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Skytalkers

The Hands are a Language

Skytalkers

Charlotte Errity & Caitlin Plesher

Tv & Film, After Shows, Film Reviews

4.7623 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

... was said by Sabine Wren in Star Wars Rebels. In this episode, Caitlin and Charlotte look at the long history of hand symbolism throughout the saga. In part one, they discuss hand symbols throughout history; in part two, they talk about what it means when hands are "removed" in Star Wars. In part three, they talk about what it means when hands are joined. All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers. http://www.twitter.com/skytalkerspod http://www.twitter.com/crerrity http://www.twitter.com/caitlinplesher http://skytalkers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Hands are a language, was said by Sabine Wren in the final season of Star Wars Rebels.

0:12.2

In this episode, we uncover what she means by that by discussing the symbolism of hands throughout the saga.

0:32.8

Music Saga. Welcome to Sky Talkers. Here are your hosts, Charlotte and Caitlin.

0:36.8

Hello, and welcome to Sky Talkers. I'm your host, Charlotte.

0:42.7

Hey, everyone. I am your other host, Caitlin, and welcome to the episode where we're talking all about hands.

0:45.3

I can't believe we're doing this.

0:46.7

I know. I know.

0:56.7

It's honestly a long time coming. We've been talking about this episode in some form or fashion for a couple months at this point. Yeah. I mean, seriously, we have. Ever since, ever since we watched that

1:03.3

Rebels episode and it was like, oh my God, everything all clicks. I was like, wow, can we actually

1:10.6

do a whole episode on hand symbolism? And the answer is yes, yes, we can.

1:14.9

The answer is absolutely yes, we can.

1:20.3

I feel like this is, because we've done super specific episodes before, like with our topics on visions or preservation or family.

1:29.6

But this is...

1:31.0

Oh, this is the most minute.

1:32.1

This is the most minute I think we've ever gotten.

1:35.6

But of course, you and I are going to spin it out to like, it's the foundation of the saga.

1:42.1

Okay, it's not the foundation of the saga, but like it could be.

1:45.7

Exactly.

1:47.5

That's the thing you say that.

1:48.6

You're like, well, it could be, but we know in our heart of hearts that we think it is.

1:53.8

We're ridiculous.

1:54.8

I'm just kidding, but we're putting a lot of importance on it, I guess is what I'm really saying.

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