The Tragedy of Droids in Star Wars
Pop Culture Detective examines the tragedy of Droids in Star Wars.
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Lois & Clark – The Source
- Title: Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman – The Source
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Throwback Tuesday takes us back to Metropolis for another episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Journalism, more than spandex-clad heroics, is the driving force behind “The Source.” Exposing the corruption of a local tech company knowingly shipping out faulty switches backfires for Lois (Teri Hatcher) when the company pressures her source (Peter Scolari) into retracting his statement and then attempts to silence him for good. Facing lawsuits and pressure from The Daily Planet’s board of directors, Perry (Lane Smith) has no choice but to suspend Lois when her whistleblower appears to have been killed, taking any possible evidence to his grave. Scolari is fun as the neurotic Stuart, who manages to have a couple of tricks up his sleeve (such as the safety inspector covertly passing a note to the reporter).
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Black Widow #3
- Title: Black Widow #3
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- Writer: Kelly Thompson
- Artist: Elena Casagrande
Black Widow #3 offers some answers for readers, although not to the concerned Hawkeye and Winter Soldier who are freaked out about what is going on with with Black Widow. Apparently the idyllic life Nat is living (including a biological son) was constructed by a group of super-villains in an attempt to get the super-spy off their radar for good. As comic book explanations go, it’s not the most awkward idea Marvel has tried to sell, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a bit odd.
Despite how well the plan has worked, Arcade, Madame Hydra, Snapdragon, Red Guardian, and Weeping Lion are at an impasse as to what comes next. Some, it seem, want further action by taking away what has been given in the most painful way possible to harm the Black Widow in ways that before could never have been done.
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Young Justice #20
- Title: Young Justice #20
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- Writers: Brian Michael Bendis, David Walker
- Artist: Scott Godlewski
It’s sad to see that Young Justice is folding up shop just as the comic had completed a lengthy process of setting up the team, it’s affiliations, and it’s place within the DCU. Young Justice #20 honors the original Young Justice cartoon by introducing Mount Justice as the former (and future) base of operations for the team along with Red Tornado as the group’s former babysitter (who apparently has no knowledge of them in this version of reality and doesn’t take kindly to unannounced visitors).
The series finale focuses on Teen Lantern, a character whose power source (alien tech hacking into the source of Green Lanterns’ power) has still yet to be explained, with the return of John Stewart whose attempts to wrest control of the power are met with unified resistance by the team.
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The Mandalorian – The Passenger
- Title: The Mandalorian – The Passenger (Chapter 10)
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Baby Yoda gets knocked around quite a bit in the second episode of The Mandalorian’s Second Season which opens with an attempt by raiders to get the child from the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) on Tatooine. Later the little guy takes a bit of tumble when the Razor Crest is forced to crash land on Maldo Kreis when the ship is noticed and pursued by New Republic fighters as the Mandalorian attempts to transport his unnamed passenger across the system. Oh, then there’s the race from a swarm of deadly spider monsters.
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