
Yet, the more I watched, the more these potential clichés were tossed on their head. In fact, I thought the show was setting up some very predictable character arcs in the rest of the cast: the former lover that is the future lover, the best friend, worried mother, obsessive cop, etc. (I saw Vader’s rampage on YouTube so I figured I got the best moment.) At the start of the Disney+ show, he seemed very bland, and I had no idea why I was following him. I never saw Rogue One where Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) was introduced as a character was introduced and actually had no idea he was from that movie. I hadn’t warmed to the Disney-based Star Wars series until this year’s spectacular drama series Andor. In the end, the movies were never the big selling point for me about Star Wars, which is a long way of saying I loved Star Wars, but conditionally.
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The expanded canon gives the series greater depth to characters than the movies in several cases and shows the Star Wars universe as something really deep and full of possibilities. But the creativity put into this world was something I really enjoyed. Like most things, some really worked for me (Darth Plagueis is a masterpiece of a book in my opinion), while others were hit or miss.
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The darker tone the film takes, seeing the Republic and the Jedi fall, made things feel real in ways the other films did not and made me more curious about this universe.įrom that, my desire to learn about the history building to this moment, plus what happened after the movies, ushered me into the expanded universe of the books, video games, and cartoons. But that was the only film I really loved. Out of all of the films, it was Revenge of the Sith that got me seriously interested in Star Wars and why I decided to catch up with the rest of the movies.


Attack of the Clones was my next, then Revenge of the Sith in theaters, then I caught up with the rest of the films ( Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi), and finally, The Phantom Menace. In fact, I watched the prequels and originals around the same time and out of order. I saw A New Hope when I was a kid, and it didn’t leave an impact. So with anything Star Wars I feel that a little personal history is helpful. Download: The Case For: 'Andor' for Outstanding Drama Series
