Revenge of the Sith is filled with so much action, drama, and suspense that it’s hard to keep up with all the subtle moments. One in particular that may have slipped past us was when Palpatine almost killed Anakin. It’s a brief moment but quite revealing in terms of Sidious’s plans. Palpatine Almost Killed Anakin …
The climactic duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin in Revenge of the Sith has left fans pondering over many questions and “what-if” scenarios. One of the most pressing questions is what if Obi-Wan had saved Anakin? We can outline three positive outcomes in this scenario and two darker ones. Three Major Outcomes of Saving Anakin The …
In The Phantom Menace, the blockade of Naboo set up the invasion and the climactic battle of the first prequel movie. The blockade established the central conflict, especially because of how effective it was. But why was it so effective? Several reasons explain it, including Naboo’s reliance on imports and its weak military. The Effectiveness …
The new Darth Maul show has piqued fan interest. We only know so much at this point, but the premise of Maul trying to restore his criminal empire is enough to get us excited. One question to clarify, though, is when it takes place. And, why does Maul help a kid? The answers to these …
One of the most powerful moments in The Clone Wars is seeing Rex try to hold himself together when Order 66 begins. He still turns on Ahsoka, but not before forcing out a warning that changes everything: “Find Fives.” He is already being taken over by the inhibitor chip, yet he still manages to hold …
The Millennium Falcon has one of the most recognizable ship designs in all of Star Wars, and a big part of that is the strange forked structure at the front. It is such a familiar part of the ship that most fans probably just accept it as part of the Falcon’s look. But once you …
A lot of Star Wars fans connect with Darth Vader before they are even old enough to fully understand him. He is clearly one of the saga’s villains, yet he is also one of the most loved characters in the entire franchise. George Lucas had his own explanation for that, and it is a lot …
Sabine Wren surviving a lightsaber stab in Ahsoka caused immediate debate, mostly because Star Wars already gave us one of the most famous fatal stabbings in the saga with Qui-Gon Jinn. So why did one of them die while the other lived? The simplest answer is that these were not the same wound. Sabine was …
In Attack of the Clones, we learn that the clone army was supposedly ordered by a Jedi named Sifo-Dyas. But for Obi-Wan to even reach Kamino, he first has to uncover the fact that someone deleted the planet’s data from the Jedi Archives. That is what makes the whole thing so suspicious. If Sifo-Dyas really …
A lot of fans have probably read C-3PO’s name a hundred times without thinking twice about the last character. But once you really look at it, the question is easy to understand: is it C-3PO with the letter O, or C-3P0 with a zero? The official answer is C-3PO, and that spelling fits much better …