Force Bonding Podcast

Easter and Star Wars Celebration aligned on the same day this year, so let's break down the big news from Day 3 of Star Wars Celebration Europe. Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) is here to discuss all of Sunday's big panels, including our final gameplay trailer for Star Wars: Jedi: Survivor, which releases later this month, the reveal that Coruscant will be an open-world location in that game, the look back at the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, including the reunion of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, and their desire to return to the series in the future, and new announcements from the Lucasfilm Publishing panel! Check out our Mandalorian Chapter 22 Discussion-⁠⁠https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FD8W6GN2Oyb⁠⁠ "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/chan

Day 2 of Star Wars Celebration has wrapped up, and we are here to talk the big news from the day! Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) is here to discuss the Ahsoka panel, including the reveal that Lars Mikkelsen will be portraying Grand Admiral Thrawn in the series, after previously voicing the character in Star Wars Rebels; Dave Filoni announces Season 2 of Tales of the Jedi, and big news from The High Republic panel, including the titles for Phase 3 "Trials of the Jedi" being announced, Alyssa Wong joining the publishing team, and The Acolyte director Leslye Headland revealing Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh will be played by Rebecca Henderson in the series! Check out our Mandalorian Chapter 22 Discussion-⁠https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FD8W6GN2Oyb⁠ "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channe

Star Wars Celebration Europe Day 1 is in the books, and we are here to discuss the biggest news coming out of the event's biggest panels! Join Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) as we discuss the Lucasfilm Studio Showcase Panel, including new Star Wars films coming from Dave Filoni, James Mangold, and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Daisy Ridley returning as Rey for a New Jedi Order film, our first trailer for Ahsoka, news on Skeleton Crew, The Acolyte, Andor Season 2, and more! Check out our Mandalorian Chapter 22 Discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FD8W6GN2Oyb "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_Aywl930XitqQYXrOr2Bg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our Merch Store-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/for-the-republic-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on Twitter-

Welcome back to our Mandalorian recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! This week, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) are here to talk "Guns for Hire" - the 6th episode of The Mandalorian Season 3, and do our preview for Star Wars Celebration! We talk about this week's pulpy mystery, including several similarities to Attack of the Clones, the weirdness of Plazir-15 aka Space Epcot, the Droid malfunctions on the planet, wonderful guest appearances, Bo-Katan's reunion with her old crew, and the next step in her retaking Mandalore. We also preview this weekend's Star Wars Celebration Europe, including the major panels scheduled for the convention. *THE MANDALORIAN CH. 22 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "Guns for Hire" (S3E6) "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texa

Welcome back to our Mandalorian recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! This week, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) recap Chapter 21: "The Pirate"! We discuss the biggest moments of a blast of an episode, including Din and Bo-Katan leading the Mandalorian covert's defense of Nevarro, the return of Carson Teva and more reasons the New Republic totally suck, a surprise appearance of a fan-favorite character from Star Wars Rebels, mysteries surrounding the escape of Moff Gideon, and The Armorer and Bo-Katan's conversation leading to Bo's new mission to unite all of Mandalore. *THE MANDALORIAN CH. 21 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Pirate" (S3E5) Listen to our Bad Batch Season Finale Discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ryPmvU2nFyb "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Amidala Initiative-⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initia

Welcome to our recap of the Season 2 finale of The Bad Batch, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Although this week, it's more pain than love on this panel. Join Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) as they discuss the final 2 episodes of The Bad Batch Season 2! We talk about the biggest moments of the episode, including the Batch's infiltration of the Imperial summit on Eriadu to rescue Crosshair, Dr. Hemlock's continued jumping up the ranks of twisted Star Wars villains, what exactly Plan 99 is and how it relates to the fate of a certain member of the Batch (which we still cannot get over!!!), another long Cid rant from our hosts after her selling out of the group, Omega's capture, the true identity of Emerie Karr is revealed, and what we can expect from Season 3 after the bombshell events of the finale! *THE BAD BATCH EP. 31-32 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Summit" (S2E15), "Plan 99" (S2E16) "WHAT CHOICE?": Star

