Din Djarin (AKA The Mandalorian) is the latest in a long line of positive parental figures in Star Wars. Okay, so a gun-toting bounty hunter is hardly what you’d call conventional dad material, but his love, affection and need to protect Grogu is obvious a lightyear away. I’ve […]
Recently watching Rogue One, I was struck by its style and storytelling chops as if it was the first time, but then its deeper themes and devices become more apparent to me than they ever had before. I tweeted as much at the time and while the replies […]
Star Wars is often thought of as the story of fathers and their sons. But as the franchise has developed, father and daughter relationships have become increasingly visible and important. Few of them last, though, and most are mired in heartbreak and tragedy. The trend began with Princess […]
