Star Wars Ahsoka (tv series)
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kalkamel
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When I saw that scene, first thing that came to mind were George and Gracie.
kalkamel
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She's the only thing worth watching in the show, hopefully she'll turn up more. As Everyday Erik calls her, "Mon MILFa".
Riceball
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I'm definitely enjoying this show so far, although I was a bit disappointed with how short ep. 3 was. I hope that it was an anomaly and the rest of the episodes are closer to the hour mark. With only 8 episodes to work with, they really can't afford to waste time with 30 minute episodes without rushing the ending at ep. 8.
My one nitpick was the use of bokkens in Sabine's training. And my issue isn't with the use of a training weapon but one shaped like a katan, what purpose dose that serve? Every culture on Earth, that I'm aware, that made use of wooden practice weapons shape them to resemble the weapons they use so that the user has something that feels, and (to a degree) handles like the real thing. How does a practice weapons with a single cutting edge and flattened ovoid handle resemble a lightsaber with its omni direction cutting "edge" and cylindrical handle?
I'm also wondering what exactly was accomplished during Sabine's cutting practice? It didn't quite make sense to me after thinking about it a bit. Was she practicing cutting at precise angles in precise locations or what? It can't standard modern HEMA style test cutting where it's about practicing using good edge alignment since lightsabers don't have a cutting edge and there should be no such thing as a bad cut due to poor edge alignment. Near as I can tell, a lightsaber cuts perfectly every time due to the nature of its "blade" and if it touches, it cuts. Contrast this to real sword where if you don't get your edge alignment correct it won't cut or won't cut well. This is why HEMA PR actioners like to do cutting practice on plastic bottles, if you don't get your edge alignment all you're going to do is send the plastic bottle flying, even if your sword is hair shaving sharp. Where as a moderately sharp sword hitting the same bottle but with good edge alignment will cut in half.
My one nitpick was the use of bokkens in Sabine's training. And my issue isn't with the use of a training weapon but one shaped like a katan, what purpose dose that serve? Every culture on Earth, that I'm aware, that made use of wooden practice weapons shape them to resemble the weapons they use so that the user has something that feels, and (to a degree) handles like the real thing. How does a practice weapons with a single cutting edge and flattened ovoid handle resemble a lightsaber with its omni direction cutting "edge" and cylindrical handle?
I'm also wondering what exactly was accomplished during Sabine's cutting practice? It didn't quite make sense to me after thinking about it a bit. Was she practicing cutting at precise angles in precise locations or what? It can't standard modern HEMA style test cutting where it's about practicing using good edge alignment since lightsabers don't have a cutting edge and there should be no such thing as a bad cut due to poor edge alignment. Near as I can tell, a lightsaber cuts perfectly every time due to the nature of its "blade" and if it touches, it cuts. Contrast this to real sword where if you don't get your edge alignment correct it won't cut or won't cut well. This is why HEMA PR actioners like to do cutting practice on plastic bottles, if you don't get your edge alignment all you're going to do is send the plastic bottle flying, even if your sword is hair shaving sharp. Where as a moderately sharp sword hitting the same bottle but with good edge alignment will cut in half.
I'm thinking that Ahsoka specifically had those bokken because that's how HER sabers are shaped.
VanPersie
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Elijah Wood enters the chat....
Darth Lars
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| Earth (filmed) | GFFA | O'Reilly's age | Blakistone's age | Difference | |
| ROTS | 2003 | 19 BBY | 26 | (26) | 0 |
| Andor | 2021 | 5 BBY | 44 | (40) | +4 |
| Rogue One | 2015 | 0 | 38 | (45) | -7 |
| ROTJ | 1982 | 4 ABY | 49 | ||
| Ahsoka | 2022 | 9 ABY | 45 | (54) | -9 |
(I may be off by one year somewhere..)
Using Blakistone's age at the filming of Return of the Jedi as reference, O'Reilly was the right age in Revenge of the Sith, but should perhaps have worn ageing make-up for Rogue One and Ahsoka, sure.
Unless she had a "Bacta facelift" ... which could only have been between Andor and Rogue One. Maybe we'll see her getting one in Andor season 2.
VanPersie
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Could be all of those suggestions and more. Could simply be an object that was designed for one use that ended up being re-purposed for many others. I mean, there's a thread here on the site, specifically about things just like that.
None. Training sabers are low powered.
Might be alone in this, but despite the good points he makes in some videos, Critical Drinker's voice and vocal delivery is bordering on unlistenable for me.
The age thing doesn’t really bug me. People look different at different ages, and she’s in the ballpark. More importantly, Star Wars has been terrible with people looking their age and Im just used to discrepancies. Wasn’t Anakin like 45 when he died? Sebastian Shaw was in his late 70s when he was in RotJ. Similarly, Boba Fett is like mid-40s right now and Temurra is nearly mid-60s. I just roll with it.
I did like Mon Mothmas RotJ and Rogue One style though with her shorter hair and robes. It felt very regal. Though it also makes sense her style would change post-Empire rule.
I did like Mon Mothmas RotJ and Rogue One style though with her shorter hair and robes. It felt very regal. Though it also makes sense her style would change post-Empire rule.
Lightning
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The Drinker loves to complain about new Star Wars, but this one almost plays like a satire. Basically, if getting stabbed by a real lightsaber caused you to explode, then Qiu Gons injury wasn't accurate either so shut up about "realistic injuries". Plus if a saber is hotter than the surface of the sun, no one could stand to be anywhere near a lit saber, let alone hold one.
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As to Qui Gon dying, TPM was on TBS a couple nights ago & I had it playing in the background. The 2 things I noticed were, he laid there after being stabbed for a pretty good amount of time that was shown. There were 2 cut-aways so the total amount of time isn't known. The second was that when Kenobi ran to him after beating Maul, the first thing Qui Gon said was, "It's too late.", which to me sounded like it maybe wouldn't have been fatal if not for the amount of time.
Now, that has nothing to do with Reva, but as has been discussed several times, the Dark Side & hatred have been credited with how people like Maul, the Grand Inquisitor, Vader, & Palpatine survived their grievous injuries.
Now, that has nothing to do with Reva, but as has been discussed several times, the Dark Side & hatred have been credited with how people like Maul, the Grand Inquisitor, Vader, & Palpatine survived their grievous injuries.
So far we've only seen her in a hologram, and as TikTok (etc.) has shown us, filters are a thing.
SO... was Papa Palpatine using a filter all that time??!!
joberg
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I wonder if that guy video is from Ottawa, Canada. The steam video segment he posted in his critique clearly shows the Parliament buildings in downtown Ottawa
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NakedMoleRat
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Where was it ever established that lightsabers give off heat? There’s no reason to believe that a lightsaber would give off any more than minimal heat like a light bulb does.
Qui-Gon melted a blast door with one.
NakedMoleRat
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That was kinetic energy, not heat.
Lightsabers can cauterize wounds instantly, melt through steel and other metals, and instantly slice through solid rock. That would suggest they get pretty damn hot. The lore of the SW universe suggests they can get between 18,000°C to 25,000°C.
NakedMoleRat
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Then how could they be within two feet of them?
Lightning
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Considering how close people get them to their faces without burns, the heat must only transfer upon contact. So it would make sense that the force field constraing the blade plasma releases more energy the denser the matter is. A little bit for air, some for flesh, and a lot for metal, the stonger/denser the metal the more heat it puts out.
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