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Why Does Obi-Wan Kenobi Lie to Luke Skywalker So Much?

9 Nov 20198 Dec 2019
A new fan theory about an old question My favorite fan theories are those that seek to answer the unanswered question. There are many unanswered questions in the Star Wars…
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When a Prediction Becomes a Fan Theory

29 Sep 201917 May 2020
For the last several years, I’ve been banging the drum for one particular, unusual cause: pedantry regarding the definition of “fan theory”. While you can read one of several longer…
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How Far From Home Reaffirms a Minor Spider-Man Fan Theory

13 Jul 201927 Sep 2019
Another Fan Theory Friday (on a Saturday) You have presumably seen Spider-Man: Far From Home by now. If you haven’t, I think it's safe to assume that it’s not particularly…
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Is Captain America Ruining Grief Counseling?

6 Jul 201927 Sep 2019
A Very Minor Avengers Fan Theory There is a lot to be said about the latest Avengers film.  To begin with: I liked it. A lot. However, there’s one scene…
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A Fan Theory on Chewbacca at the End of A New Hope

4 May 20198 Dec 2019
It's another Fan Theory Friday. Although this is a special one, on a Saturday, because today is Star Wars Day. Today's fan theory is in honor of Peter Mayhew, the…
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Why I’m Reluctant to Write About the Final Game of Thrones Season

28 Apr 201927 Sep 2019
I realized something a few weeks ago. Something that surprised me. Something that had not occurred to me but that, as soon as I realized it, I was shocked I…
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The Harry Potter Fan Theory That Explains Hogwarts’ Finances

8 Mar 201928 Sep 2019
Just another Fan Theory Friday I finished reading the Harry Potter novels at the age of thirty. I read the first four books as they were released, starting the first…
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Is the MCU a Meta Narrative Within the On Cinema Universe?

22 Feb 20199 Nov 2019
Another installment of Fan Theory Fridays The film-within-a-film trope has existed for a long time. Since before film, truthfully. Examples of this narrative style—in which one fictional narrative exists nestled…
Black Mirror…

Anyone else still thinking about that Black Mirror guinea pig?

18 Jan 201929 Sep 2019
A Black Mirror Fan Theory This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film, television series, book, or…
Bale…

The Departed Fan Theory: Mark Wahlberg’s Dignam Used to Be Nice

11 Jan 201912 Jan 2019
Another edition of Fan Theory Fridays This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film, television series, book,…

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