Guilty Until Proven Innocent- Kylo Ren/Ahsoka “Your mistake was thinking his choice was already made.”- Rey Some people are purely evil. Hitler? Not redeemable. Palpatine? Not a good dude. However, the majority of people, in our world and in the galaxy far, far away, are good at heart. Some, like Ventress, have lost their way. […]
Read more "Guilty Until Proven Innocent- The Connection Between Ahsoka and Kylo Ren"Following our most recent episode, Drew Brett shares some of his additional thoughts on The Phantom Menace. Let the debate begin!!!
Read more "Revisiting Episode I: The Problematic Menace"Does the removal of fear make room for hope? If so, how does that affect the end of the Star Wars saga?
Read more "Fear Leads to… Hope?"With the end of the Skywalker saga coming this year, how does one actually win the Star Wars?
Read more "How Do You Win a Star War"Luke’s words to Leia are memorable, no doubt. But they may be even more important than we could have possibly imagine….
Read more "No One’s Ever Really Gone"A strong family creates a stronger individual. We’ve all seen it in action. That kid who’s house you went to where the love was palpable. He went on to be a doctor. The support system around him allowed him, or rather encouraged him, to overcome obstacles and break barriers. To live the dream of every […]
Read more "Finding Your Family Can Save the Galaxy"A recent issue of the Dr. Aphra comic sums up how Lucasfilm defines those considered good and those considered bad. “Evil’s just a measure of how much your choices take away other people’s. A thesis worth testing —don’t you think?” I think it’s absolutely a thesis worth testing, because it has it backwards. Taking someone’s […]
Read more "From Slave to Sinner on the Path of Darkness"One of the tenets of emotionally resonant characters is some form of struggle, particularly internal struggle. The most long lasting stories and characters have always focused on this, with the intention of helping us understand the human conditions. Star Wars, being the modern mythology that it is, holds true to this ideology. Internal conflict can […]
Read more "When Good Intentions Aren’t Good Enough"“Darkness rises, and light to meet it.” From the moment Supreme Leader Snoke uttered these words, they’ve fit seamlessly into the pantheon of Star Wars quotable moments. Something about it just works. It fits naturally not only into the moment, but into the mythology. Light rising to meet the darkness has been an everlasting, though […]
Read more "Darkness Rises and Light to Meet (Defeat?) It"Ahsoka matters far more than we could have possibly imagined…
Read more "Ahsoka: A New Chosen One"
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