Welcome back to our Mandalorian recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! This week, Don (@DonovanMeade), Conor (@DepaBanana), & Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) are joined by Noor-Hal (@noorhal) of The Geeky Waffle Network to talk this week's episode of The Mandalorian: "The Foundling"! We discuss the biggest moments of the episode, including Grogu's flashback during the forging of his new armor, as we learn just who it was who helped him escape the Jedi Temple during Order 66 - none other than Ahmed Best himself Kelleran Beq! We talk about the importance of this moment, and the beauty of everyone rallying together in support of Best and this moment. We also talk about the changes Bo-Katan is going through, her adjustments being apart of the Watch, and her dealings with seeing the Mythosaur, the revelation of Paz Vizsla's son, and Grogu's identity as a Mandalorian Foundling. *THE MANDALORIAN CHAPTER 20 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Foundling&quo

Welcome back to our Bad Batch recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! On this episode, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew⁠) & Don (@DonovanMeade) discuss "Tipping Point" - the penultimate episode before the two-part season finale! We talk about the biggest moments of an episode that brought together many plot-points of the season, including Echo leading the Clone resistance and rescuing Clone prisoners, including HOWZER! More secrets surrounding Mount Tantiss are revealed, Dr. Hemlock continues to be a sinister antagonist, Crosshair's resistance to Imperial torture to help warn his brothers, mysteries surrounding Dr. Emerie Karr, the Batch's new lives on Pabu and questions of whether it should be permanent, their reunion with Echo, and the group's learning of Crosshair's capture. Things seem to be leading towards Mount Tantiss, but how will they get there, and will Crosshair come home? *THE BAD BATCH EP. 30 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "Tipping Point&q

Welcome back to our Bad Batch recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! On this episode, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew), Don (@DonovanMeade), & Conor (@DepaBanana) discuss "Pabu" - the 13th episode of Season 2 of The Bad Batch! After two straight super intense episodes, we get a cool down week showing a potential future the Batch may have if they choose to settle down and leave the fight. We get a glimpse of Omega forming friendships with kids her age, Tech and Phee getting closer, the community of the people of Pabu coming together, the themes of Man vs. Nature as the town is threatened by a tsunami, and Andrew celebrates the group finally cutting ties with Cid!!! *THE BAD BATCH EP. 29 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "Pabu" (S2E13) Check out our Mandalorian Ch. 19 Discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/meLGkpUkgyb Check our Clone Wars Ryloth Arc Discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/vsDhBPSkgyb Check out our NEW MERCH STORE-⁠https://www.teepub

Welcome back to our Mandalorian recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Join Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) as we discuss "The Convert!" - the 3rd episode of the season! We talk about the next steps in Din & Bo-Katan's journey, as both are redeemed in the eyes of the Watch, with Bo-Katan now a member of the cult she repeatedly diminished. How will this end up turning out? We also head to Coruscant to get our first real glimpse at the goings-on of the New Republic government, Dr. Pershing's acceptance into the Amnesty Program, where he comes across an old Imperial comrade, his struggle to cease his work and the concept of the "greater good", Elia Kane's true intentions, and just how much of an improvement is the New Republic really from the Empire? *THE MANDALORIAN CH. 19 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Convert" (S3E3) Listen to our Ryloth Arc discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/UoILuTRBeyb Check out our NEW MERCH STORE-https://www.teepubl

Welcome to the Season 1 finale of our Clone Wars rewatch, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Join Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) as they discuss the final arc of Season 1 of The Clone Wars - the Ryloth Arc! We talk the biggest themes of these episodes, including Ahsoka's journey to regain her confidence, Waxer and Boil and their protection of the Twi'lek girl Numa, perhaps Mace Windu's coolest moments in the current canon, the noted added stakes of this season finale arc, the Separatist occupation of Ryloth and the Twi'lek's fight for freedom, and the introduction of the Freedom Fighter Cham Syndulla, who eventually will become VERY important to the greater Star Wars galaxy. We also make some big announcements about what is coming soon for the podcast as we go towards our 2nd season. Episodes Discussed: "Storm Over Ryloth" (S1E19), "Innocents of Ryloth" (S1E20), "Liberty on Ryloth" (S1E21) Listen to our Mandalorian Ch. 18 Discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.a

