Spoilers The Mandalorian season 2 discussion
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Besides not walking in front of camera?
Obviously she went to ground again until she was sure she'd caught up to the point in time Ezra entered the portal.
My suspicion is that in the interim she focused on finding and protecting force sensitive children from the Inquisitorious (perfect 'Fallen Order 2' crossover opportunity!) Maybe establishing a hidden sanctuary somewhere, away from the war. Her ride off of Malachor was almost certainly one of the dead Inquisitor's ties, so that may have given her a place to start.
By the time of the movies, Ezra was already gone so she either went back to Alliance intelligence (doubtful since that makes it hard storytelling-wise to keep her away from Luke) or maybe worked to keep other powerful relics out of Palpatine's hands.
ETA: Here's a chain of logic that just occurred to me; Bo Katan want the darksaber. Gideon has the darksaber. Gideon wants Frogwai. Bo Katan needs bait. Bo Katan once helped burn down an innocent village and didn't seem at all conflicted. Bo Katan is not a nice person.
On a related topic, the more I think about it, the more Bo Katan seems to be on a character arc very similar to Maul's. That constant sisyphean struggle for power; to achieve victory only for it to fall apart around her and turn to ash; forcing her to flee and try again, over and over and over. Here's hoping that unlike Maul, she breaks out of that cycle.
It'd probably take just as much work to paint a fair skinned person orange as it would a dark skinned person; though of course each would require specific adjustments to the base application.
Obviously she went to ground again until she was sure she'd caught up to the point in time Ezra entered the portal.
My suspicion is that in the interim she focused on finding and protecting force sensitive children from the Inquisitorious (perfect 'Fallen Order 2' crossover opportunity!) Maybe establishing a hidden sanctuary somewhere, away from the war. Her ride off of Malachor was almost certainly one of the dead Inquisitor's ties, so that may have given her a place to start.
By the time of the movies, Ezra was already gone so she either went back to Alliance intelligence (doubtful since that makes it hard storytelling-wise to keep her away from Luke) or maybe worked to keep other powerful relics out of Palpatine's hands.
ETA: Here's a chain of logic that just occurred to me; Bo Katan want the darksaber. Gideon has the darksaber. Gideon wants Frogwai. Bo Katan needs bait. Bo Katan once helped burn down an innocent village and didn't seem at all conflicted. Bo Katan is not a nice person.
On a related topic, the more I think about it, the more Bo Katan seems to be on a character arc very similar to Maul's. That constant sisyphean struggle for power; to achieve victory only for it to fall apart around her and turn to ash; forcing her to flee and try again, over and over and over. Here's hoping that unlike Maul, she breaks out of that cycle.
Ahsoka's skin is orange. No natural, *healthy* human skin tone is even close to that hue (crappy fake tan, and carotenosis don't count.)
It'd probably take just as much work to paint a fair skinned person orange as it would a dark skinned person; though of course each would require specific adjustments to the base application.
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Better than the last one, quite funny
Sticking the landing
Squid trying to eat BY
Loved Katie in this, and I agree, think Mando vs Mando by the end of the season.
Sticking the landing
Squid trying to eat BY
Loved Katie in this, and I agree, think Mando vs Mando by the end of the season.
I’ve been thinking about doing a rewatch of Doctor Who but after today’s Mandalorian, it might be time to dive into the expanded Star Wars universe. As someone who has only seen the feature films, what is the order I go in to get full enjoyment of this part of the Star Wars franchise? Do I start with the Clone Wars film and then series or series and then film. I feel like I should have been more excited for the appearances on this episode, but the thing that got me excited was the whole Mandalorian sects thing that was forming and the possibility of Pascal being able to take the helmet off. I feel like I have a lot of catching up to do and I don’t know where to begin.
^ If you're going to watch The Clone Wars for the first time, follow this order:
https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder
https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder
Or don’t. Makes it easier to binge as you’re not constantly stopping to change episodes.
