Ignoring the black character

The 90s were a weird time for representation in movies. We can pin the start of the trend to include a black side character in big movies to the 1980s, in form of the "heavy weapons nigger", a muscular black character carrying the biggest gun, being cool and stoic, getting one big action scene and being killed off safely before the finale to allow the white hero to shine. 

Episode 3 – Second of His Name

We return to the House of the Dragon after another time jump. More than two years have passed since the last episode and establishing these jumps at the beginning of each episode is starting to develop in a comfortable rhythm, giving each episode the feeling of a deep look into a moment in time, rather than a continuous narrative. It feels a bit like a documentary in that regard. I really like it, and it’s very appropriate.

Lightsaber duels, ranked

I got into a discussion about the quality of lightsaber duels in Star Wars, so naturally I decided to provide a definitive and 100% objective ranking. I haven't seen Clone Wars and can't include those, but Rebels is in. Here goes: