Rebel Dispatch

Holly and Jen are back (sans Manda, thanks Coronavirus lockdown) to talk recent news, Toy Fair reveals, and the long awaited Project Luminous! Holly’s excited for some post-TROS Trio material, Jen’s love for Star Wars has been reawakened by the High Republic, and who’s up for the Build The Baby party at Downtown Disney during Celebration? Also, it’s really not that hard to not be a dick to Star Wars creatives on the internet… we promise… y’all should try it some time. May the Force be with us all x Pod Twitter: @_RebelDispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Jen: @a_constant_wip Holly: @_Hollytweets

Is Baby Yoda a Knight of Ren? Can IG-11 come back? Can Cara Dune get any more attractive? ...All important questions posed by Holly and Jen in Rebel Dispatch's final review episode of the first season of The Mandalorian. May The Force be with us all x Pod Twitter: @_RebelDispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Jen: @a_constant_wip Holly: @_Hollytweets

Holly and Jen are back, sans Manda, to discuss episodes 5 and 6 of The Mandalorian, the upcoming YA novel, Poe Dameron: Free Fall, and the monetary worth of a life-sized Baby Yoda. Tentacled wolves, anyone? May The Force be with us all x Pod Twitter: @_RebelDispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Jen: @a_constant_wip Holly: @_Hollytweets

It’s Mandalorian time! Fashionably late, Holly and Jen discuss episodes 1-4 of the Mandalorian. And by that we mean 90% of the discussion is centred around The Child, because… how could it not? Zuvio? ZuviNO. May The Force be with us all x Pod Twitter: @_RebelDispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Jen: @a_constant_wip Holly: @_Hollytweets

“Somehow… Rebel Dispatch has returned” After a little hiatus, Jen, Manda, and Holly are all back and ready to discuss The Rise of Skywalker! Did you know, you can disagree on a movie and particular plot points, and yet still have a lovely, civil discussion? It may sound too good to be true, but, uh… turns out it can actually happen. Also, Zorii Bliss is a lesbian, we don’t know where these non-negative emotions about Ben Solo came from, and both Klaud and Hobbit are useless. May The Force be with us all x Pod Twitter: @_RebelDispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Holly: @_Hollytweets

Chris and Jaclyn join us to discuss Resistance Reborn, and we actually manage to have a very calm, collected and well thought out discussion, thank you very much. SPOILERS, duh. But also, we made a Star Wars/High School Musical comparison and Jen wasn’t even here to enjoy it. May The Force be with us all [Always] x Pod Twitter: @_RebelDispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Jaclyn: @Jbandos Manda: @MandatheGinger Holly: @_Hollytweets

TRAILER TIME TRAILER TIME TRAILER TIME!!! The crew is back and joined by Friend of the Pod, Chris, to discuss the brand new Rise of Skywalker trailer! ...None of us were emotionally prepared for this trailer in the slightest. Also, you get the joy of hearing Holly progressively break down whilst watching it for the first time. May The Force be with us all [Always] x Pod Twitter: @_RebelDispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Holly: @_Hollytweets

“Zorii Blissful” Holly and Jen are flying without Pod Mom Manda as they discuss the first two episodes of Resistance Season 2, get STRESSED OUT, and ponder Tam’s future. Also, Star Wars Fandom, we need to talk… stop being such forking ash-holes. May The Force be with us all x Pod Twitter: @_RebelDispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Holly: @_Hollytweets

“Don’t nap under the EPCOT ball” After finally fighting off the curse, the crew is joined by Jess from LBT Pod to discuss Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire! Also, there’s a heap of news to discuss, and Holly’s feeling extra salty today. May The Force be with us all x Jess: @Spacejessss + @LBTpod, @ProjectTahiti Pod Twitter: @_RebelDispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Holly: @_Hollytweets

“I like Endor sex” Jen’s back and this time she’s staying! With Jen officially joining the pod as its third host, the gang sits down to discuss the TROS reel from D-23, and then delves into a review of Shattered Empire, AKA Shara Bey Appreciation Hour. May The Force be with us all x Pod Twitter: @_Rebel Dispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Holly: @_Hollytweets

