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Star Wars Imperial Ships: Oversized?
After asking this question and reading more in the Wookieepedia and thinking about how everything in Star Wars seems to be just so much bigger than life (or most imaginations), I started thinking about the Imperial ships.
I read somewhere that the…
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What evidence is there supporting an alternative parentage for Jon Snow?
I've heard speculation that Jon Snow's actual parents may be Rhaegar and Lyanna Stark, but in reading the books I'm not sure what evidence could be used to support this conclusion. I thought there might have been something in the conversation Davos…
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Is there an episode of Game of Thrones where nobody dies?
So, after watching S4E08 - The Mountain and the Viper - I got to wondering. Is there any episode of Game of Thrones where nobody dies? I've watched every episode so far (and read all the books), but I can't think of one, and I wasn't able to find an…
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Why does Smaug have 4 legs in the 1st movie but only 2 legs in the 2nd?
In the movie, The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey, Smaug has 4 legs. If you look closely in this scene where he crawls into the mountain, he has 2 fore legs and 2 back legs.
In the next movie, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, he has only back…
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Why was Dolores Umbridge not arrested after the end of Harry's fifth year?
Dolores Umbridge sent two Dementors to kiss Harry Potter illegally. She used a Blood Quill — a dark artifact — on at least two students — Harry and Lee Jordan. She was planning to use the Cruciatus — one of the Unforgivable Curses — on Harry to give…
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Why was the 'Holdo maneuver' not used earlier?
This question is related to The Last Jedi. The maneuver that Vice Admiral Holdo performs towards the end of the film seems remarkably effective.
It seems that it would have worked pretty well much earlier, especially as two other ships were just…
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What went down at the July 1974 Comic Art Con?
I was recently rereading "The Unconventional ComiCon Costumer", an interview with Angelique Trouvere, a famous costumer for conventions. She mentions "some very unsavory stuff went down at the July 1974 Seuling's Comic Art Con" that caused Heidi…
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What language(s) were Yoda's speech patterns based on?
I have noticed that a lot of the languages in Star Wars are based on languages in the real world, such as Chalmuk forming the basis of the Ewok language.
Do you know what language Yoda's way of speaking was based on? To me it seems a bit…
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Did Luke play any significant role in “Return of the Jedi?”
I read somewhere that Luke after A New Hope didn't do anything good to the plot.
The explanation was compelling.
I'm focusing on Return of the Jedi and the final showdown of the two trilogies.
The rebels got information about Death Star II, without…
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In Tolkien's opinion, does Tom Bombadil (and the concept of pacifism) actually hold any power?
Before you read and reply to my musings, please bear in mind as I want to make clear, I am not trying to debate whether pacifism is good or bad in the real world, I am just putting out my interpretation of Tolkien’s writings (both in the books and…
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In Episode VI, what did the good guys really accomplish since the bad guys are back stronger in Episode VII?
At the end of Return of the Jedi, the Death Star and the Sith boss(es) are killed and everyone is happy.
But thirty years later in The Force Awakens it seems like the new bad guys are bigger and stronger than ever. What did the Jedi and the light…
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Why did Obi-Wan leave Vader on Mustafar?
When Obi-Wan defeats Vader on Mustafar, he leaves Vader alive. Sure, he's missing his legs and has just caught on fire; but when Obi-Wan walks away, Vader is still alive.
I think it's likely that Obi-Wan would have sensed that Vader was still alive…
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How did Éowyn slay the Witch-king of Angmar if he wasn't alive?
In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Aragorn, as Strider, tells the four Hobbits about the Nazgûl, and describes them as "neither living nor dead." Gollum later tells Sam and Frodo while they're trekking through the Dead Marshes…
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If Obi-Wan and Yoda were trying to keep Luke safe from Vader, why would they let him keep the Skywalker name?
Obi-Wan and Yoda didn't really make a good effort at hiding him, especially considering they let Vader's family adopt him.
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Why did Red Squadron give their call signs in random order?
One thing that has always confused me about Star Wars: A New Hope is that at the beginning of the attack on the Death Star, Red Squadron gives their callsigns in random order.
Red Leader (presumably Red One) asks for everyone to report in. Then we…
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