Totally agree. I think some of the CG issues may have been related to having an action scene take place in a sunny, open area - I feel like I remember that being a hard situation to get looking right?
But also just the way it was shot. I kept waiting for Kevin Sorbo to appear.
You hire the man who made Spy Kids, you get what you paid for. While last season’s AT-ST vs farmers episode resembled Hercules & Xena in plot, this was the closest we’ve come to that in production quality. Everything before the stormtroopers showed up was pretty good, although getting to Tython was way too rushed, but once the action started, it was pretty bad.
Grogu’s whole backstory will be interesting, though (probably) not entirely on the show. How long was he in Imperial hands? How did he get there? How did he end up in that house being guarded by thugs? So many questions.
Played for the first time last night, only did the Prologue and the first Republic mission, but so far it’s a very good X-Wing sequel, updated for modern times. Funny to see actual characters on screen, having pseudo-conversations with you between missions, instead of X-Wing Alliance’s emails. They’ve simplified the controls (see this vs this ), but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, and feels important for a modern audience. I mean, how often did I need to cut all power to shields just to get a little extra out of my laser recharge rate? This game’s way of doing things is fine.
It’s hard to see this guy’s work and not think of Revisited
Maz’s Castle would totally work as a place to visit on the way to Tython or wherever
I suspect that the Thrawn mention will come into play next season. Wouldn’t surprise me if we don’t see Ahsoka again until then.
Upon reflection, I was really impressed how this episode felt like every kind of Star Wars coming together in a unified whole and not feeling disjointed. PT (Clone Wars, Corouscant), OT (Yoda, explaining the Force, McQuarrie-ism), ST (the village, the guards), cartoons (Ahsoka, Thrawn), and EU (Thrawn, imperial remnants, Tython): it all felt like it belonged together.
Will be interesting to see how and when they get to Tython, and how that affects the show. It’s a Core World iirc, and this show has been very based in one corner of the Outer Rim. If we assume that S2 will conclude with dark troopers & Gideon, possibly with a kidnapping Grogu cliffhanger, then S3 is set up for traveling to Tython.
How did the village and the guards remind you of the ST exactly? Just outta curiosity.
Fair question. Although we saw some on Tatooine in TPM & AOTC, I feel like average street scenes with townspeople and vendors make me think of the ST. The guards voices reminded me of Kylo Ren’s mask voice, and the way that their uniforms represented a sort of Empire-reimagined (similar insignia & weapons, but localized and altered) gave me ST vibes.
I suspect that the Thrawn mention will come into play next season. Wouldn’t surprise me if we don’t see Ahsoka again until then.
Upon reflection, I was really impressed how this episode felt like every kind of Star Wars coming together in a unified whole and not feeling disjointed. PT (Clone Wars, Corouscant), OT (Yoda, explaining the Force, McQuarrie-ism), ST (the village, the guards), cartoons (Ahsoka, Thrawn), and EU (Thrawn, imperial remnants, Tython): it all felt like it belonged together.
Will be interesting to see how and when they get to Tython, and how that affects the show. It’s a Core World iirc, and this show has been very based in one corner of the Outer Rim. If we assume that S2 will conclude with dark troopers & Gideon, possibly with a kidnapping Grogu cliffhanger, then S3 is set up for traveling to Tython.
So glad that Grogu is not a clone or whatever. But really interesting to see the comparison between Grogu & Mando and Anakin & Padme/Shmi in terms of attachment and how that affects Jedi potential.
I’ve only had limited experience with the EU but I’d be surprised if there was anything worse then The Crystal Star. I can also vaguely recall a novel where Luke falls in love with a ghost or something.
Children of the Jedi is a gem and you will not speak ill of it.
I have just read the Wikipedia (yes, wiki) summary of it and its sequels. They include
I just figure that that’s the showrunners & art dept trying to hope everyone forgets the Yoda & Yaddle puppets of TPM
I think that, despite the undeniable Snoke connection, the main focus is on Gideon’s attempts to use the Child’s blood to create force-sensitive Dark Troopers. Whether this is through blood transfusions or if the troopers themselves are strand-cast is not clear, but whatever.
Yeah, really glad to see this get real public support.
Well that certainly does continue to make me think I’m going to have to get this
Just wanted to say that I totally agree that the episode worked if you don’t know anything about Bo-Katan, Ahsoka, etc. I have not seen TCW or Rebels and only sort of know what happens, my wife knows even less, and we found the episode completely understandable and great.
Maybe living your entire life inside a helmet makes you look older
The way I see it, either The Child storyline gets wrapped up this season, and the show continues with a new quest alongside the bigger Mandalorians storyline, or it somehow takes 4 seasons to find a resolution for The Child and this happens around the same time that Bo-Katan retakes Mandalore.
Revealing that Mando was raised in a cult was a really good move, explained everything. The episode did a great job of making him look naive and not as great as we might sometimes think (Bo & Co. are better than he is), though it felt a little incongruous with his portrayal in the first episode.
However, they’ve setup a really interesting future conflict. Someday, Bo-Katan will be in the same room as The Armourer, and both of them will be claiming to be the true and rightful keeper of The Way. When that time comes, which side will Mando choose?
Add the opening red and blue ‘helmet’ intro sequence from Disney+ SW shows between the ALTAIAGFFA card and the opening crawl of all saga films.
This genuinely made me laugh
Give everyone a lightsaber. Han Solo gets a lightsaber. Boba Fett gets a lightsaber. R2 and 3P0 get lightsabers. Greedo gets a lightsaber. Chewbacca gets a lightsaber. Lando Calrissian gets a lightsaber. Give all the rebels lightsabers. Give the stormtroopers lightsabers too, and make sure they don’t know how to use them properly, so it makes sense when the ewoks take them down with their own lightsabers.
Finally, give the lightsabers lightsabers.
I believe this has already been done https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AzagAAKiK7k/maxresdefault.jpg
Lately, I’ve been thinking…
What if ‘Star Wars’ had synth wave music for its soundtrack, like in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’?
Wrong thread!
Wookieepedia says Chubbits are reptilian, but this lady is definitely amphibian. So…maybe not.
Also, interesting to note that Mando knows “May the Force be with you” is a thing that the New Republicans like to say, but doesn’t know what Jedi are.
Me too.
I’ll be honest, I only knew it was Morrison (and thus Fett) because his name was in the credits. I didn’t recognize him.
I bet the answer is “No, because putting that scene in ruins the pacing and the reveal-fanfare-music when Luke & Obi see the Falcon for the first time.”
I found its popping-up ability a little much, but excusable. The easter eggs were a little heavy by including R5, but otherwise great. All in all, immensely pleased with this. I expect he won’t get off Tatooine before meeting Boba.
