Resistance: The Disappeared + Descent (Season 1, Episodes 18–19)

The Star Wars: Resistance episodes “The Disappeared” and “Descent” take place right at the beginning of The Force Awakens, so we’re detouring back into animated territory to cover the lead-up to the destruction of Hosnian Prime.

In our coverage this week, we talk about the fascistic tendency of “disappearing” people and how it lines up (or doesn’t) with the social contract on the Colossus. We also talk through the appeal of an Agent Tierney to a young person like Tam; why Doza might be continuing to submit to the First Order; and how Leia is activating new Resistance cells across the galaxy.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Who Are We?

00:02:01 Plot Summary

00:09:46 Fascism and “Disappearing People”

00:24:16 Tam and Agent Tierney

00:37:47 Doza, Leia, and New Resistance Cells

00:52:19 Bae Watch

00:57:37 Closing Thoughts