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New Animated Show: Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
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I did wonder about that. I also noticed that didn't actually number the first episode, just: "Forces of Destiny Episode Sands of Jakku ". Whomever is uploading these at Disney is apparently not proofreading the doobly-doos before posting.
It was the 6th episode in production order which might have caused the cosnfusion.
https://twitter.com/Tcann13//status/883378492213084160
we might get two episodes tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/Tcann13//status/883378492213084160
we might get two episodes tomorrow.
Looks like they've since gone back and edited all the titles to remove the episode numbers, presumably to avoid further confusion.
P.S. Going by a blog post of the official site, it seems the deal with the Ahsoka episode was that her padawan beads were being extended. Between that and Yoda's dialogue I think we can surmise that this was the first anniversary of her apprenticeship. One assumes that for humans and other non-bald species, the equivalent would be to lengthen their braid and movie the binding down accordingly.
P.S. Going by a blog post of the official site, it seems the deal with the Ahsoka episode was that her padawan beads were being extended. Between that and Yoda's dialogue I think we can surmise that this was the first anniversary of her apprenticeship. One assumes that for humans and other non-bald species, the equivalent would be to lengthen their braid and movie the binding down accordingly.
This was my thinking. It reminded me of getting my "3rd stripe" on my belt. Next step is jedihood.
Well if it's really an annual thing, then it's rather more of a first increment of many since normally, a Padawan is supposed to be apprenticed for something like 10 years, give or take.
Strictly speaking one could infer that was never not canon since even in the finished film, you can see the door and the medical droid tending to the wounded tauntauns. But yeah, I like how they're making use of a half abandoned concept from the movies.
Is that the same Wampa that would eventually drag Luke back to it's lair?
I know it isn't but that's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw it.
I know it isn't but that's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw it.
Of course it is, everything in Star Wars is connected.
Personally, I'm kind of curious why the Wampa was sleeping with Chewie like he was a teddy bear. That could almost an entertaining story itself.
And another Ahsoka episode: -
It's kind of hard to continue to come up with astute compliments for these things. They're all good, but with the short run time and now we're 6 episodes in, it's hard to pick out anything exceptionally noteworthy.
Other than nitpicks of course. You can always find something to nitpick! For example; somehow the action in this one seemed a little sluggish and not quite as fluid as it probably ought to be.
It's kind of hard to continue to come up with astute compliments for these things. They're all good, but with the short run time and now we're 6 episodes in, it's hard to pick out anything exceptionally noteworthy.
Other than nitpicks of course. You can always find something to nitpick! For example; somehow the action in this one seemed a little sluggish and not quite as fluid as it probably ought to be.
Why does Ahsoka have two lightsabers, and why aren't they melded together to make a double lightsaber? They would be easier to carry around that way.
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It's an off hand style of combat, which Anakin briefly dabbles in against Dooku in AOTC. One saber, at least in Rebels, is shorter than the other for Ahsoka. Think of it as a parrying dagger.
From a real world POV, I'm pretty sure the reason for the second sabre was aesthetics. A way to further distinguish her style and silhouette. I think part of it may also have been that her reverse grip style looked a little odd in the early seasons when she just had the one sabre.
Always thought it was curious how they never showed the how and why of her constructing her second blade. It just unceremoniously showed up midway through season 3, along with her costume redesign.
Personally I tend to think she decided to make a second blade as a result of repeatedly getting into duels with the likes of Ventress and Grevious, and barely getting out alive each time.
Actually, double sabres are pretty bulky since they have to be about as wide as the wielder's shoulders in order for them to grip it properly (as Ray Park pointed out to the props people when they initially presented him with a much shorter hilt.) That makes it awkward to carry on the hip and somewhat cumbersome when used as a single blade (see: Maul & Qui-Gon's fight on Tatooine.) For someone with as slight a frame as Ahsoka, I imagine it would be more of a hindrance than a help.
