Splinter of the Mind's Eye was the first extended universe book for Star Wars. We go over the plot, the fact that it was written to be Star Wars 2, the hot and heavy chemistry between Luke and Leia (blech), and other things that didn't age so well.
We close out the first season with Dennis Small from the In Syndication podcast. We discuss to his reaction to watching A New Hope for the first time (and realizing he'd already read it), how the movies are like westerns, and whether Star Wars is political.
Jeremiah Perez from the A Feast of Geeks podcast steps up to discuss the original Star Wars trilogy, his preference for the extended universe side of the franchise, and give his views on the subtext of droids among many other things.