Ep 58: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

It's time for the BIGGEST show we've ever done as we give The Rise of Skywalker the full Movie Defenders treatment! We play over 20 scenes as we digest this meaty box-office giant as 42 years of story telling comes to a close. We invite two guests on, Mark and Bart, two Patreon supporters, to help us because they are just as big of Star Wars nerds as we are! Before we talk about the film, we each rank our Top 5 moments of the Skywalker saga. Then, we digest the movie scene by scene and address the biggest criticisms of the film, the decisions made by the creators, and we give you all the reasons behind why the film is the way it is. So get ready to Lightspeed-Skip, don't underestimate a droid, and don't be afraid of who you are... it's FINALLY time for The Rise of Skyawlker! 00:00:00 Introduction and Announcements 00:15:21 Top 5 Skywalker Saga Moments 00:40:16 Rise of Skywalker Discussion Starts 01:13:03 Kylo Ren Meets The Emperor 01:34:09 The Falcon Returns With Bad News 01:46:35 Kylo Ren Reveals There is a Spy 01:51:20 Ren Communes with Rey and Lando Appears 02:15:47 Rey Comes to Terms With Her Actions 02:17:40 3PO Knows Where to Find Palpatine 02:23:36 Poe Meets Zorri 02:40:26 Rey Finds the Dagger and Kylo's Room 02:48:41 Rey Learns Her Lineage 03:05:42 Rey Wants Revenge 03:11:53 Rey and Kylo Face Off and Leia's Sacrifice 03:19:30 Han Appears and Leia is Mourned 03:34:06 Poe Has Doubts and D-O Has Answers 03:37:54 Rey Finds Luke 03:47:32 Rey Leaves Breadcrumbs and Poe Pumps Up the Crowd 03:55:49 Rey Meets Palpatine 04:02:46 Kylo Ren Comes to Help Rey 04:14:01 The Galaxy Pushes Back! 04:22:26 Rey Talks to the Jedi and Takes on Palpatine 04:35:51 The Galaxy Celebrate 04:41:13 Rey Gets Her Family Name Available wherever you get podcasts!  Click here to find where to listen and how to engage with us:  http://linktr.ee/moviedefenders Listen and leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-movie-defenders/id1276425632