#what i struggle w/ the most is this weirdly competitive mindset about liking star wars

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Growing up in a dynasty of Star Wars fans where the lore is basically considered biblical means I experience so much turmoil and anguish

THIS STUPID SPACE FRANCHISE IS RUINING ME

also. there’s no way to tell from just watching the mandalorian which plot points have been developed in other shows (eg the din and grogu reunion in bobf, din revealing he took off his helmet to the armourer) and what plot points have simply been developed off-screen (eg din getting that piece of mandalore slag, bo-katan losing her fleet and people), encouraging the audience to have a particular relationship to the narrative where you have to accept all plot developments as potentially arbitrary, handed down to you by the author without explanation or foreshadowing. which at this point means the story means nothing except for what the writers decide on any given day, and you should not bother to anticipate anything because there’s a good chance that any plot point you become invested in will either be dropped entirely or revolved off-screen