Just like Yoda wanted to think of himself as a cool lovable muppet and not a CGI mess.

Its amusing that this scene also somewhat justifies using Christensen as Anakin’s force ghost in Jedi. Clearly they can exert control over the appearance of their astral projection, so it follows that they can also decide how they look as a ghost. And Anakin wanted to think of himself as he was before he fell (still…

Hyperspace is another reality. Think of it like another dimension where the distance between two points is significantly shortened. And in this hyperspace reality, large objects create mass shadows that one needs to navigate around before jumping to lightspeed. Han explains this in ANH as jumping through a star or…

Really? The only way that women are real is their relationship to men? This works for Joi and Luv, but how does it work for Lt. Joshi? She isn’t defined by any of the men, and is tender, hard, cynical, etc., a full fleshed character arc, even in a small role. How does it work for the leader of the resistance? While…

Now I really want to see Cupborne. A mashup of Lovecraftian abominations and cutsey old-timey animation would sure be something.

When I was new at io9 and only slightly more of a bumbling idiot who didn’t know what the hell I was doing than I am now, Katharine was my guiding hand. The person I could go to to translate some gobbledegook Britishism into language someone other than me could actually understand, a sounding board for ideas. Most…

Fare well, Katharine

I read everything Tessa Thompson meant me to read in the scene where the other Valkyrie is falling back from her after she’s been run through. There’s intimacy in the anguish on her face that goes beyond mere sisterhood. I thought it was a brilliant bit of acting.

Bah my phone died whilst writing pretty much this exact same thing.

So...there was a galactic cataclysm that changed planets, wiped out species, and came with quality of life improvements?

From Hardhome Depot, of course!

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT NAME?!

I think they were transporting grain, which is stupidly flammable.

If anyone hasn’t seen “What We Do In The Shadows”, you should drop what you are doing and see it now. That film alone should get you excited for this movies if Waititi displays even a small amount of the humor in that film. it caught me totally off guardand is hysterical.

This is a great breakdown of a growing problem within the Disney Star Wars universe.

Too late, check the “Filed To:” tags.

It won’t go nova as long as we don’t say his name three times.

You might well prefer that.