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Post by Kenbo on May 25, 2020 10:02:02 GMT -5
Heroes of Mandalore Part 1 (8/10)
Heroes of Mandalore Part 2 (6.5/10)
In the Name of the Rebellion Part 1 (8/10)
In the Name of the Rebellion Part 2 (9/10)
The Occupation (7/10)
Flight of the Defender (6/10)
Kindred (6/10)
Crawler Commandeers (5/10)
Rebel Assault (7/10)
Jedi Night (6.5/10)
Dume (6/10)
Wolves and a Door (7/10)
A World Between Worlds (8/10)
A Fool's Hope (7/10)
Family Reunion - And Farewell (10/10)
Average: 7.13
Yeah so overall season 1 is the best for me though my favorite episodes are I guess in season 3. But many of their decisions after season 1 were just really disappointing. Season 1 may not have been incredible but it followed my expectations and did not really disappoint just because I knew what we were getting. Later seasons always made it seem like we would get more but they never delivered on so many things
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Post by Spidyyr on May 25, 2020 13:28:37 GMT -5
Okay I know I have my complaints with this show. But I saw a comment on YouTube that Sabine is not a real Mandalorian since she takes her helmet off which... I don’t get why they pretend that’s always been a thing.
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Post by Kenbo on May 25, 2020 13:39:49 GMT -5
Okay I know I have my complaints with this show. But I saw a comment on YouTube that Sabine is not a real Mandalorian since she takes her helmet off which... I don’t get why they pretend that’s always been a thing. They have some serious explaining to do on that show. Never removing helmets, not knowing what a Jedi is makes no sense. To contradict something from an obscure comic/book is understandable but things as mainstream as TCW and Rebels should not be contradicted. They wiped the EU and kept like 8 things canon originally. To not be able to keep up with the few things produced since then is a joke |
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Post by Spidyyr on May 25, 2020 23:44:51 GMT -5
Before the rewatch I thought Rebels would start out as slow, lame filler and then get good after Season 1. But the show subverted my expectations by starting out good and then becoming slow, lame filler after Season 1.
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Post by Kenbo on May 26, 2020 8:08:31 GMT -5
Before the rewatch I thought Rebels would start out as slow, lame filler and then get good after Season 1. But the show subverted my expectations by starting out good and then becoming slow, lame filler after Season 1. Yep not sure how the majority thinks otherwise lol |
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Post by Spidyyr on May 27, 2020 3:22:00 GMT -5
I guess when thinking about Rebels I wonder the most about whether the show should have kept getting larger in scale or whether it should have gone smaller scale like it did.
I always expected to return to Lothal. I didn’t want to necessarily but I mean, things had to come full circle and there was always gonna be another story there. But I was really surprised to find out we basically had a 12-part arc about its liberation.
I went into the show thinking we’d see both the birth of the Rebellion and it in open war against the Empire. But Phoenix Squadron ended up not being founding members of the alliance. And the only time Phoenix Squadron felt relevant in terms of the galaxy was in the last quarter in Season 3.
And I don’t know, I get why they brought Lothal back but I was definitely expecting Season 4 to center on Yavin IV and be about open war with the Empire.
And in the same way the Rebellion didn’t need the Ghost Crew all that much, did they need the Rebellion? Well in Season 4, clearly no as they pretty much did without them. And most of the really character-defining things the team did in Seasons 2 and 3 (mostly involving Maul and Mandalore) were really done without any assistance from the Rebellion.
So I guess what I’m asking is: what is the show really about? It was said that it would show the formations of the Rebel Alliance (a la Force Unleashed) but it really doesn’t do that. A lot of the Rebellion figures feel like they’re on a completely different show that sometimes has crossovers with this one.
I don’t know, I guess just in some ways I was expecting some moments that never really materialized. I got what the show was in Season 1 and thought it would slowly evolve to something really big, but it stayed more or less the same.
I don’t know if that makes the show better, worse, or just a case of me expecting the wrong thing but those are my thoughts.
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Post by Spidyyr on May 27, 2020 3:48:08 GMT -5
Also what exactly is Ezra’s character arc?
