About this episode

Alex discusses Finn's representation in The Last Jedi and the surrounding controversies.

I am back! Happy Star Wars Podcast Day 2026! I am so excited to be back with you all again. I am finishing the story of Finn's representation in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. To remind you who I am, I am a Star Wars controversy podcast. I look at the biggest controversies in Star Wars and attempt to portray both sides and let you, the audience, choose which one you prefer. I will be here once a month trying to consolidate all the Star Wars controversies into one place. Be sure to check out my sources below and find me on the internet. https://allmylinks.com/whoshotfirstswpod Sources: Bad Representation https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/john-boyega-star-wars-flaws-disagreed-last-jedi-choices-1202195985/ https://fanfare.pub/the-last-jedi-and-the-death-of-a-story-8344a3d83e43 Good Representation https://screenrant.com/star-wars-last-jedi-finn-best-movie-story/ https://www.theroot.com/in-star-wars-the-last-jedi-john-boyega-people-of-col-1821323399

People in this episode

Host: Alex

Topics covered

• Finn's representation
• Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
• Star Wars controversies
• The Last Jedi
• Film analysis

Keywords

• Finn
• The Last Jedi
• Star Wars
• representation
• controversy
• John Boyega
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IndieWire, Fanfare, Screen Rant, The Root

Books & works: The Last Jedi

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