[PREVIEW] 🎙🧚‍♀️ #059 - The Force Awakens

In 2016, Disney took the Reyns of the Star Wars universe, at a price of 2 billion USD per rein, and awoke a force that had lain dormant since 1983 - widespread critical acclaim for a new Star Wars movie. Is it a carbonite-copy of the original Star Wars (1977)? Perhaps. Was that necessary to remind us why we fell in love with Star Wars in the first place after the digitally-rendered, green-screen pantomime of the Prequels? Perhaps. Are you just answering "Perhaps" because you're too afraid to commit to an opinion? Perhaps. Discussed in this episode: Luke's REAL name General appreciation for General Hux The origin of Kylo Ren's theme Shot in IMAX™. Transferred in IMIN™. "Luke Skywalker has run away in shame and embarrassment." Welcome to the Kanjiklub Rathtar v Rancor Is Finn a love interest/disinterest? Stopping the film to deliver fresh fan service Rebellion v Empire, Resistance v First Order - Same shit, different trilogy. "Kee-lo" Ren, as read by Mark Hamill Planning your trilogy ahead of time by-- wait, no they didn't. The classic two-pieces-to-the-secret-location-map bit that always brings into question whether one actually requires BOTH pieces to find the secret location Kenny Baker's R2-D2 consulting firm Gary Oldman's failed audition for Unnamed USB Stick Giverer J.J.'s actor-specific performance tips Mark Hamill's complete salary breakdown Harrison Ford finally getting his decades-long wish for Han Solo to die (if you want to sync it up to the film, we hit PLAY @ 04:04)