“He’s force-sensitive in our hearts” It's the 22nd episode of Rebel Dispatch and Manda and Holly are joined once again by Jen to discuss all the recent Star Wars happenings! From Resistance season 2, to everything from D-23, we have Some Opinions. ...Also, Holly gets yet another lesson in Legends. May The Force be with us all x Pod Twitter: @_Rebel Dispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Holly: @_Hollytweets

“Fuck yeah Vader Daddy, shoot me out that airlock” It’s a very special day on Rebel Dispatch as Holly and Manda are joined for the very first time by Jen! What was originally planned as a well thought out discussion of the Star Wars AND Marvel news from SDCC descends into some On Brand madness as upcoming comic mini series are discussed, and an unusual amount of time is spent on everyone’s favourite swol villain. May The Force be with us all x Pod Twitter: @_Rebel Dispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Holly: @_Hollytweets

"This isn't really news, but we're going to MAKE IT news" Rebel Dispatch has finally hit the big 2-0 and Holly and Manda celebrate by discussing their Star Wars origin stories, getting emotional over their respective favourite characters, and remaining painfully On Brand. Also, FIVE STAR REVIEWS!!! May The Force be with us all x Pod Twitter: @_Rebel Dispatch Pod email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com Pod Instagram: Rebeldispatch Manda: @MandatheGinger Holly: @_Hollytweets

IT’S PRIDE MONTH! In the latest episode of Rebel Dispatch, Manda and Holly are back to talk everything queer rep in Star Wars.. the good, the bad, and the straight up stupidly offensive! From the short list of canonically queer characters that is somehow still long enough for erroneous exclusions to be made (sorry, Rae Sloane), to comments made by Rian Johnson, JJ Abrams, and Kathleen Kennedy, the entire episode is a rollercoaster of happiness and rage. Come for the deep and sometimes depressing discussion on queer representation, stay for Holly’s reaction to learning Sinjir gets married. As always, the pod can be found on Twitter; @_RebelDispatch and Instagram; Rebeldispatch, and can also be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Manda and Holly can be found on Twitter @Mandatheginger and @_Hollytweets. Don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes! x May The Force be with us all.

May has come and gone, and we’ve somehow neglected to talk about it all until now! On this episode of Rebel Dispatch, Holly and Manda discuss the May the Fourth lit news, Galaxy Edge’s opening, and the Vanity Fair article and photos. The excitement for FINALLY getting some quality Trio content is real, and, in totally unsurprising news, Manda still has a lot of emotions about Leia. Also, “[particularly] Finn is Poe’s family”, in case you had forgotten. As always, the pod can be found on Twitter; @_RebelDispatch and Instagram; Rebeldispatch, and can also be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Manda and Holly can be found on Twitter @Mandatheginger and @_Hollytweets. Don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes! x May The Force be with us all.

"Tam killed Akbar!" [THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR RESISTANCE 2x01] In the last of our SWCC recap episode we're joined by Emma from Sapphic Skywalkers to talk all about the Resistance panel! We chat about the panel's placement in the schedule, how amazing the cast is, and, of course, that first episode of Season 2. Wild theories abound, and Manda destroys Emma, multiple times. As always, the pod can be found on Twitter; @_RebelDispatch and Instagram; Rebeldispatch, and can also be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Manda and Holly can be found on Twitter @Mandatheginger and @_Hollytweets, respectively, and guest Emma can be found @EMfys_Nest and on Sapphic Skywalkers (@SapphicSkywalk)! May The Force be with us all.

#NotMyHoth In the second half of a giant Episode IX/The Rise of Skywalker discussion, Holly, Manda, and guest Chris talk all about the TROS trailer. Theories are spouted (Who dies? Is that ANOTHER Han/Leia Finn/Poe parallel? What are Leia’s last lines?), arguments about mono-climate planets are had, and somehow, Holly learns the origins of Luuke. Stay tuned for the last of our SWCC recap episodes, all focussed on Resistance, coming soon! As always, the pod can be found on Twitter; @_RebelDispatch and Instagram; Rebeldispatch, and can also be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Manda and Holly can be found on Twitter @Mandatheginger and @_Hollytweets, respectively, and guest Chris can be found @ChrisHSwift. May The Force be with us all.

