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Of Blurggs and Men and Murderbots
In “The Mandalorian” (The Mandalorian 1.1), the bounty hunter Din Djarin goes to the planet Arvala-7 to retrieve the Force-sensitive infant Grogu.
 • Robert Brown
Belly of the Beast
In the first act of The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo rushes off to save his imperiled friend Luke Skywalker, disregarding the Rebels’ warnings that it…
 • Timothy Lawrence
The Wolf on the Ghost
In Jack London’s novel The Sea Wolf, a young idealist named Humphrey Van Weyden is shanghaied onto a ship called the Ghost. The captain of the Ghost, a…
 • Timothy Lawrence
Porko
In “One Year Later” (Andor 2.1), Cassian Andor flies a stolen TIE Fighter prototype to a jungle planet to rendezvous with a fellow rebel named Porko.
 • Robert Brown
The Multiform Beast
In the Republic, Plato compares the three parts of the soul to three different creatures.
 • Timothy Lawrence
Younglings' Animal Instincts
In “Bound for Rescue” (The Clone Wars 5.8), a group of Jedi younglings must work on their own to rescue Ahsoka Tano from pirates.
 • Timothy Lawrence
C-3PO and Small Aliens
In all three episodes of the original trilogy, C-3PO has a run-in with a group of small aliens.
 • Timothy Lawrence
Becoming the Rebels of Yavin IV
In A New Hope, the Rebel base is hidden on Yavin IV, and it is from there that the Rebels, selflessly working together and putting their faith in the…
 • Robert Brown
Thinking With Your Stomach
In the second act of Return of the Jedi, on the forest moon of Endor, the heroes' first encounters with the animal-like, appetite-driven Ewoks all…
 • Timothy Lawrence
Reek
In Attack of the Clones, Anakin Skywalker faces a violent, unruly creature called the Reek in the arena on Geonosis.
 • Timothy Lawrence
Chewbacca
In A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker meet Chewbacca, the Wookiee copilot of the Millennium Falcon, in the Mos Eisley Cantina.
 • Timothy Lawrence
Neel
“This Could Be A Real Adventure” (Skeleton Crew 1.1) introduces Neel, Wim’s blue, elephant-like best friend and fellow student at At Attin’s school.
 • Timothy Lawrence
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