So.... I've been putting this off for a while....but now seems a good enough time as any. Echoing the statement from my last review The sequel trilogy had potential The cast was a POWERFUL mix of the original cast and promising up and comers It all seemed like a new generation would get to see the grandeur of Star Wars from opening crawl, to the final credits. And to be fair I took my son and my self to see all three of them in the theater. And we had fun, but there was something....off For any major epic to work, characters need to have a balance, a foil, something to interact with, the Writing needs a consistent direction, and above all else, the writer needs to give a shit about the story and the characters so they can relate to us, convincingly why we should care for them as well. In came JJ Abrams...a man who quite simply lied to get the job directing Disney's newest (at the time) acquisition, and Kathleen Kennedy, the president of Lucasfilm who's hubris was on full display when in 2017 she officially stated that the expanded universe was no longer canon, alienating the majority of the fan base in the process. The writing was shit, the Pacing was poor, the characters were poorly realized as well as actualized, especially the antagonists. When it was all done, most actors involved moved on, mainly because of professional grievances and online harassment, the Fandom fractured, most just left to be done with it all JJ was out, Kennedy professionally disgraced, and it looked like Star Wars had finally had it But then it all changed November 12, 2019 a new show directed by John Favreau premieres on Disney+ moving in a new direction...it wasn't dealing with space wizards, lightsabers and space battle, but the setting they inhabit and the other people living in it. Set 5 years after the Return of the Jedi, the Mandalorian follows our title character as he makes his through the galaxy amidst the establishing of the New Republic and Imperial remnants skulking in the shadows. The series so far has run for 3 seasons, with each show an advent calendar of new and nostalgia, a love letter to the fans of sorts, with references spanning the the original trilogy, the Prequels, Clone Wars, and even the "expanded universe" now called "Legends", as many characters make their return, and others their onscreen debut. Following directly after the second season of The Mandalorian, we step into the gritty underworld of Mos Espa in the Book of Boba Fett. Fett, having survived the Saracc and being captured by the Tusken Raiders, later being adopted into them, during this time, Fett takes stock in his life, no longer bound to the whims of Jabba or Vader, he looks to shape his own destiny. Directed by Robert Rodriguez the series was positively epic in it own right. Jumping back 17 years earlier we have Andor, featuring the title character that first appeared in Rogue One years before the events on Scariff. Now I will be forward here, this show is difficult to watch because of its subject matter being fairly relevant to current events, so if anything, take your time with this series and I promise you it is all worth it. Back to the future, and coming in hot off the 3rd season of the Mandalorian, Ahsoka takes place after the Mandalorians took their planet back from Moff Gideon. The title character, when she's not helping her late Master's son re-establish the jedi order, she's looking for a Star Map....a star Map that if in the wrong hands, could return an evil so profound, it could shatter everything the rebellion had fought for. To say Favreau and Filoni saved star wars is a massive understatement, Iin these shows you can tell these show had a lot of work put into them. Not just work, effort It's good to see my favorite universe getting back on course, and like any starship of the imagination, it's good to see it flying true. This is the Way.