The tradition goes as far back as antiquity, and coincides with the advent of drama (see the sentry in Antigone by Sophocles, for example, or the role of the Satyrs in dramatic plays by Aeschylus and Euripides).

Rebels and Clone Wars have often been quite clever and well written, so much so that a Clone Wars character is crossing over to Rogue One. I’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that Rebels will have some sort of decent payoff at the end that is true to the characters and conform with the movies’…

Hmmm, it’s really looking like Kanan is a Rahm Kota analogue, and Ezra is looking more and more to be a Starkiller analogue.

Not crazy about the hair (we had to cut down on rendering somehow!) But the increase in confidence and skills is very welcome. And props to Rebels for doing something so many animated shows and comics have trouble with: the youth character is actually growing up.

Does that David Ayer quote about Harley creep anyone else out? “She’s not politically correct! She’s not like these young people what with the safe spaces and trigger warnings and not being able to say horrible things without consequences! She’s a dude’s girl! She’s COOL! Not like all those other bitches! I definitely…

I mean, I think that being a tribute to someone or something does not require the approval of the person being tributed. If they did it because they wanted to honor George Takei, how he feels about it doesn’t change whether or not it was a tribute. It impacts how good of a tribute it was, but it doesn’t negate their…

A Gif off you say?

Actually, Rae Sloane makes her first appearance in A New Dawn, the book that tells how Kanan and Hera met.