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Qui-Gon Jinn

Sowing Doubts
In the middle films of both the Prequel Trilogy and the Original Trilogy, a Sith Lord tries to tempt a younger man to the Dark Side, in part by sowing…
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Robert Brown
Obi-Wan Kenobi Between the Trilogies
The six episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi are patterned after the original six episodes of the Skywalker Saga.
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Robert Brown
Tales of the Forests
The first three Tales of the Jedi shorts each take place on a forested planet, and in each case, the state of the forest reflects the state of the…
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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.
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Timothy Lawrence
Darth Maul
The name "Maul" carries two meanings that illuminate the Sith Lord's role in The Phantom Menace.
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Timothy Lawrence
Now This is Speeder Chasing!
In The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker competes in the Boonta Eve Classic podrace, driving a yellow podracer.
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Timothy Lawrence
Being Mindful
In the scenes leading up to the climactic Battle of Naboo in The Phantom Menace, two masters each tell their apprentices to “be mindful.” Qui-Gon Jinn…
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Robert Brown
Dooku's Temptation
In the second installment of every Star Wars trilogy, a villain tempts a hero to join him on the dark side.
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Timothy Lawrence
Dangerous Idealists
In Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, there are three Jedi who are willing to sacrifice people, principles, or both if it would serve what…
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Robert Brown
Three Monsters
In both The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, a group of three heroes descends into an underworld and runs afoul of a group of three monsters.
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Timothy Lawrence
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