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№ 407 Star Wars: X-Winging It

Season 5

Date

2015-11-04

Featuring

Ben, Matt

Length

1:32:27

Category

Main Topic

Series

Star Wars

Listen

2021-03-16

Series overview and Episode VII preview

Best Things in the Prequel Trilogy

Ben

  1. Ian McDiarmid
  2. The end of the Episode III final lightsaber duel
  3. No forced Han Solo cameo
  4. Ewan MacGregor

Matt

  1. Darth Maul's character design and lightsaber
  2. Qui-Gon Jinn
  3. Episode III final lightsaber duel
  4. Yoda vs Dooku lightsaber duel
  5. Episode II arena battle
John Williams?

Worst Things in the Prequel Trilogy

Ben

  1. Darth Maul
  2. Midichlorians
  3. Acting
  4. Lack of romantic chemistry between Anakin and Padme
  5. Jar Jar Binks
  6. Darth Vader's "Noooo!"

Matt

  1. Midichlorians
  2. Lack of romantic chemistry between Anakin and Padme
  3. Podracing
  4. Jedi Council
  5. Anakin

Matt watched the movies in Machete Order.

Worst Things in the Original Trilogy

Ben

  1. Mark Hamill's acting in Episode IV
  2. Ewoks
  3. Retconned incest
  4. Jabba's Sing-along
  5. Death Star repeat in Return of the Jedi

Matt

  1. Special Edition changes to the cantina
  2. Luke and Leia sexual tension
  3. Boba Fett
  4. (Matt is making these lists on the fly and can't think of a #2, so he suggests that the listeners listen to his discussion and pick what they think is his #2)
  5. (Matt is making these lists on the fly and can't think of a #1, so he suggests that the listeners listen to his discussion and pick what they think is his #1)

Best Things in the Original Trilogy

Ben

  1. Dagobah
  2. Peter Cushing and Alec Guiness's acting
  3. The Battle of Hoth
  4. Luke vs Darth Vader in Episode V
  5. Luke, Darth Vader, and the Emperor in Episode VI

Matt

  1. Obi-Wan's presence in Episode IV
  2. Opening Tatooine scenes in Episode VI
  3. Darth Vader
  4. Reveal that Darth Vader is Luke's father
  5. Carbonite freezing scene

Ben interviews Chewbacca

59:17 Matthew sent another mostly-unintelligible voicemail I think he said his squirrel is a pirate! I thought he said it was a teenager.

Five Things That Can Make Episode VII Not Great

Ben

  1. Messing with Luke, Leia, and Han
  2. Too nostalgia-focused
  3. Being a trailer for the new Star Wars universe
  4. Retconning
  5. Trying to turn Star Wars into something greater than it is

Matt

  1. Could just be fan service

Five Ways To Make Episode VII Great

Ben

  1. Be humble
  2. Tell a new story
  3. Avoid cameos from old characters
  4. Focus on doing few things well
  5. Tell a complete story

Matt

  1. Anything could happen
  2. Emotions seeing old characters
  3. Focus on the future
  4. JJ Abrams
  5. True return of the Jedi