Episode 267 – The Exodus Rescue

Use the Force Luke… Use it Like You Stole it!

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are celebrating endings and beginnings! First, they celebrate the season 5 premiere of The Expanse on Amazon Prime. Then, they say goodbye to season 2 of The Mandalorian and speculate on the future of the Star Wars streaming future.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:45 The Expanse Exodus: 4:12 The Mandalorian The Rescue: 26:17

The Expanse (Season 5 Episode 1)

Summary

A Belter faction attacks a science vessel near Venus, killing all aboard. The Rocinante is at Tycho for long-term repairs. Naomi gets word that her son is on the asteroid Pallas and makes plans to go alone. Holden is contacted by Monica Stewart about protomolecule research she’s heard about. Amos is on his way to Earth because an old friend has died and Alex is headed to Mars to try and make amends with his family. Bobbie works with Avasarala to investigate Martian weapons trafficking.

The Expanse

Title: Exodus Directed by: Breck Eisner Written by: Naren Shankar Release Date: December 16, 2020

Cast

Steven Strait … James Holden Cas Anvar … Alex Kamal Dominique Tipper … Naomi Nagata Wes Chatham … Amos Burton Frankie Adams … Bobbie Draper Cara Gee … Camina Drummer Shohreh Aghdashloo … Chrisjen Avasarala Nadine Nicole … Clarissa Mao Keon Alexander … Marco Inaros Chad L. Coleman … Fred Johnson Jasai Chase Owens … Filip Inaros Anna Hopkins … Monica Stuart Michael Irby … Admiral Delgado José Zúñiga … Bull Bahia Watson … Sakai Sandrine Holt … Oksana Brent Sexton … Cyn George Tchortov … Leveau Olunike Adeliyi … Karal Vanessa Smythe … Michio Stephan Tracey … Bertold Wilex Ly … Serge Samer Salem … Josep

The Mandalorian (Season 2 Episode 8)

Summary

Bo-Katan and her fellow Mandalorian Koska Reeves agree to help rescue Grogu in exchange for Bo-Katan getting the Darksaber from Gideon and the Mandalorian considering her offer to help them liberate Mandalore. The group kidnaps Dr. Pershing and uses his shuttle to get close enough to crash land on Gideon’s cruiser, with Fett pretending to attack them in Slave I before attacking the Imperials. Bo-Katan, Koska, Fennec, and Dune fight through stormtroopers to the cruiser’s bridge. Meanwhile, the Mandalorian finds the Dark Troopers, defeats one of them with the Beskar spear, and ejects the rest into space. He fights Gideon with the spear and overpowers the Moff, making him the new rightful owner of the Darksaber. The Dark Troopers return, but they are all destroyed by Luke Skywalker, a Jedi that Grogu had contacted on Tython. The Mandalorian gives Grogu permission to go with Skywalker to complete his training. Later, Fett and Fennec travel to Jabba’s Palace on Tatooine where Fett kills Bib Fortuna and claims Jabba’s throne.

The Mandalorian

Title: Chapter 16: ‘The Rescue’ Directed by: Peyton Reed Written by: Jon Favreau Release Date: December 18, 2020

Cast

Pedro Pascal … The Mandalorian Omid Abtahi … Dr. Pershing Temuera Morrison … Boba Fett Gina Carano … Cara Dune Sasha Banks … Koska Reeves (as Mercedes Varnado) Katee Sackhoff … Bo-Katan Kryze Ming-Na Wen … Fennec Shand Giancarlo Esposito … Moff Gideon Mark Hamill … Luke Skywalker Thomas E. Sullivan … Co-Pilot Luke Baines … Pilot Gabriel Ebert … Gunnery Officer Katy M. O’Brian … Comms Officer (as Katy O’Brian) Max Lloyd-Jones … Double for Jedi Matthew Wood … Bib Fortuna

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