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The Acolyte Strikes Back
Osha Aniseya’s journey in “The Acolyte” (The Acolyte 1.8) mirrors Luke Skywalker’s journey in the second half of The Empire Strikes Back.
Sep 10
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Robert Brown
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Pride Comes Before a Fall
In the first act of Revenge of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker duels Count Dooku in the throne room on the Invisible Hand.
Sep 1
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Timothy Lawrence
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An Angel from the Sky
A New Hope begins with a battle in space above the desert planet Tatooine.
Aug 18
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Timothy Lawrence
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Holograms in the Cave
In the Republic, the Greek philosopher Plato lays out his famous allegory of the cave, which symbolizes the soul's upward journey to enlightenment.
Aug 11
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Timothy Lawrence
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Gungan Din
In The Phantom Menace, Qui-Gon Jinn runs into the Gungan Jar-Jar Binks, who becomes his servant and leads him to the underwater Gungan city of Otoh…
Aug 8
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Timothy Lawrence
1
Fighting with the Jedi Arts
In the first and third episodes of the prequel trilogy, Obi-Wan Kenobi fights an enemy who has been trained in the Jedi arts but is not a Jedi.
Jun 25
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Timothy Lawrence
1
Fathers on Elevators
In Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader uses an elevator to ascend to the top of Emperor Palpatine’s tower on the Second Death Star.
May 14
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Robert Brown
2
Red Rulers
In Star Wars, the color red symbolizes what C.S.
May 12
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Timothy Lawrence
1
Cold Caves
In each of the three acts of The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker faces a monster in a cave, and in each case, he is endangered not only by the…
Apr 14
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Timothy Lawrence
2
Final Duels
The final lightsaber duels of the three trilogies of the Skywalker Saga are linked in a poetic pattern.
Apr 2
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Timothy Lawrence
1
Attacking the Throne
In The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda teaches Luke Skywalker, "Anger, fear, aggression, the dark side of the Force are they.
Mar 3
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Timothy Lawrence
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Working in the Depths
In "Narkina 5" (Andor 1.8), Cassian Andor is sent to an Imperial prison on the watery world of Narkina 5.
Jan 10
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Timothy Lawrence
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