The 2025 Blind Rank: From Andor’s Peak to Ryan Gosling’s Starfighter

About this episode

James and Rob rank the biggest Star Wars moments and announcements from 2025 in a blind ranking format.

Grab your blue milk and strap in! In this week’s episode of the Bantha Milk Podcast, James and Rob are looking back at a massive year for the galaxy far, far away—but with a twist. We’ve curated a list of the 13 biggest Star Wars moments, releases, and announcements from 2025, and the guys have to rank them blind. They’ll hear the event, commit it to a spot on their Top 13 list, and hope they don't regret it when the next reveal drops! We’re breaking down everything that made waves this year, including: The Masterpiece: The emotional series finale of Andor Season 2—did it stick the landing? The Surprise Guest: Ryan Gosling joining the galaxy in the newly announced Star Wars: Starfighter film. The Big Screen Return: First looks at The Mandalorian & Grogu and the hype for the 2026 theatrical return. Animation Overload: The return of Visions Volume 3 and the debut of Tales of the Underworld. Celebration Japan: The biggest reveals from the Tokyo stage, including the Maul: Shadow Lord series. Nostalgia Hits: The 20th Anniversary theatrical re-release of Revenge of the Sith. Will James put a LEGO DLC above a live-action series? Will Rob regret ranking The 10th Anniversary so high…

People in this episode

Hosts: James, Rob

Topics covered

• Star Wars
• Blind Ranking
• Andor
• Film Announcements
• Animation
• Celebration Events

Keywords

• Star Wars
• Andor Season 2
• Ryan Gosling
• Blind Ranking
• Celebration Japan
• Revenge of the Sith
• The Mandalorian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lucasfilm, Disney Plus

Books & works: Andor Season 2, Star Wars: Starfighter, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Visions Volume 3, Revenge of the Sith

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