Spoilers AHSOKA series [Spoiler Discussion]

[Reverend]

Slightly related, I noticed that aside from the hangar deck, we don't see any of the Star Destroyer's interiors. Even when it comes time head back to the home galaxy, Thrawn assumes command on the giant hyperdrive ring's bridge rather than the SD's bridge.

That feels like it's definitely a production/budget thing than anything else. Even mostly digital sets cost time & money to build, so they need to get the most use possible out of what they have. Not need to budget in even partial set construction time for a Star Destroyer bridge (even when they already have the digital assets from Kenobi ready to go) when they already went to the trouble of designing and building a very distinctive bridge set for the Eye of Sion that would serve the dramatic needs of the show just as well. Similarly; they made use of the fortress interior set for the briefing/meeting scenes as well as the fight scene. That's a prudent allocation of resources.

Also; the Eye of Sion was where all the navigation and hyperdrive control was happening from anyway, so it makes sense that's where Thrawn would move his flag to. Plus in the event of an emergency it makes way more sense to cut the Chimaera loose and preserve the Sion than the other way around, so you don't want to be in the disposable ship if and when that happens.

 

[The Wormhole]

Honest Trailers tackles the show

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[The Nth Doctor]

That sigh montage emphasizes how I feel about Honest Trailers nowadays. A shame since I use to love them.

 

[Mage]

That sigh montage emphasizes how I feel about Honest Trailers nowadays. A shame since I use to love them.

I'm not watching it. I used to love them too, but back then it was more pocking fun at and having fun with. Lately, it feels more like really tearing things down. And I don't need that for shows I love.

 

[Mage]

Also; the Eye of Sion was where all the navigation and hyperdrive control was happening from anyway, so it makes sense that's where Thrawn would move his flag to. Plus in the event of an emergency it makes way more sense to cut the Chimaera loose and preserve the Sion than the other way around, so you don't want to be in the disposable ship if and when that happens.

I don't think the Chimera is that disposable. Or atleast... Its cargo. We're still left clueless on what it is exactly, but this isn't just about the return of Thrawn. Otherwise they could have just dropped in, pick him and the sisters up and get out. They needed to load the Chimera up with whatever those pods were. So I don't think Thrawn would risk loosing the Chimera at this point.

 

[Starkers]

That sigh montage emphasizes how I feel about Honest Trailers nowadays. A shame since I use to love them.

Yeah it's still funny and I think it had some interesting things to say but I liked Ashoka way more than they did and it was a tad mean to say the least in places.

 

[Ithekro]

I don't think there was enough rooms on the Eye of Sion for Thrawn's remaining crew to abandon his Star Destroyer. Plus the Empire is going to need all the resources it can get, and even a crippled Star Destroyer is an asset. The crew more so than that. Plus the Nightsister cargo, though that might just be Thrawn's payment to the Great Mothers for services rendered to get himself and his crew home, plus use of their dark magicks.

 

[Reverend]

That sigh montage emphasizes how I feel about Honest Trailers nowadays. A shame since I use to love them.

Yeah, sadly they've gone the way of CinemaSins. All cheap shots and low hanging fruit jabs. A good roast should at least have some wit and intelligence behind it. This just feels bitter and miserable.

I don't think the Chimera is that disposable. Or atleast... Its cargo. We're still left clueless on what it is exactly, but this isn't just about the return of Thrawn. Otherwise they could have just dropped in, pick him and the sisters up and get out. They needed to load the Chimera up with whatever those pods were. So I don't think Thrawn would risk loosing the Chimera at this point.

I didn't say it was disposable, I said it was the more disposable part of that equation. Preferably he'd want to keep both, but if it's a choice between cutting and running with the ship that's a barely functioning hulk and can't jump to hyperspace (so far as we know) and the ship with effectively infinite range; that's not even a contest. So of course he'd want to make sure he's in the latter ship's bridge, just in case.

I don't think there was enough rooms on the Eye of Sion for Thrawn's remaining crew to abandon his Star Destroyer. Plus the Empire is going to need all the resources it can get, and even a crippled Star Destroyer is an asset. The crew more so than that. Plus the Nightsister cargo, though that might just be Thrawn's payment to the Great Mothers for services rendered to get himself and his crew home, plus use of their dark magicks.

Who said anything about evacuating the crew? I think it it came to that, then Thrawn would just ditch the lot of them.

 

[Set Harth]

The last episode should have been titled Every Little Thing She Does Is Majik

 

[Ithekro]

Unlike a lot of Imperial officers, Thrawn has been characterized to actual care about the people serving under him. He does not like to waste lives casually. He will for a purpose, but in limited numbers. he will not just send out wave after wave of stormtroopers and TIE Fighters that will just get cut to pieces for no Imperial gain, or marginal gain if he can use less to gain more. Leaving his men and women behind would be a defeat in Thrawn's mind. Just getting his personages home would not be a victory in his mind. It could be a costly defeat that has a hope of turning things around. He doesn't do defeats well, as it grates his personality.

