This is the collection of all the Star Wars episodes that The 602 Club has done in one place. Hope you enjoy and may the Force be with you…. Always.
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Battlefront II: Inferno Squad. We discuss expectations, the setup, moral ambiguity, truth, hope and hate, betrayal, Inferno Squad, the Dreamers, a metaphor, focus and our ratings.
Lords of the Sith. We discuss previous books and expectations, the predators, action, Sith relationship, the Free Ryloth movement, new Imperials, focus and our ratings.
Guardians of the Whills. We discuss force religions, meditations on the force, what the book adds, the force, terrorists against the Empire and our ratings.
Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Season One. We discuss Lego, finding the Freemaker Adventures, the set up, favorite character, favorite episodes and why you should be watching.
Rebel Rising. We discuss the structure of the book, YA books, fighting the Empire, what the Empire’s like, a tangent, a metaphor, Jyn and our ratings.
Star Wars: Thrawn. We discuss our expectations, Thrawn’s character, parallels, connections, character voices, Thrawn’s equal, Eli Vanto and our ratings.
Star Wars: Adventures in Wild Space. We discuss the set up, The Escape, The Snare, The Nest, what’s coming in the rest of the series and our ratings.
Star Wars Rebels: Season 3. We discuss Thrawn, Ezra/Maul/darkside, Twin Suns, The Chosen One, Bendu, Rebel and Mandalorian connections, Whitta’s episodes, hope and our ratings.
Star Wars Aftermath: Empire’s End. We discuss our first/last impressions, dive deep into all 5 sections of the books and talk about the aftermath of these books the the state of canon, plus give out thoughts about the future of the books.
Star Wars: A New Dawn. We discuss legends, a new canon, an introduction, the relationship question, Jedi relationships, proto-rebels, big Empire watching, bad businessmen, Imperials, they who must not be named and ratings.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. We discuss our preparation for the movie, first impression, comparisons, character, the Rebellion, Vader, some surprises, music and so much more!
Star Wars: Catalyst. We discuss Death Star legends, the characters, a giant lightsaber, the greater good, the rise of tyranny, Krennic, a surprise character, the Death Star Story and our ratings.
Ahsoka. We discuss our expectations coming into the book, the end of Ahsoka’s world, interludes, becoming something else, the Imperial way, stormtroopers of clones, kyber crystals and more!
Star Wars Rebels: Season 3 Premiere. We discuss coming into season three, Kanan and the Bendu, Ezra’s Journey, retreating, Thrawn, a sense of purpose and ratings.
Star Wars: Life Debt. We discuss our thoughts coming into this one, the Empire in chaos, the story, characters old and new the final mystery, ratings and the Rogue One trailer.
Star Wars: Clone Wars. We discuss our Clone Wars experience, volume one, if it’s still fun, volume two, leading up to Episode III, voices, being over-written and doing yourself a favor.
Star Wars: Bloodline. We discuss the heir to the Empire, being in Vader’s shadow, world-building, romanticizing the past, new characters, the rise of the First Order and our ratings
Star Wars Rebels Season 2. To start we discuss the Rogue One trailer, then entering season 2, each of the episodes, frustration, helicopter lightsabers, Ahsoka and Vader, Ahsoka’s end, having Maul back, hopes for season 3 and our ratings.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Movie. We discuss our Clone Wars experience, the animation style, the Christophsis opening, the characterizations, Ahsoka’s introduction and impact, three teachers, if it’s Anakin or Ahsoka’s story, if it set the stage for Rey, the music, The Clone Wars Vs. Rebels, favorite scenes and ratings.
Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company. We discuss another Star Wars movie, gritty, dark and real, why we fight, more satisfaction, nothing better to do, Vader, the evil Empire, heroes on both sides and our ratings.
Star Wars: Before the Awakening. We discuss if the book should have come out before the movie, if it would have effected our movie viewing, Finn, Rey, Poe and our ratings.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We discuss our Episode VII experiences, the new characters, old characters, abandonment, the villains, the history of a long time ago, what about R2?, humor, music and design, final thoughts and ratings.
Star Wars: The Last Command. We discuss, the end, impressions now, the smuggler’s alliance, the assault on Coruscant, the cover issue, the mountain takedown, the epilogue, with great power, universe building and our ratings.
