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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Chopper is bad, it's just that star wars has been run harder into the ground as a whole that chopper looks like an okay charachter in comparison to the rest of disney Star wars....
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While I agree Star Wars has been run into the ground, Chopper is the best. We need more of that sort of thing.
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
"Observation: I am a droid, master, with programming. Even if I did not enjoy killing, I would have no choice. Thankfully, I enjoy it very much." -The best droid ever
Zed wrote: *All statements reflect my opinion at this moment. if some sort of pretty new model gets released (or if I change my mind at random) I reserve the right to jump on any bandwagon at will.
Opening chat between Yuwan and Ahsoka caused me amusement, but may cause others cringe.
Everything planetside was amazing. Like, proper proper amazing. My tiny mind is once again blown away by Pure Star Wars.
Ezra looks the part. Nice to see Thrawn’s Star Destroyer still in a right state. Thrawn himself is great. And I’m wondering what exactly that cargo is. Night sisters, i reckons.
And with that? An entire week until more magnificence.
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I've seen quite a few people hope for a episode that focused mainly on Sabine and what was happening with her, and thats basically what we got here. Im somewhat suprised she didn't think she might be getting let loose to be tailed, it seems like such a obvious thing they might do you'd expect her to at least acknowledge it.
so, Balen is seeking a some great power here to "end the cycle"? he seems to be rather nihilistic in outlook, i must say.
also, unless their is a LOT Of undocumented turmoil within the Republic, it seems his contention about the cycle of history seems a bit...off? the Old replubic stood "for a thousand generations" in one form or another, commonly held to be like 25,000 years. their was a period of basically peace for like a thousand years prior to the Clone Wars (though i accept that might be a "hot peace" with a lot of minor skirmishes). either way, it seems his historical analysis is a bit lacking.
as i mentioned, I haven't watched much rebels beyond a odd clip reel, so this is my first proper exposure to thrawn in the modern canon. Hes...intresting. not quite as compelling as the cartoon verison, yet. we shall see.
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To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruelest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be relearned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods.
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Yuwan's call back line would be a little cheesy if it wasn't placed and timed so well. It pretty perfectly sets the stage for this adventure beyond the galaxy.
Can we take a moment to appreciate how much more interesting this world is than almost anything we've seen in decades? This is the most a planet has felt like a real place in a long long time.
Ezra is perfect. Enoch gives us a great last minute dread before Eman pretty perfectly captures the character's mannerisms and makes for a wonderful reunion.
Thrawn is captured quite well here. Better than Rebels I'd say, though he's clearly an evolution of that version. There's a couple scenes built on not wasting resources and practical responses to potential threats that do a good job capturing why he's such a great villain and the look of his Stormtroopers is pretty instantly iconic.
Baylan and Shin even get some of their strongest material by far. Absolutely love the course of this story in general.
Hot damn that was great.
Even with the small amount of time we get of Thrawn, it's so easy to tell just how good he is. He knows Ahsoka is coming and while Morgan is clearly panicking, he just adjusts his plans there and then.
First impression: Sabine is really, really stupid. My wife was even snarking at the screen.
Spoiler:
Sabine: go away, mount. I prefer to walk through the wasteland, and without supplies.
Sabine: this is your world….That thing you’re sniffing is just a rock, dummy.
Sabine: let’s answer these pressing questions later. Now we’ll just bask in not having all the time in the world. Also, your sacrifice was for nothing. And you’ll never see home again.
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chaos0xomega wrote: Feels a bit like Star Wars is going a bit of esoteric and 40k-like with
Spoiler:
Enoch's sweet sweet masked stormtrooper helmet. Also the whole name "Enoch" is downright biblical
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My thought, too. It’s a weird design choice and naming convention for Star Wars. But for 40k….
