The Mandalorian (TV series)

[Usagi Pilgrim]

Question? Where else have we see Separatists Super Battle driods with red eyes? I only recall seeing them with yellow eyes in the clone war movie and the was for one scene if I recall.

I'm no expert in the ranks & such, but I know there were several upgrades made to the SBDs during the war, mainly in weapons & intelligence. I'd have to go back & see if the red eyed model was doing something specialized that the other models couldn't do.

Come to think of it, that could be a clue as to when in the war the attack happened.

 

[ConvergencePro]

I'm gonna leave this here

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TLJ would be that one and only idiot that slips running, falls, and breaks its neck on the concrete surrounding the pool like the lifeguard always warned us about

What really impressed me in the last episode was the scene in the cockpit when he was about to leave that planet for the next bounty. No words, just sitting there with a helmet on, yet you could see the wheels turning. By simple body english he managed convey a pivotal decision point in his life

I can see it now... George Lucas sitting watching the episode squirming in frustration muttering to himself angrily before blurting out
“Goddamnit thats not how it’s done! You need him to scream “No.... NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!” in order for the audience to understand they’re struggling!!!”

 

[Stormy320]

Yeah, but again, these fan-service cameos are EXACTLY why the “Star Wars Universe” feels so small. What are the odds, in a galaxy this vast, that he would be saved by yet another “6 degrees of separation from a Skywalker” character?

By that logic, why not just have “You‘ll Be Dead Guy (YBDG)” have yet another useless cameo and save young Mando?

Fans demand to be given something new and different, but simultaneously ask for more of the same characters appearing again, and again.

I’m assuming it’s a member of Yoda’s species that saves young Mando; hopefully not Yoda himself. This would account for why he immediately defended the Yoda baby.

Good points. Game of thrones did a good job making the that universe seem big.

Everything doesn’t have to connect all the time. I’ve always thought attack of the clones with a young Boba Fett with Jango as his Dad was a bad call and made the Star Wars universe too confined.

 

[Toadmeister]

Good points. Game of thrones did a good job making the that universe seem big.

Everything doesn’t have to connect all the time. I’ve always thought attack of the clones with a young Boba Fett with Jango as his Dad was a bad call and made the Star Wars universe too confined.

Don't disagree. GOT had like a thousand main and secondary characters, not counting background characters.

 

[Richard Baker]

Good points. Game of thrones did a good job making the that universe seem big.

Everything doesn’t have to connect all the time. I’ve always thought attack of the clones with a young Boba Fett with Jango as his Dad was a bad call and made the Star Wars universe too confined.

Same thing about constantly having Tatooine involved-
“If there’s a bright center to the universe, you’re on the planet that it’s farthest from.”
-but it seems the Skywalker saga cannot have anything happen without Tatooine

 

[AJTaliesen]

The most egregious example of this, for me, has always been the droids. Originally I thought they were just two droids who were on Leia's ship. Having them be the same droids that travelled with Obi wan for years (that he didn't remember) and one of them built by Vader himself (that he didn't remember) added nothing to the movies and took quite a bit away from them. You don't need them as a "through line". The STORY should be the through line.

I realize that this is a very old complaint now, but like others here, I'm hoping it's an eye roll that isn't repeated forever. I'm glad the Mandalorian isn't Boba Fett.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Same thing about constantly having Tatooine involved-
“If there’s a bright center to the universe, you’re on the planet that it’s farthest from.”
-but it seems the Skywalker saga cannot have anything happen without Tatooine

...or “Dirt Planets”, in general, that are stand-ins for Tatooine—complete with the same aliens seen on Tatooine (Jawas, Snoot-Faces, Rodins, etc).

Many, many creatives seem to think that “Star Wars” = dirt and desert vistas, which has become a laughable self-perpetuating thing as it has been done over and over.

Of course, many fan films associate “Star Wars” with wilderness areas near backyards and hiking trails, so, go figure.

Outside of the prequels, the “Star Wars” galaxy appears to be a very non-urban one.

 

[Richard Baker]

One thing about that Star Wars Universe a long long time ago in a universe far far away- most planets seem to have a single planet wide ecosystem- i.e. all ice, all water, all sand...

It is not just a large number of dirt planets, but the single planet of Tatooine what everything keeps going back there- that is what bothers me the most...

 

[Toadmeister]

The most egregious example of this, for me, has always been the droids. Originally I thought they were just two droids who were on Leia's ship. Having them be the same droids that travelled with Obi wan for years (that he didn't remember) and one of them built by Vader himself (that he didn't remember) added nothing to the movies and took quite a bit away from them. You don't need them as a "through line". The STORY should be the through line.

