Candy, I can see that. I totally get why people enjoy this one for the crazy 1000% way it does things. And honestly I think I could enjoy it on that level if they'd just...not shit on the themes I mentioned man. I see how this could be fun, but I'm just bitter (albeit not remotely surprised) that they did it. Have Palpatine want Rey just because he sensed this immensely powerful 'nobody' being born, and have the jedi ghosts acknowledge that they were misguided in life, but now they see that Rey can be good without needing their dogma.

Still woulda been a mess, lol. But fun as hell

Oh hey. Good star wars!

But yeah this was an intense episode!

Everything about the plotting and writing of The Hyacinth Disaster can be traced back to what I learned listening to DiF. I barely knew how stories worked prior to it. However well Hyacinth works is of course subjective, but I learned a lot from this podcast. So, DiF contributed to and directly motivated one of the things I'm most proud of in my life so far.

To say nothing of the direct involvement of these very forum members!

Re: iris door...
No see, the Mandalorian knew that it was limited, so he shot the panel which fried the sensors and delimited its power!

Hah but yeah you're probably right

I was about to start one

Wasn't that bet time-based? Like, it was a "by star wars 8" thing. But if 9 pulls another turn, I'll happily pay back the $20 you sent me

Random side-thought, forgive me if it's been said already:

Anyone think that maybe an earlier version of TLJ didn't have Holdo, and Leia did all that? On one hand, it would have been hella hard to justify *anyone* pulling a mutiny against Leia (probably why they would have added Holdo as a character), but on the other hand...if they could have played the desperation enough, it might've worked. That would have consolidated the character pool a bit, would have required some tighter writing, but the structure is already there and (like others have definitely said) would have allowed Leia to go out in a kickass way.

I'm not trying to start another debate (I like TLJ a lot as is), I'm just wondering if it might have originally *been* Leia instead of Holdo, and someone was like "nah, that's too hard." If you squint at the movie, it would almost work as is.

EDIT: I think for it to work, Leia would have had to be waaaaaay angrier at Dameron after the dreadnought battle. Like maybe he actually failed, and she straight-up arrests him. She'd be fully justified in doing so. So yeah if she was less motherly and more angry general then it would work.

This is so badass! All of this draws me in! Can't wait for updates!

I think those eyes and brows are still killing it for me. I *did* like that Last Jedi poster.