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The Mandalorian and Grogu and Our 2024 Preview – The Blockade Runner Podcast #258

John and Ryan discuss the announcement of The Mandalorian and Grogu film and expectations for its box office performance as well as consider if it’s the best choice to kick off the next era of Star Wars at the movie theater. We spend the rest of the show looking ahead at what 2024 holds in store for Star Wars television, books, and games.

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Jedi: Survivor Impressions, Fan Expectations, and Rey Rumors – The Blockade Runner Podcast #250

We share our (very early) impressions of Jedi: Survivor before discussing a message about audience expectations for Mandalorian season 3 from listener Rural Farmboy. We close out the show with a brief discussion of Damon Lindelof’s comments about being asked to leave the upcoming New Jedi Order film and the rumors around his potential ideas for that movie.

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The Mandalorian Ch. 24 “The Return” – The Blockade Runner Podcast #249

We spend episode 249 breaking down The Mandalorian season three’s final episode. We assess what worked for us, ways in which this chapter could’ve been stronger, and how it’s emblematic of this season’s goals and overall approach.

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The Mandalorian Ch. 23 “The Spies” – The Blockade Runner Podcast #248

We open this week’s show with a discussion of some of both our feelings about The Mandalorian season three as well as some of the backlash to it before spending the rest of the episode analyzing Ch. 23, “The Spies.”

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Celebrating New Star Wars Movie News From Home – The Blockade Runner Podcast #247

Ryan and John spend most of this episode discussing the exciting Star Wars movie news coming out of Celebration 2023. We break down what we’d like to see in Rey’s next adventure, why we’re excited for James Mangold’s Jedi-origins film, Dave Filoni’s Mandoverse movie, and more.

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The Mandalorian Chapter 19: “The Convert” – The Blockade Runner Podcast #244

Ryan and John discuss the choices facing both Dr. Pershing and Bo Katan in The Mandalorian Chapter 19, “The Convert.”

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The Mandalorian Chapter 18: “The Mines of Mandalore” – The Blockade Runner Podcast #243

Ryan and John break down “The Mines of Mandalore” and discuss Din and Bo’s relationship, the power of myth, giant enemy crabs, the Boonta Eve, and more.

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The Mandalorian Chapter 17: “The Apostate” – The Blockade Runner Podcast #242

Ryan and John break down The Mandalorian chapter 17, “The Apostate.” We discuss the recap of it all, this episode’s thematic implications for the season as a whole, the show’s incredible visuals and effects, and more.

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Could Rey Return to Star Wars Soon? – The Blockade Runner Podcast #240

We discuss the possiblity of Daisy Ridley returning to Star Wars soon, Avatar overtaking TFA at the box office, Ryan’s recent retro Star Wars game purchases, and friend of the show Dave Hackerson’s reflections on 2022 and thoughts on Bad Batch season 2.

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2023 Preview and Mandalorian Season Three Trailer – The Blockade Runner Podcast #239

We look ahead at the big Star Wars projects on the horizon in 2023 including The Bad Batch, Jedi: Survivor, Celebration, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew before breaking down the Mandalorian season three trailer immediately after its release.

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