Episode 054 - The Lost, The Wounded, and The Fallen: Dark Jedi in Star Wars

Talking Star Wars

As a follow up to earlier episodes 4, 5, and 6 exploring various Force traditions in the Star Wars universe, the hosts take this episode to discuss the figure of the Dark Jedi - a former Jedi who has fallen to the Dark Side, but who has not become a Sith or entirely abandoned their original teachings. From the principled-but-murderous Baylan Skoll, to the sneering and brutal Pong Krell, to the desperate and fanatical Barriss Offee, join Alex and Connor as they review all Dark Jedi known to the current canon and find commonalities and differences in their characterization - and how Dark Jedi serve as a mirror to the rigid strictures of the ready-to-fall pre-Order-66 Order itself. They also discuss how brushes with darkness are handled by the Jedi in the era of The High Republic, and how the stresses of The Clone Wars leave Jedi increasingly vulnerable to falling in comparison to earlier, more flexible, times.

This episode contains spoilers for: Episodes 1 through 9, Ahsoka, The Clone Wars, Fallen Order, Jedi Survivor, Dooku: Jedi Lost, Tales of Jedi, Rebels, The High Republic: The Rising Storm, and The High Republic (2021 comic).

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