>how do they interest switches?

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<v Speaker 2>Like I want to know. Something else that I really.

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<v Speaker 3>Loved, and that was obviously a huge talking point was

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<v Speaker 3>the return of Anakin and that kind of redemption.

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<v Speaker 2>Arc almost that he gets.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously they've been very interested in redeeming Anakin in recent years.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like, but we really get to see that

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<v Speaker 3>relationship with Ahsoka via the holograms that he left her

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<v Speaker 3>and he was training her, so like how and then

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<v Speaker 3>obviously some flashbacks, How did you feel about that stuff?

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<v Speaker 2>Did it land for you?

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<v Speaker 1>It lands for me? Because obviously that is a that

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<v Speaker 1>is a monumental relationship in her life, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>was probably the most positive relationship he had in those

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<v Speaker 1>final years of the Republic during the Clone Wars. And

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<v Speaker 1>it also makes me think it used to be the

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<v Speaker 1>binary between dark and light. It was pretty much like

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<v Speaker 1>you go to the dark side, you're done. Yeah, you're lost.

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<v Speaker 1>You're lost forever. And we're seeing more and more with

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<v Speaker 1>the various redemption arts, with the ways people have dipped

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<v Speaker 1>into Even Ezra dipped into the dark, was tempted by

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<v Speaker 1>the dark, but then came back, and maybe we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>tempted again and come back. That it's a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>permeable that you can go from one side to the other,

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<v Speaker 1>and just because you go to the dark side, it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't mean that you can never ever come back. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think like that is a pretty obvious thing to notice.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, I think it has like

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<v Speaker 1>pretty huge implications for the future of Star Wars storytelling

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<v Speaker 1>and the philosophy behind the Jedi in particular.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and I also think that it is an organic

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<v Speaker 3>growth that makes sense because even our understandings in real

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<v Speaker 3>life of redemption and forgiveness and the restore of justice

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<v Speaker 3>and those kind of things, like we're moving past the

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<v Speaker 3>bad idea of like a criminal is bad, a person

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<v Speaker 3>who's homeless is a drug addict, these kind of myopic

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<v Speaker 3>ideas that are out there and that play into shame

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<v Speaker 3>and legalities and criminality. And I feel like it makes

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<v Speaker 3>sense to have a Star Wars situation, like you said,

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<v Speaker 3>with Ezra, who, by the way, we get to see

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<v Speaker 3>Ezra in live action coming back, and I just think

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<v Speaker 3>it makes sense and I loved I also loved to

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<v Speaker 3>see him with his cool fighting style, and I think

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<v Speaker 3>everyone should get a second chance in the Star Wars universe.

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<v Speaker 3>And I like that these live action shows are kind

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<v Speaker 3>of expanding on that. And obviously that comes from Dave

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<v Speaker 3>Filoni's animated stuff, where he really gave those those great

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<v Speaker 3>nuances that we were often kind of missing in the

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<v Speaker 3>binary of it all, you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, perfect casting with Imanus Fondi, and his performance is

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<v Speaker 1>one that someth like it was lifted directly from Rebels

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<v Speaker 1>at times, like there was a there was a gentleness

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<v Speaker 1>and a brightness behind everything that he was doing that

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<v Speaker 1>I felt. I was just like, wow, I was it

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<v Speaker 1>was honestly eerie at times. Yeah, watching him where I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just like wow, I can't believe how well they guessed

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<v Speaker 1>this exactly crazy.

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<v Speaker 3>And his chemistry with Sabine I think was a huge

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<v Speaker 3>part of that too, like they just so playful. Also,

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<v Speaker 3>even his introduction where he's just hanging out with all

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<v Speaker 3>these cute creatures and he's just been living his life

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<v Speaker 3>that way. I think it was really fantastic. I was

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<v Speaker 3>so happy to see him come back.

