The bombings
#Ahsoka
leaden magnet
The bombings
Yeah but plenty of people survived. We didn't know if they did or not and apparently Ahsoka had something to do with it
Baylan: Your family died on Mandalore because your Master didn’t trust you.
So Sabine associates Ahsoka with the death of her family.
frail dock
Its not this type of bad mixing though, it goes from quiet to not in like seconds its weird.
waxen field
Yeah but plenty of people survived. We didn't know if they did or not and appare...
The most likely reason I can think of right now of associating Ahsoka with the bombings is she lead the fight to free mandalore originally, but ultimately was involved with leaving mandalore to Bo-Katan. Who surrenders to Moff
leaden magnet
The most likely reason I can think of right now of associating Ahsoka with the b...
Ahsoka had nothing to do with that though
waxen field
I mean in Sabine’s eyes maybe?
It’s not something that’s fully been played out or shown so everything at this point is speculation
leaden magnet
I know it's been a while since i watched rebels but Ahsoka wasn't really hanging around when Sabine gave bo-katan the dark saber
That was her decision all on her own
waxen field
All we know is that Ahsoka helped originally free mandalore from Maul/Death Watch and has a connection with mandalore in that way.
silver violet
fluid hill
!obi
vale flaxBOT
unreal bay
That’s why I’m keeping my comments about Baylan to myself
torn garnet
I wonder how much of it was on purpose, since her, Ashoka, and Sabine all seem kinda drab compared to rebels, but it’s been like 10 years
dreamy maple
I dunno why I bother looking at these to see if PDX is included, I just get salty when it isn't and I see Boston lol
waxen field
Whoooo
I managed to get them for assembly
@silver violet
Yup
That’s why I’m gonna try to go
It was giving me a really hard time logging in but I managed to get it
sand ember
Yeah if it’s confirmed 10 years since rebels, we have no idea what happened between Sabine and Ahsoka
Watch them not reveal why by the end of S1 
safe lodgeBOT
👏 it 👏 could 👏 be 👏 a 👏 book 👏
sand ember
👏 it 👏 could 👏 be 👏 a 👏 book 👏
No thanks
brave kraken
It's sad that anything involving Baylan after this will only be books or comics.
crisp vine
astral spoke
It was giving me a really hard time logging in but I managed to get it
Considering this myself for assembly..just not sure I wanna risk a theater the week before we head to DLR
yeah you talked me into it
dreamy maple
Wear a mask the whole time and don't eat
crisp vine
That’s what I do and I’ve been fine at both theaters and conventions
Specifically a n95 mask
dreamy maple
It has your location btw if you care
leaden magnet
torn garnet
Who’s the actor in that picture
shadow oak
Hopefully someone here is old enough to know what he did last summer
vocal pelican
🤓 👆 The WBW is not a multiverse and it's not typical time travel
honeestly tho, i think if theyre very reserved with WBW I think it could be very interesting. Like keep it mystical as a showing that the force is beyond time not just a place to time travel.
astral spoke
it's an excuse to keep following the same handful of star wars characters instead of exploring the billion other possibilities of the universe
vocal pelican
came across a Filoni clip where he mention WBW is in season 1 of rebels, its like the void Ezra is in when he talks to yoda,, ezra doesnt realize hes using the WBW. So it seems like WBW isnt just time travel, its where the force connects between space and time
shadow oak
it's an excuse to keep following the same handful of star wars characters instea...
Someone said this on one of the recap podcasts and it resonates with me (a boomer): the force was more interesting when it was undefined
The more that gets added to it, the less interesting it becomes. The WBW is cool in theory but to your point, it's really just a plot mechanic to do whatever they want (which is why the multiverse is a thing)
So even though it's not technically a multiverse, they are both solutions to a similar problem
astral spoke
to paraphrase Dr. Spaceman: Science The Force is whatever we want it to be
shadow oak
What an amazing character he was
brave kraken
Doesn't she have a terrible non-Marvel track record?
shadow oak
Multiverse Anakin played by Jake Lloyd
echo dove
nahhhh 💀
sand ember
Someone said this on one of the recap podcasts and it resonates with me (a boome...
Where did you draw the line
shadow oak
Where did you draw the line
Probably around there
unreal bay
waxen field
https://fxtwitter.com/lynnyneal/status/1699830065003946214?s=46&t=09cA0y3oOR76a3...
I don’t even care, I’m unwell
unreal bay
I am UNWELL
verbal oyster
https://fxtwitter.com/lynnyneal/status/1699830065003946214?s=46&t=09cA0y3oOR76a3...
Because it is
vocal pelican
watch the box office explode
sand ember
I think it’s pretty bad that i had to look up WBW. I did not know that Ahsoka died from that blow
It definitely did not look like that should’ve killed her
How the hell are non rebel watchers supposed to understand that?
waxen field
WBW does not mean that she died though
waxen field
The WBW is literally portals
sand ember
So Ezra found a portal right
waxen field
And pulled Ahsoka through a portal when she was fighting with Vader
waxen field
But then Ahsoka returned to that same spot in time after the temple fell after the fight
waxen field
Ezra also spoke with yoda in the WBW but yoda was projecting in
sand ember
But then Ahsoka returned to that same spot in time after the temple fell after t...
Gonna reread all this
And all about Mortis again
waxen field
We don’t know how anakin is there right now
Look, y’all had time to watch rebels when you found out this was a direct sequel to rebels
sand ember
I’m so used to Disney Star Wars that I was literally thinking that nothing happened to Ahsoka at the end. Cus he clearly hits her lightsaber, and she falls off
waxen field
Like all in all I think it’s too early to tell what exactly is going on with WBW in Ahsoka we just know she’s there
sand ember
And I’m thinking, she’s a jedi so she’ll land softly at the bottom
But no we were supposed to see that as life threatening
waxen field
Yeah, I didn’t actually think he looked awful compared to her all things considered with the lighting
junior fractal
my first instinctive reaction was that flashback Ani in Kenobi looked better
probably because that was actually Hayden Christensen and not visibly full CGI
junior fractal
he did, yes. still preferable to plastic face imo
Best I can do is Luuke
that's a new character right?
silver violet
I think it’s a mixture of lighting and CGI. But my initial reaction was that it didn’t look good.
Fell in that bathroom.
crisp vine
Also where’s his scar REEEEEE
Look closer.
sand ember
torn garnet
It looks fine as a still screenshot but it’s jarring when he makes facial expressions
Just like Luke and all the other de aged people
shadow oak
Twilight vibes
shadow oak
I mean I guess it could be worse re: age — exhibit 1: Stranger Things.
They're going to be 47 by the time Season 5 comes out and they're supposed to be in 9th grade?
Anakin Hayden at least passes as a Euphoria-level teen.
vocal pelican
I'm guessing WBW is also where force ghosts go when Jedi die or something like that, hence Anakin missing a scar, looking younger, and his line about not expecting to see Ahsoka yet
crisp vine
I think the scar is there, just hard to see because of the lighting being on the other side.
unreal bay
Yeah scar is there
shadow oak
Here's a thought: maybe just chop her head off when she isn't looking at or paying attention to you?
Also: glad to know that being stabbed by a lightsaber not only makes you more nimble, but a better fighter
Being the worst fighters in the universe. It's like poetry.
dreamy maple
Also: glad to know that being stabbed by a lightsaber not only makes you more ni...
excuse me did you miss her training montage
dreamy maple
bagel i got a spoiler for you. || it's because the writing is bad. ||
shadow oak
bagel i got a spoiler for you. || it's because the writing is bad. ||
I mean, it's god tier if it's on Disney XD
I need to search chat for why Sabine's hand is fine holding the snitch?
waxen field
Sabine has trained with a saber before though? She trained with kanan with the darksaber.
