Tag: Anakin Skywalker
The Women of Star Wars: Satine Kryze, the Pacifist Duchess of Mandalore
About a year ago, I started a series about the female characters in Star Wars. Naturally beginning with Leia, I made it through most of the characters I wanted to talk about. But this project got sidelined before I made it to Bo-Katan, and I’m glad it did since she’s now appeared in season 7 &he...
Read MoreMediocrity – A Star Wars Story
Merry Mayhem | Jun 17, 2020 | 34
Star Wars isn’t just a fad. For many, it’s an entire culture – a cornerstone in many people’s very identity. That cornerstone, however, has begun to erode for much of the Star Wars fandom, although certainly not by the fans’ design. In fact, you can find fans everywhere clinging de...
Read MoreIGN Celebrates Landmark Anniversaries with Star Wars Watch From Home
The anniversary of a Star Wars is always a momentous occasion for this fandom. This year, we had two big days in the same week: the fifteenth anniversary of Revenge of the Sith and the 40th anniversary of what many fans consider to be the greatest Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back. To commemor...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Clone Wars – Season 7, Episode 12, “Victory and Death”
*SPOILERS* “Victory and Death” begins where “Shattered” left off, with Ahsoka and Rex waiting as the other clones break through the blast doors. When they come through, Rex stuns his brothers. He informs Ahsoka that Maul escaped, and she clarifies that she actually released h...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Clone Wars – Season 7, Episode 11, “Shattered”
*SPOILERS* “Shattered” sees Ahsoka rejoin Bo-Katan with Maul in tow. They discuss Ahsoka’s success and Mandalore’s need for a different kind of leader before Rex comes to take Ahsoka to a meeting with the Jedi Council. We see the conference from Revenge of the Sith, with Mace Windu voicing c...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Clone Wars – Season 7, Episode 10, “The Phantom Apprentice”
*SPOILERS* “The Phantom Apprentice” picks up right where “Old Friends Not Forgotten” left off, with Ahsoka and Maul in the Undercity. He reiterates that this set-up was intended to draw Obi-Wan out, to which Ahsoka replies that Master Kenobi had a more important mission. She sharply tells Ma...
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