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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.
 • Robert Brown
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…
 • Timothy Lawrence
Niamos!
In "Announcement" (Andor 1.7), Cassian Andor takes his cut from the Aldhani heist and tries to convince his mother Maarva to run away from Ferrix with…
 • Timothy Lawrence
Holograms of Parents
In Andor and Rogue One, Maarva Andor and Galen Erso both appear as holograms to deliver messages that lay out the paths of their children's lives.
 • Timothy Lawrence
Fern
"This Could Be A Real Adventure" (Skeleton Crew 1.1) introduces the adolescent girl Fern, whose name suggests a green plant.
 • Timothy Lawrence
Wim Wendle
In Skeleton Crew, the young boy Wim longs for adventure and chafes against his sheltered life on the suburban planet At Attin.
 • Timothy Lawrence
Assenting Mothers and Conflicted Children
In The Acolyte and The Phantom Menace, a Jedi on a mission has a chance encounter with a Force-sensitive child whose birth is shrouded in mystery.
 • Timothy Lawrence
Sunset and Twilight
In the second acts of The Phantom Menace and Return of the Jedi, Anakin and Luke Skywalker receive similar guidance from older characters who have…
 • Timothy Lawrence
Cassian and the Sea
At the end of "Daughter of Ferrix" (Andor 1.11), Cassian Andor learns of the death of his mother, Maarva Andor.
 • Timothy Lawrence
Defiant Last Words
In the opening scene of Rogue One, Lyra Erso holds Director Krennic at gunpoint, trying to prevent him from taking away her husband, Galen Erso, to…
 • Timothy Lawrence
The Lars Homestead
The Lars homestead on the planet Tatooine appears in four of the nine films of the Skywalker Saga.
 • Robert Brown
Three Colors of Witches
Across The Acolyte, The Clone Wars, and Tales of the Empire, there are three kinds of witches.
 • Timothy Lawrence
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