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About Blake Hawkins

Blake Hawkins has written TV and movie features and recaps for CBR since March of 2021. He writes about everything from NCIS to Stranger Things to The Walking Dead and everything in between. Mostly, though, he most enjoys writing about Star Wars. In fact, as recent graduate of Greensboro College's honors program, Blake wrote his thesis on Star Wars and its religious connections. He now lives with his family in Lynchburg VA and is an avid outdoorsman. Feel free to contact him by email at hawkins.blake12@gmail.com, or find him on Facebook.

Latest Articles

Morgan Jones in between Morgan holding his Akido staff and Morgan holding his ax
Lennie James' Final FTWD Episode As Morgan Jones Was A Worthy Sendoff

Lennie James just made his last appearance as Morgan Jones, and it brought his character full circle with a homage to a classic TWD character.

Impractical Jokers Q Murr and Sal pose in front of a green background
Sorry, Impractical Jokers Without Joe Gatto Was a Failure

Impractical Jokers fans worried about the TruTV series after Joe Gatto's departure, and they were right... because the rest of Season 9 was a failure.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars Theory: A Once-Secret Jedi Power Aged Obi-Wan (and No One Noticed)

Fans have proposed multiple theories to explain why Obi-Wan is so old in Star Wars: A New Hope, but the truth might be pretty simple after all.

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Sauron's One Ring behind the silhouettes of the Fellowship in Lord of the Rings
Lord Of The Rings: How Old Each Member Of The Fellowship Actually Is

From Frodo to Gandalf, the ages of each member of the Fellowship were quite deceptive.

Mandy and George from Young Sheldon
George's Affair Is No Longer Young Sheldon's Biggest Tragedy

Young Sheldon's viewers know that the series is building to George's tragic affair, but Georgie and Mandy's situation might be even worse.

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John and family in hole
John and the Hole's Weird & Chilling Ending, Explained

The psychological thriller John and the Hole depicts a boy who traps his family in an unfinished bunker. Its ending is as weird as its premise.

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Bilbo and the Blue Wizards
Lord of the Rings' Funniest Scene Was a Legal Loophole

The Hobbit had a ton of funny scenes, but there was a legal aspect that made one of Gandalf's conversations with Bilbo absolutely hilarious.

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Christopher Tolkien Overlooking Frodo and Bilbo
How a Tolkien Error Created One of Lord of the Rings' Most Powerful Elves

Sometimes mistakes are for the best. That's what happened when Tolkien reused a Lord of The Rings name and accidentally created a super-powered Elf.

Rings of Power Stranger and Gandalf
Why There Is Only One Istar In The Rings Of Power's Finale

The Rings of Power Season 1 showed fans that Meteor Man was one of the Istari. But why did the series use the singular -- an Istar?

Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) in front of a banner for NCIS
NCIS: Why Cote de Pablo Left in Season 11

The circumstances surrounding Cote de Pablo's NCIS departure were never fully explained, but she did get to reprise her role as Ziva in Season 17.

Jackson West The Rookie
Why The Rookie Killed Off Jackson West — and Why the Episode Was So Strange

Officer Jackson West was unceremoniously killed off in the Season 4 premiere of The Rookie, and fans of the show want to know why.

The Armorer and Grogu
Star Wars Reveals the Spiritual Reason The Armorer Is a Mandalorian Leader

The Armorer is a mysterious character on The Mandalorian, but now, fans know why she's in charge of her group of the Children of the Watch.

The Mandalorian and Grogu with Emperor Snoke in the background
The Mandalorian Forged an Unmistakable Link to Supreme Leader Snoke

After focusing on Mandalore for the first two episodes of Season 3, The Mandalorian zoomed in on a Snoke connection in "Chapter 19: The Convert."

Three-way split image of George, a shocked Mary, and a smiling Brenda on Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon Showed the Conniving Reason George Wanted an Affair With Brenda

Fans of CBS' Young Sheldon have been waiting for George's affair with Brenda, and The Big Bang Theory spinoff shows the reason why it happens.

mando and moff gideon darksaber
Star Wars: Why Moff Gideon Could Wield The Darksaber When Mando Couldn’t

In The Book of Boba Fett, the Darksaber was too heavy for Mando, but that wasn't the case for Moff Gideon. Here's why.

Uruk Hai and Orc Berserker
Saruman's Uruk-Hai Weren't Lord of the Rings' Deadliest Orcs

Saruman's Uruk-hai are largely considered to be The Lord of the Rings' deadliest Orcs, but The Hobbit mentions Orcs that were even deadlier.

NCIS: New Orleans' Dwayne Pride standing in front of casket next to Christopher LaSalle
Why Lucas Black’s Christopher LaSalle Left NCIS: New Orleans

NCIS: New Orleans fan-favorite Lucas Black left the NCIS spinoff during Season 6. Why was his character Christopher LaSalle written out?

Custom Image of Arwen, the Evenstar, and Aragorn and Arwen embracing in The Lord in The Rings
The Symbolic Meaning Behind Arwen's Necklace in The Lord of the Rings

The Evenstar doesn't exist in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, so why did Peter Jackson invent it for his movies -- and what does it represent?

Young Sheldon Cooper with his arms crossed in front of George and Mary
Young Sheldon Finally Reveals Why George and Mary Never Divorced

Young Sheldon is building to George's affair, but he and Mary will never divorce. While that seems odd, they had a good reason for staying together.

Anakin Kills Cin Drallig
Revenge Of The Sith's Most Brutal Death Was Too Violent For Star Wars

Darth Vader was one of the most brutal villains in Star Wars, but fans didn't get to see his most violent kills in Revenge of the Sith.

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