Dave Filoni writes and directs The Jedi, episode five in season two of the Mandalorian. We got a view of Ahsoka Tano in The Heiress and here the viewer gets to see her as a bad-ass Jedi fighter. I am familiar with Ahsoka Tano from two Youtubers I watch John Campea and Key Issues with […]
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Dave Filoni – The Jedi: Mandalorian Ep 5 Season 2
December 3rd, 2020 by Christy Santo
The Heiress: Mandalorian Chapter 11
November 19th, 2020 by Christy Santo
In the episode the Heiress the Frog Lady reaches her destination and reunites with her husband. Next he lets Mando know how he can locate other Mandalorian. So while workers try to to make his ship able to fly again, he takes to an ocean vessel to head to the location told to him. However, […]
Guillermo Vilas: Settling the Score: A Netflix Tennis Doc
December 10th, 2020 by Christy SantoFormer Argentine tennis player Guillermo Vilas has an impressive career. He has a lengthy record including 951 wins and 297 loses, won 62 titles including four Grand Prix and a Masters. Yet through out his career one goal Vilas sought more than all the others: to have the number one rank in the world of...
The Marshal & The Passenger: Mandalorian S2
November 12th, 2020 by Christy Santo
The Marshal opens with Din Djarin arriving to a sporting even hoping to get information on others of his kind from Gor Koresh (voice by John Leguizamo) but Koresh refuses. A fight ensues and by the end of it Din Djarin is told to go to the Outer Rim.. However, when Din Djarin reaches the Outer Rim Cobb...
Adjusting and Adapting: A New Round
September 10th, 2020 by Christy Santo
Adjusting and adapting I seem to be doing a new round of it. Now that my Mom has been in long term care for a while, our Dad has chosen to move into a smaller apartment. He has been going through the things he and my Mom have and has been sorting, donating, and giving...
What is a Bib Style Necklace and is My Necklace One?
September 3rd, 2020 by Christy Santo
In the mid 2000s my late maternal grandfather gave me a necklace full of style. It has a Sterling silver chain necklace with large faceted rock crystals. At the time I did research online and found out the style or type of necklace it is but the answer did not stay with me. A couple...
Radical Monarchs: The Group Alternative to Girl Scouts
July 30th, 2020 by Christy Santo
While checking for Just Added videos on the PBS app I found the POV documentary Radical Monarchs. In 2014, Marilyn Hollinquest and Anayvette Martinez began a socially driven organization in Oakland, California known as the Radical Monarchs. It is an alternative group to the Girl Scouts. Instead of focusing on earning badges in leadership or theater, this group go in...
A Good and Weird Two Days in July
July 16th, 2020 by Christy Santo
The last two days have been both good and weird. How did it get here …. for the last 7 years my Mom has progressed from a mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease. And over this same time period, a rotation of caregivers have helped her and my Dad out. Until April and the shut...
I am doing the Walk to End ALZ 2020
July 9th, 2020 by Christy Santo
I am doing the The Walk to End Alzheimer’s again this year . It is currently scheduled for September. Of course the date could change due to Covid-19 but fingers crossed it can happen even if all of us have to wear masks. I have a maternal grandmother and great aunt who died from the...
The Rise of Skywalker: Closing a Saga
July 2nd, 2020 by Christy Santo
The Rise of Skywalker film made me smile in several areas and the coolest scenes I think are Kylo Ren fighting his way in a forest and later a scene with his father, as a Force ghost. I do agree with some of the issues people have with the film. These include: 1. The stadium...
Connections: Disney Gallery Mandalorian Ep 8
June 25th, 2020 by Christy Santo
Connections closes the Disney Gallery look at the development and creation of the Mandalorian series. From the first episode everyone who is part of the show has mentioned how important it is for them to honor the past history of Star Wars while building a new franchise with the Mandalorian. This remains consistent all the...
Score: Disney Gallery Mandalorian Doc Ep 7
June 18th, 2020 by Christy Santo
The Score is the focus of episode seven of Disney Gallery. The viewer meets Ludwig Göransson who has composed music for Black Panther (2018), Creed (2015) and Creed II (2018). To begin his work Göransson made an order for various recorders. He would play them along with guitars, and piano to piece together music for...