So like her training with Ahsoka is not the first time she’s ever held a saber.
dreamy maple
Bagel didn't say that was her first time training. Bagel was pointing out that she got fucking washed and almost died and basically came back almost immediately stronger lol
He's talking about the linear narrative, she didn't do anything to particularly level up in the mean time
Shin is still the same boss level and Sabine, in Bagel's opinion, did not level up.
There wasn't enough in the show to show that.
Like you don't have to agree with that, but that's the POV.
shadow oak
Exactly. She gets wasted in episode 1 -- and is alive for no reason other than this is a kid's show -- and then we see her do literally one training montage that amounts to "just got to, like, y'know, feel it dude" and now we're in rematch territory and she is better?
But, like, forget all of that. She was stabbed! She should be out for a period of time and not doing back flips to dodge a lightsaber.
dreamy maple
My opinion is that it's a flaw in the writing or perhaps the pacing. If I was being charitable I would say more time has passed than is apparent and her bond with Ahsoka is helping her out, but tbh I think that's too generous a reading.
Even like, Harry Potter, shows more growth as a wizard through out the books. Idk.
shadow oak
Wouldn't the counter to that be that Shin is also training?
waxen field
The last two episodes training also showed her learning to overcome her impulsiveness but
That comes with her being mandalorian in her ways of fighting
She was learning to keep a level head
shadow oak
Where/when?
waxen field
That was the entire point of her trainings that they showed?
shadow oak
Outside of the mask training session we haven't seen anything else
How is that in itself enough to overcome Shin who is presumably also doing things to get better
dreamy maple
Also just going to say, if you don't watch Clone Wars, the Mandalorians just constantly get their shit pushed in in live action. Boba Fett included.
The clan is a bunch of goons in s3.
shadow oak
CGAnakin kept reminding me of someone and I finally remembered who
JT from "The Barry Gibb Talk Show" SNL skit
night girder
I am finally watching this week's and you can tell the action is just better directed in this one
Peter Ramsey my GOAT
if im gonna commit myself to watching this slop because this is my favorite franchise then by god im gonna find things to like about it
dreamy maple
It’s def the best action scenes yet, agreed
junior fractal
each subsequent episode has been better than the last so far
night girder
Even though I know this is leading to world between worlds which is my least favorite new canon lore (outside of the general status quo reset JJ forced in TFA)
which I was fucking praying we wouldnt do but
filoni gonna filoni
junior fractal
he ran out of characters to force in
had to resort to whole locations and concepts
shadow oak
I am finally watching this week's and you can tell the action is just better dir...
The choreo was better than the last few, but the screenshots from above make me lose steam
Very 90s action movie “I’m only going to try and kill you while you’re trying to kill me”
night girder
I can excuse Sabine being a shit fighter because she's just a girlfailure in this one
Ahsoka on the other hand
🤷♂️
crisp vine
Simply sneaking on and stowing away on the enemy ship is so yesterday. Just have someone question their morals and surrender to get them aboard while the other takes a shortcut between space.
brave kraken
Ahsoka on Star Tours is totally going to take us to whatever planet Ezra and Thrawn are on.
vocal pelican
Ahsoka on Star Tours is totally going to take us to whatever planet Ezra and Thr...
Or Purrgil scene
sand ember
Stop by world between worlds
primal glen
shadow oak
junior fractal
The Star Wars multiverse is just undoing the sequels
astral spoke
The casuals will be confused as hell if they go that route
primal glen
Even for me its getting complicated since now games and parks are part of the timeline
shadow oak
Previews for this next episode are insane.
AHSOKA EPISODE 5: I AM THRAWN BLVD
After activating their whale map, Fallen Jedi Duo Baylan and Shin join Nightsister Morgan Elsbeth on a family-friendly journey to the galaxy where Grand Admiral Thrawn has been biding his time: The Milky Way!
Trapped on a planet named "Earth" in a class-ravaged Hollywood, CA, Grand Admiral Thrawn has been forced to use every skill in his arsenal to fit in, stay alive, and find a way home. Join us at the galaxy-famous El Capitan Theatre this Tuesday to see what happens next.
shadow oak
junior fractal
I am an Admiral Emperor Palpatine! I am an Admiral!
shadow oak
The Good Admiral
unreal bay
shadow oak
Early reactions are in from the theater screenings of Ahsoka Episode 5: Thrawnormal Activity
Dave is 100% showing up at The Grove tonight to KO the screening with a “My Story” segment
night girder
will be very curious if what i read about tonight's episode ||the kid from Barbie playing Clone Wars-era Ahsoka in flashbacks|| pans out
waxen field
In line now for the event.
Some drove from Maine and New Hampshire
So far I’ve seen one person in Jedi robes and one person in full anakin cosplay
astral spoke
I cancelled, wasn't going to be able to make it there in time, assuming it's a big group already
waxen field
Oh man
We have someone in Ahsoka cosplay but not painted
She does have a painted face though
waxen field
They have tables out in front of our theatre
I saw a few people walk by in more robes
fluid hill
rip lol
silver violet
Sounds like they’re starting to count the line. I’m assuming it’s capacity now.
waxen field
waxen field
Have they seated you yet?
astral spoke
Have they seated you yet?
Regular theater or like Dolby/IMAX?
silver violet
We get the fancy Dolby Atmos theater, I think.
sand ember
So this is just the newest episode of Ahsoka?
silver violet
So this is just the newest episode of Ahsoka?
Yep.
sand ember
Why are y’all doing this
silver violet
Why are y’all doing this
You get to see it one hour early.
sand ember
I knew bottle was gonna say that
There ain’t no other way he god
Goes for any other reason
silver violet
Sounds like London has already seen the episode, so people are being advised to stay off social media for spoilers.
It should be a nice viewing, I think.
I’m just reading to be seating.
Hearing people talking around me constantly is beyond fucking exhausting.
Man, remember when seating for movies was free-for-all?
astral spoke
silver violet
We’re… 30 people back?
waxen field
Oh yeah. They told me we’d be fine
sand ember
What a turn out
silver violet
We’re seated. 
One of the people at the event took a picture of @waxen field.
We also got a free drink and popcorn. And some QR code with Ashoka’s face on it.
Broke ass company.
Did you get anything, @spiral matrix?
Oof. They didn’t send someone down the line to precount?
Oh, that’s smart.
Sell your extra spots.
silver violet
RIPPPPPP.
silver violet
Noice.
frail dock
What time are the screenings
waxen field
Starts at 8pm
crisp vine
Well in that case, it’s muting time
frail dock
Still absolutely a hater for this coming out at 6pm pst
It’s east coast friendly
silver violet
Ooo… we got posters too, but at the end.
