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local-space-gay · 1 year
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Quick reminder everyone:
If you don’t like a show and don’t want to see it get a dozen more seasons, DONT WATCH IT
IT DOESNT MATTER IF YOURE HATE-WATCHING IT. STREAMING SERVICES DO NOT SEE THE DIFFERENCE. Just let the show die by ignoring it and not engaging with it.
This has been a psa.
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litcityblues · 2 months
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I'm So Annoyed, But Not For The Reason You Think
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Look, I'm just going to go ahead and say it: Ahsoka should have been the basis of the sequel trilogy. The whole damn arc from start to finish made for a vastly more compelling story than anything The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, or The Rise of Skywalker managed to put in front of us.
Rogue One and Andor managed to take the original themes of Star Wars (rebellion against tyranny, the costs, etc.) and give them some actual depth about what it means to try and take down a tyrannical government. The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and now Ahsoka are exploring what I think is a vastly more interesting idea that Star Wars should have centered itself around for the sequel trilogy: now that you've defeated the evil empire, you've got to get into the messy and sometimes boring business of actual governing and how do you do that on a galactic scale? How do you deal with the Imperial Remnants? How do you deal with corruption? How do you, the New Republic, extend your authority and show that you're better than the Empire was?
There are so many story possibilities there and those shows mine that territory and do so effectively-- but what annoys me is that this is such an obvious arc to build into a trilogy of movies and they just... didn't. If the prequels were about the collapse of the old Republic into the Empire and the originals were about the Empire and its defeat the sequels should have been about the New Republic and securing the post-imperial future. That's the perfect arc of a trilogy of trilogies and saves us from such awful writing as, "Somehow, Palpatine has returned."
But, Ahsoka:
The series opens with Baylan Skoll (Ray Stevenson), a fallen Dark Jedi, and his apprentice, Shin Hati (Ivanna Sakhno), assaulting a New Republic cruiser to rescue Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) who had been previously captured by Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson). Elsbeth informs Skoll that Ahsoka is searching for Grand Admiral Thrawn who has been missing for years- along with her former companion, Ezra Bridger who was dragged to an unknown location by a Purrgil.
(It should be noted at this point that I have not seen any episodes of Rebels, but know enough of the characters to piece together what's going on. It would probably provide more context if you have seen the show, but it's not at all necessary.)
Ahsoka and Huyang (David Tennant) find the Star Map they've been looking for, but it's locked so, on the advice of General Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), they head to Lothal to meet with Ahsoka's former Padawan, Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), who agrees to help them and manages to unlock the map, only to have Hati show up, steal the map and stab her during a lightsaber duel.
Skoll and Hati take the map to the planet Seatos where Elsbeth reveals that Thrawn is trapped in another galaxy. When Ahsoka and company track down the droids that attacked her to Elsbeth's factories on Corellia- they and the New Republic get an unpleasant surprise, as a massive hyperdrive is being built, not for the New Republic but by Imperial Remnants for reasons unknown. They manage to get a tracker on the ship and it's revealed to be the critical parts for Elsbeth's ship, the Eye of Sion, ready to go and find Thrawn and return him to the proper galaxy.
Hera is convinced that allies of Thrawn and imperial remnants are seeking ways to bring him back, the Senators of the New Republic less so, and despite a sympathetic Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly), they refuse permission to send Republic forces to Seatos. So Ahsoka, Wren, and Huyang go themselves, find the ship, and are close to figuring out just what it's doing when they get shot down and are forced to land on the planet below, where Skoll, Hati, and company come and hunt them down.
What follows is quite literally one of the best lightsaber duels in the history of the franchise. I would put it right up there with 'Duel of the Fates' from The Phantom Menace or even the original confrontation between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader in A New Hope. Ahsoka and Baylan Skoll absolutely go at it and it's awesome. Ahsoka tries to tell Wren to destroy the map, but not wanting to lose her last chance and find Bridger, she hesitates and Ahsoka goes over the cliff, where she spends time In the World Between the Worlds where she meets none other than her old master, Anakin Skywalker. (Hayden Christensen)
Ahsoka makes some peace with her past- but not before Wren, Skoll and Elsbeth activate the Eye of Sion's hyperdrive and head out of the galaxy, just as Hera and a few New Republic forces arrive for a clandestine and unauthorized mission. Ahsoka and company figure out a way to follow Wren to the next galaxy, while it takes a timely intervention from Threepio (Anthony Daniels) to bail out Hera from being in real trouble with the New Republic authorities.
