Halo 2: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… it was Halo 2. While almost everything about Halo 2 improved on its predecessor, the cliffhanger ending that […]
Animal Crossing: “Rainy Days” and the Fish that Only Come Out in the Rain
One of the things that makes playing Animal Crossing so compelling is the way it follows the “seasons” we are experiencing in the real world. For example, when it is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Star Wars: Andor – Burning Our Lives for a Sunrise We Will Never See
The events of the “Andor” series as well as the Star Wars: Rogue One movie finally revealed the massive amount of sacrifice that was involved in acquiring the Death Star […]
A Message of Hope and Encouragement in Dark Times
As part of our commitment to everyone who has chosen to follow us over the years, we have never engaged in political posts, comments, or dialogues of any kind… and to […]
When Victory Looks Like Defeat: Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Last Stand
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… […]
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor – Lost and Forgotten or Hidden for a Purpose?
The story of Cal Kestis that plays out over the course to the Star Wars: Jedi series fills in a few of the gaps in the Star Wars timeline, and […]
Finding God in Video Games 