Sorry to harp on this again, but the word “filler” has quickly turned into my biggest modern pop culture analysis pet peeve. How exactly was last episode filler? They saved Cid (despite her having taken advantage of them for most of the season), they helped the Devaronian gangster guy, they even got involved with the pikes. I can see much of this, if not all of it, becoming really important in future episodes. And even if it doesn’t then it was still a full story which had a point to tell at the end. That’s not filler. Walter White chasing a fly for a full 50 min. episode of Breaking Bad because of broadcast requirements not matching the already mostly spent budget, now that’s filler.

Anyway, on a more positive note:
I loved the Imperial base from the latest episode. The giant hole in the ground is exactly the kind of slightly abstract designs that I love in SW, and it really helps add this feel of danger and menace to the Empire. And I always love seeing McQuarrie designs being repurposed, though I wouldn’t say it’s an exact match (at least not of the image referenced), but it was a really cool design that felt very McQuarrie-esque regardless.