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Posted: 11/11/2020 4:36:13 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Am I the only one to find that a little horrific? I mean, eating a chicken's egg or a krayt dragon filet mignon is one thing, but a sentient being's children???  Baby Yoda is like a cannibalistic devil child!   Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I felt bad for the frog lady. Shipwrecked on a freezing planet with a stranger who doesn't speak her language, carrying the last, best hope for her species on her back, and that little green fuck's popping her offspring like so many pickled eggs. Am I the only one to find that a little horrific? I mean, eating a chicken's egg or a krayt dragon filet mignon is one thing, but a sentient being's children??? Baby Yoda is like a cannibalistic devil child! What cracks me up is the people that want to justify not giving a shit about the poor frog lady and the last eggs she'll ever produce and only care about baby Yoda being cute so they do these mental gymnastics to rationalize that baby Yoda was actually trying to HELP the frog lady and her eggs. Not eat them. 
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Posted: 11/11/2020 4:47:02 PM EST
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Just stumbled across this thread. The wife and I (she's a HUGE Star Wars fan) liked season 1 but weren't blown away by it. Decided it's kind of a "take it for what it's worth, spaghetti-western version of Star Wars but don't get your hopes up".
Even with those expectations...damn, season 2 sucks so far. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 4:52:25 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But where would George have lifted that script from, line by line? If you haven’t watched Dambusters, go get yourself a copy or download it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Manned turret sure would have been useful in the trench. Or the X-Wings could have done their job since they are the Rebels "Air Superiority" fighter. Y-Wings should have had top cover. ...But that's not how it was in Dam Busters  Or maybe, instead of starting their attack run on the opposite side of the Death Star, they could've dropped into the trench right in front of the exhaust port But where would George have lifted that script from, line by line? If you haven’t watched Dambusters, go get yourself a copy or download it. Everything Wrong with the Battle of Yavin  Everything Wrong with the Battle of Yavin |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 4:53:36 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just stumbled across this thread. The wife and I (she's a HUGE Star Wars fan) liked season 1 but weren't blown away by it. Decided it's kind of a "take it for what it's worth, spaghetti-western version of Star Wars but don't get your hopes up". Even with those expectations...damn, season 2 sucks so far. I think the Critical Drinker said it best: "Well, it's better than nothing, I guess."  The Mandalorian - Well, it's better than nothing, I guess |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 5:12:25 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OK - do you recall an old WWII movie that the Endor rebel attack in the deflector dish bunker scene was based on? I swear Ronald Reagan had some minor bit part as an OSS agent, although it was mostly British SOE and commandos doing the raid. And a nazi officer in the bunker called the commando or SOE leader “British scum” or WSTTE. The commando uniforms were the same (they’re based on WWII British commando or marines anyways) I know I saw the movie once, and it was another - “that’s from Star Wars moment” ( or really the reverse). But cannot find it on any lists of WWII movies, or credited to Reagan in IMDb. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Oh I know, I was being a smart ass as the the whole ending battle was a shot for shot remake of the movie Dam Busters, so that's the answer to the question  OK - do you recall an old WWII movie that the Endor rebel attack in the deflector dish bunker scene was based on? I swear Ronald Reagan had some minor bit part as an OSS agent, although it was mostly British SOE and commandos doing the raid. And a nazi officer in the bunker called the commando or SOE leader “British scum” or WSTTE. The commando uniforms were the same (they’re based on WWII British commando or marines anyways) I know I saw the movie once, and it was another - “that’s from Star Wars moment” ( or really the reverse). But cannot find it on any lists of WWII movies, or credited to Reagan in IMDb. No. I tried Googling it, and got all sorts of crazy results. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 7:17:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That is all Filoni...he has a thing for Wolves and Plo Koon...the Jedi in the bottom pic. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Good catch, I’ve been binge watching Clone Wars this week having never seen it and it is much more enjoyable than I thought it would be. That is all Filoni...he has a thing for Wolves and Plo Koon...the Jedi in the bottom pic. A thing for wolves indeed. I <3 Dave Filoni  |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 11:57:29 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: TIE fighters are short range fighters and have no hyperdrive. The TIE advanced fighters did. TIE interceptors might have too. I can’t remember. No just the TIE Advanced |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 12:17:51 PM EST
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Interesting. I remember most of the same little details (watching the battle, talking with Biggs) from the SW comic, which has long since vanished.
