Two.

For what it’s worth, Celiac disease isn’t a “food allergy,” and is linked with a number of very serious medical conditions.

Wongman.

Wizard!

Yes, great analogy! Zack Allen joining the Nightwatch, just for the extra pay! Great stuff.

Probably true, though I think I liked Clerks 2 more than just about anyone this side of Kevin Smith.

I did it! I found the guy who got the joke!

I probably won’t read them TBH, but I absolutely believe you. It’s pretty obvious that there’s a good story hiding in there.

It’s about the journey, man.

“Fascist regime arises from an aging democracy wrapped up in its own complacency” is a great story hook, if done competently.

The only applicable lesson is, “the Jedi kind of sucked,” and it seems like they learned that just fine!

Okay, so we’re talking about the same thing.

As with so much of the prequels, lots of good ideas, poorly executed.

Wait, I was thinking of the Galactic Republic.

Pretty different situations, no?

Hey, I resemble that remark.

I think a lot of those ideas are fine, but (unsurprisingly) incredibly undercooked.

The pod race was pretty cool.

That’s fair - like I said, I haven’t seen the prequels in ages. I also have no doubt that her stiffness is deliberate, at least when she’s acting in her capacity as Queen/Senator.

What is there in the prequels that could possibly have any relevance to the new movies? They themselves only existed to serve the original trilogy.