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Have to agree that Last Jedi was best of a bad bunch, RO was superb - really disappointed that the sequel trilogy fell short of what could have been done.
So what's going to happen between Mando and Bo Katan for the Dark Sabre?
Can't believe we've got to wait a whole year for the next series!!
Just makes me wonder what happens to Grogo between this and when we see Luke die in the last jedi.
If the sequels are going to stand, Luke went off and set up a Jedi school and thats where he may or may not have tried to kill Kylo Ren helping turn him to the dark side, Grogu must be gone by the time this happens else Palpatine will know he exists (Palpatine was Snook, Snook turned Kylo)
Even the force awakens started well, evil Sith rounding up vilagers, stopping a blaster blast then having the villagers slaughtered, more please!
Yeah because a large group of Warrior Monks, with supernatural powers, who were involved in numerous battles, will fade from memory in 20 years………
Han didn't believe the force existed in the first film...
Luke Skywalker: You don't believe in the Force, do you?
Han Solo: Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me believe there's one all-powerful force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny.
So what’s going to happen between Mando and Bo Katan for the Dark Sabre
You have to assume Moff Gideon stole the sabre and didnt defeat her in battle as shes still alive, so yeah what will happen, I guess this and saving Mandlor will be the plot of S3 with Grogu gone
Yeah because a large group of Warrior Monks, with supernatural powers, who were involved in numerous battles, will fade from memory in 20 years………
I think they were always supposed to be very rare, and the Empire probably did a very good job as portraying as a bunch of dodgy cultists that had a few con tricks up their sleeves and exerted an undue influence over the Repbulic in its final days. Even those who were remembered as heroes of the clone wars often seem to have been remembered as generals rather than Jedi.
Absolutely – which for me is why the sequel trilogy fell flat; why did it all have to be joined back to the original trilogy (yes I know the irony of what happened in the last few minutes of the Mandalorian….. ignore that….) rather than just doing a new story in the same universe.
I think that given Lucas's grand vision was for 3 (it may have at one point been 4) trilogies with the Skywalkers running as something of a common thread through them, it would have been hard to make the sequel trilogy without it tying back into the original and prequels. Obviously The Force Awakens took flak for playing things very safe and borrowing heavily from A New Hope, but I imagine it would have received just as much flak (albeit possibly from different sources) if it was "not Star Wars enough". The backlash against The Last Jedi seems to be evidence of that.
I would say that the need for so much of the rest of the franchise (Rebels, Rogue One, Solo, Book of Boba, etc.,) to have to so heavily tie back to pre-existing parts of the canon is more disappointing. I am very glad that the Mandalorian managed to keep Boba Fett and most of the other cameo characters in relatively back seat roles, it would have been too easy to allow them to dominate the story. I found Rebels to be at its most enjoyable when it was sticking to its own story and wasn't pulling in characters from The Clone Wars, novels and the movies.
I found Rebels to be at its most enjoyable when it was sticking to its own story and wasn’t pulling in characters from The Clone Wars, novels and the movies.
I agree to extent, except Ahsoka and Thrawn
Just makes me wonder what happens to Grogo between this and when we see Luke die in the last jedi
My theory is Grogu still too young to be really involved in the Sequel trilogy but he/she will be central in the post Skywalker plots
it was as awesome as Rogue one with the Vadar Scene.
The best bit of the recent stuff.
Just makes me wonder what happens to Grogo between this and when we see Luke die in the last jedi.
Helping Luke milk those weird sea cows?
Enjoyed that. Only just caught up… can read the thread now!
There are a few a-team like episodes still but the story arc has been great including some brilliant clone wars appearances. This is the way.
This was exactly what we said… felt far too “this week’s mission” at times… but gets better and better. By the end we were totally engrossed. Cheers and tears. Anyone dubious after only watching one or two episodes… absolutely stick with it!
The Last Jedi was the best of the sequels (not without major flaws though)
I agree.
There are a few a-team like episodes still but the story arc has been great including some brilliant clone wars appearances. This is the way.
This was exactly what we said… felt far too “this week’s mission” at times…
I saw this as an affectionate (and very well-executed) homage to 1980s Saturday teatime TV.
Just a pleasure to watch something so carefully and beautifully made by people who clearly care (more than me) about Star Wars.
