In our new series 'Legacy of the Shadow Lord', we'll be discussing each episode of the new Disney+ series, Star Wars: The Mandalorian. And it begins now with the first two episodes of the series.

Takeaways From This Week

• The double-sided lightsaber is impractical in many ways.
• The premiere episodes provide a solid introduction to the series.
• Animation quality has significantly improved in this series.
• The pacing of the story is much faster than expected.
• Maul's character is portrayed as tactical and strategic.
• New characters add depth to the storyline.
• The law enforcement angle introduces a unique perspective.
• Action sequences are well-executed and engaging.
• Future episodes will likely involve the Empire's intervention.
• The hosts are excited to see how the story unfolds.

YOUR HOSTS 🎙️ Dylan Blight 🎙️ Ashley Hobley

EPISODE #1 CREDITS:

• Episode title: The Dark Revenge
• Director: Steward Lee, Brad Rau, Saul Ruiz, Nathaniel Villanueva
• Writer(s): Matt Michnovetz, Amanda Rose Munoz

EPISODE #2 CREDITS:

• Episode title: Sinister Schemes
• Director: Saul Ruiz
• Writer(s): Matt Michnovetz, Amanda Rose Munoz

• 🎵 Music: Disney+ & Lucasfilm
• 🎨 Artwork: Cherie Henriques
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We revisit Rogue One: A Star Wars Story after finishing Andor: Season 2.

Director: Gareth Edwards Writer: Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy, John Knoll Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Ben Mendelsohn, Guy Henry, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Jimmy Smits, Alistair Petrie, Genevieve O'Reilly, Ben Daniels, Paul Kasey, Stephen Stanton, Ian McElhinney

Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Intro Trailer & Images: LucasFilm/Star Wars

Holocron Entries Art: Cherie Henriques

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Andor comes to a sombre finish, and we discuss the last three episodes and the show overall.

We'll be talking about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story next week!

Make It Stop Lonni Jung taps out. Dedra closes in. Luthen scrambles. Kleya delivers.

Who Else Knows? Cassian returns to Coruscant for one last extraction.

Jedha, Kyber, Erso Cassian returns to Yavin with intel that will change everything.

Director: Alonso Ruizpalacios Writer: Tom Bissell, Tony Gilroy Cast: Diego Luna, Genevieve O'Reilly, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Stellan Skarsgard, Joplin Sibtain, Dave Chapman, Bronte Carmichael, Joshua James, Forest Whitaker, Ben Mendelsohn

Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Intro Trailer & Images: LucasFilm/Star Wars

Holocron Entries Art: Cherie Henriques

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