ML183 - Maul Shadow Lord - S1E9 - Strange Allies

Oh we are back! Well, for the moment...no but seriously, we're back! Star Wars is finally starting to get some content for us again, beginning with the trailer for Ahsoka Season 2 and we're here to talk about it! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: [email protected] Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

This is it! The finale of Maul Shadow Lord! Not letting us take a moment since Vader appeared out of the fog, the fight immediately begins and the episode never lets up for a second after that. This is all out Vader. This is how powerful he was at his peak. This is Anakin in unbridled menace. And it was AWESOME! Our group of the Lawsons, Devon, Master Daki and Two Boots, along with Vario, can barely stay ahead of Vader and the Inquisitors trying to get to the ship that Dryden Vos brought to rescue them. It's a race for survival, and not everyone makes it.  As we've seen before, the tragic loss of someone dear to them, causes a Jedi to lose their control, and that's when the darkness takes over. And Maul perfectly orchestrates Devon's fall to his side.  It's action packed. It's edge of your seat. It's terrifying. It's dramatic. This is the finale of Maul Shadow Lord! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: [email protected] Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

It's the penultimate episode of Maul Shadow Lord! The one before the finale and man oh man was it a doozie!! That cliffhanger was breathtaking!  We're excited about this one as it perfectly shows fantastic chase sequences, fight scenes, and tension filled action! The inquisitors are hot on their tails as Maul, Master Daki, Devon, Rylee and Lawson are trying to flee the planet and the Empire, but they can't get away and must face them in one of the best lightsaber fighting we have ever seen. Maul takes tragic losses as he watches his allies go down one by one, and barely gets away. This is the Empire Strikes Back of the series, as the bad guys take the victory for the time being. Buckle up, here we go! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: [email protected] Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

What do you call the penulitimate episode to the penultimate episode? The prepenultimate episode? That's what this one is, definitely the big setup for what's coming in the next two finale episodes! We have everyone on the run. Maul trying to get away from the Inquisitors and back to his people. The Lawsons, Devon and Daki trying to get away from the Empire. It's a tense chase sequence all the way through!  But we also see Maul really suffering from his fears of abandonment and betrayal. The same weaknesses he's suffered his whole life. It's plagued him. It's ate away at his sanity. It's crippled him when he needs to be strong.  We are seeing just how much of a tragic story Maul has lived through. And it helps us understand him all the more. But this is not a redemption story. It's just giving so much depth to a villain that most usually don't get, and that's why this show is so great! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: [email protected] Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

It's as if this is Maul's own personal version of The Empire Strikes Back! He loses almost everything in this episode as the Empire closes in and his team is dropping like flies, and his temporary allies abandon him. What's a former Sith Lord to do? Not only that, but his droid parts are faultering, and he feels the pain, limiting his fighting abilities, and the Inquisitors take advantage. This is not how he planned things.  Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: [email protected] Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

Stakes are rising fast!  Marrow shows up uninvited at the Lawson apartment, and he's not interested in appetizers! Lookout! Yikes! The light saber duels in this one are simply stunning. Lots of action and lots of great character moments, as we see the group paired off, with Lawson running with Master Daki, while Devon tries to protect Rylee.  This is what Star Wars is all about, in one of the best episodes so far! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: [email protected] Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

The Empire has landed. And it's not good for the citizens of Janix. Nor is it even good for the police. Interrogations begind. Answers are demanded. And if you don't give them what they want, or is satisfactory, well, you are taken away...or as they like to say, been relocated. Maul's window for escape is narrowing, but he wants to get close to Devon first before he loses this opportunity to turn her to the darkside.  Time is running out. Will he get to her? Or will the Empire intervine? Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: [email protected] Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

Happy Star Wars Day!! May the 4th be with you all! Well this is a first. We actually, by the schedule, are releasing an episode ON Star Wars Day! Woo Hoo! Let's celebrate! And what an episode it was to get to talk about. As we say in the show, the tension of this one can be cut with a light saber..wow! Maul faces down Lawson and offers him a deal. Maul faces Master Eeko and offers him a deal. Do we see a pattern here? Truly, when you think about it, his offers are pretty good, and one might be on the smart side of things to take the offer. We also get one amazing light saber duel! They've really stepped it up for this one with their fight scenes, and it's a sight to behold. Well that's it from us for now until next episode! Talk soon. Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: [email protected] Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

Maul is working his manipulation on Devon by first inviting her to a tea party, and when she violently refuses, he says he can work with her anger too, and challenges her to a fight. Through frustration of not being able to do a thing against him, Devon gets angry and begins slipping down the slippery slope into darkness....just as he has forseen. And where have we heard that before? Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: [email protected] Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod  

It's our live event at the Calgary Expo for 2026! We take our show on the road and speak in front of a live audience, taking in fan questions and theories to make it an interactive show, and it's always a fun time!  We talk about the latest Mandalorian and Grogu trailer and then get into some Maul Shadow Lord. Enjoy the bonus show! And thanks again to all who showed up in person! Send in your thoughts to the show! Send voicemail or email to: [email protected] Tweet us @theMandaLorepod Join the Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMandaLorePod