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'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is better viewed as a 'Star Wars' origin story for Rotta the Hutt

Forget Baby Yoda, we want to see more big buff slug adventures in our Star Wars.

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As of May 22, 2026 at 7:57 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Forget Baby Yoda, we want to see more big buff slug adventures in our Star Wars.
The headline split One side frames it as "All the 'Star Wars' movies, ranked from worst to best". The other frames it as "Visit the set of 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' and meet the stars!".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftAll the 'Star Wars' movies, ranked from worst to best

Business Insider · Center-left · News report

Center'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is better viewed as a 'Star Wars' origin story for Rotta the Hutt

Space.com · Center · News report

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Space.comNews report · May 22, 4:30 PM

'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is better viewed as a 'Star Wars' origin story for Rotta the Hutt

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Forget Baby Yoda, we want to see more big buff slug adventures in our Star Wars.

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Business InsiderNews report · May 22, 7:57 PM

All the 'Star Wars' movies, ranked from worst to best

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It's time to take on that age-old question: How do you rank all the feature-length "Star Wars" movies? See where "The Mandalorian and Grogu" lands.

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CNBCNews report · May 22, 6:48 PM

Disney's 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' tallies lowest Thursday preview sales in franchise history

Disney's "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" tallied $12 million in Thursday night previews, the lowest collection of advanced tickets in franchise history.

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · May 22, 4:05 PM

Visit the set of 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' and meet the stars!

"Star Wars" is back on the big screen and we're celebrating "The Mandalorian and Grogu" with a look on and behind-the-scenes with Pedro Pascal, Jon Favreau and Sigourney Weaver.

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May 22, 4:05 PM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

May 22, 4:30 PM: Space.com joined the source map.

May 22, 6:48 PM: CNBC joined the source map.

May 22, 7:57 PM: Business Insider joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.