Yep. When “The Force Awakens” came out, I was like, “Really? We’re doing Space Nazis again?” And then real-life was overrun by real Nazis. Just like that galaxy far, far away, we have learned nothing. 

Exactly. That’s what annoys me about complaints about too many ties to the OT and/or the Skywalkers. As far back as ESB, it’s been baked into Star Wars that everyone important knows/is related to everyone else important. And that’s *all* Lucas.

When I posed a bunch of dumb questions about peripheral Star Wars characters, I’m worried what you just heard was, “Give me citations of the comic book and/or novel where they answered that.”

Yep. There was no need whatsoever to turn three paragraphs of opening crawl into a feature film with a host of new characters. (And I mean, come on, *real* fans know that the Death Star plans were stolen during the Battle of Toprawa. [yes, I am kidding about “real fans”]) And now that movie has a spin-off of its own.

It was a three-year campaign.

What indeed?

I just want to remind everyone that it’s not Filoni or Kennedy or the House of Mouse who decided that everyone was related to everyone else.

Counterpoint: why should they? They’ve got this Rey-focused movie in the pipeline, so why lock themselves into a narrative by showing us the state of the galaxy another 70 years hence? The Dawn of the Jedi-themed film ought to satisfy folks who want something completely removed from the Skywalker saga.

Keep in mind that incels frequently drop into online comments when the subject is a man (especially a white man) being held accountable for their actions. It’s sometimes hard to tell the difference.

I don’t disagree with the idea that we need to address the societal problem of domestic violence. (Though I suspect we won’t, given our reaction to mass shootings.)

I have to be honest: I was pretty certain that you were concern trolling, and thought that eventually we’d get to “but men suffer abuse too!” However, having checked out your comments on other threads, I accept that you’re making a good-faith argument.

Funny, because I absolutely couldn’t stand Ava up until midway through this season. I have a low tolerance for the sitcom character archetype “completely incompetent coworker who continually reminds everybody that they do not give even a single shit.” (See also: Gina on “Brooklyn 99.”) 

You do realize that I wasn’t seeking answers? I was just tossing out some hypothetical loose ends.

I see your point, but let’s keep in mind that we’re not talking about a 78-year-gap like 1945-2023, after which most of the participants are dead. The end of the Clone Wars was 28 years prior to “The Mandalorian,” and the final battle against the Empire was a mere four years.

I do not understand the point of this piece. If TPTB want to create content connected to the first two trilogies, there are plenty of rocks to kick up. Heck, Andor just teed up a potential Mon Mothma the Series. What was Yoda up to on Dagobah? (Sitting on a log, you might say. But who knows what kind of crazy…

I sub at our local pre-school, and one of the kids there is *constantly* grabbing things, throwing things, and running pell-mell into things..and people. And more often than not he mutters “sorry” or “oops.” I have repeatedly told him (without effect) that “oops” is for things you don’t mean to do. It’s not a 1:1…

I absolutely have the capacity for violence. I am a very angry person. And yet, I’ve been married for 30 years without striking my spouse—or anyone else.

The semantics are extremely relevant. Calling it a “mistake” trivializes it. It’s saying “he did an oopsie.” Yes, technically “mistake” can encompass serious errors of judgment, but c’mon. “Mistake” is the word we commonly use for minor, inadvertent lapses. We wouldn’t say, “Robert mistakenly cut off Dale’s arm.”

“Objectively” is doing a lot of work here.

Forgetting to turn off the curling iron is a mistake. Striking someone is assault. If you are in a heated argument, you have plenty of options. If your instinct is to hit, that’s a choice.