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Shadow Collective
In The Clone Wars and Maul: Shadow Lord, Maul brings multiple criminal organizations – including the Pykes, the Hutts, and Black Sun – together under…
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Timothy Lawrence
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Ilum
In “The Gathering” (The Clone Wars 5.6), a class of Jedi younglings travels to the ice planet Ilum as part of a rite of passage, searching for kyber…
Apr 3
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Timothy Lawrence
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Return to the Cave
The beginning of Luke Skywalker’s journey as a Jedi in A New Hope and its ending in The Last Jedi both evoke Plato’s allegory of the cave.
Mar 18
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Robert Brown
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The Last Jedi and the Two Towers
The Last Jedi, the second installment of the sequel trilogy, shares several elements with The Two Towers, the second installment of J.R.R. Tolkien's The…
Mar 4
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Timothy Lawrence
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Contemplating the Twilight
In the first and third films of the prequel trilogy, a character contemplates a fateful decision while gazing out a window at the twilit skyline of…
Feb 9
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Timothy Lawrence
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Luke's Light and Dark Hands
In The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader cuts off Luke Skywalker’s right hand and reveals that he is Luke’s father.
Dec 1, 2025
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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, 2025
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Timothy Lawrence
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Umbramoths
In "Day" (The Acolyte 1.4), Osha Aniseya and a group of Jedi encounter the threatening Umbramoths in the dark jungle on the planet Khofar.
Jul 18, 2025
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Timothy Lawrence
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Umbara
In "Darkness on Umbara" (The Clone Wars 4.7), Clone Troopers mount a military campaign on the planet Umbara.
Apr 11, 2025
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Timothy Lawrence
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Conflicted Sons
At the climaxes of both Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, a son has a violent confrontation with his father.
Mar 19, 2025
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Timothy Lawrence
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Dark on the Outside, Light on the Inside
In Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker wears a costume that is all black on the outside but white on the inside.
Jan 27, 2025
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Timothy Lawrence
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Death Star vs. Starkiller
In The Force Awakens, the Resistance is dismayed to find that the First Order has constructed an enormous superweapon called Starkiller Base.
Jan 22, 2025
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Timothy Lawrence
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