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There is a lot of character analysis done here (Palpatine, Dooku, and Pellaeon come to mind) but the setting itself has largely been ignored. I can think of interesting things to say about three main areas:
Government/Warlove/friendshipDuty/freedom
The galaxy is constantly at war. It's interesting that nobody is unsettled or upset by that at all.
Of major protagonists, only Luke/Mara, Leia/Han, and Wedge/? have successful relationships. And more to the point, most of the remaining characters fall under an injunction never to love at all. Does Star Wars have interesting things to say about Love at the cost of ideals?
Finally, the Jaina subplot about being the Sword of the Jedi seems like it has untapped potential. How can she pursue Jag (or the other guy) while also serving as the embodiment of Jedi military power? At what point does Leia step aside for future generations' chance at rule?
The metaphysical aspects of the Force are uniquely situated for their own section, but I'm afraid that anything I have to say would be more of an archival function than a constructive one. There are various sources within canon that identify the dual nature of the Force, and others which deny it. There is another dichotomy between living/universal Force. Is this the complexity of a well-developed mythology or the convulsions of a poorly curated franchise?
Government/Warlove/friendshipDuty/freedom
The galaxy is constantly at war. It's interesting that nobody is unsettled or upset by that at all.
Of major protagonists, only Luke/Mara, Leia/Han, and Wedge/? have successful relationships. And more to the point, most of the remaining characters fall under an injunction never to love at all. Does Star Wars have interesting things to say about Love at the cost of ideals?
Finally, the Jaina subplot about being the Sword of the Jedi seems like it has untapped potential. How can she pursue Jag (or the other guy) while also serving as the embodiment of Jedi military power? At what point does Leia step aside for future generations' chance at rule?
The metaphysical aspects of the Force are uniquely situated for their own section, but I'm afraid that anything I have to say would be more of an archival function than a constructive one. There are various sources within canon that identify the dual nature of the Force, and others which deny it. There is another dichotomy between living/universal Force. Is this the complexity of a well-developed mythology or the convulsions of a poorly curated franchise?