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Finally had the time to watch the episode.
Had a lot of action, which was nice after last weeks episode. And some funny bits too, "Bad baby, no squeeze me." |
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"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." -Thomas Jefferson
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Thanks to those who replied about water in space.
Today, SW taught me real science. |
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Seriously, a tractor dealer from Possum Trot, KY has to explain this to you, a lawyer? - JPL
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Originally Posted By MaverickH1: I was underwhelmed by the episode. Click To View Spoiler I keep getting sucked out of the fantasy world by dumb decisions that keep happening. I'm not a Star Wars buff so I will screw up names. There are a growing list of characters who I just can't stand. One of them is Moff Gideon himself. That actor is a one trick pony and every scene he is in I immediately realize "oh these are just actors" and get pulled out of the story. Something about the Darth Vader wannabe outfit and a generic 65 year old dude in it... I just can't get past it. I found myself saying to my wife "our parents' generation got Darth Vader and we get this loser". He also constantly does monologues, which I think are AWFUL storytelling. The monologues also require him to be alone and in control while catching another character alone... and the plot contorts a ton of story and character behavior to make it happen to the point of disbelief. I think in the original Star Wars they had GOOD monologues with proper motivation trying to get people to come to the dark side. This one has constant "let me tell you my plans" monologues. I also loathe the little angry faced bitch who's scowling face is shown every other scene. Remember, she was with Bo Katan when we first met them and matched BOBA FETT in a fight. She's also a horrible actress. They also have the Mandalorians constantly doing dumb shit. Things like: - How have you been surviving on Mandalore for 30 years and don't know about this monster creature? - When you're walking around expecting to be attacked at any moment, why the fuck are you taking your helmet off? - If weapons are your religion, why the fuck wouldn't you get the Dark Saber and cut through the door separating you from Din Djarin IMMEDIATELY when it closes? On and on. My wife's comment at the end when I asked what she thought was "well I didn't fall asleep". View Quote If you didn't like the most recent episode, you should probably stop watching. Clearly the show isn't for you. |
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Everything posted above is factual. Maybe.
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Originally Posted By stampkolektor: haha i saw that too. i was wondering if it was the babies. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By stampkolektor: Originally Posted By 327AT-GUY: They ate the baby space pterodactyls at their feast. Had a good laugh at that. haha i saw that too. i was wondering if it was the babies. That is my hope. Saw that giant chunk of meat but the thought of it being space buffalo wings/KFC did not cross my mind. |
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Depending on how the final goes, I may be done with Star Wars after it. Again.
Click To View Spoiler Killing off Din will be inexcusable with the way this season has just been a vector to prop up Bo-Katan.
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Originally Posted By Furloaf: Depending on how the final goes, I may be done with Star Wars after it. Again. Click To View Spoiler Killing off Din will be inexcusable with the way this season has just been a vector to prop up Bo-Katan. View Quote |
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Live Free or Die; Death is Not the Worst of Evils
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Originally Posted By happycynic: If that happens they can just go ahead and rename the show The Mamdalorian. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By happycynic: Originally Posted By Furloaf: Depending on how the final goes, I may be done with Star Wars after it. Again. Click To View Spoiler Killing off Din will be inexcusable with the way this season has just been a vector to prop up Bo-Katan. Right? |
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Carry it, shoot it. (repeat forever)
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Final episode of mando for this season is 38 mins long
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"I'll come for the killing and stay for the cheesecake" SSgt Jason A Decker. 11/6/09 |
The duty of a patriot is to protect his nation from its government.
