Ryan and John discuss all of the news coming out of Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 including updates on The Mandalorian and Grogu and Andor, Shawn Levy and Ryan Gosling’s Starfighter film, Star Wars toys and publishing, and more.
Ryan and John devote episode 263 to the first two episodes of The Acolyte. We share our general impressions and reaction to the show before discussing each episode in detail.
Ryan and John discuss their impressions of The Acolyte trailer as well as recent comments about the show from creator Leslye Headland. In the second half of the episode, Ryan shares his impressions of the new Star Wars Unlimited collectible card game.
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.
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.
Ryan is back after taking a bit of a hiatus from both Star Wars and the podcast. We catch up on where he’s at with Star Wars overall before jumping into Clone Wars season 7, recent comics, and both the TROS digital release and novelization. In the second half of the show we discuss the impact COVID-19 may have on the High Republic, Celebration, Galaxy’s Edge, and upcoming Disney+ shows.
This episode features a look at over 25 leaked concept art images from Colin Trevorrow’s Duel of the Fates script including sequences, planets, vehicles, and characters not seen in The Rise of Skywalker. I hadn’t actually read the leaked script at the time this episode was recorded, so it’s mostly a reaction to the images themselves and a brief synopsis of the story I’d come across. The art itself is embedded in the podcast chapters or in the video version available on YouTube; if you’re driving or doing the dishes or something while listening, you can check them out on Imgur here.
Star Wars Resistance ended on a high note last week with the excellent two-part episode “The Escape.” Friend of the show Caleb joins John to show some love to the often overlooked Resistance, take a quick look back at season two, and break down this final episode’s best moments. We also look forward to Clone Wars season 7 and the future of Star Wars animation to round out the episode.
This week’s show is a brief look at some of the most compelling portions of the recently released Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary. It opens with a few minutes on the history and purpose of Star Wars visual dictionaries before focusing on the book’s info on Exegol, the Sith Eternal, Lando and Jannah, Ochi of Bestoon, and more.