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When she handed over the map I assumed she had some kind of plan to get them to drop their guard and destroy them from the inside, even if it would have to fail so Ahsoka could be the hero of her own story. Nope, she's just dumb enough to think that her reunion with Ezra is going to take any longer than a brief moment to technically satisfy the terms of the deal before Thrawn's turbolaser batteries turn the whole place to glass. No plan to fight, no plan to escape, just whine a bunch about having to wait in a cell until they get to their destination.
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"Why did you bring her?" "The script said so." "That's not a good enough reason." "Grand Admiral..." "What is it Elspeth?" "There has been too much dialogue in this scene. And no one has folded their arms and leant back yet." "I am unsure what you are talking about." "Can you just be stoic? Like everyone else." "I'm being wistful." "Be quiet Balon, I'm talking to the Grand Admiral." "Can I have a line?" "You just did, Shin." "I've been stranded on this world for nearly 10 years and I only just realised the lead Mother is Claudia Black..." "Please, Grand Admiral, focus!" "Very well." *Thrawn folds his arms and leans back* "Is that better, Elspeth?" "Much better, Grand Admiral. Now we should cut to a bland rocky wasteland that's clearly just an Unreal Engine extension by way of giant LCD screens for a no-tension fight scene with a bunch of random mooks." "Isn't this show called 'Ahsoka'?" "Shin! You already had your line this scene!"
There is far more bad Star Wars now than good Star Wars.
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I just guessed Sabine made a stupid decision, which people do from time to time. That's finr as long as they don't try to Michael Burnham it and tell us that the stupid, irrational decision was the right one and they were morally good for doing it.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
chaos0xomega wrote: Feels a bit like Star Wars is going a bit of esoteric and 40k-like with
Spoiler:
Enoch's sweet sweet masked stormtrooper helmet. Also the whole name "Enoch" is downright biblical
m
My thought, too. It’s a weird design choice and naming convention for Star Wars. But for 40k….
It's a theme in keeping with the naming they decided on for the Specters when they made Rebels. It's ancient Mediterranean flavored. Hera, Kanan, Sabine, Orrelius, Ezra, Chopper. Doesn't surprise me that now it's established, they'd add more like it here and there.
Ahtman wrote: I just guessed Sabine made a stupid decision, which people do from time to time. That's finr as long as they don't try to Michael Burnham it and tell us that the stupid, irrational decision was the right one and they were morally good for doing it.
Sabine isn't justifying her decisions like that in Ahsoka, but that is pretty much how she's always been.
Throughout Rebels she was never really in a position of responsibility. The one exception was leading her clan during the uprising on Mandalore. Of course that position was earned by martial prowess (as is the Mandalorian way and the one thing Sabine is unequivocally good at) rather than a sudden ability to make good decisions, become a good leader and accept the responsibility that goes with it. She never wanted that for herself and was quick to to put it in the hands of Bo-Katan when the opportunity arose. At any other time Sabine was just a rebel soldier relying on her friends to keep her out of trouble while she did things her way. She did recognize that she isn't great at making decisions occasionally, and lamented the consequences, but time and again she couldn't help herself.
Ten years later she has lost everything. Ezra is still gone, her friends are dispersed, the rebellion ended successfully but left her without a cause, and her clan and home got nuked. Sabine has no more reason to live except for the quest for Ezra. As bad as her decisions are, I wouldn't call them stupid but rooted in single-minded and self-destructive emotional need.
So for myself I can say I am quite happy to see Sabine taken in this direction. It feels like a natural progression of her character to me.
Nehekhara lives! Sort of!
Why is the rum always gone?
Sabine is…pretty human. Fallible. Imperfect. Flawed. SaBiNe ArE pOoRlY wRiTtEn.
Go and watch Rebels. Seriously. Do us all a favour and go watch it. Observe Sabine’s journey.
She and Ezra messed things up fairly regularly, leaving them to think on their feet, and sometimes have someone else pull their feet from the fire.
She succeeded as a Rebel. She failed as a Mandalorian, twice. She failed as a Jedi. She’s listless, rudderless. A warrior born with….no war to fight, pining for her best friend, and the times she had with him.
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