Opened a sealed 2008 Death Star for May the 4th… felt like opening a time capsule

I’ve been into Star Wars for as long as I can remember. Back in the early 2000s, what really pulled me in wasn’t just the movies, it was the LEGO Star Wars game. The humor, the weird little animations, the hidden details… it made everything feel alive in a different way. That’s honestly what made me want the sets in the first place. I didn’t just want to watch Star Wars, I wanted to have it. So it’s probably not surprising that my favorite era of LEGO Star Wars is the early stuff. 2003, 2006,...