Podcasts TV Hyperspace Theories 45: To The Galaxy's Edge

45: To The Galaxy's Edge

Published: June 17, 2019, 1:24 a.m.

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We have the future, the past, and the present to discuss in this month\\u2019s episode of Hyperspace Theories. With Celebration Chicago in the rear-view mirror and December\\u2019s movie still half a year away, Kay, Tricia, and B.J. still have plenty of Star Wars to talk about.

We begin with the\\xa0Vanity Fair\\xa0cover story on\\xa0The Rise of Skywalker, featuring an article by Lev Grossman and photographs by Annie Leibowitz. As is typical for these pieces, we learned a few new character and planet names, but very little other new information \\u2013 especially following so closely on the heels of\\xa0similar interview answers\\xa0given at Celebration. Likewise, Leibowitz\\u2019s composite style provides imagery presumably intended to convey the tone and spirit of the film, but they are traditional behind-the-scenes snapshots or on-set stills. But we did get much better looks at the costumes for Rey and Zorri Bliss, much to Kay\\u2019s excitement.

Our storytelling segment travels over sixty years back in time on the Star Wars in-universe chronology, to the era when the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic \\u2013 though the seeds of the Order\\u2019s demise already had begun to grow. The novel\\xa0Master & Apprentice\\xa0by Claudia Gray focuses on the teacher-pupil relationship between Qui-Gon Jinn and a teenage Obi-Wan Kenobi a number of years before\\xa0The Phantom Menace. She spins a tale of trust and friendship, as well as prophecy, ethical dilemmas, and the political power of governments, leaders, corporations, and the Jedi. One of the new characters is Rael Averross, also an iconoclast to the Jedi Order \\u2013 but in a quite different manner than Qui-Gon. What they have in common is that both are former apprentices to Dooku, who appears only briefly in flashbacks in\\xa0Master & Apprentice. The fallen Jedi turned Sith Lord is central figure of the full-cast audiobook\\xa0Dooku: Jedi Lost\\xa0by Cavan Scott, released two weeks after Gray\\u2019s novel, which also includes Rael and Asajj Ventress from\\xa0The Clone Wars. Between the two stories, the backstory to Episode I gains a considerable amount of new perspective.

This month\\u2019s world-building segment takes us to Anaheim, California, where Tricia attended the official grand opening of the Galaxy\\u2019s Edge expansion at Disneyland. She shares her reactions to the new land, including the setting, inhabitants, food and drink, and of course the ride\\xa0Millennium Falcon: Smuggler\\u2019s Run. She also gives a behind-the-scenes peek at the dedication ceremony and formal opening of the ride, with VIPs in attendance including Star Wars animation guru\\xa0Dave Filoni\\xa0and\\xa0Captain Marvel\\u2019s\\xa0Brie Larson. One prominent new character in Galaxy\\u2019s Edge is Resistance spy Vi Moradi, who appears in Delilah Dawson\\u2019s novel\\xa0Phasma\\xa0and August\\u2019s upcoming\\xa0Black Spire. In the park, Vi is portrayed by cast member Alex Marshall-Brown, who has been sharing her experience on\\xa0Instagram\\xa0and\\xa0Twitter.

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