Howdy, spacefarers! We have made it to the penultimate episode of Maul: Shadow Lord. After his near defeat, Maul narrowly escapes from the Inquisitors, but one of his Night Brother kin is lost in the fight. The Mandalorians betray him when they see no option to survive, but they end up getting shot out of the sky.

Some might say this was a pleasant way to go versus enduring Maul's wrath after having wronged him. With that in mind, I am still a little unsure about Maul's motivation. Yes, I get that he wants revenge for what he considers betrayal by Darth Sidious. What I am unclear on is what that revenge looks like.

Will he simply kill Sidious to exact his revenge? Will he claim himself as emperor once he does so? If so, would Maul not want to proclaim an heir to his rule? There are a lot of questions I have about Maul's plan if he were to get his way.

We see Maul wrestle with his past and use brute strength to repress his feelings and push through to survive.

In the next episode, we see Maul reunited with Rook, Dario, and the remaining Mandalorians loyal to him. The Empire is closing in, with two Inquisitors on their tail, making escape from the city nigh impossible.

Thus, Maul uses the bond he created with Devon to get a message to her. They decide to become unlikely allies because the threat of the Empire is greater than the threat they pose to one another.

What ensues are some of the most intense lightsaber duels ever put to screen. I want to watch some in slow motion because my head is spinning at how fast they choreographed all of it.

I will not say any more for fear of spoiling it, but the end of the episode was one of the best.

Let us know what your thoughts are.

Thanks for listening!

-Luca

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Howdy, spacers. Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the podcast. We are moving right along, fleshing out more of Maul's plans for escaping Janix.

The Empire has arrived. Everyone is in danger. Jedi, police, civilians—everyone will suffer at their hands. We've also seen the introduction of a new character:

Inquisitor Marrok.

While not a new character, we are learning more about him. First introduced in Ahsoka, we now get to hear Marrok's voice for the first time. My early criticism of Maul was that his design was great, if a little obvious in its inspiration. That, and we really didn't know anything about him until three years after the prequel trilogy wrapped with Revenge of the Sith.

Thanks to The Clone Wars, we now know Maul was a huge problem—not just for the Jedi, but for the CIS and the soon-to-be Emperor, too. I am not sure who decided to dig Maul out of the trash and develop his character further. Filoni? I do not think so. Lucas? Not sure. Kennedy? Perhaps.

If she thought there was a way to sell more Maul action figures, she would make it work. Regardless of where the idea came from, one could imagine how much better Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith would have been if there had been a third party like Maul that all sides would have had to deal with.

Yes, the story arc in The Clone Wars is great. I need to sit down and watch the series again—not just for this podcast, but because so much of everything that has been released since is tied back to it: Rebels, The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, etc.

I have ranted long enough. Why I could not bring this up when Big Jake was here, I do not know.

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—Luca

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Howdy, space cadets! Thanks for tuning in for another episode of the Star Wars Re-Watch Podcast. We are recording at a very rapid clip, getting two episodes out within the span of a week.

I would like to thank my recent guest, Safwan, for joining me once again. We are continuing to watch Maul: Shadow Lord, and I cannot overstate how much we are all enjoying the show. The animation is beautiful, and the story is intriguing. Maul, once a wasted character from the movies, is now a fully fleshed-out and three-dimensional character.

Sam Witwer is super menacing, but he's not a bloodthirsty monster. Instead, he's cold, calm, and calculating, showing little emotion except when it comes to his desire for revenge against Darth Sidious. Gideon Adlon is also superb as Devon. Her voice is just as gravelly as her mother's, but not quite as much as Zelda Williams'. Everyone is doing a great job.

Episode four steps up the conflict. We finally see Devon and her master, Daki, attempt to confront Maul. You would think a master and apprentice would be enough to defeat Maul, but unfortunately, the odds were not on their side.

The ending shot of the episode was by far the best.

Please share your thoughts on these two episodes.

Thanks for watching!

—Luca

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