About Thomas Bacon
Tom Bacon is Head of Screen Rant's Star Wars coverage. Although he's now dedicated to Star Wars content, he's a lifelong fan of several other major franchises including Doctor Who and Marvel. You can find him on Twitter @TomABacon. A graduate of Edge Hill University, Tom remains strongly connected with his alma mater as a volunteer chaplain. He's heavily involved with his local church, and anyone who checks him out on Twitter will swiftly learn he's into British politics too.
Author Details
Tom Bacon is Head of Screen Rant's Star Wars coverage. Hailing from the UK, he's heavily involved with his local church and serves as a volunteer chaplain at Edge Hill University. Anyone who checks him out on Twitter will swiftly learn he's into British politics too.
Industry Focus
Tom is a lifelong fan of franchises including Doctor Who and Marvel, but Star Wars has become his area of specialism. He's always shown a deep interest in shared universes and transmedia projects, following Star Wars since the publication of the Thrawn trilogy in the early '90s.
Favorite Media
Tom is engaged with pretty much every medium going: movies, TV shows, audiobooks, novels, comics, and even games. This makes him a good fit for Star Wars, one of the oldest transmedia franchises around, and he's absolutely loving Lucasfilm's High Republic initiative.
Latest Articles
Obi-Wan Secretly Made An EU Jedi Canon (& There's A Rogue Squadron Link)
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Moffat’s Best Time Traveler’s Wife Fix Is Stolen From Doctor Who
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Obi-Wan's Lightsaber Form Secretly Explains Why He Loses To Vader
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Star Wars Theory Reveals Obi-Wan Fakes His Death In Kenobi's Ending
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Vader's Obi-Wan Slaughter Was Even Deeper Than You Realized
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What Happens To Ingrid In Time Traveler’s Wife
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Why Eleven Should Break Up With Mike After Stranger Things Season 4
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The trailers for Stranger Things season 4 unfortunately gave away volume 1's cliffhanger ending - revealing exactly how one character escapes Vecna.
Why Star Wars Fans Can Be So Toxic
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The Empire Hunting Force-Sensitive Kids Is Worse Than You Realize
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Stranger Things 4 Fixes Everything That Went Wrong In Season 2
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Why Doctor Who Will Be So Different (& Amazing) In 2023
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Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode 3 Ending & Final Fight Explained
Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 3 sees the Jedi Master take on a difficult fight, leading to an exciting ending that demonstrates some serious power levels.
Why Does Stranger Things' Suzie Have So Many Siblings?
Stranger Things season 4 volume 1 featured the return of Dustin's girlfriend, Suzie, whose large family may actually reveal a character detail.
Obi-Wan's Clone Trooper Scene Has A Far Deeper Meaning Than You Realized
Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 2 saw the Jedi Master encounter a clone trooper from the Clone Wars - a scene with far more meaning than viewers realized.
All Stranger Things Retcons In Season 4 Explained
Netflix's Stranger Things season 4 volume 1 retcons Eleven's history, Dr. Brenner's experiments at Hawkins Lab, and even the Upside Down itself.
How Is A Demogorgon Alive In Stranger Things 4? (Is It A Plot Hole?)
Stranger Things season 4 sees Hopper face a captive Demogorgon in Russia - but is this a plot hole, or a hint of changes in the Upside Down?
Time Traveler's Wife Episode 3 Finally Justifies Its Adaptation
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Why Isn't Kali In Stranger Things 4's Hawkins Lab Flashbacks?
Stranger Things season 4 revealed Eleven's secret origin, with flashbacks to her time at Hawkins Lab - but season 2's Kali was surprisingly absent.
How Much Of Time Traveler's Wife Episode 3 Is From The Book?
The Time Traveler's Wife episode 3 is surprisingly different from the film - but it's actually much more faithful to Audrey Niffenegger's book.