I realize that this is a very old complaint now, but like others here, I'm hoping it's an eye roll that isn't repeated forever. I'm glad the Mandalorian isn't Boba Fett.

I see your argument. Some of the cases for Obi-Wan or Vader not remembering are pretty weak ones. Argubly, Vader did notice 3PO on cloud city, that's why he was being sent to the Ugnaught smelter.

In this case I give SW a pass because it's really the droids who are the storytellers of the OT and Prequels. It's R2-D2s story and not Anakins

 

[Kovnyn]

I'd love to see that... But depending on when the Siege was, Ahsoka might have already left the Jedi Order by then. And if not, she was still only, like, fourteen at the time. I don't want to recast her, and I don't know Ashley could pull that off...

I'd definitely love to see Hayden back. And Ewan's Obi-wan, for that matter. After Satine died in his arms, I can't see any Jedi who'd ha e more of a stake in that.

In the book Ahsoka, her involvement during the Seige of Mandalore was after she left the order. She went head to head with Maul. Her "grave" and her light sabers were left on Mandalore. She went into hiding shortly after due to Order 66. Rex was with her on Mandalore, and he also went into hiding due to disobeying Order 66.


Mandos parents are not in Mandalorian armor, but they doesn't mean they weren't on Mandalore. This was still around the time the Pacifists were the ruling class, and aside from Death Watch and Fenn Rau's Protectors, the majority of the clans were in hiding. So he could still have been rescued by a Mandalorian who followed the old way of living in hiding.

 

[augofett]

One thing about that Star Wars Universe a long long time ago in a universe far far away- most planets seem to have a single planet wide ecosystem- i.e. all ice, all water, all sand...

It is not just a large number of dirt planets, but the single planet of Tatooine what everything keeps going back there- that is what bothers me the most...

That´s a nod to Flash Gordon, with planets that have tha same generic geography (ice planet, forest planet)

 

[augofett]

"I was helped by an enemy" What do you think it means?

 

[Kylash]

That just showed that he see's every bounty as an enemy to defeat, as a warrior would. Baby Yoda was an enemy that "didnt know it at the time."

 

[Ron]

One thing about that Star Wars Universe a long long time ago in a universe far far away- most planets seem to have a single planet wide ecosystem- i.e. all ice, all water, all sand...

It is not just a large number of dirt planets, but the single planet of Tatooine what everything keeps going back there- that is what bothers me the most...

In fairness, just about every known planet and moon except Earth has a single geographical type environment. But yeah, how they and the Enterprise keep ending up on planets that look suspiciously like the Mojave desert is pretty extraordinary lol.

 

[Strikerkc]

"I was helped by an enemy" What do you think it means?

That just showed that he see's every bounty as an enemy to defeat, as a warrior would. Baby Yoda was an enemy that "didnt know it at the time."

Yea, the idea that a bounty is always inherently "hostile" makes sense to me. Even if they won't TRY to run, they're not gonna be sad if something killed you, and let them go.

Though, this line also seemed like it had a healthy amount of "how do I say that 'the child I kidnapped and have turned over to a fate of almost certain death' helped me out."...?

 

[gobler]

That doesn't work. They both only exist ethereally, if anything, at this point.

Nope. These flashbacks are Clone War era. I mean we see battle droids and droid ships..

 

[DARTH ANIBAL]

Nope. These flashbacks are Clone War era. I mean we see battle droids and droid ships..

Yeah, I spoke too soon. I did the math afterward and realized my mistake.

 

[Metaluna mutant]

In fairness, just about every known planet and moon except Earth has a single geographical type environment. But yeah, how they and the Enterprise keep ending up on planets that look suspiciously like the Mojave desert is pretty extraordinary lol.

This is a trope in soooo many SF series. Personally, my head canon explanation for this has been that if the planet DID have a varied and/or very hospitable, lush environment then it would be already thoroughly settled and heavily inhabited. It would be urbanized with large populations, industry and agriculture -- not a frontier like a "single-landscape" planets.

If a planet is harsh and inhospitable -- for example it resembles a deserted English quarry or the Vasquez rocks LOL -- then it's already as settled as possible. Lush planets with lots of arable land and resources are already heavily populated and urbanized. That lone desolate area (where the SF story takes place coincidentally) is the "garden spot" of the entire miserable planet.

 

[cboath]

Not to mention as alluded to earlier, of all the 'planets' scientists have identified, there have been a few 'earth like' but most haven't been. Most are gas giants or dead planets like mars.

I'd find it hard to disprove single ecosystem planets until we actually know what all is out there.

 

[firesprite]

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