“Poe takes his love for Finn /very/ seriously” Holly and Manda are back again with Chris to discuss everything about The Episode IX panel at Star Wars Celebration Chicago! From Leia’s involvement to our LOVE for Naomi Ackie and Kelly Marie Tran, and from Stephen Colbert’s continued attempts to insert heterosexuality into the conversation, to the Big Rainbow Elephant in the Room, just about everything that can be covered, is indeed covered. Stay tuned for the second half of this episode, which will cover our thoughts on the TROS trailer, coming next week! As always, the pod can be found on Twitter; @_RebelDispatch and Instagram; Rebeldispatch, and can also be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Manda and Holly can be found on Twitter @Mandatheginger and @_Hollytweets, respectively, and guest Chris can be found @ChrisHSwift. May The Force be with us all.

Star Wars Celebration has come and gone and there's plenty to talk about! Holly and Manda are joined by Friend of the Pod, Chris as they chat about all things Celebration and then somehow go completely off the rails and discuss some of the weirdest aspects of Legends (thanks, Rogue Pod). Special episodes focussing specifically on the Episode IX panel and the Resistance panel will be forthcoming. As always, the pod can be found on Twitter; @_RebelDispatch and Instagram; Rebeldispatch, and can also be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Manda and Holly can be found on Twitter @Mandatheginger and @_Hollytweets, respectively, and guest Chris can be found @ChrisHSwift. May The Force be with us all.

It’s barely more than a week until Star Wars Celebration Chicago and the Rebel Dispatch crew is EXCITED! So excited, in fact, that this episode not only solely focusses on the convention, but also includes a very special, glistening, guest. That’s right, for this pre-SWCC episode, Holly and Manda are joined by the one and only Rogue Leader, Meg from Rogue Podron! With a true mix of con experience, from Meg, a seasoned SWC veteran, to Holly who has never been to a convention, ever, this episode covers just about anything and everything there is to discuss. From panels, guests, and the lottery system, to what to bring, and what NOT TO DO, this episode has got you covered! As always, Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter: @_Rebeldispatch, email: rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com, and Instagram: Rebeldispatch (keep an eye on that account in particular for some fun stuff before and during Celebration!). Hosts Holly and Manda can be found @_Hollytweets and @Mandatheginger, respectively. Special, glistening guest Meg can be found on Twitter @tspofnutmeg and on Rogue Podron, which will also be featuring on the SWCC Podcast Stage at 5pm, Sunday! Until next time, May The Force be with us all.

SHE'S A SPACESHIP! In this episode of Rebel Dispatch, Manda and Holly discuss the last three episodes of Resistance Season 1. That's right, Star Wars: Resistance has finished its first season!!! And, oh wow, there is PLENTY to talk about, including Tam's fate and potential future, Kaz's privilege and how it colours and blinds his experiences, and potential starting points and plots for Season 2. Oscar Isaacs' comments about Episode IX are also discussed, and the excitement for Star Wars Celebration can barely be contained. Speaking of, Rebel Dispatch will be back in a week with a special Star Wars Celebration Chicago focussed episode! Until then, as always Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch and Instagram RebelDispatch, and can be contacted by email @rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Hosts Manda and Holly can be found on Twitter @Mandatheginger and @_Hollytweets, respectively. Don't forget to also leave us a review on iTunes! May The Force Be With Us All.

Following a brief hiatus and slight host change, Rebel Dispatch is back with a new episode! In this, the 11th episode, Holly and Manda discuss all the news of the last month, including Star Wars Celebration guests and panels, Triple Force Friday, and Episode IX wrapping. And of course, there's some significant catch up to do with Resistance, with 'The First Order Occupation' through to 'The Disappeared' discussed at length. Manda talks musicals, the Tam Ryvora Defence Squad is back in action, as some love is thrown the way of the one and only, Aunt Z. As always, Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch AND NOW ON INSTAGRAM (rebeldispatch), and can also be contacted via email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Hosts Manda and Holly can be found on Twitter at @mandatheginger and @_hollytweets, respectively. May The Force be with us all.

In this latest episode of Rebel Dispatch, Holly, Klaudia, and Manda sit down and chat about the latest two episodes of Resistance… and MANAGE TO STAY ON TOPIC THE ENTIRE EPISODE! [Well, 90% of it anyway]. Plenty of time is spent on everyone’s new favourite gay space uncles, Flix and Orka, because there’s just no way they’re NOT a thing, right? Beyond that, Kaz’s similarities to other male Star Wars leads (especially Finn), Synara’s fate and future, and Tam’s continued rule as The Love Of Our Life, are also talked and/or yelled about. Also, Queen’s Shadow is out soon! And Celebration is getting scarily close! As always, Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch and can be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any feedback, questions, or potential future discussion points! Hosts Holly, Klaudia, and Manda can be found on Twitter at @_Hollytweets, @Kaludiasays, and @MandaTheGinger, respectively. May The Force be with us all.

