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Holy poo poo - it's like Bo-Katan was ripped straight out of the shows. It's loving INSANE seeing these characters in live action now. Like, never in a million years watching that poo poo would I think that those shows would be as beloved as they are but here we are. Clone Wars and Rebels is straight up some of the BEST Star Wars tales. I legit yelped hearing Bo-Katan tell Din to go find loving Ahsoka Tano. Amazing. Simply.... amazing. Also the puppet baby frog was hilarious - just some solid thing on strings - straight out of the 80s. 
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Robot Style posted:I'm assuming it's just coincidence, but it's interesting how each episode of this season mirrors something from the same numbered episode of season 1: The ep 2 analogy doesn't really work. The space cops wanted Mando, not the child. Even 3 is pushing it too.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:27
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Robot Style posted:I'm assuming it's just coincidence, but it's interesting how each episode of this season mirrors something from the same numbered episode of season 1: It's like poetry.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:30
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:The ep 2 analogy doesn't really work. The space cops wanted Mando, not the child. Even 3 is pushing it too. I think he is referring to the opening scene on Tatooine
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Nov 13, 2020 20:31
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Is this the first time tea has been mentioned in Star Wars? Is tea now canon?
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Nov 13, 2020 20:37
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Maxwell Lord posted:Is this the first time tea has been mentioned in Star Wars? Is tea now canon? https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Tea
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Nov 13, 2020 20:42
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There's something that always bugged me about Mandalorians popping their domes on and off in the Clone Wars and now it bothers me more in live action. All practical stuff, like "well now you have to carry the dang thing around" and "what is actually holding it on your head?" and "if I hit you with a stick, is your helmet just going to spin around on your head and now you can't see?" No wonder Jango's head flew right out. Not even a chin strap holding it on.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:49
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Dave Syndrome posted:In the end I really liked the way it was resolved. Anyone who's ever had a rambunctious kid that doesn't know his or her own strength has probably at some point stood in awe at the same kid being suddenly (and almost instinctively) incredibly tender when stroking the head of a baby, or petting a kitten. The way Baby Yoda handled the tadpole gave me really strong vibes of that feeling, and it almost feels like he grew up a little at that moment. It read to me like he still was thinking of it as food, but his attempts to get a solid grip on it were being misinterpreted as petting motions.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:52
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Sash! posted:There's something that always bugged me about Mandalorians popping their domes on and off in the Clone Wars and now it bothers me more in live action. When Bo-Katan took off her helmet towards the end of the episode, it made a noise similar to Vader's helmet being put on for the first time at the end of RotS, suggesting some sort of airtight seal.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:53
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Doctor Spaceman posted:She had moved slightly in between being shot Calican and being discovered by whoever found her and her surviving isn't really any dumber than Darth Maul or Boba Fett surviving their original fates. I mean the dumbest survival in all SW has to be Ahsoka surviving against Vader because of TIME TRAVELLLLLLL in Rebels.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:55
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Vintersorg posted:
 I know Ahsoka is gonna be on the show, but hearing Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan name drop her put a huge rear end grin on my face and legit gave me goosebumps. [edit] DurosKlav posted:I mean the dumbest survival in all SW has to be Ahsoka surviving against Vader because of TIME TRAVELLLLLLL in Rebels. This is wrong.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:58
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After a second or two I remembered "Oh right they did say Ahsoka would be in this season" but in the moment it felt like a surprise.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:00
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Can't wait for the Bo-Katan and The Armorer fight over Din Jarin's Mando soul.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:14
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teagone posted:
Absolutely wrong. Plus SW: Rebels also had Thrawn defeated by magic space whales. And it worked because as capable as Thrawn was, only something as bizarrely unpredictable as magic space whales could have beaten him. Also, I do not care if ridiculous bullshit is required to bring back Fenner Shand because Ming-Na Wen = Good.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:15
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My singular complaint is that I am very tired of Din just moonwalking into the most obvious ambushes in the universe. This episode was otherwise extrememly cool. As someone unfamiliar with Clone Wars and Mandalore stuff, getting to discover that Din is like a fundamentalist wackjob at roughly the same time that he did was very amusing. I am very curious as to what he was raised to think of Mandalorians who don't follow all the rules.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:16
