As Clone Wars becomes darker & heavier, Daryl, Nick, & Lauren dive into one of the darkest elements of the Galaxy Far Far Away, exploring the galaxy's slave trade, before moving on to a story of vengeance and naivete.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 04:47 Kidnapped
 * 18:52 Slaves of the Republic
 * 39:14 Escape from Kadavo
 * 1:09:06 A Friend in Need

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

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Clone Watch - Episode 20

Daryl, Nick, & Lauren welcome Betsy back as they dive into Clone Wars' heart of darkness with the Umbara arc. And...we put the puzzle pieces together to figure out why some arcs work better for Lauren than others.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 04:16 Darkness on Umbara
 * 37:02 The General
 * 53:28 Plan of Dissent
 * 1:21:49 Carnage of Krell

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder



Clone Watch - Episode 19

Clone Watch opens a little heavy this time, as Daryl, Nick, & Lauren discuss some real world events and how they might impact the podcast before moving on to the next Clone Wars episodes in the watch list: Shadow Warrior, Mercy Mission, and Nomad Droids

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 01:55 Current events regarding free speech
 * 13:04 Clone Watch discussion begins
 * 14:36 Shadow Warrior
 * 30:04 Mercy Mission
 * 41:10 Nomad Droids

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:
https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

Clone Watch - Episode 18

Clone Watch is back as Daryl, Lauren, & Nick dive into season 4 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the Mon Calamari arc.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 05:48 Water War
 * 33:10 Gungan Attack
 * 48:00 Prisoners

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:
https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

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Clone Watch - Episode 17

Our longest episode to date! Daryl and semi-regular contributor Betsy are joined by our friend Brev from The Movie Defenders to talk comics. Marvel's X-Men books relaunched about a year ago with an old-new direction, and we talk about our impressions - good and bad - for all of them.

00:00 Introduction
02:18 Favorite non-Claremont X-books
30:39 X-Men: From the Ashes - Initial Thoughts
44:47 X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse
49:09 X-Men
1:03:09 Phoenix
1:10:56 NYX
1:22:40 X-Force
1:29:15 Uncanny X-Men
1:41:40 X-Factor
1:53:30 Exceptional X-Men
2:06:47 Wolverine
2:10:21 Dazzler
2:20:05 Storm
2:31:08 Sentinels, Mystique
2:34:35 Psylocke
2:38:53 Laura Kinney: Wolverine
2:41:10 Hellverine
2:43:19 Deadpool & Wolverine, Cable: Love & Chrome
2:46:26 Weapon X-Men
2:47:13 Magik
2:52:49 X-Manhunt crossover

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X-Men: From the Ashes - One Year In

It's a short episode because of life and how the Clone Wars storylines were distributed among seasons. Daryl, Nick, and Lauren quickly discuss the final two episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 3.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 02:03 Padawan Lost
 * 24:07 Wookiee Hunt

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

Clone Watch - Episode 16

It's the summer of super-heroes! And a great one, at that. Daryl, Nick, Lauren, & Betsy talk about Fantastic Four: First Steps. From design, to character, to comics influences, to...more infant car seat talk than you'd expect from discussion of a super-hero movie. Take a listen, and see what they thought. (Spoiler alert: They liked it.)

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 03:34 Non-spoiler discussion begins
 * 29:06 Spoiler discussion begins



Fantastic Four: First Steps

Look up! That's where the real punk rock is. Daryl & Nick are joined by Betsy & Stephanie to talk 2025's Superman, directed by James Gunn - the first big screen entry in the new DCU franchise. There will be spoilers to be had after a warning. No spoiler here: we all loved it. Listen to us talk about why.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 03:18 Non-spoiler discussion begins
 * 21:51 Spoiler discussion begins

Superman (2025)

Things are less weird (well...for Star Wars) this time, as Daryl, Nick, and Lauren take a look at the Citadel arc. Things are a little more back to normal for our heroes as they have to mount a rescue from a Jedi-proof prison.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 08:25 The Citadel
 * 25:33 Counterattack
 * 34:59 Citadel Rescue

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

Clone Watch - Episode 15

We've got a long one this time, as Daryl, Nick, Lauren, and Betsy tackle the Mortis arc. There's a lot to unpack, and we dive right into that task. So quickly, in fact, that we forget to explain the Clone Watch concept for new listeners. Short version: Lauren's never watched Clone Wars before, while the rest of us have, so we gather first impressions and observations as we watch in chronological order.

 * 00:00 Introduction
 * 03:27 Overlords
 * 1:07:50 Altar of Mortis
 * 1:42:10 Ghosts of Mortis

To follow along with your viewing, you can find the Clone Wars chronological viewing list at:

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

Clone Watch - Episode 14

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