Star Wars Aliens: Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. We discuss the journey to The Force Awakens, The Face of Evil, All Creatures Great and Small, High Noon on Jakku and The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku.
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. We discuss our Episode VI experiences, Luke’s new lightsaber, tale of two halves, loosing a step, going out like a punk, Jabba and Jedi, Luke’s plan, a question for two dads, the journey’s of Luke and Anakin and ratings.
Star Wars: Dark Force Rising. We discuss if the story feels fluid or crowded, Jedi training, Leia and the Noghri, Han and Lando, Senator Garm Bel Iblis, the big reveal, retconning clones, connection to the Prequels, Mara Jade and our ratings.
Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon. We discuss the feel of the book, the story, a question, more of the story, if Kylo Ren makes a cameo, more about the characters and our ratings.
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire. We discuss being back at the beginning, continuing the Original Trilogy, plot points, the Jedi path, new characters, things that worked and didn’t, wrapping up with our ratings.
Star Wars: Shattered Empire. We discuss the literal aftermath, timing and sequencing, the Damerons, Mon Mothma, story points, #WheresLuke, things we liked, didn’t and our ratings.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. We discuss the last poster and trailer for The Force Awakens, our Episode V experiences, better sequels, the score, characters that’ve grown, the heir to the Jedi, quick things, watching order and our ratings.
Star Wars: A New Hope. We discuss our Episode VI experiences, continuing the story, the final death of The Republic, the new “Chosen One”, the spiritual side, new characters and old friends, wrapping up with ratings and final thoughts.
Star Wars: Lost Stars. We discuss our first impressions, the Imperial point of view, the character, the canon, comparisons, wrapping up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Star Wars Aftermath. We discuss the old SWEU and the the new canon, a new hope, characters, small cameos, things we liked, ask a question, the Amazon issue and wrap up with ratings and final thoughts.
The Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We talk about Weapon of the Jedi about Luke, Moving Target which is Leia’s story and Smuggler’s Run that is a Han and Chewie adventure.
Revenge of the Sith. We discuss our Episode III experiences, the end, personal themes, the fall of Anakin and the Republic, speculation about Episode VII, in light of The Clone Wars, Mustafar scene, missing scenes and our ratings.
Christie Golden: Dark Disciple. We discuss with Christie in depth the story, characters, themes and her writing process.
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. We talk Episode II, discussing the wunderkind, Obi-Wan being like Qui-Gon, John outdoing himself, the spiral down, the love story, a vast galaxy, the dark side, plus the Batman V Superman trailer.
Star Wars: Dark Disciple. We discuss every part of the book and in the end have to ask the question, “Is this the best book in the new Star Wars canon?”.
Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Premiere. We discuss the entire episode, the big revelations, the characters, speculate and so much more.
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. We look back at our Episode I experience, going backward in the timeline, new and old, Qui-Gon, Ewan McGregor, Yoda, symbiosis, music, production and our final thoughts.
The Clone Wars: Nic Anastassiou. Nic works for ILM and was also an editor on The Clone Wars. We discuss his love of Star Wars, working for ILM and on the show, editing with Dave and George and so much more.
The Force Awakens/Rebels Season 2 Trailers. In this supplemental episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined once again by John Mills to talk about both trailers, sharing our reactions, speculation and shear joy over what we have seen.
The Star Wars Saga. We discuss everything, the Prequels, the Jedi, unexplored time periods, the expanded universe then and now, the Holiday Special, Special Editions, the new films, comics and the digital releases.
Star Wars Rebels Season 1. We discuss the first season of DisneyXD’s new animated Star Wars show from inception to finale and speculate on what season 2 may hold for fans.
The Force Awakens Teaser. Thanksgiving 2014 Star Wars fans around the world were thankful for a brief glimpse at the newest episode in the saga. We discuss what we like and what we don’t as well as how we feel about the film now.
Star Wars Rebels and Episode VII. In the premiere episode of Trek.fm’s new geekery speakeasy we delve into the rumors and wishes for the next Star Wars installment as well as the new Disney XD series Star Wars Rebels.