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Bust Rodd posted:My singular complaint is that I am very tired of Din just moonwalking into the most obvious ambushes in the universe. This episode was otherwise extrememly cool. As someone unfamiliar with Clone Wars and Mandalore stuff, getting to discover that Din is like a fundamentalist wackjob at roughly the same time that he did was very amusing. I am very curious as to what he was raised to think of Mandalorians who don't follow all the rules. Obviously that there were no such beings. You followed The Way (including don't remove your helmet) or you weren't a Mandalorian.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:18
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Bust Rodd posted:I am very curious as to what he was raised to think of Mandalorians who don't follow all the rules. He just thinks they aren't Mandalorians lol. [Edit] Everyone posted:Obviously that there were no such beings. You followed The Way (including don't remove your helmet) or you weren't a Mandalorian. You just reminded me of Bo-Katan's sarcastic delivery of 'This is the way' to Din. I loved that. teagone fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Nov 13, 2020 |
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Nov 13, 2020 21:18
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I just hope he doesn't start questioning his beliefs and start taking his helmet off
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Nov 13, 2020 21:23
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teagone posted:
She's just so smug and gently caress you fundie it's great. Makes a good counterpoint for the end when she says it to Din more sincerely as she emphasizes that Mandos helping Mandos is The Way
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Nov 13, 2020 21:25
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Captain Splendid posted:I just hope he doesn't start questioning his beliefs and start taking his helmet off Speak for yourself.  
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Nov 13, 2020 21:30
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404notfound posted:I feel like the port crane AT-AT was a nod to the (debunked) myth that Lucas was inspired by the cranes at the port of Oakland for the idea of AT-ATs. I love that they can throw in fun bits of trivia like that without rubbing it in your face; if you're not in the know, it just seems like another piece of Star Wars machinery. I just liked the practicality of a walking crane like that, and I didn't see it as definitely a repurposed AT-AT. I just thought of it as a sensible way to use the technology that we already know is around in Star Wars. The crane was punching way above its weight and really put me into the world and came across as just one of those super neat Star Wars tech ideas that come along every now and then. It's the most I've fanboyed out for a piece of tech in this show since the Vibrobrade, and the Vibroblade had the advantage of me having read about them in a TON of EU(now Legends) books, so it landed especially well with me.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:30
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We reuse army tech all the time in normal life. Construction vehicles for sure. Who hasn't seen a front end loader with a tank cannon?? Kidding but I thought the AT-AT was cool and definitely something that would happen here too.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:32
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Darko posted:I just laughed at Mando "No True Mandalorianing" someone who was actually THE Mandalore at one time. Mandaloresplaining.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:33
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Did they lose everyone in the covert, other than the Armorer, or just, a whole bunch of them?
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Nov 13, 2020 21:36
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Glad this was kind of a middle finger to everybody who complained that the last episode didn’t have enough story progression Gideon absolutely gonna find the piece of space junk from Mando’s ship lol
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Nov 13, 2020 21:39
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Sir DonkeyPunch posted:Did they lose everyone in the covert, other than the Armorer, or just, a whole bunch of them? Unclear. The Armorer said she hoped some got out but she doesn't know.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:53
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teagone posted:When Bo-Katan took off her helmet towards the end of the episode, it made a noise similar to Vader's helmet being put on for the first time at the end of RotS, suggesting some sort of airtight seal. Which makes Din apparently almost drowning in the trap even funnier. It’s like his order are a bunch of pseudo-Luddites who don’t even think to put breathing equipment in their tin can helmets.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:58
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404notfound posted:I feel like the port crane AT-AT was a nod to the (debunked) myth that Lucas was inspired by the cranes at the port of Oakland for the idea of AT-ATs. I love that they can throw in fun bits of trivia like that without rubbing it in your face; if you're not in the know, it just seems like another piece of Star Wars machinery. The crane walkers actually originated in Solo, and early designs seemed to be more obviously inspired by the Oakland than the AT-AT's seemed to be.  The ones that actually ended up in the movie had a less spindly design, and are totally different from the ones in The Mandalorian.  