"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!" |
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Originally Posted By happycynic: I think my favorite part of Disney Star Wars is how you can take an entire planet with one light cruiser and less than a company sized force. Now bear with me as I nerd out. The Star Wars credit is roughly equal to a dollar. See Youtube An ISD costs 150.000.000 credits. By comparison, a USN Burke class destroyer costs about $1.8 billion , and the USN has 70 active. So you could afford 12 Star Destroyers for every Burke, or 840 Star Destroyers for what the USA, one single country occupying part of one planet, spends on destroyers. Considering that the Star Wars galaxy is roughly equivalent to ours, that means there could be a million inhabitable worlds, and if only 1/10 of those are colonized, and only 1/10 of the colonized worlds have a significant population, that's still 10,000 industrialized worlds. The size of Star Wars fleets should be so massive it would be hard to comprehend. But you can take a planet with less than a company. As an aside, Legend of Galactic Heroes is one of the few shows to attempt to scale realistic fleet battles for galaxy-spanning empires. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HTuU8ka-Ck View Quote How many times did the Republic in the Clone Wars have to defeat a planetary blockade by flying right through the middle of the 10-15 ships that made up the blockade? Why not just fly around it? A planet is a sphere; how is it being blockaded by one single formation of ships? |
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Originally Posted By frankiebagadonuts: How many times did the Republic in the Clone Wars have to defeat a planetary blockade by flying right through the middle of the 10-15 ships that made up the blockade? Why not just fly around it? A planet is a sphere; how is it being blockaded by one single formation of ships? View Quote Think of it as blocking the exit of a highway. There's only so many ways you can go. |
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"I'll come for the killing and stay for the cheesecake" SSgt Jason A Decker. 11/6/09 |
Originally Posted By Cypher214: If you didn't like the most recent episode, you should probably stop watching. Clearly the show isn't for you. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Cypher214: Originally Posted By MaverickH1: I was underwhelmed by the episode. Click To View Spoiler I keep getting sucked out of the fantasy world by dumb decisions that keep happening. I'm not a Star Wars buff so I will screw up names. There are a growing list of characters who I just can't stand. One of them is Moff Gideon himself. That actor is a one trick pony and every scene he is in I immediately realize "oh these are just actors" and get pulled out of the story. Something about the Darth Vader wannabe outfit and a generic 65 year old dude in it... I just can't get past it. I found myself saying to my wife "our parents' generation got Darth Vader and we get this loser". He also constantly does monologues, which I think are AWFUL storytelling. The monologues also require him to be alone and in control while catching another character alone... and the plot contorts a ton of story and character behavior to make it happen to the point of disbelief. I think in the original Star Wars they had GOOD monologues with proper motivation trying to get people to come to the dark side. This one has constant "let me tell you my plans" monologues. I also loathe the little angry faced bitch who's scowling face is shown every other scene. Remember, she was with Bo Katan when we first met them and matched BOBA FETT in a fight. She's also a horrible actress. They also have the Mandalorians constantly doing dumb shit. Things like: - How have you been surviving on Mandalore for 30 years and don't know about this monster creature? - When you're walking around expecting to be attacked at any moment, why the fuck are you taking your helmet off? - If weapons are your religion, why the fuck wouldn't you get the Dark Saber and cut through the door separating you from Din Djarin IMMEDIATELY when it closes? On and on. My wife's comment at the end when I asked what she thought was "well I didn't fall asleep". If you didn't like the most recent episode, you should probably stop watching. Clearly the show isn't for you. |
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“Budster, there’s a half-naked woman in your bedroom feeding pizza to some fish and she’s all yours.”
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“Budster, there’s a half-naked woman in your bedroom feeding pizza to some fish and she’s all yours.”
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Originally Posted By Furloaf: Depending on how the final goes, I may be done with Star Wars after it. Again. Click To View Spoiler Killing off Din will be inexcusable with the way this season has just been a vector to prop up Bo-Katan. View Quote |
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Tom Sawyer.
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I don't see how they can wrap much up in 38 min.
