Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

It's been a couple of months, so I'm highlighting the new and fun Star Wars content that's appeared on the Disney+ YouTube channel. Punch it! Late 2021: Kenneth and Marcellus With Disney+ Deets for Return of the Jedi (Top 10 Facts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIYHRa5tA68 Everything You Need to Know About Boba Fett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCmlhfb48kc Boba Fett's Journey Across The Star Wars Galaxy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLp29DVxuEU 2022: Temeura Morrison and Ming-Na Wen answer fun questions (starting around 4:03) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VE62WDS3ss Force Wave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l46s7JrIJpg Kristin Baver on the Greatest Moments From The Book of Boba Fett (4+ minute recap) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3YSsnj5uHI Disney+ Date Night Watchlist With Hera and Kanan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h6WjvIvalM ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Three months until the Kenobi series debuts on Disney+! Today, we'll talk about spoiler policy, when to expect a trailer, other Obi-Wan stories we'll cover until then, and more. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Now that the season has ended, we can finally sit with Boba Fett's vision quest and not only interpret it more clearly, but also see how the rest of his "present day" journey was affected by the lessons he learned from it. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

It's here! Our final debrief on season 1 of The Book of Boba Fett, looking specifically at the "current" time period of the show: what Boba learns, what's next for his companions, and much more. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Thanks to The Book of Boba Fett, we may be able to connect Ahsoka's timeline from Star Wars Rebels to the start of her own series; and since Luke won't have anything to do for five years, he might as well appear in the Ahsoka series, too. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

I love me some Grogu. And I'm also about to raise a couple of potentially controversial questions about him that go all the way back to season 1 and also involve what happened in The Book of Boba Fett. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

As we continue our final series of debriefs on The Book of Boba Fett, we'll stop to consider how it deepens the season 3 set-up for The Mandalorian, Ahsoka's story, and maybe even the grand arc connecting them all. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

In the second of our final debriefs on season 1 of The Book of Boba Fett, we'll talk about the gaps it fills in with Fett's appearances in The Mandalorian - and how The High Republic illustrates an unusual choice happening about Star Wars storytelling in this time period. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

In our final review of Boba Fett season 1, we'll focus on the execution of his past-time storyline. It features the most compelling moments of the series - and also some of the most frustrating ones from a critical perspective. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Does Boba Fett even want the broader territory for which he's fought and won? And if so, will Cobb Vanth let him keep it? Or the Pykes, the Hutts, or any other gang? Let's talk about what a Boba Fett season 2 *could* look like. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

With the news of a huge viewership jump for The Book of Boba Fett season finale, we're starting our series of wrap-up looks at the season by assessing the possibility for a second season. Punch it! Here's the link to the Digital Spy article mentioned in the show: https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a36803177/star-wars-fennec-shand-mandalorian-ming-na-wen/ ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

It's commonly known that Han Solo's "I know" response to Leia's "I love you" was not in the script. But it wasn't an on-set improvisation, either! Here's the real story, along with the original lines, and some fun with TikTok. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

In the Greek tradition, there are (at least) eight different kinds of love. In Star Wars, a couple of characters experience nearly every single type. We'll talk about that, and whether the portrayal of the full range of love is key to Star Wars storytelling. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

The kickoff date for Phase 2 of The High Republic has been revealed! We'll talk about the drops shared by Krystina Arielle and company on episode 7 of The High Republic Show, with info to supplement it from other sources. Punch it! Here's the link to episode 7 of The High Republic Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olRlGewiQAw ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Will there be a season 2 of The Book of Boba Fett? What's going on with Star Wars Hunters? And what does a giant Bib Fortuna playset have to do with any of it? That and more as we finish rounding up Star Wars news from this week. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

With a debut date for the Kenobi series locked in (May 25th!), let's revisit what we know about the show and when it takes place in Star Wars continuity. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

