SSSW - The Mandalorian and Grogu

SSSW - The Mandalorian and Grogu

From Tower of Babble by Julian Meush and Jeremy Kozier

May 27, 2026 · 1h 27m

About this episode

Julian and Rachel discuss the latest Star Wars film and its connections to The Mandalorian.

It's hard to believe it's been so long since the last Star Wars movie hit theatres. After years of announcements, failed projects, and even a change in leadership at Lucasfilm, the first movie in nearly a decade is a follow-up to the first ever live action Star Wars show. Maybe that's fitting for a new era, under new management. The film itself is a fast paced, action-packed, adventure that hails back to the old serials that George Lucas loved. While it is certainly a fun time at the movies, with exciting set-pieces, characters inclusions from across the lore, all of which set on planets with diverse biomes (i.e. some of the things Star Wars does best). Unfortunately, the movie lacks compelling stakes, character depth (where's Din's arc?), much of any plot to speak of, or even a sense of real "importance" - and while that may be a bit intangible, it prompts the question: why was THIS movie the first to bring Star Wars back to feature films in almost a decade? Julian and Rachel try to answer that question and dive deep into all the nerdy details.

People in this episode

Host: Julian Meush

Guest: Rachel

Topics covered

  • Star Wars
  • The Mandalorian
  • film review
  • character analysis
  • cinematic stakes

Keywords

  • Star Wars
  • The Mandalorian
  • film review
  • Lucasfilm
  • character depth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lucasfilm

Books & works: Star Wars, The Mandalorian, Star Wars movie

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