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Originally Posted By K2QB3: I always figured that was just cinematography. It wouldn't take that many ships to blockade a planet so nothing could get out of the gravity well, it's the ultimate... https://media.tenor.com/_f0F0JFbKr4AAAAM/high-ground-obi-wan.gif View Quote |
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Live Free or Die; Death is Not the Worst of Evils
- Revolutionary General John Stark |
Originally Posted By frankiebagadonuts: How many times did the Republic in the Clone Wars have to defeat a planetary blockade by flying right through the middle of the 10-15 ships that made up the blockade? Why not just fly around it? A planet is a sphere; how is it being blockaded by one single formation of ships? View Quote Hyperspace lane access was only in certain spots. When reentering an atmosphere in real life, its best done somewhat near the equator. I forget the reason why (English major) but it was explained in my astronomy class. Something to do with speed and friction. Thus, in the Star Wars universe, if you want to blockade a planet you really only need to block transit along the equator on the side of the planet facing the hyperspace lane. |
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NorCal_LEO callsign: Brussel Sprout
I, for one, welcome our new Hawkeye overlords. |
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Originally Posted By happycynic: If that happens they can just go ahead and rename the show The Mamdalorian. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By happycynic: Originally Posted By Furloaf: Depending on how the final goes, I may be done with Star Wars after it. Again. Click To View Spoiler Killing off Din will be inexcusable with the way this season has just been a vector to prop up Bo-Katan. Based on the way the writers have his character trending towards being an incompetent simp, death might be a mercy. |
"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." -Thomas Jefferson
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Your boos mean nothin, I seen what makes you cheer
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"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." -Thomas Jefferson
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Originally Posted By JAD762: Hyperspace lane access was only in certain spots. When reentering an atmosphere in real life, its best done somewhat near the equator. I forget the reason why (English major) but it was explained in my astronomy class. Something to do with speed and friction. Thus, in the Star Wars universe, if you want to blockade a planet you really only need to block transit along the equator on the side of the planet facing the hyperspace lane. View Quote |
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Live Free or Die; Death is Not the Worst of Evils
- Revolutionary General John Stark |
I can't be the only person who was genuinely disappointed that those two baby pterodactyl beasts wound up on a spit rather that being fast-tracked into flying mount training, can I?
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"I'll come for the killing and stay for the cheesecake" SSgt Jason A Decker. 11/6/09 |
"Have a smile for breakfast, you'll be shitting joy by lunch.” - Joe Abercrombie
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Originally Posted By frankiebagadonuts: How many times did the Republic in the Clone Wars have to defeat a planetary blockade by flying right through the middle of the 10-15 ships that made up the blockade? Why not just fly around it? A planet is a sphere; how is it being blockaded by one single formation of ships? View Quote Tell me more how you don’t understand Hyperspace lanes? Traveling through Hyperspace ain’t like dusting crops boy! |
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Your boos mean nothin, I seen what makes you cheer
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"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." -Thomas Jefferson
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Originally Posted By happycynic: Couldn't you do micro-jumps? The lanes were just safe places to navigate. You could jump on the other side of the planet, bounce around the solar system and then enter the lane at any point within the system so long as a gravity well didn't interrupt things. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By happycynic: Originally Posted By JAD762: Hyperspace lane access was only in certain spots. When reentering an atmosphere in real life, its best done somewhat near the equator. I forget the reason why (English major) but it was explained in my astronomy class. Something to do with speed and friction. Thus, in the Star Wars universe, if you want to blockade a planet you really only need to block transit along the equator on the side of the planet facing the hyperspace lane. Hyper space really isn’t well defined in Star Wars. It’s another dimension, not just light speed jumps. It’s generally regarded as being pretty dangerous outside of the well defined lanes. |
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NorCal_LEO callsign: Brussel Sprout
I, for one, welcome our new Hawkeye overlords. |
I liked it, but I was very disappointed to hear the name Hux. I was hoping beyond hope that the series wouldn’t legitimize the flaming dumpster fire riding a tsunami wave that is the sequel trilogy.
Yet here we are. Fuck the sequel trilogy. Fuck the first order. Fuck KK. |
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Originally Posted By AZshooter71: I liked it, but I was very disappointed to hear the name Hux. I was hoping beyond hope that the series wouldn’t legitimize the flaming dumpster fire riding a tsunami wave that is the sequel trilogy. Yet here we are. Fuck the sequel trilogy. Fuck the first order. Fuck KK. View Quote They are too prideful and arrogant for that. Hell, they’re even making another Rey film. |
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Originally Posted By AR-1904: I still can’t get this out of my head…. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/168740/4AEAA7E4-4907-407D-A76B-BDD13EBC5A8E_jpe-2782654.JPG View Quote *Pocket sand* |
"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." -Thomas Jefferson
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38 minute finale? Geez.