They threw everything AND the kitchen sink at The Book of Boba Fett season finale! Today, we're flagging the ironies, callbacks, missed opportunities, poetic justices, and massive multi-front battles that make Star Wars the joy it is. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

No Boba Fett spoilers! The season finale drops today, so we're covering Star Wars video game news to give you a guaranteed spoiler-free dose of Star Wars joy today. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

About 80 minutes of The Book of Boba Fett's runtime so far are dedicated to events in the "present," so to speak. To prepare for the season finale tomorrow, we're doing a rapid-fire summary of everything that's happened in its present-day timeframe. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Who will Grogu choose??? That's the big question, but I think the circumstantial evidence out there weighs heavily in favor of the Mandalorian. Today, we'll explore why. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

It really is a damned if they do and damned if they don't situation for Lucasfilm when it comes to either recasting or CGI de-aging their major Star Wars characters! Today, a bit of history and a preference expressed - which actually has nothing to do with the visuals. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Cad Bane's only appeared in a dozen episodes of Star Wars animation! Today, we'll briefly run down those stories, and let you know which ones are essential viewing before The Book of Boba Fett finale. Punch it! As promised on the show, here's the full list of arcs and episodes in which Cad Bane appears. Not all of them are must-watch content prior to the season 1 finale of The Book of Boba Fett, so the asterisks flag the ones I think you'll definitely want to check out. Clone Wars Holocron Heist Arc: *Season 2, Episode 1: Holocron Heist **Season 2, Episode 2: Cargo of Doom (with Ahsoka Tano!) *Season 2, Episode 3: Children of the Force Clone Wars Ziro the Hutt Arc: Season 3, Episode 8: Evil Plans *Season 1, Episode 22: Hostage Crisis Season 3: Episode 9: Hunt for Ziro Clone Wars Palpatine Kidnap Arc: Season 4, Episode 15: Deception Season 4, Episode 16: Friends and Enemies *Season 4, Episode 17: The Box *Season 4, Episode 18: Crisis on Naboo Bad Batch Omega Kidnap Arc: Season 1, Episode 8: Reunion **Season 1, Episode 9: Bounty Lost (with Fennec Shand!) ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

The last time (that we know about) Boba Fett and Cad Bane were on a job together, it started on Tatooine, and ended with the two of them shooting each other in a duel. Before their paths cross again in the Fett finale, let's reacquaint ourselves with Cad Bane. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Surprise character appearances galore as Chapter 6 of The Book of Boba Fett continues to delight and confound for a second straight week. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

The Book of Boba Fett ends February 9th - the same day as a Disney earnings call. That means we should be finding out what series debuts next VERY soon. That all all the rest of Star Wars storytelling updates for February 2022... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Daniel José Older's "Midnight Horizon" disguises itself as a rollicking space opera/mystery novel. At its core, though, it's a timely and insightful meditation on love and loss, the suppression and expression of elemental emotions, of our attachments and the endless process of letting go. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Today we conclude our discussion with Marc Thompson, the narrator of dozens of Star Wars audiobooks for PRH Audio. We'll talk more about his most recent High Republic performance (The Fallen Star) and about his craft as well. Punch it! Here's where you can connect with Marc online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaptainEhud Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainehud/ Website: https://www.marcthompson.net ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Marc Thompson has narrated Star Wars audiobooks for more than a decade, but the High Republic stories have a particular appeal for him. Today, the first of a two-part conversation about his performance of The Fallen Star. Punch it! Here's where you can connect with Marc online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaptainEhud Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainehud/ Website: https://www.marcthompson.net/ ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

The Family Guy Return of the Jedi parody, "It's a Trap!", has some of the funniest stuff of the three parodies, and also some of the most offensive. Today, I'll focus on the positives (and there are a lot of them)... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

When did "The Great Purge of Mandalore" happen? We've got strong evidence to narrow it down within a five-year range, and circumstantial evidence it happened close to the events of A New Hope. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

