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Last Shot by Daniel José Older preps us for Solo: A Star Wars Story by bringing us an exciting adventure with Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and a ton of new characters (but also baby Ben Solo). On this episode, we discuss what we liked about the book and how it ties into the saga as a whole. We then discuss key themes throughout the novel: parenting anxiety, the joys of doing what you love, DROID RIGHTS, and change/personal growth. We then swap quotes to analyze. And maybe there's a surprise at the very end of the episode. Skytalkers Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/hpD1Zl6kYzvVPbWS2  skytalkers.com http://www.twitter.com/skytalkerspod  http://www.twitter.com/crerrity http://www.twitter.com/caitlinplesher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our 50th episode (!!!) is all about Force visions, premonitions, and cave sequences in Star Wars. What do these obstacles mean for our characters? What purpose do they serve in the story, and what do they mean? In part one, we talk about the prequel trilogy and the Clone Wars: Anakin's dreams, Mortis (Ahsoka and Anakin), and even the Clone Wars microseries. In part two, it's all about the original trilogy: Luke's cave sequence and his vision of his friends dying. We also talk briefly about Rebels. In part three, we discuss the sequel trilogy: Rey's vision in The Force Awakens, the mirror cave in The Last Jedi, and Rey and Kylo's visions together. All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers! Ahsoka Untold Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS4sclln5J4  Visions and Premonitions YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKfuckzX9GHWj4gS2pLtUbXfpqpIGLQ3V  Skytalkers Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/hpD1Zl6kYzvVPbWS2  skytalkers.com http://www.twitter.com/skytalkerspod  http://www.twitter.com/crerrity http://www.twitter.com/caitlinplesher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story is OUT and Caitlin and Charlotte have their immediate reactions! No spoilers here -- just raw thoughts on the trailer, some theories, predictions, what we want from the characters, and more! skytalkers.com  https://twitter.com/skytalkerspod  https://twitter.com/caitlinplesher  https://twitter.com/crerrity  https://www.patreon.com/skytalkers  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caitlin and Charlotte are excited to discuss all the bonus features on the Blu-Ray release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. To begin, they give a review of how these bonus features stack up against previous Star Wars films. In part one, they discuss the feature-length documentary "The Director and the Jedi," and the respect they have for Rian Johnson, as well as the controversy surrounding Mark Hamill. In part two, they discuss the deleted scenes. In part three, they talk about extrapolated quotes from Rian Johnson's audio commentary of the film. Finally, Charlotte gives a brief review of the Music-Only version of the film. Please take our survey!: https://bit.ly/2H2B6Lq Our website: skytalkers.com http://www.twitter.com/crerrity  http://www.twitter.com/caitlinplesher http://www.twitter.com/skytalkerspod  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Star Wars: The Last Jedi novelization, written by Jason Fry, is finally here! In this packed episode, we talk general perceptions, fun Easter Eggs, and favorite new-information. We get deep with the character section, and swap quotes and discuss what we've learned about each main character. Finally, we participate in "Lectio Devino" and swap chosen-quotes and describe how these passages make us feel, what they remind us of, and more. All this and much more discussion on this week's episode!   Visit our website: https://skytalkers.com/  Go here to watch Shannon's experience with Skytalkers Machete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-x9Tm6c2yk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skytalkerspod  Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/skytalkers  Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skytalkerspod/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The finale of Star Wars: Rebels is here and we're here to talk about it. Spoilers ahead! First, Caitlin gives her 30 second recap on this epic finale (A Fool's Hope, Family Reunion, & Farewell). Then, they each give 2 highs and 1 low about the episodes overall. Next, they discuss the story elements of Rebels: what is the state of the Rebellion? How did we feel about the ending? Could we have predicted it would come to this point? What makes a story especially "Filoni" and how do we feel about that? In the character section, we go through each character. We answer a listener email addressing some concerns about women representation in the finale -- and we give our thanks to the creators of the show, as well as the fans.  Follow us on @skytalkerspod for more fun and individually @crerrity and @caitlinplesher. Thanks for listening! Click here to join our Patreon community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is all about fan-created media and how it enriches our Star Wars fandom experience. There is no community like the Star Wars community, especially when fans are creating awesome content every day to support their passions. Caitlin and Charlotte are joined by Amy Richau (@amyrichau), writer for StarWars.com and creator of  #365StarWarsWomen, a project chronicling a different woman involved in Star Wars a day. They talk with her about fandom, women in Star Wars, and get to know her story.    Next, they're joined by Danny Pirtle (@DannyPirtle19), creator of a website called Porgology that hosts articles, think pieces, and catalogs the different alien creatures that appear across the Star Wars canon. Danny then asked Caitlin and Charlotte to create a "Star Wars dinner" with only aliens and creatures.   Finally, Caitlin and Charlotte discuss two aspects of their fandom: fanfiction and fan-created videos. What's up with the stigma behind fanfiction? What are our favorites and what do we look for in a "good" fanfiction? Why do we love fanvids so much and what is their origin? All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers!    Head to our website for a full list of links mentioned! skytalkers.com   Follow us on @skytalkerspod for more fun and individually @crerrity and @caitlinplesher. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The penultimate episodes of Star Wars: Rebels are here and Caitlin and Charlotte break "Wolves and a Door" and "A World Between Worlds" down. Spoilers ahead! SO MUCH TO UNPACK HERE. First, they give their highs and lows. Then, they dive into the story with questions like: What are the implications for the Star Wars saga overall? What about those voices? What does it all mean? What is the state of the Empire? In the character section, they discuss Ezra, Hera, Sabine, Ahsoka, sacrifice, and even the Emperor.  See this post for the full list of quotes. One episode remains! Are you ready?  Follow the Escape Pods Network on Twitter, @WeAreEscapePods! And at weareescapepods.com Follow us on @skytalkerspod for more fun and individually @crerrity and @caitlinplesher. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Star Wars: Rebels is in the home stretch... Skytalkers' Fulcrum Files returns to discuss the two emotional episodes, Jedi Night and DUME. Spoilers ahead! First, Caitlin gives her 20 second recap of the episodes. Then, they give their 2 highs and 1 low. They discuss story next: How did we feel about the pacing of these episodes individually and as a two-part arc? Do we think the episode was balanced in giving our characters time to grieve while moving the plot forward towards the next step? In part three, they go through each character and their journeys, and they speculate on the future of the season.   Follow us on @skytalkerspod for more fun and individually @crerrity and @caitlinplesher. Thanks for listening! skytalkers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caitlin finally read the Revenge of the Sith novelization! In part one, we discuss the merits of novelizations and how this one stacks up comparatively. In part two, they go through the characterizations of Padmé, Anakin, and Obi-Wan. In part three, they practice "lectio divina" and choose passages for each other to analyze immediately.    Follow us on @skytalkerspod for more fun and individually @crerrity and @caitlinplesher. Thanks for listening! skytalkers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices