Attack of the Clones Minute 88: Trying to Process Emotions

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Date

March 15th, 2017

ANAKIN, PADMÉ, CLIEGG, OWEN, BERU, and THREEPIO are standing around Shmi’s grave.

Starts with Anakin kneeling at his mother's grave and ends with R2-D2 interrupting a funeral (as is his wont).

Totally organic plug for Star Wars Minute: Weekend Edition.
#NakedSWM.
Colors of threepio units.
- Referenced: C-3PO's red arm.
Anakin has been bottling up his emotions and is finally allowing himself to feel them here. He's trying to process emotions.
- Is this a well-acted character struggling with stunted emotions or poor acting by an actor struggling with the role?
Anakin and Shmi montage set to Sheryl Crow.
"Star Trek" characters Messrs. Spock and Data.
Anakin promises his dead mother that he won't fail again.
Anakin clutches a handful of sand.

33:15 podcast episode length.
Around when this episode aired, the guys sold out and recorded ads for their corporate overlords, which were dynamically inserted into the show. One of their more popular ads was for Dove Men+Care™ body wash.
"Dirt" is a generic term and does not have a rigorous geological definition—the closest word would be soil, which is a mix of sand, clay (both inorganic), and humus (biotic origin). Sand is a specific type of sediment with a clast size ranging that of silt and gravel (0.074–4.75 millimeters).

Alex: (re: Dove Men+Care™ body wash) "Taste the Rainbow".
Pete: (as an officiant) Dearly beloved, we're— <cuts himself off, as C-3PO> Ehh!
Pete: I don't know if this was a choice or... default. Alex: It's da fault of the director.