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Jun 3, 2021

Caitlin and Charlotte lead with the question: Once you start down the dark path, *does* the Dark Side forever dominate your destiny? We trace the dark side’s historical origins, including the early drafts of Star Wars with the Ashla and Bogan, to the Revenge of the Sith novelization and much more. Then we dive into Anakin Skywalker’s journey into the dark side and parse through our origin hypothesis. Finally, we talk about Ben Solo, redemption, and whether the dark side *does* dominate his destiny, and what that means for the story. We talk about Robert Bly’s concept on the human shadow and how that relates to the Dark Side. All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers! This episode was edited by Danny Pirtle.

 

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Works Cited:

The Making of Star Wars by JW Rinzler

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back by JW Rinzler

The Making of Return of the Jedi by JW Rinzler

Revenge of the Sith Novelization by Matthew Stover 

Little Book on the Human Shadow by Robert Bly

Star Wars Archives by Paul Duncan

Dave Filoni, IGN Interview from 2018

 

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May 29, 2021

Charlotte and Caitlin are together to watch The Bad Batch episode “Rampage” and react to it! Listen in for reactions to the next journey the Bad Batch go on, thoughts on Muchi, more thoughts on who is behind hiring Fennec, and more!

 

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May 22, 2021

Caitlin and Charlotte return to discuss episode 4 of The Bad Batch, “Cornered.” Such a great episode and there’s lots to discuss, from Omega’s place in the story to the Star Wars Resistance connections, Attack of the Clones references, Fennec Shand (!!!), Echo & Hunter, and so much more.

 

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May 15, 2021

Charlotte and Caitlin return to discuss episode 3 of The Bad Batch, “Replacements”! This was such a great episode and we had so much to discuss, from the shifting tone to the potential character journeys.


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May 7, 2021

Episode 2 of The Bad Batch is here! We break down the latest episode, our favorite parts, more thoughts on Omega and Hunter, and more. 

 

We recorded this before we became aware of this serious issue, which is whitewashing in animation and specifically with the clones here. As white women, whatever we say is just paraphrasing fans of color who have rightfully called attention to this. We both urge our listeners to check out this io9 story and the included carrd: https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-star-wars-fans-are-concerned-about-the-bad-batch-an-1846831469 

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May 4, 2021

We got early access to watch the first episode of The Bad Batch! Spoilers ahead for “Aftermath.” Here are Caitlin and Charlotte’s reactions (without any online influence since it was recorded before the fourth). What do we think of the show? Who is our favorite character? Omega? All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers.

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Apr 23, 2021

Caitlin and Charlotte continue to dive into the Star Wars Vintage collection and watch the two Ewok Adventure films, Caravan of Courage and The Battle for Endor! They’re joined by two Ewok film experts, Jason and Gabe from the incredible podcast, Blast Points. Caitlin and Charlotte present Jason and Gabe with questions they were left with after watching, including: What was George Lucas’ mindset when creating the story for these films? How shocked were you by the first 10 minutes of Battle for Endor? Where are these incredible matte paintings today? How did these films eventually influence the slate of Star Wars stories we are receiving today? All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers.

 

This episode was edited by Danny Pirtle.

 

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http://blastpointspodcast.com/2020/09/01/episode-233-ewok-month-caravan-of-courage-the-ewok-adventure/ 

http://blastpointspodcast.com/2020/09/08/episode-234-ewok-month-the-battle-for-endor/ 

 

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Apr 14, 2021

Caitlin and Charlotte revisit Genndy Tartakovsky’s Star Wars: Clone Wars Microseries from the Star Wars Vintage collection on Disney+. They discuss the history of the series, how it compares to The Clone Wars now that both series are complete, and reminisce on watching this for the first time in middle school. They discuss each volume and analyze characterization, the metaphor of the cave, and much more.

 

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Mar 31, 2021

Caitlin and Charlotte try a different viewing order for the Skywalker Saga, the Nesting or Matryoshka Viewing Order (as we’ve named it). Here’s the order: Start with The Force Awakens, then The Last Jedi, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, Return of the Jedi, and finally, The Rise of Skywalker. We go through each important transition and discuss why we loved this order and what interesting things we noticed. All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers!

 

Further reading on Matryoshka: https://www.macalester.edu/russian/about/resources/miscellany/matryoshka/

 

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Mar 6, 2021

On the 200th episode of Skytalkers, Caitlin and Charlotte welcome fan-favorite Star Wars author, Claudia Gray, on the show to discuss The High Republic, the Force, “Into the Dark”, prophecies, Geode, and so much more. Plus, Claudia gives her Star Wars dinner picks. 

 

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Feb 20, 2021

Caitlin and Charlotte break down the new High Republic novel, “Into the Dark,” from our favorite Star Wars author, Claudia Gray. First impressions, the natural world vs. industry, favorite characters, Geode, wayseekers, theorizing of where the High Republic is going, and so much more. 

 

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Feb 13, 2021

Charmaine Chan, the Lead Compositor for Industrial Light and Magic, joins Caitlin and Charlotte to discuss her work on The Mandalorian, working and controlling the Volume (StageCraft), her awesome project Women in VFX, her start in the industry, and so much more. Charmaine also answers our Star Wars Dinner question.

 

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Feb 6, 2021

Amy Richau, author of the new book “I Love You. I Know. Lessons in Love & Friendship,” comes back on the show to talk about the writing process, her 365 Star Wars Project and her time long ago working at Skywalker Ranch as a film archivist. Plus, Amy revisits her 2018 Star Wars dinner and gives a new answer! All this and more on this episode.

 

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Jan 19, 2021

It’s the start of the High Republic era! Caitlin and Charlotte dive into “Light of the Jedi” by Charles Soule, the first novel in the High Republic initiative. They talk about their impressions of the book and what they’re excited about for this new era, then they talk about deeper themes: Who are the Jedi now? Why this period? Can we draw upon Camelot/Arthurian myth as inspiration? They also give each other quotes from the novel to analyze and discuss further. All this and more on this episode!

 

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Jan 12, 2021

We’re celebrating FOUR years podcasting with this special episode! First, Caitlin and Charlotte give their 2021 Star Wars Dinner Party answers, reflect on stats from the past year, and discuss their favorite episode. Then, they answer your questions all about Star Wars, their friendship, travels, what they’re looking forward to in 2021, podcasting tips, and much more. Thank you for sticking with us for four whole years of podcasting — we can’t wait for four more!

 

PS: Caitlin’s audio is kinda funky in the beginning of the episode, but gets *way* better by the 11 minute mark. Sorry about that!

 

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