A Fight For Identity: How Episodes 3 and 4 of Maul:Shadow Lord Will Shape The Future of the Galaxy (and the show)

The third and fourth episodes of Maul: Shadow Lord, entitled “Whispers in the Unknown” and “Pride and Vengeance,” respectively, are some of the most compelling episodes of Star Wars animation to date in that they are not just about action or survival. They are about identity, how it is formed, and what one does to […]

Destiny and Choice: The Divergent Paths of Mae and Osha in The Acolyte

The third episode of The Acolyte, entitled “Destiny,” explores the history of twins Mae and Osha, the main antagonist and protagonist of the series thus far, while being raised by witches on Brendok. These witches believe the Force, which they call the Thread, ties everything and everyone together. Consequently, pulling on the Thread affects more […]

The Rebirth of Boba Fett

For over forty years, Boba Fett was a character that every fan put into one of two categories. The first was that the armored mystery man was a do-nothing who dies a chump’s death. The second was a near-fanatical obsession with the character because he looked cool and the mystery allowed him to be a […]

Becoming The Bad Batch: Kamino Lost

There are times in stories where the end is inevitable. The writers, directors, and audience all know where things have to go, but it still hurts when it gets there. The mask descending onto a newly minted Darth Vader comes to mind, as does Ahsoka and Rex having to go into hiding after Order 66. […]

Becoming the Bad Batch: War-Mantle

As much as the show is about the defective group of clones that gives it its name, The Bad Batch is about the true birth and evolution of the Empire. In Revenge of the Sith the Empire is created and in A New Hope it is fully formed. The 20 years in between were long […]

Belonging and The Bad Batch: Rampage

Through the first five episodes of The Bad Batch, very traditional and clear Star Wars themes are shining through. Family, hope, rogues, underdogs. All present and accounted for. Where the series is dressed in such traditional Star Wars garb, the connection and contrast between identity and belonging has put the spotlight clearly on itself after […]

Belonging and The Bad Batch: Cut and Run

The Mandalorian was expected to be the dark and gritty Star Wars show. Instead, it’s a story about a dad and his kid. Enter The Bad Batch, a show expected to be focused on a group of outcasts on the run and hiding for survival. But, once more, it is a story about a dad […]

Meaning in Mando Chapter 15: The Believer

The Mandalorian is the perfect Star Wars for the holiday season. Around this time of year, people reach back into their nostalgia bags, pulling out traditions they love. Now, however, those traditions have evolved. They are the same, and yet they are new. Such is The Mandalorian. It feels old, like classic Star Wars, regardless […]

Meaning in Mando Chapter 13: The Jedi

Just when the Star Wars fandom caught its breath after the reveal of Clone Wars favorite Bo-Katan, The Mandalorian once again delivered on bringing an animated character to live action. But this time it was not just a Clone Wars character. It was not just an animated character. It was the Clone Wars character. It […]

You Come From Nothing: The Truth About Rey

Rey facing her truth calls us to make our own…

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