The Force Awakens, Part 2

With the balance of power in the galaxy deeply shifted towards the Dark, what is next for our heroes—and our villains? It’s time for us to find out in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.

We focus our discussion on the second half of the film on the Pyrrhic victory that is the end of Starkiller Base and the passing of the torch from the Original Trilogy trio (Luke, Leia and Han) to the new era: Rey, Finn, and Poe. We also do character deep-dives, and parse which characters have the most—and, notably, the least—chemistry.

The Force Awakens is a monument to the modern era of Star Wars, and we wouldn't exist without it. Find our recap everywhere you get podcasts—and join us next week for the next chronological entries in the timeline, Resistance: The Disappeared + Descent (Season 1, Episodes 18–19).

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Who Are We?

00:02:14 Plot Summary

00:11:07 Rey and the Persephone Myth

00:25:46 The End of Starkiller Base

00:44:22 Deep Dive into the Trio (Also Romance?!)

00:54:12 Kylo Deep-Dive

01:08:40 Bae Watch

01:15:58 Closing Thoughts