But in true fashion, idiots can’t comprehend instructions and immediately get out of their seats to grab one.
primal glen
frail dock
I mean that’s what happens at all of these. It sucks but it happens
fluid hill
oof 
astral spoke
welcome to screeners tbh
silver violet
It’s a limited event. Have to show up early.
astral spoke
it says very obviously they over sell it and to arrive early, complain on Twitter all you want tho
silver violet
Episode was fucking baller, though.
night girder
It’s Disney’s fault for checks notes following standard procedure
silver violet
Definitely fanservice in this one.
waxen field
Holy shit that episode
junior fractal
Okay so ||this girl from Barbie|| is blowing the fuck up I guess
God he sounds so aggressively Canadian
waxen field
As soon as the clone wars scenes started I may have lost my shit
silver violet
Whale x squid x manta ray. 
junior fractal
Thrawn and Ezra are 100% only in the last episode though now
waxen field
This is 8 right?
junior fractal
Yeah this was 5 of 8 today
waxen field
We still have 3 more to go
junior fractal
I cannot believe they made the elf important too
waxen field
Our theatre erupted in cheers when they said Kanan’s name
Yup
Snips got lots of cheers too
Like him just calling her snips
vagrant charm
When ahsoka leaned towards Huyang I though she was gonna kiss him for some reason
waxen field
Also we officially in our Ahsoka the Grey phase
night girder
Overheard in Bellamy’s apartment after Episode 5:
“He got me,” Bellamy said of Filoni’s dunk over him. "That f***ing Filoni boomed me."
Bellamy added, “He’s so good,” repeating it four times.
I read last night the kid from Barbie would be young Ahsoka but it was messing me up to have clone wars Ahsoka actually sound her age instead of Ashley Eckstein
vocal pelican
It's thing you remember but I liked it
"This is the clone wars!"
Huyang the only character in this with good dialogue and convincing performance
night girder
It's thing you remember but I liked it
thats how i felt lmao
i fell for the fanservice for once
astral spoke
well that was great, I wanted thrawn but live action clone wars scenes were fantastic, also Hayden or whomever did the fighting nailed some nice moves in the fight
this episode ranks as one of the highest star wars things for me
junior fractal
It’s crazy that the kid from Barbie is having such a great career moment right now and it’s all gonna crash and burn because of Borderlands
Message of the week: “win your fucking 1v1s you won’t turn into Vader 2”
torn garnet
silver violet
unreal bay
I love when star war
night girder
torn garnet
I forgot how young her and anakin were
vocal pelican
so this makes 3 deaths for ahsoka
crisp vine
The Vader transitions were fucking fire.
This
crisp vine
Also, Hera’s lekku bouncing around like the rubber that it is is very distracting.
vocal pelican
Also, Hera’s lekku bouncing around like the rubber that it is is very distractin...
I noticed that too lol
astral spoke
they need weight, it looks pretty ridiculous and ruined her otherwise decent scene this episode
waxen field
My cosplay friends all said this would happen and they’re all shitting on people complaining about this.
You cannot weigh them down without risking the integrity of the build, the actors body, etc
There’s a reason that every cosplayer’s lekku bounce and move and they’re made lightweight
astral spoke
oh yeah not saying its easy, there's practical concerns when translating it to live action
there was only one shot where i found it particularly distracting, it's a non-issue really
shadow oak
My cosplay friends all said this would happen and they’re all shitting on people...
"Shitting on people" who expect a billion dollar company to figure out how to build a functional costume — on a major show and property — is an interesting position to take.
waxen field
"Shitting on people" who expect a billion dollar company to figure out how to bu...
I mean, she’s an global award winning cosplayer who has experience with working with this type of material and lots of companies pay her but okay
dreamy maple
I think Filoni likes the bounce - trying to give her that teenage pigtail energy
fluid hill
well im not bother by it 
shadow oak
I mean, she’s an global award winning cosplayer who has experience with working ...
This is a completely different medium than cosplay and Filoni/crew can block each individual shot for maximum quality. "Shitting on people" who brush up against that feels dismissive. But okay 🥰
It's, like, literally okay to criticize things we enjoy. Not everything is an attack on the product.
I haven't even watched the episode yet 🤡
waxen field
I mean, a lot of cosplayers, my friends included, use professional television grade materials for their cosplays.
shadow oak
I'm not refuting the quality of your friend's work. I'm sure it's amazing.
astral spoke
yes plenty
shadow oak
I'm pointing out that in the production of an episode they have effectively an unlimited budget and lots of time to nail a shot in a way they consider to be perfect.
dreamy maple
Lmao no
astral spoke
idk, if you've seen the prequels its a pretty cool look at the clone wars
dreamy maple
It was literally Darrol who made the lekku comment
Why are you freaking out at bagel
crisp vine
You cannot weigh them down without risking the integrity of the build, the actor...
Of course! I just though maybe they’d put a little bit of the vfx budget into it so you don’t get situations like last night where it just keeps bouncing, especially in the profile view.
dreamy maple
I didn’t have an issue with Lekku and haven’t really said anything.
I didn’t like the episode, but did I say that? No. I’ve been leaving it alone.
waxen field
The structure of a piece such as lekku make it difficult to weigh it down and not injure the performers neck or even the piece itself.
shadow oak
I've been parroting criticism from self-identified super fans
crisp vine
Even though I made my comment, I wasn’t saying it as if it ruined the show. I just expected them to find some way to not have them bouncing like that moment. It was intended as a quick offhand observation. Nothing more
shadow oak
TBH I don't see what's wrong with questioning a product I/we have interest in. This isn't blind hate — there are things that work in this show and things that don't and it's okay to acknowledge that.
Also it's not like I'm the only person in the universe who feels slighted by how exclusive this show can feel at times. It's basically the number one running criticism of it and it's completely warranted given how the product is marketed.
Would wrapping my thoughts in CRYING SCREAMING THROWING UP allow me to join the discourse in a meaningful way? It feels weird to have to bend the knee in order to try and kickstart a conversation.
I actively want to speak about this show with people here and IMO the fun of digesting content is breaking it down + building it back up.
Like I legit listen to 3-hour podcasts about this thing to try and understand better what's going on 😂
And TBH the way you all speak about/explain moments is often more interesting than how it's presented. So that's pretty cool.
Because it's valid criticism? Conversely when everyone chats about things that were dope, it brings my mood up. Isn't that a net positive?
livid jetty
I think everything has been dope. Every single minute. So 
unreal bay
It’s a fun Star Wars show I just want to talk about these characters and stories I like and not over analyze why the physics on a prop is bad or why a plot hole shot my grandfather
livid jetty
Slight over exaggeration, but I also just am trying to enjoy it and think it's been better than half the other seasons of SW product. Only beat by Andor and Mando S1, maybe Mando S2
Star Wars can never win everyone and this show is doing great riding the line
(character/plot wise)
Example: Too many new characters people don't care. Not enough new characters people are bored of same old.
waxen field
I’ve been avoiding conversation here because it seems like when I do try and get excited with it with like @unreal bay the conversation immediately turns sour
silver violet
I’m enjoying the show. I’m sure I could have enjoyed it more if I watch Rebels, but the product as it is now works for me.
livid jetty
Vu 🤝 Me
waxen field
Vu just turns to me and asks me to explain what’s going on
livid jetty
I just sit blissfully ignorant
The only things I knew about Rebels are presented in the show repeatedly
me blissfully watching in ignorance
silver violet
But after that episode?
https://i.imgur.com/ZgfMcqM.gifv
waxen field
I will say last night, in the theatre that vu enjoyed those clone wars scenes just as much as I did
silver violet
So did every nerd in the joint.
livid jetty
I'm jelly of theater viewing
waxen field
Dude. I don’t know what type of theatre bottle got, but we were Dolby
I was so glad we were Dolby over our tv at home man
silver violet
Get me some Dolby Atmos at home.
waxen field
OBI
Also
This scene literally caused Vu to audibly shout in the theatre. He never does that.
unreal bay
SO GOOD
silver violet
unreal bay
Nah that wasn’t a force ghost
astral spoke
I'd wager...a living embodiment of the force taking the form of Anakin?
shadow oak
Discussing something isn't arguing, though. The framing of this topic is as if I'm leaping at people's throats over lightsaber colors, when in reality it's posting memes or asking why Sabine didn't chop Shin's head off when she wasn't looking.
