Blockbuster Rewatch - Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (#39)

On the thirty-ninth episode of Blockbuster Rewatch, Andy Atherton is joined by James Gruenberg to do a live watch of 2015’s Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. The guys talk about Poe Dameron being a mash up of Han Solo & Indiana Jones; BB-8, the new droid on the block; Kylo Ren’s introduction; the wreckage of the Battle of Jakku; staffing changes from the Empire to The First Order; Rey’s self defense techniques; the return of the Millenium Falcon; Han & Chewie coming home; more places filled with scum and villainy; the power of Star Killer Base; Leia and Han as concerned parents; using the force to read minds; Kylo Ren’s temper tantrums; the death of one of the big three characters and Rey coming into her own as Force user.