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Originally Posted By stoner01: Think of it as blocking the exit of a highway. There's only so many ways you can go. View Quote In our system with our tech this is true. It is not true once FTL is on the table and it is a clear plot issue and has been from the beginning of SW. Now if you allow for short FTL jumps, then sure, but traditional SW fans hate this because of the HKV issue it introduces. So we have to live with the fact that picket ships are always exactly where the plot needs them to be. |
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Originally Posted By happycynic: Couldn't you do micro-jumps? The lanes were just safe places to navigate. You could jump on the other side of the planet, bounce around the solar system and then enter the lane at any point within the system so long as a gravity well didn't interrupt things. View Quote Hello brother. |
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Originally Posted By JAD762: Hyper space really isn’t well defined in Star Wars. It’s another dimension, not just light speed jumps. It’s generally regarded as being pretty dangerous outside of the well defined lanes. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JAD762: Originally Posted By happycynic: Originally Posted By JAD762: Hyperspace lane access was only in certain spots. When reentering an atmosphere in real life, its best done somewhat near the equator. I forget the reason why (English major) but it was explained in my astronomy class. Something to do with speed and friction. Thus, in the Star Wars universe, if you want to blockade a planet you really only need to block transit along the equator on the side of the planet facing the hyperspace lane. Hyper space really isn’t well defined in Star Wars. It’s another dimension, not just light speed jumps. It’s generally regarded as being pretty dangerous outside of the well defined lanes. Maybe, but getting into hyperspace still requires you to speed up based on the visual effects we have always been given. The lanes are just roads with (generally) defined rules. There is nothing in canon to say you can't drive outside the lines. Hell, the classically butchered blunder of the Kessel run was 'fixed' by incorporating the idea that violating lanes was not only possible, but 'better'. A micro-jump is definitionally safe, you can practically see where you are jumping to. Think about how interesting space battles would be if you could, at any moment, smash a button that instantly takes you even a quarter mile forward. The problem is viewers couldn't process it. That's always been a problem since sci-fi started dealing with relativistic speeds that don't involve appropriate fuel expenditures. |
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Taking into account the credits, its probably more like 33ish. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By fredegar: 38 minute finale? Geez. Taking into account the credits, its probably more like 33ish. Attached File |
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I think Axe Woves is a spy... he jetted off to get the fleet when the Imps attacked. However he had no ship to return to since the armorer had taken the gauntlet to ferry the wounded and there are no comms because of the interference. So where the hell was he going?
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Originally Posted By liljim11: I think Axe Woves is a spy... he jetted off to get the fleet when the Imps attacked. However he had no ship to return to since the armorer had taken the gauntlet to ferry the wounded and there are no comms because of the interference. So where the hell was he going? View Quote I was wondering that same thing during that scene. |
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Smile, laugh and agree...then do whatever the hell you were going to do anyway.
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What does hyperspace have to do with a planetary blockade? You don't need hyperspace to fly around a planet. If there is a cluster of ships trying to prevent you from landing on a planet, fly around it and approach from the other side.
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Originally Posted By frankiebagadonuts: What does hyperspace have to do with a planetary blockade? You don't need hyperspace to fly around a planet. If there is a cluster of ships trying to prevent you from landing on a planet, fly around it and approach from the other side. View Quote Then their sensors pick you up from a long way out and a ship is sent to intercept you. Remember when Din had to take the frog lady to the water planet but couldn’t use hyper space & it made him nervous because of how dangerous that was? |
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NorCal_LEO callsign: Brussel Sprout
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Originally Posted By liljim11: I think Axe Woves is a spy... he jetted off to get the fleet when the Imps attacked. However he had no ship to return to since the armorer had taken the gauntlet to ferry the wounded and there are no comms because of the interference. So where the hell was he going? View Quote I rewatched it again last night and was thinking the same. |
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The duty of a patriot is to protect his nation from its government.
