Star Wars Ahsoka (tv series)

[Rexermus]

What if:

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Ahsoka were to gain super powers and travel into the world between worlds by herself? And what if she encountered a new type of water gun while there, one that pressurized the water. Then she would be a

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Super Ahsoka!

BAD PUN! BAD PUN!

 

[kalkamel]

It's ironic that the best thing thus far in a show filled with "strong female characters" acting tough and stoic like men, is the sole male lead character.

Ray will be missed.

 

[pengbuzz]

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BAD PUN! BAD PUN!

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This is even worse:

 

[pengbuzz]

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It's ironic that the best thing thus far in a show filled with "strong female characters" acting tough and stoic like men, is the sole male lead character.

Ray will be missed.

Indeed; his loss is very tragic, given his character was something original and was the perfect combo of magnetism, brute force and cunning.

 

[Psab keel]

They could deepfake or AI him (or however they do it).

 

[pengbuzz]

They could deepfake or AI him (or however they do it).

Yeah, there is that.

 

[onderon]

who would you have changed? is this fight worse than vader vs obiwan in ANH? just putting some perspective.

I wouldn’t change anyone I would make them practice a lot more.

It is really not fair to compare their fight to Obi vs Vader in ANH. That was between two old man with zero acrobatic skills with a very delicate and easily breakable blade. And in 1977 when even fighting was absolutely different compared to nowadays.

We’ve all seen Philip J Silvera’s Sc 38 reimagined, so we all know how it would look if it were made today. That fight is awesome.

 

[pengbuzz]

I wouldn’t change anyone I would make them practice a lot more.

It is really not fair to compare their fight to Obi vs Vader in ANH. That was between two old man with zero acrobatic skills with a very delicate and easily breakable blade. And in 1977 when even fighting was absolutely different compared to nowadays.

We’ve all seen Philip J Silvera’s Sc 38 reimagined, so we all know how it would look if it were made today. That fight is awesome.

And for those who haven't (by any chance):

On another note:

Thinking about it, Baylan Skoll in my mind comes across as what Anakin would have looked like in his later years had he not been maimed on Mustafar. JMO.

 

[pm07]

I have to admit, when I heard 'Hello Snips", I got some feels. I think 4 was the best episode yet. With them showing Episode 5 in Theatres on the 12th, I'm wondering how epic it will be.

 

[Wolfsburg]

While I agree the original Vader/Obi-wan fight hasn't aged terribly well, I frankly always thought the SC38 fight goes way too far in the other direction and is just too over the top, at least to my tastes. I also thought the Vader/Obi-wan fight in RotS was super cheesy too as was much of the PT era fighting. That said, I really liked the climactic duel in TPM and they never topped it imo.

On another note, I saw that Ep 5 is going to theater to celebrate the "mid-season". Does that mean we're actually getting 10 episodes?

 

[Joek3rr]

Here ya go...

Not to derail, but this is an example of why I like Filoni & tend to 'dismiss' those that look down on the animated Filoni stuff as just "cartoons". The story told in these 3 minutes or so was better than some of the entire shows that SW has produced, but that's not taking away from them at all. It's just that level above.

I mean, look... Maul wants his revenge & keeps probing until he hits the nerve by figuring out why Kenobi is there. Kenobi completely changes from sympathetic compassion for Maul, to determined guardian that knows Maul can't be allowed to live.

He goes into his preferred stance from his youth & then sees that Maul hasn't really matured out of rage, so he changes his stance into Qui Gon's, hoping to draw Maul in. It works & Maul attacks & tries the exact same move that stunned Jinn, with hitting in the face with his saber hilt, but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off & strikes Maul down in less than 5 moves. The entire fight took place in their heads before anyone made a move.

THAT'S ALL FILONI

Dave has his moments there's no doubt. But....

That's great storytelling & to me that's what Filoni does. That was all him. Between things like this clip & the clip of him sitting with the directors of Mando, explaining why it was wrong for Kenobi to train Anakin show me that he gets it, & I don't care how many try to dismiss him. He's been with George from the beginning of TCW & was picked by him to carry on the vision that GEORGE wanted, & I've personally read enough interviews with them both & seen enough clips of them explaining that vision, that I stand by the belief that he gets it. Personality dismiss it all you want, but it doesn't change it.

