One of Star Wars’ upcoming TV shows, Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, is returning to Luke Skywalker’s homeworld of Tatooine – and placing it in a brand-new light. Tatooine is perhaps Star Wars’ most frequently visited planet, despite the fact it’s also meant to be quite a boring and dull world.
Because of the vast number of times we’ve visited Tatooine, especially in the last five years, some fans are ready to say goodbye to the planet for a while. Star Wars, however, is doing one better by revisiting the Skywalkers’ homeworld in a whole new light, potentially changing the way we see it for good.
Yuko’s Treasure Will Bring The Whimsy Back To Tatooine
In recent times, it’s been easy to dismiss Tatooine as an overrated world, mostly because it’s often depicted the same way each time by highlighting the scum and villainy Obi-Wan Kenobi first noted within Mos Eisley in A New Hope. Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, however, will bring some much-needed whimsy back to Tatooine.
The episode “Yuko’s Treasure” will follow the young girl Yuko and her protector droid, Billy, through her adventures in Mos Eisley, as revealed at this year’s Star Wars Celebration Japan. A clip shown at that panel, which I attended, showed Yuko accidentally crashing her speeder, with Billy helping her as a group of Jawas yelled at her.
This type of focus on a young girl and her droid in Mos Eisley already promises a very different perspective on Mos Eisley and Tatooine as a whole. Rather than focusing on the darker shadows that linger, this will bring back the whimsy surrounding the planet that first enchanted the Mos Eisley Cantina and its vast array of alien species.
This Fresh Perspective On Tatooine Is Much-Needed
There has certainly been some exhaustion surrounding Tatooine’s recent appearances, simply based upon the fact that it’s meant to be a boring planet that’s visited by almost every major Star Wars character. “Yuko’s Treasure,” however, won’t be treating it the same way. It will be something fresh that invokes the original spirit of its very first appearance.
Tatooine is one of the most iconic parts of the Star Wars galaxy, which makes this new perspective on it not only much-needed, but also very thrilling. This is especially true given how much potential there is for these new characters, particularly the design of Billy the droid, who is downright adorable.
Tatooine’s initial appeal came largely from new creatures and droids just like Billy, and Star Wars: Visions is ready to honor that rich history. It’s long overdue that we finally get to see Tatooine in a way we’ve never seen before.
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 premieres October 29th on Disney+.