As an episode of Star Wars live action television, "Return of the Mandalorian" is terrific. As Chapter 5 in The Book of Boba Fett, it creates an increasingly confused picture of the series - for all intents and purposes, it's a season 3 prologue for The Mandalorian. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Multiple characters across multiple episodes of The Book of Boba Fett have mentioned that Tatooine once had oceans and tons of water. So what happened? Today, the Legends version from a Tusken storyteller... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

There's been some question as to how much time passes in the Book of Boba Fett flashback sequences between Chapters 3 and 4. Tusken biology and toll collection logistics make the case that it really is five years between them. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Late last week, the rumor broke about Mary Elizabeth Winstead joining the cast of the "Ahsoka" series! Today, we evaluate the rumor, eliminate a set of characters from the speculation of who she'll play, and pose what has to be a popular possibility. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

"Shadows Remain (Part 2)" is the conclusion of the final short story in Wave 2 of Phase 1 of The High Republic mega enormous storytelling initiative! 5 highlights, and a prediction from our show that's coming true... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

I felt like I couldn't really *recommend* the Family Guy parody of "A New Hope," and I feel the same way about their parody of "The Empire Strikes Back," though for a different mix of reasons. We'll dig into that today... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

On yesterday's episode, I talked about Boba Fett Chapter 4 raising more questions than answers, and not in a cliffhanger-y way. But then we didn't get into that! So today, we'll dig into a bunch of those questions... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

With a surprise flashback time jump, Chapter 4 of The Book of Boba Fett serves primarily as a bridge between Boba's appearances in Chapters 5 and 14 of The Mandalorian. That and other highlights... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

When he went to prison at the age of 11, corporal punishment was part of Boba Fett's sentencing. Yes, actually! That and more previously missing details in his backstory from 2018's "Scum & Villainy." Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Ever hear of the "Spice Triangle"? It's a reason why Tatooine may be more important to the Pyke Syndicate than ever. We'll talk about that, and revisit our conversation in episode 2,680 about the Pykes and the Hutts... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Now that we know a bit more about the crime syndicate dynamics in The Book of Boba Fett, we can refer back to our "low stakes" episode a couple weeks back and see how it came to be... plus, a possible entry point for some Sequel-era pirates? Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Cavan Scott talks about "found family" in this flashback interview from Star Wars Celebration Chicago in 2019 - before we found out about his "new" family of High Republic story architects. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

I was recently reminded that I'd never watched the Family Guy parody of A New Hope! I'm pretty much "meh" about Family Guy (nothing against it, necessarily, just not my thing), but thought I'd finally give it a shot. Today's "What to Watch Now" captures my impressions of the show. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Chapter 3 of The Book of Boba Fett is seeing the most critiques out of all 19 live action Star Wars episodes so far. But some of these critiques make more sense than others. Today, we're considering the validity of these concerns... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

The *real* big bad reveal, cameos, and past and present storylines come together in "The Streets of Mos Espa," chapter 3 of The Book of Boba Fett. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

"Quest of the Jedi" takes place 150 years before Phase 1 of the High Republic. The San Tekka's rise to wealth at a great and secret cost is bound to be important, but what else is going on back then? Today, a possibility preview... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

In the last of our 2022 preview episodes, we check in on all the merch opportunities brewing; get a reality check on live experiences; and explore what we know about comics so far. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Why we'll likely see more "Sounds" and "Vehicles" on Disney+ in 2022; how Star Wars Hunters gets by the EA exclusivity agreement; what to expect for Star Wars VR; and more. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

Continuing our series of previews for Star Wars storytelling in 2022! This time, we're looking at books, audiobooks, and short stories - what's been announced, what we can expect to see, and when we'll get the next big wave of news. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***

150 years further into the past?! That's the headline news from The High Republic Show's anniversary special. We'll talk about that and four other big takeaways on today's podcast. Punch it! Here's the special itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpa4-0qb2dw ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***