Episode 735 - The Phantom Menace, Part 5 - He Knows Nothing of Greed

Published: May 29, 2024, noon

Qui-Gon Jinn and Anakin Skywalker put their plan to enter the Boonta Eve Podrace and Qui-Gon explores Anakin\u2019s origins with Shmi in this segment from The Phantom Menace.

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Greg McLaughlin from The Rebel Base Card Podcast joins us for this discussion.

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The segment of the film we discuss runs from 44:14 to 55:02..

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

  • Greg\u2019s first experiences with this movie, his favorite scenes, and favorite characters,
  • The deal that Qui-Gon makes with Watto to get Anakin into the Boonta Eve Podrace and some of the ethics around Qui-Gon\u2019s actions,
  • The conversation between Qui-Gon and Shmi Skywalker about where Anakin came from, his personality, and his abilities,
  • Anakin\u2019s friends and preparing his pod for the big race,
  • Darth Maul\u2019s arrival on Tatooine,
  • The introduction of the concept of midi-chlorians, and
  • Qui-Gon\u2019s bet with Watto before the podrace begins.

Check out the prior entry in this series in episode 717.

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