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I found this today.
I liked it as it follows on from Rebels and Rogue One in showing Vader almost as an unstoppable force of nature.
I never really understood how people see these Jedi with kung fu monk powers, but once the Light Sabers come out, that just vanishes, like Jedi Powers never existed. I never understood that.
Maybe I'm making stuff up, but we're told that it takes decades of training and meditation techniques, and again, maybe I never got it, but I always 'understood' that it would 'affect' their combat. Wouldn't they they be using Force powers to counter each other?
I found this today.
I liked it as it follows on from Rebels and Rogue One in showing Vader almost as an unstoppable force of nature.
I never really understood how people see these Jedi with kung fu monk powers, but once the Light Sabers come out, that just vanishes, like Jedi Powers never existed. I never understood that.
Maybe I'm making stuff up, but we're told that it takes decades of training and meditation techniques, and again, maybe I never got it, but I always 'understood' that it would 'affect' their combat. Wouldn't they they be using Force powers to counter each other?
Like in The Rise of Skywalker where Ren and Rey Force-blocked each other’s lightsabers in their duel on Kef Bir?
Lemme clarify. I meant the fans, whenever they dissect the lightsaber fights. It's always a discussion as if Jedi powers aren't a thing.
Mandalorian S2e03 Thoughts:
Liked the look of the new planet, different than anything I've seen in Star Wars up to that point, but in keeping with the Star Wars notion of "a singe geographical are = a planet", in this case a pirate-esque "Port" planet.
Really liked seeing AT-AT Walker-type technology shown repurposed for practicalcivilian activities
Asoka Tano name-dropped, so looks like we're going to be meeting up with a Jedi. I really hope that it's more of a one-off though, and they don't start dominating the series.
Overall, not my favourite episode, it felt like a filler, a bunch of dropped hints for future stuff. Don't trust the fake Mandalorians, can see them being villains in the future.
Hope we get to see the Frog-lizard couple again.
Shame you didn’t enjoy it though, episode had so much for me, proper imperials, the Gozanti cruiser and Mandos owing the stormtroopers.
I can understand that, I’ve embraced the weekly drop approach for the excitement of looking forward to Friday, but I do feel spoiled by the tendency now to binge entire series. I do wish they’d settle the show at a standard length of an hour, I don’t agree that they’d have to use filler to do it, just good writing.It was still a fun watch, the show is still the best thing on "TV" this year, but it just felt like a pitstop on the way instead of a self-contained episode, I may enjoy it more on subsequent viewings when I don't have to wait a week for the next installment.
From a forum-centric perspective, the weekly drop is the best model. Everyone has a week to pick apart the last episode and engage in speculation about what is coming next. The binge model means that everyone is out of sync with each other and can't safely talk about the show until they are done with the season.I can understand that, I’ve embraced the weekly drop approach for the excitement of looking forward to Friday, but I do feel spoiled by the tendency now to binge entire series. I do wish they’d settle the show at a standard length of an hour, I don’t agree that they’d have to use filler to do it, just good writing.
Bo-Katan was in the Clone Wars animated series. She’s about as Mandalorian as you can get.
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I should watch some of this stuff. Clone Wars and The Mandalorian sound like pretty much the only decent Star Wars media content made in the past three decades (outside books and video games).
That's high praise.
Is the Clone Wars complete? How many seasons is it?
I was afraid Clone Wars went into too much high space fantasy when delving into the force myth. But I guess I will try to watch the whole thing.Dave Filoni was the showrunner for the Clone Wars and he is George Lucas' protégé. He gets Star Wars more than anyone else at Disney, even Jon Favreau.
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He's executive producer of The Mandalorian, and directed/wrote several episodes
Check out Rebels as well. Filoni used to play Star Wars D6, and Rebels is basically a TV series that game. I defy anyone to watch episode 3 of the series, "Fighter Flight", and tell me that isn't exactly the kind of thing that happens during a typical gaming session.I should watch some of this stuff. Clone Wars and The Mandalorian sound like pretty much the only decent Star Wars media content made in the past three decades (outside books and video games).
Total agreement.Dave Filoni was the showrunner for the Clone Wars and he is George Lucas' protégé. He gets Star Wars more than anyone else at Disney, even Jon Favreau.
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Crazy Mandalorian episode right guys? My god I love the visual of this show.
This is the way.Clearly leaning into a Greek hoplite look I thought, i.e. Mandalorians as Spartans.
Consistency was never a strong point of Star Wars canon. Most of it was written before there was ever a need perceived to keep it consistent.The question I have is that according to canon, the Empire was defeated at the Battle of Jakku approximately one year after the Battle of Endor and formally surrendered. I'm curious that five years later, we see what looks to be a rather well-equipped portion of the Empire still running around the galaxy in the Mandalorian. This was supposed to be the time frame where the remnant Empire went into the Unknown Regions of space only to return a generation later as the First Order.
The question I have is that according to canon, the Empire was defeated at the Battle of Jakku approximately one year after the Battle of Endor and formally surrendered. I'm curious that five years later, we see what looks to be a rather well-equipped portion of the Empire still running around the galaxy in the Mandalorian. This was supposed to be the time frame where the remnant Empire went into the Unknown Regions of space only to return a generation later as the First Order.
[/QUOTE]I was a bit surprised (even disappointed) to see actual Empire still around - like the officers, and full-on clean Stormtroopers. I guess Thrawn and that trilogy isn't "cannon" any longer, but Moff Gideon seems to be a lot like him, a sort of one-man vestige of the Empire?
When does Rebels take place?
Approximately two years before A New Hope.
It's more like 15 years before Star Wars. And Rebels is fantastic. Some of the best StarWarsoit there, including the OT.Approximately two years before A New Hope.
It's more like 15 years before Star Wars. And Rebels is fantastic. Some of the best StarWarsoit there, including the OT.