Ben Solo Lives! (Ben Solo Lives?)
Ben Solo got what he deserved in Rise of Skywalker, but not how you may think…
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Saving Luke: Part II
Luke is not perfect. Shocking, though it may be, he is also human. And, on the heels of barely surviving his adventures in Return of the Jedi, he struggled to even maintain that humanity. Yet part of the essence of humanity is how we share that humanity with others, both in personal and broader relationships. […]
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Warning: Spoilers for Chapter 4 of the Mandalorian The Mandalorian culture has been one that has been expanded on during each era of Star Wars, be it Legends, The Clone Wars, or the modern Disney era. There was a war between the Jedi and the Mandalorians, but not much else is known other than that […]
Read more "This is the Way"How We Could See the Rule of Two in Episode IX and Beyond
A thousand years before the start of The Phantom Menace, a Sith called Darth Bane revolutionized the galaxy in creating the Rule of Two. This “policy” or philosophy, if you will, was intended to help the Sith Order survive. The Sith were fighting a war with the Jedi, yet they also were fighting themselves. This […]
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From the beginning of The Phantom Menace, it’s been apparent that Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are two individuals who approached Jedidom from different points of view. The novelization of Episode I points out that Obi-Wan was focused on the cosmic Force, while his Master was far more concerned with the living (or life) Force. […]
Read more "The Fate of the Jedi"Revisiting Episode I: The Problematic Menace
Following our most recent episode, Drew Brett shares some of his additional thoughts on The Phantom Menace. Let the debate begin!!!
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Besides simply being a lot of fun to watch, Kylo Ren, or Ben Solo if you choose, is one of the most complex villains ever written. As of the ending of The Last Jedi, he is most certainly a villain, albeit not one who is as fully entrenched in the dark side as he may […]
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