Psyber-Conversations

Our deep dive into Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones continues.

In Part 2, we jump straight into one of the most visually exciting openings in the prequel trilogy, the Coruscant speeder chase. From poisonous centipedes and assassin droids to Obi-Wan hanging onto a flying robot thousands of feet above the city, the action kicks off fast.

But does the logic behind the assassination plot actually make sense?

We debate the strange decisions made by Zam Wesell, why Jango Fett hired another bounty hunter to do the job, and whether the plan to kill Padmé was clever… or completely overcomplicated. Along the way we talk about the design of Coruscant’s lower levels, the bar scene, the introduction of Dexter Jettster, and the world-building details George Lucas packed into these sequences.

The conversation also drifts into classic Star Wars topics, from George Lucas as a visionary world builder to whether the prequels could have benefited from a co-writer for the dialogue.

And of course, the bigger theme of the show returns: it’s okay to love or criticize Star Wars as long as the conversation stays respectful.

Because disagreeing about Star Wars should be fun.