With Kathleen Kennedy stepping down from her role as President of Lucasfilm after 13 years, George Lucas’s protege Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan are leading Star Wars into the future. Despite the mixed reception of Star Wars over the years, I remained hopeful that Filoni might lead the franchise into new and interesting places, as long as his reliance on nostalgia doesn’t steer him entirely. My optimism still persists, especially after Maul’s phenomenal first season.
