Star Wars: Mark of Balance

For me, Bad Batch has been on crusie control for Episodes 12-14 leading into the series finale this week, which has been disappointing. Hear my thoughts on these 3 episodes and why I feel they have not delivered as much as they should have at this point in the show, as well as my prediction on what new project this show could potentially be setting up. Enjoy! Follow on Instagram: @star_wars_markof...

Disney remembered that are in fact releasing projects this year and decided to drop 2 new trailers this week for Star Wars Tales of the Empire, a shorts series, and Star Wars Outlaws, a third-person open world action adventure game. Both were great, especially the surprising reveal of who we will be following in Tales of the Empire in Morgan Elsbeth and Barris Offee. The animation also looked chef...

Bad Batch delivers another 2-pack of episodes in its final season with "Identity Crisis" and "Point of No Return". "Indentity Crisis" delivers one of the best episodes of the series with its grim tone and fantastic atmospheric storytelling. Emri's character has been a highlight of the season and I can't wait to see what she does next. "Point of No Return" sees us back on Pabu as the Empire closes...

Bad Batch has its first real miss of the season with "Harbinger". Asajj Ventress somehow returns and begins to test Omega to see if she is force sensitive. Ventress' return completely undercuts her arc that was completed in the book Dark Disciple. We will see what they have planned for her but I disagree with this decision to bring her back whole-heartedly. Aside from this, the episode feels oddly...

Acolyte. First Trailer. High Republic. Jedi. Sith. Thoughts. Theories. That Is All. Enjoy! Follow on Instagram: @star_wars_markofbalance

The Bad Batch hit us with a solid 2-pack of episodes this week that find the crew linking up with Captain Rex as the Empire continues to pursue Omega. Hear me discuss why I felt something was missing from these episodes, whether it was a lack of sharp dialogue or moments not hitting as hard as they should. I also get into my theories on who the assassin clone could be, Senator Chuchi's fate by the...

Crosshair rejoins the Bad Batch for the first time since Season 1 and tensions are high between he and Hunter. In the meantime, the crew needs to travel back to a familiar outpost to gain more intel on Mount Tantis in an effort to save the remaining clone prisoners. Yes, this episode had monster-of-the-week elements which I wasnt thrilled about, but the heart of this episode was the family dynamic...

Omega and Crosshair crash land after escaping Mt. Tantus and have to find a way off world. If you were expecting a monster of the week episode with that premise, I was in the same boat, but luckily, Episode 4 delivers a solid adventure with an emotional ending that took me by surprise. Hear my quick thoughts and analysis of this week's Bad Batch. Enjoy! Follow on Intsagram: @star_wars_markofbalanc...

The final season of The Bad Batch has arrived. Coming off a great Season 2, I had high expectations for Season 3 and luckily, it kicks off with a solid 3-episode permiere. Hear me discuss the implications of Project Necromancer on the broader Star Wars galaxy, Omega's role, the atmospheric score by Kevin Kiner, and much more. Enjoy! Follow on Instagram: @star_wars_markofbalance

Well that was... sudden? Hear my thoughts on the rather anti-climatic announcement of the "Mandalorian and Grogu" (please just be a working title) movie that is seeminly slated to be the next Star Wars movie release. Why wasnt this announced at Celebration? Was this in response to the Rey movie "controversy"? What does this mean for Mando Season 4? Who knows but hope you enjoy this episode! Follow...

January 3rd, 2021. 112 Episodes. 195 Intagram Posts. 1000's of Views/Downloads. Couple days late but wanted to put out a quick message thanking you all again for your support over these past 3 years and to reflect on 2023 as a podcast host/content creator. Hope you enjoy! Follow on Intagram: @star_wars_markofbalance

The year 2024 promises to be an exciting one for Star Wars fans. For the first time, all major releases will feature new or non-legacy characters. In TV, these titles include The Acolyte, Skeleton Crew, and the final season of Bad Batch. Additionally, Star Wars' first modern open-world video game, Outlaws, is slated to be released later in the year. I discuss the latest information on all the proj...

It's that time of the year to look back on all the Star Wars content that was released in 2023! I discuss my Top 5 Best and Worst moments of the year ranging from TV shows to book releases, to video games, to movie announcements. This was another year of ups and downs, full of outstanding Star Wars moments, as well as head scratching quality drops and disappointments. Here’s to hoping I eventually...

