THE TAKE: THE MANDALORIAN - Chapter Seven - "The Reckoning" & THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

It’s the seventh episode of The Take: The Mandalorian, our podcast after-show diving into the first live-action Star Wars series. Co-pilots Blake Howard and Lindsey Romain dive into the cliffhanger episode “The Reckoning” before reckoning with disbelief following THE RISE OF SKYWALKER.
Warning!!! This show contains SPOILERS!!!
Part 1: Co-pilots Blake Howard and Lindsey Romain are excited and scared in The Mandalorian Chapter 7 – The Reckoning. Blake and Lindsey discuss live-action Gina Carano fight skills, Baby Yoda’s raw force powers, and the awesome Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon. As always, Blake and Lindsey announce “Cantina alien of the week,” “Surprise of the week” and the “episode MVP.”
Part 2 (27:17): Blake and Lindsey share their immediate (spoiler free) reactions to THE RISE OF SKYWALKER an ending so profoundly bad, it makes you question your love for Star Wars.
This podcast starsBlake Howard (follow Blake on Twitter)Lindsey Romain (follow Lindsey on Twitter)
Further reading
THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Could Have Risen Much Higher by Kyle AndersonReview: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is here to remind you just how good ‘The Last Jedi’ was by Justin Chang