Lego Darth Maul May Be Dealing with Some Issues
Speaking of phantom menaces, apparently there’s going to be a new Lego Star Wars special on Cartoon Network next Wednesday! Titled The Empire Strikes Out — get it? Get it? It’s like Empire Strikes Back, but it’s strikes out, which is a well-known baseball term which refers to a negative event in which a baseball player fails, meaning it would be quite shameful if the Empire were to “strike out,” which is very funny! — it appears to be set during the original trilogy, in which a coke-addled Darth Maul shows up to be insane and fuck shit up. I approve mightily. If he shows up on Dagobah and TPs Yoda’s hut, I’ll approve even more. Thanks to Flailx for the tip.
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