Midichlorians: Life Cycles, Sustenance and Other Questions

This springs out of a series of comments that were tied to “Does Darth Vader Need to Eat?”

JJ Abrams Hates Midichlorians

I’ve highlighted this tremendous act of pandering while podcasting, but it’s really gotten under my skin again. JJ Abrams did some press for Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation where he once again highlighted that his approach to The Force Awakens emphasizes the Original Trilogy, as opposed to the Entire Saga or including the Prequel Trilogy in specific.

The Real Chosen One: Other Theories and Final Conclusions

Here we are, the final chapter in the Chosen One saga.Obviously, my focus through the previous blogs was on the dilemma of the Chosen One. My three candidates are obvious: Qui-Gon, Anakin and Luke. The official take on things is that it’s Anakin, Luke is something of a fan-favorite choice and Qui-Gon stems from what could be called my unique perspective on things.

The Real Chosen One: Building the Case for Luke Skywalker

was mentioned in the comments when this series first started, and I think for a lot of the same reasons I’ll list here, he’s a good choice for The Chosen One in Star Wars.

The Real Chosen One: Building the Case for Anakin Skywalker

The most obvious choice for Chosen One in Star Wars has been, since 1999 at least, Anakin Skywalker. He was conceived by the midichlorians, was the most powerful Jedi in all six films, and the Jedi viewed him specifically through the prophecy of the “Chosen One.” Sure, you could argue he wasn’t truly “most powerful” […]

Anakin’s Divine Origin

Strap yourselves in, we’re about to make the jump back into deep Star Wars territory. But it’s really, really, really interesting stuff to consider.

An Unanswered Question from The Phantom Menace

Does Anakin’s High Midichlorian Count Constitute a Performance–Enhancing Drug?