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El Kuiper

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April, 2022
Bachelor's in Media & Entertainment Management, MA and PhD in Creative Writing
Star Wars, Ahsoka, Star Wars Rebels
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About El Kuiper

El is a Star Wars features and news writer for Screen Rant, with a Bachelor's in Media and Entertainment Management and an MA and Ph.D. in Creative Writing. There is little she loves more than discussing her favorite movies, TV shows, and books with fellow fans. One day, she hopes to publish an original fantasy novel.

Industry Focus

Though El is a fan of many different story worlds and franchises, Star Wars is currently her favorite. As a writer for Screen Rant's Star Wars beat, she's keen to write about everything, including the Star Wars trilogies, the standalone movies, the animated and live-action shows, as well as Star Wars' tie-in novels. She's currently enjoying the High Republic books.

Favorite Media

El can find something to love in every Star Wars project, but she's an especially big fan of Star Wars Rebels, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and characters like Ezra Bridger, Kanan Jarrus, Cal Kestis, Ahsoka Tano and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in his Clone Wars armor in Ahsoka episode 5
Hayden Christensen's Favorite Star Wars Character Hated (& Nearly Killed) Anakin Skywalker

Hayden Christensen's favorite childhood Star Wars character has an interesting, violent, albeit brief history with the one and only Anakin Skywalker.

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in Rogue One
Andor Season 2's Ending Makes Rogue One So Much More Tragic - In The Most Unexpected Way

Though Cassian Andor's story was always going to end tragically, the ending of Andor season 2 makes Rogue One's finale even more heartbreaking.

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Ian McDiarmid as Senator Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
26 Years After Episode I, Emperor Palpatine Is Still The Phantom Menace

Even after Palpatine declared himself the galaxy's Emperor, he still bided his time, waiting in the shadows to unleash his true capacity for evil.

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in Andor season 2
Andor's Season 2 Finale Writer Just Unwittingly Revealed The Biggest Star Wars Problem: "Think More Like A Storyteller"

Other Star Wars shows could learn from Andor's writing philosophy. Franchise lore will always be involved, but it doesn't have to overwhelm the story.

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in Andor season 2
Why There's Only One Live-Action Star Wars TV Show Coming After Andor Season 2

With Andor season 2 ending, it's obvious that Disney is shifting its priorities. Only one other live-action Star Wars show has been confirmed.

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Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in Andor season 2
What Are The Odds? Diego Luna Reacts To An Amazing Rogue One Fact That Makes Today's Andor Release Even Better

Andor's series finale is truly bringing things full circle, for both Cassian Andor and the show's lead star, Diego Luna. It was meant to be.

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Cassian in Andor Season 2
Why Andor Season 3 Isn't Happening: Tony Gilroy's Five-Season Plan Explained

Andor is about to end after season 2, but it was originally pitched as a five-season show. What changed, and how has that affected the story?

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A collage image of Luke Skywalker in A New Hope
48 Years Later, Star Wars Has Completely Forgotten Why We Loved Luke Skywalker In The First Place

48 years after this iconic character was first introduced, Star Wars has forgotten why audiences fell in love with Luke Skywalker's hero's journey.

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Star Wars Breaks The Rules Of The Empire With One Major Imperial Death-1
Star Wars Breaks The Rules Of The Empire With One Major Imperial Death

Though all the deaths in Andor have had meaning, there's one that proved to be surprisingly emotional, but not for the reason you think.

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Star Wars Stormtrooper
It's Taken Star Wars 48 Years To Fix George Lucas' Biggest Stormtrooper Mistake

Stormtroopers have historically been less than terrifying in Star Wars, but the franchise's newest TV show has finally rectified that mistake.

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KX-Droid Staring At Syril in Andor Season 2
Andor Season 2's Missing Episodes Explained: Writer Dan Gilroy Explains Cut K-2SO & Mon Mothma Stories

Andor writer Dan Gilroy confirmed more plans for K2-SO's introduction and Mon Mothma's story post-Coruscant. How would they have changed the show?

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Leia in Return of the Jedi
Andor Season 2’s Recast Sets Up A Princess Leia Spinoff I’m Desperate To See

The third arc of Andor season 2 has set up another politically driven potential Star Wars spinoff, which could involve Princess Leia Organa.

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Asajj Ventress using the Force in Star Wars Tales of the Underworld
How Star Wars' New TV Show Fits Into The Timeline

Star Wars' new TV show explores the lives of Asajj Ventress and bounty hunter Cad Bane. When do their stories take place in the Star Wars timeline?

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Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in Andor season 2
What Does BBY Mean? Andor's Star Wars Timeline Explained

Andor's narrative revolves around a few specific years of the Star Wars timeline. So, how do we know when it takes place? What does BBY mean?

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The Razor Crest star ship from The Mandalorian, Ryan Gosling, and Din Djarin wearing his helmet
Ryan Gosling's Star Wars Movie, Starfighter, Can Be The Perfect Replacement For One Part Of The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian and Grogu is bringing back one major part of Din Djarin's character, which could impact what we see in Star Wars: Starfighter.

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Ahsoka Tano and Princess Leia in Star Wars
Ahsoka Season 2 Means It's Finally Time To Recast Princess Leia

Carrie Fisher's untimely ing changed how Star Wars approached Leia Organa's character. Could Ahsoka season 2 bring Leia back? Should it?

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Cassian Andor in Andor season 2 and Leia Organa in The Empire Strikes Back
"Leia's Rebels Will Not Do Anything To Win": The Empire Strikes Back's Rule Has Been Destroyed By Star Wars' Best TV Show, 45 Years Later

45 years after The Empire Strikes Back changed Star Wars forever, Andor is breaking one of the franchise's most important rules – with good reason.

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imagery from Andor season 2 episode 1 and 3
What Time Andor Season 2, Episodes 4-6 Release On Disney Plus

Andor season 2's second three-episode block will jump forward another year, to 3BBY. When will the next episodes drop on Disney+, and at what time?

Obi-Wan Kenobi, Orson Krennic, and Cassian Andor in Star Wars
Star Wars' New TV Show Just Did Something Amazing For The Rebels... That Fans Would NEVER Allow To Be Done To The Jedi

Andor season 2 just proved why the Jedi and the Rebels are fundamentally different despite being on the same side of the galactic conflict.

Mon Mothma in Andor and Leia Organa in The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Just Made One Princess Leia Story Feel REALLY Twisted

The first arc in Andor season 2 has made one Princess Leia story feel much more heartbreaking. Mon Mothma's personal life is incredibly complicated.

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