Rebuild the Galaxy: Pieces of the Past was released on September 19, 2025. Here are my thoughts on Rebuild the Galaxy’s sequel.
The story continues
Sig and Dev’s lives were completely changed after Sig removed the Cornerstone from the Jedi temple. Villains turned good, heroes became servants of evil, planets’ biomes turned into the opposite, and the stories that forged the galaxy’s history never happened.
At the end of Rebuild the Galaxy (or what could be considered Season 1), Dev was left on his own after being betrayed by the other Sith and failing to convert Sig while the latter fully assumed his role as the protector of his new reality.
Throughout these four new episodes, both characters assimilate their roles in this new galaxy. Sig is learning what it is to be a Force builder, creating new bonds and finding the courage he always seemed to lack. Meanwhile, Dev is struggling to choose between his thirst for power and his increasing love for his brother.
The two of them are manipulated by Darth Solitus to release him from Forcehold, a place beyond time and space. Unlike Dev or any of the other Sith, Solitus doesn’t want to take over the galaxy. What Solitus wishes is to drown everything and everyone into eternal darkness. Jedi, Sith, Empire, or Rebellion, none of that matters to Darth Solitus.
Our main heroes are sent to the Forcehold, where they meet many characters who have been trapped there for quite some time. This is as much as I’ll say about the story, even if it’s just a LEGO series, I still don’t want to spoil what’s remaining of it.
The story is not deep or complex, but with just four episodes per series, I wouldn’t expect it to be, especially because it’s LEGO. It’s just a simple and entertaining story that you can watch with your family, regardless of everyone’s ages.
What’s great about it is that you can enjoy it even if you are not too familiar with all the secondary characters. Star Wars series often feel more rewarding for those who are up to date with all the stories and lore updates, but this one is an exception. Even if you’ve only seen the first six movies, you’ll probably still enjoy this fun series.
Everyone is here
My favorite part about this series is watching so many characters from all Star Wars media come together in a silly scene. It doesn’t matter who they are or what they’ve done in the canon universe; in this series, they are just the greatest secondary characters ever.
It didn’t matter that they had little to no dialogue or their irrelevance to the story; just spotting all of them and trying to figure out the identities of some was incredibly entertaining for me.
The best thing is that many of the original actors voiced their LEGO counterparts. Here are some of them: Alan Tudyk as K-2SO, Ahmed Best as Darth Jar Jar, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Sam Witwer as Maul, Matthew Wood as General Grievous, Kelly Marie Tran as Darth Rose Tico, Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano, Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis, and James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
While many characters appeared in the first series, there were some fantastic additions for Pieces of the Past. Particularly, two in particular stood out to me: Cal Kestis, who, as I mentioned above, was voiced by Cameron Monaghan. And Darth Revan, the most iconic character of my favorite Star Wars game.
The roster of characters is incredibly vast, and I recognize that it’s impossible to please everyone, but there are a few who I really wanted to see. Having Bo-Katan (and Katee Sackhoff) or Omega would have been great. Also, no BD-1?!
The only downside of having so many alternate versions in LEGO is the fact that we’ll probably never see all of them as physical figures. Especially the incredible Porgils! These are so horrible, I absolutely loved them.
What if
A few years ago, Marvel released their “What if” series. Where the events of the movies never happened, or if they did, it was in a very different way. While entertaining, I never felt invested in it. Marvel isn’t something I’m too familiar with, so I can’t really speak about how well or badly executed it was, but as a casual viewer, it was “meh”.
I see Rebuild the Galaxy as the Star Wars “What if” with the difference that it works very well. LEGO makes a lot of silly jokes, constantly reminding us that it isn’t something to take too seriously. Something that many Star Wars fans struggle with.
The goofiness of the dialogues, jokes, references, and animation makes it very easy to watch. I asked my sister to watch it with me to see if someone who isn’t a hardcore fan would enjoy it and to what degree.
There are some characters that she wasn’t familiar with, but that didn’t bother her at all. With everything so mixed up and the story revolving around Sig and Dev, she didn’t have any issues.
I’m still baffled about the fact that we got to see characters from the original trilogy, prequel trilogy, sequel trilogy, The Clone Wars, Rebels, The Bad Batch, Jedi Fallen Order/Jedi Survivor, Andor, Knights of the Old Republic, Skeleton Crew, Ahsoka, Tales, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Mandalorian, The High Republic, and even comics all in a single series.
Final thoughts
Rebuild the Galaxy: Pieces of the Past is a fun and chill show that you can watch with anyone. “A kid creating his own Star Wars story with all his LEGO sets” is the best way to describe this series. Simple, fun, entertaining, and nothing to be taken too seriously.
I probably laughed more with this show than with all the other Star Wars media combined. Ok, that might be a small exaggeration, but I think you understand what I’m trying to say.
If you are a fan of both LEGO and Star Wars, you shouldn’t miss this one. Just because it has no impact on the current canon doesn’t mean that it’s not worth watching. It’s not too crazy to think that we’ll get a third edition if it gets well-received. You know what that could mean? More LEGO sets for all of us who love collecting!
