Episode 705 - The Phantom Menace, Part 3: Now There Are Two of Them

Published: March 20, 2024, noon

Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi meet Queen Amidala and Darth Sidious sends Darth Maul to hunt them down in this segment of The Phantom Menace.

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Kara DJ from Into A Larger World joins us for this discussion.

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The segment of the film we discuss runs from 21:34 to 31:41.

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In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

  • Kara\u2019s earliest memories of seeing The Phantom Menace, her favorite scenes, and favorite character (the answer to the last one might surprise you),
  • Nute Gunray\u2019s threats concerning the suffering of the people of Naboo,
  • Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan\u2019s rescue of Queen Amidala and her handmaidens,
  • Kara\u2019s observations about Jar Jar Binks,
  • The action in the hangar as Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan confront the droids there,
  • The escape from Naboo on Naboo\u2019s ship, R2-D2\u2019s introduction, and Ric Olie\u2019s narration of everything that happens,
  • Darth Sidious meeting with Nute Gunray and Rune Haake and the introduction of Darth Maul,
  • The identity of \u201cthe Phantom Menace,\u201d
  • What Padm\xe9 was the one to clean up R2-D2, and
  • Queen Amidala \u201cordering\u201d the Jedi to take her handmaiden with her.

Check out the last episode in our The Phantom Menace series in episode 693.

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