Star Wars has a long history of delivering excellent stories in the animated medium. With the start of the final phase of the High Republic book series and Bad Batch set to end in 2024, everyone is eager to see what the next project from Star Wars animation will be. For me, that project should be an animated show adapting the High Republic storyline. I discuss why animation, from a story, budget,...

Tier List content?! Yaaaa I went to the dark side... But I've earned this, let me enjoy my lazy content! On a serious note, I really enjoyed doing this and respect the Tier List formula. With the recent conclusion of Ahsoka bringing the total number of canon Star Wars TV shows to 11(!), I thought it was a great time to give them the tier list treatment. I equally hope you enjoy my list and disagre...

This week I welcome a college club baseball teammate of mine, Jimmy Bascone to tell his Star Wars Story! He discusses his hilarious first Star Wars memory seeing Revenge of the Sith in the movie theater with his mom, his love for animated Star Wars, and some of his favorite characters like Count Dooku and Qui Gon. We also discuss our mutual love of Andor and our excitment for James Mangold's upcom...

As an advocate for animation as a storytelling medium, the switch from animation to live-action for the Ahsoka series had me a bit disappointed. After sitting with the finale for a couple weeks, I cannot shake the feeling that what we were delivered was not the best possible telling of this particular story, and I think that comes down to one crucial factor, the change in mediums. Listen to me dis...

12 Guests. 1 Episode. Happy to bring back the "Roundtable" series where I interview friends and Mark of Balance community members to hear their takes on the latest Star Wars show or movie (if we ever get one again). The guests include veterans of the show as well as some new comers. We even had someone who attended the mid-season theatrical release of Part V! Interacting with you guys is always so...

The Ahsoka Finale has arrived, crazy to say after so many years of anticipation, but how did it turn out? Overall, this was a safe finale with some great conceptual ideas that did not reach their full potential due to convenient or underdeveloped writing choices that have weighed down the past 2 weeks of the show. I discuss Thrawn's questionable tactics, Sabine and Ahsoka's sweet but half-baked re...

I was hoping I wouldnt have to do an episode like this but unfortunately Ahsoka Part VII drops the ball in the writing and story department, opting for story conveniences and rushed moments over substance. The penultimate episode fails to keep the momentum that the middle of the season had wonderfully set up. Senator Xiono continues his warpath to demote Hera but ends up coming off as a plot devic...

The Boys are Back in Town! Long time ago, in a galaxy far far away... Its time the characters of Star Wars experienced what we do everytime we sit down to watch Star Wars. This weeks Ahsoka takes us to a whole new galaxy for the first time in the visual medium which is crazy to say as I type it. The sense of other worldliness is palpable throughout this episode which is full of Nightsister intrigu...

"Shadow Warrior" embodies everything makes Star Wars great, a story of self-reflection, music that amplifies moments and tells a story of its own, and concludes with an undeniable feeling of hope. Dave has once again crafted an episode of Star Wars that will go down in history. 15 years of storytelling for Ahsoka's character culminates into a beautiful story of self-discovery and rebirth all guide...

Well that was a lot to process... "Fallen Jedi" delivers the best episode of Ahsoka yet with Ray Stevenson stealing the show as Baylon Skoll. We get some major hints into the inciting incident of Sabine and Ahsoka's tenuous past, a host of great lightsaber battles, and a dark side-esque decision from Sabine. And I think thats it right, nothing else notable happened? OH YA, Hayden Christensan is ba...

Ahsoka is back with another solid episode that leans into the space combat feel of the Original Trilogy. While the combat is the main chunk of the episode, Filoni begins to plant the seeds for a question that I think is going to be the backbone of Sabine's story, can anyone wield the force? Hera also steals the show with her calling out the hypocrisy of the New Republic senators in her quest to st...

The day is finally here, the continuation of the Rebels cliffhanger from all the way back in 2018, a day some of us never thought would come. Was the pressure on this project too much? NOPE, not for Dave Filoni. These premiere episodes showcase why he is the apprentice of the maker himself, George Lucas. Filoni delivers the most Star Wars feeling live-action show we have to date right out of the g...