The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review
The 70-Minute Rise of Skywalker Review, the 173rd episode of Half in the Bag, is a review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as the title implies.
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| Editing by | Mike Stoklasa |
| Couch Gag | Daisy Ridley: "I just don't know if anything can top this one." |
| Original release date | December 23, 2019 |
I don’t want to say “If you legitimately liked this film you have a low IQ,” but if you legitimately liked this film you have a low IQ.
The crew go into the directorial choice, opinions about the general plot, and find time to discuss Marriage Story—which shares an actor in Adam Driver.
This review takes place in The Black Void and features Rich Evans.
Description
Internet superstar Rich Evans joins Mike and Jay on this very special episode of Half in the Bag. The guys discuss the newest Star Wars film, “The Rise of Skywalker” and attempt to make sense of it in the fairest, most humane way possible.
Remarks
The item on The Black Void’s table is a bust of George Lucas. Mike points it out.
Themes
The crew read user reviews for Episode IX to start the show.
Up Next
The clone of Palpatine discussed in this review would be brought up in Andor - re:View.
Mike Was Wrong!!!
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| Editing by | Jay Bauman |
| Link | www |
A truncated segment of the discussion on Palpatine was edited into a video titled Mike Was Wrong!!! It's edited around news sources explaining that Palpatine, as he appears in Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, is a clone. Part of it seemingly laments the fact that the ending of the movie was not a climactic, definitive ending.
During the credits, Jay is credited as "Executive Producer" while Rich is credited as "Director" and "Co-Executive Producer".
Description
It has been revealed that Palpatine in Rise of Skywalker was a clone. Many people have credited Mike for saying this was the case. He did say it, but not exactly. Let’s set the record straight…