Essential Star Wars

EP. 227A Lasat fighting a Noghri. Lothwolves…hounding Ezra. Another subordinate failing Thrawn. Kanan leaving a legacy with a noble end as good as it gets. The heart of Rebels Season 4 set the end of the series on a path that surprised us all. It gave us all the feels, and just might give us even more when we see Hera, Jacen, Ezra, Zeb, Sabine and Thrawn continue their story in Ahsoka Season 2. You can watch our episodes live every Monday at 5:30 PM PT, 8:30 PM ET at https://www.youtube.com/@Starwarsunderworld/streams Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialAsh Mothma https://instagram.com/bejeweledmothma Bluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial  https://amzn.to/3cfeebq

EP. 226Thrawn vs Hera. Season 2 of Ahsoka promises the massive confrontation that General Syndulla has been dreading for almost a decade. And she’s right to worry: the first time they met in the “theatre of war,” the Chiss Grand Admiral threw down overwhelming force backing an impressive tactical plan. That plan was only outdone by the incompetence of his subordinates and the intervention of a power beyond his comprehension or prediction. This week we continue our journey to Ahsoka Season 2 with the Rebels double episode, Zero Hour.You can watch our episodes live every Monday at 5:30 PM PT, 8:30 PM ET at https://www.youtube.com/@Starwarsunderworld/streams Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialAsh Mothma https://instagram.com/bejeweledmothma Bluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial  https://amzn.to/3cfeebq 

EP. 225Less than two decades ago, fans raged that the Prequels ruined Star Wars. Now they say its better than the original trilogy. Once Clone Wars 2008 was reviled, now it is the gem of Star Wars animation. Fans have a history of revising their opinions, and in some cases revising history, claiming what was hated was always loved and sometimes vice versa. But why is this? And what will be the next piece of history to be re-written? We'll discuss all this and more on Eye on Canon.Hosted by Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialGuest: Dominic Jones https://www.instagram.com/dominicj25/Bluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial https://amzn.to/3cfeebq

EP. 224One of the most striking closing shots of Ahsoka Season 1 reveals Baylan atop an immense mountainous statue of the Father and the Son of Mortis. The sequence skillfully raises multiple questions for season 2 of the show. Are the Mortis Gods the “power” that Baylan is seeking on Peridea? Will the show further explore Ahsoka’s connection to the Daughter, conspicuously missing from the statue, and make for a cosmic clash with Baylan’s designs? Will the narrative of the Mortis *Arc* from Clone Wars, so focused as it is on Anakin, come to bear on his one-time Padawan who has just seen his unmistakable Force Ghost at the very end of the final episode of season 1? How else might the mythology of Mortis find its live-action expression in season 2?You can watch our episodes live every Monday at 5:30 PM PT, 8:30 PM ET at https://www.youtube.com/@Starwarsunderworld/streams Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialAsh Mothma https://instagram.com/bejeweledmothma Bluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial  https://amzn.to/3cfeebq

EP. 223After the fall of the Empire, Mon Mothma said they needed to start “Building a government.” But what does government look like after thirty years of Palpatine’s rule? This week we take a deep dive on not only what happens when the dictator falls but how real world revolutionary movements built there governments and why did some last and why some fell. All this and more on this week's Eye on Canon.You can watch our episodes live every Monday at 5:30 PM PT, 8:30 PM ET at https://www.youtube.com/@Starwarsunderworld/streams Hosted by Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialGuest: Red LeaderBluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial  https://amzn.to/3cfeebq

EP. 222Star Wars Rebels Season 4 was a highlight for many of us Star Wars fans and the Rogue One connection was one of its best features. This was never more true than in the episodes In the Name of the Rebellion Parts 1 and 2. Mon vs Saw for the heart of the Rebel Alliance, Ezra and Sabine go on a mission that leads them closer to the Death Star, and how does this episode relate now that we have Andor? All this and more on Eye on Canon.You can watch our episodes live every Monday at 5:30 PM PT, 8:30 PM ET at https://www.youtube.com/@Starwarsunderworld/streams Hosted by Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialGuest: Red LeaderBluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial  https://amzn.to/3cfeebq

EP. 221There are *a lot* of stories in Star Wars canon. The Disney takeover in 2012 and the launch of Disney+ meant that there are more screen stories than ever. Then there’re novels, comics, video games and more, which have ebbed and flowed but generally come out at a healthy clip. The proliferation of films and streaming shows raises an intriguing question, since previously they would have collectively been the tentpoles holding up the entire franchise: which stories are essential to the “core storyline,” and which ones could a more casual fan skip and still get a solid sense of it? Is that how we would define essential in the first place? Are there any paper canon stories in there? This week we grapple with all that and more!You can watch our episodes live every Monday at 5:30 PM PT, 8:30 PM ET at https://www.youtube.com/@Starwarsunderworld/streams Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialBluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial  https://amzn.to/3cfeebq

EP. 220Deceit! Corruption! Financial Nationalization! Third-wheeling into a domestic squabble! Rush Clovis did it all, without even knowing he was doing it. His three-episode arc in season 6 of The Clone Wars hits all the political and personal buttons, and even hints at the cosmic implications yet to come. Because Sheev *never* wastes an opportunity.You can watch our episodes live every Monday at 5:30 PM PT, 8:30 PM ET at https://www.youtube.com/@Starwarsunderworld/streams Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialBluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial  https://amzn.to/3cfeebq

EP. 219The topic of galactic government – centred on Coruscant, Chandrila or elsewhere – inherently includes questions about how all these planets and sectors and institutions cooperate with each other. Hint: sometimes they don't, which gives us the “Wars” in “Star Wars.” But when they do, it's found in the intersection between longstanding norms and institutional procedures that reinforce those norms. In the real world, that’s typically how we understand federalism, colonialism, confederalism and any other way to bring diverse interests and polities into one. Is Star Wars closer to the ideal of E Pluribus Unum of “We the People,” or the dryer but perhaps more realist attempt at “Peace, Order and Good Government” found in Canada’s Constitution? Or something else entirely? This week we keep our comparative politics hats on to talk all about Galactic cooperation in Star Wars!You can watch our episodes live every Monday at 5:30 PM PT, 8:30 PM ET at https://www.youtube.com/@Starwarsunderworld/streams Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialBluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial  https://amzn.to/3cfeebq

EP. 218*Spoilers begin around 26:00*Time for a book review! Rebecca Roanhorse gives us a spectacular second entry in the Reign of the Empire trilogy with “Edge of the Abyss.” Set in the year before the events of Andor season 1, it sets the stage for the politics and spycraft of the show, but also digs deep into the hopes, fears and choices of some of its major (and not-so-major) characters. The result is a surprisingly personal novel, one that primes us not only for the streaming series but for Fran Wilde’s conclusion in “From the Ashes” coming next year.You can watch our episodes live every Monday at 5:30 PM PT, 8:30 PM ET at https://www.youtube.com/@Starwarsunderworld/streams Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.socialResident Mon Mothma biographer/Pop Culture Correspondent Ashla:https://bejeweledmothma.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/bejeweledmothma/ Senior Tie-in Correspondent Chris Abbott:https://twitter.com/Starrapter Bluesky: https://eyeoncanon.bsky.socialStar Wars Underworld Podcast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/theswu/ Join us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/xhbXgRuuGxAudible 30-Day Free Trial  https://amzn.to/3cfeebq