REVIEW: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Bounty

March 8, 2012March 8, 2012 Fangirl Asajj Ventress, Katie Lucas, Megan Crouse, review, Star Wars, The Clone Wars

FANgirl’s The Clone Wars reviewers Megan is just as excited to see Darth Maul’s return as I am. We even got to chat about it for yesterday’s piece I wrote for Suvudu. But before Maul’s fury returns with a vengeance, Megan shares her thoughts on the second episode of the closing four-part arc.

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Zombies Take Over The Clone Wars

February 27, 2012March 8, 2012 Fangirl Act of Valor, Asajj Ventress, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Darth Maul, GeekGirlCon, magic, Megan Crouse, Mother Talzin, Nightsisters, Star Wars, Team Unicorn, The Clone Wars, vampires, Wizard of Oz, zombies

This past week’s episode of The Clone Wars, “Massacre,” truly turned up the fantastical element, reminding fans that Star Wars was envisioned as a space opera and not necessarily a work of pure science fiction.

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The Magic of Star Wars – A Sith Witch and the Nightsisters Take Center Stage

February 24, 2012March 8, 2012 Fangirl Asajj Ventress, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Del Rey, EU, George Lucas, Katie Lucas, Mortis, Mother Talzin, Nightsisters, Star Wars, The Clone Wars

Ever since Uncle Owen dismissed Kenobi as a crazy old wizard and Tarkin discounted Darth Vader’s mastery of the ways of the Force as an anachronistic ancient religion, Star Wars has drawn just as heavily on elements of magical fantasy stories as the physical trappings of science fiction. Mind control, telekinesis, clairvoyance, and summoned lightning came to define the Jedi and Sith as much as their lightsabers. With good and evil mages duking it out for the fate of the galaxy, it was only a matter of time before another iconic figure made her way into Star Wars, as well – the witch.