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Luke Skywalker

Divine Influence
In both the first and sixth episodes of the Skywalker Saga, a Jedi uses the Force to influence a group of primitives by playing on their religious…
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Timothy Lawrence
Calm Discernment
During his training on Dagobah in The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker asks Yoda, “How will I know the good side from the bad?” Yoda answers, “You…
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Robert Brown
Burned Stepbrothers
In Episode III and Episode IV, two stepbrothers – both sons of Shmi Skywalker – are burned.
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Timothy Lawrence
Foolish Personas
In The Empire Strikes Back and The Acolyte, a master adopts a foolish persona to reveal the true character of a prospective pupil.
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Timothy Lawrence
Mirrored Mentors
Palpatine's mentorship of Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith closely mirrors Obi-Wan Kenobi's mentorship of Luke Skywalker in A New Hope.
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Timothy Lawrence
Anakin Must Choose
In the third episodes of the prequel and original trilogies, there is a three-way confrontation in the room from which Palpatine rules the galaxy.
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Timothy Lawrence
Luke's Lightsaber
In each of the three acts of The Empire Strikes Back, something different happens with Luke Skywalker's lightsaber when he faces an enemy.
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Timothy Lawrence
Abandoning Attachment
In the third episodes of both the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy, the Jedi and the Sith both tell a Skywalker to abandon his attachment to a…
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Timothy Lawrence
Let Go!
At the climaxes of both Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi urges a Skywalker to "let go."
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Timothy Lawrence
Andor Season 1 Mirrors the Original Trilogy
The four arcs of the first season of Andor mirror sections of the original trilogy.
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Timothy Lawrence
Between a Believer and a Skeptic
In "Aldhani" (Andor 1.4), after leaving his home world of Ferrix, Cassian Andor joins a Rebel group and finds himself caught between the true believer…
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Timothy Lawrence
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…
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Timothy Lawrence
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