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Padmé’s Broken Heart

Up until recently it always bothered me – as I think it bothers a lot of people to this day – that Padmé died in childbirth. “She is completely healthy. For reasons we can’t explain,…

Order 66

Order 66 was first introduced to audiences all the way back in 1977, during Obi-Wan’s conversation with Luke about Anakin, Vader, and the Jedi Order:  “For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the…

The Mandalorian and Grogu: Review

I’m usually not one for reviewing films and trying to quantify what I liked, disliked, and how I would personally do something differently after watching a movie. There’s thousands of decisions made when creating a…

Han and Luke’s Friendship

Quick disclaimer: this post is not meant to minimize the community that see Han & Luke’s relationship as romantic – I’m fully supportive of people’s choice to ship whichever characters they want (even if that’s…

Star Wars Pets

There’s no lack of creatures big and small in a galaxy far, far away, and is home to a large range of the cuddliest, creepiest, largest, scaliest, wet and wild animals in the galaxy. This…

Across the Stars

(Feel to listen to the track while you read!) I played clarinet for 7 years while I was in middle school & high school, and my sophomore year I was lucky enough to be one…

Galaxy’s Edge: Opening Day

Today marks seven years since Galaxy’s Edge first opened at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. I was not present that day at Disneyland… However… I was present at Walt Disney World for their opening day a…

Leia and Wicket

During the events of the Original Trilogy, we see Leia Organa in many roles: a defiant prisoner, a soldier and rebel leader…but one thing we see very rarely is her acting as a politician. It’s…

Teaser Posters of the Saga

Throughout this project, I’ve planned to create a series of posts where I keep returning to analyze something that interests me that’s too large to contain in one post. Congratulations! This is the first one!…