squirk
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I think maybe you should have Comic-Book Guy as your avatar instead of me.
The Mandalorian (TV series)
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I think maybe you should have Comic-Book Guy as your avatar instead of me.
Hey, I said they were nits, not dealbreakers. I know that's probably a plasma furnace, not a propane grill or similar. In the EU, despite Mandalorian iron being highly desired by everyone, only Mandalorian smiths could get the most out of it. I have no problem with them having some exotic tech to achieve that. Frankly, this now has me wondering if there's some theoretical way to phase-change materials without something so primitive as adding or removing BTUs. It's my own damn fault I've done enough work with metals to recognize melting pewter so quickly and can't unsee it.
As for the best in the parsec comment, I can live with it, but would've been happier if it'd been elaborated on with just a single extra phrase that it meant something more impressive. No change to run-time.
And there have been essays on how huge Krypton had to have been for that much Kryptonite to head just in the direction of Earth and not miss the planet. But that's also not a deal breaker Sun-Times.
Anyway, I really hope that's not the last we see of IG-11.
I know that's probably a plasma furnace, not a propane grill or similar. In the EU, despite Mandalorian iron being highly desired by everyone, only Mandalorian smiths could get the most out of it. I have no problem with them having some exotic tech to achieve that. Frankly, this now has me wondering if there's some theoretical way to phase-change materials without something so primitive as adding or removing BTUs. It's my own damn fault I've done enough work with metals to recognize melting pewter so quickly and can't unsee it.As for the best in the parsec comment, I can live with it, but would've been happier if it'd been elaborated on with just a single extra phrase that it meant something more impressive. No change to run-time.
And there have been essays on how huge Krypton had to have been for that much Kryptonite to head just in the direction of Earth and not miss the planet. But that's also not a deal breaker Sun-Times.
Anyway, I really hope that's not the last we see of IG-11.
Theres no way that parsec line wasnt a deliberate nod by the creators to Hans line in the cantina.
NakedMoleRat
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I think it’s important to note that these are not episodes, they are chapters. In this narrative they can any length needed to tell that section of the story.
In a book you may have a 20 page chapter followed by a 12 page chapter, yet each contribute to the story.
Maybe it’s the writer in me, but looking at it this way makes the pacing make more sense.
squirk
Master Member
I see your point, but let's not play semantics - in serialized storylines like this, all episodes are essentially chapters in the story. Other streaming series have called their episodes "chapters" as well.
I agree that I don't want them to fill a "chapter" with bloat just to hit a certain run time (or in your analogy, a certain page length). But there is a relatively long-standing precedent of 48-60 minutes per episode/chapter that audiences have come to expect from a streaming series.
If Disney wants to break that precedent, that's totally fine, and certainly their prerogative, but they have to expect an "adjustment period" for the audience to get comfortable with it.
Is there any reason why the beast couldn't have a vital vein or organ close to the skin on its neck? Hey, maybe its balls are inside its neck and if you stab it in the balls then you kill it?
squirk
Master Member
I suppose. But given that Mando didn't seem to have any idea of what the beast was until it attacked him, I find the idea of an insta-kill ball shot to be unlikely at best.
I'm sure they want to keep this series as bloodless as possible (hence, the disintegrating Jawas), so we wouldn't see him tearing up the Mudhorn's throat or anything like that.
Maybe the knife could have been an "electroblade" or something - as soon as he stabbed her, electricity arcs all over her body and she's down.
I did like how he got the absolute crap knocked out of him before that.
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squirk
Master Member
Me neither. It just caught my eye as I was watching the ep.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Or, maybe the knife hit the carotid artery and killed it. They are in the neck of all life forms. It’s just possible that a bounty hunter may be aware of this fact.
squirk
Master Member
He knew *exactly* where, through that shaggy pelt, to hit an unfamiliar creature to instantly kill it with a single stab, doing so with a relatively short blade in comparison to the creature’s size.
Since it appears we’re being sarcastic here, I’ll just say “OK, sure.”
It’s just as possible that it’s a lazy/non-sensical short-cut taken to keep the blood to a minimum and keep the run time tight.
squirk
Master Member
That’s what I thought, too. But then I wondered, if Mando needed the blurrg to get to the Nikto compound, wouldn’t he need it to get back as well?
Another way to put it, if he could walk back to the Razor Crest on foot, what did he need the blurrg for in the first place?
I could be wrong, but I thought vibro-blades did their damage via slicing - like, the blade vibrates a million times per second and can slice through even hard materials with ease. I didn’t think stabbing was where they stood out.
Man, my avatar has never been so apt tonight. I may owe Inquisitor Peregrinus an apology.
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Kovnyn
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It was a vibro blade. First time we've seen one that I recall, that you could actually see vibrating. But yeah, either way it takes me out of my suspension of disbelief, but only slightly.
Real world prop effect, I'm thinking they used Gallium rather than pewter for the melting Beskar. Gallium melts at such a low temp, it'll liquify in your hand.
Real world prop effect, I'm thinking they used Gallium rather than pewter for the melting Beskar. Gallium melts at such a low temp, it'll liquify in your hand.
firesprite
Master Member
That’s what I thought, too. But then I wondered, if Mando needed the blurrg to get to the Nikto compound, wouldn’t he need it to get back as well?
Another way to put it, if he could walk back to the Razor Crest on foot, what did he need the blurrg for in the first place?
I could be wrong, but I thought vibro-blades did their damage via slicing - like, the blade vibrates a million times per second and can slice through even hard materials with ease. I didn’t think stabbing was where they stood out.
Man, my avatar has never been so apt tonight. I may owe Inquisitor Peregrinus an apology.
I took it as 'you need a blurrg to get to the place by this route'. But the Nikto, I'm pretty sure, didn't move all that stuff out there by blurrg, implying that other routes are likely speeder friendly. Maybe Kuiil assumed there would be speeders he could use once he was done.
squirk
Master Member
Right. I am sure whoever built that compound flew in the construction materials by ship, out in the open, as they probably weren’t trying to actively hide from anyone at the time. Mando, on the other hand, needed to approach without being seen. Using the Razor Crest to get close would be too conspicuous, as would the noise of a speeder. I also assumed speeders would not work properly across all of those large gaps and crevasses along this “sneaky“ route.
Still, Kuiil probably could have hung around with the extra blurrg. Y’know, just in case.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
We’ve all been ignoring the elephant in the room. I’ll say it myself, then. He’s cooler that Fett.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Actually, it was not sarcasm. It was pointing out a fact that apparently is only obvious to 99% of the people reading this thread.
Ok, THAT was sarcasm.
So...there is a certain outcome to the episode that I had not considered that is very un-Disney.
The Mando killed a wild beast that was only trying to protect its egg. Then, after having killed the beast, he turns over the egg that it was trying to protect over to the bloodthirsty Jawas who proceeded to crack open the egg and gorge themselves with it, effectively also killing the child that the beast was trying to protect.
That’s pretty coldblooded stuff, right there.
The Mando killed a wild beast that was only trying to protect its egg. Then, after having killed the beast, he turns over the egg that it was trying to protect over to the bloodthirsty Jawas who proceeded to crack open the egg and gorge themselves with it, effectively also killing the child that the beast was trying to protect.
That’s pretty coldblooded stuff, right there.
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