187 - Chronological Clone Wars - Revival (501), Eminence (514), Shades of Reason (515), and The Lawless (516)

Is this the greatest arc of Clone Wars up to this point? Very close to it, at least in contention with the Umbara arc. Let's jump in and chat about Maul just in time for the release of Shadow Lord next week (and also just in time for baby Mercules to get here, so it might be a bit before we release another new episode)!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

Is this our least favorite Clone Wars arc ever? It just might be, which is weird considering it is apparently George Lucas's favorite! With the first two episodes starting off so deep in the droid hole, the last two episodes which shift the focus to an MIA Clone Commando and a mysterious kamikaze Venator can't quite make up the difference. Let's jump over to Abafar and figure out what it is that is going on in this so called "Void"!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

Back again to finish off the rest of the Young Jedi arc, and there remains a lot of unanswered questions going into it. Is Hondo truly evil? Will General Grievous ever get a signature win? Why is there a traveling troupe of circus performers on Florrum? Some of these questions and more, answered on this week's Beneath Twin Suns! Let's jump in!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

While The Gathering in particular is more youngling-focused than most episodes of Clone Wars, there's something to appreciate even for adults with the introduction of David Tennant's Huyang and the return Jim Cummins' Hondo. Let's jump in!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

Back again with the conclusion of the Onderon arc, and in this case each episode is better than the previous one. When we finish up a watch through and our biggest complaint is that we didn't get to spend enough time with the characters or the location, you know they must have done something right! Let's jump in!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

We're back with Season Five of Chronological Clone Wars! We head straight to Onderon to get our first introduction to Saw Gerrera and visit with Lux Bonteri again, while Ahsoka has some great character development as she has the opportunity to really lead one of her first mostly solo operations. Let's jump in!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

Join us to wrap up the rest of Maul's journey in the Clone Wars, from the Son of Dathomir comic run through the finale of Season 7. This should hopefully drop us off nicely right before the start of Shadow Lord! Let's jump in!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

Are you excited for the new Maul show, but you only know him as the cool villain who got cut in half in The Phantom Menace? Did you watch the Clone Wars show so long ago you can't quite remember the details? Well good news, everyone! We're back with another Essential Episodes primer to get you back up to speed. Part one begins with his "resurrection" and ends with him having conquered Mandalore (for a brief time), so let's jump in!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

Well, perhaps sooner than we thought but it is official: Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down and being replaced by Lynwen Brennan and Dave Filoni. This news has obviously caused shockwaves in the Star Wars fandom, with a number of people asking whether or not Dave Filoni relies too much on his Rebels and Clone Wars characters, and if he can be trusted to expand the universe as opposed to making it feel small. We've got some objective data to support our thoughts on that. We'll also be breaking down the interview that Kathleen Kennedy did with Deadline, which has a ton of great info about the future of Star Wars and her experience leading a galaxy far, far away. Let's jump in!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

With the recent news that Kathleen Kennedy will be stepping down as head of Lucasfilm, to be replaced by Dave Filoni, we thought we'd take a look back at his history and address some of the criticisms that we have seen towards the move. In particular, we'll be covering the assertions that Dave Filoni doesn't respect the EU or stories that came before, and that he tends to focus on characters from the animated TV shows to the detriment of wider audiences' experience. Let's jump in!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf