I am an old man who was lucky enough to see Star Wars when it was first released in theaters almost fifty years ago. As a result, I have grown to despise the prequels released in the late 90s early 2000s. Of the three prequels, The Phantom Menace was the only one I saw in the theater more than once. Part of it was to really see if it was a good movie or if it was just my nostalgia that was causing me to like it. Sure enough, it was nostalgia. Although the movie is absolutely terrible, it has one redeeming quality: Darth Maul. Although he barely speaks, he quickly became one of my favorite villains in any movie. The Duel of the Fates between Qui Gon, Obi-Wan and Darth Maul is one of the greatest fight sequences in any movie let alone a Star Wars movie.
The fact that Maul is so incredibly awesome is why I have overlooked his return to the universe even though he was very clearly dead at the end of the battle. Dave Filoni, the greatest thing to happen to Star Wars in the last 40 years, knew that Darth maul deserved more screen time so he brought him back in the Clone Wars cartoon. Maul has returned in several other shows and movies as well. Thank the maker!
But thanks to Filoni I, and every Star Wars fan on earth, finally has what we have been craving: an entire show dedicated to one of the coolest characters in the Star Wars universe. So far Darth Maul - Shadow Lord is nothing short of sensational! It is perfect!
Unlike the Book of Boba Fett which tried to make Boba Fett an actual hero, Shadow Lord is allowing Maul to be what he is... a killing machine who will do whatever it takes to reach his goal. Luckily for the galaxy, the show begins with maul trying to hunt down other crime lords... so its a victimless crime. And to make it even better, Maul has a crew comprised of Mandalorians and other Dathomirian Zabraks (the species Darth Maul is). Every single scene with the crew is simply amazing! Although there have only been two epsisodesthere have been at least four times where Maul has entered a battle hooded and ends the battle by beating everyone's ass. It looks incredible!
This show is also doing something else pretty cool. It is including a police drama angle with detective named Looti Vario pursuing Darth Maul and his gang. It feels a little like Blade Runner.
So far the first two episodes have been perfect. I can't wait to see where is goes from here!
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