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<v Speaker 1>I will give you now my small note, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>not even it's really nothing but Rebels. Obviously, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of heartbreak and angst and emotion and sadness and

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<v Speaker 1>unrequited feelings in Star Wars Rebels, but they had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of fun ye also, And I feel like the

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<v Speaker 1>one thing I was missing. And I understand that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>s Been has complicated feelings about the Rebels, about Hera,

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<v Speaker 1>about Ezra, and about Ahsoka, and they all are kind

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<v Speaker 1>of treating each other at arm's length for a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of the series because of all the things that have

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<v Speaker 1>happened and all the things that they've been through in

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<v Speaker 1>the time they've been apart. At the same time, I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like they spend so much time together laughing, having

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<v Speaker 1>like joking, even when things were at their most dangerous

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<v Speaker 1>during the Star Wars Rebels animated series, and I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>some of that. I just wanted a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>of the friendship that I feel like I didn't get.

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<v Speaker 1>But it made sense because they're older, they've been through

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<v Speaker 1>crazy shit, really terrible, like truly terrible traumas. But I

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<v Speaker 1>just wanted a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I agree.

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<v Speaker 3>I think this is actually a press Beach TV problem

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<v Speaker 3>because Avata, the Lost ebb End of the Netflix series.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly the same proce exact note.

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<v Speaker 2>Where it's just like, guys, they have fun in that show.

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<v Speaker 1>That has kind of tremendous fun in that show.

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<v Speaker 3>It's more about how friendship and laughter can help people

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<v Speaker 3>survive in the sake of war rather.

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<v Speaker 1>Than like, yes, religious war that yeah, just like dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with war.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think it's kind of a prestige TV issue.

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<v Speaker 2>But but I and I do agree with you.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that hopefully when we get that kind of

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<v Speaker 3>movie that's going to wrap up this era of the

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<v Speaker 3>Felony Verse, I'm hoping that there is a bit more

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<v Speaker 3>of that, especially because the chemistry between them is so

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<v Speaker 3>good in the live action. Anna, I'm just hoping we

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<v Speaker 3>get to see everyone come back. I really want to

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<v Speaker 3>see Shin come back in the movie. Like, is there

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<v Speaker 3>anything you're really hoping to see when that Mandalorian and

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<v Speaker 3>Grogu movie hits.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I want to see how it. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>see how it ties in with the main story. The

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<v Speaker 1>we know how these how these characters and these huge

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<v Speaker 1>events intersect with all the stuff that has happened in

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<v Speaker 1>the larger universe that leads into the later movie trilogy.

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<v Speaker 1>To me, that's always the question is like, where were

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<v Speaker 1>they when this was happening?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, exactly, it's the plotholes that you love but you

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<v Speaker 3>want to know and then that I think about all

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<v Speaker 3>the time.

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<v Speaker 2>What about you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think for me, it's like those character moments.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to see an expansion on the magic aspect.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to learn more about the ancient Force, which

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<v Speaker 3>I think makes sense because they.

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<v Speaker 2>Set it up here.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to I would rather they didn't recast Balen

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<v Speaker 3>and instead had Shin kind of continue his expansion and

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<v Speaker 3>and maybe you know, rip he died.

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<v Speaker 2>Off screen or something, but something like that. I would

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<v Speaker 2>like to just see her get to kind of explore.

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<v Speaker 2>I would like to see her.

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<v Speaker 3>And so be and explore this kind of like enemies

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<v Speaker 3>to lover's relationship but everyone.

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<v Speaker 2>You can kind of see them having.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, I just think it's I like the TV

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<v Speaker 3>shows for filling in those holes in the law the

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<v Speaker 3>same way that the books have done. And now that

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<v Speaker 3>we've seen characters like Thorn come over from the expanded universe,

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<v Speaker 3>now known as Legends. I think these TV shows act

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<v Speaker 3>in the same space as those books, and I'm always

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<v Speaker 3>interested to see how those things tie in with the

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<v Speaker 3>High Republic existing in the books before the Acolyte. I

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<v Speaker 3>think it's going to be really interesting. Dave Felony's always

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<v Speaker 3>been a student of Star Wars, so to see all

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<v Speaker 3>of that come together, the TV, the film, the books,

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<v Speaker 3>the comics, you know, every kind of bit of law.

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<v Speaker 3>You never know what he's going to bring in, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's kind of what makes me so excited.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening.

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