Episode 759 - The Phantom Menace, Part 7 - No Longer a Slave

In the aftermath of the podrace, Anakin is freed, Darth Maul attacks, and the Jedi deliver the Queen of Naboo to Coruscant. We are breaking it down in part seven of our The Phantom Menace series.

We are joined by Dan Zehr, host of Coffee with Kenobi and Star Wars author, for this discussion.

The segment of the film we discuss runs from 1:10:04 to 1:22:45.

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Dan’s earliest experiences with The Phantom Menace,
• The celebration of Anakin Skywalker’s win after the podrace,
• Qui-Gon Jinn and Watto settling up their bet and the consequences,
• Qui-Gon delivering the news that Anakin has been freed and is no longer a slave,
• Anakin and Shmi Skywalker’s goodbye as he leaves to join the Jedi,
• Darth Maul’s attack, and
• The Jedi successfully delivering Queen Amidala to Coruscant and the introduction of Chancellor Valorum.

Make sure to check out the prior entry in our The Phantom Menace series in episode 746.

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