How Intra-Alliance Rivalry Saved the Rebellion
The Rebel Alliance can never agree on anything. The Empire has a clear chain of command and overwhelming power. So why does the Empire keep losing?
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The Best of Overthinking It in 2016
Although it has been a rough year, we had all kinds of smarter fun together in 2016.
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Episode 443: I Knew That Galaxy when it was Long Ago and Far Away
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we conclude our discussion of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”
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Episode 442: Success Has Many Darth Vaders; Failure is an Orphan
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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New from The Overview: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Pre-game for “Star Wars: Rogue One” with Overthinking It’s downloadable commentary for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Episode 431: The Zipcodes in the Marvel Netflix World
On the Overhtinking It Podcast, we talk about how Marvel’s Luke Cage will fit into the Marvel Netflix Universe, and why the shows are a Saga while the movies are an Epic.
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Episode 427: What an Idiot You Are to Have a Job
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we celebrate Labor Day by examining the argument that American pop culture hates working people.
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Breaking Down the Breakdown of the “Star Wars: Rogue One” Trailer
We subject the scrutinization of the new Star Wars trailer to level of scrutiny it probably doesn’t deserve.
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Episode 412: If I Wanna Get On The Bus, I Can Get On The Bus
On the Overthinking It podcast, we talk about the process of traveling: not the mind-expanding ritual of visiting foreign lands, but the minute by minute grind of being in transit. Also: The Happiest Chewbacca.
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Ownership, Acquisition, and Inheritance in The Force Awakens
Our never-ending conversation about The Force Awakens moves on to focus on the symbolism of characters using objects that belong to other people.
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