Star Wars

I wanted to like this show way more than I did. But it just didn't scratch the itch. The main characters seemed a bit lost, like we needed more streamlining to their story to have a satisfying arc. I like the main actresses in other stuff but I don't think they were right to play these people.

Honestly it seems like the biggest problem is that any story they make up for this time period is kneecapped by having it all end with the Sequels.a story about rebuilding the republic in the shadow of the Empire would be epic and a perfect use of these characters. But knowing it all goes boom and cloned snokes and emperors are soaking in a vat like sea monkies makes it all a bit meh.

Overall meh, I'll tune in next year and see what happens. I just think it could be better.

Well that explains why Ahsoka wasn’t around for the sequel trilogy lol

Leaves some questions about Ezra though. And as pleased as I am with what their story did and where it ended it leaves a lot to be desired from the sequel trilogy. More than it already left.

You’re going to tell me that Thrawn showed up with an undead army from another galaxy and there’s not even a mention of that in the trilogy?

I really enjoyed this show. But it just frustrates me with the sequels more than I already was.

Great acting, good light saber fights, what more could you want?

Maybe less questions

So we're rebuilding Mortis on this world? Baylan Skoll as the Father, Ahsoka (or Sabine) as the Daughter, and Shin Hottie as the Son?

Or perhaps Ahsoka will be the Father, since she's Anakin's apprentice? Except that she's already kind of the Daughter...

Edit: Also, so the cargo was totally more nightsisters, right?

Sabine just proved that people who aren't Force sensitive can still learn to use it, which is pretty neat. This also means we have three competing factions to create a new Jedi Order: Luke's orthodox approach, Ahsoka relaxing entrance requirements, and Baylan going Grey.

Unless Ray Stevenson already filmed stuff for season 2, we've probably seen the last of Baylan, or at least the last of him alive. I expect the Peridea plot line next season will be about tracking Baylan and figuring out what he was doing out there. Shin will probably be alone for most of that, but may join Ahsoka and Sabine near the end of the season.

I also suspect that Leia goes rogue either next season or in season 3 to form the Resistance to fight Thrawn, then keeps going to mop up other Imperial Remnant factions, such as the First Order, leaving her where we see her in the sequels.

I kind of wonder if Ahsoka's second blade was destroyed to make choreography easier. All season, it was great when she had one lightsaber, then a bit iffy when she had both.

Ahsoka = C+. Zahn’s novel trilogy it is not. Not even close in terms of quality or narrative. Not a single ‘wow’ or ‘woah’ moment. Some ‘that’s kinda cool’ moments. It has some good lightsaber action and Ahsoka and Baylon are cool characters but the show suffers from questionable plotting and dialogue, slow pacing, underutilization of Thrawn as an antagonist and a requirement to be familiar with Rebels to understand most of it. It would have been better as a 2–3 hour movie. At least Andor S2 is yet to come. Oh and…Zombie stormtroopers? Really?!?

Tbh I was really hoping this show was going to be one self-contained season...

OH MY FUCKING GOD THEY REALLY USED "Where the Sun Sails and the Moon Walks" from the S2 Rebels ost. I never expected this .

Wild prediction:

Season 2 is going to start out with the Chimaera being intercepted in hyperspace by a pod of pissed off starwhales, wrenching the hyperdrive ring. We'll see a flashback of Ezra befriending one of the purgills and hitching a ride home, and he'll convince the rest to help bring the Republic fleet to intercept Thrawn in the void.

Meanwhile, Baylan Skoll (RIP Ray Stevenson) will send a telepathic message to Shin Hati, and she will pick up his enigmatic mission where he left off.

Getting the kid to bed, and then I'm sitting down for this. Can't wait. I've got high expectations for this

I think this would have been a better movie or mini series.

Way too thin for 8 episodes

I liked the series overall.

I'm not sure how I feel about that finale though. It was a bit too predictable.

I can't tell if they wanted it to end Ahsoka's story there and cover everything about Baylan and Shin in the books fighting against Sabine and Ahsoka? Then are they going to use the crossover movie to kill off Ezra and Hera? I know The Ghost appeared in the sequels, but it could just be a similar freighter or maybe it’s Zeb or someone else (Carson) piloting it?