The final episode of The Mandalorian Season 2 is here and boy was there a lot to react to! Caitlin and Charlotte talk about the ending, what they liked and didn’t, where the story can go moving forward, and more. (S2E8, Directed by Peyton Reed)

This is our last episode of 2020 — thanks to our amazing listeners for another incredible year podcasting and loving Star Wars! Looking forward to 2021 and beyond!

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Caitlin and Charlotte return to discuss the latest episode of The Mandalorian, Chapter 15 “The Believer,” written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa (S2E7). Morals, beliefs, Din’s choices, and more.

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It’s all happening. During a Disney Investors Day presentation on December 10th, 2020, Lucasfilm unveiled their latest slate of films and shows coming soon to Disney Plus and theaters. This includes: Patty Jenkins directing a film called Rogue Squadron, Taika Waititi’s film, Obi-Wan Kenobi with the return of Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader (!!!), Ahsoka, Rangers of the New Republic, The Mandalorian season 3, Lando, Andor, The Acolyte created by the incredible Leslye Headland, The Bad Batch, Star Wars Visions, A Droid Story, plus more Lucasfilm stories (Indiana Jones 5, Willow series, and Children of Blood and Bone). We discuss all of this and so much more on this episode!

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Caitlin and Charlotte discuss the latest episode of The Mandalorian, Chapter 14, “The Tragedy” (S2 E6) directed by Robert Rodriguez. Lots of fun stuff to discuss here, from father/son dynamics to where we are in the story and what’s next for Din and Grogu. 

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At long last: Dave Filoni’s “The Jedi” (S2E5) is filled with so, so much to talk about. Ahsoka Tano returns to the Star Wars universe finally in live action, Baby Yoda gets a name, the layered, complicated reactions to all of this, and so much more on this episode. 

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Caitlin and Charlotte discuss the latest episode of The Mandalorian, Season 2, Episode 4 “Chapter 12: The Siege,” directed by Carl Weathers. 

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Brandon Wainerdi (Talking Bay 94) joins Caitlin and Charlotte to deep dive into the 2004 documentary “Empire of Dreams.” They discuss their impressions of it, how it has shaped their fandom, favorite moments, and more. Plus, some discussion about other behind-the-scenes Star Wars moments *and* Brandon answers the Star Wars dinner question. 

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Caitlin and Charlotte break down the latest episode of The Mandalorian, Chapter 11: The Heiress (S2E3), directed by Bryce Dallas Howard. Sweater-wearing Mon Cala, chowder, pirates, Frog love, speculation, and so much more.

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Caitlin and Charlotte break down the latest episode of The Mandalorian, Chapter 10 (Season 2, Episode 2) “The Passenger” directed by Peyton Reed. Spoilers ahead: Eggs (yes, more eggs in The Mandalorian), bugs, spookiness, archetypes, and more.

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Caitlin and Charlotte welcome writer Amy Ratcliffe (“The Jedi Mind”, “Women of the Galaxy”, Lattes with Leia) to Skytalkers to discuss her new book, “The Jedi Mind”! Amy discusses the importance of mindfulness and how it intersects with Star Wars and our daily life. Plus, Amy leads a breathing exercise that you can do while listening to de-stress. All this and more on this episode!

Buy “The Jedi Mind” via Amazon: https://amzn.to/3mP31Ch

Amy’s website: https://www.amyratcliffe.com/

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Caitlin and Charlotte discuss the first episode of season two of The Mandalorian: Chapter 9 “The Marshal.” Spoilers ahead for the episode! Mythic thoughts, analysis, predictions, and more.

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Caitlin and Charlotte bring Hammie (@balancedpadawan) on Skytalkers to discuss the Dyad — Rey and Ben Solo. They discuss the origins, the word etymology and origins, “the mythical dyad.” Then, they talk about the dyad’s function specifically in the Star Wars narrative; how it relates to the Chosen One prophecy, how it fits in with the concept of “twos”. Finally, they wildly speculate about the future: Can Ben Solo be brought back? How would we like to see it? What about the World Between Worlds? All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers.

