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The Wizard of Balnab
In “Nomad Droids” (The Clone Wars 4.6), C-3PO and R2-D2 land on the planet Balnab, where they are taken before the “great leader,” a giant hologram in a…
Nov 28, 2025 • Timothy Lawrence
Monsters and Machinery
In The Force Awakens, the monstrous Rathtars break loose from their confinement on Han Solo’s freighter and menace the heroes.
Oct 1, 2025 • Timothy Lawrence
Fire and Eyes
In the first, second, and third acts of Revenge of the Sith, a villain's eyes are affected by a fiery defeat.
May 19, 2025 • Timothy Lawrence
Judging by Size
In The Empire Strikes Back, the diminutive Jedi Master Yoda instructs Luke Skywalker to use the Force to lift his crashed X-Wing out of a swamp.
Aug 19, 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
The Empire Strikes Back Against a New Hope
Read from top to bottom, this is the plot of Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. But if you read it in reverse, it’s the plot of Episode IV: A New Hope.
Jun 10, 2024 • Robert Brown
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