OK, that’s rendering now. I’ll let you guys know when it’s uploaded.

It’s now a very snappy six minutes, making the whole episode a tidy 46 mins.

The edit plays as follows:

Bric tells Domino Squad they suck, and 99 sticks up for them (this is only half of the original bedtime scene)
Fives and Echo attempt to move squads
Domino Squad have their first and only test, which highlights the characters of Fives, Echo, and Hevy, and then they fail it mainly because Hevy leaves a man behind
Bric and El-Les confirm the fail as 99 listens on
Hevy tries to leave and is convinced not to by 99

That cuts right into TWO WEEKS LATER, where Rookies continues to highlight that trio and gives us Hevy’s death, then later ARC Troopers focuses on Echo and Fives whilst paying off Hevy’s relationship with 99. To me, this whole thing feels SUPER focused, with all of the scenes flowing together really nicely, and for that reason I really like this cut, so unless anyone really objects I think this’ll become the master.

As always guys, this improvement is hugely because of your feedback, so please always keep it coming. If you’ve had a thought but haven’t seen it shared, please don’t be shy, jump in and say it. And even if you’re just agreeing with someone else, that “+1” will always be heard because often it takes a little volume for me to get a sense of where you’re all at. So please continue to share your criticisms, thoughts, ideas, and suggestions.

Note that I haven’t made any other fixes to the episode, though I have noted everything previously discussed. If you guys confirm that this is your preferred version, once I have McFibb’s final intro and outro credits music I’ll patch up the whole thing.