Tag: The Rise of Skywalker

The Star Wars Sequel Dilemma

As we all know, Disney has clarified that the “Mando-verse,” or the various Mandalorian spin-offs overseen by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, is leading up to the sequel trilogy. This is absolutely a mistake. Even if you like the sequel trilogy and don’t want it to be de-canonized or ...

Matt Smith Claims His Cut Character From The Rise Of Skywalker Was a “Transformative Star Wars Story Detail”

Remember how Matt Smith was supposed to appear in The Rise of Skywalker? In an interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Smith said his character was going to be a “transformative Star Wars story detail.” Sure, pal. He couldn’t name the character, which was cut from the movie before the a...

When and How Avatar: The Last Airbender Did What Other Modern Fantasy Stories Couldn’t

In my last article, I said a lot of things, but the main point I was trying to make was that we should focus on the positive at least as much as the negative in life. This applies to fandom as much as anything else, and, at least to me, internet fandom has felt pretty …

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Does Star Wars Need Saving?

You know, we’ve all heard a lot about toxic fandom in the past few years. Broadly, this debate (if it can even be called that) stems from the Disney Star Wars movies and whether or not you like them. Everything has been argued back and forth, from the quality of the films to the likelihood &hellip...

Star Wars Trilogy Showdown: Prequels VS Sequels- Characters

I find it interesting to look back and see how Star Wars has changed over the years, and not always for the best. Now that the Disney Star Wars trilogy is complete, I thought it would be fun to compare the prequel and sequel trilogies and see what each excelled and failed at. It goes …

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The Women of Star Wars: Princess Leia

Contrary to what Disney might have you believe, they didn’t create the concept of female Star Wars characters, or even female leads in the franchise. Of course, Princess Leia is one of the franchise’s most iconic characters and a beloved cinematic heroine in general. But there were others after ...