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Post by razz on Feb 11, 2022 0:10:05 GMT
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Post by dfunked on Feb 11, 2022 22:43:39 GMT
No idea if this has been posted... Up there with the Auralnauts' finest.
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Post by simple on Feb 11, 2022 22:59:41 GMT
Oh man, I wanna watch that show!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2022 15:34:12 GMT
Just watched the final episode and was really underwhelmed to be honest. Really enjoyed 5 & 6, but this one sucked.
The mechanic's acting skills really let her down. She was terrible in this. She just needed a red nose and clown feet and she'd look the part she was apparently playing.
People acted so bloody dumb in this. Hiding behind small tables (or cars) Not shooting at the people stood in the street or when they ran off and not shooting at the droid when it's force field went off and shooting at the rancor that was on their side. And why bring the rancor back and not his space ship? And why did the two Mandalorians decide to roll about outside their defensive building being shot at? Why not fly up again?
I like the Wookie, but it was hit way too many times to be upright as was the rancor. I can't say I even liked the Jedi mind tricks which just felt like magicking their way out. Also how do a dozen Freetown people "outnumber" the Pikes? The Pikes had loads and two droids and Cad Bane and the other crime syndicates and still they lost? Bloody idiots.
A lot of the issue I think was the story, but the direction was poor as well I thought. Bobba Fett managed to go from one of the coolest people in Star Wars to a boring pillock who walks around slowly... Or rides things slowly. Just keep your bloody helmet on.
Oh well, at least Fennec was good. As was Cad Bane who they really shouldn't have killed. He was the best thing in the episode. The Mods were less than great.
I was also irritated by the "oh they are doomed" moments that I just knew meant a laser blast was going to hit the bad guys. It was so telegraphed I ended up sighing heavily when "our heroes" seemed to be losing.
I could go on, but I'm going to lie down and forget it.
I'd only grudgingly watch another series. Certainly wouldn't look forward to it. At the moment I feel I'd not watch anything else with Bobba in though.
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Post by H-alphaFox on Feb 13, 2022 11:25:38 GMT
For what it's worth I enjoyed the whole thing as a fun family series.
Personally I thought episode 6 was the best but after asking the kids they said by far the last episode was the best.
And I think that is kind of half the point, they couldn't even see any of the issues that we point to here and are oblivious to any of it. The fan service is only a bonus to them that makes it better as they recall this or that from CW or Rebels.
I'd say despite the online backlash(not so much here but the vocal SW bashers online) this has been a success for Disney because for probably 50% of their target audience this was one of the best shows ever.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2022 11:33:51 GMT
I watched the last episode yesterday and thought it was pretty bad. Probably would have been ok if it was made by someone who could direct an action scene. It felt like one of the Ewok films at times. Whining Star Wars fans are the worst but hopefully the backlash means we won't see another, the character really doesn't work. And that fucking vespa gang is the worst thing to ever be in a Star Wars thing. And considering there 8 hours worth of awful shit in the prequels that's quite an achievement.
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Post by Lukus on Feb 13, 2022 11:41:57 GMT
Yeah I can't help think that they were created purely out of the shitty pun/literal-ness of needing characters that mod themselves.