Oh well 
crisp vine
I’m thinking this episode showed it as a multilayered force element. In this context it was almost like purgatory, a space just outside the normal realm within the force. The world between worlds we saw before was similar but with clear points that connect to the universe throughout time. It likely adapts to what the force seems the person needs at the time. And yes, force ghosts probably hang out there.
night girder
I agree
I think world between worlds was some fuckshit in rebels
But it worked here
crisp vine
Yeah. I liked the rebels showing of it but it can be a real easy out if used in most cases. It works better as just a force hang out space even if it’s also used to connect points, not time, similar to hyperspace like the lothwolves can do.
waxen field
livid jetty
I’m thinking this episode showed it as a multilayered force element. In this con...
I loosely agree with this. I think that’s why Anakin said they were going to start over. Because Ahsoka needed this lesson and she wasn’t learning.
vagrant charm
I'd wager...a living embodiment of the force taking the form of Anakin?
I’m pretty sure this is it. The whole live or die thing is basically telling her to choose between the light and dark and not stay where she is inbetween, which is why she comes back as ahsoka the white
unreal bay
Your empire?!
outer sun
unreal bay
Buddy do I have news for you
torn garnet
For what it’s worth chopper and Jason going back and forth in the background of the intercom was cute
waxen field
I am on my lunch break
They are working on my laptop
Do I watch the episode again
vocal pelican
cowards didnt want to show the slightly different green shoto blade
sand ember
Finally a good fucking episode
like holy shit the cinematography was exponentially better than the last 4 episodes
desert stump
the cinematography was amazing
sand ember
this is some of the best acting i've seen from Hayden
YAeah i noticed the rubbery lekku, but only thought about it for a minute becuase all the tight as fuck fights
desert stump
I think i only noticed it because other people pointed it out.
to an extent, it might be unavoidable just because they can't be too heavy
im assuming they're foam
plot/cinematography/acting wise, it was great
sand ember
this is exactly what i wanted and needed from Ahsoka. I wanted the conflict to be resolved with her past with Anakin
desert stump
I think there will probably be a lot of other great moments
im literally obsessed, a part of me wants to wait for at least two episodes to come out before I watch it again, but that's so unrealistic
sand ember
I’m sort of convinced that they should just stick with one director for these shows
The difference in quality between episodes is so fucking jarring
What is this, Visions 3?
night girder
unreal bay
I need him
sand ember
The more I watch the new republic, the more I hate them
unreal bay
unreal bay
Hence why Leia broke off and created a resistance
sand ember
its almost like the empire did nothing wrong
livid jetty
Republic was there to run things. The Resistance was there to clean up the messes.
weary hollow
God that series of flashbacks
unreal bay
frail dock
So because of exhaustion just watched ending of episode now. I love space whales tbh. Logic be damned. Good solid episode.
vocal pelican
So because of exhaustion just watched ending of episode now. I love space whales...
yeah i really like space whales, hyper space is a big thing, makes sense there would be creatures that take advantage of a part of the universe
unreal bay
Rewatching episode 5 and god damn it’s so good
livid jetty
I think you’re cool too
trim meadow
Clones Big W
Anakin looks good fighting lol
The money id pay for a clone wars movie
trim meadow
its almost like the empire did nothing wrong
Other than subjugate millions of people and thousands of planets sure
That’s like clone battle
trim meadow
I’m sort of convinced that they should just stick with one director for these sh...
Filoni
verbal oyster
Obi-Wan only had 1 director
trim meadow
*live action
verbal oyster
*live action
verbal oyster
Episode III then
trim meadow
Space battle was cool but that was it
Everything else was the clones killing the Jedi
waxen field
brave kraken
Ooh I like this poster.
waxen field
Yeah I kinda want it framed
sand ember
They need to change the name of this show to Assohka
So many shots of butts, too much for my virgin eyes
hot jackal
That zigged when I thought it would zag.
trim meadow
Tbh the republic parts of the show are by far the weakest
I hope we see little of it going forward
hot jackal
They're working hard to make me not like the New Republic a whole lot.
astral spoke
i'm wondering if we don't see new republic until next series/movie....seems like a send off for Hera in last weeks
junior fractal
Zeb erasure
vagrant charm
He’s gonna die a very painful death 🙏
night girder
zeb isn't in this one because he's off getting busy with kallus and disney doesn't wanna show that
astral spoke
I think they're saving their expensive CGI for the rangers spinoff or whatever its called now that its retooled
unreal bay
Disney is too afraid to show the gay inter species sex
vagrant charm
zeb is gonna get Kallus pregnant somehow
night girder
night girder
It’s gotten very slightly better
Each episode is an improvement
My main issue remains that barely anything has happened despite how long each episode is
trim meadow
Legitimately this could’ve happened in like 2 episodes max
vocal pelican
I havent been keeping up, is the show good?
kinda interesting, slightly better each episode, dialogue treats you like youre incapable of understanding whats on screen
waxen field
Legitimately this could’ve happened in like 2 episodes max
Ehhhh I kinda disagree. Latest episode definitely needed to be a full episode in itself.
junior fractal
1-4 could have been condensed to 2 eps
Like if they wanted to follow the marvel show structure and just do 6
1/2, 3/4, 5, etc
trim meadow
Ehhhh I kinda disagree. Latest episode definitely needed to be a full episode in...
I also think they can make the episodes longer than 45 minutes but that’s just me
night girder
I don’t want that
trim meadow
I also think we didn’t need the republic side plot at all too
night girder
Filoni still hasn’t adjusted to being able to write episodes longer than 22 minutes that well
trim meadow
Just have hera come out, chopper and jacen do their thing
vocal pelican
1-4 could have been condensed to 2 eps
I think the villains so far have been severely underdeveloped, could've used the time in the first 4 episodes to flesh them out
Like they seem cool but we only know about them what we did from episode 1
Baylan got some interesting stuff in episode 4 when fighting Ahsoka, but it's likely all the supporting villains are gonna get dropped (development wise) once we see Thrawn
junior fractal
It’s a shame because Baylan is the most interesting villain Star Wars has had in a while and we’ll never see him again outside of comics
trim meadow
It’s a shame because Baylan is the most interesting villain Star Wars has had in...
