Hyperspace Theories

The Mandalorian  is back on Disney+ to kick off Season Three. On this episode of Hyperspace Theories, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester discuss the characterization and storytelling developments unfolding across Chapter 17 ("The Apostate"), Chapter 18 ("The Mines of Mandalore"), and Chapter 19 ("The Convert"). By the end of these three episodes, we've learned a lot more about our central characters, y...

In the previous two recordings of Hyperspace Theories, we discussed the two story arc comprising the first six episodes of Season Two of  The Bad Batch . In this recording, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester analyze the next four episodes, which bring the story through episode 10 (of 16) in this season. Building on our previous consideration of the Hero's Journey story structure in  The Bad Batch , we...

On the latest episode of Hyperspace Theories, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester consider the second set of three episodes in Season Two of  The Bad Batch . These episodes – "Faster," "Entombed," and "Tribe" – present a trio of independent, self-contained missions for Omega and her brothers: accompanying Cid for an ill-fated gambling excursion involving riot racing, a dangerous adventure to seek an art...

The new year kicked off with the return of  The Bad Batch  for Season Two of the animated series. Although some time has passed since the destruction of Kamino at the end of Season One, Clone Force 99 and the galaxy as a whole are still very much living in the aftermath of the end of the Clone Wars and amid the early days of the Galactic Empire. In this context, it makes sense that the Separatists...

Across three story arcs in the first ten episodes,  Andor  has delivered top-notch Star Wars storytelling. In the latest episode of Hyperspace Theories, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester analyze the two-part finale. Written by showrunner Tony Gilroy, who also wrote the first three episodes, the finale brings the first season of  Andor  to an exciting and dramatic conclusion. Gilroy started Cassian's s...

Episodes eight to ten of  Andor  center on a common theme: everyone is trapped in a literal or metaphorical prison. In this episode of Hyperspace Theories, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester discuss how writer Beau Willimon used this theme as the keystone for all of the characters in this story arc. Cassian, of course, spends this arc in the Narkina 5 prison facility, where the Empire uses convict labo...

After its first three episodes launching Cassian's character journey,  Andor  quickly propels him into a plotline drawn from his ultimate fate in  Rogue One : a risky heist from a secure Imperial facility that plays a crucial role in the fate of the Rebellion against the Empire. In this episode of Hyperspace Theories, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester examine the fourth through seventh episodes of  An...

On September 21,  Star Wars: Andor  launched on Disney+ with a three-episode premiere. On Hyperspace Theories,  we analyzed  how those episodes set in motion the character journey for Cassian Andor from his life on Ferrix, and the preceding years in flashbacks, to become the Rebel operative and hero we see in  Rogue One . The fourth episode of  Andor , released on September 28, greatly expands the...

The newly premiered  Andor  is the biggest and most ambitious Star Wars Disney+ streaming series yet. Created by showrunner Tony Gilroy, who oversaw the rewrites and reshoots that salvaged the theatrical release of  Rogue One ,  Andor  is a prequel to a prequel: beginning five years before that film, it will bring its principal characters to the events of  Rogue One , which itself leads directly i...

Disney+'s  Ms. Marvel  is earning rave reviews and allowing a whole new segment of Marvel fandom to see their stories represented. Siya Patel has  shared her passion for Marvel stories here at FANgirl Blog.  When she asked about learning about podcasting, Ms. Marvel seemed to be the perfect opportunity. Hence, the Night Light podcast was born. On the third episode, Tricia Barr and Siya Patel discu...

The latest episode of Hyperspace Theories discusses the full story unfurled in the newest six-episode Disney+ series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU):  Ms. Marvel , featuring the origin story of teenage heroine Kamala Khan. Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester are joined by longtime FANgirl Blog contributor Priya Chhaya, an historian and advocate for representation in storytelling and nonfiction al...

Disney+'s Ms. Marvel is earning rave reviews and allowing a whole new segment of Marvel fandom to see their stories represented. Siya Patel has  shared her passion for Marvel stories here at FANgirl Blog.  When she asked about learning about podcasting, Ms. Marvel seemed to be the perfect opportunity. Hence, the Night Light podcast was born. On the second episode, Tricia Barr and Siya Patel discus...

This episode of Hyperspace Theories offers the third discussion in our three-part analysis of  Obi-Wan Kenobi , following our previous commentary on the  first two  and  middle three  components of the Disney+ series. Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester first break down the trio of major character arcs resolved in Part VI: the content and consequences of the second showdown in  Obi-Wan Kenobi  between O...

FANgirl Blog's Tricia Barr and Siya Patel discuss the Marvelous origin story of Kamala Khan.

In our newest episode, Hyperspace Theories continues our analysis of  Obi-Wan Kenobi  with a discussion of Parts III, IV, and V of the Disney+ limited series. Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester examine how,  after Parts I and II launched Obi-Wan on his mythic adventure , the next three episodes propel him through an extended progression of trials and tribulations that return the broken man into the Jed...

After the world premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi at Star Wars Celebration, Tricia Barr and BJ Priester sit down to explore the storytelling structure as it expands the Campbellian monomyth.

Hyperspace Theories podcast returns to the realm of Star Wars storytelling with this month's episode, in which Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester discuss  The Book of Boba Fett . In addition to its seven chapter, we also consider insights from the  Disney Gallery  episode exploring the development and production of the Disney+ series.   We begin with the titular character. The first four episodes of  T...

This month's episode of Hyperspace Theories rings in the new year with the storytelling of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester discuss the six episodes of the Christmas-themed Disney+ series  Hawkeye . Though the show may have one character name in its title, like the other MCU series to date it also is very much an ensemble story. Clint Barton has been the MCU's Hawkeye t...

Hyperspace Theories concludes our three-part analysis of Season Two of  The Mandalorian  with a discussion of the character arc for the titular hero, Din Djarin, over the span of the sixteen chapters in the series to date. Although much of Season Two involves Din's interactions with a progression of allies and adversaries, old and new, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester examine how each of those episod...

Hyperspace Theories returns with another discussion of Season Two of  The Mandalorian . In this episode, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester analyze how  The Mandalorian  series advances the story of the Mandalorians: a people, a culture, and a feared faction in galactic war and peace. We also speculate about how the information revealed in Season Two may provide clues to what else we'll learn about Man...

For this variant episode of Hyperspace Theories, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester turn once again to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to discuss the storytelling, characterization, and creative twists on the monomyth in Loki , the six-episode Disney+ series which recently concluded. In addition to discussing the character arcs of the core cast – Loki, Sylvie, Mobius, and Renslayer – we delve into the we...

Hosts Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester breakdown The Mandalorian Season 2 in three episodes. The first episode explores the importance of the Jedi to the story of Din Djarin over the course of Season 2.

Tricia Barr and BJ Priester from FANgirl Blog share their initial reactions to the WandaVision series finale.

Season One of  The Mandalorian  concluded with a two-part story arc consisting of "Chapter 7: The Reckoning" and "Chapter 8: Redemption." In this episode of Hyperspace Theories, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester analyze how the finale episodes pay off the storytelling and characterization set up during the course of the season. We also look ahead to how the threads left open at the end of Season One m...

With Season Two of  The Mandalorian  premiering at the end of the month, our latest episode of Hyperspace Theories revisits the stories told in Season One. Between the three-episode opening arc and the two-episode conclusion falls a trio of distinct episodes that build and develop a number of important character dynamics. Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester discuss Chapter Four: Sanctuary, Chapter Five:...