November 24th, 20147173*Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for the Star Wars Rebels episode “Gathering Forces.” Following directly on the heels of last week's "Empire Day," this week's episode "Gathering Forces" jumps right back into the action as the Ghost continues to be pursued by an Inquisitor-led squadron of TIE fighters. The chase...
November 18th, 2014281*Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for the Star Wars Rebels episode “Empire Day.” In an ensemble program like Rebels, there is often a difficulty in balancing characterization with storytelling, and while the show has at least attempted to spread the focus among its core characters, inevitably the strongest episodes...
November 10th, 20144194*Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for the Star Wars Rebels episode “Out of Darkness.” Even though "Spark of Rebellion" premiered just a little over a month ago, it seems like we've been waiting for much longer to see an episode of Star Wars Rebels focused on its female protagonists, Hera Syndulla and Sabine Wren....
November 3rd, 20144203*Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for the Star Wars Rebels episode “Breaking Ranks" and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars story reel arc "Crystal Crisis." Like a finely crafted wine, Star Wars Rebels continues to layer on the intrigue and work in character development, all the while building its own narrative in the...
October 27th, 20145136*Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for the Star Wars Rebels episode “Rise of the Old Masters.” If you're not watching Star Wars Rebels, you really are missing something special. The premiere movie "Spark of Rebellion" was quite good and the first two episodes, "Droids in Distress" and "Fighter Flight" were highly...
October 21st, 2014875*Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for the Star Wars Rebels episode "Fighter Flight." Practically since Rebels was first announced, we've been told by the show's creators that Kanan, Hera, Zeb, Sabine, Chopper, and Ezra would be like a family, and we've seen plenty of evidence to support that claim. However, the...
October 13th, 2014561*Spoiler warning: This review contains spoilers for the Star Wars Rebels episode "Droids in Distress." Written by Greg Weisman, the second episode of Star Wars Rebels, "Droids in Distress, continues the trend that began in "Spark of Rebellion" of knitting together the sometimes disparate corners of the Star Wars fan base....
October 4th, 2014594*Spoiler warning: This review contains full spoilers for both the premiere episode of Star Wars Rebels, "Spark of Rebellion," and John Jackson Miller's A New Dawn. After months of previews and discussion, Rebels is finally here and Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, Greg Weisman and company have given us an addition to the Star Wars canon...
August 11th, 20141865It's a fascinating time to be a Star Wars fan with all the new content on the horizon. For some, there is nothing but excitement as they don't hesitate to embrace anything new bearing the Star Wars moniker--be it books, games, TV, movies or other merchandise in its various forms. But for others, there is a certain amount of fear...