Welcome back to our Bad Batch recaps, here on For the Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! On this episode, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Conor (@DepaBanana) discuss "The Outpost" - the 12th episode of Season 2! It's another Crosshair episode, which means we're in for a treat! We talk the introduction of the worst Imperial put to screen in Lieutenant Nolan, the introduction of Mayday and his connection with Crosshair, Crosshair's continued realization of the Empire's mistreatment, further insight on how the Clones are discriminated by the Empire, and Crosshair's steps towards redemption by doing THAT at the end! We also discuss the continued teases towards a big clash at Mount Tantiss for the season finale! *THE BAD BATCH EP. 28 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Outpost" (S2E12) Check out our Mandalorian Ch. 18 Discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/c5i6Zojy4xb "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice Support the Amidala Initiative-https:

Welcome back to our Mandalorian recaps, here on For the Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Join Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) as they discuss Chapter 18 "The Mines of Mandalore!" We talk this game-changing episode of The Mandalorian, including Din's journey to Mandalore, a familiar droid joining him on the adventure, Grogu's growth in strength and apparent navigational skills, the story arc of Bo-Katan, and her working together with Din, the live-action debut of Mandalore, and an appearance of a MYTHOSAUR in the Living Waters!!!! Such a crazy episode! *THE MANDALORIAN CH. 18 SPOILERS*  Episodes Discussed: "The Mines of Mandalore" (S3E2) "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice Support the Amidala Initiative-https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_Aywl930XitqQYXrOr2Bg Follow the podcast on Twitter-@ForTheRepubPod, Instagram-@

Welcome back to our Bad Batch recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Join Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) as they discuss the 11th episode of the season - "Metamorphosis"! We talk the biggest points in the episode, including the re-introduction of the Zillo Beast after nearly 13 years since its Clone Wars appearances, the return to Mount Tantiss, the introduction of our new villain Dr. Royce Hemlock, and the unearthing the Empire's sinister cloning plans, the horror-themed aspects of the monster's reveal, new revelations for the Batch themselves, and how the episode's title doubles as a reference to both the Zillo Beast in this episode, as well as the Batch's own purpose in the conflict against the Empire. *THE BAD BATCH EP. 27 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "Metamorphosis" (S2E11) Listen to our Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere Recap-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/5Gl31RHpRxb Follow #UnwhitewashTheBadBatch-https://twitter.com/unwhitewashtbb "WHAT CHOICE?"

Welcome to our Mandalorian Season 3 recaps here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Join us as Andrew (@StarlightAndrew), Don (@DonovanMeade), & Conor (@DepaBanana) discuss the Season 3 premiere "The Apostate"! We touch on the biggest talking-points of the return of Din Djarin and Grogu, including Mando's continued quest for re-acceptance, the propsperity of Nevarro under High Magistrate Greef Karga, a conflict with unwelcome pirates, Din's quest to rebuild IG-11, and the resigned state of Bo-Katan Kryze's plans to reclaim Mandalore in parallel to Din's own journey to Mandalore. Also, PURGILL! ANZELLANS! CUTE LITTLE CAPE-HOLDING DROIDS! Pulpy Star Wars at it's best. We also go over the upcoming changes to our release schedule to accomodate for The Mandalorian & The Bad Batch releasing at the same time for the next several weeks. Episodes Discussed: "The Apostate" (S3E1) "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice Support the Ami

Welcome back to our Bad Batch recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! This week, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) is joined by Chelsea (@Jedi_chelsea) of This Is The Wayseekers to talk the 10th episode of Season 2: "Retrieval"! We discuss the continuation of last week's journey for the Batch to recover the stolen Marauder, the introduction of Benni Baro and the Mining Guild on the planet, the scathing commentary on workers exploitation in the form of the greedy gluttonous boss Makko, and the several comparisons to the Empire that the Mining Guild is given in this episode.  *THE BAD BATCH EP. 26 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "Retrieval" (S2E10) Listen to the return of This is the Wayseekers!-https://open.spotify.com/episode/1bb0f2tuKu60gHsVYsIYc8?si=Ow9HKDDBRQyRsVHbeEaIXA Follow #UnwhitewashTheBadBatch-https://twitter.com/unwhitewashtbb "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice Support the Amidala Initiative-https://www.gofundme.com/

