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

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

The Star Wars 7×7 Podcast is Rebel-rousing fun for everyday Jedi, generally between 7 and 14 minutes a day, always 7 days a week. Join host Allen Voivod for Star Wars news, history, interviews, trivia, and deep dives into the Star Wars story as told in movies, books, comics, games, cartoons, and more. Follow now for your daily dose of Star Wars joy. It’s destiny unleashed! #SW7x7

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1,988. SAFE ZONE! The Emotional Roller Coaster of The Rise of Skywalker Dec 13, 2019

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Are you emotionally invested in Star Wars? If so, you may be excited for the upcoming release of The Rise of Skywalker. But maybe you're also feeling something more. Excitement, sure, but also nervousness? Sadness? Hope? All of the above, and more, and more complex?

Speaking for myself, at least, it's all starting to hit me now, now that we're a week away from the release of the final movie in the Skywalker Saga. So on today's episode, I thought I'd do something a little different, and talk through some of the emotions I've been feeling and experiences I've been reflecting upon as we all come together for one final ride. Punch it!

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1,987. SAFE ZONE! What Exactly Is the Skywalker "Saga"? Dec 12, 2019

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We've been told over and over again that The Rise of Skywalker is the end of not just the sequel movies, but the end of a trilogy of trilogies - the end of the "Skywalker Saga." But what does that actually mean?

In a new interview, Kathleen Kennedy says:

...'the saga' really references the Skywalker family. And that's what we're bringing to a conclusion. There is an inevitability with that because of the actors and the characters they're playing. So that's really what we're looking at more than anything. At least in my lifetime, there's never going to be an end to Star Wars. So this isn't the end of Star Wars, it's the end of that family saga.

I would take that a couple of very logical steps further, which I do on today's episode of the show. Also, it turns out that when you look up the definition of "rise," there are a lot of meanings you might not have expected. One of them made the full title of the movie click into place for me in a way that it hadn't before, so we'll talk about that, too. Punch it!

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1,986. SAFE ZONE! How The Rise of Skywalker Already Differs From Return of the Jedi Dec 11, 2019

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The Safe Zone continues! You can listen to or watch the podcast knowing that no rumors, leaks, or spoilers about The Rise of Skywalker will be discussed on the show during these final days before the movie debuts.

Yesterday, we explored what we already know from trailers and interviews about The Rise of Skywalker, and how certain elements seem to be similar to things found in Return of the Jedi. Today, we're looking at the things that are different! The list isn't as long - yet - but there are still some significant entries. Punch it!

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1,985. SAFE ZONE! Will Rise of Skywalker = Return of the Jedi? Dec 10, 2019

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Welcome to the Safe Zone! The Rise of Skywalker is just 10 days away, and you can listen to or watch Star Wars 7x7 without fear. No spoilers will be shared on the show, but we will be talking about what we already know in this final run up to the end of the Skywalker Saga.

On today's show: If The Force Awakens was at all similar to A New Hope (and, I would argue, also did the job of the whole prequel trilogy as well), and if The Last Jedi did similar work to The Empire Strikes Back (albeit in entirely different ways), then how might The Rise of Skywalker mirror Return of the Jedi? Based on the footage we've already seen, and interviews with J.J. Abrams, I'm flagging all the similarities between the two movies that I've spotted so far. Punch it!

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1,984. Kaz's Curse (Resistance Briefing, Season 2, Episode 10) Dec 09, 2019

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It's Resistance Briefing time! The Guavian Death Gang makes another sinister return to the Star Wars Resistance festivities in "Kaz's Curse," episode 10 from season 2 of the Star Wars animated series. Things start off innocently and comically enough, with Kaz getting into a new kind of trouble with the pirates on the Colossus. The timing of that trouble is worse because it coincides with our heroes having to maneuver through an asteroid field in order to pass through Guavian Death Space unnoticed.

Well, you can imagine how well *that* goes. And we'll be talking about that on today's episode, plus we'll take a closer look at the Guavian Death Gang itself. Punch it!

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1,983. Return of the Jedi! Dec 08, 2019

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Continuing our series of looks at family dynamics in the Star Wars movies, on the days where the episode numbers coincide with the years of their release dates! As you might guess, Return of the Jedi is going under the microscope today, and things get really awkward at moments in the movie.

Not only that, but there's also some familial connections that *don't* get made during the course of the movie, and one beautiful one that seems to have happened off screen at some point. And there's about a half hour of Return of the Jedi where, based solely on what we know from the movies, the audience can logically believe that in A New Hope, Princess Leia was coming to Tatooine to get Obi-Wan and deliver him to Darth Vader. Punch it!

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1,982. The Gunslinger (Mandalorian Briefing, Season 1, Chapter 5) Dec 07, 2019

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Fill your Star Wars "bingo" card with "The Gunslinger," chapter 5 of The Mandalorian, with lots of Easter eggs and a new theory about those boots. On today's Mandalorian Briefing, I'll be running down the key details of the episode, which includes the planetary name reveal of the Bounty Hunter Guild's homeworld; another hint at the state of the galaxy; the continued fascinating casting of comedians; and a character who looks like he was separated from Hayden Christensen at birth. Punch it!

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1,981. Myth, Metaphor, and the Mandalorian Dec 06, 2019

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The juxtaposition of new armor being forged for The Mandalorian, with flashbacks to his traumatic childhood moment, is a powerful visual metaphor. I'm exploring that today, and it also got me thinking about The Mandalorian's cinematic influences, and whether the template of the Hero's Journey applies to the story we're being told so far. Punch it!

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1,980. The Empire Strikes Back! Dec 05, 2019

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We've hit the episode number that matches the year of The Empire Strikes Back's release! On today's show, I'll be talking about how this mostly isn't a movie about family, until it's suddenly ALL about family. Along the way, we'll also talk about how the franchise earned the right to be called a "space opera," how this was basically a revenge flick until the big reveal, and how it's that *one moment* which causes the conversation about the proper order in which to watch the movies. Punch it!

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1,979. Is "The Mandalorian" Actually a Mandalorian? Dec 04, 2019

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The Mandalorian is a rather mysterious character. But with all this talk about foundlings, you have to wonder - is our Mando an actual Mandalorian? On today's show, we'll explore the evidence, which will also include a breezy trip through Mandalorian history and society. Punch it!

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