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EW's West of Westeros

Star Wars Untold Stories Presents: “Empire Strikes Back” rewatch; “The Mandalorian” Goes Full Samurai

EW's West of Westeros

Entertainment Weekly

Tv & Film

4.0586 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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James and Darren discuss the fourth episode of “The Mandalorian,” which has them reaching for some unexpected comparisons in TV history. Then they dive into the best “Star Wars” movie ever made, and the twist that changed the franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to another episode of EW Star Wars Untold Stories. This week, Darren and I are going to be looking back at the Empire Strikes Back, so excited, my favorite, and catch up on Disney's The Mandalorian through episode four. So just sit back, a sip some of your bone broth soup as Darren and I battle it out.

0:21.6

But first, a couple housekeeping things.

0:23.6

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0:29.6

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0:36.6

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0:41.5

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0:48.0

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0:49.2

It's a type of thing that really makes a difference to the empire, which we all serve.

0:53.0

Okay, Darren, let's start out with Mando, episode four.

0:56.1

What were your sort of thoughts on this one?

0:58.0

You know, James, Mandalorian Episode 4 was a pretty good episode of Hercules, the legendary journeys.

1:04.5

I always kind of enjoyed and had a soft spot for the 90s, often like syndicated fantasy shows.

1:12.7

There were all kind of variations of like person goes to different villages,

1:17.0

which always kind of look like they've been created out of a pottery barn,

1:21.5

fights a bad guy, maybe has a romance, and then leaves.

1:24.6

And that's kind of what this episode was.

1:29.1

I have to admit, I continue to be somewhat baffled by what kind of show Mandalorian is precisely. I kind of said after episode

1:35.0

three, okay, I think I have a handle on this. This sort of overall season is telling the story

1:40.6

of the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda, who isn't actually Yoda, but that's what everybody

1:44.9

calls him now.

1:46.5

And they're sort of running away from now a combination of the entire bounty guild and the

1:52.9

sort of imperial remnants led by Commodore Herzog.

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