Why the darksaber is so important, and how The Mandalorian honors the mythos while growing beyond it

Why the darksaber is so important, and how The Mandalorian honors the mythos while growing beyond it

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 [...]

Explaining the massive connections to Thrawn, the First Order, and other Star Wars material in The Mandalorian: Chapter 23!

Explaining the massive connections to Thrawn, the First Order, and other Star Wars material in The Mandalorian: Chapter 23!

The latest episode of The Mandalorian, "Chapter 23: The Spies", included some incredibly strong threads and connective ties to other material, including both Legends and canon, as it drew on plot lines from the books and the sequel trilogy. It's all setting up for the return of Thrawn, in the more immediate view, and the [...]

Why Carson Teva’s concern with the New Republic foreshadows the eventual rise of the First Order

Why Carson Teva’s concern with the New Republic foreshadows the eventual rise of the First Order

The Mandalorian season three has been exploring the New Republic more in-depth than anything we've seen on-screen in Star Wars before, and it's been extremely interesting to see. A big theme that has emerged with the New Republic is that, for all their good intentions, they are nonetheless inadvertently repeating some of the same mistakes [...]

Rebels might be the most important and influential series in all of Star Wars storytelling right now

Rebels might be the most important and influential series in all of Star Wars storytelling right now

If you have never watched Star Wars Rebels, there's still time to fix that. All four seasons of the animated series are available on Disney+, and you'll get to see one of the best Star Wars shows ever made with some truly lovable and compelling characters. That's good enough in its own right, but there's [...]

The latest episode of The Mandalorian includes a cool easter egg honoring the original Boba Fett actor, Jeremy Bulloch

The latest episode of The Mandalorian includes a cool easter egg honoring the original Boba Fett actor, Jeremy Bulloch

The first person to ever wear Mandalorian armor on-screen was recently honored in an episode of The Mandalorian. Ever since Boba Fett first appeared on-screen in live-action in The Empire Strikes Back the armor he wore has become instantly iconic and widely recognizable, and the armor has taken over the Star Wars franchise in recent [...]

The latest episode of The Mandalorian included an epic and very big Star Wars Rebels cameo!

The latest episode of The Mandalorian included an epic and very big Star Wars Rebels cameo!

The fifth episode of The Mandalorian season three, "Chapter 21: The Pirate", gave us a look at the Mandalorian covert on an important new mission while also seeing how the New Republic is dealing with certain threats. Carson Teva, a New Republic pilot, takes these threats very seriously, suspecting that there's something far bigger going [...]