LET'S MAKE THEM ACTUAL MODS ON VESPAS
*slow clap*
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2022 12:19:44 GMT
I watched the last episode yesterday and thought it was pretty bad. Probably would have been ok if it was made by someone who could direct an action scene. It felt like one of the Ewok films at times. Whining Star Wars fans are the worst but hopefully the backlash means we won't see another, the character really doesn't work. And that fucking vespa gang is the worst thing to ever be in a Star Wars thing. And considering there 8 hours worth of awful shit in the prequels that's quite an achievement. Jar Jar Binks approves of this post. |
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Post by khanivor on Feb 13, 2022 14:41:09 GMT
The last episode had all the right ingredients. However, the chef is a ducking cretin who doesn’t know when to season and to and not to hear the ingredients
To drop the ball when Grogu and Mando finally reunite takes a spectacular level of ineptness.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Feb 13, 2022 15:14:35 GMT
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Post by lexw on Feb 13, 2022 16:43:01 GMT
Whining Star Wars fans are the worst but hopefully the backlash means we won't see another, the character really doesn't work. And that fucking vespa gang is the worst thing to ever be in a Star Wars thing. The irony feels extremely thick in this pairing of sentences. Very bold! As bad as the Vespa gang might be they're not even top ten "worst things in a Star Wars thing", I'd say. I mean, Jar Jar Binks exists. The "Deathsticks" scene exists. Just like multiple scenes in The Rise of Skywalker were, by themselves, worse than that (including trying to make "They fly now!" into a meme - oh the desperation - the final and utterly demented "burying the lightsabers" scene). Or god anti-Semitic stereotype alien in the prequels (I forget his name, sadly). I could go on and this isn't even the tip of the iceberg of terrible shit in Star Wars. Your brain is obviously saving you from remembering just how truly awful SW can be! You should thank your brain for this! That said, it probably is fair to say the Vespa chase is the worst chase scene in Star Wars (though the Resistance cartoon - not to be confused with Rebels - has some chases that give it competition, but at least that literally is "for kids"). |
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Post by Derblington on Feb 13, 2022 17:46:29 GMT
I’ve been watching this over the last couple of days. Just finished episode 5, which is hands down the best one so far, and actually decent. Bryce Dallas Howard can direct, and the stuff with Mando was actually engaging. Bringing the BD droid from Fallen Order and the N1 starfighter from Ep1 were both nice touches, and the starfighter with the supercharger engine just looked cool.
Boba is a shit Mando, a shit Daimyo, and proving to just be a really poor character. They could have made him cool, they just seem to have chosen not to.
I don’t mind the Vespa gang in terms of Star Wars but I don’t think they fit Tatooine, and just further showcased how crap Boba Fett is that he both hired them and that they’ve been competent in enforcing his rule.
I think they would fit in on Coruscant or somewhere high tech and wealthy, but were pretty daft as rich teens with bright polished bikes in a scavenger town on a desert planet. It’s weird how Favrau and Filoni flit between producing some of the best SW in a decade and then still seemingly not understanding what works at all. Rodriguez just shouldn’t be anywhere near it.
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Post by britesparc on Feb 13, 2022 19:21:55 GMT
I don’t mind the Vespa gang in terms of Star Wars but I don’t think they fit Tatooine, and just further showcased how crap Boba Fett is that he both hired them and that they’ve been competent in enforcing his rule. I think they would fit in on Coruscant or somewhere high tech and wealthy, but were pretty daft as rich teens with bright polished bikes in a scavenger town on a desert planet. As someone who really loves the aesthetic of the mods and the on-the-nosedness of terrible pun, this is actually a critique I can accept. I like them, but I agree they probably work better on a more industrial planet. |
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Post by zephro on Feb 13, 2022 21:08:44 GMT
I also enjoyed how crass the pun was
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Post by H-alphaFox on Feb 13, 2022 21:51:35 GMT
So hear me out, but Temuera Morrison is actually a very good actor. Mostly.
Instead of Boba they should of made the series about Rex. Basically it would be like the series Picard but based around Rex from Clone Wars senior years. Temuera would totally pull that off as well.
It would be a much worse show but maybe it'd keep someone happy.
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Post by mothercruncher on Feb 13, 2022 22:12:45 GMT
Christ guys, they had spinning AND THEN shooting, it was a clear 10/10.
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Post by aubergine on Feb 14, 2022 4:48:42 GMT
I absolutely cannot hold the actor accountable for the terrible dialogue and direction.
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Post by Onny on Feb 14, 2022 6:11:48 GMT
Why the fuck did he get the Rancor when he could have used Slave-One?
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Post by Saul1138 on Feb 14, 2022 10:24:34 GMT
I don’t mind the Vespa gang in terms of Star Wars but I don’t think they fit Tatooine, and just further showcased how crap Boba Fett is that he both hired them and that they’ve been competent in enforcing his rule. I think they would fit in on Coruscant or somewhere high tech and wealthy, but were pretty daft as rich teens with bright polished bikes in a scavenger town on a desert planet. As someone who really loves the aesthetic of the mods and the on-the-nosedness of terrible pun, this is actually a critique I can accept. I like them, but I agree they probably work better on a more industrial planet. I still stand by my assertion that bored young ‘uns spending money on their vehicles, as a sense of identity makes sense. Their Lambrettas and Mods was what gave them a sense of identity. Unfortunately, it was akk undone by the same episode saying that they had money too burn, but couldn’t afford water. But as a quick summary 5he series was okay with occasional stand out moments. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2022 10:32:09 GMT
Just finished my first complete run of Mando followed by this.
