'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Emergency Deep Dive (SPOILERS) | The Big Picture

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2019

⏱️ 92 minutes

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'Episode IX' is here and, well, it's not all we'd hoped and dreamed it would be. To break down J.J. Abrams's film, the ninth and final installment in the Skywalker saga, Sean is joined by Binge Mode's Mallory Rubin to explore what worked (Rey and Kylo), what didn't (um, a lot), and where the 'Star Wars' machine will go from here (Disney+?). Hosts: Sean Fennessey Guests: Mallory Rubin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Liz Kelly and welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:04.9	Over the holidays and into the new year, we'll still be publishing new shows to keep you
0:08.6	up to speed with the NFL Playoff Race, the NBA and award season.
0:13.6	We've published some great episodes in the month of December, including two rewatchables
0:17.3	on Happy Gilmore and the Godfather Part 2.
0:20.2	Chris interviewed Watchman Showrunner Damon Lindelof on the watch, and the Ringer NBA show
0:24.8	ranked the top 25 players of the 2019-2020 season so far.
0:29.5	Lastly, Happy Holidays from the Ringer.
0:46.7	I'm Sean Fantasy, and this is the big picture a conversation show about a long time ago
0:51.4	in a galaxy far, far away.
0:53.7	That's right, Episode 9 is here the conclusion of the Skywalker saga joining me to discuss
0:59.0	Star Wars.
1:00.0	The rise of Skywalker is the Ringer's editor-in-chief and the co-host of Benjamin Mallory.
1:04.9	Ruben, hello, Mall.
1:05.9	Sean, I have a bad feeling about this.
1:09.2	Under normal circumstances, such a reference to Star Wars would make me feel great.
1:13.4	Unfortunately, I'm not feeling so great this morning at Mallory.
1:16.9	We're talking about the end of something that is very important to both of us.
1:21.2	Perhaps the most significant pop cultural artifact of the last 42 years, Star Wars.
1:26.5	I still think back to George Lucas opining in the 80s about how there should be nine
1:30.4	films in this series.
1:31.9	We finally got the ninth even though he is not the author of that movie.
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