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Nov 13, 2020 21:59
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I've been really confused in general about the idea that Madalorian is belief system and not a race of people and those sort of cleared it up that Din is actually an Uber fundamentalist. The fact he doesn't believe that actual living breathing Mandalorians are ideologically pure is hilarious
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Nov 13, 2020 21:59
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SalTheBard posted:I've been really confused in general about the idea that Madalorian is belief system and not a race of people and those sort of cleared it up that Din is actually an Uber fundamentalist. The fact he doesn't believe that actual living breathing Mandalorians are ideologically pure is hilarious all he knows of mandalorians is what the sect taught him... though they really probably should have covered the other people out there laying claim to the title
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Nov 13, 2020 22:05
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My volcel warrior-monk getting red-pilled in real time
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Sir DonkeyPunch posted:all he knows of mandalorians is what the sect taught him... though they really probably should have covered the other people out there laying claim to the title Why? It's completely congruent that the "Watchers" would raise orphaned children to believe that their Way is the only Way. Plus, the situation seems to be that they all thought that Mandalore was a dead planet and that they really were the only Mandalorians left.
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Nov 13, 2020 22:13
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I have just been so confused because in Clone Wars and Rebels you see Mandalorians putting their helmets on and taking them off all the time. So I have been very confused about this whole "don't take your helmet off ever" thing. The fact that it's (apparently) only a belief of his sect cleared a lot up.
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Nov 13, 2020 22:14
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From what I have learned from various Star Wars shows, the Mon Calamari are supposed to be renowned shipbuilders. Which made the patch-job that one guy did on Mando's ship all the funnier to me because it was such absolute poo poo. Like, why did he even need to drape the seats with fish nets? The seats were one of the few things that weren't damaged. No reason, just throw it in there with the rope and seaweed and whatever the hell.
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Nov 13, 2020 22:17
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Yeah, that was a huge revelation for this show. Trust in Filoni!!
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Nov 13, 2020 22:17
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I've gotta say -Given her history, taking the darksaber from Bo-Katan, and leaving her alive is a bold move. There's really nothing she can spend her life doing OTHER than getting that thing back.
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Nov 13, 2020 22:17
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IBroughttheFunk posted:Like, why did he even need to drape the seats with fish nets? The seats were one of the few things that weren't damaged. No reason, just throw it in there with the rope and seaweed and whatever the hell. I really laughed out loud at that it was so funny picturing the mechanic getting in the cockpit being like “oh well here’s your problem you don’t have any loving nets anywhere! I bet you’re fish are just floppin’ all over the place!”
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Nov 13, 2020 22:21
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IBroughttheFunk posted:From what I have learned from various Star Wars shows, the Mon Calamari are supposed to be renowned shipbuilders. Which made the patch-job that one guy did on Mando's ship all the funnier to me because it was such absolute poo poo. Dude’s probably an actual good builders but the ship was in such terrible shape AND Din paid so little for “repairs” dude just went to town on it in the shittiest way possible.
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Nov 13, 2020 22:22
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Godammit, talk about whiplash. On one hand this episode was flawless and may be my favorite so far. On the other hand it really drove home the point that they intend to let Feloni turn the show into a "I get to bring my goofy cartoon into the real world" vanity project. I never would have believed it, but I'm starting to think that they may be able to do that without the show becoming terrible.
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If you've seen Mon Calamari ships, they look kind of like they're grown out of coral or something, so them being good at building ships their way in no way necessarily translates to them being good at fixing other kinds of ships.
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