Star Wars Rebels - Season 3 on September 24 : Will Grand Admiral Thrawn destroy them all??

[Porthos]

Not much to say here, so won't even bother with spoiler box.

 

Nice episode, mostly quiet.  Say, 7.75-8/10. Feels something like a breather episode, but competently made.  Nice to see a focus on Sabine for once, at least.

[DAR]

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WEDGE "MUTHAFUCKING" ANTILLES!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

[Porthos]

4 minutes ago, DAR said:

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WEDGE "MUTHAFUCKING" ANTILLES!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

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Now you see, as a long time Wedge fan, that's how I WANTED to feel.  But, dunno.  Something was missing.  Can't quite place my finger on it.

 

Still a good episode, just.... I dunno.  Can't quite figure it out. 

 

[4815162342]

My laptop's refusing to play the episode either on Chrome or Firefox. Odd.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

5 minutes ago, 4815162342 said:

My laptop's refusing to play the episode either on Chrome or Firefox. Odd.

Use the Force

[4815162342]

39 minutes ago, Dexter of Suburbia said:

Use the Force

 

The Force is no match for the technological terror of internet error messages

[4815162342]

Finally saw it, good episode as a bit of a side mission.

 

Looks like we're gonna get a recurring antagonist with Mustached Tie Interceptor Pilot Dude

[75Live]

Yeah it was a fun little side episode.  I think this shows since it seems to be doing pretty good shows that people won't mind the Rogue One film since neither are technically the main story.  Although obviously yes they all intersect with the main story, of course.

[4815162342]

I also liked the touch of

 

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Agent Kallus helping Sabine escape so he is "even" with Zeb. Nice callback to that Season 2 episode.

 

[75Live]

2 minutes ago, 4815162342 said:

I also liked the touch of

 

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Agent Kallus helping Sabine escape so he is "even" with Zeb. Nice callback to that Season 2 episode.

 

 

Yeah I really liked that too.  I always enjoy when they do things like that to show they pay attention to their own show

[Porthos]

 

Yeaaaah, I think Thrawn fans will appreciate this episode.  Just an educated guess, mind.

[Porthos]

This is a nice piece of insight, IMO:

 

 

Much like another country that could be mentioned then. 

[DAR]

Another solid episode.  

 

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I'm absolutely loving how they're portraying Thrawn

 

[4815162342]

10 minutes ago, DAR said:

Another solid episode.  

 

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I'm absolutely loving how they're portraying Thrawn

 

 

Yeah, Lars Mikkelsen is nailing the voicing and the writing is pretty spot on except for

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Thrawn having a sudden twinge of physical violence with Captain Slozo or whatever his name was. Book Thrawn, even in the face of unrelenting stupidity and ignorance, never lost his cool.

 

I like that he's fine with giving the Ghost crew minor victories in order to learn more about them, so that presumably he can bait a huge trap for them and the Rebel fleet.

 

 

Also, a leftover thought from last week's episode:

 

 

 

 

They should have went for the right voice actress too 

 

 

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[Porthos]

21 hours ago, 4815162342 said:

 

Yeah, Lars Mikkelsen is nailing the voicing and the writing is pretty spot on except for

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Thrawn having a sudden twinge of physical violence with Captain Slozo or whatever his name was. Book Thrawn, even in the face of unrelenting stupidity and ignorance, never lost his cool.

 

 

 

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Thought about that, but it IS Younger Thrawn.  But I also wonder if it was the near mocking of studying of art (and in fact viewing it as disposable) that sent him momentarily over the edge.

 

That is, it was showing annoyance that this fool not only was incompetent but was ignoring everything he was attempting to teach him.  Especially since he had just run an experiment proving its worth (see next spoiler box).

 

And it'a not like Book Thrawn was above disciplining fools for failure.  What sets him apart from Vader is that he doesn't hold failure against someone if that person is competent or had justifiable reasons for what they did. 

 

Either way, I liked it because it gives a bit of dimension to the character instead of just being this Completely Aloof Above Mere Mortal Emotions like so many Holmes/Spock clones are written,  Especially since the canonical Holmes and Spock lost their cool on occasion.  Rounds out the character a bit, in other words.

 

Separate point I'd like to bring up

 

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One thing I REALLY liked is how Hera being willing to destroy her family heirloom to keep it out of Imperial hands foreshadows her willingness to destroy her home.  It drives home Thrawn's MO about studying art and how people react to art, you can learn more about them and anticipate their moves.

 

This is also telegraphed by Thrawn's point about running an experiment.  I have to presume he wanted to see if Hera's attitudes really would go that far.  They did, and his experiment was deemed a success.  How he plans to use that against the greater Rebellion should be interesting to see.

 

[Porthos]

 

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Okay, maybe not quite that much, but fans of The Clone Wars are going to LOVE this episode!

 

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This episode makes me realize how much I have missed the 'Roger Roger' droids. 

 

 

[Lordmandeep]

I like the episode where the battles are based on tactics...

 

Those were usually some of the best Episodes of the Clone Wars. 

[4815162342]

There's no way

 

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General Super Smart Droid doesn't return in a later episode to assist the Rebels.

 

Fun little episode about a side mission that could open a door for some cool stuff down the line with that new character

[DAR]

Episode was okay.  It does reinforce my issue that the battle droids were a little too slap sticky throughout the prequels and Clone Wars series.

 

But there were some nice character moments.