Episode #176 - The Courtship of Princess Leia

In this episode’s opening, Kirsty recommends the following: - From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy by Scott Meslow - Blood, Sweat and Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan - Good Time, dir. Safdie Brothers And Rachael has these picks: - Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi - BBC News (Slava Ukraini!) We then have a brief discussion about the Galactic Starcruiser (aka the Star Wars Hotel), discussing a few reviews and reactions that have come out from our fellow podcasters and critics. The bulk of the show is then given over to discussion of the Legends novel The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton. We discuss the introduction of the Night Sisters and Dathomor, the characterisation of leads Leia, Han and Luke, and the wide array of new characters that are introduced: from Prince Isolder to Tenneniel. While neither of us are convinced the book is ‘good’, as such, we greatly enjoyed the experience of reading it. We hope you have fun with our discussion! Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.