He hasn’t done anything yet though
He is interesting cause he is mysterious
It’s on them to get him past that
junior fractal
Yeah that was more of a dig against Emo Ren and Palpatine, Again
trim meadow
I mean true the standard is very low
sand ember
Yeah I’m not really feeling Baylan, bowlcut girl or the witch
crisp vine
I want to know more of Baylan's backstory.
junior fractal
Yeah I’m not really feeling Baylan, bowlcut girl or the witch
Well, they’re all probably about to be replaced by Blue Elon anyway
unreal bay
I want to know more about Baylan for totally normal reasons yes
livid jetty
That is not a bowl cut, it’s a bob
sand ember
you're a bob
vocal pelican
Twitter
sand ember
Why is this so funny to me? She’s only done that like once
unreal bay
Time to mute the thread 
astral spoke
9pm est right?
unreal bay
Yeah in one hour
trim meadow
Oop
silver violet
junior fractal
Good episode but the initial hermit crab people scene really dragged me back into “oh yeah clone wars is literally made for kids” territory
silver violet
I saw Robert Patrick.
waxen field
I thought he looked a little better than he did in the trailer throughout the episode
vagrant charm
Maybe I’m crazy but the scene with the star destroyer going over top the tower was kinda
I need someone to make fanart of that
Fr
waxen field
The red eyes are still like glaring but of course that’s the point right.
vocal pelican
For a second I thought the crab was Meebur Gascon species and was a both to freak out lol
Would be funny af if we did
junior fractal
Also mildly disappointing that we’re literally outside the known Galaxy and the only visual style guide written was apparently Planet Use The Volume
silver violet
Also, Sabine is the worst rider ever. Let's just leave my giant scary beast right in the fucking middle of town square while it constantly licks its chops at the hermit crab people.
vocal pelican
Also mildly disappointing that we’re literally outside the known Galaxy and the ...
They spent all the VFX money this episode on the star destroyer
junior fractal
Also if the space whales come here to die
vocal pelican
Also cool to see some depth with Baylan (even though I think we coulda used the time in the earlier episodes to do it)
junior fractal
Whats ahsoka’s exit strategy lmao
Thrawn won’t make it back unless they wanna pull off “Kylo Ren wasn’t the villain, it was actually Snoke, except it was actually Palpatine, except it was actually Thrawn”
vocal pelican
They def think about the Roman empire every day
junior fractal
Kintsugi stormtroopers is a fuckin cool concept though, I love that
waxen field
Whats ahsoka’s exit strategy lmao
Steal the enemy hyperspace ship obvi
Although I’m also assuming she could give her coordinates to hera and get them to come to her as well as another back up?
vocal pelican
TikTok trend asking people how often do they think about the Roman empire
waxen field
Kintsugi stormtroopers is a fuckin cool concept though, I love that
Yes holy shit I loved it
Vu was asking why and I had to once again explain thrawn and rebels lore during the episode
silver violet
Kintsugi troopers were indeed badass.
waxen field
junior fractal
Smart move actually finding Ezra this week though
Otherwise there absolutely would have been a week of “Enoch is Ezra” discourse
brave kraken
I forgot Wes Chatham was going to be in this.
silver violet
Vu was asking why and I had to once again explain thrawn and rebels lore *during...
Live look at @waxen field and @silver violet:
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waxen field
I had to rethink about timeline
silver violet
Typical tactics. Know thy enemy. 
vocal pelican
So they kinda did pull a BoBF cause Ahsoka only in this in the beginning lol
waxen field
Because I remembered there was a plot line in clone wars where thrawn met anakin right?
junior fractal
Crazy that the only other thing I (definitively) know Lars Mikkelsen from in live action is Sherlock
Seems so long ago
junior fractal
Isn’t that the book where they go to Galaxy’s Edge
waxen field
I feel like I saw this play out on screen
vocal pelican
But either way I'm surprised Thrawn doesn't know who Ahsoka is or her master
waxen field
silver violet
Ezra: "How did you get here?"
Sabine: https://media.giphy.com/media/9oF7EAvaFUOEU/giphy.gif
junior fractal
It is lmao
The novel is divided into two storylines. In the first storyline, Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader travel to investigate a disturbance in the Force on the planet Batuu,
vocal pelican
SYNERGY
silver violet
THRAWN: Legacy. 
junior fractal
Is there a Thrawn book about him taking a cruise on the Halcyon
junior fractal
unobtanium
brave kraken
Dathomiri relics probably.
dreamy maple
The tik tok meme is specifically about how MEN are obsessed with the Roman Empire btw
Not people lol
sand ember
I hated the bandit ambush and yea toti exposure taking too long
Blue Lon looks more like Robert Patrick
Also are these supposed to be like zombie troopers becuase dathomir witches
Feel like they zombies
“Mothers we need more magick”
Isn’t their whole schtick zombies
Also all that budget on the SD and it still looked really CG. Ezra looks good so far
Also when they said “I smell Jedi” or whatever I could’ve sworn baylan and bowlcut looked at each other uncomfortably since they were “Jedi”
Als Baylan may have THE widest shoulders that I’ve ever seen
I bet thrawns troopers are like Marrok. Fade to dust when they die
echo dove
Ezra is literally a hermit
dreamy maple
Tbh re: the baylan discussion. I don’t think it’s just that he’s mysterious. They touched upon it in the beginning of the series about him being former a Jedi. But he’s not quite a sith, and you can see that in some of his lines. Plus his apprentice being trained outside of the temple. He obviously has his own plans. I feel like if they had spent more time on it there’s a lot of potential there.
I hope the darkness lurking on the planet is Snoke
I really disliked Thrawns look. Hate it.
vagrant charm
I feel like baylan’s thing might connect to the acolyte honestly
imo I think Thrawn is gonna be somewhat of a red herring, and whatever evil baylan and shin find is the real big bad
vagrant charm
it can’t be snoke because snoke is cobb vanth
vagrant charm
You know they’re gonna pull an avatar 2 with the space whales
That star destroyer is gonna get fucked up after they kill one whale
vocal pelican
imo I think Thrawn is gonna be somewhat of a red herring, and whatever evil bayl...
thats likely but theres only 2 episodes left
vagrant charm
I don’t think the show is gonna end with a resolution that ties up every plot thread
unreal bay
Every episode makes me more insane
THRAWN WANTS TO GO BACK TO THE KNOWN GALAXY FOR HIS BOYFRIEND ELI VANTO
Kintsugi troopers 
Also Thrawn goes to batuu twice once with Anakin and once as Vader
First time he’s still with the chiss and the second time he’s with the empire
Thrawn was one of the first people to put 2 and 2 together that Vader and Anakin were the same person
Live action chimera too 
vocal pelican
Thrawn was one of the first people to put 2 and 2 together that Vader and Anakin...
sounds like writers didnt read up on their synergy books smh
unreal bay
Sabine showing up to the crab village and Ezra is just sipping on Long Island
unreal bay
sounds like writers didnt read up on their synergy books smh
Nah it still fits that he doesn’t know Anakin was ahsoka’s master.
vocal pelican
Nah it still fits that he doesn’t know Anakin was ahsoka’s master.
I feel like tho if he figured out Vader, the right hand man of the emperor was Anakin, he'd do his research on him
unreal bay
Thank you usc
restive tinsel
I got some definite Destiny vibes from this episode
The 3 Night Sisters on the platform with their orbs... felt like I was playing that Oryx raid.
vocal pelican
junior fractal
one of these star wars shows should do the traditional "ABC show goes to disneyland" and film it at the soon-to-be-abandoned Starcruiser
vocal pelican
one of these star wars shows should do the traditional "ABC show goes to disneyl...
Lego Star Wars Summer Special
primal glen
Ezra definitely looks like his father, I was right about that
waxen field
night girder
I haven’t gotten around to the episode yet but I just saw Ezra, can someone please stop Dave from buying any more colored contacts
unreal bay
Hey Sabine
waxen field
During the episode, it was not something I noticed
unreal bay
https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-ezra-bridger-do-you-know-the-way-out-way-out-a-way-out-gif-25326907
They got his eyes perfectly though
night girder
Thrawn you kinda have to do contacts for and the images I’ve seen haven’t been bad
unreal bay
crying screaming throwing up how fucked up grown up Ezra has me
night girder
But here they would have been fine
unreal bay
My little baby boy a full ass adult now
waxen field
I dunno, in the scene when they’re moving and not like a paused screenshot - I did not notice the eyes at all
unreal bay
I feel like it’s just uncanny valley of a live action actor having bright colored eyes
waxen field
Like I said it was not something I even knew was an issue?
