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 [...]
Tag: Palpatine
Serenno and Kamino are reminders that nobody won the Clone Wars – except for Palpatine
There is an episode of Star Wars Rebels in which, nearly two decades after the Clone Wars ended, Separatist tactical droid General Kalani still cannot figure out how his side lost the war. So, when two Jedi (Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger) and a clone (Rex) fall into his trap, he springs battle droids on [...]
That time Yoda’s Force ghost showed up to Emperor Palpatine prior to the Battle of Endor
A collection of anthology Star Wars stories was recently released, Stories of Jedi and Sith, and one story in particular caught my attention. "Masters" was a short story about Palpatine and Yoda written by Tessa Gratton, marking her first contribution to Star Wars, though she has also joined the team of The High Republic and [...]
Star Wars: Crimson Reign #5 review!
The five-part Crimson Reign comic mini-series by Charles Soule has wrapped up! The story is the middle chapter in a trilogy about Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn set in-between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. It comes after the five-part War of the Bounty Hunters series, and it sets up the final chapter, [...]
Happy 20th birthday to Attack of the Clones!
Twenty years ago today, on May 16, 2002, Attack of the Clones released in theaters in the United States, marking the release of the second chapter of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Those two decades haven't exactly been smooth sailing for the film, which was met by extremely mixed and tempered reviews from both critics [...]
Could Ian McDiarmid return as Palpatine for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series?
Ian McDiarmid returned as Emperor Palpatine in The Rise of Skywalker, where the character was revealed as the one pulling the strings behind the sequel trilogy, yet Palpatine met with a pretty definitive ending when he was defeated by Rey. That doesn't mean that Palpatine is done in Star Wars, however. Those stories just might [...]
Why “somehow, Palpatine returned” is not a bad line
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 [...]
Five things I love about The Rise of Skywalker
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 [...]
A re-built Darth Vader and Ochi of Bestoon join the hunt for Han Solo
The War of the Bounty Hunters storyline really kicks off this month, but the month of May was spent prepping for what is to come. A number of the ongoing Star Wars comic series all are converging for this massive storytelling event, and those series all included introductory issues that help transition to the crossover [...]
Speculation: Darth Vader #11 contains a very interesting image that could possibly have big implications for the Star Wars saga
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 [...]