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Read her article on The Dyad: https://whattheforce.ca/rey-and-kylo-ren-what-is-the-dyad/

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Caitlin and Charlotte deep dive into some specific aspects about Star Wars Rebels’ excellent episode “Twin Suns” (S3 E20) — they discuss their initial impressions of the episode, fan reactions, and then compare it to Hitchcock’s masterpiece “North by Northwest” by exploring the concepts of moral relativism, mistaken identity, and the episode’s visual language. Then, they speculate about how we will view this episode after the upcoming Kenobi series and more.

The parody video discussed (enjoy!!!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QModn-VIjHc 

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Skytalkers is a women-hosted Star Wars podcast told in 3 parts that examines all films, televisions shows, and novels through the different lenses: Themes, speculation, character analyses, interviews with creators and actors. New episodes bi-weekly.

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The Mandalorian season 2 trailer is finally here! We break it down and speculate the future of the season. What can we expect from Din and the child? Where will their journey take them? 

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“The opposite of grimdark is hopepunk.” - Alexandra Rowland in 2017. Caitlin and Charlotte explore just why we need HOPEPUNK now more than ever in Star Wars storytelling. On this episode: What is hopepunk? Is Star Wars inherently hopepunk? What stories have the potential to be more hopepunk than others and why is this a type of story we revere? All this and more on Skytalkers.

The original Tumblr post: https://ariaste.tumblr.com/post/163500138919/ariaste-the-opposite-of-grimdark-is-hopepunk 

Vox article mentioned: https://www.vox.com/2018/12/27/18137571/what-is-hopepunk-noblebright-grimdark

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Caitlin and Charlotte are joined by author Ian Doescher to discuss the wonderful intersection of Shakespeare and Star Wars with the new release of “The Merry Rise of Skywalker”. We talk process, parallels, the Reylo Romeo & Juliet parts, Hamlet comparisons, and much, much more. 

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E. Anne Convery, the author of the story “Bug” in “The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark,” joins Caitlin and Charlotte to discuss her background in fairy tales and mythology, Star Wars, her favorite things about Celebration, writing “Bug”, the collective unconscious, The Clone Wars finale, her namesake convors (Morai!), and so much more. Light spoilers for her new story, “Bug.” 

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Sarah Kuhn, author of “Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original,” joins Caitlin and Charlotte in a spoiler-filled conversation about the recently-released audio drama. We talk process, inspirations, and more — including Sarah’s Star Wars Dinner picks. 

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The final installment in our summer series about Star Wars and animation is here! In this third part, we continue our animation timeline and discuss the excellent shows Star Wars: Resistance, Galaxy of Adventures, the return of The Clone Wars, and the future of Star Wars animation: The Bad Batch, whatever comes next, and we debate what we’d like to see. Part 3 of 3.

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Our fourth annual summer series continues with part 2 of 3, where we explore 2012 through 2018 with Star Wars and animation. On this episode: The Disney sale, the cancellation of The Clone Wars, the Netflix deal, Star Wars Rebels, Lego Star Wars Freemakers, Forces of Destiny, and much more. Part 2 of 3.

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Our fourth annual summer series is here, where we examine a single topic across three episodes. This year, we’re taking a look at Star Wars’ history with animation and creating our own timeline of animated projects from 1978 through 2020. In this episode, we trace 1978 through 2012 which includes the Star Wars Holiday Special (Boba Fett!), Ewok, Droids, the 2D Clone Wars microseries, and the beginning of The Clone Wars. Part 1 of 3.

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Caitlin and Charlotte discuss Charles Soule’s bestselling Kylo Ren comic book story, “The Rise of Kylo Ren.” A spoiler discussion on themes, choices, destiny, Ben’s character and fall, and more follows, including reactions. 

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Caitlin and Charlotte welcome fanzine creator and collage artist Kara DJ to the show to discuss the long history of fanzines, fandom, the process of fanzine creation, and much more, including Kara’s Star Wars Dinner!

Follow Kara & Into a Larger World: https://www.instagram.com/sacredsomethingbykara/

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Looking for Leia Episode 2 "The Stories We Tell": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-4kfgryc4

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The follow-up to our Nostalgia-themed episode is here. Caitlin and Charlotte talk through the survey results from the concept of nostalgia in Star Wars and current media. Part 2 of 2. 

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Our website with pie charts from the survey: https://skytalkers.com/?p=17475

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