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Let me know what questions you have for this month's monthly chat!

Things I will be covering:

The Walking Dead: 11x21-11x24

Classic Who: The Android Invasion 3&4, The Brain of Morbius, The Seeds of Doom 1&2

The Clone Wars: 6x12&6x13, 7x01-7x08

Supernatural 6x20-6x22, 7x01&7x02

Andor: 1x09-1x12 

Star Trek: 3x01-3x05

The Lion King 

The Grand Budapest Hotel 

*The Monthly Chat will be recorded on December 26th so please have your questions in by then. 

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Thomas Corp

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Question 1: Though it’s not the primary focus of Yoda’s arc, it is immensely wonderful visiting the Sith world of Korriban, and with it, having a brief spotlight on the ancient history of the Sith. What do you say on this momentary look into the lore of the Sith and the Dark Side?  Question 2: Much like the Mods on The Book of Boba Fett, the Martez sisters, Rafa especially, received a fair amount of hate on the internet. Whereas you said, and I agree, that you quite enjoyed them, Rafa especially. I admit, they’re not necessarily my favorites, but I fail to see what’s so awful about them to warrant the backlash they’ve received. What's your overall take on the Martez sisters, as well as the negative opinion that they’ve received? Seriously, going by certain parts of the internet, you’d think the Martez sisters were as bad as Pong Krell. (PS, Fuck Pong Krell!)  Question 3: It’s mentioned that Luminara Unduli is the Jedi who spoke to the Martez sisters following their parents’ death. Luminara’s apprentice was Barris Offee. I’m curious, do you think that Barriss was present for that scene, and if she was, do you think that Barriss seeing what could be perceived as apathy from her master played a part in her falling to the Dark Side, thus leading to her bombing the Jedi temple, and then later making Ahsoka be like the Mona Lisa getting framed?  Question 4: In your reactions to the Bad Batch arc, of the four members of the squad, you seemed to be the fondest of Crosshair and Tech, which makes me happy as they’re my favorites of the squad. Upon reflection, what's been your overall opinion on your introduction to the group in general, and Crosshair and Tech specifically?  Question 5: A major delight of the Bad Batch arc is learning of the survival of Echo, thus, as the fans have said, “One Domino still stands!” Any further thoughts you have on Echo’s survival?  Andor: Question 1: Andy Serkis made such a strong impression as Kino in only the three episodes that from what I'm hearing, the Star Wars fans who have seen Andor have unanimously declared Kino one of the best Star Wars characters, period. Any further thoughts on Andy’s brilliant performance, and any further thoughts on the brilliance of the show in that we ultimately don’t know with absolute certainty Kino’s fate, and it’s highly probable that we will never know?  Question 2: The overall tone of the show has been very much like a spy and/or political thriller, which is fine by me because I love those, and it has been superbly well done. Now that the first season has concluded, what's been your take on the tone of this first season of Andor?  Question 3: The score for Andor stands in contrast to previous Star Wars scores such as the grand and majestic John Williams scores in that Nicholas Britell provided Andor with a far more subdued and minimalistic score, which given the spy/political thriller tone of the show, fits Andor like a glove. What’s your thoughts on the score compared to previous Star Wars scores?  The Walking Dead: Question 1: As I commented on the reaction itself, I had thought that there would be a scene of Lydia recovering from losing her arm where she envisioned and/or hallucinated seeing her mother. Admittedly, my thought was a tiny bit on the selfish side as I just really wanted to see Samantha Morton make an appearance as Alpha, and that seemed the most likely way it could happen. Supposing such a scene had transpired, what would have been your thoughts about that?  Question 2: A highlight of the finale was the conversation between Negan and Maggie. You yourself said that it gave voice to a lot of your feelings concerning Negan, more specifically what he did to Glenn, and how it affected Maggie. Anything further you care to say about that scene?  Question 3: Disappointing though it was that Pamela did not get killed, as Negan noted, and he would know, imprisonment and being stripped of power would likely be a fate worse than death for someone like Pamela. This helps me make peace with Pamela’s survival. Looking back on it, what’s your thought on Pamela’s fate? And I agree with you that the idea of Walker-Hornsby having a light nosh out of Pamela’s face would have been a most satisfactory outcome.  Question 4: I know you said that going into the final episodes that you were most concerned about Aaron. Subsequently, you were very happy that he made it through to the end and survived. Any further thoughts on Aaron’s survival and/or anything else you would like to say about Aaron in general?  Question 5: Now that you’ve had some time to reflect, how would you say the series finale of The Walking Dead compares to other series finales of shows that you love? And just in general, again, now that some time has passed, how well a job do you feel was done on the series finale of The Walking Dead?   Doctor Who: So, upon further reflection, in the end, despite my best efforts, I’m sorry to say that the Thirteenth Doctor ends up being second to last on my ranking of the Doctors on Doctor Who, largely due to the writing, as Jodie Whittaker was genuinely great. You've stated that you’ve felt similarly in that Thirteen is low on your list as well, still to focus on the positives, now that her journey is complete, in what areas do you think the Thirteenth Doctor excelled? In what areas do you personally feel that the Thirteenth Doctor really shined?  Star Trek: A major highlight of the episode The Enterprise Incident was the scenes and interactions between Spock and the Romulan Commander, particularly how the scenes were far more effective and felt infinitely more organic than some of the past Star Trek scenes of a similar nature. Any further thoughts on the episode in general, as well as the scenes of Spock and the Romulan Commander, specifically, and the rather impeccable chemistry between Leonard Nimoy and Joanne Linville in their portrayal of those scenes?  The Lion King: It was a highlight that Hans Zimmer was able to return, once again bring to life your favorite film score, as well as expand on it and reconstruct it in some ways. What’s been your opinion on the newer presentation of Hans’s score?  The Grand Budapest Hotel: Question 1: Ralph Fiennes I believe gave one of his best performances as Gustave, particularly for how it’s against type for Ralph and the characters he usually plays. How would you summarize your thoughts and feelings about the character of Monsieur Gustave H and Ralph’s portrayal of him?  Question 2: As you discovered, the most heartwarming friendship that develops between Gustave and Zero was one of the most wonderful and truly exceptional aspects of the film. Do you have anything further to add about the friendship between the two, more specifically the manner in which it evolves over the course of the film?  Question 3: I know that you have a passion for cooking. Would it interest you to know that there are recipes available for the Courtesan au Chocolat, the pastries that are featured throughout the film?

Jenny Chalek

Classic Who: Brain of Morbius: this is my favorite story of Classic Who. In your reaction, you mentioned that you knew the sisters already from a new Who story? What did you think of their original portrayal? (I've not seen much of new Who, but I'm sure it had better production values). Andor: Episode 12 of Andor got me thinking about how anyone can make a difference. The death of one little old lady was able to mobilize an entire town against the Empire. Do you think Marva had any idea during her dying days that she would inspire such things? Do you think she had any regrets about not fleeing with her son? Clone Wars: now that Clone Wars is coming to an end, do you have any overarching thoughts about it? Also, do you have any plans to react to another very well known Star Wars animated series, Rebels? It picks up where Clone Wars leaves off. Just curious, I know you can't react to everything in every universe, but I would say I highly recommend watching Rebels, even if you don't react to it.

Dave Hampton

The Walking Dead. If I remember correctly, in the past you have said you plan to finish reading the comics when the show is over. Do you still plan to do so? Have the comics been spoiled for you by people commenting on differences between them and the show over the years?