Star Wars Megathread

[viper37]

I enjoyed all Star Wars movies. And the TV shows. I haven't watched Resistance yet, though.

I envy you. I wish I enjoyed them.

I really wish Star Wars was cool.

But anyway if KOTOR is ever mentioned in this thread you can expect an appearance by me

KOTOR! KOTOR! KOTOR!

[viper37]

Syt have you checked the latest Thrawn book, Ascendency?  I've just started it, and it's pretty cool so far, as is nearly anything with Thrawn in it

Outbound flight has now been made canon, that's nice

[Barrister]

I thought it was a fun episode.

[Valmy]

KOTOR! KOTOR! KOTOR!

Yes?

[Syt]

Syt have you checked the latest Thrawn book, Ascendency?  I've just started it, and it's pretty cool so far, as is nearly anything with Thrawn in it

Outbound flight has now been made canon, that's nice

I haven't. I read the occasional Star Wars book but not many recently. I admit I'm not a big fan of Timothy Zahn's writing.

[crazy canuck]

So, the x-wing guys saved him and then left him to die.  That made a lot of sense.

[viper37]

Syt have you checked the latest Thrawn book, Ascendency?  I've just started it, and it's pretty cool so far, as is nearly anything with Thrawn in it

Outbound flight has now been made canon, that's nice

I haven't. I read the occasional Star Wars book but not many recently. I admit I'm not a big fan of Timothy Zahn's writing.

Ah, well, if you ain't a fan of his writing, you won't like this one either.  Pity

[viper37]

So, the x-wing guys saved him and then left him to die.  That made a lot of sense.

they didn't left him to die.  They knew the ship could probably still fly, they were just pissed off he tried to escape.

[crazy canuck]

So, the x-wing guys saved him and then left him to die.  That made a lot of sense.

they didn't left him to die.  They knew the ship could probably still fly, they were just pissed off he tried to escape.

  I love how you hedged.  Probably, maybe sort of, with lots of luck.  Or did they just know that our hero wears plot armour and not just Mando armour.

[celedhring]

So, the x-wing guys saved him and then left him to die.  That made a lot of sense.

Yeah, that scene didn't quite make much sense. Otherwise, fun episode.

[crazy canuck]

So, the x-wing guys saved him and then left him to die.  That made a lot of sense.

Yeah, that scene didn't quite make much sense. Otherwise, fun episode.

It was also remarkable that everyone was an excellent marksmen as well. Even the Frog.  Post empire, accuracy has really improved.

I enjoyed it.  But unforced writing mistakes are really unnecessary.  Disney probably spent a lot of money somewhere - lets hope for some better writing in later episodes.

[viper37]

So, the x-wing guys saved him and then left him to die.  That made a lot of sense.

they didn't left him to die.  They knew the ship could probably still fly, they were just pissed off he tried to escape.

  I love how you hedged.  Probably, maybe sort of, with lots of luck.  Or did they just know that our hero wears plot armour and not just Mando armour.

that too

What can I say?  cops get angry when they have to chase you and they're desinclined to acquiesce to your request after that

[viper37]

So, the x-wing guys saved him and then left him to die.  That made a lot of sense.

Yeah, that scene didn't quite make much sense. Otherwise, fun episode.

It was also remarkable that everyone was an excellent marksmen as well. Even the Frog.  Post empire, accuracy has really improved.

You should rewatch the last episode of season 1

[celedhring]

I just don't understand the train of thought of the X-Wing pilots. If they had already decided they weren't arresting him, why were they still looking for him? 

That said, the "stopped for a broken light, oh your license plate is registered as being used in a crime" movie cop moment was pretty fun. But they should've resolved that whole mini-arc better (which they usually do).

Also, I believe the pro-life movement won't be adopting Baby Yoda as their pet mascot any time soon. 

[Syt]

Yeah, the X-Wing resolution was weird. I kinda understand that they wanted to be sure of what happened to the ship. With seeing how he tried to foil the attack on the prison ship to some degree, maybe they wanted to see if he was alive. The closest I can get to a reasonable train of thought was that on the one hand they know he was involved in shady stuff, but that he also tried to do some good and they were unsure where he stood, on the whole. I guess they thought, "We'll leave him here with a warning, let the Force/luck/fate sort this out." At the same time it was nice to see his actions from the season 1 episode having some consequences, and possibly having some good karma coming his way.

I'm kinda curious about the Frog Lady. I liked her character and mannerism quite a bit, but she seems surprisingly capable in a pinch. She rigged the droid's interface to act as a translator. She shot spiders with high accuracy off the kid's head. She doesn't take shit from Din. And what was she doing on Tatooine? She says her species can only really live on Trask, a water world (which we will likely see next episode and which was shown in the trailer) - Tatooine is like the polar opposite to that. I feel she's more than just a concerned mom-to-be and I would love to see more of her backstory, but I doubt we'll see that. There's a shot in the trailer where two frog people are walking away from the camera; one of them definitely her.

And Baby Yoda is concerning me. Between force choking Cara, Mando constantly setting an example of violence solving everything, and him happily munching on a lady's eggs, I feel his chaotic neutral impulses will lead to some serious problems down the line unless Din becomes a stricter parent and better role model.