In a similar vein, first thing I opened turned out to be this;
What's the orange thing in that pic @timmys? Is it a special lego-ing tool?
Not sure all of it’s function but certainly prising bricks apart. Lots of kits come with them now I think.
Yep they are brilliant, one end allows you to lever plates off, the other is slim allowing you to get under tiles and there is a small stub for pushing out axles and technique pins. I had some many I sold about 20 on EBay.
I hope you've all seen the Making of Season 2 Special on Disney+
Really enjoyable.
I hope you’ve all seen the Making of Season 2 Special on Disney+
Really enjoyable.
Took some finding in the menus of Disney plus via sky box but have watched it, shame it didnt cover the very ending of the series though
Did anyone watch the scene after the end credits??looks an interesting future for boba fett
How good are Honest Trailers that you'll watch a trailer for a series that has ended?
Finally saw the final episode last night.
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So how quick were you to realise who it was at the end? For me it was when I saw the hand - I I almost exploded with excitement (I was one of those kids lucky enough to see Star Wars first time around as a young kid so it was a big moment for me).
it was as awesome as Rogue one with the Vadar Scene.
Agreed
Gina Carano sacked
Hmmm, professional fighter not very bright shocker.
It's a shame. They are right to drop her, but it was good seeing a female character that looked like she could break you with her little finger (that's the acted attitude, not just physical presence).
No big loss really, she was a shocking actor.
Gina Carano sacked
The sad part about it, is that whilst I don't agree with anything she wrote, she effectively been sacked for having differing views.
The Nazis did use propaganda to create fear and hatred towards the Jews, that is fact. Jews were attacked in the street by their neighbours because of this (although not exclusively at all). This was a precursor for the horrors that happened to Jews. If the Nazi had simply denounced Jews as evil and said they were going to round them up and systemically murder them, there would have been an uprising, but they carefully fed the fear and hatred until enough people could be persuaded to at least turn a blind eye to it.
Obvs she's a bit of a thicko right winger so she used this lesson from History to highlight what she believes is a drive to turn people against her because of her Political views. It's likely that, if she stated the same thing whilst accusing Trump / Qnon / Proud Boys of hate mongering, she would have likely not got into so much trouble. Trump has been compared to Hitler and the Nazis endlessly for the last 5 years.
I believe the problem faced in the US and UK isn't because of a sudden rise of right wing thinking, it's the age old problem of intolerance, and whilst it's right to be intolerant of some views, racing to silence anyone who doesn't sing from your particular hymn sheet will only serve to harden their stance and draw more people to their cause.
she effectively been sacked for having differing views.
No, she was sacked for saying extremely offensive things that her employer's customers objected to. There a plenty of people who think Donald Trump was a great president. I think they are wrong, but most of them are not offensive and don't deserve to be sacked. Carano is an idiot. That's why she was sacked.
I thought she perished at the end of Deadpool 1?
Awww ****! That was a link to the Daily Mail!
Apologies
That needed a warning
she effectively been sacked for having differing views.
No, she was sacked for saying extremely offensive things that her employer’s customers objected to. There a plenty of people who think Donald Trump was a great president. I think they are wrong, but most of them are not offensive and don’t deserve to be sacked. Carano is an idiot. That’s why she was sacked.
I don't pretend to have read every single thing she's put out on Social media, but I haven't read anything that I would consider "extremely offensive". I disagree with a lot of it, I find some of it small minded, ignorant maybe and sometimes downright rude. Nothing has made me angry, thrown me into a fit of rage or made me cry. Nothing has stayed with me until the wee small hours, aghast that anyone would say something so vile. That's "extremely offensive"
And I can't imagine anyone would be.
That BBC piece is poor. It is feeding into the idea that she has lost the work because she supports Trump, and that is not the case.
Disney sacking someone for anti-Semitic views.
I don’t pretend to have read every single thing she’s put out on Social media, but I haven’t read anything that I would consider “extremely offensive”.
Apparently her employers weren't amused by the Nazi comparisons.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/11/gina-carano-mandalorian-star-wars/
Actress Gina Carano will not return to her breakout role on the Disney Plus hit “The Mandalorian” following swift backlash to the actress sharing a social media post that implied conservatives in America are treated like Jews in Nazi Germany, the latest in a series of inflammatory online posts from the star.
