Maul Shadow Lord Eps 7 & 8 Live Deep Dive: The Emperor Wants Him Dead and We Have Thoughts

About this episode

Matt and Nick discuss the best episodes of Shadow Lord, focusing on character development and lore connections.

Matt and Nick sat down live for a full deep dive on Shadow Lord chapters 7 and 8, "Call to Oblivion" and "The Creeping Fear." These are the best two episodes of the season so far, and they deliver on nearly every front -- action, character work, lore connections, and a psychological breakdown sequence for Maul that reframes his entire arc in the most compelling way the character has ever been handled on screen. The show covers personal reviews of both episodes, top moments, easter eggs and lore references including Savage Opress, the Duel of the Fates audio callback, the Revenge of the Sith title connection, and the arrival of the Eleventh Brother. The big debate centers on Maul's lifelong abuse at the hands of Sidious and whether that makes him a more purely tragic figure than Anakin Skywalker. Also on the table: episode 7 dialogue that points pretty firmly to who Marrok was reporting to at the end of episode 6, and what the Crimson Dawn name drop at the end of episode 8 means for the finale. Listen and subscribe on Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/starwarstimeshow Subscribe on YouTube: YouTube.com/Starwarstimeshow

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Nick

Topics covered

• Maul's character arc
• Shadow Lord episodes review
• Star Wars lore connections
• Psychological breakdown
• Debate on tragic figures

Keywords

• Maul
• Sidious
• Anakin Skywalker
• Shadow Lord
• Crimson Dawn
• Duel of the Fates
• Revenge of the Sith
• Savage Opress
• Eleventh Brother

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crimson Dawn

Books & works: Shadow Lord, Call to Oblivion, The Creeping Fear, Duel of the Fates, Revenge of the Sith

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