It’s the first episode of Rebel Dispatch for 2019 and the whole crew is on board! Holly, Klaudia and Manda sit down and discuss the Resistance shorts released over the break, the Resistance mid-season trailer, and the latest episode, ‘Bibo’. On top of discussing how nice it was to have a Neeku-centred episode, and how frustrating it is to not yet see Tam front and centre, Klaudia felt the need to have some quality Tentacle Talk, and Manda made us sad... again. As always, Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch and can be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any feedback, questions, or potential future discussion points! Hosts Holly, Klaudia, and Manda can be found on Twitter at @_Hollytweets, @Kaludiasays, and @MandaTheGinger, respectively. May The Force be with us all.

Goodbye TwentyGayteen, and hello TwentyBiteen! In this episode of Rebel Dispatch, Holly, Klaudia and Manda discuss the latest lot of Galaxy of Adventure shorts, as well as the Resistance mid-season finale, including how well the show is developing new characters while also adding some much appreciated depth to ‘older’ characters such as Poe… and Manda (the #galacticdowner) drops ANOTHER sad headcanon. And, because it’s the last episode of 2018, a good chunk of time is spent looking forward to painfully exciting year that is to come for the Galaxy Far, Far Away. Everything Star Wars, including TV, movies, books, comics, theme parks, Battlefront II, and CELEBRATION!!! is discussed, and some likely horrifically incorrect guesses are made in regards to title reveals and trailer drops. As always, Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch and can be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any feedback, questions, or potential future discussion points! Hosts Holly, Klaudia, and Manda can be found on Twitter at @_Hollytweets, @Kaludiasays, and @MandaTheGinger, respectively. May The Force be with us all.

“... I name my porgs” In this episode of Rebel Dispatch Holly, Klaudia and Manda are all together to discuss Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures, and the two latest episodes of Resistance, including Captain Doza’s relationship with the First Order, Yeager’s relationship with his brother, and the idea of droids babysitting children (including BB-8’s future role, to be explored in an animated series in a few years time!). Also, the excitement for what’s to come in 2019 is REAL. As always, Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch and can be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any feedback, questions, or potential future discussion points! Hosts Holly, Klaudia, and Manda can be found on Twitter at @_Hollytweets, @Kaludiasays, and @MandaTheGinger, respectively. May The Force be with us all.

“Got to keep that… coupling safe” The crew is all aboard again for Episode 6 and, oh boy, there is plenty to talk about! First up, Holly, Manda, and Klaudia discuss the Latinos in Space! news and ponder Diego Luna’s chances of getting to touch his beloved Jabba. Following on from that, the latest episodes of Resistance, ‘Signal from Sector Six’ and ‘Synara’s Score’, are discussed at length, with an actual maintained focus on the different relationships developed and on show in both episodes. And, of course, the big gay elephant in the room is addressed because, uh, it’s not every day you get some HEAVY queer (wlw especially!) subtext in a Star War. As always, Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch and can be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any feedback, questions, or potential future discussion points! Hosts Holly, Klaudia, and Manda can be found on Twitter at @_Hollytweets, @Kaludiasays, and @MandaTheGinger, respectively. May The Force be with us all.

“This is some Amazon dystopia!” In this episode of Rebel Dispatch, Holly, Klaudia, and Manda discuss the two latest episodes of Resistance, ‘The High Tower’ and ‘The Children from Tehar’. There’s some lengthy discussion about the political messages within both episodes, from the power dynamics on the Colossus, to our dear friend Comrade Neeku. A surprisingly lengthy amount of time is also spent discussing Kylo Ren, as well as everyone’s favourite Imperial, Rae Sloane. And, of course, it wouldn’t be an episode of Rebel Dispatch without some quality Queer Talk (and hey, we had actual material to discuss this time!), and some Episode IX theorising thrown in for good measure. Oh, and very importantly, there’s some Cape Conspiracy Theories. As always, Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch and can be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any feedback, questions, or potential future discussion points! Hosts Holly, Klaudia, and Manda can be found on Twitter at @_Hollytweets, @Kaludiasays, and @MandaTheGinger, respectively. May The Force be with us all.

