Compromise and Lando’s Changing Deal
Lando’s friendliness and hospitality in “The Empire Strikes Back” hid a dark secret… he had made a “deal with the devil” to surrender Han and Leia to Darth Vader in […]
Anakin’s Undeserved Redemption
The journey of Anakin Skywalker from a simple child prodigy, to a Jedi hero, to the scourge of the galaxy, to finally fulfilling his destiny and bringing balance to the […]
The Bad Batch Finale: An Unanswered Prayer
(SPOILER ALERT for the Series Finale of Star Wars: The Bad Batch) As I sit here pondering the finale of the Star Wars: Bad Batch series, I find myself torn… […]
Crosshair’s Burden and Judging Others
The redemptive arc of “Crosshair” from the Bad Batch took years to play out… his path from a merciless agent of the Empire to his restoration with his brothers played […]
Luke Skywalker and Blind Faith
If you watched the original Star Wars: A New Hope, then you remember this well… that defining moment when Obi-Wan instructed Luke to let go of what he thought he […]
The Trial of Obi-Wan Kenobi
In the first six Star Wars movies, Obi-Wan Kenobi was presented as a consistent beacon of light for our heroes (sometimes literally)… but in the period of time between episodes […]
A Collection of “Scoundrels”
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 […]
Andor and a “Sunrise We Will Never See”
The events of the “Andor” series and the Star Wars: Rogue One movie finally revealed the amount of sacrifice involved in acquiring the Death Star plans, setting in motion the […]
Obi-Wan’s “Losing Battle” and a New Hope
With the releases of the prequel movies as well as a prequel streaming series, we’ve learned that Obi-Wan Kenobi defeated Darth Vader at least twice in a direct lightsaber battle… […]
The Death Star and the Weapons Formed Against Us
The Death Star is one of the deadliest projects in the entire sci-fi universe, designed to both intimidate and destroy all who dared to defy the evil Empire. But in […]
Finding God in Video Games 