Oh s***, I just realized that’s Boba’s armor...To me the second episode was a side story with a lot of subtle setup. It showed the state of the Star Wars Universe at this time. Dave Filoni and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as the X wing pilots patrolling the outer territories for Imperial holdouts. It is setting up the idea of Imperials who will become the New Order. The world of Tatooine even more remote than in Lukes time there. This is how Boba Fett hid all those years and how Bo Katan, Ahsoka Tano and Rex can all be hiding in this timeline. I agree with @B00ger that not every episode can have a huge revel that jumps the plot forward. Some have to just move the plot along at a slower pace. This reminded me of the Village Episode from season 1.
There was also a lot of fan service. The Dr. Mandible ant guy is a reference to an off canon monster called a Killk. They are of course playing Sabacc which the Amy Sadaris character wins with the Idiots Array which is link to Lando. To me it also alludes to the idea that Peli Motto was cheating. The ice planet was a throw back to Hoth. The spider was also pulled out of Empire Strikes Back. It was draw by Ralph McQuarrie and was supposed to be used on Dagobah. It never made it onto film but below is a picture from the movies art archive. I would give this episode a 7. The season 2 premiere was a 9.
Did anyone else notice this in Episode 1 of season 2?
Anyone else notice this in the first episode?
I didn’t have a clue. But the wife spotted it and filled me in.
haha yeah, when she started talking about him being attached i was like "i've got a bad feeling about this"
I'M STILL NOT DONE WITH REBELS, K?
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It was literally the kid who played Boba in episode III (the one where he watches his dad Jengo Fett get beheaded by ObiWan).
Correct my if I'm wrong but wasn't that Temuera Morrison, the guy who played Jango Fett. Not the kid.
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100%, Lucas was heavily inspired by Japanese/Samurai culture. I’m loving how Filoni’s taking it back to its roots
Good write up, loved reading itDid anyone else notice that Asoka used 2 different fighting styles? She fought with different styles in the Clone Wars and Rebels Series. As Padawan most start out with style III which is defensive form often used by Obi-Wan after Qui-Gon's death. Mos the the time she used two other forms Ataru Form IV and Shien / Djem So Form V. I always think of her as a reverse grip Shien fighter although she is know to fight in both IV and V. This was on display in the Episode "The Jedi".
She used form IV known as Ataru in the opening scenes. This is the form used by Yoda. Tons of acrobatics and spinning moves. Think his duel with Darth Sideous. It was also used in the Duel of the Fates by Qui-Gon Jinn and a Young Obi-wan. It seemed odd considering it is not usually used against those with blasters. It relies on acrobats and aggressive movement in a saber duel. I expected her to use her reverse grip form of Shien form V. I always considered it her signature style. I was surprised when I watch it again and it was absent in the opening scene. Shien is often what is used against multiple enemies with blasters. I wonder why Flioni went this route?
Against the Magistrate she switched to Form V or Shien / Djem So. A form often associated with Anakin/Vader. You can see her using the reverse Shien grip in the pic above. It is a defensive posture which allows one to counter attack. She often uses it to deflect blaster fire in the Clone Wars and Rebels series. Here she used it to deflect the aggressive attacking style of magistrate with her Beskar Speer. Djem So is an attacking form used to over power and opponent which in the end is exactly what she does to the magistrate.
The more I watch parts of this episode the more I am impressed. #morefanservice
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I’m trying to think of a way to type out the noise a lightsaber makes. Guns go “pew pew”, lightsabers go... wwwouuaahhhh” ???