Quote HistoryQuoted: Regarding the discussion of what was in the story book and what was in the movie, I dug this out of my kids’ bookshelf. They must have stolen it from me at some point. Some stuff in the book that isn’t in the movie is mildly interesting for anyone that cares. Copyright 1978 https://i.ibb.co/0CFVpxP/33-E0-A135-1600-4692-B4-C3-417540442248.jpg So it has Luke observing the space battle over Tatooine https://i.ibb.co/rmS8M8f/8-ADC44-CA-8-F7-F-4-A33-9-F60-E0-A3905-F6-F7-E.jpg Luke and Biggs talking on Tatooine https://i.ibb.co/mGgKZj3/063542-A2-854-B-469-B-AF0-E-5-CDC5411236-A.jpg Escape pods are for humans only https://i.ibb.co/tLVCDHq/6-AF98-D8-A-01-AB-4-D30-B105-40243-CEA9326.jpg R5 just shit the bed. Artoo had nothing to do with it. In this book anyway. https://i.ibb.co/HFKSbWt/061-A6102-2-B5-C-49-B6-AA1-F-AD31-BE37-FC74.jpg One interesting thing is that Gold Leader said he knew Luke’s father. https://i.ibb.co/PCY4bdC/0-C5-FEC40-9-C9-C-42-E5-8246-4-DB482-BF8-F14.jpg And the most interesting difference to me is that in the book Luke is Gold 5, not Red 5. It’s says it several times on the next page too. https://i.ibb.co/HCNC3vX/94-F42-EC4-2-DCC-4-DF6-8-A59-6539-BC327779.jpg |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 12:22:25 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Interesting. I remember most of the same little details (watching the battle, talking with Biggs) from the SW comic, which has long since vanished. Quote HistoryQuoted: Interesting. I remember most of the same little details (watching the battle, talking with Biggs) from the SW comic, which has long since vanished. Quoted: Regarding the discussion of what was in the story book and what was in the movie, I dug this out of my kids’ bookshelf. They must have stolen it from me at some point. Some stuff in the book that isn’t in the movie is mildly interesting for anyone that cares. Copyright 1978 https://i.ibb.co/0CFVpxP/33-E0-A135-1600-4692-B4-C3-417540442248.jpg So it has Luke observing the space battle over Tatooine https://i.ibb.co/rmS8M8f/8-ADC44-CA-8-F7-F-4-A33-9-F60-E0-A3905-F6-F7-E.jpg Luke and Biggs talking on Tatooine https://i.ibb.co/mGgKZj3/063542-A2-854-B-469-B-AF0-E-5-CDC5411236-A.jpg Escape pods are for humans only https://i.ibb.co/tLVCDHq/6-AF98-D8-A-01-AB-4-D30-B105-40243-CEA9326.jpg R5 just shit the bed. Artoo had nothing to do with it. In this book anyway. https://i.ibb.co/HFKSbWt/061-A6102-2-B5-C-49-B6-AA1-F-AD31-BE37-FC74.jpg One interesting thing is that Gold Leader said he knew Luke’s father. https://i.ibb.co/PCY4bdC/0-C5-FEC40-9-C9-C-42-E5-8246-4-DB482-BF8-F14.jpg And the most interesting difference to me is that in the book Luke is Gold 5, not Red 5. It’s says it several times on the next page too. https://i.ibb.co/HCNC3vX/94-F42-EC4-2-DCC-4-DF6-8-A59-6539-BC327779.jpg Those were based on deleted scenes and can be found on youtube. |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 12:31:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No just the TIE Advanced Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: TIE fighters are short range fighters and have no hyperdrive. The TIE advanced fighters did. TIE interceptors might have too. I can’t remember. No just the TIE Advanced Thinking back to the EU lore, was the standard TIE considered to have any advantages over the Interceptor? The Interceptor was way faster, had equal superior firepower, was there any tradeoff? |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 12:34:58 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thinking back to the EU lore, was the standard TIE considered to have any advantages over the Interceptor? The Interceptor was way faster, had equal superior firepower, was there any tradeoff? They just couldn't make enough of the better TIEs was my understanding and tried to distribute them as best they could. |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 12:37:24 PM EST
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They just couldn't make enough of the better TIEs was my understanding and tried to distribute them as best they could. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Thinking back to the EU lore, was the standard TIE considered to have any advantages over the Interceptor? The Interceptor was way faster, had equal superior firepower, was there any tradeoff? They just couldn't make enough of the better TIEs was my understanding and tried to distribute them as best they could. I imagine the in universe tradeoff would be that they're more fragile. Not that standard fighters had any kind of survivability. |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 12:46:32 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I always thought the X Wing looked a bit like the fighters from the original Battlestar Galactica. There are similarities. The filming models for SW and BSG were built by the same group of model makers at ILM. The same ‘kitbashing’ techniques were used, and many of the same donor mode kits were used. |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 12:49:41 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can look in my model case and you can only see one Rebel Starfighter. And that is y-wing https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/9749/20201110_160534-1678391.jpg Nice!! I’m more of an x-wing fan, but also love the y-wing. Here’s my display. Pardon my office, I was in process of moving things around.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 12:50:23 PM EST
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I imagine the in universe tradeoff would be that they're more fragile. Not that standard fighters had any kind of survivability. The interceptor has stronger hull stats in the old WEG version. 3d vs 2d http://www.theforce.net/swtc/rpg/tie.html More numbers is more better |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 2:56:33 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Those were based on deleted scenes and can be found on youtube. Thanks. Just watched them. In retrospect, they should have left in Biggs talking about how Tatooine is a nothing planet, since it turned out to be the center of the SW universe. |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 8:16:53 PM EST
