Ryan and John open the show by discussing our continued frustration with Disney’s support for the Florida lawmakers behind the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill before spending the remainder of the episode breaking down the newly-released Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer and Entertainment Weekly coverage.
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On this episode of The Blockade Runner Podcast, Ryan and John pay tribute to Alan Ladd Jr. before discussing the inspiring Star Wars fans that have come together to support Equality in Texas and Disney’s uninspired campaign contributions. Stick around after the outro for a bonus segment on The Batman.
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After seven weeks of The Book of Boba Fett, Ryan and John return to discuss the EA/Respawn video game announcements, the Obi-Wan Kenobi poster and release date, and a rumored new Star Wars show for Disney+.
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Taking inspiration from The Book of Boba Fett’s westerns influence, Ryan and John discuss chapter 7 through a “the good, the bad, and the ugly” framework. We spend the most time on the parts we enjoyed, but also acknowledge some of the episode’s weaker points as well as we wrap up our look at each chapter of the show.
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Brandon Wainerdi from the fantastic Talking Bay 94 podcast joins us to break down The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 6: “From the Desert Comes a Stranger.” We discuss the many surprising character appearances, the conflict between attachment and creed, the deep fake of it all, and of course our predictions for next week’s finale.
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Ryan and John discuss the extremely exciting fifth chapter of The Book of Boba Fett.
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Ryan and John cover a few quick Star Wars news stories including Dr. Aphra‘s GLAAD award, the troubling news about the development of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and a new casting reveal for Ahsoka. They devote the rest of the show to discussing The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 4, “The Gathering Storm.”
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We open this week’s episode with a quick run down of the Star Wars books and comics Ryan’s been reading before spending the rest of the episode breaking down chapter 3 of The Book of Boba Fett.
Apologies for John’s echoey audio; my mic settings were off and my normally aggressively average audio quality is lower than usual this week.
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We open this week’s episode by running through the recent High Republic Phase 2 announcements before spending the rest of the show gushing over how much we loved The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 2.
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After sharing a few Star Wars-related holiday highlights, we devote the entirety of this episode to discussing our initial thoughts and impressions of “Stranger in a Strange Land,” the debut chapter of The Book of Boba Fett.
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