Solo: A Star Wars Story may be a prequel film, but it didn’t just “go back,” it catapulted the galaxy far, far away forward. What I’m trying to say is that it enriched a story we already knew and its origins. So much so that it erupted into a snowflake or domino effect of possible story directions. Again, like removing a restraining bolt from a droid, Solo: A Star Wars Story liberated (from a certain point of view) the storylines in Star Wars. In other words, there are so many different directions and story angles one could take after Solo: A Star Wars Story. For instance, Beckett and Val, or Qi’ra and Maul. Heck, there’s even the crime syndicates like Crimson Dawn and the story behind Dryden Vos. And for those that dug deeper by turning the pages of the Expanded Edition by Mur Lafferty, well, there’s a whole tale to be told about Saw Gerrera and Enfys Nest. But, I digress.
As I said above, Star Wars is growing and as it grows, so does its universe, and the people or living beings in it. That said, this is the preface of my topic today. Meaning, throughout the generations of the galaxy far, far away, our heroes, and heroines have moments that hold them back from progressing forward. These moments can vary from their personal opinions on situations or can be blatantly obvious within the story itself. Otherwise speaking, what’s their restraining bolt?
