Another fantastic episode, well paced and a welcome shift in tone and perspective. Something about it all felt like a cross between 'Willow' and 'The Dark Crystal'. I also like how well thought out this world is. Star Wars doesn't often go too deep into local cultures besides Tatooine.
Random thoughts: -
- I presume I'm not the only one that actually wanted to hear "The History of the Galaxy Part One"? Not cool Dave. Gimme lore!
No, I cringed when I heard this, wondering if it was going to turn the whole episode into some weird lore flashback, or find another way to make the pacing even more glacial than it has been.
I like how the hyperspace effect looks different at this speed. Really conveys the insane amount of distance they're travelling.
I thought this was interesting as well. At first I wondered whether the effect had to do with the fact that it was biologically driven rather than technological, but then we saw the same thing from Morgan's ringship. The much faster velocity makes sense for the more streamlined effect- that and the lack of mass shadows between galaxies.
So I'm interpreting this to mean that Baylan was at the temple when it fell. I'm glad they didn't inflict yet another Order 66 flashback on us (yet), but I'm still naturally curious as to how he survived.
I'm mildly curious, but it's beginning to look more and more like Anakin really flubbed the massacre, so many of them got away.
At first I though his underlying helmet design was modified from an established variant (sans the gold mask & kintsugi touches, obviously), but it appears to be entirely custom. Looks like they fused a standard trooper helm with elements reminiscent of a shore/range/tank trooper's.
I hated this helmet. My first thought: "This can't be right. I saw Modred run through by Excalibur at the end of Excalibur."
"Bokken Jedi"? Curious term that feels like a pejorative; comparing Jedi not temple trained to wooden swords. I guess that term also applies to Ventress, Luke, and Rey too.
I thought he said 'Broken Jedi' or something like that. I need to go back and listen again.
The more time we spend with Baylan and Shin, the less it feels like they use the dark side. Dangerously close to it for sure, but they're not driven by pure passion and there's genuine camaraderie and respect there. Something true dark siders would not be capable of.
Agree. Baylan is an interesting character- he doesn't come off as evil at all, merely the hero of his own story. His apprentice is clearly having second thoughts about a lot of what she's seeing. It won't surprise me if both wind up on the side of the good guys before this is all over.
As much as tRoS is my least favourite Star Wars movie of all time: no. Even if it were remotely possible (it's not), I'd rather just work with what we have than try and wind back the clock.
Even then, you don't get to have that version of Mara Jade unless you fundamentally alter Luke's character and the notion of what a Jedi even is. So: still no.
I'm all for a canon reset with regards to the ST- it was just a hot mess and there's no away around that. I understand it isn't going to happen, but I sure miss the Legends EU as the 'real' story.
Thankfully Dave Filloni actually has an imagination, so we're mercifully spared a reprise of the Vong.
I hated the whole Vong series with a passion, even though I forced myself to read all of them. What came after was fairly lame as well, for the most part, IMHO. The best of the Legends EU was pre-Vong.
I was hoping for something a little more exciting from the new galaxy in terms of planets- not just another barren, moss-covered rock that looks like it was procedurally generated by a video game. Of course, I wouldn't expect the home of Dathomiri witches to be a garden spot, either. Whaddyagonnado? The little turtle guys I found to be just annoying, especially with the Hobbit clothes under their shells.
For all the buildup to finding Ezra, that entire scene was just flat, dull, and emotionless. Was this the reunion Rebels fans have been looking forward to for the past couple of years? Talk about anti-climactic! There's also the question of how Ezra got away from Thrawn in the first place, although he sure managed it enough times during the Rebels series.
Those coffin shape containers being wheeled aboard the ISD serve a purpose, methinks. Methinks the purpose is for our heroes to hide in a few of them so they can hitch a ride with Thrawn back to the galaxy far, far away where Star Wars lives. If the whales are making a one-way trip to die, we know Ahsoka's ship can't make it back on its own without some serious plot-contrivance. Hiding in those containers would be about the most "Rebels" solution ever, right?
Looking forward to seeing the wrap-up of the next two episodes, but at this point it is patently obvious that this series has no story of its own to tell- it's the bridge for more Filoni-verse stuff in the works. Or maybe not if additional seasons are in the works, but we've heard nothing on that yet AFAIK. I'm okay with that on a certain level, but a show should be a complete story unto itself as well. For example, nobody would call ESB 'filler.' even though it wasn't telling the whole story. This series just doesn't have that self-contained feel for me, and it's been entirely too slow and fan-wanky for my taste. Given it's lack of viewership (according to the internets), I hope it doesn't get the axe.
I'm really on the fence with this show. Love/Hate the whole way.
