Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

"Into the Breach" takes the Bad Batch deep behind enemy lines - like the deepest they could go - in their search for Tantiss and Omega. It's a taut episode with a surprising cliffhanger conclusion, and we'll do our 7-takeaway breakdown on it today. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

Yesterday we talked about the acolyte within "The Acolyte." Today, we're doing a 7-takeaway breakdown of the rest of the highlights from the Empire magazine June 2024 cover story about the upcoming series. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

No, they don't reveal who the "Acolyte" will be in "The Acolyte" series. But the new Empire magazine cover story about the Star Wars show does reveal the meaning of the title, and where Leslye Headland is drawing it from - send us off to research Legends things... Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

Empire magazine's June 2024 issue isn't just about The Acolyte - there's also a Daisy Ridley interview that, naturally, is a lot about Star Wars. And we learn something big about the script for the "New Jedi Order" movie from the interview, too. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

In another of this year's monthly installments, we've pulled a Star Wars Conversation Card and want to hear your answer to this - would you rather live on frozen Hoth or volcanic Mustafar, and why? I'll start on today's show...  Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on your app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

In this Jedi Business episode, we're discussing what we *didn't* learn about a possible season 4 of the Mandalorian, and a bunch about the future of Star Wars storytelling at a very high (corporate) level. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on your app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

Depending on how you want the math to be mathing, Erebus in The Bad Batch "Juggernaut" episode is at least the 18th new planet or moon we've visited so far in the series! We'll run them all down today, as well as some others that don't quite count. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

The Bad Batch has got a long way to go and a short time to get there - Mount Tantiss, that is. And step one starts with a prison break that puts them face to face with an old foe. Our 7-takeaway breakdown of 3x12, "Juggernaut," is here...  Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

The called S3E11 of the Bad Batch "Point of No Return," but what does that actually mean? How is this episode indicative of a point of no return for our heroes? That's the subject of our deep dive episode today...  Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

"Point of No Return" is an action-packed episode of the Bad Batch that ends with all of our heroes in their darkest-before-the-dawn eras. Our 7-takeaway breakdown episode is on tap for you today...  Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

A surprise trailer drop last week gave us our first look at the sequel to Tales of the Jedi - and it's coming out May 4! We're breaking down the "Tales of the Empire" preview on today's episode of the podcast...  Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

Pick one Star Wars story format to survive - and what stories would you explore? Give constructive criticism to Disney-era Star Wars? These are the thorny questions posed by Patrons of the podcast that I'm answering today. What are YOUR answers? Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

Well, the makers of the Bad Batch have perfectly positioned Emerie Karr to be the key to everyone's survival - Omega, the clones, and the M-count kids. For our deep dive today, let's consider what we know about her and how we got here...   Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

"Identity Crisis" kicks off the first half of our third-quarter doubleheader from The Bad Batch Season 3. Not only does it reveal the deep dark truth about the Empire's M-count prisoners, it also plants the seeds of Emerie's own rebellion. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

Three-quarters of the way through the final season of the Bad Batch, and we get a pair of episodes filled with set-ups, payoffs, and payoffs that don't go the way we expected. And they put the pieces in place for a desperate final four episodes. Punch it!  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

Movies in pre-production, TV shows in post-production, animation continuing, and so much more - April 2024 is shaping up to be a pretty interesting month in Star Wars storytelling. Here's everything we know about so far that's coming this month...  Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

It's one of my favorite things each year - the April Fool's Day episode of the show! Today, I'm breaking down what was real, what was fake, and what was true from a certain point of view in our Ronto Roasters Franchise episode. Punch it! And here's a list of our previous April Fool's Day shows and topics: 2023: Jaxxon's live-action appearance in Skeleton Crew: https://sw7x7.com/jaxxon-skeleton-crew-cameo-leading-to-live-action-series-episode-3193/ 2022: The "Project Rogue" Kevin Feige/Suicide-Squad-style 2027 movie: https://sw7x7.com/episode-2828-star-wars-2027-details-revealed/ 2021: Re-canonizing the Star Wars Holiday Special: https://sw7x7.com/episode-2463-lucasfilms-history-and-plans-for-re-canonizing-the-star-wars-holiday-special/ 2020: Project Luminous Resetting Star Wars Canon: https://sw7x7.com/episode-2098-breaking-project-luminous-resets-star-wars-canon/ 2019: "The Phantom Menace: Special Edition" re-release details:  https://sw7x7.com/episode-1732-special-edition-phantom-menace-re-release-details/ 2018: The Secret Within the Arch-to Jedi Library: https://sw7x7.com/episode-1367-yoda-luke-secret-within-jedi-library/ 2017: Pablo Hidalgo to Lead Transformers Story Group: https://sw7x7.com/episode-1002-pablo-hidalgo-lead-hasbros-new-transformers-story-group/ 2016: The Last Jedi filming on the International Space Station: https://sw7x7.com/episode-637-breaking-episode-viii-to-film-on-the-international-space-station/ (We didn't do one in 2015, which was the first April Fool's Day during the podcast's run.) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

They're going nationwide with Ronto Roasters! Disney is turning the quick-serve dining location in Galaxy's Edge into a franchise, aiming to have hundreds of them open in time for the release of "The Mandalorian and Grogu" movie in May 2026. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

No Qui-Gon until way later? A kinder, gentler Boss Nass? The Gungan Sio Bibble? These and more are some of the main differences in the ealier going of The Phantom Menace, according to an earlier version of the script. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7

It's been a while, but some Star Wars merch tied to a show actually debuted *before* the show premiered! And yes, there are some new and interesting tidbits to discover about "The Acolyte" - including fresh hints at the danger our heroes will face. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here: https://youtube.com/sw7x7?sub_confirmation=1 Wanna leave me a tip? Thank you in advance! https://venmo.com/sw7x7 Join the SW7x7 community: https://Patreon.com/sw7x7  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sw7x7podcast TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 Facebook: https://facebook.com/sw7x7 Star Wars 7x7. It’s destiny unleashed! #sw7x7