Episode 95: “The Zillo Beast Saga” | Ft. The Cel Cast | Star Wars: The Clone Wars & The Bad Batch | Patreon

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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In our second Patreon pick of season 4, Nate is joined by Drew Dodgen of The Cel Cast (his co-host, Jacob, was too busy planning a wedding to come) to discuss kaiju in Star Wars! Specifically, the Zillo Beast, who appeared in two episodes of The Clone Wars and three episodes (sorta) of its spin-off, The Bad Batch. This was an episode that grew since it was requested, going from two episodes of TV to five. Nate and Drew unpack all the kaiju tropes and homages throughout the “Zillo Beast Saga,” and Drew gives us a crash course in the history of Star Wars in animation. Meanwhile, MIFV's intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, pops a few veins with all the prequel talk.

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Timestamps:

• Introduction: 0:00-12:09
• The Clone Wars (background): 12:09-35:25
• The Clone Wars – “The Zillo Beast”: 35:25-1:02:03
• The Clone Wars – “The Zillo Beast Strikes Back”: 1:02:03-1:24:59
• The Bad Batch – Background and “Metamorphosis”: 1:24:59-1:54:13
• The Bad Batch – “Flash Strike” and “The Cavalry has Arrived”: 1:54:13-2:13:23
• Toku Topic: A Brief History of Animated Star Wars: 2:13:23-2:33:46
• Outro and Housekeeping:2:33:46-2:54:57
• Credits: 2:54:57-end

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