Star Wars
An unintentionally large portion of the articles on this website are about Star Wars.
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Andor Ends On A High Note. Season 2 Final Arc Review (episodes 10-12)
Major Spoilers for Andor Season 2 Phenomenal. Andor has released its last batch of episodes, and it went out on a high. In some ways, the finale arc was cleaning shop. The second season has been primarily focused on the Ghormans. But that story reached its culmination in the previous arc, with the Ghorman massacre.…
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Andor Season 2 Arc 3 is Amazing (episodes 7-9)
Major Spoilers for Andor Season 2. Incredible. I could probably end the review there. I won’t. But that is the tldr. The most recent episode block of Andor season 2 is out (episodes 7-9). In previous weeks, I have had a few nitpicking complaints. Nothing major, just small things that didn’t quite work. Not this…
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What Went Wrong with The Mandalorian Season 3? (Part 1)
This article was unintentionally long, so I’ve split it into two parts. Spoilers for The Mandalorian The Mandalorian was a course correction for Star Wars after the disappointing Rise of Skywalker. It became something of a cultural phenomenon, and its second season ended on a high note. Hopes were high for season 3, but it…
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Star Wars: A Bunch of Thoughts on Andor Season 2’s Second Arc (episodes 4-5)
Spoilers for Andor season 2 The second arc of Andor season 2 is out, and it’s another home run. It’s an improvement on the excellent previous arc as well. Prior Criticisms Addressed As great as the first arc was, I did have some nitpicking criticisms. Chiefly, the previous arc didn’t have quite enough story to…
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Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Kicks Off with a Bang.
Spoilers for Season 2 Episodes 1-3 Andor is back! ‘Star Wars for grown-ups,’ as Stellan Skarsgård calls it. Fair play to him, I guess. Andor is probably the best piece of Star Wars media since the Original Trilogy, and season 2 has kicked off with a bang. A New Episode Structure They’ve changed the formula…
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How to make a ‘no-spoiler’ version of The Phantom Menace Part 7
Creating a version of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy that can be watched in chronological order without spoiling any of the Original Trilogy’s twists. I love the Star Wars prequel trilogy, but I can’t stop thinking about how awesome it would be to watch the entire Star Wars saga in chronological order and still be…
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How to make a ‘no-spoiler’ version of The Phantom Menace Part 6
A version of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy that can be watched in chronological order without spoiling any of the Original Trilogy’s twists. I love the Star Wars prequel trilogy, but I can’t stop thinking about how awesome it would be to watch the entire Star Wars saga in chronological order and still be surprised…
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How to Make a ‘No-Spoiler’ Version of The Phantom Menace Part 5
How to make a no-spoiler version of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy that can be watched in chronological order, without spoiling any of the Original Trilogy’s twists. Now this is Pod Racing! I love the Star Wars prequel trilogy, but I can’t stop thinking about how awesome it would be to watch the entire Star…
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Just a drawing of Obi-Wan Kenobi as a Padawan
I will admit that I often neglect to include images on this blog. I am working on that. But, in a moment of madness that I will likely regret, I decided that I shall draw all of the images on this blog! A lot of my recent posts have been about the Phantom Menace, so…
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How to Remake the Phantom Menace Part 4
A no-spoiler version of the Prequel Trilogy Imagine how awesome it would be to watch the entire Star Wars saga in chronological order and still be surprised by all the original trilogy’s twists and reveals. That is, imagine if the prequel trilogy didn’t include any original trilogy spoilers! It would be hard to accomplish, but…
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How to Remake the Phantom Menace Part 3
A no-spoiler version of the Prequel Trilogy Imagine how awesome it would be to watch the entire Star Wars saga in chronological order and still be surprised by all the original trilogy’s twists and reveals. It would be hard to accomplish, but I want to know if it’s possible to remake the prequels without including…
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How to Remake the Phantom Menace Part 2
How to make a no-spoiler version of the Prequel Trilogy Imagine how awesome it would be to watch the entire Star Wars saga in chronological order and still be surprised by all the original trilogy’s twists and reveals. It would be hard to accomplish, but I want to know if it’s possible. So, I’ve started…
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How to Remake the Phantom Menace Part 1
A no-spoiler version of the Prequel Trilogy (Part 2 available here) I want to preface this by saying that I love the prequel trilogy; I grew up watching them. They don’t especially need to be remade or replaced. But they do have problems, which distract from an otherwise great story about the collapse of democracy…
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Star Wars Skeleton Crew mysteries explored
What to expect from the rest of the series. Star Wars Skeleton Crew premiered last week, and it’s much better than I was expecting. A weirdly large number of the Disney+ Star Wars shows have been about a grizzled old veteran saving a little kid. The Mandalorian was about Din Djarin saving baby Yoda/Grogu. The…
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Star Wars Rewritten: How to Remake the Prequel Trilogy
Since writing this post, I have begun my own reworking of the trilogy. A mega thread of all the relevant articles is available here. I love the Star Wars prequel films. I will defend them to no end, and I’m thrilled about their resurgent popularity. But they’re not good. There has, subsequently, been an ongoing…
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