Show notes
Season finale and conclusion of our 2-part Star Wars smackdown video spectacular! Having shot our womp rat on Star Wars last week, we move on to 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back, where Irvin Kershner takes the tauntaun reins and leads the saga into a dark cave of personal discovery. H.P. Mendoza and Mark Del Lima rejoin us for our second tour of the Star Wars universe, where we get our Hothian chill on, do handstands in a swamp, hang out on an asteroid, enjoy scenic Cloud City with its luxurious carbonite baths, and finally end our vacation as many families do, with a really awkward father-son moment.After our usual old-or-gold vote, we then raise the stakes and put our money where our exogorth is, taking on the question: which is the better film, Star Wars or Empire? Spoiler: the answer is roughly as conclusive as Empire.It’s OK to be racist against creatures that are mythical.Podcasters: Robert, Tim, H.P., MarkVideo Index00:00 Intro and Memories08:42 The Dark Side17:13 What the Fett?21:26 The Changes, the Clouds, the Humor26:28 The Vote31:20 The Smackdown: “Star Wars” vs. “Empire”Audio Index00:00 Intro and Memories10:21 Second First Impressions13:48 The Dark Side27:56 What the Fett?34:05 The Changes, the Clouds, the Humor43:53 The Vote49:54 The Smackdown: “Star Wars” vs. “Empire”Comments? Questions?Check us out on Twitter (@hiddendeadly or #oldvgold).SubscribeiTunesRSS