Welcome back to our Bad Batch recaps, here on For The Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! This week, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew), Don (@DonovanMeade), & Conor (@DepaBanana) discuss "The Crossing" - the ninth episode of Season 2! We discuss the biggest moments of the episode, including Tech and Omega's heartfelt conversation over the changes in the group, the Marauder being stolen and the Batch being stranded on the western-influenced planet. We also heavily discuss Tech's confirmed neurodivergence, and how much that means to Don and Andrew - 2 neurodivergent lifelong Star Wars fans. *THE BAD BATCH EP. 25 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Crossing" (S2E9) Follow #UnwhitewashTheBadBatch-https://twitter.com/unwhitewashtbb "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice Support the Amidala Initiative-https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_Aywl930XitqQYXrOr2Bg

Welcome back to our Bad Batch recaps, here on For the Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! Today, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) are joined by Caleb (@Indyoda013) to discuss the two-part midseason epic "The Clone Conspiracy" & "Truth and Consequences"! We talk the biggest themes and moments of a spectacular story arc, including the return of Senator Riyo Chuchi, the fight against the Defense Recruitment Act and the protection of the Clone Troopers, Rex making his return, Rampart's cover-up of the destruction of Kamino and his villainous downfall, Palpatine once again being the ultimate chessmaster, and a huge development in Echo's character. Truly what should be a turning point for the rest of the series. *THE BAD BATCH EP. 23-24 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "The Clone Conspiracy" (S2E7), "Truth and Consequences" (S2E8) Subscribe to Indyoda-https://www.youtube.com/indyoda013 Check out Andrew & Conor on Knights of the Nerd Republic-https://youtu.be/5c7MEHXRW0M Follow #U

Welcome back to our Bad Batch recaps, here on For the Republic: A Love Letter to Star Wars Animation! On this episode, Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) & Don (@DonovanMeade) discuss the 6th episode of the season "Tribe!" We talk about the return of the Wookiee Jedi Gungi, his instant bond with Omega, and the Batch's return to Kashyyyk! We also discuss the connections the episode makes to one of the unfinished arcs of The Clone Wars, and the messages the episode brings about a child's role in a wartime world.  *THE BAD BATCH EP. 22 SPOILERS* Episodes Discussed: "Tribe" (S2E6) Check out Andrew & Conor on Knights of the Nerd Republic-https://youtu.be/5c7MEHXRW0M Our "Tribe" Star Wars Video Essay-https://youtu.be/QqAauJgqUOA Follow #UnwhitewashTheBadBatch-https://twitter.com/unwhitewashtbb "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice Support the Amidala Initiative-https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas Subscribe to our YouTube channe

The newest episode of The Bad Batch featured a return to Kashyyyk and the return of a beloved Wookiee character from The Clone Wars. Many portions of the episode act as both a new adaptation and a spiritual successor to one of the unfinished arcs of The Clone Wars that never saw the light of day, so let's discuss these new canon additions! The Starlight Chronicles is a new Star Wars video essay series hosted by Andrew (@StarlightAndrew) on the For the Republic Podcast feed! Follow #UnwhitewashTheBadBatch-https://twitter.com/unwhitewashtbb Check out our Blue Shadow Virus Arc Discussion-https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/vtEvS3xYJwb "WHAT CHOICE?": Star Wars Fans for Abortion Access-https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-choice Support the Amidala Initiative-https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-amidala-initiative-for-equality-texas Subscribe to our YouTube channel!-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_Aywl930XitqQYXrOr2Bg Follow the podcast on Twitter-@ForTheRepubPod, Instagram-@fortherepublicpod, & TikTok-@fortherepub