I used to be in this boat. I thought Dave was still working on giving us George's vision. He's not. He's giving us his vision. And it doesn't always align with George's. Heck he's specifically walked back on decisions that George made. Like having Jango be a Mandalorian again. Dave's views in the Jedi, their relationship with the Clone Wars. Anakin's fall, and who's responsible. They are not at all George's.

 

[Joek3rr]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1699555751184990303

Something I'm noticing is that the scale of the A-wing is once again inconsistent. Here they look pretty small. But during a fly by shot. Look at how small the pilot looks.

Looks like they went with the old 9.6m length for the digital models.

 

[VanPersie]

I hope Filoni doesn't cock this up, as bringing that character back, even if it's not really them, has the real potential to go pear shaped.

They could deepfake or AI him (or however they do it).

I really personally hope they don't do that.

Dave has his moments there's no doubt. But....

I used to be in this boat. I thought Dave was still working on giving us George's vision. He's not. He's giving us his vision. And it doesn't always align with George's. Heck he's specifically walked back on decisions that George made. Like having Jango be a Mandalorian again. Dave's views in the Jedi, their relationship with the Clone Wars. Anakin's fall, and who's responsible. They are not at all George's.

Which was inevitable really. Personally I think some of Filoni's ideas are better, in that they are trying to get certain aspects back to what they were pre-PT, whilst also at times trying too hard that it ends up diverging.

My real issue with Filoni, is his seemingly unending need to link everything, which started a lot of the issues that have carried on to this day.

I mean, 5 different (including her own) shows for Ahsoka to keep popping up, is a big example of this to me.

 

[Treadwell]

Thank you for the spoiler tags. I think I know what you're talking about, because some a-wipe on YT posted a leaked picture that appeared unbidden as a suggested video, and you bet I gave him crap about it.

But I'm not reading the tags just in case...

 

[Darth Lars]

Can we appreciate the title of this episode having multiple interpretations.

For adult viewers, I think that it was going to have multiple meanings was a little bit too obvious, from the moment we saw it.
But if this show is for kids...

Seeing as I know nothing about sword fighting, does it ever make sense to spin/twirl in the middle of a fight? I get that it looks dramatic, but is it smart?

It was a product of Marrok's arrogance, and how he underestimated Ahsoka. As such, a bit of a cliché move, of the scriptwriters.
But such clichés are not out of place in Star Wars, I think.

 

[Elevader]

My real issue with Filoni, is his seemingly unending need to link everything, which started a lot of the issues that have carried on to this day.

If we see any George influence on Filoni, its this. The PT linked a ton of stuff it really didn’t need to. This definitely isnt just a Dave thing. Its a Dave and George thing.

 

[onderon]

And for those who haven't (by any chance):

On another note:

Thinking about it, Baylan Skoll in my mind comes across as what Anakin would have looked like in his later years had he not been maimed on Mustafar. JMO.

Now THIS is how you choreo and execute a fight! I don't know how many times I've seen it, but it still gives me goosebumps.

 

[Rexermus]

If we see any George influence on Filoni, its this. The PT linked a ton of stuff it really didn’t need to. This definitely isnt just a Dave thing. Its a Dave and George thing.

C-3PO did not have to be built by Anakin. Name dropping Raymus Antilles at the end of ROTS wasn't at all necessary. I mean hell one of George's most famous quotes about the franchise from the production of the Prequels is "It's like poetry...it rhymes"

 

[Lightning]

I used to be in this boat. I thought Dave was still working on giving us George's vision. He's not. He's giving us his vision. And it doesn't always align with George'

Thats not always a bad thing. Rick Berman always tried to stay true to what he thought Gene Roddenberry would do, even when Berman would have done something different otherwise, and the result was Star Trek stagnating.

 

[guabe]

I wouldn’t change anyone I would make them practice a lot more.

It is really not fair to compare their fight to Obi vs Vader in ANH. That was between two old man with zero acrobatic skills with a very delicate and easily breakable blade. And in 1977 when even fighting was absolutely different compared to nowadays.

We’ve all seen Philip J Silvera’s Sc 38 reimagined, so we all know how it would look if it were made today. That fight is awesome.

That was the point i wanted to make. They were not old men per say, Alec was 65 granted but Prowse was 42. And yes the tech back then was also a limiting factor, but if we can justify all that for one stiff lightsaber battle, I think we can also say the same for this one. Ray was 56 or so during filming and Rosario about 42.... don't you think that the limiting factor here is also age and acrobatic skill at those ages?