I like The Last Jedi too. I like the whole Sequel Trilogy almost as much as The Original Trilogy.Rise is fine. It’s the one before that deserves all the hate towards it.
Spoilers The Controversial Star Wars Opinion Thread
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The Prequels are actually decent movies and I quite enjoyed The Last Jedi.
The old EU/Legends continuity is not the masterpiece everyone makes it out to be, and is largely crap.
The old EU/Legends continuity is not the masterpiece everyone makes it out to be, and is largely crap.
Frankly, I'm not a fan of Thrawn. I've always disliked both him and Cad Bane. The two of them seemed like Discount Palpatine or Darth Maul, but without the Force abilities. Let me put it in another way. Both seemed like villainous Gary Stus.
See, I can't take him seriously because his name is Cad Bane.
But Thrawn and Cad Bane are two very different kinds of characters from Palpatine and Darth Maul. Their motivations, backgrounds, and actions are inherently different from Palpatine's and Darth Maul's.
Much like Mary Sue, Gary Stu is almost always overused and meaningless. I'm so sick of both terms.
I loathe Cad Bane. Thrawn is just...OK. He isn't the end all of Star Wars villains, and he isn't the worst either. He's overhyped, overplayed and treated as the best of them all.
Bane, for his overconfidence, at least dies for his hubris. That was the only good part of that character. Maul I felt bad for in the end. Bane I just was glad he was dead.
Bane, for his overconfidence, at least dies for his hubris. That was the only good part of that character. Maul I felt bad for in the end. Bane I just was glad he was dead.
And that's fair. I get a lot of people don't like Bane (I love him, the rascally bastard) although I am surprised by some people not liking Thrawn. I've never read the novels (either version) but I loved what I saw in Rebels but perhaps a lot of that has to do with Lars Mikkelsen's magnificent performance.
Either way, my point stands that the two of them aren't anything like Palpatine or Darth Maul.
Either way, my point stands that the two of them aren't anything like Palpatine or Darth Maul.
I mean, I can see the rough similarities. Maul the muscle and badass in combat and Palpatine that constant calculator who can't be defeated.
But, yeah, no Thrawn for me. That he is being included in current productions is...disappointing, to be charitable.
I can dream.
He's a loose end that needs tying up.
And? That's supposed to what? Make me happy? That he appeared in Rebels is annoying. That people are demanding him makes him frustrating and will lead to further disappointment down the road.
In my humble opinion. Loose end that needs tying up doesn't make it good.
How's this for controversial:
Alien Exodus is valid, and would have made a hell of a series (TV or film).
It's in MY headcanon, anyway.
Alien Exodus is valid, and would have made a hell of a series (TV or film).
It's in MY headcanon, anyway.
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