The darksaber plays a major theme in the mythos of The Mandalorian, culminating in the season three finale, "Chapter 24: The Return", which sees Bo-Katan Kryze wield the legendary blade in combat as she leads united Mandalorian forces. Yet the outcome of that, particularly as it pertains to this weapon, is shocking. It's a daring [...]
The season 3 premiere of The Mandalorian not only re-introduced us to the lovable Din Djarin and Grogu, but also re-introduced us to the state of the galaxy during this time period. A lot has changed, and this episode carries a lot of weight of storybuilding - some of which happens in major plot developments, [...]
Star Wars Rebels contains some of the finest Star Wars storytelling we've ever seen. The animated series ran for four years and, despite being written off by some as a childish show for kids, reached some highs that rival the best of the best in the galaxy far, far away. With Dave Filoni as showrunner, [...]
In the season two finale of The Mandalorian, Din Djarin defeated Moff Gideon in combat, winning the darksaber in the process. Unbeknownst to Mando, however, this created immediate tension between him and Bo-Katan Kryze, who wanted the saber. Djarin's only concern had been rescuing Grogu, so he offers the darksaber freely to Bo-Katan - but [...]
Bo-Katan Kryze is finally coming to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes! She has very strong synergy with the Mandalorian faction, and she seems to easily be the best leader for the faction as well, as her leadership provides the ability to assist, increased critical damage, and a brand new ability called "Ancestral Armor" that is [...]
There were a lot of questions raised about the season two finale of The Mandalorian. One of them that I've seen people asking frequently is this: "Why wouldn't Bo-Katan simply take the darksaber?" Here's the scene that unfolds in the latest episode of The Mandalorian: Bo-Katan agrees to help Din Djarin rescue Grogu, but insists [...]
*** Be warned that FULL SPOILERS ARE AHEAD, so if you haven’t watched this episode, don’t read this article. Trust me, you want to go into this one without spoilers. *** It was reported earlier this year that Katee Sackhoff would be reprising the role of Bo-Katan Kryze for The Mandalorian, the live-action debut for [...]
News about the cast of The Mandalorian season two continues to leak, as today Slashfilm's Peter Sciretta reported that Katee Sackhof will be portraying Bo-Katan Kryze in the live-action series! Sackhoff is quite familiar with the character, as she brought Bo-Katan to life by voicing her in both The Clone Wars and Rebels. Most recently, [...]
In the penultimate episode of the Siege of Mandalore and The Clone Wars as a whole, we run concurrent with the events of Revenge of the Sith - in heartbreaking fashion. It is another masterpiece of an episode, and even though there's still one episode left, I feel confident saying it's among the very best [...]
Gianni Aliotti, the Lighting and VX supervisor for The Clone Wars, said that this week's episode of the show would be the best we've ever seen. He was right. With "The Phantom Apprentice," we experienced part two of the long-awaited Siege of Mandalore arc, and it continued to absolutely amaze and blow away all expectations. [...]
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