When The Rise of Skywalker was released in 2019, it was billed as being the final installment of the Skywalker Saga, the pillar of Star Wars storytelling for over four decades. And while it remains true that it's the final episodic film, it wasn't the last chapter to be released from the saga. That distinction [...]
In A New Hope, Owen and Beru Lars are minor characters who basically serve to stand in the way of Luke Skywalker's growing ambitions. Luke's aunt and uncle, his adoptive parents, don't want him running off to the Imperial Academy. Beru knows that Luke has too much of his father in him, but that's precisely [...]
The Obi-Wan Kenobi event series has come to an end, and it did so with one of the best hours of Star Wars that has ever been created. Building on not only the previous five episodes but the entire Skywalker saga, the finale delivered tons of action and emotion, combined with stellar performances and moments [...]
In Obi-Wan Kenobi Part 5 we got several answers to some key questions that had been raised earlier in the series, and I think it also provides a chance for us to discuss how Star Wars fans have responded so far to the show - and what we can learn from it. Namely, that I [...]
The penultimate episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi was released today, and there was very little promotion of the episode in the week leading up to it by Star Wars. The reason why is evident: there's very little about it that wouldn't be 'spoilery.' So if you haven't watched it yet, don't read any further, as this [...]
In the latest episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi, as Ben infiltrates the Fortress Inquisitorious to rescue Leia Organa, he stumbles upon a horrific discovery: a tomb of Jedi. There are several possibilities of what the Empire is up to with this tomb, and most of the people encased in the walls are unfamiliar. But there is [...]
In the wake of his devastating defeat at the hands of Darth Vader and the re-capture of Leia Organa, we find Obi-Wan Kenobi at his lowest point at the beginning of Part 4 of this six-episode story. How will he respond? That's what this episode is about, and it's another tremendous chapter in a really [...]
The third season of The Mandalorian is set to premiere on Disney+ in February 2023, but season four is already in the works. In a recent interview with Cinema Blend at Star Wars Celebration, showrunner Jon Favreau mentioned that he's now writing the fourth season of the flagship series. "With television, we're very lucky that [...]
In Obi-Wan Kenobi Part 3, amidst the tension building with the threat of Darth Vader looming, Kenobi and Leia share some truly touching and tender moments together. In one of them, as they ride the cargo transport to Mapuzo, Leia asks if he can make it go any faster. When he responds that he can't, [...]
In Obi-Wan Kenobi Part 3, we learn that there is an underground network of people helping the Jedi find their way to freedom under the Empire's reign, and that path runs through Mapuzo. While there, Kenobi is pleased to learn that Quinlan Vos had been through there before, and Tala - who works as an [...]
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