Lando and a “Deal That is Getting Worse All the Time”
Lando’s friendliness and hospitality towards Han Solo and Leia in “The Empire Strikes Back” hid a dark secret… Lando had made a “deal with the devil” to turn them over […]
Darth Vader: A Case Study in Undeserved Mercy and Amazing Grace
The journey of Anakin Skywalker may be a little hard to accept from some of us… and perhaps that’s because we don’t believe he deserved his final redemptive arc. Anakin’s […]
From Hopeless Case to an Act of Grace: The Redemption of Crosshair
To be honest, I had given up any hope that there could be a redemptive arc for “Crosshair” from the Bad Batch series… after he revealed that his merciless actions […]
Bad Batch’s Tech: Living Out “Plan 99” in an “Order 66” World
Star Wars characters giving their lives in a final act of sacrifice is nothing new, but losing Tech in Star Wars: The Bad Batch hit me pretty hard. I could […]
Anakin, Padmé, and the Importance of Dealing With our Pain
The doomed relationship between Padmé and Anakin in the Star Wars prequels is one of the most heartbreaking parts of the entire saga… two star-crossed lovers torn apart by past pains […]
The Death Star “Trench Run”: Faith in What We Can’t See
In Star Wars: A New Hope, there was a defining moment during the infamous “trench run” on the Death Star when Obi-Wan Kenobi instructed Luke to let go of what […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Light Forged in a Dark Place
In the first six Star Wars movies, Obi-Wan Kenobi was presented as a consistent beacon of light who shined brightly in even the most hopeless of situations, but in the […]
Anakin’s Downfall: The Importance of a Grateful Heart
While there were many contributing factors that led to the downfall of Anakin Skywalker, one of the largest is how he took the special gifts that he had been given […]
Star Wars: The Perfect Group of Misfits Chosen to Deliver a “New Hope”
One of the reasons I believe the original Star Wars has stood the test of time is because the original “rebels” we fell in love with weren’t the traditional “hero […]
The Fall and Rebirth of Bo-Katan: This is the Way
Many of the most memorable characters in the Star Wars franchise are introduced to us with a problematic background painted in shades of gray… characters such as Bo-Katan Kryze, a […]
Finding God in Video Games 