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks. Just watched them. In retrospect, they should have left in Biggs talking about how Tatooine is a nothing planet, since it turned out to be the center of the SW universe. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Those were based on deleted scenes and can be found on youtube. Thanks. Just watched them. In retrospect, they should have left in Biggs talking about how Tatooine is a nothing planet, since it turned out to be the center of the SW universe. In those deleted scenes, Luke and Biggs talk about the Academy and the Empire as if they are two different things. Has that ever been fleshed out? Or was that done away with as it never made it into the movie? I’ve never read any of the EU. |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 8:31:09 PM EST
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Nice!! I’m more of an x-wing fan, but also love the y-wing. Here’s my display. Pardon my office, I was in process of moving things around. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/284805/B2892353-4811-4D4C-9611-067D99A12CF5_jpe-1680943.JPG Beautiful |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 8:50:38 PM EST
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: In those deleted scenes, Luke and Biggs talk about the Academy and the Empire as if they are two different things. Has that ever been fleshed out? Or was that done away with as it never made it into the movie? I’ve never read any of the EU. I got the impression (from those short scenes) that it was more of a merchant marine type of academy than The Imperial Academy. But, I’m just a guy that saw a few movies, read a comic, saw the Christmas special, and never read the books or watched any cartoons. |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 9:18:45 PM EST
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I got the impression (from those short scenes) that it was more of a merchant marine type of academy than The Imperial Academy. But, I’m just a guy that saw a few movies, read a comic, saw the Christmas special, and never read the books or watched any cartoons. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: In those deleted scenes, Luke and Biggs talk about the Academy and the Empire as if they are two different things. Has that ever been fleshed out? Or was that done away with as it never made it into the movie? I’ve never read any of the EU. I got the impression (from those short scenes) that it was more of a merchant marine type of academy than The Imperial Academy. But, I’m just a guy that saw a few movies, read a comic, saw the Christmas special, and never read the books or watched any cartoons. The cartoons, mostly, are fantastic. You should watch them if you have the time. |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 9:42:14 PM EST
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: In those deleted scenes, Luke and Biggs talk about the Academy and the Empire as if they are two different things. Has that ever been fleshed out? Or was that done away with as it never made it into the movie? I’ve never read any of the EU. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Those were based on deleted scenes and can be found on youtube. Thanks. Just watched them. In retrospect, they should have left in Biggs talking about how Tatooine is a nothing planet, since it turned out to be the center of the SW universe. In those deleted scenes, Luke and Biggs talk about the Academy and the Empire as if they are two different things. Has that ever been fleshed out? Or was that done away with as it never made it into the movie? I’ve never read any of the EU. I believe it started as a merchant marine type thing but evolved from the original deleted scenes to what the EU presented https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Imperial_Academy/Legends |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 10:32:58 PM EST
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I believe it started as a merchant marine type thing but evolved from the original deleted scenes to what the EU presented https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Imperial_Academy/Legends Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Those were based on deleted scenes and can be found on youtube. Thanks. Just watched them. In retrospect, they should have left in Biggs talking about how Tatooine is a nothing planet, since it turned out to be the center of the SW universe. In those deleted scenes, Luke and Biggs talk about the Academy and the Empire as if they are two different things. Has that ever been fleshed out? Or was that done away with as it never made it into the movie? I’ve never read any of the EU. I believe it started as a merchant marine type thing but evolved from the original deleted scenes to what the EU presented https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Imperial_Academy/Legends  |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 10:45:00 PM EST
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I found this guy making Razor Crest knobs. He has two sizes, a screen accurate one and a bigger shift knob sized one. I ordered the bigger one for my car. It amuses me to no end to spin it off so my kids can play with it in the back seat.
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Posted: 11/13/2020 3:05:45 AM EST
[#24]
And we're off!
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Posted: 11/13/2020 3:21:52 AM EST
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Posted: 11/13/2020 3:30:42 AM EST
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Posted: 11/13/2020 3:33:12 AM EST
[#27]
You guys stil watch this after Mando not only called you all Nazis and even doubled down on it?
