The Resistance arrives at Takodana in their X-Wings to battle the First Order and Finn takes up the Skywalker lightsaber in this segment from The Force Awakens.
It is the seventh installment of our series celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Force Awakens. In this episode, the Resistance arrives and saves the day from the First Order on Takodana. There is more than that going on though. The Skywalker lightsaber sees action, and Rey gets her first confrontation with Kylo Ren, and more fill this segment of the movie.
Dan Zehr, Star Wars author and host of Coffee with Kenobi joins us for this episode.
This episode covers the portion of The Force Awakens that runs from 1:11:06 to 1:22:10.
In this episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:
- Dan’s memories seeing The Force Awakens and favorite moments,
- Rey’s flight from the palace,
- Maz Kanata passing on the Skywalker lightsaber to Finn,
- Finn’s fight with the riot trooper,
- The arrival of the Resistance to confront the First Order on Takodana,
- Rey’s confrontation with Kylo Ren,
- Princess Leia’s arrival on Takodana and reunion with Han Solo, and
- The Resistance return to D’Qar.
For more discussion of The Force Awakens, check out episode 1046.
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Podcast Stardust is the fully armed and operational podcast inspired by the code name for the Death Star. Hosted by first-generation Star Wars fans, Dennis Keithly and Jay Krebs, Podcast Stardust endeavors to bring thought provoking discussion on recent Star Wars news on a weekly basis. Between news episodes, Dennis and Jay review the latest episodes from Star Wars television covering everything from Resistance, Rebels, and The Clone Wars to The Mandalorian and other live action productions on Disney+. Of course, Podcast Stardust wouldn’t be complete without thematic discussions, top ten lists, and interviews on everything from Star Wars literature, comics, and the films themselves.