“Oh my god, it’s a Waffle House” In this episode of Rebel Dispatch, Holly and Klaudia are joined by the third host of the pod, Manda! All three hosts are finally together and there’s plenty to talk about! After discussing the Chuck Wendig situation, more time is spent sharing hopes, fears and expectations for The Mandalorian than any of the hosts honestly ever expected (can we dare say: cautiously optimistic?). But, of course, the true feature of the episode is discussion around the first 3 (or 4, depending on how you’re counting it) episodes of Star Wars: Resistance. It’s positivity all round as discussion goes deep into the politics of The Colossus, first impressions of the characters, theories on who’s secretly working for the First Order, and, of course, some quality Queer Talk. As always, Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch and can be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any feedback, questions, or potential future discussion points! Hosts Holly, Klaudia, and Manda can be found on Twitter at @_Hollytweets, @Kaludiasays, and @MandaTheGinger, respectively. May The Force be with us all.

Oh dear, it’s uh... been a week, hasn’t it? In this episode of Rebel Dispatch, Holly and Klaudia are joined by their first ever guest and good friend of the pod, Chris (@ChrisHSwift) to discuss all the recent happenings concerning Star Wars: Resistance. The Rachel Butera incident is discussed first up, and we’ll take this moment to remind you all to BELIEVE SURVIVORS, don’t be an ass. The many facets of this incident are discussed, from it being straight up awful, to what it means for it to have been the voice actress for LEIA, OF ALL CHARACTERS, to have done it. Moving on from that, the recently released cast interviews on the Star Wars Show, the “Aces” video, and the Resistance trailer are all discussed at great length. These discussions bring up such highlights as: arguments over Dave Filoni, Chris threatening a droid, and declaring Christopher Sean to be the Oscar Isaac of animated Star Wars. And of course, it wouldn’t be an episode of Rebel Dispatch without occasional deviations, this time including petitioning for the Days of Our Lives writers to write for Star Wars, Poe Dameron’s pants in TLJ and Episode IX, and of course, discussing how gay we wish Episode IX would be. As always, Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch and can be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any feedback, questions, or any potential future discussion points! Hosts Holly and Klaudia can also be found on Twitter @_Hollytweets and @Kaludiasays and guest Chris can be found @ChrisHSwift. May The Force be with all us.

PODRACING PODRACING PODRACING! In this episode of Rebel Dispatch, Holly and Klaudia sit down and discuss the recent wave of Star Wars: Resistance news, including the poster, featurette, and character databank entries. Wild speculation ensues; just what is Leia Bun Girl's deal? Is there a First Order spy amongst this new group? Can we get a [pod!]racing game out of this show? And just WHAT is Tam wearing on her feet? Discussion also moves beyond Resistance to include the realisation that Kylo Ren is just Disneybounding as Vader, remembering the good old days of the Chamber of Secrets console game, and some Episode IX Lowkey Fears. As always, don't forget to subscribe, leave us a review, and help spread the word about our little pod!  Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter @_RebelDispatch and can be contacted by email at rebeldispatchpod@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us with any feedback, questions, or potential future discussion points! Hosts Holly and Klaudia can also be found on Twitter @_Hollytweets and @Kaludiasays.

Welcome to the very first episode of Rebel Dispatch! In this episode, Holly and Klaudia introduce themselves (and the pod) and then dive right into it with a rewatch of the Resistance trailer, live reactions included! Following that, they discuss hopes and expecations for the show, what it means for exisiting characters, how much sleep Poe Dameron needs and if he's technically a hypocrite, things other animated TV shows do right that Resistance should follow, the diversity of the cast and characters, positive representation for kids, the likelihood of political undertones, and the potential for appearances by other characters such as Finn, Holdo, Kylo Ren, Snoke, and ANIMATED HUX!!! Stay tuned for more episodes revolving around Star Wars: Resistance in the near future, as well as the beginning our season-by-season watch of The Clone Wars! Don't forget to subscribe, leave us a review on iTunes, and help spread the word about our little pod! Rebel Dispatch can be found on Twitter at @_Rebeldispatch and can be contacted by email rebeldispatch@gmail.com. Hosts Holly and Klaudia can also be found on Twitter at @_Hollytweets and @kaludiasays, respectively.