Jedi Minute 104: Can't Knock the Space Battle

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Date

May 28th, 2015

Summary

Out of the window and on the view screens, the Rebel fleet is being decimated in blinding explosions of light and debris.

Guests

Conor Kilpatrick

Notes

Film

  • Starts with a grieving Romba, and ends with the Emperor telling Luke there is no escape.
  • A very downbeat minute.
  • "Exploding minorities".

Podcast

  • Conor is the third and final member of iFanboy to be on the show. Shoutout to Josh Flanagan and Ron Richards.
  • Conor was strongly affected seeing an Ewok die.
    • It's rare in these movies for characters to stop and take in a loss. Suddenly there's a toll to the battle.
    • Mentioned: Mopey Luke, Malakili.

Rebel pilots

  • Grizz Frix
    • Red 5
  • What happened to Luke's X-wing? Shoutout to Jordan White.
  • Ekelarc Yong.
  • We spend a lot of time bad-mouthing this movie, but you can't knock the space battle; it's genuinely awesome.
    • This is the height of complexity and sophistication for practical, kit-bashed ships. Comparison with space battles in the Prequels which were done digitally.

Other Notes

  • Discussion of the supervillains (real or imagined). Their motivations often don't make sense.
    • The Emperor doesn't try to offer Luke any kind of incentive to get him to turn. He has no time for a drawn out seduction.
  • Conor ranks the movies.
  • ROTJ toy talk.
  • SWM gets political. This minute is racially charged. Hopefully Conor will be back for more racist moments in the Prequls.
  • Support the Show.

Meta Minute

Quotes

  • Pete: You're still on the Grizz.
  • Conor: ...I should probably put a t-shirt on my head and rub my belly and cry.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/05/28/jedi-minute-104-cant-knock-the-space-battle/


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