I don’t pretend to have read every single thing she’s put out on Social media, but I haven’t read anything that I would consider “extremely offensive”.
Odd as it may seem, this isn't about you.
but I haven’t read anything that I would consider “extremely offensive”.
I think comparing being a Republican with the Holocaust is (under anyone’s definition) extremely offensive.
The full quote was
“Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbours... even by children... Because history is edited, most people today don’t realise that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbours hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?”
Her response to BLM was perfectly justified, Her response to Trans requests was badly judged and her views on Trump weren't clear, she in essence said only that a more transparent process in which it was absolutely clear to the public what had gone on during the vote would be in everyone's interest.
Let's face it, she's an MMA star, not a Nobel Laureate and has responded to many things like someone blessed with confidence and brawn who won't be bullied by anyone.
I for one don't believe that she's either a racist, an anti-Semite or even an ardent Trump supporter.
How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?
Well, the Jews weren't hated, persecuted, beaten and killed by the Nazis for their political views, were they? They were hated simply for being jews. What's the connection?
what she is saying is being a jew is much like being a republican is well like being gay or trans a lifestyle choice. :/
Here's an idea if you have those views & value future employment - don't mention it on a public forum where 1.6 million people will see them.
Not sure what the problem is with what she said, basically a railing against divisiveness, and where it can get us in extreme cases. @Kelvin, doesn't matter what the difference is, the analogy can still stand.
Well, the Jews weren’t hated, persecuted, beaten and killed by the Nazis for their political views, were they? They were hated simply for being jews. What’s the connection?
Jews weren't hated in Germany before the Nazi's made them hated. Republicans weren't HATED in the states before Trump. Many Republicans are hated, not for their religion, not for their skin colour, not for their background, but for simply being a Republican who's party is currently in the thrall of Trump.
How many Repubicans voted FOR Trump? How many simply voted against Biden? How many voted against Democratic politics? How many simply voted Republican because that's what they do?
"Jews weren’t hated in Germany before the Nazi’s made them hated."
Is there a STW prize for most ignorant comment of the year?
I know it's only February but that's got to be a contender.
“Jews weren’t hated in Germany before the Nazi’s made them hated.”
Is there a STW prize for most ignorant comment of the year?
I know it’s only February but that’s got to be a contender.
I guess then you don't realise that until the advent of Hitler, Jews were thoroughly integrated into Germany, more so than many other European countries.
@inkster you saved me from writing a reply.
I don't understand why some employers don't take more care of their assets.
Its like footballers who drink drive. Sometimes you need to save people from themselves.
As someone earlier put, mma fighter, are we surprised.
I really liked her and thought her acting suited her character. Who will they replace her with? Or will she decide to wear a helmet now? Problem solved 🤣
@inkster +2.
How the hell her agent allowed her to stay on social media is beyond me, she's been heading this way for the last 12months.
And lets be clear, the republicans are not the victims, they are the aggressors who have been resisted and pushed back, the narrative she is spouting, even apart from the ridiculous comparison to genocide, is a trumpist lie.
Is there a STW prize for most ignorant comment of the year?
I know it’s only February but that’s got to be a contender.
How is my comment ignorant? from 1908-1933 antisemitism was a crime in Germany and was upheld rigorously, the Jews were integrated into most aspects of German society from science to politics and beyond.
Targeting and persecution of the Jews started in 1933 as a Nazi policy based upon rumor from 1914 that they were the enemy from within, etc.
How is my comment ignorant? from 1908-1933 antisemitism was a crime in Germany and was upheld rigorously, the Jews were integrated into most aspects of German society from science to politics and beyond.
Targeting and persecution of the Jews started in 1933 as a Nazi policy based upon rumor from 1914 that they were the enemy from within, etc.
Rascism is a hate crime in this country - but we have a racist Prime Minister
Except that we don't of course.
You're right of course brads - no doubt Boris's comments were taken 'out of context'...
Vocal opposition to political ideologies in the USA is not the same as the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis. Full stop. Some of you may have fun playing with the idea that it is… but we see you… we know what you are. Enjoy your games. Have a think about where they helping to take people though.
I'm not sure how this is more important than the adjustments made to Ahsoka's lekku. Please, take your Godwin squabbling elsewhere.