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In this news-packed episode, Rachael and Kirsty run through the following bits of news from Star Wars Celebration Europe:

We also run through our thoughts on the newly announced movie projects:

We close the episode discussion of the latest two episodes of The Mandalorian:Chapter 22: Guns for Hire and Chapter 23: The Spies. Join us for a discussion of the fun cameos, a shocking appearance from the Shadow Council, and some very quick speculation on who the titular spies may be…

Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.

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*This is a recording of the live panel Rachael recorded with Marie-Claire of What the Force and Laurie, an emerging screenwriter and director - on the Fan Stage at Star Wars Celebration Europe. Rachael has recorded a special intro and outro for the recording.*

The Force Awakens begins with a single line: “This will begin to make things right.” As we approach ten years since the sequel trilogy began, this panel looks at how the sequels expand upon and intersect with the mythological underpinnings of the first two trilogies. In particular, we will focus on how the story of Rey and Kylo Ren tests the boundaries between right and wrong, bringing fresh perspectives to a saga known for its binary morality.

This panel is hosted by Rachael of the Scavenger’s Hoard podcast. She is joined by Marie-Claire of What the Force?, and Laurie Kirwan-Ashman, an emerging screenwriter and director.

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*If you’re at Star Wars Celebration Europe, look out for Rachael’s panel - Powerful Light, Powerful Darkness - on the Fan Stage on Saturday!*

In this episode, Rachael recommends the following:

Kirsty recommends the following:

At around 25 minutes in, we quickly discuss our thoughts on some of the directors revealed to be working on Skeleton Crew. We then go on to discuss our mixed feelings on the latest two episodes of The Mandalorian: Chapter 20 - The Foundling and Chapter 21 - The Pirate.   

Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.

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We begin this episode by confirming the date and time of Rachael’s panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe! Rachael will be co-hosting a panel on the mythology of the sequel trilogy ('Powerful Light, Powerful Darkness: How the Sequels Expand the Mythology of Star Wars'), and the panel will be taking place on the Saturday of the convention from 1.30-2.30pm. We hope Rachael sees some listeners there.

Next, we share our recommendations. Rachael recommends the following:

Kirsty recommends the following:

At around 32 minutes in, we discuss our thoughts on various pieces of Star Wars news, including:

At around 57 minutes in, we share our thoughts on Chapters 18 and 19 of The Mandalorian: The Mines of Mandalore and The Convert. Join us for a discussion of Bo Katan’s religious awakening, the possibility of Mandalorian catfights and the queasy ethics of the New Republic’s rehabilitation programme. 

Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.

Star Wars Celebration Europe, Saturday 8 April, 1.30-2.30pm

Co-hosted by Rachael of Scavenger's Hoard, Marie-Claire of What the Force? and Laurie Kirwan-Ashman

We're all so excited to announce our panel at Star Wars Celebration! It's going to be a really fun deep-dive into the lore and mythological inspirations behind the Star Wars sequel trilogy. If you'll be attending the convention, we'd love to see you there!

Entry will be free to badge holders, but you can register yourself as attending/interested on Facebook here.

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We begin this episode by announcing Rachael’s panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe! Rachael will be co-hosting a panel on the mythology of the sequel trilogy ('Powerful Light, Powerful Darkness: How the Sequels Expand the Mythology of Star Wars'), and the panel will be taking place on the Saturday of the convention. We hope Rachael sees some listeners there.

Next, we share our recommendations. Rachael recommends the following:

Kirsty recommends the following:

At around 35 minutes in, we discuss our thoughts on various pieces of Star Wars news, including:

At around 50 minutes in, we share our thoughts on the season premiere of The Mandalorian: Chapter 17, The Apostate. Join us for a chat about adorable Grogu moments, the return of Babu Frik’s species, and our continued reservations over the show’s depiction of Mandalorian customs.

We then end the episode with a brief discussion of Matthew Stover’s Mace Windu-centric novel Shatterpoint, which we had our reservations about.

Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.

(Apologies for the echo in parts of this recording - I've done my best to reduce this in the edit, but parts were too difficult to remove! I will address the echo during the recording process next time.)

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We begin this episode by sharing our recommendations. Rachael recommends the following:

Kirsty recommends the following:

At 26 minutes in, we discuss our thoughts on the trailer for season three of The Mandalorian.

At 39 minutes in, we share our current feelings about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. We discuss the film in relation to Andor, and reflect on how our feelings on it have evolved since it was first released.

Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.