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Post by Star on Aug 21, 2018 20:32:27 GMT -5
So when the opening narration mentions multiple defeats at the hands of the General Grievous in Downfall of a Droid, that doesn't really add up. I know there's the Battle of Falleen off-screen and maybe you can count the ongoing struggle on Ryloth, but besides that, the Republic has won everything else to my knowledge. There have been issues with the Malevolence taking out fleets, but those are "devastating defeats". I guess it's just an overstatement made in the beginning to psych up the Separatist threat.
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Post by Spidyyr on Aug 21, 2018 20:42:06 GMT -5
So when the opening narration mentions multiple defeats at the hands of the General Grievous in Downfall of a Droid, that doesn't really add up. I know there's the Battle of Falleen off-screen and maybe you can count the ongoing struggle on Ryloth, but besides that, the Republic has won everything else to my knowledge. There have been issues with the Malevolence taking out fleets, but those are "devastating defeats". I guess it's just an overstatement made in the beginning to psych up the Separatist threat. I honestly don’t think they had any idea what those defeats were when they wrote this. I mean it’s possible they hadn’t even thought of Malevolence yet. |
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Post by Star on Aug 21, 2018 21:24:14 GMT -5
So when the opening narration mentions multiple defeats at the hands of the General Grievous in Downfall of a Droid, that doesn't really add up. I know there's the Battle of Falleen off-screen and maybe you can count the ongoing struggle on Ryloth, but besides that, the Republic has won everything else to my knowledge. There have been issues with the Malevolence taking out fleets, but those are "devastating defeats". I guess it's just an overstatement made in the beginning to psych up the Separatist threat. I honestly don’t think they had any idea what those defeats were when they wrote this. I mean it’s possible they hadn’t even thought of Malevolence yet. You're probably right. I wish that there was more backstory given to certain situations in S1 instead of jumping right into it. |
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Post by Spidyyr on Aug 21, 2018 23:20:07 GMT -5
Duel of the Droids is a lot better than its predecessor. This was after the movie so the animation sure looks better too. More exciting story too. I'm kinda torn if maybe this arc should have come before Malevolence but having Ahsoka survive against Grievous just after she becomes a padawan might be a little too Mary-Sueish so it's probably good that it's here. I am kind of annoyed at Anakin that he blatently risks Ahsoka and Rex's lives needlessly. But Obi-Wan is also annoyed at this so I guess it's not really a valid criticism. Also I wonder why Grievous didn't finish off Rex and Denal after Ahsoka ran away. Like others have said, Anakin finding R2 is really satisfying. I'd say you have to be a moron not to see the traitor trope coming, but I didn't see it coming when I first saw it... IDK, I was nine. I probably thought R3 being shit was just to show how great R2 is. My reviews aren't really reviews but just things I notice. Similar to RM and SOM, this episode does a good job showing Grievous' shocking brutality. But it was against a character I think everyone wanted to die so idk. A pretty standard but fun episode. Quite similar to DM actually but not as good. 5/10
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Post by Star on Aug 22, 2018 8:24:22 GMT -5
Duel of the Droids is a lot better than its predecessor. This was after the movie so the animation sure looks better too. More exciting story too. I'm kinda torn if maybe this arc should have come before Malevolence but having Ahsoka survive against Grievous just after she becomes a padawan might be a little too Mary-Sueish so it's probably good that it's here. I am kind of annoyed at Anakin that he blatently risks Ahsoka and Rex's lives needlessly. But Obi-Wan is also annoyed at this so I guess it's not really a valid criticism. Also I wonder why Grievous didn't finish off Rex and Denal after Ahsoka ran away. Like others have said, Anakin finding R2 is really satisfying. I'd say you have to be a moron not to see the traitor trope coming, but I didn't see it coming when I first saw it... IDK, I was nine. I probably thought R3 being Potato Rules was just to show how great R2 is. My reviews aren't really reviews but just things I notice. Similar to RM and SOM, this episode does a good job showing Grievous' shocking brutality. But it was against a character I think everyone wanted to die so idk. A pretty standard but fun episode. Quite similar to DM actually but not as good. 5/10 Grievous not killing Rex and Denal isn't that bad, since he probably viewed Ahsoka as a bigger threat then two clones. While it's nice to see Grievous's brutality in this episode, I found it to be undermined a little by the fact that Ahsoka did so well against him for just becoming a padawan so recently. |
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Post by Kenbo on Aug 22, 2018 21:24:42 GMT -5
Duel of the Droids is a lot better than its predecessor. This was after the movie so the animation sure looks better too. More exciting story too. I'm kinda torn if maybe this arc should have come before Malevolence but having Ahsoka survive against Grievous just after she becomes a padawan might be a little too Mary-Sueish so it's probably good that it's here. I am kind of annoyed at Anakin that he blatently risks Ahsoka and Rex's lives needlessly. But Obi-Wan is also annoyed at this so I guess it's not really a valid criticism. Also I wonder why Grievous didn't finish off Rex and Denal after Ahsoka ran away. Like others have said, Anakin finding R2 is really satisfying. I'd say you have to be a moron not to see the traitor trope coming, but I didn't see it coming when I first saw it... IDK, I was nine. I probably thought R3 being Potato Rules was just to show how great R2 is. My reviews aren't really reviews but just things I notice. Similar to RM and SOM, this episode does a good job showing Grievous' shocking brutality. But it was against a character I think everyone wanted to die so idk. A pretty standard but fun episode. Quite similar to DM actually but not as good. 5/10 Yeah I just thought R3 was retarded and Ahsoka was more retarded for forcing him onto Anakin. And then when he was a traitor I was like wtf |
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Post by Spidyyr on Aug 22, 2018 22:30:42 GMT -5
