Star Wars: Ahsoka

[xipotec]

I can see your points.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the high adventure and action of Star Wars as much as much as I did when I was a kid. But scenes such as Tarkin’s briefing on the stolen plans during ANH remain equally intriguing to me; perhaps more so now as an adult (even before Vader chokes out Lt. Santino ). I never knew how rewarding a series that focused on the bureaucratic core of the Empire and the desperation of those rallying to fight it could be until I saw Andor.

I don’t know about Gilroy’s level of admiration for the source material, but IMO he is crafting much-needed depth for the existing SW universe. Making sense of how that fits in with space witches and death-escaping astral planes is something that I’ll leave to the Wiki writers .

I liked Andor, but it often felt too political, and reminded me of "trade disputes" a bit too much.

SW is really at its core a Flash Gordon series about space wizards and knights.

Princesses and Villans. So I am very glad for the escapism of that world. If I wanted political intrigue I would watch The West Wing.

The grown up in us is scoffing at the fantasy elements that we loved as a kid, and my inner child is starving for that content.

I get the need for more adult SW content for older viewers , but at its heart that not really what SW was about.

 

[The Buffinator]

Rewatching it also now, Baylen arrived yesterday.

This is an excellent series for fans of Rebels , but it's really it also good for those who have not watched Rebels at all.

So sad part of the fandom cannot relax enough to stop nitpicking every detail of every show Disney does.

Really enjoying it again, and looking forward to the final parts.

So sad about Ray, I hear he will be recast, which is better than a distracting CGI attempt.

But it will alway be an obvious hole in the story of one of the most interesting character to come along in DSW.

I don’t follow - if Baylan is recast then that means they’ll be continuing his character arc. Now if they decided to kill him off screen like the MCU did with T’Challa, then that would be a waste and result in a massive hole in the narrative.

 

[xipotec]

I don’t follow - if Baylan is recast then that means they’ll be continuing his character arc. Now if they decided to kill him off screen like the MCU did with T’Challa, then that would be a waste and result in a massive hole in the narrative.

I think it's been confirmed he will be recast.

That will trigger a lot of people to automatically hate it....but I think the character is dower enough that a suitable replacement will be found.

 

[Buttmunch]

Yeah it’s been confirmed Baylan is getting recast as his story isn’t over. I’m hoping we flash forward a year or two and Baylan has been out in the wild and unkept. Having a longer beard and hair could transition the recast easier if there isn’t as easy of a comparison between the two actors.

 

[goatchumby]

The grown up in us is scoffing at the fantasy elements that we loved as a kid, and my inner child is starving for that content.

I get the need for more adult SW content for older viewers , but at its heart that not really what SW was about.

I wouldn’t say being a fan of Andor is scoffing at fantasy. In fact, watching a character-driven tale of rebellion and then seeing a freakin’ tie fighter blaze by reminding you that yes…this is a Star Wars tale was one of my favorite things about the series.

My gripe with many of these recent tales is the dilution of the hero journey. Batman is who he is due to an impossible to replicate series of factors. Luke Skywalker was A New Hope for the Jedi and the galaxy. These stories were (and are) incredible as they were only capable of happening with that specific character.

IMO, everything gets diluted later on as new writers seek to rapidly replicate what made the originals great: Batman has an entire squad of Bat-clones and Vader has an entire posse of emo Jedis that didn’t get sixty-sixthed to hunt down ALL of the newly-revealed Jedi that didn’t get sixty-sixthed. ANH had so much weight as the Vader and OBW (soon to be Yoda, Palps and Luke) were “all that is left.” The Force was the living power that bound all life together. Fantasy persevering through the banality of Sidious’ Empire.

So, I have gone way off topic for the Ahsoka thread. Thanks for the discussion guys.

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