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The discourse over Rey's parents in the Star Wars sequel trilogy has been a near-constant talking point online in the Star Wars fandom since The Force Awakens released in 2015, and it only escalated with the answers revealed in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. There's no shortage of opinions out there on [...]
By the time of his return in The Rise of Skywalker, Lando Calrissian had settled into a quiet life on the desert planet of Pasaana, but the reason why was based in tragedy. Lando settled down and started a family, but while his daughter was still an infant she was kidnapped by the First Order. [...]
In The Rise of Skywalker, we saw Rey's parents for the first time, glimpsed only briefly in a flashback appearance. It was revealed that her father was the son of Palpatine, who sent the Sith assassin Ochi of Bestoon to hunt them down in order to bring the young Rey to him, seemingly necessary to [...]
Shadow of the Sith is my most anticipated Star Wars book in a long time, and among my most anticipated Star Wars projects of the year, period. The book, written by Adam Christopher, releases on June 28 and tells a story I've been waiting for. Luke Skywalker senses a growing disturbance in the Force on [...]
There has been a very strange mystery that's lurked in the background of some Star Wars discussion the last few years surrounding the identity of Rothgar Deng - and whether he's actually Dengar. And it seems like we just keep getting more and more hints that they're actually the same person. Let me unpack the [...]
There were many things about The Rise of Skywalker that sparked debate amongst fans, some of which were fair and others which weren't. And while there is certainly room to criticize the film, one line from the movie has become a common one to use in highlighting its issues... except I don't think it's a [...]
Long before The Rise of Skywalker ever released, in August 2018, it was reported that Matt Smith had joined the cast. By the following spring, Smith claimed he was "definitely not" in the movie. And sure enough, when the film released in December 2019, Smith was nowhere to be found. But that doesn't mean he [...]
StarWars.com today announced some news that has me REALLY excited, as a series of book announcements were made for what is coming in 2022, including a book about Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian as well as another one about Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. In all, four books were announced. Brotherhood, a story about Obi-Wan [...]
Rose Tico once said that we’re going to win not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love. That wisdom is pertinent for Star Wars fans; amidst seemingly incessant criticism, I want to spend time actually liking Star Wars. I love all Star Wars, so in this series, I’ll walk through each [...]
In original plans for the sequel trilogy, the severed hand of Luke Skywalker would be the first thing we saw. And even though that idea was ultimately scrapped, it now seems possible that Luke's hand could re-shape how we view the sequel trilogy altogether. That's all coming from a recent issue of Greg Pak's great [...]
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