Maybe it was my tv but it was not obscene in our viewing at home
junior fractal
I will admit I did not have high hopes for Thrawn visually after that first teaser
Thankfully it wasn’t as bad as I expected
waxen field
Yeah thrawn looked much better in the episode than he did in initial trailers
unreal bay
Thrawn voice is godly so it overrides the blue paint on the actor
waxen field
He was a little pudgier than I was anticipating but you work with what you got right? Lol
junior fractal
I’m glad it ended up less Blue Elon Musk and more Blue Robert Patrick
vocal pelican
I did.
The virgin "contacts" Ezra vs the chad "change his eye color to a mix of both animation and live action" Saw Guerra
sand ember
Maybe he’s stress eating after having to contantly fight everything on a planet for 10 years
trim meadow
“Im ready to go home”
silver violet
Homie got a dad bod from overeating the hermit crab people.
sand ember
i couldve sworn the bandits were also talking Toti, same as the crab people
trim meadow
They were
trim meadow
They seem to bo#th be natives
waxen field
unreal bay
!iminthisphoto
vale flaxBOT
crisp vine
unreal bay
Tardis 
primal glen
unreal bay
I SAW
shadow oak
https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1704894673846755349?t=n2fvj5ODG6WEKlZP...
Elon vs Ben Stiller
This episode genuinely made me want BAYLAN: The Show
sand ember
Eh. I appreciate that he knows that there’s always a rise and fall, but he’s doing the same thing lol
shadow oak
His speech came off as a little "we're about to reset the timeline" and that worries me, but otherwise I find that I'm increasingly intrigued by who he is and what he wants.
crisp vine
I mean, he may want to do that but it doesn't mean he will or even can.
shadow oak
Also curious how far Turtle Town was from Thrawn, because it seemed like Sabine traveled 5-miles and that was good enough to get answers. But I'll save that nitpick for another server.
shadow oak
I mean, he may want to do that but it doesn't mean he will or even can.
IMO it's a big positive that he doesn't "just want power" — that feels fresh in an otherwise binary positioning of key players.
I also hope there are genuine stakes to what Sabine has undone. Actively rooting for Filoni to land that plane and make it matter.
junior fractal
I also hope there are genuine stakes to what Sabine has undone. Actively rootin...
jj abrams says it won't
shadow oak
Not in the macro narrative, but in the scope of this story
junior fractal
though i agree, i would very much like Filoni to nail the ending
shadow oak
If Ezra says “it’s all good” that’ll make most of this pointless
sand ember
What are you guys insinuating about what Sabine had just undone?
vagrant charm
If Ezra says “it’s all good” that’ll make most of this pointless
I doubt he will lol
shadow oak
Ezra’s sacrifice
shadow oak
Downer talk: ||which tbh doesn’t really make sense anyway because it seemed like everyone knew about this galaxy and planet anyway so I don’t know||
shadow oak
The way they showed the arrival was very “ohhh, this place”
vagrant charm
I didn’t really get that vibe at all
shadow oak
They knew the ring was whale bones and Baylan knew enough about the planet for it to not be a complete mystery to them
Not saying they could’ve known that’s where Thrawn was without being told, but they arrived at a planet that they all seemed to know about
vagrant charm
My assumption was that elsbeth was relaying shit to baylan to get him onboard
shadow oak
He said it was like a Jedi urban legend though IIRC
vagrant charm
true, but we don’t really know the context of that
The urban legend could’ve just been about the nightsisters having a homeworld in another galaxy or smthn
shadow oak
I guess we understood it differently. My takeaway from their arrival was that this wasn’t really a massive surprise to them (not Thrawn being there, but the planet/galaxy itself)
vagrant charm
I don’t really understand why it would be a surprise
shadow oak
Because they had to get a map from an ancient temple and do all of this quirky stuff to activate it
And then it’s like “oh, it’s just that spot. Gotcha”
vagrant charm
the map was how to get there
they knew the place existed but not how to get to it was my understanding
shadow oak
I read it differently but that has more to do with me and my understanding of the show/context. I don’t doubt that I missed something, but I thought new galaxy meant unknown 🤷♂️
vagrant charm
I suppose there is some tonal confusion there, but the whole thing with peridea isn’t all that different from what TFA did with Luke
crisp vine
Hyperspace in the universe is tricky. They can know about another galaxy but not how to get there because you can't just point your ship at it and fly straight there in hyperspace.
They also needed to know exactly where in the other galaxy
shadow oak
I get that part
vagrant charm
I get the sense that the new galaxy stuff will probably be explored more in like skeleton crew or something
shadow oak
My takeaway was moreso about that particular planet and how both Elsbeth and Baylan knew about it right on arrival.
I must've misunderstood that it was less about where exactly and more about, to your points, getting there
Which is to say I thought the map was pointing them to a place they didn't know existed
shadow oak
true, but we don’t really know the context of that
Right at 6:36 in the episode, when they arrive, both Elsbeth and Baylan know exactly where they are. That's why I was confused, because I thought they didn't know where they'd end up.
vagrant charm
How’d all those bandits and toti get there
Probably native to the planet
unreal bay
Wait did you miss the part where the night sisters gave elesbeth visions??
shadow oak
Wait did you miss the part where the night sisters gave elesbeth visions??
Yes
But Baylan also dropped some heavy whale lore on us
unreal bay
I mean yeah he was a youngling and studied in the Jedi archives
shadow oak
Like I said above: I misunderstood the reason for the map/why it took so long to find him/them. I thought it was that they didn't know where they were going.
Which is why I was a little surprised that the moment they arrived they started exposition dumping.
waxen field
Also, Elesbeth is a nightsister and this is a part of her heritage so of course she’s going to know about it?
shadow oak
#1142178451416166601 message
crisp vine
If I asked you to Trondheim in Norway, would you know how to get there without a map or how to find a specific person in that city? You know Norway exists and you know the city exists but would you be able to just get there by hopping in a car?
shadow oak
Oh my god 👉 #1142178451416166601 message
crisp vine
Just making sure you understand why they needed a fucking map to make it to another galaxy
shadow oak
Y'all are being super defensive over something that is relatively silly.
crisp vine
I'm tired of the circling around. None of this matters. It's a show. Enjoy it or don't.
shadow oak
I am watching the show because I am interested and am willfully engaging and learning but instead of anyone actively willing to disuss, y'all are jumping down my throat.
And TBH I think it's a super fair question to ask why they needed the map when 2/3 of the bad guys we know so far had a very good understanding of where they were going to end up. From everything I had read up until that point it seemed like the question about Thrawn and Ezra was where, and not solely how to get there
vagrant charm
I mean the protagonists didn’t know where (and by virtue of that neither does the audience)
shadow oak
Which is totally fair! Sabine was certainly suprised and I'm sure Ahoska will be as well.
vagrant charm
But it had been set up since like mando season 2 that elsbeth knew that Thrawn was alive
The distinction between where and how to get there doesn’t really matter imo
shadow oak
Well I have incorrectly been assuming that the big problem is they didn't know where they were.
waxen field
But also, I may know where something is but now how to get there.