A problem I had was that Boba Fett came into Mando in that 'seeing stone' episode and completely stole the show in terms of ability. Then in his own show he routinely gets his arse kicked by absolute mooks, whilst now Mando is cameo'ing and proving HIMself to be the baddest. It's like their competency is completely subject to the whims of a scene or plot.
I actually enjoyed all the Tusken stuff in this. The stuff with Mando and then Luke was then absolute magic but completely took away from the events on Tatooine. In general the show suffered from the exact same problems Game of Thrones did. If it were an RPG, you were essentially doing every possible side quest and then rushing the ending, just like in GoT. Underwhelming. It needed a couple of more episodes and realistically taking away from Robert Rodriguez, the ultimate 'style over substance' director, whose A movies alway feel B.
Just like GoT, TV can't yet seem to make large scale fighting feel anything other than small too.
All in all it was an engaging watch but it s##t the bed and rushed itself after what I thought was a really good and interesting build up.
Mando showed it can be done well. That was the best of Star Wars since the original three.
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Post by EMarkM on Feb 14, 2022 10:38:07 GMT
Why the fuck did he get the Rancor when he could have used Slave-One? Because, as they said, the weapons wouldn't have worked against the droids' shields. |
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Post by dogbot on Feb 14, 2022 10:42:08 GMT
Watched it over the weekend.
Quite enjoyed the first few episodes (especially the Tuskens), less so the Mando season 2.5 episodes, scooters were daft, ending was pish (as someone else said, they had two ships - get some aerial superiority going, ffs!).
Roughly a 5/10 overall.
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Post by simple on Feb 14, 2022 10:55:55 GMT
Why the fuck did he get the Rancor when he could have used Slave-One? Because, as they said, the weapons wouldn't have worked against the droids' shields. I’d have assumed that the droids shields wouldn’t be greater than those of military space craft which Slave-1 has taken out before. But then using Slave-1’s cannons would probably have destroyed half the city. Also, less cool than getting your Kong on |
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Post by aubergine on Feb 14, 2022 11:48:54 GMT
I think he establishes that the shields are vulnerable to melee or physical attacks but energy weapons are hopeless against them.
Also, if he got Slave-1 you’d have to ask why a fleet of Pyke ships didn’t just descend on them all. Which you should ask anyway.
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Post by razz on Feb 14, 2022 12:28:51 GMT
That's the main about the whole series that I couldn't get over. The numbers made absolutely no sense
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Post by gamecat on Feb 14, 2022 12:48:33 GMT
There's definitely a bit of emperors new clothes going on with Fett's forces being basically 10-12 people, swelled to a massive 25 with Freetown bods. Can only think it was written differently, then budget issues made them change it, as now the 'oh no uprising + surprised pika face' thing just seems weird.
Also, The Firespray is a rubbish retcon name for Slave-1
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Post by EMarkM on Feb 14, 2022 13:16:01 GMT
I have a feeling I’m going to show a lot of ignorance now, but has Slave-1 undergone a name change, and, if so, is it a political correctness thing?
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Post by Derblington on Feb 14, 2022 13:37:51 GMT
Firespray is the ship model, Slave One is the ship name. But they obviously don't want to be calling it Slave One anymore (yes, PC) so they're using the model name instead.
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Post by EMarkM on Feb 14, 2022 13:41:06 GMT
Firespray is the ship model, Slave One is the ship name. But they obviously don't want to be calling it Slave One anymore (yes, PC) so they're using the model name instead. Thanks for the clarification. I had picked up on it earlier, but wasn’t quite sure. |
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Post by britesparc on Feb 14, 2022 14:07:30 GMT
It doesn't seem to be an official retcon, more that they're just avoiding saying the word "slave". But IIRC they never actually say the name of his ship in any of the movies anyway so they? And it certainly makes sense that they wouldn't want it printed on a toy.
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