Duel of the Droids is a lot better than its predecessor. This was after the movie so the animation sure looks better too. More exciting story too. I'm kinda torn if maybe this arc should have come before Malevolence but having Ahsoka survive against Grievous just after she becomes a padawan might be a little too Mary-Sueish so it's probably good that it's here. I am kind of annoyed at Anakin that he blatently risks Ahsoka and Rex's lives needlessly. But Obi-Wan is also annoyed at this so I guess it's not really a valid criticism. Also I wonder why Grievous didn't finish off Rex and Denal after Ahsoka ran away. Like others have said, Anakin finding R2 is really satisfying. I'd say you have to be a moron not to see the traitor trope coming, but I didn't see it coming when I first saw it... IDK, I was nine. I probably thought R3 being Potato Rules was just to show how great R2 is. My reviews aren't really reviews but just things I notice. Similar to RM and SOM, this episode does a good job showing Grievous' shocking brutality. But it was against a character I think everyone wanted to die so idk. A pretty standard but fun episode. Quite similar to DM actually but not as good. 5/10 Yeah I just thought R3 was retarded and Ahsoka was more retarded for forcing him onto Anakin. And then when he was a traitor I was like wtf Well I mean you were still right about the second part of that. |
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Post by Star on Aug 22, 2018 22:44:04 GMT -5
Yeah I just thought R3 was retarded and Ahsoka was more retarded for forcing him onto Anakin. And then when he was a traitor I was like wtf Well I mean you were still right about the second part of that. Ahsoka just annoyed me so much this arc. I can tolerate her calling Anakin "Sky Guy", but I didn't like how she talked to R3 or certain other comments during these episodes. I get that she's young and that's her character, but it rubbed me the wrong way. This arc and a few of the other early ones from S1 were a main reason I really didn't like her character until much later. But hey, it shows Ahsoka was written well enough that she developed from what we see here to what we get in the S5 finale. |
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Post by Newan on Aug 24, 2018 13:27:00 GMT -5
Alright just watched Duel of the Droids, honestly that one is pretty enjoyable. 6/10.
I remember watching many of the new episodes of season 1 on Sunday night when they came in CTV prime time. Usually I would watch them on Friday as well
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Post by Maverick-Jedi-Valen on Aug 26, 2018 1:59:00 GMT -5
I know a lot of you guys rate Rookies highly, but to be honest I just found it okay and not much else. Hevy's last stand was pretty cool and I'm still baffled by the censors letting in at least one swear  The R2 arc though is probably the weakest of the rewatch so far. It's certainly not helped by the animation and... nightclub music Downfall feels overstretched and though Duel is a lot better, but it still displays why this version of Grievous sucks. However, I will say that final battle between R2 and R3 will probably go down as one of the most ridiculous action scenes in Star Wars |
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Post by Star on Aug 27, 2018 15:51:18 GMT -5
I know a lot of you guys rate Rookies highly, but to be honest I just found it okay and not much else. Hevy's last stand was pretty cool and I'm still baffled by the censors letting in at least one swear The R2 arc though is probably the weakest of the rewatch so far. It's certainly not helped by the animation and... nightclub music Downfall feels overstretched and though Duel is a lot better, but it still displays why this version of Grievous sucks. However, I will say that final battle between R2 and R3 will probably go down as one of the most ridiculous action scenes in Star Wars I kind of agree. Even though Rookies is still a good episode, it wasn't as great as I remembered. I'm also with you on the R2 arc being the worst part of the rewatch for me so far. |
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Post by Spidyyr on Oct 25, 2018 18:44:58 GMT -5
What about the droid attack on the Rookies?
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Post by Maverick-Jedi-Valen on Oct 26, 2018 1:41:39 GMT -5
What about the droid attack on the Rookies? Oh, god, I can't believe I never realised that... |
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Post by Spidyyr on Dec 16, 2018 18:20:49 GMT -5
Changed Downfall of a Droid to 3.5/10. Was being too generous before.
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Post by Star on Dec 21, 2018 10:16:29 GMT -5
Changed Downfall of a Droid to 3.5/10. Was being too generous before. You've come to your senses.  It looks like that episode will end up being my least favorite of the entire series. I don't think there's any episodes we haven't watched yet that will beat it, despite what some of you say about A Sunny Day in the Void. |
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Post by Spidyyr on Dec 22, 2018 21:36:56 GMT -5
Changed Downfall of a Droid to 3.5/10. Was being too generous before. You've come to your senses. It looks like that episode will end up being my least favorite of the entire series. I don't think there's any episodes we haven't watched yet that will beat it, despite what some of you say about A Sunny Day in the Void. Maybe we wouldn’t have hated ASDITV so much if it weren’t the mid-season finale. |
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Post by Star on Dec 22, 2018 21:40:57 GMT -5
You've come to your senses. It looks like that episode will end up being my least favorite of the entire series. I don't think there's any episodes we haven't watched yet that will beat it, despite what some of you say about A Sunny Day in the Void. Maybe we wouldn’t have hated ASDITV so much if it weren’t the mid-season finale. That was just as stupid as them having the break occur right before the finale of the Zygerria arc could air. No clue why they didn't just finish it before going on break. |
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Post by Spidyyr on Dec 22, 2018 21:43:08 GMT -5
Maybe we wouldn’t have hated ASDITV so much if it weren’t the mid-season finale. That was just as stupid as them having the break occur right before the finale of the Zygerria arc could air. No clue why they didn't just finish it before going on break. At least they could have gotten to Missing in Action. |
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it’s been quite a while. I’ve been pretty good, how about yourself? 