



I was just wondering
It felt like I was a kid again seeing my favourite characters on shelves
What about an Arc of learning how to let go of the past in a healthy way do people not understand. Her and Kylo have a mirrored Arc, I see so many people praise his arc but say Rey doesn't have one, when they go through similar journeys.
(ignore the morbius book spine)
Hey guys, came across this article and thought I’d share it here. I KNOW the title says mando, but I read it and it actually explores a fair bit about The Sequels and the legacy they’ve left on the writer/fandom.
I’m also sharing it because I’d love to know what sequel fans (I love 7&8) think of the current state of star wars, as they are often a sheltered voice in the fandom.
The link, if y’all are interested:
https://startingnow6.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/the-mandalorian-grogu-we-deserve-better/
Usually these anthology shows have 3 episodes each on 2 different characters, season 1 gave us two prequel characters (Dooku and Ahsoka) so I would expect a potential season 2 should give us characters from the original era or sequel era. Here are my ideas:
For the original era they could do Ezra Bridger?
For a combination of original and sequel they could do Leia Organa?
For the sequels there’s a couple of good options, we have Rey Skywalker, but I feel like we haven enough info for her right now, which leaves Ben Solo and Finn. I personally think Finn would be a great one because he was set up as being force-sensitive and his journey from Stormtrooper to Jedi finally getting closure would be awesome.
I was thinking the first episode could give us a short story from his childhood, either being taken from his family as an infant (possibly revealing his last name) or him as a child or teenager being raised in the First Order, a really interesting and disturbing element we got from TFA that was never properly explored except maybe in expanded content.
The second episode could be set between TLJ and TROS which could be him, Poe and the Resistance on a mission, maybe on a planet with a strong connection to the force, that shows the first signs where he starts to realise his ability, adding context to his arc in TROS, it could also have a cameo of Rey that briefly shows her either constructing her yellow lightsaber in this time period or fixing Anakin’s saber (but just a short 30 second scene so it doesn’t take focus away from the plot).
The third episode could be a few years after TROS, where Finn is in the middle of his training with Rey and now has a green/blue lightsaber (whichever one looks better) and gives us some content from the New Jedi Order era while showing Rey as a Jedi Master who has taken Finn on as her Apprentice, at this point he is now a capable force user and lightsaber wielder. This episode could either focus on purely training or invent a small conflict for them to face in a battle.
What do you guys think anyway?
Listening to it again. By the force is it awesome! The best adaptation by far. Adding so much context. Making the movie even better by extention.
So I was buying a bunch of stuff at Ollie's Bargain Outlet yesterday, and this book was part of my haul. As the cashier was ringing it up, a smile came to her face and she told me how much she loved Carrie Fisher. She then told me how much she loved The Rise of Skywalker and we both gushed about our favorite parts of the film. It was an IRL sequel appreciation moment and it was so refreshing. It's good to know we are not alone!
I’ve always thought The Hunt for Ben Solo was a great idea, and I’m still disappointed that it never got the green light.
Now that Disney and Lucasfilm are moving in a new direction, do you think there’s any chance the project could be revived?
With all due respect to the rest of the sequel cast, I think Kylo Ren/Ben Solo was by far the most compelling character, and Adam Driver carried the sequel trilogy. Bringing him back would probably be one of the safest ways to get a lot of fans excited about Star Wars movies again before the Kinberg trilogy begins.
If Starfighter performs well and really does become a trilogy, I could see The Hunt for Ben Solo fitting in as a third film alongside Starfighter and the Rey movie. There were rumors a while back that these projects were originally envisioned as a connected trilogy. I know those rumors were never confirmed, but with the current leadership changes, do you think there’s any realistic chance Lucasfilm revisits the idea, or is it gone for good?
This scene tends to get criticized, but I loved it. It's probably my favorite creature scene in the whole saga (at least top 2). Han and Chewie are great, Finn and Rey have fun chemistry, and the Rathtars are amazing. For having such a funky, alien design, the CGI look SO real.
There's not a ton I'd change here, but two minor issues that come to mind are;
- More Han and Chewie. After Han throws a Kanjiklub guy into a nearing Rathtar to buy himself and Chewie time to get away (slide #2 above), they just kinda disappear till the firefight at the tail end of the scene. Would've loved to have seen more of Han hilariously improvising like he did early in the scene
- More Rathtars! I know part of their charm is that they're rambunctious, and therefore not seen a whole lot, but these things totally deserved more screen time/extended shots. Maybe show an extended chase sequence with actual Rathtar screen time, or cut to more gang members getting attacked and eaten. I dunno
The caption was "happy happy"