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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – BB-8 Bandits

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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny - BB-8 Bandits

Set during The Force Awakens and after the previous short, “BB-8 Bandits” gives us the return of the scavenger Teedo and his associate attempting to reacquire the droid Rey (Daisy Ridley) saved from him in the film. Rey rescues the droid again, this time making use of her new friend the nightwachter worm to prevent Teedo from coming after them again. Not quite as strong as the first short, but it does build upon what it introduced and produce some fun moments for Star Wars fans.

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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – Sands of Jakku

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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny - Sands of Jakku

The first of the Star Wars: Forces of Destiny shorts takes place during The Force Awakens after Rey (Daisy Ridley) meets BB-8. Returning home, the pair run into a nightwachter worm who eats leftover technology and garbage and takes a keen interest in the droid. Rey’s quick thinking, and yet undiscovered Force-sensitivity and reflexes, saves the droid, but she also feeds the beast with some substitute garbage earning herself a friend which will play into the show’s second short.

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The Acolyte – Episode 8

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The Acolyte - Episode 8

The Acolyte concludes with a finale that plays into expectations. The final four episodes of the series have all pointed towards Osha (Amandla Stenberg) trading places with Mae and taking her twin’s path on the Dark Side (complete with the bleeding of a kyber crystal which has been discussed in various Star Wars properties without ever being shown until this point). As with the previous flashback episode, which only confirmed events viewers should have already have worked out on their own, “The Acolyte” finale provides a confrontation between Mae and her old master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) pushing her path towards Qimir (Manny Jacinto). The path of Mae turns out to be far less interesting, mind-wiped and basically trading places with her sister, meaning we’re left in largely the same situation we were when the series began.

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Ahsoka #1

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Ahsoka #1

The first issue of a by-the-numbers adaptation of the Disney+ series of the same name, Ahsoka #1 retells the events of the first episode of the series without adding any new context. I’ll be honest, the idea of an Ahsoka comic series grabbed my interest, but realizing it was just republishing events of the series quickly dimmed those expectations. 

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