Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a great Star Wars film or tv episode? Despite their greatness, why do these cinematic masterpieces boil up so many differing opinions? Is it simply generational? Which is the best one? If you are curious at all about any of these hot button issues, then you have come to the right place. Welcome to Duel of the Ranks (DotR), a show where we debate takes so hot that a planet with twin suns would melt!
We’re launching our first episode, and boy is it a doozy. The DotR gang consists of Brody, Amanda, Charley, and Christian; all with an interesting perspective on the classic space opera we all so dearly love (and sometimes hate). We have Brody, our fearless squadron leader if you will, who ranks The Force Awakens as the best episode and Solo: A Star Wars Story as the worst. Not an easy position to defend, but he does it courageously. Next up, Amanda who is a rebel spitfire ready to tear down any common notions we hold firmly in this galaxy. She ranks The Last Jedi at the top with Solo also at the bottom (we’ll get to the bottom of this eventually). And then we have Charley, more of a wise sage reminiscing of a simpler (pre-prequel) age, before the dark times. He ranks Return of the Jedi as the best episode with Revenge of the Sith as the worst. And finally Christian, a keeper of the peace (sometimes) who ranks Empire Strikes Back at the top and The Rise of Skywalker at the bottom. What do they think of the other films in between? Will their opinions change? Who lays the best cases for their picks? Stay tuned while we hit just the tip of the iceberg in our launch episode!
In this particular episode we introduce ourselves, and describe what Star Wars means to us (because Star Wars is subjective after all…or is it?). We went to the theater as kids, played the video games, read the books, and we still want more. We’ve been so influenced, one of us (Amanda) even inked ourselves for the rebel cause! We briefly go over our current personal favorites (listed below) and heckle each other on some questionable rankings. Is The Last Jedi the horniest episode as Amanda claims or is it the fireplace scene in Attack of the Clones? Why do the clones and Omega have a Kiwi accent? Charley seems to need a happy ending with warm feelings, if you’re interested in winning his heart. Brody likes a good reboot, and we all place Revenge of the Sith (except Charley) in our top two. Join us as we kick off Dual of the Ranks! We would be honored if you would join us.
The Rankings
Movies
Charley
Return of the Jedi
A New Hope
Empire Strikes Back
Rogue One
The Force Awakens
The Rise of Skywalker
Attack of the Clones
The Phantom Menace
The Last Jedi
Solo
Revenge of the Sith
Amanda
The Last Jedi
Revenge of the Sith
Empire Strikes Back
Rogue One
The Return of the Jedi
The Force Awakens
The Rise of Skywalker
A New Hope
Attack of the Clones
The Phantom Menace
Solo
Christian
Empire Strikes Back
Revenge of the Sith
A New Hope
Attack of the Clones
Return of the Jedi
The Phantom Menace
Rogue One
Solo
The Force Awakens
The Last Jedi
The Rise of Skywalker
Brody
The Force Awakens
Revenge of the Sith
Rogue One
The Return of the Jedi
The Last Jedi
The Rise of Skywalker
Empire Strikes Back
Attack of the Clones
A New Hope
The Phantom Menace
Solo
Characters
Christian: Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
Amanda: Ashoka Tano
Brody: Ashoka Tano
Charley: Yoda
TV Shows (that we’ve seen)
Charley
The Mandalorian
Brody
Clone Wars
The Mandalorian
Rebels
Bad Batch
Visions
Amanda
Rebels
Clone Wars
The Mandalorian
Bad Batch
Visions
Christian
Clone Wars
The Mandalorian
Rebels
Bad Batch
We're so excited to start this journey, and we're even more excited to have you on it with us! We've included some links below where you can follow us, and if you haven't already, watch some amazing Star Wars content!
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