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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!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I thoroughly enjoyed both episodes. Where do I start?

First ep:

  • lots of OG Star Wars vibes with the logo, fade into a crawl, then start with a ship in space
  • lots of Phantom Menace vibes with the docking of the ship and two “Jedi” there for a “peaceful” thing, the little probe droid searching for a target with the shadowy apprentice waiting behind
  • the cameos of Rebels characters

Second ep:

  • the reveal of a night sister
  • could we get an older Cal Kestis cameo (unsure who the masked inquisitor is)?
  • Baylan with Dooku vibes of being evil, but also with a reason for that and why he thinks he’s right
  • some Jedi Fallen Order/Survivor parallels with gateways leading to other systems/planets
  • is this new Galaxy a reference or potential for Yuuzhan Vong?
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Absolutely no way Disney makes Yuuzhan Vong (or anything similar) canon. Too cowardly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They could for merchandising reasons. They would just tone them down some I think, but yeah, it’s a long shot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The Yuuzhan Vong were replaced by the Grysks in the canon Thrawn novels

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Well.... Dave Filoni did bring us quite a lot of nice star wars. I can't see how he would refuse to have something so cool as the Yuuzhan Vong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

could we get an older Cal Kestis cameo (unsure who the masked inquisitor is)

Yea, the inquisitor is kinda sus, no? Although, I really hope that he is just some random surviving inquisitor. I didn't find him THAT cool for him to turn out to be some character that we know about already.

is this new Galaxy a reference or potential for Yuuzhan Vong?

Honestly, THAT is what I'm hoping for! Is Thrawn the anti-hero working to stop an impending Yuuzhan Vong invasion? Was Palpy preparing for this too by building the death stars? Aside from galactic domination, was defending from a Yuuzhan Vong invasion one of the goals of the Final Order?