Star Wars has long been one of the most popular franchises on the planet with movies, video games, comics, and countless other areas that the series has expanded into, including television. While Star Wars has never failed to produce an amazing television series (The Clone Wars and The Mandalorian, to name a couple), the franchise has smashed it out of the park with its recent anthology series Disney+, Star Wars: Visions.
The nine-episode first season was exactly what the show promised. It featured nine different stories set in the Star Wars universe that revolved around different plots and characters that audiences had never seen before. What was even cooler about the series was that all nine episodes were produced by different anime companies, so each episode had its own unique anime-style rather than having every single episode drawn in the same fashion. Fans immediately fell in love with the show and were relieved when a second season was announced. However, one upcoming season isn’t enough to do this show justice, and there are several reasons why the series should stick around for many years to come.
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While this might seem like a given, that’s all the more reason to mention it for a franchise as vast as Star Wars – it’s literally large enough to fill an entire galaxy. With that being said, the fact that Star Wars: Visions stayed loyal to their promise and remained a true anthology series was proper fan service and allowed audiences to enjoy each episode individually rather than tying them all together. Most anthology series have stayed true to this method, but some (such as What If…?) have turned anthology series into ’linear-anthology’ series that aren’t quite the same. Don’t get us wrong – it very much worked for What If…? since the MCU narrative/timeline is so tightly-woven, but for a franchise like Star Wars, a classic anthology series fits perfectly into the canon.
Visions Could Incorporate Canon Characters
Speaking of canon, one of the fascinating aspects of the first season of Visions was that there were hardly any previously known characters from the Star Wars canon included. Every episode featured new characters in new stories. As enjoyable as it was (and a perfect decision for the first season of the series), it puts Star Wars in an ideal position to start incorporating characters that fans already know and love. Again, don’t get us wrong – an entire episode doesn’t have to be wasted on characters that have already gotten a ton of the spotlight (such as Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan, etc.). But it wouldn’t be bad to start sprinkling in a couple of minor characters to remind audiences that the show is still connected to the rest of the Star Wars universe, albeit at a distance.
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Fans would love to see Cad Bane drop in during an old-western-style episode or perhaps see a younger version of an established character like Mace Windu or Yoda during their Padawan days. A whole episode devoted to canon characters wouldn’t be necessary. Honestly, it would be a waste for an anthology series, but a quick little cameo from somebody (even a humorous one from R2-D2 or C3PO) would be a great addition to the series.
Visions Could Explore More of the Galaxy
The first season touched on this in the fourth episode, but Visions is such a wonderful addition to the franchise because it allows audiences to dive even further into the galaxy and explore planets and solar systems that they’ve never gotten the chance to. Remember, most canon characters and their stories have revolved around war or fighting between Jedi/Sith and the Republic/Separatists. But there were plenty of planets and systems in the galaxy that wanted nothing to do with the fighting and wished to stay neutral. Visions could do an entire episode revolving around one of these systems.
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Another possibility is that some planets and systems don’t have any clue what Jedi or The Force are (which was touched on in episode 4 of season 1). And, to take it a step further, who’s to say that Jedi are even the strongest beings in the galaxy? Galaxies are massive. Maybe there’s something out there stronger than The Force. Visions is the only series that could explore such a topic.
Visions Could Highlight More Anime Studios
The last reason Visions needs to continue for several years is that it would allow for more and more anime studios to display their work. As stated, every single episode was created by a different anime studio, meaning that the series was able to distribute nine different versions of anime. With several seasons, that means even more versions of varying anime styles every single season. If the series ran long enough, that could be dozens (or even over a hundred) of different anime studios getting work/exposure and fans getting the chance to be surprised/rewarded with every episode. Sounds like a win-win to us.