Everything is on Disney+ so that makes it easier, but if this is like a Buffy/Angel deal than I think I want to see one series and then head over to the next.
I just looked at the order. They want me to start in Season 2 first? Yeah I think I might just do episode air date instead.
@tomalak301 The Clone Wars series consists of multiple-part story arcs, and those arcs were not released in a strictly chronological sequence.
For example, there are story arc episodes that were released in the third season of the series that take place BEFORE the events of the Clone Wars movie, which is why viewing the series according to the order I linked to is the optimal way to experience it, especially if you are watching it for the first time.
For example, there are story arc episodes that were released in the third season of the series that take place BEFORE the events of the Clone Wars movie, which is why viewing the series according to the order I linked to is the optimal way to experience it, especially if you are watching it for the first time.
Aired date works just as fine, since that was the way they released it, This isn't a Firefly situation where the network messed with the episode order. They obviously intended it to be watched in aired order.
There's nothing wrong with the timeline order, it's just less convenient to watch.
There's nothing wrong with the timeline order, it's just less convenient to watch.
Regardless of how the series was released, viewing it chronologically is the most optimal way to experience it now that the option to do so is available, just as is the case with the Skywalker Saga film series.
The more I read here and on reddit, the more I think I should do the order they say. Like I said, it's easy to do on Disney+, rather than on DVD/Blu Ray. I was just afraid about dropping in and out of seasons and having those seasons spoiled, like Season 3.
Well this is cute, turns out that in this episode the role of the Mon Calamari's nostrils was played by none other than Janina "Iden Version" Gavankar. Little bit of background: the Mon Cala himself (i.e. the bloke actually wearing the rig, and that adorable jumper) was played by Frank Ippolito; an effects artist/maker who was hired by EA through Adam Savage's 'Tested.com' to make an Inferno Squad Helmet for Gavankar as part of BF2's promotion a few years back.
For example there's several episodes that featured basically nothing but clones. Episodes with just Yoda and a bunch of clones; Kit Fisto chasing after Grevious, etc. etc. So it wasn't like the ongoing story depended on a coherent serialised narrative. Sometimes Lucas just wanted to go back and tell a backstory to a certain set of characters after their first appearance, sometimes he wanted to go back and tack an extra part of a story on after the fact.
All that said, while there's certainly certain no harm in watching in broadcast order (it's easier for one!) seemingly random standalone episodes suddenly make a lot more sense when viewed in chronological order. Like the movie for example wasn't written as a movie; they just edited together three or four episodes. The first of which was actually supposed to be a bridging episode between two arcs. They had to include it because it featured Ahsoka's introduction, but the preceding episodes just got dumped into the broadcast season. There are other examples, but I don't want to get into plot spoilers.
On the plus side, this kind of thing petered out as the show found it's footing and the connected arcs because more of a focus, so by mid-season 3 everything was just broadcast in chronological...with one exception, but that doesn't matter unless you're *really* paying attention.
So choose whichever way works for you, just know going in that the first season can be a bit hard going at times, and the movie is a lot better if you think of it as a feature length introduction to a cartoon (with voices by Sam Jackson & Christopher Lee), not a Star Wars movie in it's own right.
After that, you should also watch 'Rebels'. Yes it looks a bit "Disney", no that doesn't matter, yes it is important if you want to get up to speed on Mandalorian stuff. It's a great show and has some of the best Star Wars moments out of the entire franchise (not exaggerating)...though again, season one takes a while to get going for a first time viewer.
The Clone Wars is a little weird in that (as evidenced by the above posted chronological viewing order) not all of the episodes were aired, or even produced in chronological order. It got away with this because it was largely an anthology show made up (at least in the beginning) of two to four episode "arcs" interspaced by a bunch of standalones. A bunch of those featured Anakin, Obi-Wan & Ahsoka and one might expect, but not all.
