The Empire and the Battle Droids

On the April 5, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editorial Director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman and Star Wars expert Bryan Young for a spoiler-filled conversation about The Mandalorian Chapter 22 “Guns For Hire”.

In The Spoiler Room: The Mandalorian Chapter 22 “Guns For Hire”

• Feedback
• Brian in Texas: “I’ve seen some speculation online that the remnants of the attached lambda shuttle found last week could be where Cara Dune met her ending in Star Wars Canon, thoughts?”
• Aaron writes in “One thing I did want to bring up was the issue of a particular pirate conspicuous in his absence.  Hondo Ohnaka was one of my favorite animated Star Wars characters and it seems strange that in a Dave Filoni show in which we've now had 2 episodes in which pirates play a major role, the most obvious Filoni pirate character hasn't had a mention let alone an appearance.  Would Bryan know of any reason why they would want to avoid using Hondo or any in-universe reason why his appearance wouldn't make sense?”
• Brief reactions
• Brad
• Bryan
• Peter

Mid-Roll Sponsor break: “we’re going to take a quick break, and we’ll be right back”

• Breakdown
• The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 6 Goes Through The Looking Glass
• The Mandalorian's CSI: Star Wars Episode Gives Detective Din Djarin His Chance To Shine
• The Mandalorian Goes All Blade Runner On Droid Labor In The Star Wars Universe
• The Mandalorian's Darksaber Follows Harry Potter Rules, Apparently
• How The Mandalorian's Romeo And Juliet Romance Connects To The Clone Wars

Mid-Roll Sponsor break: “we’re going to take a quick break, and we’ll be right back”

• Speculation 

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