A heist on a crime-syndicate planet, a “Duel of the Fates” needle drop that hasn’t been heard since
The Phantom Menace, and a Sith lord who barely has to break a sweat...
Maul is off to a hell of a start. Matthew and Alex welcome TruStory FM co-owner Pete Wright to break down the first two episodes of the new animated series, set in the lawless underworld of Janix at the dawn of the Empire.
The conversation covers the
Blade Runner-meets-cop-noir world-building, the “sandwich prequel” problem of writing a character whose beginning and end we already know, and the big question: can Maul sustain eight episodes as a title character? Matthew makes the case that Maul is a Cassandra figure — he sees Palpatine’s plan clearly and completely, but his methods mean no one will listen to him. Meanwhile, Pete brings a sharp outside perspective on what the show owes to
Andor’s willingness to let crime politics breathe.
There’s also spirited debate over Devin Izara and her Jedi master, whether the show’s hallway fight scene has earned its place in a now-crowded genre, and where Crimson Dawn fits into Maul’s long game — because Palpatine, as it turns out, is playing Candyland, and the outcome was never really in doubt.
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