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                                                          BR: Toward the end of the season,   course, it was nothing more than

                                                          we let Vader flex his genuine   a pipe dream that I could get a

                                                          Vader muscle. We also introduce   career in this field, and well
                                                          the hunter droid M-OC into the   beyond that to think I could
                                                          dynamic in Season Two, and we   actually work on a Star Wars
                                                          delve deeper into the ‘offi ce   property and contribute to
                                                          politics’ as Darth Vader is   the universe.
                                                          threatened by this new guy      We very much have in mind
                                                          coming in and stealing a little bit   that this is a gateway to a greater
                                                          of his thunder. Lots of good stuff   universe for a huge portion of
                                                          comes out with Vader, the     our audience.
                                                          Emperor, and M-OC.
                                                                                        BM: I also think Star Wars is
                                                          When you’re working on        helpful in facing a lot of life
                                                          The Freemaker Adventures,     challenges. And that was
                                                          do you think about how you are    something that we wanted to
                                                          inspiring the next generation   show: that you can face adversity,
                                                          of storytellers?              that you can overcome it, that
                                                          BR: Very much so. Almost 40   you can rise to meet challenges.
                                                          years ago to the day I went to go   Life throws all sorts of curveballs

                                                          see Star Wars for the first time. I   and can be kind of a scary place,
                                                          was just seven years old, and I   and we wanted our audience to
                                                          walked out of the theater knowing   be reminded that they can get
                                                          exactly what I wanted to do with   through it with honor. If you face
                                                          my life—I wanted to make other   your fears and take risks, you can
                                                          people feel the way I felt at that   have a power within you to make
                                                          very moment. At the time, of   a difference.



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