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The Mandalorian |OT| A Complicated Profession [SPOILERS ON EPISODE DROP]
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Taika Waititi needs to just bugger off and stop being so good at everything.
That was a perfect capstone.
That was a perfect capstone.
Finally caught up on the last episode. It was easily the best of the series (it had the best director too), but it still left me unconvinced of the entire series. The problem is I just don't care for these characters at all. It's cool to see cool Star Wars stuff, but the heart is missing. The whole series was a string of some ups and a lot of downs, mostly due to mediocre scripts and a lack of real character development (it has some moments springled here and there, but it's all very undercooked).
If it wasn't a Star Wars series I would've probably given up on it after three episodes or so.
If it wasn't a Star Wars series I would've probably given up on it after three episodes or so.
Oh right, Vader destroyed it on Malachor. I totally forgot about that. 🤣
Just finished it
Regardless of my individual thoughts of each episode, one thought is mostly consistent - personally I'd put Favreau in charge of the overall direction of the SW cinematic brand if he would accept
After the ST, it's clear SW sorely needs one person steering the ship closer to the ground than Kennedy and he's earnt his stripes. He's a smart guy
Regardless of my individual thoughts of each episode, one thought is mostly consistent - personally I'd put Favreau in charge of the overall direction of the SW cinematic brand if he would accept
After the ST, it's clear SW sorely needs one person steering the ship closer to the ground than Kennedy and he's earnt his stripes. He's a smart guy
I am really shocked that with how well having feige in charge of marvel movies has worked disney hasn't done that for Star Wars. They need to clean house of everyone in charge of the movies now and bring in one person to have final say.
The Mandalorian was not good imo but what show has better CGI??
The majority of people disagree with you on that one.
Bigtime. It wouldn't interfere with touted plans of giving a trilogy to Johnson here, or letting some fresh talent let loose there. If anything it needs to bridge the transition between them.
SW has coasted on the Skywalkers until the tank is entirely empty and a JJ / Johnson / JJ sandwich was misguided - regardless of what LFL say, a lack of a whole 'vision' hurt it more than any individual choices made in the three movies. If the brand is to survive, it needs a rock solid guiding voice and Jon is my pick - but entirely if someone else is upto it, go get them
Edit: some people have issues with the Mandalorians CG?? Yikes. I thought production values and art was A+. A fun little romp and a palet cleanser after ROS
Favreau or Filoni would be great. Heck, use them both if you can. Filoni might not have much experience directing actual people but you can tell just how good he is at building a consistent narrative across multiple shows and, unlike Favreau, he's less likely to be busy with other projects.
Agreed. I can't say this show did anything well other than good production values
So I finally caught up with this. Overall a good series, despite half the episodes ranging from bad to very bad. First part and last part are the best.
But I can't believe how people love this and seem to hate on the movies, since they mostly share the same problems of exposition and cliché. Plus, Mandalorian has bad acting and boring setpieces. I think baby Yoda and the fact that this doesn't touch the OT are what makes people comfortable.
But I can't believe how people love this and seem to hate on the movies, since they mostly share the same problems of exposition and cliché. Plus, Mandalorian has bad acting and boring setpieces. I think baby Yoda and the fact that this doesn't touch the OT are what makes people comfortable.
Finished it last night. Really enjoyed it. Does a good job of being an adventure serial/space western. Fantastic music.
The setup has lots of potential to play with different genres/characters with the size of the universe.
Just building a consistent narrative and mapping out where you're going is what's needed. There's room to try a lot of different things creatively.
The setup has lots of potential to play with different genres/characters with the size of the universe.
Just building a consistent narrative and mapping out where you're going is what's needed. There's room to try a lot of different things creatively.
It always happens.
A show gets well received and then, without fail, you have all the LTTP folks that come in "enlightened" and eager to tell us all how bad the show actually is. And how we were all too blind to see it.
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Guys, do we know anything about that unknown character of episode 5, other than this?
Looks like our wish has been granted! 🙂
Yeah it's kind of terrible other than the visuals and music. Cinematographer needs a raise, he is singlehandedly making the show.
Story is nothing.
Dialogue is terrible.
Acting is mostly downright bad.
Characters are nothing.
Even the action is blah.
Then you should probably just skip the show from now on.
Idk, I don't think i'd want her as a full Force sensitive.
maybe something like Chirrut at most.