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Post by Kenbo on May 27, 2020 7:44:37 GMT -5
I went into the show thinking we’d see both the birth of the Rebellion and it in open war against the Empire. But Phoenix Squadron ended up not being founding members of the alliance. Yeah when they pitched the show it seemed like the crew was going to help establish the Rebellion. I expected something like TFU 1's ending. But in reality Bail and Mon Mothma had pretty much already founded the Alliance and the Ghost crew just join it. Which in a way makes more sense like I don't see these losers actually being the main founders... But as you have said before it would've been nice to see more of its foundation which would be more of what was going on from Bail or Mothma's side. As for the open war I don't think they could've shown that much tbh. Scarif is really when the war actually starts and where the Rebels get their first major victory as is said in ANH's crawl. So they couldn't do too much major stuff before that, just small skirmishes. However I thought it was odd that Lothal's liberation doesn't count as their first victory that seemed like a pretty major thing lol Also what exactly is Ezra’s character arc? Selfish to selfless basically though that arc is completed right in the first season. It seemed like him flirting with the dark side would be an arc but nah why should they make episodes about interesting stuff |
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Post by Spidyyr on May 27, 2020 8:11:44 GMT -5
I would argue that Ezra already stops being selfish by the end of the Season 1 premiere. And he gets over being tempted by the Sith holocron by the end of the Season 3 premiere.
Both of these should have taken way more time.
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Post by Spidyyr on May 27, 2020 8:13:09 GMT -5
Maybe if I watch Rogue One things will make more sense. I have a general idea of what happens in that movie but I feel like that being the "first victory" really inhibits this show.
Like ideally, that big victory for the Rebellion would be the finale for a show about the Rebellion.
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Post by Kenbo on May 27, 2020 8:38:27 GMT -5
Maybe if I watch Rogue One things will make more sense. I have a general idea of what happens in that movie but I feel like that being the "first victory" really inhibits this show. Like ideally, that big victory for the Rebellion would be the finale for a show about the Rebellion. You haven't watched Rogue One? Dude just watch it  For most Disney haters it's the one good thing to come from them |
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Post by Spidyyr on May 27, 2020 8:53:04 GMT -5
Maybe if I watch Rogue One things will make more sense. I have a general idea of what happens in that movie but I feel like that being the "first victory" really inhibits this show. Like ideally, that big victory for the Rebellion would be the finale for a show about the Rebellion. You haven't watched Rogue One? Dude just watch it For most Disney haters it's the one good thing to come from them Yeah. Basically said I was done with Star Wars after TFA lol. Also hated Garett Edwards’ Godzilla movie so really had no interest. |
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Post by Spidyyr on May 27, 2020 11:28:52 GMT -5
This isn’t a big issue but I wish they kept the look Thrawn had in the 1990s art of him.
His head just looks too big here. His original design was cooler.
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Post by Kenbo on May 27, 2020 12:36:10 GMT -5
This isn’t a big issue but I wish they kept the look Thrawn had in the 1990s art of him. His head just looks too big here. His original design was cooler. They could've at least kept his hair black. But I think they always made black hair sort of blue-ish even Ezra's. I think it's so it doesn't blend in with a space background but I'm not sure I buy that... Originally he didn't have pupils either but I could see why that would be weird |
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Post by Spidyyr on May 28, 2020 0:43:16 GMT -5
So Rebels is a story about a group that makes the audience care about them but ends up not doing anything really important.
Rogue One is a story about a group that does something really important but doesn’t get the audience to care abort them.
Yeah I’m starting to see a pretty easy fix here.
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Post by Spidyyr on Jun 4, 2020 13:20:21 GMT -5
Honestly I’m really surprised that Lux never showed up in his show.
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Post by Spidyyr on Jul 28, 2020 1:14:45 GMT -5
I remember when Rebels was first announced after they cancelled TCW, I compared it to your parents getting rid of your favorite dog and replacing it with a new, more annoying dog that they think your little brother will like better.
People got pretty offended by me saying that but idk, I think that's pretty much how it went.
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Post by Kenbo on Sept 17, 2020 11:03:25 GMT -5
So in one of the new comics Vader has trapped the Grand Inquisitor's spirit and forced him to guard an old Jedi outpost from the High Republic days. And Luke actually fights his spirit as well This is interesting I'm glad they're doing more stuff with GI he's a really interesting character. |
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For most Disney haters it's the one good thing to come from them
it’s been quite a while. I’ve been pretty good, how about yourself? 