Delusions Of Grandeur Children of the Jedi Ch 13-16
Oct 2, 2024
They tackle Luke and Calista’s odd alliance and their plan to distract Gamorreans. R2’s dangerous malfunction and Threepio’s culinary diplomacy get joking attention. Leia stalks a mysterious aristocrat through icy mists and uncovers hidden Jedi toys and a troubling Force-sensitive child. Political intrigue and personal backstory threads weave through tense rescue maneuvers.
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Hosts' Personal Star Wars Introduction
- Emily and Kelly gush about how engrossing Children of the Jedi is and confess they read extra chapters despite planning limits.
- Kelly describes rewatching the original films with a newcomer, noting how knowledge of Vader's parentage changes viewing.
Jedi Rebuilding Is Messy
- Luke's Jedi leadership is framed as chaotic and under-resourced, making training feel like an 'unmitigated disaster.'
- The Eye of Palpatine revives Palpatine's extermination plan, mixing AI horror with degraded stormtrooper remnants.
Palpatine's Ship Is A Grotesque Menagerie
- The Eye of Palpatine blends wartime relic and rogue AI, recruiting mismatched species instead of troopers.
- That mismatch creates comic and tragic scenes as species misinterpret stormtrooper identities.
