The Rebel Rundown: Recent Episodes
The Rebel Rundown
A weekly Star Wars themed podcast from the staff and friends of popcultureuncovered.com. We tackle one major Star Wars topic and break it down.
Pete and Stephanie discuss the appeal, the missteps and the timing of the standalone Star Wars film, Solo, and what the reaction to the film means for the future of Star Wars.
Stephanie is back! She and Pete discuss The Last Jedi and the final arc of Luke Skywalker.
In this episode of The Rebel Rundown, Pete and Harry from popcultureuncovered.com discuss the latter's recent article about Solo's standout droid L3-37 and how the movie's resolution casts a long shadow on current (and future) Star Wars films.
In this episode of The Rebel Rundown, Pete and Belle are joined by the rest of PCU's Drunk Review crew. Together, they debate and decide who is the biggest whiner in all of Star Wars.
In this episode of The Rebel Rundown, Pete and Belle talk about the popular fan "shipping" of Rey and Kylo Ren. While often dismissed as silly, at its heart "Reylo" actually has a much more dangerous and problematic tone.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi introduced a conflict between two heroes: Admiral Amilyn Holdo and pilot Poe Dameron - one which polarized many fans. Pete and Belle break down the frustration with changing a core character, and how much better things could have been.
Steph is back. We talk more about the women of Star Wars, dissect the "strong female character" and why sometimes the most important representation comes in the form of boring background characters.
In the first episode of the Rebel Runddown, Pete and Steph discuss the idea that #Rey is a #MarySue, based on her portrayal in #TheForceAwakens. #StarWars