Which is why you need a map. 
vagrant charm
Well I have incorrectly been assuming that the big problem is they didn't know _...
that’s fair, but there’s nothing in the show that implies that
shadow oak
that’s fair, but there’s nothing in the show that implies that
Clearly I missed it.
waxen field
Before they got there though, Baylan didn’t know where they were going. When he saw it is when he knew.
He recognized it as a place from Jedi texts
crisp vine
He just knew them as stories
It's like us knowing about Atlantis as a city of the past lost to time and then finding ourselves there after a trip through the Bermuda Triangle.
shadow oak
The Jedi archives spoke of this place. It was the end of a migration route used by the star whales as they traversed the void from one galaxy to the other. The whales came here to die. Peridea is a graveyard.
He says that immediately upon arrival, which makes it feel like less of a story. Though I understand your point
(And he does add some "folk tales" later on)
desert stump
Well I have incorrectly been assuming that the big problem is they didn't know _...
I think I see what you’re saying, I kind of assumed that they didn’t know where Thrawn or Ezra was in the new galaxy, I thought maybe Thrawn and/or Ezra had gone to to other planets in the new galaxy, not just stayed in pretty much the same spot.
shadow oak
I think I see what you’re saying, I kind of assumed that they didn’t know where ...
That's where I'm disconnected. I admittedly haven't watched Rebels, but from the recaps it seemed very much like they were completely off the known maps.
desert stump
It feels way too easy how Sabine found Ezra
she literally walked for less than a day from Thrawns base
shadow oak
It feels way too easy how Sabine found Ezra
It's also kind of weird how Baylan and Shin couldn't keep up, given that Sabine was walking for a period of time.
junior fractal
It also felt super convenient that the dog things that Thrawn was training apparently just knew how to find Ezra instantly
desert stump
maybe 6 hours at best for how long Sabine walked
like no way Ezra was THAT close and never got noticed
shadow oak
maybe 6 hours at best for how long Sabine walked
I was telling my friend they could've given her chase some weight by taking the second of those back-to-back "I'm walking!" shots and made it night
junior fractal
I’m guessing the idea though is that Thrawn wasn’t actually near this planet until they all just showed up
And the night sisters called him in
If he has a functional Destroyer
desert stump
I feel like this could have been a hunt across the new galaxy but they condensed it down to save money
this plot does not feel like it should be squeezed into 8 episodes
shadow oak
Show some passage of time. Otherwise it feels weird that Thrawn would've never look around that perfectly-sized column and came across Ezra and/or Turtle Town
desert stump
Show some passage of time. Otherwise it feels weird that Thrawn would've never ...
this exactly
shadow oak
But also I just don't get how Baylan and Shin were so far behind that they weren't immediately up on her when she finds Ezra.
trim meadow
Which is to say I thought the map was pointing them to a place they didn't know ...
I think they definitely could’ve added a few lines before they went there mentioning that possibility
desert stump
I mean they left pretty much right after her
I think the show could have used an extra 2 or 3 episodes where they have to search other planets nearby
trim meadow
Show some passage of time. Otherwise it feels weird that Thrawn would've never ...
Turtle town moves around is the explanation the show gives
desert stump
it would be more interesting if Ezra had left a trail of breadcrumbs for Sabine that they had to follow around for an episode or two
trim meadow
I think again, having some dialogue to indicate that Ezra moved there because of the activity would’ve helped a lot
desert stump
instead of a short like 6 hour walk and “oh here’s Ezra”
shadow oak
I think they definitely could’ve added a few lines before they went there mentio...
Because I've been made to feel like an idiot, I've been trying to trace down when it becomes clearly known exactly where they are going, but based on this Collider article it seems like the map was also just a compass which pointed towards Peridea (and not exactly at it)
(sorry for the ping)
trim meadow
Because I've been made to feel like an idiot, I've been trying to trace down whe...
Nah I completely understand where you are coming from
Morgan could’ve said something like “this map holds the key to getting back to my mothers etc etc”
Then Baylen could’ve been “I thought peridea was a legend, etc etc”
Also that’ll foreshadow ahsoka using the whales to get there
shadow oak
100% — a little bit of dialogoue would've gone a long way
trim meadow
It really doesn’t need much, just need slightly more context
shadow oak
Turtle town moves around is the explanation the show gives
That's right, I forget about that part. And I'm sure we'll get some action in the next episode or two to showcase how Ezra has been protecting them in some way. Otherwise it just feels far too convenient.
trim meadow
But also I just don't get how Baylan and Shin were _so far_ behind that they wer...
Baylen does obliquely indicate that they are more interested in the “power” than tracking down Sabine and Ezra
shadow oak
Baylen does obliquely indicate that they are more interested in the “power” than...
Even so, they set chase pretty shortly after she does (like minutes after in episode-timing). To your earlier point: it's probably more cleanly resolved by giving Baylan a moment to make that speech prior to reaching the bandits. Definitely a nitpick.
trim meadow
Yeah, it’s just kinda messy
sand ember
It also felt super convenient that the dog things that Thrawn was training appar...
I fucking hated this and the bandit fight
Also, I wonder why Thrawn just decided to stay put on the one planet he arrived in for 10 years
It’s not like he doesn’t have a star destroyer at his disposal
shadow oak
Also, I wonder why Thrawn just decided to stay put on the one planet he arrived ...
It’s because the planet had a column that conveniently fit perfectly into the bottom of his ship
trim meadow
Also, I wonder why Thrawn just decided to stay put on the one planet he arrived ...
Hyperdrive damaged is an easy out
sand ember
Ugh fine
trim meadow
If we don’t see tie defenders, the I will riot
Did they ever see combat
I thought their trial failed
sand ember
I’d have to rewatch all of rebels
shadow oak
Also Thrawn not willing to spare even a few of his troopers makes me think there is something funny going on there
Like he has an army of Marroks or something and they can’t be too far from him?
trim meadow
Also Thrawn not willing to spare even a few of his troopers makes me think there...
Yeah the stuff he was moving looked a lot like coffins
I think it’s more he understands that their main objective is to escape, Ezra and Sabine is a sub objective
shadow oak
I just need Enoch to be on screen at all times because that is the coolest trooper ever
trim meadow
So it makes sense to not commit a bunch of resources
trim meadow
I just need Enoch to be on screen at all times because that is the coolest troop...
For real, dude is dope as hell
shadow oak
So it makes sense to not commit a bunch of resources
Even like, two though?
crisp vine
Reminder: We still don't have a ton of information on what happened during the time since Rebels ended and Thrawn/Ezra disappeared and also the dog thing didn't lead Sabine to Ezra, it led her to water where there happened to be the turtle people who knew Ezra.
shadow oak
Just some fodder
trim meadow
2 squads of 12 each?
shadow oak
2 troopers
junior fractal
Yeah they gotta tell us something about what he’s loading up on the ship
trim meadow
Id have to rewatch but iirc he said squads
junior fractal
Cause you’d think his goal would be to gtfo there as soon as possible
shadow oak
Id have to rewatch but iirc he said squads
Yes they definitely asked for a lot and he said squads, but why not even offer just one or two individuals as blaster target practice. The whole thing seems a fishy
Something is definitely up
junior fractal
Reminder: We still don't have a ton of information on what happened during the t...
