instinct

Throwing the Lightsaber Away

In Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader goads Luke Skywalker into acting aggressively by tempting him to imagine a future where his sister Leia Organa turns…

Dec 3, 2025 • 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.

Nov 14, 2025 • Timothy Lawrence

Now This is Speeder Chasing!

In The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker competes in the Boonta Eve Classic podrace, driving a yellow podracer.

Sep 16, 2024 • Timothy Lawrence

D-Squad Ring Theory

In The Clone Wars, the four episodes of the D-Squad arc (5.10-5.13) follow a chiastic structure.

Jul 5, 2024 • Timothy Lawrence

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