fett Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) I may be in the minority here but I am glad to see this form of storytelling from Filoni and Happy. They started this with Mando and his entourage showing up during the Boba Fett series for a few episodes. They have alot of story to tell outside of their main arcs, and it is obvious they are setting up future plot points here. I think they are doing a great job so far with expanding the Star Wars universe beyond the original trilogy storyline, and we are getting to see tons of locations and characters that I really never expected to see. Edited March 16, 2023 by fett bentbryan, Bosco685 and Cozmo-One 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 On 3/16/2023 at 3:27 AM, fett said: I may be in the minority here but I am glad to see this form of storytelling from Filoni and Happy. They started this with Mando and his entourage showing up during the Boba Fett series for a few episodes. They have alot of story to tell outside of their main arcs, and it is obvious they are setting up future plot points here. I think they are doing a great job so far with expanding the Star Wars universe beyond the original trilogy storyline, and we are getting to see tons of locations and characters that I really never expected to see. I agree. I enjoyed the story on courissant, and it’s likely an important one considering what happened during the sequels. I just felt it could have fit in better somewhere else in a different episode. Probably not, since that’s where they put it and they do this professionally. I just wanted to more Mando and Bo, because mess was getting real. bentbryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitboss Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 8:40 PM, Callaway29 said: Hide contents Mando almost drowning because he stepped off a ledge wearing his armor kinda bugged me. I mean, really? A guy like him doesn’t get to where he is by making mistakes like that… At first I thought he was pulled under, but after rewatching and confirming online…consensus is that he just sank like a rock. Any chance it was the mythosaur that pulled him down? Perhaps we’ll find out next episode… That said, I’m being nit picky…I’m excited for the season. Seems we got the answer with this weeks episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentbryan Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Episode 3 is how you do cold opens. Bosco685, The Commissioner and awakeintheashes 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 That was a really solid episode. I'm not clear on some of that former Empire officer actions. But I did enjoy the show making a more personal demonstration of what happened to individuals post-Empire, and the impact on their lives. Including wrestling with personal actions and experiences. bentbryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) One major thing I picked up on, in our limited look, is that the New Republic seems like it is a far cry from the pre-empire days. I got the sense that it’s just a watered-down empire being run by incompetent folks. It’s no wonder the First Order was able to generate sympathizers and sycophants. In a way, it parallels the Jedi Council in the final days of its existence, which gave room for the Sith to rise and promising force users like Ahsoka and Anakin to walk away. Edited March 17, 2023 by awakeintheashes Bosco685, jsilverjanet and bentbryan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 One last thing/rant on the New Republic, it’s a shame that the sequels are forcing these detours in storytelling, but thems the rules now. Had a well developed story been presented to us, there’d be a lot more freedom for storytellers to explore this time after the fall of the Empire. There should just be a show called Star Wars: Here’s How We Got There, and it can run for as long as we have garbage cans to pick up after (mostly) JJ Abram’s mess. mtracy64, bentbryan and jsilverjanet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jcjames Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 When Dr. Pershing said: Spoiler "It was a trap!" I screamed out laughing! CheeseFrog, Muno42, awakeintheashes and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentbryan Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 2:49 PM, jcjames said: When Dr. Pershing said: Reveal hidden contents "It was a trap!" I screamed out laughing! The look the Mon Calamari gave was pure gold jcjames 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fett Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 1:49 PM, jcjames said: When Dr. Pershing said: Hide contents "It was a trap!" I screamed out laughing! especially considering who he said it to.... jcjames 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fett Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 9:55 AM, awakeintheashes said: One last thing/rant on the New Republic, it’s a shame that the sequels are forcing these detours in storytelling, but thems the rules now. Had a well developed story been presented to us, there’d be a lot more freedom for storytellers to explore this time after the fall of the Empire. There should just be a show called Star Wars: Here’s How We Got There, and it can run for as long as we have garbage cans to pick up after (mostly) JJ Abram’s mess. maybe the next episode will show Senator Padme wake up in the morning, go to take a shower and Annie is in there waiting for her.. It was all a dream babe!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/18/2023 at 6:19 AM, fett said: maybe the next episode will show Senator Padme wake up in the morning, go to take a shower and Annie is in there waiting for her.. It was all a dream babe!! bentbryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-man Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 This weeks ep was really good except I didn't understand one thing: Spoiler When Grogu was training with the darts the kid hit him 2x, one shot each time. When Grogu finally shot back, he did all three at once which counted. Why didn't the kid just hit Grogu 3x himself? Did baby Yoda cheat?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fett Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Nope. He was just all out of bubble-gum. bentbryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 That is so cool. Good episode. bentbryan and awakeintheashes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Real good episode. Finally got some closure on how Grogu escaped and done without dragging it out, too. Fitting it was on a Naboo ship. Edited March 23, 2023 by awakeintheashes Bosco685 and bentbryan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/22/2023 at 4:28 PM, fett said: Nope. He was just all out of bubble-gum. Indeed. Learning that the kid was Vizsla’s son makes the end of the scene better when Vizsla reiterates what Mando said, “one does not speak, unless one knows.” bentbryan and Bosco685 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentbryan Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/22/2023 at 8:57 PM, Bosco685 said: That is so cool. Good episode. Wow that’s awesome! This guy absolutely deserved this after the spoon he tolerated. And another solid Mando chapter in the books. Oh and Bo-Katan awakeintheashes and Bosco685 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_highgrade Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I know that I am nitpicking here, but, how does the kid survive more than 24 hours in the raptor's belly without oxygen and when he's eventually spit out, he's clean as a whistle with no slime or stomach acids all over his body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway29 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/22/2023 at 3:46 PM, s-man said: This weeks ep was really good except I didn't understand one thing: Hide contents When Grogu was training with the darts the kid hit him 2x, one shot each time. When Grogu finally shot back, he did all three at once which counted. Why didn't the kid just hit Grogu 3x himself? Did baby Yoda cheat?? Spoiler They explained the rules ahead of time and said something like "can fire darts in any order"...but I agree. On 3/23/2023 at 11:23 AM, mr_highgrade said: I know that I am nitpicking here, but, how does the kid survive more than 24 hours in the raptor's belly without oxygen and when he's eventually spit out, he's clean as a whistle with no slime or stomach acids all over his body? Spoiler This bothered me instantly. Chased the beast for day(s), and within 30sec of their arrival the creature miraculously decides to feed the kid to its young. Why did it wait? How is the kid okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
