Well - it’s here! The first two episodes are on Disney+

Keen to hear what everyone’s thoughts are. Needless to say, there will be lots of spoilers in this discussion.

I really liked it. Felt like a solid continuation of Rebels, a bit slow at times, but overall a solid setup for what could be a very interesting and exciting series.

I feel like we should be able to guess the identity of the masked third Sith-esque villain. Don’t think it’s a fallen Ezra (too boring a plot line) but the stance and mannerisms seemed very familiar…

Also - great to see Kevin Kiner doing the music! Nice callback to some Rebels motifs here and there.

I would’ve liked to see Vanessa Marshall as Hera, I felt her voice was so uniquely matched. This Hera seems way too girly for a maternal older Hera. And where is her son?

Hoping for a Freddie Prinze Jr cameo.

Dave Filoni must be so happy to finally tell this story. Can’t wait to see what comes next!

    • NuPNuA ( NuPNuA@lemm.ee ) deleted by creator
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      3 years ago

      Yeah, this is the opposit of Andor that I could recommend to people that hadn’t seen much Star Wars, this is for all intents and purposes Rebels Series 5 and dripping in lore. Both are valid ways to handle a franchise as long as Disney judges viewing figures accordingly.

    • HobbesHK ( HobbesHK@startrek.website ) OPEnglish
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      3 years ago

      As someone who has watched all of Clone Wars, Rebels and read the Thrawn books, I fully get where you’re coming from. Though I think there must be a 10 minute YouTube video of “what to know before watching Ahsoka” somewhere. Rebels is enjoyable (and gets suitably dark in its later seasons) but doesn’t tell an overtly complex story, so a quick primer video would be enough if you don’t want to experience it all.

      All the dead space between lines stood out to me too. Ahsoka is obviously older here, but where’s her playfulness and spark?

    • UraniumBlazer ( UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee ) English
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      3 years ago

      Yea… that’s a problem with most cinematic universes. There’s simply so much of story, that you cannot start in the middle. I’m not really sure what you mean by “dead space” between lines. The conversations kinda felt natural to me…

      I don’t know why people didn’t like Dawson’s acting. I kinda felt her portrayal of Ahsoka as very faithful continuation of her portrayal in Rebels. She has been through A LOT. I personally have seen people who have had a hard time in life being withdrawn, devoid of emotion and very stoic. In fact, this portrayal of her makes her very believable for me. She’s not a happy teenager anymore. She’s a middle aged, lonely individual who has a lot of responsibility on her back. She has no family. Rather, she just has a few “accomplices”. Plus, she is worried about an impending invasion from one of the most feared and effective imperial Generals.

      Why is he more important than stopping a war?

      He is important, as he could very well be a part of this war. He is an extremely powerful Jedi Knight. Could he have joined Thrawn? Him not contacting the Rebels back probably means that he is either dead, or has joined Thrawn. This is very dangerous for obvious reasons.

  • photonic_sorcerer ( photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English
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    3 years ago

    I really like Sabine in this. She seems true to her Rebels character, and I’m intrigued by her relationship with Ahsoka.

    I love the reveal of Morgan as a Night sister; when she opens the map for real, that was a real ‘wow’ moment for me.

    Overall I’m very interested to see this eye machine power up and send us to another galaxy.

  • Minarble ( Minarble@aussie.zone ) 
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    3 years ago

    Agree that Hera is to youngish …. She is a general that has fought personally in a galactic war lost her partner and lots of friends and comrades: She should have been cast as more angular cynical and jaded. She is to happy to be there and to happy and upbeat. Unconvincing as a General ordering people around.

    Enjoyed the show, glad I watched Rebels before hand though!

    Did the new republic uniforms ( particularly the helmets ) look very underdone and flimsy to anyone else?

    • UraniumBlazer ( UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee ) English
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      3 years ago

      Weeeeell she is a mum now, right? Raising a child can bring a lot of happiness to some people. I found her to be very convincing and comforting as a character. A general with mom energy isn’t so unconvincing imo.

      Did the new republic uniforms ( particularly the helmets ) look very underdone and flimsy to anyone else?

      Honestly, I didn’t pay much attention to that. Will try to observe this in the next episode!

  • HobbesHK ( HobbesHK@startrek.website ) OPEnglish
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    3 years ago

    Anyone want to take a guess as to the identity of the third villain lightsabre fighter? Whilst watching in our house, we dismissed “corrupted Ezra” for being too predictable. Then a Night-Sister-resurrected-evil-Kanan was suggested…

    I’m not completely opposed to that suggestion. There seemed to be something specific and recognisable about the fighter’s stance…

    • bamboo ( bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English
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      3 years ago

      Honestly I think it’d be great if they introduced a new character rather than yet someone else being resurrected and coming back from the dead. That being said, I did see a theory which would be interesting:

      theory

      The masked inquisitor is Barriss Offee, who framed Ahsoka for bombing the Jedi temple, which caused her to leave the Jedi order.

    • knotthatone ( knotthatone@lemmy.one ) English
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      3 years ago

      I like the idea of it being a canon version of Starkiller, Darth Vader’s secret apprentice from the non-canon Force Unleashed games. It could make for an interesting foil to Ahsoka and “Marrok” isn’t far off from Galen Marek and Sam Witwer’s in the credits for providing “additional voices.”

      • HobbesHK ( HobbesHK@startrek.website ) OPEnglish
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        3 years ago

        Oh, now that could be interesting indeed! And much more exciting than my fears about the theory it’s Fallen Ezra. Because I really don’t want that to be true, but feel it will be.