Season 9 Episode 4: Rogue One

In-between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, we Star Wars fans were given a cinematic "snack" in 2016 in the form of Rogue One, the first stand-alone/non-episode Roman numeral movie set in that galaxy far, far away.  You could call it a "solo" movie, but that's actually something else that came along a couple years later!  This one here deals with a bunch of characters you've never heard of before who managed to acquire and steal those plans for the Death Star, even though they never got any credit for it.  Until NOW!  There might not be too many familiar faces here, but the good news is there's no Jar Jar Binks and not a single Ewok anywhere to be found!  This actually turned out to be a pretty excellent film, praised by most of the fans and fairly immune to the typical haters out there.  It makes an excellent prelude to A New Hope, and features a brief but thrilling appearance by Darth Vader.  Almost as thrilling: my special guest on the podcast is none other than Ed Marcus, who can bullseye a womp rat with his T16 (I've seen him do it) so he's qualified to share the cockpit on this hyperspace debate!  Join the rebellion and listen now!  Don't make me Force ya.