The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Mandalorian and Grogu has hit the cinemas. The Mandalorian. And Grogu. This is what Disney have reduced the mighty Star Wars franchise to: a guy in a helmet (the actor himself not under the helmet most of the time, and dubbing in his lines later) and a little green puppet. The first season of The Mandalorian was solid but unspectacular and written much like an adventure game. Go here. Do this. Get reward. Now go here. Some episodes, that’s pretty much all the Mandalorian did. The Mandalorian himself wasn’t that interesting a character. They traded off Boba Fett’s mystique to give us somebody similar, but with a more relatable code of ethics. In…
A Star Wars Reboot
Recently, I saw a poll on a pop culture Threads account asking if the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy should be retconned. I was surprised to find that just 36% said YES, and the remaining 64% said NO. It was only a small poll, but an interesting sampling size of the idiots in the world. If you’ve read me for any length of time, or been unfortunate enough to engage me in a conversation about this topic, you’ll know I think the Sequels are a thundering shitfest comprising poor characterisations, derivative storytelling (even in Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi, which is narrative wankery that fools you into thinking it’s meaningful, but…