I’d love to reply to every single bit of that, I’ll just say different strokes 😄
I’d definitely welcome it! Always appreciate different perspectives from people with different backgrounds from me, and perhaps different reasons for liking Star Wars in the first place than me. Some of what I say in my review I consider objective (such as poor scene transition effects, low-quality CGI/green screen, structural issues in episodic formatting), and other parts I certainly acknowledge as a subjective opinion (whether a character had a satisfying arc/conclusion, if an actor’s performance was done well enough, how it meshes with other Star Wars themes).
An interesting tidbit from recent interviews with Leslye and Manny is that there was an idea to have them kiss at the end (and they shot it, even!), but it didn’t feel earned and the actors suggested the hand hold we see in the final version. Genuinely perfect wrap-up of their arcs for this season
Haha, well I’m glad it was at least toned down from that… I’d be curious to at least hear your opinion on 2 points as someone who seems like you enjoyed the show.
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Regarding this romance, I truly have difficulty seeing how these types of “relationships” aren’t seen as anything other than abusive Stockholm syndrome reactions. Osha has no idea who Qimir is, and within a 48-hour span she: watches him murder her colleagues for the given reason of “they can’t tell anyone I exist”, is kidnapped while unconscious and taken to an unknown planet and placed in a cave, is exposed to his nudity, is encouraged to kill her former mentor in cold blood by embracing the dark side. I understand dark side romances, they can be twisted, but it really seems like the natural reaction would be for Osha to HATE Qimir and want to kill him as she falls rather than forgive him for all of that insanity and want to serve him. How does an ending of mutual attraction/interest/respect make sense to you as a “genuinely perfect wrap-up of their arcs”? My mind is unable to even go there for a second, I can’t fathom it.
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Is there a justification for the cover-up lie that makes sense to you that I am missing? Or is it just something you don’t mind as a “flaw” in the show and can look past it? To me, writing consistency and coherency is the #1 most important aspect in my enjoyment of a production. 10x more than any battle or VFX or setting or music or anything. So having this resolved/explained would do wonders for me.