I very much enjoyed the Droids cartoon when it was on TV. I even had a couple of the action figures based on the series. Though more comedic than the original films, the series sated a need for Star Wars in my young soul. Bear in mind that this is post-Jedi, so we really thought that there was no more of the story coming. Droids served as a prequel to A New Hope, and a better one than the prequels we eventually got. With the exception of Rogue One, a true prequel to A New Hope.
Today's comic highlights something about Artoo and 3P0 that has always interested me: they seem to find new people to serve simply by serendipity. I think there might be something to be said about this serendipitous nature throughout the films and ancillary media, and it really reinforces the fan theory that the films are being told by Artoo at some point in the future. Despite being mechanical beings, the two often function quite magically in the series. Artoo always manages to find the right fix just in the nick of time, and 3P0 gets into situations that often lead to unintended, but important, outcomes.
And before I let this one go, I do have to mention the uncomfortable bit about the droids looking for a "Master" to serve. I find the idea more and more uncomfortable as the world slides inexorably rightward.
"The X-Ones were defense robots, programmed to automatically fight against any hostile act!"
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