For example there's several episodes that featured basically nothing but clones. Episodes with just Yoda and a bunch of clones; Kit Fisto chasing after Grevious, etc. etc. So it wasn't like the ongoing story depended on a coherent serialised narrative. Sometimes Lucas just wanted to go back and tell a backstory to a certain set of characters after their first appearance, sometimes he wanted to go back and tack an extra part of a story on after the fact.
All that said, while there's certainly certain no harm in watching in broadcast order (it's easier for one!) seemingly random standalone episodes suddenly make a lot more sense when viewed in chronological order. Like the movie for example wasn't written as a movie; they just edited together three or four episodes. The first of which was actually supposed to be a bridging episode between two arcs. They had to include it because it featured Ahsoka's introduction, but the preceding episodes just got dumped into the broadcast season. There are other examples, but I don't want to get into plot spoilers.
On the plus side, this kind of thing petered out as the show found it's footing and the connected arcs because more of a focus, so by mid-season 3 everything was just broadcast in chronological...with one exception, but that doesn't matter unless you're *really* paying attention.
So choose whichever way works for you, just know going in that the first season can be a bit hard going at times, and the movie is a lot better if you think of it as a feature length introduction to a cartoon (with voices by Sam Jackson & Christopher Lee), not a Star Wars movie in it's own right.
After that, you should also watch 'Rebels'. Yes it looks a bit "Disney", no that doesn't matter, yes it is important if you want to get up to speed on Mandalorian stuff. It's a great show and has some of the best Star Wars moments out of the entire franchise (not exaggerating)...though again, season one takes a while to get going for a first time viewer.
Agree with most of the posts but I do have a lingering question about a minor point.
Baby Yoda lost his floaty ball pram. Not going to get back either, it was crushed, discarded then blown up with the boat. Aside from being a cool prop, the Child is now going to have to be carried around, then set down for combat sequences. Maybe they will give him an even better MkII version, without something of similar function things are goinig to be more awkward to film....
Baby Yoda lost his floaty ball pram. Not going to get back either, it was crushed, discarded then blown up with the boat. Aside from being a cool prop, the Child is now going to have to be carried around, then set down for combat sequences. Maybe they will give him an even better MkII version, without something of similar function things are goinig to be more awkward to film....
He was sans hover-pram thing from episode 3 last season too. This was his second one that Kuiil built in the penultimate episode. One assumes he'll get a new one again at some point. In the mean time; they'll cope.
Who knows, if Ahsoka really is running a creche for force sensitive kids fleeing the Inquisitorious, she may have a spare lying around.
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This was a great episode. I loved seeing Katie Sachoff, and I'm glad that we got confirmation that the Mandos who never remove their helmets are basically a cult, and that most Mandos remove their helmets regularly, like we've seen in all other forms of media. I figured that this was the case, but its nice to see confirmation.
In theory I'm excited to see Ashoka, but I don't like that they didn't just cast her voice actor, especially since (if the rumors are true) they cast Rosario Dawson, who is still involved in a lawsuit involving her and her mother allegedly assaulting a trans man. That combined with Gina Carano being an absolute psychopath in real life has kind of put a shadow over this season of The Mandalorian, although i'm enjoying it a lot despite that (although I might feel differently about the episodes with those actresses).
In theory I'm excited to see Ashoka, but I don't like that they didn't just cast her voice actor, especially since (if the rumors are true) they cast Rosario Dawson, who is still involved in a lawsuit involving her and her mother allegedly assaulting a trans man. That combined with Gina Carano being an absolute psychopath in real life has kind of put a shadow over this season of The Mandalorian, although i'm enjoying it a lot despite that (although I might feel differently about the episodes with those actresses).
I mean, that was pretty much what Mando did through parts of the first couple of episodes this season, so I see no issue with it. And I doubt it will be long without it.
Staying alive.............
Baby Yoda and the egg controversy spurred me to ask my wife (not b/c she's a woman, she has connections) to source us local, small-farm eggs. So another step in the non-participation of torturing animals. (Already had commercial pork off my list.)
Thanks, Baby Yoda.
Thanks, Baby Yoda.
