7 episodes in and hosts David and Griffin are waning. This week, while attempting to discuss Senator Palpatine\u2019s rise to power as Darth Sidious (the titular Phantom Menace), Count Doku pulling strings for the separatists, and just exactly what the Galactic Senate does for the universe they hit a major detour: Griffin reads from his awful 6th grade paper about the movie Beauty Shop.\nIs the Galactic Senate like the United Nations? Or more like NATO? Why did Griffin think Amos \u2019n\u2019 Andy had funny jokes?\nDon\u2019t expect any answers!\n\nJoin our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes.\nFollow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X! \nBuy some real nerdy merch.\nConnect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord\nFor anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices