Reva Did Nothing Wrong 2026

in my opinion, tooka are a domesticated species of loth-cat that was then spread across the galaxy.

for starters, loth-cats are wild. they're shown in nature in rebels, and supplementary media talks about their behaviour in a way that makes them seem like wild animals as opposed to feral. they seem like wild animals and aren't shown in a context of being domesticated pets*.

they also biologically match other fauna on lothal. they have the same bird-like feet as loth-wolves. this again points to them sharing a common ancestor at some ancient point. it seems to be a common element the same way paw pads are among groups of real world mammals.

they're also shown in the art of the ancient lothali indigenous groups. it's not impossible that they were simply introduced to lothal by another group (we know ancient lothalite's had contact with jedi) but the way it's depicted in this scene seems to place it alongside loth-wolves and loth-bats, which are both native animals to lothal.

to me it makes the most sense to imagine the first colonists to lothal encountering these animals, liking their appearance, and deciding to bring them with them to other planets (i don't think it's farfetched to imagine them being brought on export ships off of lothal to keep vermin out of produce), in the process domesticating them into household pets. i feel like the bright appearance of the tooka lends itself more to the idea of selective breeding for a coat pattern than the wild browns of the loth-cat. the idea of the reverse happening - tooka being brought to lothal and then thrown aside to the point they go from feral to full wild - just seems like a more convoluted idea. so occams razor applies.

Death of the Author is a term coined by Roland Barthes for his essay of the same name in 1967.

In brief: death of the author is the concept that analysis of a work of art should not be focused on the artist's intent; the artist's intended reading of their own work is just A reading and no more valid than anyone else's.

A good straightforward example of this in practice is the response to Andy Weir and Project Hail Mary. Weir is adamant that his work contains no politics but I would say that PHM is pretty clearly a story about climate change.

@jedijune Week 1 : A Choice Not Taken

you're owen lars. the woman you call mom had another child once. it doesn't make her love you less, but she talks about him in a way that makes it clear that she loved him, too. he's off to be a jedi now and she's very proud.

you're owen lars. your mother's been kidnapped and you have to assume the worst. a man and a woman step into your home and the man announces himself to be that kid who went off to become a jedi. he knows you less than you know him and before anything else can happen, he takes off to bring back his mother, a feat you think is impossible.

you're owen lars. anakin skywalker brings your mom's corpse to your doorstep. her funeral is interrupted by a message of utmost galactic importance.

you're owen lars. your brother is dead. you never saw him again after that first time. there is another jedi on your doorstep, with a baby in his arm and you know what it means and you can't bring yourself to face him as he hands your nephew off to your wife.

you're owen lars. obi-wan ben kenobi is a pain in the ass. he was more your brother's brother than you ever were and he doesn't understand your particular kind of grief, is drowning in his own. you don't even know the full story and kenobi will never tell you all of it. but you have a child to care for so you tell him off and get back to work.

you're owen lars. you didn't know your brother, but you know your nephew and your nephew wants out of this place as soon as possible. you know he won't be safe out there but in the end you're helpless to stop him. and you know the stories, you remember the one time you met him, the days your mother died. and you do this for her and you do this for your father and you do this for your brother and you do this for your nephew.