They got around the problem with Krell's and the Temple Guard's double-lightsabers by having them fold in two, which is pretty much the same as carrying two anyway.
Side note: it was rarely seen, but Ventress's sabers could link up to form an S-shaped double saber.
Always thought it was curious how they never showed the how and why of her constructing her second blade. It just unceremoniously showed up midway through season 3, along with her costume redesign.
Personally I tend to think she decided to make a second blade as a result of repeatedly getting into duels with the likes of Ventress and Grevious, and barely getting out alive each time.
Actually, double sabres are pretty bulky since they have to be about as wide as the wielder's shoulders in order for them to grip it properly (as Ray Park pointed out to the props people when they initially presented him with a much shorter hilt.) That makes it awkward to carry on the hip and somewhat cumbersome when used as a single blade (see: Maul & Qui-Gon's fight on Tatooine.) For someone with as slight a frame as Ahsoka, I imagine it would be more of a hindrance than a help.
They got around the problem with Krell's and the Temple Guard's double-lightsabers by having them fold in two, which is pretty much the same as carrying two anyway.
Side note: it was rarely seen, but Ventress's sabers could link up to form an S-shaped double saber.
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It seems coincidental that Padme has to deal with a second assassin of the same shapeshifter species that attacked her a few years earlier (judging from Ahsoka's age) in AOTC. I wish there'd been enough room for some exposition. Was this assassin related to the first one, seeking vengeance? Or is it common for members of that species to work as spies and assassins?
Also, that bomb looked like the same design the Republic forces used in the Clone Wars. Could this have been an inside job? The stories suggested by these passing details sound like they might be more interesting than the one we got.
Also, that bomb looked like the same design the Republic forces used in the Clone Wars. Could this have been an inside job? The stories suggested by these passing details sound like they might be more interesting than the one we got.
Because of their natural abilities, Clawdite's are almost universally mistrusted and as a result (and cause), most of the ones you're liable to encounter in the galaxy are spies and assassins. Padme has been the target of several assassination attempts throughout the war (at least two arranged by Nute Gunray it seems) so it's not that much of a coincidence that at least two attempts were carried out by members of the space species. Particularly not considering it's a species renowned for their infiltration capabilities.
Hell, for all we know this Clawdite came from the same assassin's guild as Zam Wesell, which specialises in using Clawdites. And who knows, maybe they also offer discounts for repeat customers, especially when the previous contractor failed.
Oh and if all that is not enough, that Clawdite was probably Cato Parasitti, who it's already been established operates on Coruscant.
It's wartime, which means there's ordinance all over the place, so it shouldn't be a shock to see military equipment in the hands of criminals. Scavengers pick over battlefields, pirates hijack arms shipments, corrupt administrators shuffle some paperwork to "lose" some stock that astonishingly winds up on the black market.
Also consider the Republic is not some monolithic civilisation (not yet anyway) and that all of their military equipment is bought from companies, many of which are declared neutral and are selling to both sides in the Clone Wars, as well as whomever else might want them. It really doesn't take that much imagination when you bother to think about it.
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Okay, that makes sense. But it would've been nice to have a longer story that would've let them answer these questions.
Sure, that's possible, but what I'm thinking about here are the story possibilities. If this had been a longer story, a Clone Wars episode, say, then the fact that the bomb was Republic-style ordnance could've been a clue pointing to an inside job. Of course it didn't have to be in in-universe terms, but it'd be a more interesting story if it were a clue rather than a dead end.
Most of the episodes so far have been reasonably complete tales in their own right -- several of them because they're in the middle of stories we already know and don't have room for expansion. But this one feels incomplete, because it raises so many questions and possibilities that it doesn't have room to answer. If this had been part of the Tartakovsky CW series, it would've been followed up in the next few episodes, each installment being a piece of a larger whole. But FOD doesn't seem to be doing that. So I guess these questions will remain mysteries -- well, at least until someone does the tie-in comic or novel expanding on the story around it, as so often happens in this franchise.
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