That was a surprising number of named character deaths! Very good dramatic use of a crowd of redshirts; using them to lull the audience in to a false sense of security, and offing half the main cast anyway! I'm honestly more than a little annoyed that they killed off Jecki; I really enjoyed that character and was looking forward to more with her! Yord's death I'm less bothered by, but yet also somehow even more surprised! And Pip!? I mean there's a chance he can be repaired at least, but still; that was pretty brutal!
Only slightly less surprising was the appearance of what one assumes is cortosis. I must admit; I've never been comfortable with the concept, mostly because it's difficult for storytellers not to get carried away with a "kryptonite" substance eventually, even if they're supposed to be extremely rare. You can almost set your watch by the time a whole army armed with the stuff shows up. Or by how much they end up leaning on it for deus ex machina (beskar is already heading in that direction, honestly.) All that said; so far they're using it well enough, and it seems to be just one helmet and a bracer that both look very old and worn, and so likely a relic of the Sith Wars. Indeed I would kind of like the idea that it's not just a natural substance but a particular alloy; and the secret of it's creation has long since been lost, so it only shows up in relics. So more like valyrian steel in that sense. I'd also go a step further though, and have it so any attempt to re-forge it renders it useless; so what you find is what you get with the relics. One can hope.
Still a lot of questions about Sol and what happened that night. I have my thoughts and assumptions; I mean it feels like a given he was the one that struck down Aniseya to break her hold on Kelnacca's and/or Torbin's mind. Though that alone doesn't account for all the missing pieces. I'm sure we'll be getting another flashback to show an alternate perspective on those events soon enough.
Also, it's not like any other Sith we've seen has willingly announced themselves. TheyJedi only discovered Tyranus and Sidious's names from third parties, and it's still a bit of a question how they knew Maul's name (though one assumes one of the Nemoidians blurted it out after they were arrested.)
I'm still running on the assumption that Qimir (or whatever his name is) is the apprentice trying to recruit an acolyte so they can kill his master. So we still potentially have another Sith that may show up.
Only slightly less surprising was the appearance of what one assumes is cortosis. I must admit; I've never been comfortable with the concept, mostly because it's difficult for storytellers not to get carried away with a "kryptonite" substance eventually, even if they're supposed to be extremely rare. You can almost set your watch by the time a whole army armed with the stuff shows up. Or by how much they end up leaning on it for deus ex machina (beskar is already heading in that direction, honestly.) All that said; so far they're using it well enough, and it seems to be just one helmet and a bracer that both look very old and worn, and so likely a relic of the Sith Wars. Indeed I would kind of like the idea that it's not just a natural substance but a particular alloy; and the secret of it's creation has long since been lost, so it only shows up in relics. So more like valyrian steel in that sense. I'd also go a step further though, and have it so any attempt to re-forge it renders it useless; so what you find is what you get with the relics. One can hope.
Still a lot of questions about Sol and what happened that night. I have my thoughts and assumptions; I mean it feels like a given he was the one that struck down Aniseya to break her hold on Kelnacca's and/or Torbin's mind. Though that alone doesn't account for all the missing pieces. I'm sure we'll be getting another flashback to show an alternate perspective on those events soon enough.
Or he's lying. Sith do that too.
Also, it's not like any other Sith we've seen has willingly announced themselves. TheyJedi only discovered Tyranus and Sidious's names from third parties, and it's still a bit of a question how they knew Maul's name (though one assumes one of the Nemoidians blurted it out after they were arrested.)
I'm still running on the assumption that Qimir (or whatever his name is) is the apprentice trying to recruit an acolyte so they can kill his master. So we still potentially have another Sith that may show up.
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