The Star Wars franchise has created an elaborate web of stories that can be really, really great when they’re good.
Although J.J. Abrams refrained from mentioning them in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, prequel trilogy star Samuel L. Jackson still had midi-chlorians on the brain when it came to Episode VII.
Of the seven installments of the Star Wars films to date, there’s one element that has been pretty universally panned by fans.
Star Wars Rebels showrunner Dave Filoni has defended them, and his reasons aren’t too bad.