Book of the Stranger
The second season of comes to a close with a much needed rescue mission. How will Mando outsmart his adversaries to rescue the child? Who will have the darksaber? What characters will survive to star in their own spin-offs? This and more we discuss in the season two finale, . Notes:
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In the penultimate episode this season, Mando busts his old friend out of jail for one last heist, this time with more plot relevance. Will he escape with his life? Find out as we discuss season 2, episode 7, of , "". Notes: on mustaches in the British Army from 1860-1916
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This week, we look at the delightfully titled episode of , season 2, episode 6, . Things begin so well when Mando takes the kid to visit some old jedi rocks. But, as things so often do, they take a turn for the worst as we're reintroduced to some old acquaintances that we maybe don't really want to have to see again. Notes:
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A mysterious figure cutting a path through the night, fighting against tyranny. This is the mysterious figure that Mando must seek out when he wants to meet Ahsoka Tano. Find out if these two can overcome Jedi/Mandalorian antagonism in Season 2, Episode 5, of , . Notes:
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In this week's episode, Mando decides to finally get the full works done on his ship, so he goes in for some routine maintenance and inspection back at his old watering hole. Along the way, he sends his kid to school and runs a few errands with some friends he hasn't seen in a while. Listen in for our thoughts on Season 2, Episode 4, . Notes:
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Mando's going fishing in this one. Fishing for...information, that is. Will he find what he's looking for? Will what he's looking for find him? Will it find him again? All this and more is dicussed as we discuss , Season 2, Episode 3, "". Notes:
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With a recent revelation playing large in our expectations, we were all of course completely prepared for the next stage of Mando's journey: ferrying a frog across the star system. Here our thoughts on , Season 2, Episode 2, "". Notes:
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After a long hiatus, we're back to discuss the second seaon of . Tasked with a very important mission, Mando goes on a bit of side quest, but, like, not that much of a side quest, so I guess it's understandable. All this and more awaits in the season two opener, "". Notes:
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In the season one finale of , our intrepid heroes find themselves in a tough situation from which they must fight to escape. (I think it's a metaphor?) How will they escape? Who will survive? And do the spell casters in our party have enough spell slots left to navigate the dungeon? All of this and more will be explored in . Notes: and/or and/or
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In the penultimate episode of this season of , Mando decides that he needs to go back to where this all started and make a deal with Greef because of, um, reasons, I guess? Will this gambit payt off? Will the double crossers become the double crossed? And what are those weird space bats about? Find out in . Notes:
info_outlineSwinging into theaters just this past week, we’ve finally got a new movie featuring everyone’s favorite arthropod-based superhero. (Apologies to Ant-Man, the Wasp, and the Tick.) And we’re back to see how Peter deals with balancing spending his time with his friends and helping out a mysterious new individual with quite the back story. Join us as we explore Europe with Peter in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).
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- Amsterdam Metro
- Subs vs. dubs
- “I will always love you” - Whitney Houston
- Layers of Irony
- Spidey-sense
- Cinéma verité
- Infinity Saga Box Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”
- Deutsche Bahn logo
- Tulip mania
- “Back in Black” - Led Zeppelin
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)