Yes, it was a rather meaty episode. For the sake of my edit I was hoping for lots of filler. Not a huge amount that can be cut on first viewing, but that often changes on subsequent viewings. One thing I will say is that this series feels the most cinematic of the D+ shows.
I guess I could cut more by weaving it into episode 5 but it is going to be very difficult to cut this season down to 3h.
Maybe the 7th episode will offer us some more fillers. I feel it in my bones that the next episode will be New Republic-centered.
If you cannot cut it down to 3h, well, c’est la vie 😉 As long as it’s a good, quality content and a coherent, well-paced story, it doesn’t matter if it’s 2.5h or 3.5h 😉
I agree, the Lord Of The Rings EE are 200+ minutes each and they fly by. Don’t self-impose a runtime that means the edit becomes incomprehensible or you lose great scenes that viewers will miss. And it goes without saying, don’t cut any of Ray Stephenson’s scenes!
I’m sorry, but I’ve watched eps 1-6, and I already know there isn’t going to be two full-length movies worth of content here. It’s good, but it’s sloooooooooooooow. What has happened in eps 1-4/5 that would in any way justify a full-length movie? Barely anything happens in the first three episodes, and things don’t get rolling until episode 4. It also doesn’t help that Sabine and Ahsoka are the most unengaging part of this series, and that the villains are way more interesting.