<p>In the Disney era of <em>Star Wars</em>, the movies might have the center stage, but when it comes to expanding the universe, the real action is happening in animation. <em>Star Wars Rebels</em> enhanced and bridged the history of the Original Trilogy and the Prequels in fascinating and validating ways, and even re-shaped and the nature of The Force itself. <em>Rebels</em> might've been a "kids show", but as the series matured, it carried itself with an all-ages candor that won over the hearts of even the staunchest detractors. Now the Lucasfilm animation department has shifted gears and are taking on a whole new time period - one in desperate need of deeper storytelling: The New Trilogy.</p><br><p><em>Star Wars Resistance</em> takes place just before the events of <em>The Force Awakens</em> and sees Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron recruiting a young pilot into a life of spying in Leia's Army. Main character Kaz Xiono has to navigate an outer rim outpost filled with the raddest racers this side of Mon Gazza Speedway. It's a character driven, high octane ride that's a ton of fun right out the gate and here on <em>State of the Empire</em> you can look forward to our episode-by-episode <em>Resistance</em> recaps.</p><br><p>Listen in to our spoiler-free podcast on the two part debut, "The Recruit" - hear our hot takes on Kazuda and co. and how far we think this series could go in exploring and improving the modern era of <em>Star Wars</em> stories.</p><br><p><em>Star Wars Resistance</em>'s two-part debut hits Disney Channel this Sunday at 10PM EST, with future episodes Sundays on Disney XD.</p><p>For links and more info, head to the main episode page:</p><p>http://consequenceofsound.net/2018/10/star-wars-resistances-series-premiere</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>