The Good, The Bad & The Batch

Welcome back, Shadow Lords! In this episode, Julia and Bex are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: ok... these episode were something I guess, set up and payoff, in the end is it the writing that needs work, a lack of investment into the characters and their stories, dialogue to fill space, the "Palpatine Has Retu...

Welcome back, Shadow Lords! In this episode, Julia and Bex are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: I'm gonna be honest, its a lot of us just digging into the issues we have plus discussions of Speed Racer, how there's a lot of telling and not enough showing, more about character arcs and the Dark Night of the Soul...

Welcome back, Shadow Lords! In this episode, Julia and Bex are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: why these episodes feel like progress, the character cascade and what we want to see from Maul, Mrs Brander Lawson and her hot Imperial wife, Maul's pandemic internet archetype, unnecessary additions in these eps, th...

Welcome back, Shadow Lords! In this episode, Julia and Bex are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: - Maul is Mr. Darcy?, our old friend: Pacing, how’s the dark side changing up its game, three act structure vs the 17.685734 structure, stretching the rubber band of pay off, female characters can be complex now, rig...

Welcome back, Batchers! Er, Maul-ers? Let's go with Shadow Lords. Welcome back, Shadow Lords! Happy inaugural Maul: Shadow Lord episode! In this episode, Julia and Bex are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: the religious aspects of the Jedi and the Sith dissected, quick pacing, How-To introduce characters, how to...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! This one's about Tales of the Underworld! As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: yall im too tired for this, consider it a surprise. Don't forget to leave us a review if you like the show and drop by our socials on Instagra...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! This one's about Tales of the Underworld! As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: The universality of storytelling, Andor as another layer of connecting the prequel era with the original era, time jumps as a story mechanism,...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! This one's about Tales of the Underworld! As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: We have some feelings about book plot + animated show, how to support a character motivation, alternate tropes for Ventress, Artists R Us, the...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! This one's about Skeleton Crew! As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Don't forget to leave us a review if you like the show and drop by our socials on Instagram and our new shiny Tumblr (@thebatchpod) to say hi and chat. " 3 Rounds " by Bisou is...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! This one's about The Star Wars Holiday Special! Usually, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis, but uh... this ones all Goofs. Oops all goofs! Talking points include: Was this as unfunny in 1978 as it is now? its hard to tell, more of an experience than a story really, Jeffe...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! This one's about Andor! As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: First and foremost, we want to smooch Diego Luna, the success of "plot units" in keeping the narrative fresh, a cast of deeply flawed characters and how that ma...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about select episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars! As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: the only morsel of Grievous lore and we're eating it up, a surprising amount of fights in hallways, Art and Architecture chat, Kit Fisto: The Good Times Je...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about select episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars! As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: We love that radio station, the first domino to fall in the legacy of clone episodes, the one and only "swear" in Clone Wars, WW2 fuselage art and what it...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about select episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars! As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: We made a goofy point system, enjoy! A good arc, but maybe not a great one, the light of the red sun blinds all, Obi-wan's crystalline eyes, good character...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! This one's about The Acolyte! As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: we are really unpacking the mixed reviews for this show (spoiler alert! it's misogyny & racism!), in this house we stan a diverse writer's room queen:...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! This one's about Obi-wan Kenobi! As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: hey, it’s good! Everyone leave Obi-wan Kenobi alone! It’s a good show! we love to see a strong, cogent plot winning, legacy characters treated right, t...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! This one's about Ahsoka! And boy is it a long one, and we are sorry about that. As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme, and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: let’s be real, folks, this one had some issues, a good ensemble cast is a strong cast of characters, as...

Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! This one's about Tales of the Empire! Hope that helps. As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: wow, the definition of moderate! This one's a Star Wars, picking stronger themes to unite this anthology, again with the juxtaposi...

It's a different show now! Welcome to our new show, which is the same as the last show but about different shows! Hope that helps. As always, Julia and Becca are here in the name of character, theme and plot analysis. Goofs mandatory. Talking points include: Juxtaposition of characters, it's all about choice, folks, no more Jedi/Sith bullshit, we're getting right the meat this time, adding to the...

Welcome back, Batchers! We're finally made it here, the last Bad Batch episode! Thank you so much for listening, it means a lot! In our last Batch episode, Julia and Becca are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: It's a long one ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Don't forget to leave us a review if you like the show and drop by our socia...

Welcome back, Batchers! Happy second-to-last Bad Batch episode! Thank you so much for listening, it means a lot! In this episode, Julia and Becca are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: wow what an ending, satisfying character arcs/endings, characters receiving poetic justice (Nala Se & Admiral Rampart), chara...

Welcome back, Batchers! Let's get this bread. In this episode, Julia and Becca are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: listen we keep calling Rampart Charles (because that's his name) but bear with us as we adapt to Edmon, using a character like Rampart well, Rampart's intentions & what he could possibly do, c...

Welcome back, Batchers! Let's get this bread. In this episode, Julia and Becca are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: bridging the gap between new Star Wars media and the original trilogy, Rampart's back, Baby! the dynamics with Rampart, how to treat comedic relief characters, Omega is kicking ass and taking name...

Welcome back, Batchers! Let's get this bread. In this episode, Julia and Becca are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: the Return of Rampart (his name is still Charles in our hearts), Rampart serving Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent in this labor camp tonight, we still don't know what Hemlock is really up...

Welcome back, Batchers! Let's get this bread. In this episode, Julia and Becca are back with our trusty character, theme and plot analysis. And, of course, don't forget the goofs. Talking points include: the finer points of crafting tragedy, TechWatch2024: Domicilegate, we are delusional but we re happy, RIP to the Marauder, Emerie's character analysis, the motif of cycles & breaking cycles of...