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Spoilers The Controversial Star Wars Opinion Thread

he was trying to get the physical plans, which R1 established were not "beamed" to the blockade runner--a specific detail that was part of Vader's line from Star Wars.

ANH doesn't say the plans were beamed to the ship. It's heavily implied but that's not what the dialogue actually says. "You weren't on any mercy mission this time" goes with "several transmissions were beamed to this ship by rebel spies" and that's how Vader knows this particular blockade runner is working with the rebellion. They had to track them down somehow. "I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you" can be a separate statement.
 
Well there we go, that's an easy enough way to keep A New Hope and Rogue One completely (or at least completelyish) consistent.
He's on the left side of the scene where the comms officer runs out to tell Mon Mothma about the attack on Scarif. If you listen carefully you can also hear some of his vocalizations in the background audio

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Also interesting tidbit, if you look closely at the Ghost, it's missing the Phantom/II in it's docking slot.
I don't believe it's ever been confirmed why.
I've speculated they didn't want to spoil the existence of the Phantom II, or they hadn't decided on what design it would be when they gave the Ghost model over to ILM to up detail.

The episode where they acquire the Phantom II aired 2 months before the movie released.
Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for him next time I watch it.
I never noticed that about the Ghost, that is interesting.
 
I've got a pair of actually controversial opinions:
1. I love the character of Jar Jar, and always have

2. The episode "Bombad Jedi" is one of the best episodes in the entirety of the The Clone Wars animated,series
 
One opinion thats been solidifying with me is that I'm sick of the Rebellion being bad guys in Modern star wars. I'm sick of Rebels killing innocent people and basically just being imperials without the uniforms. I was playing Star Wars Outlaws and it even happens there. I'm sick and tired of star Wars trying to go full Christopher Nolan with its universe. The Rebels should be good and the Empire evil, its a space fantasy not a damn documentary and I'm tired of every Rebel Alliance member just being the evil General from Rogue One/Cassian Andor/Stellan Skarsgard (I'm not googling his character name).

We're at the point where Saw Guerrera, who has literally committed massacres in expanded material, was one of the most reasonable rebels of the pre ANH era. I'm pretty sure that Leia is the only non evil Rebel canonically (at least in the Rebel leadership) by the time of ANH, and maybe her Dad but I think he showed up in Andor so that probably means he ate a puppy alive or did some other psychotically evil thing like literally all the Rebels do on that show.

At this point if they're going to keep telling stories in the era of Star wars that has the Rebel Alliance then having even one story where the Rebels are indisputably the good guys, with no shades of grey, would be amazing. And I don't mean in a little kids book or a comic, but in a movie or TV show. I'm tired of the evil "Ends Justify the means" rebel Alliance, and with Star Wars trying to be "realistic" in general.
 
I understand that, but I don't care, because I'll take getting a cool scene like Vader attack over being consistent with one minor line that really doesn't matter in the bigger picture of the franchise.

Yes, you do not care about a specific, important scene / line of dialogue being tossed out of the window all for some pointless lightsaber porn scene, which the film--apparently--could not stand on its own without it.


Lightsaber=rule of cool.

When it was a rare--and rarely used--weapon of an ancient order, yes, it was cool/fascinating (the OT). PT-forward: everyone and their cousin has a lightsaber and uses it with the frequency of a chain smoker working his way through his daily run of 4 cartons.
 
We're at the point where Saw Guerrera, who has literally committed massacres in expanded material, was one of the most reasonable rebels of the pre ANH era
Hahaha...no.

Just did my Bad Batch and Rebels rewatch and Saw is unhinged completely. Even Luthen and Cassian are more sane despite killing informants. Saw's attitude is like the Bugs from Starship Troopers, that killing people is enough as long as deaths include the enemy.
this point if they're going to keep telling stories in the era of Star wars that has the Rebel Alliance then having even one story where the Rebels are indisputably the good guys, with no shades of grey, would be amazing. And I don't mean in a little kids book or a comic, but in a movie or TV show. I'm tired of the evil "Ends Justify the means" rebel Alliance, and with Star Wars trying to be "realistic" in general.
This hasn't been since the Prequels.
 
One opinion thats been solidifying with me is that I'm sick of the Rebellion being bad guys in Modern star wars. I'm sick of Rebels killing innocent people and basically just being imperials without the uniforms. I was playing Star Wars Outlaws and it even happens there. I'm sick and tired of star Wars trying to go full Christopher Nolan with its universe. The Rebels should be good and the Empire evil, its a space fantasy not a damn documentary and I'm tired of every Rebel Alliance member just being the evil General from Rogue One/Cassian Andor/Stellan Skarsgard (I'm not googling his character name).

We're at the point where Saw Guerrera, who has literally committed massacres in expanded material, was one of the most reasonable rebels of the pre ANH era. I'm pretty sure that Leia is the only non evil Rebel canonically (at least in the Rebel leadership) by the time of ANH, and maybe her Dad but I think he showed up in Andor so that probably means he ate a puppy alive or did some other psychotically evil thing like literally all the Rebels do on that show.

At this point if they're going to keep telling stories in the era of Star wars that has the Rebel Alliance then having even one story where the Rebels are indisputably the good guys, with no shades of grey, would be amazing. And I don't mean in a little kids book or a comic, but in a movie or TV show. I'm tired of the evil "Ends Justify the means" rebel Alliance, and with Star Wars trying to be "realistic" in general.
Saw Guererra? Responsible?
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::rommie::rommie::rommie:

Tech would have something to say to that if Saw hadn't gotten him killed with his stupidity.
 
2. The episode "Bombad Jedi" is one of the best episodes in the entirety of the The Clone Wars animated,series
This isn't exactly a controversial opinion, but it reminds me of the headcanon I picked up from somewhere that the best translation of "bombad" is "badass."
Even Luthen and Cassian are more sane despite killing informants.
If Saw had protected Galen Erso the way Luthen protected his assets, the Emperor would've gotten a Death Star that had a reactor with failsafes, and then we'd all be speaking Sithese in some freaky temple at the edge of space.
 
I will say that I did not get a whole lot out of his (latter-day) cartoon appearances for whatever reason. But he was great in Andor.
 
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