Characters

Hovel Skywalker
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the cozy portrayal of slavery in The Phantom Menace. Mostly.

Anakin and Padme: A Clouded Beginning
If only they hadn't ignored the early warning signs, they might have been able to work things out...

Anakin and... Han? The Unexpected Parallels
Han and Anakin have more in common than I realized. Don't you think AgonizedCarbonite!Han is a bit like FrankensteinYell!Vader? Only in reverse?

"Inform the Senate that all aboard were killed."
So, did Bail hear the "news" about the Tantive IV before he died?

The Skywalkers and the Sand People
A moment in ANH has even more tension now, thanks to the Prequels. And I feel even sorrier for Owen and Beru.

Death of a Rodian Doofus
Poor Greedo and his lost dignity.

Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper? Let me check...
What was Leia thinking at that moment, anyway?

I'd Just As Soon Kiss A Walking Carpet
Just what is Leia's problem with Wookiees, anyway?

Never Underestimate the Power of the Slug Side
The importance of Jabba to the OT.

Cold As Ice
Is paying back Jabba the only reason Han wants to take off? Or is the Ice Princess partly to blame?

Use the Brain, Ben! Part I: The Watsons
After thinking over the connections between ROTS and AOTC, I came to the conclusion that the Jedi Order relied on the Force too much.

Use the Brain, Ben! Part II: The Sherlocks
The OT characters are regular Sherlocks - at least, compared to the PT's Watsons. And there's a good reason for the difference.

The Fate of the Naberries
Whatever happened to the Naberries?

Jedi and Sith

Absolute Jedi
Only the Sith deal in absolutes? I beg to differ!

Darth Plagueis, Full of Wounds
At least after Palpatine finished with him. An (over)analysis of the possible meaning of "plagueis". Plagueis? What's a plagueis?

Dude, Where's My New Apprentice?
Assuming Anakin was created by one of the Sith, how did he come to be abandoned on Tatooine instead of raised by the Sith since birth? I offer one hypothesis.

Qui-Gon's Last Meditation
When Qui-Gon knelt behind the laser gates, just what was he meditating about?

Obiwan the Matchmaker?
Why does Obiwan let Anakin take Padme back to Naboo? He should know better!

Darth...Vader
How does a Sith Lord pick a name for his new apprentice, anyway?

Nooooo! (Or, What Was the Emperor Thinking?)
Why does Palpatine tell Anakin that Anakin killed Padme?

The Incredibly Brave Assistant Librarian?
Who is this guy, and have I missed out on an amazing librarian adventure?

Ben and the Bars of Mos Eisley
You didn't honestly believe Ben spent the entire twenty years meditating, did you?

Fashion in the Stars

Knights in White Tunics
The Jedi wear WAY too much clothing.

Killer (on the clothing budget) Queen
The Naboo wear too much clothing too.

Cinnamon Buns
One of the most practical of the impractical Star Wars hairstyles. Yay! Another frivelous, over-analyzed fashion blog!

No, DON'T Let Your Hair Down!
Those darn EU long-hairs.

Humor

Law & Order
In the Galactic Republic, peace and justice are guarded by two separate but equally important groups: the senators who pass legislation and the Jedi Knights who enforce the Senate's edicts. These are their stories. (Well, sort of.)
Da-dung.

Three Dark Lords walk into a bar...
It's lonely at the top. Whom does a dark lord turn to for a sympathetic ear? Why, another dark lord, of course!

"Elementary, my dear Traw'atso'nudono."
Star Wars moments we will never, ever see.

Guy Palpatine Day?
How's Janus as a first name for Palpatine?

Fiction in Fiction
Fictional characters should read and watch more fiction. Or failing that, reality holovision, which is probably really fiction anyway. Who's up for Survivor: Mustafar?

The Star Wars Connection: George Lucas on Five-Oh!
Fringe benefits of being a file clerk: the Films surround us, bind us, penetrate our office culture...

Star Wars Politics

Star Wars commerce and government: 1977 vs. 1999
Inspired by a comment in the cut Biggs scene from Episode IV.

Why aren't there age limits?
Why do people in Star Wars elect such young leaders?

Apprentice Legislators of Naboo
The usual period of apprenticeship can't be as short as Amidala's was.... can it?

Child-Monarchs of Naboo
The more I think about it, the kookier Naboo seems to me. But it might make sense after all...

You and What Army?
When Queen Amidala asked the Senate for aid in The Phantom Menace, just what was she expecting them to do?

No confidence...and no patience, either
Giving Chancellors the boot is all in a day's work for the Galactic Senate.

Changes in the Films

Original Edition OT vs. Special Edition vs. DVD Edition
Some of the changes make sense. Others bothered me.

Master Qui-Gon, I don't want to be a problem...
...but why are we running?
Usually, I'd rather have a good but flawed film stay the way it is rather than try to deal with endless alterations, but there are a few changes I wouldn't mind seeing. This is one.

The New R2-D2: Half the Fat, Twice the Taste!
Did the swamp monster develop a taste for R2 units between the original release and the DVD?

Miscellaneous

Unsolved Mysteries
Unsolved mysteries of the Prequel Trilogy.

Unsolved Mysteries II
Unsolved mysteries of the Original Trilogy.

Darth Phantom and Darth Menace
Why I love the title of Episode I.

The Bard and the Flanneled One
Star Wars meets the Immortal Bard.

Recommendation
I found a story where Peter Pettigrew watches Star Wars. How cool is that?

Judging blogs by their appearances?
I realized I write differently in my LiveJournal than in my starwars.com blog, and I think I've figured out part of the reason why.

At long last, I reread Courtship
I have such a love/hate relationship with The Courtship of Princess Leia. I finally decided to reread it slowly. And take notes.