S32: Imperial A-Team

Battlefront II: Inferno Squad. In the aftermath of Scarif and the destruction of the indestructible Death Star, the Empire finds itself vulnerable for the first time in twenty years. Its time to get serious about the treat of the Rebellion and destroy what is left of Saw Gerrera's Partisans. For this task, the Empire forms a new group who will work on the outside, an elite team who will suss out the Imperial traitors, infiltrate Rebel and Partisan groups to find out where the leaks are coming from and bring them to justice. In this supplemental episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Bruce Gibson and Michael Morris to talk about Christie Golden's latest Star Wars book, Inferno Squad. We discuss expectations, the setup, moral ambiguity, truth, hope and hate, betrayal, Inferno Squad, the Dreamers, a metaphor, focus and our ratings. Chapters Expectations (00:03:20) The Story Setup (00:06:50) Moral Ambiguity (00:13:57) Truth, Hope and Hate (00:25:24) Betrayal (00:28:32) Inferno Squad (00:35:33) The Dreamers (00:44:09) A Metaphor (00:49:04) Focus (00:53:01) Ratings (00:54:46) Host Matthew Rushing Guests Bruce Gibson Michael Morris Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)