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Posted: 11/13/2020 3:35:10 AM EST
[#28]
Damn, the Imperials aren't messing around
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Posted: 11/13/2020 3:37:07 AM EST
[#29]
I really, really like Katee Sakhoff. Great episode.
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Posted: 11/13/2020 3:46:21 AM EST
[#30]
excited to see where this leads us.
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Posted: 11/13/2020 4:07:32 AM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Just stumbled across this thread. The wife and I (she's a HUGE Star Wars fan) liked season 1 but weren't blown away by it. Decided it's kind of a "take it for what it's worth, spaghetti-western version of Star Wars but don't get your hopes up". Even with those expectations...damn, season 2 sucks so far. The Mandalorian is objectively better than any of the prequel or sequel movies. That's simply a fact. Please try and argue. Spoiler alert...you can't. This show captures the essence of Star Wars. This last episode had some Rogue One vibes, with the storm troopers trapped in the corridors, and them all getting gunned down. You have the juxtaposition of Vader mowing down Rebels and Mandalorians shooting Stormtroopers. Seriously, outside of the EU is better than this? |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 6:49:45 AM EST
[#32]
Live action Bo-Katan Kryze! That means Sabine Wren and Ahsoka Tano aren't far behind!
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Posted: 11/13/2020 7:10:09 AM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I think the Critical Drinker said it best: "Well, it's better than nothing, I guess."  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYhxBY3CApk The Drinker Recommends... Cobra Kai |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 7:25:26 AM EST
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Posted: 11/13/2020 7:26:28 AM EST
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Posted: 11/13/2020 7:39:25 AM EST
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Posted: 11/13/2020 8:55:45 AM EST
[#37]
Quote HistorySome people see cloak and think 'oooohhh..Jedi...' |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 9:25:59 AM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Don’t X-wings have hyperdrive? they do you can see X-Wings, B-Wings and A-Wings jumping to lightspeed in ROTJ |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 9:26:53 AM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: In the EU, yes. In Ep 4-6 we never see one enter or exit hyperspace unless following another ship. So probably but not 100% confirmed. Even if they do, Luke was definitely flying in real space while talking with R2 about keeping it on manual. ROTJ, rebel fighters make the jump to Endor for the big battle |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 9:28:58 AM EST
[#40]
This would be sweet if they’re setting up a live action Bo/Nite Owls series in reclaiming Mandalore
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Posted: 11/13/2020 9:50:22 AM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryHeh. I was going to say “I guess she’s a mandalorian”. |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 11:01:48 AM EST
[#42]
Well that was epic. Mando looked like a complete newb on the raid.
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Posted: 11/13/2020 11:07:12 AM EST
[#43]
Called Ashoka by name! Hell yes!
Going after the dark saber. Ballsy. |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 11:52:50 AM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Well that was epic. Mando looked like a complete newb on the raid. |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 1:10:24 PM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I saw it more as he realized that the other three are a well drilled team, and he's outside that dynamic. Putting himself too far forward could interfere with their internal sync. He started to slide into a more active role in the later stages of the raid. He was also a beskar tank compared to the others. |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 3:20:43 PM EST
[#46]
Fantastic episode. Much needed answers about various Mandalorian beliefs. Good stuff. Bo Katan was great!
In the beginning of the episode a four legged walker/crane picks the razor crest out of the water. Weren’t ATATs based on port cranes Lucas could see from his office or something? I thought that was a nice touch. |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 3:23:12 PM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You guys stil watch this after Mando not only called you all Nazis and even doubled down on it? Fuck him. I don’t care what some commie thinks of me. And I’m damn sure not going to let him ruin Star Wars for me. His role is to entertain and he’s doing a fine job of that. Don’t give two shits about his opinion. |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 3:41:28 PM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Click To View Spoiler I don’t remember if it was in the actual season or the “making of” show but the Mandalorians who rescued him as a child had DW shoulder insignia. They were always the “extremist” sect in the eyes of the other Mandos so it didn’t really shock me that they were the only ones who wouldn’t remove their helmets. I did like that he had no idea others removed them and automatically assumed they weren’t Mandalorians. |
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Posted: 11/13/2020 4:22:32 PM EST
[#49]
Problem is, if they start writing in that he can take off his helmet, the commie actor cant get pulled.
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Posted: 11/13/2020 4:34:53 PM EST
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Problem is, if they start writing in that he can take off his helmet, the commie actor cant get pulled. There have been lots of series where characters are replaced because they die in real life or have contract issues. Obviously not ideal but I would rather forget the single time we saw his face and move forward than have the show turn toxic because of him. |
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