(Seriously: imagine how fucking badass that scene would have been if Leia herself had walked in. This is what I'm saying when I say this story arc should have been the basis for the sequels.)
In the next galaxy, Ahsoka and company find themselves at Peridea, home of the Night Witches of Dathomir and Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) and his fleet. Wren goes out to find Bridger (Eman Esfandi) and Ahsoka and the company eventually reunites with them and has one grand finale. They try and stop Thrawn and Elsbeth-- but the Night Witches of Dathomir reanimate the Night Troopers sent to confront them (zombie Stormtroopers!) and eventually the parties are split once more, with Bridger hitching a ride back to the galaxy with Thrawn before sneaking off his ship and reunited with Hera and Chopper while Ahsoka, Wren, and Huyang are stranded on Peridea.
Overall: I absolutely loved this show. Love the characters, love that you didn't need to have seen The Clone Wars or Rebels to enjoy the shit out of this show. Loved so much new stuff! No Tatooine in sight! Loved the Night Witches! Loved Thrawn and his falling-apart Star Destroyer! Loved that he's loading up what I'm guessing are Palpatine clones-- which retroactively provides a clear, story-driven explanation for "Somehow, Palpatine has returned."
This is the Star Wars I should have seen on the biggest screen possible in the theaters. If I'm annoyed, it's because I can see the missed opportunity throughout all eight episodes of this show. That doesn't mean this show isn't awesome though. It is. Give me more, please. My Grade: **** out of ****
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mrjinx87 · 1 year
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"Saying 'Merry Christmas to all' has suddenly become problematic!" -- actual dialogue from the new Disney+ Santa Clause series starring Tim Allen
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I gave up on Star Wars after episode 9, haven't paid for any content in 3 years, never seen a single episode of Mandalorian or Boba Fett or Obi Wan, and I'm still probably gonna skip the Asohka show whenever it comes out, but the fact that they cast Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla has at least piqued my interest if nothing else. She's a treasure, and while I'm not willing to break my Star Wars embargo for her, I'll consider watching clips on youtube. Then again, I don't want to see them butcher Thrawn any more than they already did in Rebels (he was a master tactician/detective in the books, and they turned him into a non-threatening Saturday morning villain, "I'll get you next time, Rebels, and your little droid too!"), so maybe it's for the best that I avoid the franchise completely from now on.
The original trilogy will always have a soft spot in my heart, but I have to pretend nothing else exists just to be able to watch them without pointing out the continuity errors. In my world, there are no errors because there are no sequels, and I cherry-pick bits and pieces from the prequels while completely ignoring their bulk (I have imaginary versions of the prequels that exist solely in my head and are canon compliant to the OT without resorting to retcons and "certain points of view..." Maybe I'll write fanfic someday)
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nellisdownterrible · 1 year
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Peacock needs to stop playing and renew Vampire Academy and One of Us is Lying already!!
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dominik528 · 2 years
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WandaVision (2021) | mother! (2017)
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bebe-tini-stoessel · 2 years
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TINI × Streaming show Claro music 2020
like/reblog if you save/use❤️
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squirrelfm · 1 year
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"If you hear me screaming bloody murder, there's a good chance I'm just enjoying myself." ~ Wednesday Addams
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goryfluff · 1 year
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Nautilus expedition live streams (+ their commentary) 2020 / 2021 / 2022
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aquilaofarkham · 29 days
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NEW HADES 2 CONTENT INCLUDING A NEW FAMILY PORTRAIT
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ghoulbats · 2 months
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well….it finally happened
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laddertek · 2 months
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Tango's back from vacation. Everyone liked that 😊
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Absolutely FUCKED that a show that literally JUST came out is in danger of being cancelled bc people didn’t immediately go watch it. The current landscape of streaming television is FUCKED.
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beif0ngs · 6 months
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BLUE EYE SAMURAI
I never said I was a samurai, you did. I’m on the path of revenge. There’s no place on it for love or friendship or weakness.
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jepergola · 1 year
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New story today: "Time-Limited Binge Watch"
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bebe-tini-stoessel · 2 years
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TINI × Backstage at Streaming show Claro music 🎶
like/reblog if you save/use❤️
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