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STAR WARS: MAUL - SHADOW LORD Episodes 1 & 2 REACTION - CLONE WARS MEETS ANDOR?! -REVIEW

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DARTH MAUL RETURNS!! Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord Full Reaction Watch Along: https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects - Start your online business with a $1 per-month trial when you visit https://www.shopify.com/rejects! -Gift Someone (Or Yourself) An RR Tee! https://shorturl.at/hekk2 As Disney+ & Lucasfilm unveil their newest Star Wars animated series, somehow Greg Alba & Michael Tessler return to give their Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord reaction, recap, breakdown, analysis, commentary, and full spoiler review!! Greg Alba & Michael Tessler react to the 2-episode premiere of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, breaking down Chapter 1: The Dark Revenge and Chapter 2: Sinister Schemes. Set after Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the Reign of the Empire era, the new Lucasfilm Animation series follows Maul as he rebuilds his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire while crossing paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan who could become his next apprentice. The series stars Sam Witwer as Maul, Gideon Adlon as Devon Izara, Wagner Moura as Brander Lawson, Richard Ayoade as Two-Boots, Dennis Haysbert as Master Eeko-Dio Daki, Chris Diamantopoulos as Looti Vario, Charlie Bushnell as Rylee Lawson, Vanessa Marshall as Rook Kast, A.J. LoCascio as Marrok, and Steve Blum as Icarus. In this reaction, Greg and Michael talk about how Darth Maul: Shadow Lord feels like Clone Wars meets Andor, with a darker, more cinematic, noir-inspired crime story vibe. They dig into Maul’s evolution from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace to The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Solo: A Star Wars Story, plus the possible rise of Crimson Dawn, the Shadow Collective, the fate of the Darksaber, and what this series might reveal about the missing gap in Maul’s story between Clone Wars and Rebels. We also get into the show’s incredible animation, music, horror vibes, Star Wars underworld world-building, surviving Jedi after Order 66, Mandalorian and Nightbrother lore, and why this might be one of the most visually impressive Star Wars animated shows Lucasfilm has made yet. Greg and Michael specifically compare its tone to Andor, praise how villainous and strategic Maul still feels, and talk about connections to Ahsoka, The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian & Grogu, The Bad Batch, Tales of the Jedi, Tales of the Empire, and other upcoming Star Wars stories. If you’re into Darth Maul reaction, Star Wars reaction, Maul Shadow Lord Episode 1 reaction, Maul Shadow Lord Episode 2 reaction, Clone Wars reaction, Star Wars Rebels, Crimson Dawn, Darksaber, Dave Filoni, Sam Witwer, and the future of Star Wars on Disney+, this one’s for you. #StarWars #DarthMaul #MaulShadowLord #ShadowLord #StarWarsReaction #DarthMaulReaction #CloneWars #TheCloneWars #StarWarsRebels #Andor #Ahsoka #TheMandalorian #TheMandalorianAndGrogu #SoloAStarWarsStory #ThePhantomMenace #CrimsonDawn #ShadowCollective #Darksaber #DaveFiloni #samwitwer Follow *Michael Tessler* https://www.instagram.com/mjtessler/ Follow *Greg Alba* https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ https://twitter.com/thegregalba Invincible 4x5 Reaction: https://youtu.be/8c1oUg-I8jY Fallout 2x8 Reaction https://youtu.be/d9ajgqL7qtE Daredevil Born Again 2x3 Reaction https://youtu.be/TuSpXY9mU8M Rogue One Star Wars Story Reaction https://youtu.be/3fSpEqtHuQg 0:00 Checking In! 1:32 Maul Episode 1 Reaction 18:49 SHOPIFY 20:04 Maul Episode 2 Reaction 31:17 Star Wars Maul Review Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RR Clips & Shorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ReelRejectsClips Follow TheReelRejects On The Socials: IG: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad: Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/prapermedia Co-Editor: Greg Alba Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow & Listen to Us Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!! - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XHMwbveiznxSOGxN9XT0M - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vc3Rhci13YXJzLXRhbGs - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-reel-rejects-tv-movie-recaps/id1616339990 - Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Apocalypse-Podcast/B08JJP58FG

Top Comments (10)

@MandatoryFruit 2026-04-06

I gotta say, I am already LOVING the way Sam Witwer is playing Maul in this. I don't even know how to describe what he's doing, but it really feels like Maul is always like a sentence away from annihilating everyone in his general vicinity.

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@mayuridave5766 2026-04-06

This is how the book of Boba fett was supposed to be like 😭😭

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@dominiccastro6483 2026-04-06

The aura farming king is officially back with PEAK aura farming right out the gate🤣

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@jaimeadam6585 2026-04-06

Imagine not being satisfied this was incredible

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@kevthepoet 2026-04-06

"Is that the first case of divorce in Star Wars?" Well... Anakin didn't really get a chance... 😭

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@mc-maitrixgaming4330 2026-04-06

Love the way Maul goes from the unyielding raging warrior to grand admiral Thrawn style cold calculation

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@chris12412345123 2026-04-06

The dark saber was in Mother Talsin's home on Dathomir on a shrine with the painting of Duchess Satinne with her eyes blacked out. Maul brought Ezra there to understand the two messages they received from the combined sith and jedi holocrons. He does a Night Sister ritual to combine their visions but the price is flesh and blood bodies. Then the ghosts of Mother Talsin and a Night sister possess Kannen and Sabine and they fight them. Eventually Ezra figured out how to destroy the ghosts by destroying their alter and Sabine makes sure to grab the darksaber. Later Sabine wants to liberate Mandalor using the Darksaber as a call to action to get the Mandalorian clans to rally against the empire. Through a long series of events she realizes that Bo Katan would be a better head of the resistance and through a number of situations Bo Katan ends up picking up the role. After Rebels while Bo Katan fights to liberate Mandalor. Moff Gideon genocides Mandalor and takes the Darksaber from her leaving Mandalor a destroyed husk.

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@patricioalanisvillarreal9616 2026-04-06

As far as names go, the pink Twi’lek girl is named Devon Izara while her Jedi master is known as Master Eeko-Dio Daki

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@kevthepoet 2026-04-06

Star Wars animation has rarely let us down to be fair.

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@ReelRejects 2026-04-06

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