Could have been interesting if she could clearly use the Force for simple stuff with a lot of effort but never remotely as strongly as Kanan and Ezra despite them trying to train with her throughout.
Honestly the whole thing COULD have been better if Sabine and Ezra were fused into a single character but im glad that wasn't the case.
I'll take the family aspect and 2 good interesting characters over just 1 near perfect character.
Naw, usually people like that will hate watch and tell everyone how awful the show is, week in and week out.
I wonder if that POP gets pulled in and not released for now.
The general vibe of this series is strong.
It is full of utterly stupid stuff that is fully contrived for the sake of forcing plot points.
They have shot their way out of far less intimidating situations than the end of e8. No need for what happens. They could easily have found another solution, especially as they had the drop on the drop.
The show is full of stuff like this, and it drags it down for me.
It is full of utterly stupid stuff that is fully contrived for the sake of forcing plot points.
They have shot their way out of far less intimidating situations than the end of e8. No need for what happens. They could easily have found another solution, especially as they had the drop on the drop.
The show is full of stuff like this, and it drags it down for me.
It absolutely is, I agree. The problem is, when you clearly don't like major components of a show and you continue watching to complain about it.
Just opt out. Everything isn't for everyone.
Sure if you state them as opinions and not as absolute statements to emphasise how factual said statements are. Then yeah, it's nice to discuss things.
But in this case, there really isn't anything to discuss and the post is just there to shit on thing that others like, it would appear.
She has a rifle as well,Enhance!
Screw it, I'm guessing Sabine.
White highlights makes me think Bo-Katan even if the green doesn't
That would mean that Gideon got the Darksaber without killing her.
Of course, if we really do get Sabine on the show I'd rather she went even crazier with her armor paintjob. Add some cyberpunk-ey LED detailing that'll pop in HDR.
Either she surrendered during the night of a thousand tears or Gideon thought he killed her, but she survived
Interesting.
This is all very exciting! It sounds like they are poised to really expand the mythos of this show. 🙂
I hope we'll see some nods to Mando in Clone Wars S7. I think a cameo of Lil' Din Djarin in the care of Death Watch isn't inconceivable.
I know you're a TV-Era user- the two actors cameoing as the stormtroopers are favorites of that thread.
It's Adam Pally and Jason Sudeikis
The armour's colour shading screams Sabine.Enhance!
Screw it, I'm guessing Sabine.
omg it's happening
Edit: Why would they make a funko of this character so early.
Also, I just noticed that this Mando is using a rifle; Sabine uses dual blasters. So it's probably not her, alas.
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Just finished watching the season. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I wouldn't mind of Disney held off on big Star Wars movies for a while and just made tv series to get in the groove of the universe and let it breathe. Still looking forward to Rian's trilogy though if they are still happening.
It would be hilarious and kinda suck if Sabine showed up but suddenly decided to follow Mando's group's code
so Rebels voice actress just dubs a suit actor
so Rebels voice actress just dubs a suit actor
Weapons and armor are a Manadalorian's religion. To that end, they are never allowed to take their helmet off in front of another person, because they're not allowed to show vulnerability.
Mando hates droids. He doesn't think of them as droids, he thinks of them as people, and he hates them, because they massacred his village and killed his parents when he was a child. He doesn't think that droids can be programmed for good or evil, he thinks they're fundamentally evil, and that their evil will always emerge. So he hates IG-11 (particularly since IG-11 tried to kill Baby Yoda).
All sorts of people keep on trying to get Mando's helmet off, not because there's anything special about his helmet or his face, but just because Mando doesn't want them to get his helmet off (because his religion says it's not allowed). If Mando doesn't want them to do it, then that makes them want to do it, because doing so means that they have utterly "beaten him".
Near death, IG-11 (someone Mando specifically hates) gets Mando to take his helmet off to save his life, because "I'm not a person, so it's okay." But Mando still thinks that IG-11 is a person. A person (droid) who didn't betray Mando, who actually saved him, and protected Baby Yoda, and who is trying to save Mando again.
Which is why Mando doesn't want IG-11 to sacrifice himself to save the team, and he's sad when IG-11 says he has to do it, because there is no other way. Because while Mando still sees droids as people, he's come around to seeing that droids can be good people. And IG-11 isn't just a good person, he's the person Mando has had the most intimate contact with in decades.
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