I had not considered that and am okay with that explanation
Point withdrawn
shadow oak
The compulsion to respond with ||withrawn|| is a clear indication that I am old and becoming cheesy 😦
shadow oak
I fucking hated this and the bandit fight
I feel like the bandit fight was to supposed to be a visual metaphor for Sabine still being conflicted on whether she is a Jedi or Mando
trim meadow
I liked the bandit fight blocking
shadow oak
I feel like the bandit fight was to supposed to be a visual metaphor for Sabine ...
Which I hate that we know will eventually lead to the dialogue of: “I’m me”
junior fractal
“I am no Jedi” part 2
primal glen
I was shocked about the nightsister lore and the fact the 3 are alive after 1st hearing about them from fallen order and clone wars.
What they're afraid of , I'm not sure I want to know 👀
sand ember
Cause you’d think his goal would be to gtfo there as soon as possible
That and didn’t Elisabeth or whatever say it’ll take 7 rotations to load shit
trim meadow
3
crisp vine
There is a lot of theories that a lot if not all those storm troopers were zombies.
sand ember
thats my theory
crisp vine
Just like the inquisitor
sand ember
thats why they look like theway they do and they mumblin
crisp vine
They're very cult like now
Not that they weren't before but the Thrawn chant was next level
shadow oak
College humor level joke about spaceships and columns 👇
shadow oak
Why spoiler it
I just don’t know how we collectively feel about space-to-earth sex
unreal bay
We’re all consenting adults in a Ashoka show spoiler thread
silver violet
“Show me on the star destroyer where you were touched.”
waxen field
I saw a tik tok or something today that was like “the true space Jesus has arrived”
And it was a picture of Ezra
fluid hill
lol I thought the same thing when I saw ezra
sand ember
he looks like Space Jesus
crisp vine
He is space jesus
shadow oak
I fucking hated this and the bandit fight
Did you catch the part where the bandits deflected the lightsaber?
Listening to a pod now and this one dude — who loved the episode – cannot get over that. I don’t think I even registered it.
trim meadow
Did you catch the part where the bandits deflected the lightsaber?
I just rewatched it and I don’t see any egregious errors, id say it’s mostly just disneyified stuff where she slashes someone and they go down but there’s no obvious slash mark
There’s a section where she clearly hits the end of one of the weapons and it doesn’t get cut but it’s offscreen and definitely doesn’t get deflected
crisp vine
It's not even that they deflected the lightsaber so much as blocked or she just hit them at an angle which didn't just cleanly slice through them. It's typical disneyfied stuff as oats said and nothing for someone to get their britches tied in a knot over.
shadow oak
I thought it was odd when he went on his mini rant, because it feels like social media would’ve been a vocal about something like that.
crisp vine
This is also another galaxy and another planet. Who knows what material those staffs are made of.
It's a lot of unknowns.
shadow oak
They did bring up something that might be a reason for a few of the editing/pacing issues, which is who knows what they had to cut around after Ray’s passing. Really is such a shame.
crisp vine
I'm not sure that would've played much of a part in it given he passed in May. I don't think reshoots for something like this would happen in the 4ish months between then and now. Not major ones at least. Either way, a great talent was lost and if the character isn't killed off in this season, it would've been cool to see more from him.
I think the editing/pacing is more Filoni's doing of wanting to keep things more suspensful and mysterious. I think the wrong idea was taken from the first season of Mando in this regard.
shadow oak
I think the editing/pacing is more Filoni's doing of wanting to keep things more...
I think Filoni falls a little bit too in love with his creations at times. Like in Turtle Town, did we really need five minutes seeing how they live when we know with total certainty it’s just to delay the Ezra reveal?
I can understand why a decision like that is made, I just brush up against it.
unreal bay
I fucking loved the quiet part of the turtle town
It’s world building. These are creatures we haven’t seen before and I loved it.
crisp vine
Yeah, that is mostly world building whether it's needed or not.
shadow oak
I do want to know who makes their little turtle ascots and, like, what they were doing at the moment. But weekly comic strip style.
shadow oak
It’s world building. These are creatures we haven’t seen before and I loved it.
Well that’s what I’m getting at – I completely understand it, I personally just wanted maybe two minutes less of it.
But maybe it’ll hit harder this way when the turtles inevitably join the fight and kill like a dozen stormtroopers
shadow oak
Filoni better give us TMNT
primal glen
That's what everyone started calling them. But seeing the one turn with the gold mask was creepy
Plus people are sorta of making references to the Roman empire as to the way they act and look 👀
sand ember
Did you catch the part where the bandits deflected the lightsaber?
Eh. More so that entire sequence just felt like a waste of time. Like a “ah fuck we forgot an action sequence in this episode”.
Also I just remembered that Thrawn gave Sabine back Ezra’s saber???
This tactical genius is a fucking moron
shadow oak
Eh. More so that entire sequence just felt like a waste of time. Like a “ah fuck...
I feel you on that. In a vacuum I think I like it, but when paired up with Baylan and Shin somehow losing her trail and the continued "is she a gunslinger or samurai!" stuff it lost a little oomph for me.
sand ember
“You helped me so I’ll help you, but I have no good reason to give you back your saber, but also I really shouldn’t since it’ll bite me in the ass.”
I mean if she got stabbed in the fucking stomach, then why you wasting time on us with bandits? All just so that Baylan can go, hey y’all it wasn’t us.
shadow oak
Ok so the Thrawn stuff is fascinating to me. I've heard so many conflicting takes that I don't know what I should think/how I should feel about the guy. There's a a chorus of folks saying that he doesn't care about Ezra and he put Baylan and Shin on a side quest to get them off the map.
Giving her the lightsaber is comical in that they are benefitting from her massively screwing up and handing over the map to Baylan. You'd think giving her the lightsaber would be playing a trap card on yourself.
sand ember
I agree. I think Thrawn doesn’t give a shit about Ezra at this point and wants to deal with the remaining force users
He’s anti force
But….. not anti witches
shadow oak
Was just gonna say — how does that add up.
Also very much expecting Ezra to be Super Chirrut in his first battle sequence.
sand ember
Wonder how much exposure Thrawn has had for the events he missed on the 10 years
“Oh btw, they built a second Death Star and palpatine is dead”
shadow oak
What if we get a flash of dark side from Ezra out of pure anger/disugst with what she has done
crisp vine
Rebels explored that with Ezra and he did not give in like Anakin.
shadow oak
Kill my dreams 😦
shadow oak
Rebels explored that with Ezra and he did not give in like Anakin.
Genuine question: was there ever any romantic tension between Ezra and Sabine?
I got some "more than a brother/sister" vibes from Sabine when they first link up
shadow oak
So it was more Ezra liking her?
sand ember
Yes that’s always been the case iirc
waxen field
They were always a family unit on the ghost. The only real romantic tension was kanan/hera
At least that’s the way I viewed it
crisp vine
The show had it as more of a sibling bond but that may be because Ezra was younger at the start of Rebels
shadow oak
Interesting. Would it feel weird if they made it romantic at this point or is that a secret fan desire
silver violet
He even called her a sister in the holodisc she had
Friendzoned.
shadow oak
Love how C-3PO dives in for the look
vagrant charm
lmfao I’ve never noticed that
silver violet
Learning the language of love. 
sand ember
Sis, I’m stuck on a witch planet
primal glen
I somehow kept thinking something has to tie 7 into this and I realized a s2 might be happening
outer sun
https://tenor.com/view/thrawn-thank-you-for-your-hospitality-star-wars-star-wars-rebels-gif-18530717
sand ember
For Star Wars, the hate will push me
Also I need to start on the second high republic book
