The Mandalorian (TV series)
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My sister was going to let me use her Disney account to watch this finally, but how much does this show go into the Sequel stuff? If it does I'm not sure if I want to watch it at all.
DARTH ANIBAL
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Aside from exactly ONE thing, not at all. I think they'll eventually have something that ties into the future events of the ST, but no obvious connections yet. It's set 5 years post ROTJ events.
Strikerkc
Sr Member
you're good.
That was my criteria, no ST stuff, I got it vetted after the whole season was over by trusted fans. And if that "one thing" is what I think it is
it's totally optional to think of it that way or not. ST doesn't exist as canon for me anyways.
I will do the same for the 2nd season, if it fails that test. I'm out. And it will exist only as a single season in my mind. Pity but
that's "the way" for me.
it's totally optional to think of it that way or not. ST doesn't exist as canon for me anyways.
I will do the same for the 2nd season, if it fails that test. I'm out. And it will exist only as a single season in my mind. Pity but
that's "the way" for me.
Ok, thanks! My nephew has been bugging me non stop to watch it already.
Agreed.
DARTH ANIBAL
Sr Member
Really? Then why the fuss over it making another "appearance"? Where else did this appear? Reply with spoiler tags, or send me a PM, please. If it's the EU, I wouldn't know. I was never into any of that.
Star Wars. Old Ben healed Luke's injured wrist and head (injuries inconsistent between sources). At the very least mending blood vessels, dissipating concussion, and returning him to consciousness. When you've been clocked in the head with one of those war clubs, you're not just gonna "come round" in a few minutes -- if you survive at all. It could've been made clearer, but that's the origin of "Force healing". It stuck around in the EU all the way through. The Mandalorian and TROS are the first places that have used it on so visible a wound, is all. I, personally, feel the effect could have been done better. They kinda nailed it with Logan healing from the head shot in X-Men 2. Too many times in these media, "magic healing" makes the blood disappear, too, or it just looks like a basic morphing effect.
Strikerkc
Sr Member
it was in the EU books and comics a ton, made it into most games as either a power or a plot point. it was so common a theme, that it was honestly considered one of the main things a lot of jedi focused on as a specialty. Being "healer" jedi, maybe not fighting themselves, but helping the wounded with the force at MASH points, or crossing the galaxy to help heal worlds of plague and disease. It was even one of the common plot points around vader in the EU, is that he went to his chamber to be without his helmet and suit, and to try and heal his lungs with the force; but he was so givin over the the dark side, that he couldn't compel the healing that was such a common thing in the jedi order. it was locked away from him, and that just drove him further into the dark side.
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firesprite
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Yeah, in the EU, they actually had a couple novels around the Jedi Healing corps
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Wouldn't mind seeing Reaves & Perry tackle a rewrite of those, with a different central character, given what TCW did with Barriss. They were pretty good otherwise.
DARTH ANIBAL
Sr Member
Yeah, in the EU, they actually had a couple novels around the Jedi Healing corps
MedStar Duology
The MedStar Duology is a novel series written by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry. Set in 20 BBY, the duology focuses on a Republic Mobile Surgical Unit on the front lines of the Clone Wars, where Barriss Offee has been stationed. The duology contains the two novels MedStar I: Battle Surgeons and...
Okay, I know that in the wake of that in TROS, they've gone back and used that scene to say, "See? It's happened before." Revoke my geek card temporarily, but I never knew that was a definite, widely accepted explanation as to what happened there. I mean, I get it. Makes sense to me, but I never watched that scene with that in mind.
firesprite
Master Member
From the comic version of Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster which was written in 1978...
It was also mirrored by Palpatine when he came to Mustafar to collect Anakin.
From the final draft script, right after Ben examines Luke and then hears and reassures Artoo:
The Star Wars novelization, written by ADF from George's notes and in consultation with him (before he went on to write Splinter of the Mind's Eye, which Firesprite quoted above, again from George's notes and in consultation with him), says almost exaclt the same thing, just embellished and padded out into narrative form. But in both cases, there's a direct causal relationship between Ben's laying on of hands and Luke waking from blunt-force trauma.
Strikerkc
Sr Member
Either way. the long and short of it, is that it's been brought up a lot in the EU (not always with the same rules applied, but a lot). A lot of other sources have said obi-wan did some sort of healing to luke (though it could also be more like smelling salts from the force). but all that doesn't really matter any more.
Regardless, the powers that be over Star Wars right now have opted to try and introduce/reintroduce the ability in its current form in the actual films and TV shows, since that's all they're going to try and keep cannon and agreeing with itself. So it's a potent ability, that's rare, and very taxing/potentially harmful to the performer. I'm good with it.
Regardless, the powers that be over Star Wars right now have opted to try and introduce/reintroduce the ability in its current form in the actual films and TV shows, since that's all they're going to try and keep cannon and agreeing with itself. So it's a potent ability, that's rare, and very taxing/potentially harmful to the performer. I'm good with it.
Strikerkc, indeed. And it should be noted that, whether you agree with it or not, Rey and Ben are stronger in the Force than typical, because of that whole Daughter/Son, Bastila/Revan dyad thing, and only the most potent Force-adepts would be able to tackle injuries of the magnitude we saw addressed in The Mandalorian or TROS. A more "ordinary" Jedi (no slight intended to Obi-Wan) would still be able to tackle less egregious things.
RodanAZ
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The copy of Star Wars (Copyright 1976, Second printing June '77) I bought and read in the 70s (and still have) gives the following account of Luke's encounter with the Raider (emphasis added):
As to Ben's 'healing' of Luke:
I've never read "Force healing" into that passage (since in my mind, Luke was never really injured), and I never really got into the EU, so Mandalorian was the first time I saw it used. I'm not really opposed to it, just think it's reading a lot into that scene...
As to Ben's 'healing' of Luke:
I've never read "Force healing" into that passage (since in my mind, Luke was never really injured), and I never really got into the EU, so Mandalorian was the first time I saw it used. I'm not really opposed to it, just think it's reading a lot into that scene...
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