 

[Reverend]

Unlike a lot of Imperial officers, Thrawn has been characterized to actual care about the people serving under him. He does not like to waste lives casually. He will for a purpose, but in limited numbers. he will not just send out wave after wave of stormtroopers and TIE Fighters that will just get cut to pieces for no Imperial gain, or marginal gain if he can use less to gain more. Leaving his men and women behind would be a defeat in Thrawn's mind. Just getting his personages home would not be a victory in his mind. It could be a costly defeat that has a hope of turning things around. He doesn't do defeats well, as it grates his personality.

We're not talking about a planned strategy, but a precautionary contingency. By definition this is a last resort option, and a purely hypothetical one at that. If it comes to a choice between staying and dying with all hands, or fleeing and surviving with some hands, he's going to pick the latter. He doesn't do pointless last stands. He'd rather preserve what resources he can and live to fight another day.
But again: purely hypothetical.

 

[Mage]

I didn't say it was disposable, I said it was the more disposable part of that equation. Preferably he'd want to keep both, but if it's a choice between cutting and running with the ship that's a barely functioning hulk and can't jump to hyperspace (so far as we know) and the ship with effectively infinite range; that's not even a contest. So of course he'd want to make sure he's in the latter ship's bridge, just in case..

Master strategist. Taking huge risks to get this cargo to the main galaxy. No way he would ditch it. If it was something that could be ditched, he would have left straight away and not risk being stopped by Ahsoka and her crew.

 

[Reverend]

Master strategist. Taking huge risks to get this cargo to the main galaxy. No way he would ditch it. If it was something that could be ditched, he would have left straight away and not risk being stopped by Ahsoka and her crew.

A master strategist as you put it, should account for all conceivable contingencies and never simply trust to chance that everything will unfold as desired. Doubly so when said strategist has already had his careful plans upended and set back for almost a full decade by a single Jedi, and now has three of the buggers trying to kick his door down. It is entirely conceivable that something goes wrong and the Chimaera becomes a liability, and all avenues of recovering it are closed. In that remote instance, there would be no reason to stick around. And for that contingency to be viable, he'd need to be on the Sion's bridge. QED.

It's all academic anyway; he made it to Dathomir to offload the cargo. One assumes his next stop will be Some friendly drydock facility where he can get his ship a proper refit while he assesses the disposition of the Remnant.

 

[Mage]

A master strategist as you put it, should account for all conceivable contingencies and never simply trust to chance that everything will unfold as desired. Doubly so when said strategist has already had his careful plans upended and set back for almost a full decade by a single Jedi, and now has three of the buggers trying to kick his door down. It is entirely conceivable that something goes wrong and the Chimaera becomes a liability, and all avenues of recovering it are closed. In that remote instance, there would be no reason to stick around. And for that contingency to be viable, he'd need to be on the Sion's bridge. QED.

It's all academic anyway; he made it to Dathomir to offload the cargo. One assumes his next stop will be Some friendly drydock facility where he can get his ship a proper refit while he assesses the disposition of the Remnant.

Meh. I see it differently.

 

[Ithekro]

As it was one Jedi did make it onboard, but was unable to stop Thrawn's return. Probably because he was hoping that Ahsoka would also make it onboard. If they can't stop Thrawn, they could at least hitch a ride home, and warn the New Republic properly.

Thrawn did make efforts to slow down the Jedi advance. Though not with overwhelming force. He likely deemed such an effort to be a waste of resources and time, as his delaying tactics worked enough without delaying their launch by even more to recover his forces, nor stranding even more soldiers in this far away Galaxy.

 

[The Wormhole]

And now the Pitch Meeting

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[Starkers]

"So they become stormtroopers who are slower and even worse at fighting?"

Yet again Ryan George manages to call out many of the same issues without being anywhere near as mean as Honest Trailers.

 

[Reverend]

Still pretty formulaic. The novelty of 'Pitch Meeting' wore off fairly quickly for me once I found I could almost exactly predict what he was going to say for like three episodes straight. But I suppose that's just the result of his depending too much on running gags to prop up the comedy.

 

[oojason]

"So they become stormtroopers who are slower and even worse at fighting?"

Yet again Ryan George manages to call out many of the same issues without being anywhere near as mean as Honest Trailers.

That's one of the reasons I feel 'Pitch Meeting' videos are often a level above many other similar type of youtube content. It simply says what it feels it needs to... without being overtly harsh, mean-spirited, or meandering on about making a point.

That's not a knock at 'Honest Trailers' - still fun and often a solid watch.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I've never been a fan of Pitch Meeting. Just not my style of humor.

But I am looking forward to the How It Should Have Ended video. Those are still a lot of fun and playful.