Attack of the Clones Minute 32: Gaslighting the Gaslighter

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"Ya want some Jawa juice??"

Date

December 27th, 2016

Summary

Obi-Wan comes to a kind of alien diner. On the steamed-up window it says “DEX’S DINER” in alien lettering. He goes inside.

Guests

Kelly Anneken

Notes

Film

• Starts with Anakin and Padmé walking off to start their life together, and ends with Obi-Wan accepting an offer for a cup of Jawa Juice.
• Iris wipe.

Podcast

• There is a pilot driving the bus.
• Why does R2 come along? As a chaperone?
  • Is it just to get it so he can hang out with Threepio again?
• Hayden Christiansen's acting choices.
• R2-D2's reaction to Anakin's quip. Maybe R2 is in the market for a new master.
• "The gang" is together again.
• Artoo implanting the dreams into Anakin's head to make him return to Tatooine.
  • Gaslighting the gaslighter.
• The Jendirian Valley.
  • An AA9 Coruscant freighter.
  • Half an Enterprise long.
  • Seating capacity of a baseball stadium.
  • Allusion to Alex's pet peeve.
• Flying machines in Sci-Fi generally aren't aerodynamic.

Dex's Diner

• Reminder: Dex's Diner is in CoCo town.
• 50's aesthetic all throughout - Med'soto style = anagram of Modesto, CA.
  • Mentioned: American Graffiti.
• Goofy, but in all the wrong ways.
  • Ruins suspension of disbelief.
• Rumors that he puts drugs in his food to get people addicted.
• FLO
  • WA-7 service droid.
  • Voiced by Susie Porter, who also appears as the other waitress (two characters in one scene).
  • Jawa Juice—what is it? A euphemism. Bantha hide mashed with fermented grains - (Note: Eww!)
    • Are Jawas known throughout the galaxy? It's a small universe.

Other Notes

• Obi-Wan is SO excited to be here.
• Globalization/interplanetary cultural exchange in the Prequels.
• The Hutts as banana republic warlords.
• Kelly will be back tomorrow.
• Rate, review, subscribe on iTunes.

Meta Minute

• 32:13 podcast episode length.
• 8-DAY-GREEDO call: what does Jawa Juice smell like?
• Alex feels left out because his name is too common, and so he wasn't able to snag alexrobinson.com. He will eventually acquire http://alexrobinson.fun.
• More Dexter material tomorrow.

• Dexter Jettster behind the scenes
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Quotes

• Kelly: (from Artoo's Craigslist ad) ...bonus squeals at your discretion.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2016/12/27/attack-of-the-clones-minute-32-gaslighting-the-gaslighter/

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