Despite being one of the biggest franchises since the dawn of cinema, Star Wars is in an unenviable position. In many ways, it’s become too big to fail; an institution able to coast on its name but beholdened to the expectations of its own legacy. Nowhere was this more evident than the Star Wars Stories. When they were first announced, I was actually more excited for them than I was the “mainline” Star Wars films. The side stories had the flexibility to explore the Star Wars universe and approach it from new perspectives and even new genres. How weird would a Star Wars neo-noir be? Imagine something akin to an archeology treasure hunt across the galaxy (i.e. Indiana Jones in space). The Star Wars Stories had infinite potential just waiting to be realized… such a shame.