So rather than an instant reaction, here's a more introspective look at the character arcs, symbolism and themes we see foreshadowed by this trailer. 2/2 fangirlsgoingrogue.com/2026/03/02/e...
The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer dropped while Sarah and Tricia were on a girls trip to Disney. It's not that we didn't react. In fact, we talked about it a lot during our adventure. It took us a while to record all those feelings. 1/2
(including the upcoming The Mandalorian & Grogu and Starfighter) and served as showrunners for six of her seven Disney+ series (with the lone exception of Leslye Headland’s The Acolyte). fangirlblog.com/2026/01/kath...
Industry reporting indicates that [Kathleen] Kennedy took meetings, and made some preliminary development deals, with a range of diverse talentbut only white men are credited as directors and screenwriters for her seven Star Wars films – 1/2
With Dave Filoni taking over at Lucasfilm, he has enough experience like Gunn or Shakman to explore heroes' stories as they gain experience, wisdom and a family. Check out the latest episode of HYPERSPACE THEORIES wherever you podcatch. (Look for a deep dive into the Lucasfilm news later this week!)
There are only so many coming of age hero's journeys to be told and Episode 7 - 9 felt like a great place to push into the later part of the Campbell's model and reshape it. 2/
NEW Episode of Hyperspace Theories podcast. Our latest podcast at FANgirl Blog takes a look at the heroic journeys in DC's Superman (2025) and Marvel's Fantastic Four: First Steps, which hued closer to what we expected from the Star Wars sequel trilogy. 1/ fangirlblog.com/2026/01/hype...
Together, though, Wicked: Part I and Wicked: For Good tell a complete story for Elphaba and Glinda, and how they changed each other forever.
If there’s a weak point in For Good, it’s that this movie leans on the assumption that its audience remembers Dorothy’s plotline from the earlier film, an assumption that may not be as workable for a mainstream movie release in 2025.
Along the path of their own respective journeys, Elphaba and Glinda also change the other Wicked characters around them, and ultimately Oz itself. Yet For Good also takes place in the background of The Wizard of Oz in a much more direct way than Part I‘s story.
Although the characters had similar motivations in the original Broadway show, the new songs for Wicked: For Good reflect the impact of recent political and social events to drive home themes that perhaps felt a little more abstract and distant to many listeners two decades ago.
Each song also feels especially timely, directly addressing themes of resistance to oppression, the influence of propaganda, and the emotional and psychological obstacles that sometimes must be overcome to make the right choice and do the right thing.
The two new songs “No Place Like Home” early in the movie and “Girl in the Bubble” near the end, reinforce the characters’ motivations for their crucial decisions in the story.
Like Part I, For Good also maximizes the opportunity to include locations, action sequences, and other visual elements which wouldn’t be possible in a Broadway stage production.
The Wicked movie franchise returns with For Good, an adaptation of the 2nd act of the musical. Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester examine how Wicked: For Good takes advantage of the movie format, and passage of time since the original musical was written, to strengthen character arcs and story themes.
NEW EPISODE of Hyperspace Theories podcast where we explore the mythic themes of WICKED: FOR GOOD. fangirlblog.com/2025/11/hype...
Are you catching Fantastic Four out now on Disney+? Over at @fggoingrogue.bsky.social we had a great conversation about Sue and Johnny Storm's character arcs. fangirlblog.com/2025/08/fang...
Star Wars: Starfighter is in production! www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
NEW Episode! Following a recap of Star Wars news, Tricia Barr and Sarah Woloski explore the themes, music, and characters of Fantastic Four: First Steps. fangirlsgoingrogue.com/2025/08/15/e...
NEW EPISODE of Hyperspace Theories podcast. We examine how the series ANDOR portrays characterization through the use of point of view in its writing and visual imagery.
#starwars #andor #podcast
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One major theme of this storyline is the power of propaganda, introduced in the first Imperial scenes of the season’s first episode. We consider other forms of Imperial manipulation of events on Ghorman, and the ideas Andor presents about oppression and resistance 2/2 fangirlblog.com/2025/06/hype...
A NEW episode of Hyperspace Theories continues our analysis of ANDOR Season Two with a discussion centered on the Ghorman storyline heavily featured across Episodes 4 to 8 and culminating in the eighth episode focused entirely on the the tragedy of the Ghorman Massacre. 1/
#Andor #starwars
At the screening last night Tony Gilroy spoke about why a lot of people in creative fields are progressive. I forget his exact phrasing but basically it’s because you have to have empathy in order to make something that speaks to people. Refreshing to hear empathy talked about as a positive.
NEW EPISODE! “The five women at the end of the [ANDOR] are what the show is about. It’s the victory, it’s the pain, it’s the life that these five women had that gives the show it’s dramatic punch at the end.” We discuss!
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New look at ‘EYES OF WAKANDA’
• 4-part animated anthology series produced by Ryan Coogler.
• Follows warriors throughout Wakandan history who were tasked to travel the world retrieving dangerous vibranium artifacts.
(via ew.com/eyes-of-waka...)
How do you pick one? #Andor
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Genevieve O’Reilly
Denise Gough
Adria Arjona
Faye Marsay
Elizabeth Dulau
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With the second season of Andor complete, Hyperspace Theories podcast starts their deep dive into its storytelling with a look at the set-up of the first three episodes. We'll hope you listen to this episode wherever you podcatch.
#starwars #andor #podcast
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This answer from Gilroy is also explaining why Star Wars has struggled as well.
We talked a lot about costume design and production design on the last Fangirls Going Rogue podcast episode. The color associated with mothers was red/orange. Bix wore those colors on Mina-Rau. #andor
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Tony Gilroy: "My aversion to exposition has never been more challenged or expressed than in these yearlong gaps between each section of the show. I wrote the top and tail of each episode as proof of concept before we went into the writers’ room." #andor #starwars
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