Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

We're fulfilling a long-delayed promise by looking at the romance of the most(?) romantic Star Wars movie at all, Attack of the Clones!

Join in as we discuss our favorite minor characters, the film's groundbreaking use of digital filmmaking, its over-dense opening crawl, and traveling as refugees.

Plus: Who is the intended audience for this movie? At what point does Padme fall in love with Anakin? What's the best outfit Natalie Portman wears? And why don't Republic gunships have doors or seatbelts?

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Next week: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

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Key sources and links for this episode:

• "Star Wars has Removed Jizz Music from the Mos Eisley Cantina" (Digital Spy)
• "Rise of Skywalker Novelization Reveals Rey's Dad Fits into Palpatine's Clone Conspiracy" (Syfy)
• "Star Wars Fan Theory Suggests Snoke is Actually Mace Windu" (Scified)
• "The Dead Speak! Listen to Emperor Palpatine's Mysterious Broadcast from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" (SlashFilm)
• "The Saga Begins" Weird Al music video (YouTube)
• "Lucrecia Martel Turned Down Black Widow" (Variety)
• "IA Caps Droid Warranty at 20 Years" (HoloNet News)
• Karen Traviss FAQ on why she quit writing Star Wars novels
• "Remembering Ari Fleischers 'Reign of Terror'" (Slate)