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Shmi Skywalker

Two-Headed Announcer
In The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker wins his freedom from slavery in a dangerous podrace.
Sep 15, 2025 • Timothy Lawrence
Burned Stepbrothers
In Episode III and Episode IV, two stepbrothers – both sons of Shmi Skywalker – are burned.
Jul 7, 2025 • 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.
Feb 3, 2025 • 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…
Dec 30, 2024 • Timothy Lawrence
The Lars Homestead
The Lars homestead on the planet Tatooine appears in four of the nine films of the Skywalker Saga.
Oct 21, 2024 • Robert Brown
Redeeming Attachments
Across the nine-film Skywalker Saga, there is a movement away from seeing attachment only as a cause for destructive fears and toward seeing attachment…
Oct 14, 2024 • Robert Brown
Parallel Investigations
In the second act of Attack of the Clones, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi both embark on an investigation.
Apr 22, 2024 • Timothy Lawrence
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