In which we answer the question "What Are Midichlorians?"
Media covered in this episode
- Wallace, Daniel, and Ian Fullwood. "Unique Crystalline/Electronic Ambulatory Symbiont". Guide Entry. In The New Essential Guide to Droids, 199. Del Rey Books, 2006.
- Lewis, Ann Margaret and Helen Keier. "Midi-Chlorian". Guide Entry. In The New Essential Guide to Alien Species, 201. Del Rey Books, 2006.
- Plagius, Darth. Daniel Wallace, Editor. “The Science of Creating Life.” Essay. In Book of Sith - Secrets from the Dark Side [Vault Edition], 129–44. becker&mayer!, 2014.
- Reaves, Michael, and Steve Perry. Medstar II: Jedi Healer: A Clone Wars Novel. Del Rey Books, 2004.
- "Destiny" & "Sacrifice." Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Season 6, episodes 12-13, Lucasfilm Animation, 2014.
Links
Medstar II Summary and Force Notes
In this episode:
- Intro (00:00)
- Medstar II: Jedi Healer (02:40)
- Summary of Medstar II (07:04)
- Lore Genius After Dark (13:05)
- What makes an alien? (15:00)
- Clone Wars Factions (23:12)
- Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster (30:31)
- Bota, the amazing space drug (33:22)
- Theorizing the role of midichlorians: from Bariss to Plagius (50:38)
- Does Yoda's spirit journey in the birthplace of midichlorians support Darth Plagius's tripartite model of The Force? An Investigation (57:58)
- Whose clones are those? (1:07:02)
- Yoda's guilt & Qui-Gon Jinn the perfect Jedi (1:16:03)
- Darth Bane's legacy and the Jedi Order (1:28:51)
- Midichlorian Microbiome (1:42:05)
- Abstinence-Only Darkside Education (1:44:30)
- We finally talk about droids! (1:50:43)
- A short digression about Luke Skywalker as an emblem of Yoda's limitations (1:57:40)
- What the Shard imply about midichlorians and the Force(2:00:45)
- Lore Genius After Dark Episode 2 (2:01:35)
- I-Five (2:02:40)
- Answering the question: what are midichlorians? (2:08:25)
- Our next research question: can someone be cut off from the Force? (2:10:13)
- Housekeeping Notes (2:18:19)
- Jedi Academy Outro (2:22:03)
Next Time on Lore Genius—
Can Someone Be Cut Off From the Force? Part 1: Non-Canon
- Anderson, Kevin J, Dario Carrasco, Jr., and Jordi Ensign. Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi—The Sith War #1-6. Dark Horse Comics, 1995.
- Luceno, James. Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force. Del Rey Books, 2003. Chapters 15, 23, 26, 29, 31-33, 39-43
- Denning, Troy. Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Inferno. Del Rey Books, 2007.
- STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords with Restored Content Modification (TSLRCM). Obsidian Entertainment / LucasArts, 2005. Paragus, Telos, Onderon/Dxun, Nar Shaddaa.
