approvals happen later; and they don't mean there's some deeper meaning behind any little bit of approved text
#Ahsoka - Episode 6 - Episode Discussion
wintry tusk
if you look at stories about the creation of sets, props, UI stuff, etc, a lot of the time it comes down to "we had to do something, and the director/showrunner/whoever looked at it for a second and okayed it"
hardy topaz
Reminder that Cassian Andor's Aurebesh court verdict had him sentenced for "suspected Force-sensitivity".
Sometimes prop builders just do stuff like that.
cinder pawn
Quite the verdict. Impressive no inquizzies came to visit
winter monolith
Reminder that Cassian Andor's Aurebesh court verdict had him sentenced for "susp...
WHich is what i'm saying
This makes sense and has a reason behind
I can't tell you the exact reasoning that went for it because I'm not privy to what they say between each other
hardy topaz
This makes sense and has a reason behind
The Andor thing? I disagree. That was absolutely just for the funsies.
wintry tusk
yeah it absolutely does not connect to what actually is happening in the show
winter monolith
The Andor thing? I disagree. That was absolutely just for the funsies.
Agree to disagree then
trim rover
Yeah, stuff like this has a very Doylist explanation of "that's something the author/creator did for fun". The in universe explanations almost always get tacked on later by overzealous audiences.... which the Star Wars fandom has in spades.
low carbon
Well I mean I dunno if that is necessarily a bad thing
winter monolith
I think there is a misunderstanding between in universe explanations and in creation reasoning for conscious choices to be made
low carbon
I don't mind a few little things added for fun, if they are minor things with no relation to the story
But ideally the story world should be internally consistent
winter monolith
Also it's the second time it happens in those episode discussions, everybody shows up and says "this is how it's done, and you're wrong"
When nobody is actually privy to anything
wintry tusk
when you drill down, pretty much no movie or TV show is ever consistent
low carbon
Well that's too bad because they should be
I hate to sound like so much of a stick in the mud, perhaps I am in the wrong mood for this
wintry tusk
Also it's the second time it happens in those episode discussions, everybody sho...
I, for one, specifically couched this as likelihood, not an absolute truth or special knowledge.
wintry tusk
Well that's too bad because they should be
emotionally, yes
low carbon
But as a person who likes stories and would love to one day write them I think that it is good if the story is internally consistent instead of just a jumbled mess
No, logically too
Also, I get that sometimes fan theories can get a little wild
Though personally I usually like them
trim rover
But as a person who likes stories and would love to one day write them I think t...
Don't ever get into Star Trek then. The amount of jokes and easter eggs on the LCARS panels is insane
winter monolith
Personally I'm not defending this theory, but I find it smart
wintry tusk
But as a person who likes stories and would love to one day write them I think t...
bit of a leap to go from a lack of perfectly consistent minor prop details to something being a jumbled mess
winter monolith
Who's to say they're right or wrong idk
low carbon
But I do have a negative opinion on trying to trump every interesting observation anyone has with "it's just random bullshit stop thinking about it"
wintry tusk
also not a thing that was said?
low carbon
Well it was kind of implied
wintry tusk
no
low carbon
bit of a leap to go from a lack of perfectly consistent minor prop details to so...
Well I was not the one to make the jump to "if you think about it no show/movie/story is consistent
wintry tusk
that some people prefer to consider the production realities, while others prioritize the lore more, or whatever, does not carry a suggestion of SHUT UP NERD
low carbon
Well it does because you privilege the production reality over any lore speculation as objective truth
By simply naming it that
wintry tusk
Well I was not the one to make the jump to "if you think about it no show/movie/...
you brought up story consistency
low carbon
Also, what I said was not about prop easter eggs but about more major stuff like story and themes
Yes I did bring it up because it is important
You can't just string random stuff together with no logic tying it together and say that it's consistent
When it isn't
It's not how logic works
wintry tusk
Well it does because you privilege the production reality over any lore speculat...
dude "the realities of XXX" is a pretty common expression
rancid kestrel
If Baylan Skoll kills all the people on his hit list, will it undo the Sequel Trilogy?
wintry tusk
I'm not building a hierarchy of nerdery here LOL
low carbon
I didn't say you were
wintry tusk
jesus christ man
low carbon
............I am sorry
Did I say something wrong?
Look, I just don't like it when any attempt to even have an interesting discussion about something is just shut down in the most cynical way
wintry tusk
and here you describe the contributions of people as not being a discussion, cool
unkempt coral
it's just part of the discussion
low carbon
Not really
wintry tusk
why something exists is part of the thing
unkempt coral
"hey look what do you think this means?" "Probably nothing" is an entirely reasonable answer.
low carbon
Well yeah but probably nothing has been the answer to literally everything brought up
Or almost everything
wintry tusk
yeah there's been no speculation about the troopers being zombies
or the state of the new galaxy
low carbon
But I am certain it's just me not being smart enough to understand the truth
wintry tusk
or any other thing
low carbon
Yes there has been
unkempt coral
the state of the new galaxy is Nebraska from the look of it
wintry tusk
at least it's not Vancouver
low carbon
All I am saying is that I prefer not to look at all media I consume through the lens of "what pointless stuff has been haphazardly cobbled together in front of me and how can I read this in the most cynical way possible to dunk on anyone who shows any actual interest"
wintry tusk
and since nobody here has been doing even anything remotely approaching that, this is entirely besides the point
low carbon
I would beg to differ but I won't
unkempt coral
yeah that's very far from how I approach stories
wintry tusk
people responding from different angles, according to their own interests, is not a dig at you
low carbon
I guess this all goes back to my "your snoke theory sucks" gripe with things. Are there some wild theories out there? Yes. Is theorizing bad in and of itself? No
Sometimes people get so blinded by the first they go into the second
wintry tusk
some director playfully teasing fans isn't a reason to attribute malice to fans who have different interests from you
low carbon
some director playfully teasing fans isn't a reason to attribute malice to fans ...
OK, speaking honestly I don't think it was teasing and more akin to him actually disliking the fact that people approached his movie not in the way he wanted them to. Which is fair enough if you are a filmmaker but also not something you can control
Also I am sorry for attributing malice
low carbon
ok
rancid kestrel
What movie?
wintry tusk
Alien
shadow edge
Alien and Star Wars universes to do a crossover...
wintry tusk
deep dive into fonts, UI design, etc
that site is a cognitive hazard, so beware
once you start, you won't ever stop
cinder pawn
Particle Beam Abhort
On the easter egg…I’m currently chalking it up to 🤷🏻♂️ (kinda like some of the writing on the bombs in the opening of TLJ). I’d probably personally put more weight on them if wasn’t for R2D2, 3PO, and Ben. The others I could see as someone viewing them as “targets” or something
swift silo
Well the only odd thing is referring to Chewie rather than Chewbacca
lethal crest
obsidian arch
god I love LCARS panels
lament parrot
you're in the ep 6 thread
obsidian arch
you're in the ep 6 thread
the comment literally above me was replying to someone referencing LCARS panels 😉