George Lucas’s inclusion of stormtroopers riding dewbacks in A New Hope prompts a discussion of the aspect of whimsy in Star Wars.

 

In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:

• How and why George Lucas included things like stormtroopers riding dewbacks in Star Wars,
• What the definition of “whimsy” is and what it means to Star Wars, and
• Examples of whimsical elements from various Star Wars movies and television shows that illustrate this concept of whimsy.

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