Duyen Nguyen

We all remember the Empire’s fall in snapshots: the moment in A New Hope when their superweapon disintegrates over Yavin, and then, years later in Return of the Jedi, the rebuilt version dying the same way, only bigger, louder, and with the Emperor aboard. It reads like one colossal mistake replayed twice. But that’s not …

In Attack of the Clones, there’s a subtle but fascinating moment early in the film — one that perfectly captures Palpatine’s ability to manipulate everyone around him. After Padmé narrowly survives an assassination attempt, the Jedi Council debates assigning protection for her safety. And that’s when Palpatine steps in with an oddly phrased suggestion: “I …

Think you know Yoda? You’ve seen him lift X-wings and lecture Skywalkers, but you probably haven’t heard about the monkey in a mask, the Einstein eyebrows, or George Lucas’s failed Oscar campaign. Let’s look at 4 surprising behind-the-scenes facts about the Yoda puppets that made movie history. 1. Yoda’s Wisdom Comes From Freeborn’s Face and …

Every time I rewatch The Clone Wars finale or revisit the Republic Commando novels, I catch something new — a small detail that makes Palpatine’s plan for Order 66 even more terrifying. What looked like a sudden betrayal was actually the result of years of quiet, deliberate manipulation. The genius of Palpatine wasn’t in how …

We’ve all seen that haunting moment in Revenge of the Sith: one command, “Execute Order 66,” and the entire Clone Army turns on their Jedi generals without hesitation. It’s one of the darkest turns in Star Wars history, brothers in arms instantly becoming executioners. But here’s the question that always lingers: Would they have done …

I just finished binging The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett again, and there’s one scene I can’t stop thinking about — the Rancor attack on Mos Espa. Din had no chance of stopping the beast, not until “Baby Yoda” stepped in. With just a wave of his tiny hand, Grogu calmed the raging …

Just scrolling through The Clone Wars subreddit, I found an interesting question — one that I think most of us have wondered at some point: “Would Ahsoka have died if Rex didn’t hesitate?” It feels like we already know the answer, right? Ahsoka survived because Rex hesitated — because, for just a second, his loyalty …

I keep seeing people online say that Bo-Katan should be way older in The Mandalorian — that she’s supposed to be in her 60s or something, and it “doesn’t make sense” that she still looks so young. But honestly, that whole argument falls apart once you actually look at the timeline. Most fans assume Bo …

The Phantom Menace might seem like the obvious title for Darth Maul — the menacing Sith Lord who terrorized Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Phantom Menace. But did you know the title of “Phantom Menace” actually refers to someone else entirely? According to George Lucas, the true “Phantom Menace” isn’t the red-faced, double-bladed …

According to Wookieepedia, Dagobah has a diameter of 8,954 miles, roughly half the surface area of Earth. So the odds of Luke randomly landing within walking distance of Yoda’s hut? Practically zero. Yet somehow, when he descends through the clouds in The Empire Strikes Back, he ends up right where he needs to be So …