On Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker and the desire some Star Wars fans have to see familiar characters stay the same

On Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker and the desire some Star Wars fans have to see familiar characters stay the same

As we have followed the story of The Book of Boba Fett so far, one of the criticisms the show has received is about how Star Wars has ruined the character of Boba Fett. The criticism goes that the version of the character in this show is vastly different than the one in the original [...]

How the Luke Skywalker of The Last Jedi and The Mandalorian perfectly fit together

How the Luke Skywalker of The Last Jedi and The Mandalorian perfectly fit together

Luke Skywalker's appearance in The Mandalorian was something that many Star Wars fans had been hoping and dreaming of seeing for a long, long time. It was an amazing display of Luke's abilities in his prime, slicing through the formidable Dark Troopers like they were nothing in order to get to the Child. I loved [...]

Everything we know about what Luke Skywalker was up to after the Battle of Endor

Everything we know about what Luke Skywalker was up to after the Battle of Endor

I've done several articles in this series, looking at what some familiar Star Wars characters were up to in the years following the Battle of Endor, but today we get to the big one. What about Luke Skwalker? There's still much we don't know about what he was up to, but there's nonetheless still enough [...]

What happened at Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Temple?

What happened at Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Temple?

Given what happened in the season two finale of The Mandalorian, I figured that this topic may be relevant to a lot of Star Wars fans: what happened at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Temple, particularly on that one fateful night? After all, The Mandalorian showed Luke Skywalker coming to rescue Grogu and take him to train [...]

Why did Luke Skywalker use the legacy lightsaber at the end of The Last Jedi?

Why did Luke Skywalker use the legacy lightsaber at the end of The Last Jedi?

In my opinion the climax of The Last Jedi is not just the best moment from the sequel trilogy but among the best moments in Star Wars, period. We see the return of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, confronting his nephew Kylo Ren and allowing the Resistance to escape. Of course this was all through a [...]

The Best of Star Wars in the Disney era: Handing out some awards!

The Best of Star Wars in the Disney era: Handing out some awards!

With the Skywalker Saga and The Clone Wars both having recently wrapped up, it feels in many ways like the first chapter of the Disney Star Wars era has concluded. And while there's a cynical group of fans who will ridicule the era, it has been the golden era of Star Wars, with an incredibly [...]

Dave Filoni has a really great take comparing Luke Skywalker to Frodo

Dave Filoni has a really great take comparing Luke Skywalker to Frodo

The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released recently, written as always by Phil Szostak, and as has been the fashion with these very interesting books, it begins by looking at the end of the previous film. This is done to prevent spoilers from leaking, and so this book begins by looking [...]

Everything we know about what Admiral Ackbar was up to after the Battle of Endor

Everything we know about what Admiral Ackbar was up to after the Battle of Endor

Admiral Gial Ackbar was a hero of the Rebellion who gained cult status amongst many Star Wars fans for his utterance of the line, “It’s a trap!” in Return of the Jedi. But in-universe, what was Ackbar up to following the Battle of Endor? Let’s take a look at what we know from canon material. [...]