Joel, and Stephen share their experience going along for the ride with Project Hail Mary, as well as Joel’s final thoughts on season one of Star Wars: Maul, Shadow Lord. Plus, a large new Lord Of The Rings LEGO set, and new trailer from LEIKA.

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https://thecitadelcafe.com/2026/05/29/the-citadel-cafe-505-project-hail-mary/

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Joel, and Stephen share their experience co-watching the completion of NASA’s Artemis II mission, their tension watching Daredevil Born Again Season 2, and their admiration of the artistic direction of Star Wars: Maul, Shadow Lord.

Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:

http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2026/04/30/the-citadel-cafe-504-space-and-the-shadow-lord/

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Joel, and Stephen chat about the challenges of new graphic software, and geek out over Light And Magic, a documentary series covering the history of Industrial Light And Magic at Lucasfilm. Plus two LEGO picks for artists, and speed demons.

Show notes for The Citadel Cafe are here:

http://www.thecitadelcafe.com/2026/03/27/the-citadel-cafe-503-lights-camera-magic/

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