19-year-old criticizes 26-year-old brother living at home for watching Star Wars movies all day every day: 'Have you tried watching stuff besides Star Wars? I could give some recommendations if you want.'

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Emmy Pratt • Writer and Editor
May 16, 2026 8:30 PM EDT

His delivery left little to be desired. 

I will never understand people who can watch the same TV shows and movies over and over and over again. I will watch my favorites multiple times, especially when I want to share them with my friends and family, but eventually, I get bored with even my favorite media. Media companies understand this, which is why they keep making a million different shows and movies with the same intellectual property. If you like Spider-Man, Batman, Star Trek, or Star Wars, there is nearly an unlimited number of things you could watch in those franchises. If you've watched all of the Star Trek TV shows, there are Star Trek movies to enjoy, and an endless supply of fans discussing Star Trek online. 

There is enough content to consume from these big fandoms that consuming them could be your full-time job, but that's not a good idea for a multitude of reasons. You're going to feel sad if you spend 12 hours a day watching TV, and there's no way around that. Even if you feel mildly comforted by watching TV all day, it's not going to make you feel any better if you're struggling with your mental health. It's okay to have a season in your life where you are struggling and just need the mindlessness of watching the same show over and over again. 

The brother in this story is obviously struggling. All he does is watch Star Wars all day. His younger brother called him out on it, and now he's wondering if he went too far. 

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  • A man sitting on a couch with a bowl of popcorn
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    Older brother watches Star Wars media all day in the living room, hogging the TV all day long. 

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  • Am I the bad guy for telling my older brother that other stuff besides Star Wars exists?

    I (19m) live with my parents and recently my brother (26m) moved back home to live with us. I'm not entirely sure of the details why, but he's always struggled with mental health stuff pretty
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  • badly so I assume it has something to do with that. So anyways, he moved in a few months ago and will be staying for the foreseeable future.
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  • He largely keeps to himself, but one thing he consistently does is watch Star Wars in the living room. Movies, TV shows, animated series, YouTube lore videos, you name it. I don't see anything wrong with it and have never said anything about it. until the other day.
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  • A man laying on a couch holding a smart phone
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    Older brother watches Star Wars TV shows on his phone. 

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  • I walked in on him watching Star Wars Rebels for the umpteenth time and made a passing remark on the way to the pantry: "Haha, how many times have you seen this show by now?" He got
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  • kinda defensive and was like "I don't know, why do you even care?" I was kind of taken aback because I didn't think my comment was that big of a deal so I just said "Oh, I just was pointing it out, sorry." He then started to
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  • tell me about how each Star Wars show and movie offers something different and how they're all masterclasses in storytelling and are super deep.
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  • Now, I have no idea why, but that kind of annoyed me. Star Wars is perfectly fine, but to say it's a "masterclass in storytelling" is a stretch for me. The OG movies were revolutionary at the time and hold up great
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  • today, but there's plenty of slop in the franchise today. Anyways, I just replied "Have you tried watching stuff besides Star Wars? I could give some recommendations if you want." That's when he blew up on me. He didn't yell but he raised his voice and kinda half-
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  • stood up, talking about how I was disrespecting him and should just keep to myself. He said I had no right judging him for what he likes and pointed out that I'm a big fan of Pokemon VGC. I kinda get
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  • his point but I'm front- facing about a lot of other stuff I'm into as well, whereas literally all I see him consume is Star Wars content.
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  • Stormtroopers from a recent trip to Walt Disney World.
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    Star Wars Stormtroopers.

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  • I was just tryna recommend some other things he might like, was I the a hole?
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  • keesouth YTA. You weren't trying to just recommend other stuff. You know good and well that your brother is aware of other media options. You know he prefers Star Wars. Your comment was passive aggressive and snarky.
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  • misteraccuracy45 What was your goal in telling him this...was it to genuinely help or to feel superior
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  • One_HighPotato_420 I think it was more trying to passivley attack the hobby in hopes it would happen less. By the sounds of it OPs older brother reality checked him and he didnt like it
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  • Nervous_Purchase_663 OP it was to genuinely expand his media sphere but a lot of people are pointing out that my delivery made it sound like i was trying to feel superior
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  • Aminar14 ESH. He can like what he likes, but the fact you both went straight to "the stuff you like seks" is unkind. Your brother can branch out, or not. You can like what you like. But the Tumblr days of defensively calling everything trash defensively dad a long time ago. Now, if you wanted to talk about monopolizing the public space for repeat content that's a different discussion. Public spaces are meant to be places people do things together.
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  • Nervous_Purchase_663 OP i'm realizing that's kind of my underlying issue, the public space being monopolized by him to do something not all of us enjoy is annoying
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  • the-mortyest-morty It's not your house. If your parents have a problem with it, they can address it with him. You weren't even IN the living room, you just walked by and made a comment. Your brother is going through it. Leave him TF alone. If you don't like it, how about YOU grow up and move out. Your parents have invited him back home to stay and you're being an a_h_le. Go watch TV in your room on your computer or phone. I cannot imagine behaving the way you have.
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  • ItsGustave So stupid. He doesn't like a communal space in the house that HE LIVE IN being monopolized so he should "grow up and move out"? And why the h_I should he be the one to go back to his room instead of the older brother? And that last comment is so high and mighty, there is no way you have actual friends or close family because everyone has moments where their nerves fray and they say dumb sh, especially teenagers. Get off your horse. high
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  • Pimp-Juggernaut21 Bros 26 but can watch the same movies all day but his 19 year old brother is the one who should move out, sound logic lol.
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  • Nervous_Purchase_663 OP right like i graduated high school last week
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