Star Wars: The Clone Wars Revisited – Part 11: Ode to Japanese Cinema

During a lot of the first season, I started to tire of the war being almost the sole focus of every episode of the show. I get that it’s what the series is named for, but the Star Wars setting is so much bigger than that. Much to my delight, the writing for the second series has already broadened its scope and explored

this is part of an ongoing series, talking about the clone wars in chronological order. Go here to see what I’ve covered before now.

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Tower of God – Episode 13: Tower of God – Series Finale

I had initially thought last week’s episode would have been an amazing cliffhanger to end the series on. At which point I found myself wondering what this 13th episode could possibly provide to follow those events and still end the series on a point where you’d be thirsty for more.

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An argument for the Star Wars prequels being better than the sequels

The more Star Wars stuff I’ve been consuming these past few weeks, the more I’ve found the Rise of Skywalker has left a sour taste in my mouth. It’s less that I’m angry with the movie itself, more that I’m just severely disappointed with how Disney dropped the ball and bundled the whole thing as a response to the utterly undeserved backlash to The Last Jedi.

Something I spoke about in more depth shortly after seeing the movie for the first time.

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