Freddie Prinze Jr. unloads on angry Star Wars fans—”Star Wars is for f***ing kids!”

I had no idea Fred from Scooby-Doo got this angry.

Some setup: a few months back, Freddie Prinze Jr. — ’90s movie heartthrob, husband to Sarah Michelle Gellar, and prolific voice actor — appeared on Jeff Dye’s Friendship Podcast. This video of his appearance, however, was uploaded just the other day, and let me tell you, this guy has some strong opinions about Star Wars.

Why is the star of She’s All That talking about Star Wars? For years, Prinze voiced the character of Kanan Jarrus on Star Wars: Rebels, and learned all about the ins and outs of the mythology from creator Dave Filoni, who’s now a director on Disney’s live-action Star Wars show The Mandalorian. So he knows a thing or two and isn’t afraid to share it. Watch below:

Now that’s what I call a rant. It’s beautiful. You know what, I’m going to transcribe it.

"Look, dog, you’re just mad the franchise isn’t aging with you, but that ain’t how it works. The first one was for fucking kids. The second three were for different fucking kids, and this one is for kids. You’re just pissed off that Han Solo gave the fucking Millennium Falcon to a girl. That’s it! Because Luke Skywalker is Cinderella, or Sleeping Beauty. He can talk to things that don’t speak English and understands what they’re fucking saying, he gets a fairy godfather instead of a fairy godmother who teaches him how to be the best Jedi in the world in no time fucking flat."

I never thought of it that way. Is there an official explanation for why Luke and others can just understand the beeps and boops R2-D2 makes? If not, I bet fans have one.

Next up, Prinze launched into an explanation of how the Force works:

"I know more about the Force than most people because Dave Filoni taught me and George Lucas taught him, and all these video games have fucked people up on what the Force is. Luke’s skill doesn’t dictate whether he wins or loses. The Emperor doesn’t dictate whether he wins or lose. The Force dictates who wins or loses based on balance.Here’s the quick version on how to explain it to all these people who fucking think they get to decide…Let’s talk about the seduction of Anakin fucking Skywalker for a second. If the Emperor is the smartest dude in the universe, and knows that the Force dictates this, if he kills who he sees as a rival — Anakin — than he knows the Force is just gonna fucking correct that. Because the Emperor knows this. These are George Lucas’ words, not mine, so fuck you if you disagree with me…So the Emperor knows that. So what does he do? He seduces Anakin, to double the strength of the Dark Side. So then what does the Force do? It balances us. How? It gives us twins. Luke and Leia. Two and fucking two. Balance. And if you look at the movie through that simple perspective, you will not only know why every single bad guy loses and every single good guy loses, you’ll know who’s gonna win and lose in the next fucking movies. I can tell you, I just don’t wanna wreck it!"

You know Prinze has felt like this a lot of the time:

Anyway, clearly Prinze has spent a lot of time thinking about this stuff, and absorbing the criticisms of Star Wars fans, who are famously outspoken.

"People bitch about the dumbest shit. Like, it’s archetype characters. This is George Lucas’ words. There is no Jack Bauer in Star Wars. That character doesn’t exist. It’s not Han Solo. Han Solo is a reluctant hero. That’s the archetype. Darth Maul, who everybody wants to win, and he’s everyone’s favorite, cause he looks sick and he’s great in the video games. Fuck you guys! He’s Sisyphus! He is born to fail. Learn your Greek mythology like George fucking Lucas did! He’s cursed to roll a boulder up the hill only to have it roll to the bottom again every single time for eternity. That is Darth Maul’s quest. He’s in on the joke, you guys. He knows it. He’s just cursed to live that life. Again, not my opinion; George Lucas’, so go fuck yourself if you disagree. You don’t get to level up in the Star Wars world. That’s a fucking video game. There’s no such thing as a grey Jedi. Qui-Gon even says, ‘I turn towards the light because it’s there.’ There’s no grey! That’s pretend fan-fiction shit, which is cool but don’t try to canonize it because it doesn’t work and I’m not gonna buy it ever. Star Wars is for fucking kids."

Whoo!

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I’ll leave it to bigger Star Wars fans than me to determine if the points Prinze is making are accurate, or whether it conflicts with other parts of the mythos, or whatever. I’m just here for the passion. Rant on, good sir!

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