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Originally Posted By HiramRanger: I rewatched it again last night and was thinking the same. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By HiramRanger: Originally Posted By liljim11: I think Axe Woves is a spy... he jetted off to get the fleet when the Imps attacked. However he had no ship to return to since the armorer had taken the gauntlet to ferry the wounded and there are no comms because of the interference. So where the hell was he going? I rewatched it again last night and was thinking the same. When I watch these types of shows for the first time, I really enjoy them. I enjoy rewatching as well, but oftentimes that's when the logical errors become apparent. The above is a prime example, so glaring that we assume it will be addressed in the Finale. Also: Click To View Spoiler - The Imperial refugee/ spy on Coruscant is just allowed to walk around? Shouldn't she be tracked? And a society as tech-savvy as Coruscant (of all places) doesn't sense an Imperial Probe Droid flying around? - The two Mandalorian tribes have really never crossed paths in all these years? - Those two joysticks actuate dozens of joints on IG-12? There must be buttons and pedals we can't see. - Din doesn't want Grogu operating heavy machinery, but later that same day volunteers him to participate in the Recon party? What did he think Grogu could do at that time? - The skiff was attacked and destroyed by a monster, causing the surviving Mandalorians to seek refuge in a cave... that just so happens to be the entrance to the Great Forge that they were looking for. What was the plan if there was no monster? Is that where they were going to stop anyway? Didn't seem like it. - This monster lived underground, next to the underground imperial base? Wouldn't it have been considered a threat and dealt with by the Imperials? - The above issue with Axe Wolves (?). Where ya goin' buddy? We've already established that those jet packs have a finite amount of fuel and I don't think Mando's can fly in space. What is Bo Katan referring to when she says that "it's too far?" - Nobody among the Mandalorians thinks that they might be lured into a trap, especially considering that the rock passageways are becoming the hallways of a constructed facility? - Paz Vizsla seals himself in rather than follow Bo Katan, because "there are too many of them." Okay, but if that's true, they're just going to kill you and re-open the door. What are you sacrificing yourself for? And apparently there weren't too many of them, since you singlehandedly killed them all. |
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Originally Posted By HiramRanger: I rewatched it again last night and was thinking the same. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By HiramRanger: Originally Posted By liljim11: I think Axe Woves is a spy... he jetted off to get the fleet when the Imps attacked. However he had no ship to return to since the armorer had taken the gauntlet to ferry the wounded and there are no comms because of the interference. So where the hell was he going? I rewatched it again last night and was thinking the same. There are signs that point to Woves and Reeves… Attached File But why would they team up with the guy responsible for exterminating almost every Mandalorian and glassing the entire planet? |
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Originally Posted By AR-1904: There are signs that point to Woves and Reeves… https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/168740/19D473C6-0863-4160-9EE8-E3E9E4EA5212_jpe-2783562.JPG But why would they team up with the guy responsible for exterminating almost every Mandalorian and glassing the entire planet? View Quote Because we're not dealing with great writing here. The guy SCREAMS douchebag. Therefore.... douchebag. |
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Originally Posted By kitwulfen: My guess is... Click To View Spoiler We're going to see the TIE Interceptors swarming the Mando fleet, bombers lumbering into position, characters on the bridge of the Arquitens staring at their doom approaching... and then Teva in his X-Wing, leading Adelphi squadron, slash in on the bombers. With the concrete evidence of Moff Gideon being missing and Mandalorians being involved, he either went to Navarro and learned from Karga where they went, or he went to Mandalore on a hunch to see what was up. View Quote That would be good...but also...Click To View Spoiler Kevin McKidd was said to have been on set. He is the guy that voiced Fenn Rau in Rebels. So maybe we get him showing up with a few squadrons of Fang fighters to deal with the TIEs.
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Originally Posted By AR-1904: He wasn’t a droid and certainly wasn’t a Jedi. He was a human with cybernetic enhancements. He was trained by Count Dooku in lightsaber combat but was not a Force user. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By AR-1904: Originally Posted By tortilla-flats: Originally Posted By ICU: General Grievous...? He wasn’t a droid and certainly wasn’t a Jedi. He was a human with cybernetic enhancements. He was trained by Count Dooku in lightsaber combat but was not a Force user. Grievous was a kaleesh, not human. https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Grievous |
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