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It’s honestly sad that kids nowadays think of Star Wars as cameo-filled bad stories.. and not something like the original trilogy

It all comes down to the art of filmmaking. Not only were the original Star Wars films revolutionary with visual effects, but they were actually great films (thanks to genius of Lucas). Things like shot composition, mis en scene, and traditional storytelling are often studied in film classes, and Lucas considered this in every shot of the film. Even with enormous budgets, the new shows can’t seem to capture the magic of the old films because of a lack of vision with filmmaking. Most shots are usually flat and color graded to death, and the directing makes great actors deliver cardboard performances. I’m sure there are plenty of talented people behind the scenes, but it seems like Disney is sucking the life out of them. I bet that will be studied in film classes too. I’m sure most people won’t be bothered with these intricacies, but as someone who’s studied film, I can’t unsee it.

I do agree that it does make sense that Ahsoka, Hera and Sabine will be more serious because of their history, but I think their a bit too serious especially with Sabine. All I'm saying is that I just want an bit more personality from them just an little bit.

Feloni shouldn't direct. The second and third episodes were so much better shot, acted, paced and even lighted. I noticed they got a second art director for the next episodes pastthe first so I think they are addressing the issues that popped up qith the first episode. I like the show so far

At episode 3 of 8 feels way too early to claim its the BEST or the WORST

In my opinion the worst/most nerfed lightsabers were in the obi wan show. In that scene where obi wan goes to save lea from the inquisitor base. Obi wan hits the storm troppers with the lightsaber and it looked like he hit them with a baseball bat 😂 it didnt even cut them, they just fell on the floor 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

The biggest issue I have is there trying to making Sabine ashoka's ashoka. But its hyper belittles a 30(ish) yr old Woman who liberated her planet and is a mandolorian Warrior from one of its famous lines. She doesn't need to be a Jedi. Being a Jedi is a regression of Her Character not a progression

lol bruh "Dave Filoni is the only one keeping star wars alive" - when Andor blows literally everything he's ever made out of the water.

It's understandable that Ahsoka is a little stoic based on how her life has turned out but not that the stoicism has replaced her other traits. The same applies even more to Hera who has none of the warmth, compassion or vulnerability left that made her awesome. The characters evolve and change but if that change is too drastic, you can't see the path between which creates a disconnect between versions of the character.

I don't see how Ahsoka does anything the "BEST". What exactly does it do best? It's a fucking bore the entire time. Andor is the best modern Star Wars TV show we've gotten hands down.

I keep saying it- you can portray “world weary” in a way other than being completely devoid of emotion. I can understand Ahsoka being worn down by the trauma she’s endured. What I can't understand is why anyone thinks that her being a completely flat, one-note character would be appealing to audiences, particularly when she is the main character of the show. Another issue is that people who’ve never seen CW or Rebels do not have the context of her trauma to explain why she’s so lifeless. That’s a pretty big problem that just encouraging people to watch a backlog of cartoon episodes isn’t going to solve. What they’re going to do, is reserve all of Ahsoka’s emotional payoff for a single episode, probably the finale in which she either talks to Anakin’s force ghost or has a flashback or steps back through time to that moment Ezra saved her or something. This big emotional moment will override the 7 episodes of bland, flat, stoic acting before it and everyone will praise the portrayal of the character. I’m sorry. That doesn’t work for me. If this stoicism is intentional, the characters in the show to need to be self aware about it. The show also needs to show the characters struggling. The closest they got was Sabine’s affection for Ezra’s hologram and painting. But Sabine isn’t the main character (well, at least, she isn’t billed as such).. Ahsoka is. Ahsoka should be having these moments where we see her hidden emotions so we know that they’re in there and that her flat affect is just a coping mechanism. This is bad writing.

Ahsoka being stoic isn't the biggest issue. You can be stoic but you'll still show emotions, laugh, frown, any facial expressions. Leia, Luke, Han lived in infinitely worse timeline yet they find time to laugh, joke, get mad, show emotions. There's literally no reason nor logic to Ahsoka being emotionless. Even animation Ahsoka had waaaay more emotional expressions than the live action. I won't even mention the dull, boring dialogue in the show, it's garbage tier, even students would write better dialogue.

Part of the reason everything feels so small is there's no fucking overhead shots!

My main issue with Star Wars is still character writing. Ahsoka literally starts off with "look at this new badass character we made riding her bike and probably breaking a dozen laws and getting off scot free with a nod of appreciation to how badass she is!". It's tedious when the show is this blunt about everything. It just isn't interesting to me. If she's some decorated war hero do you know what would have made her more interesting? Showing up to that ceremony, interacting with her fellow soldiers and giving more subtle hints that she doesn't want to be there. Actually build a character instead of forcing this extreme stereotype in a cheap, lazy way.

Star Wars is at the stage now where a little bit more competent cinematography is not going to cover up lazy writing anymore.

I might be the only fan commenting this, but I believe Ahsoka Tano should have died at the end of Rebels S2. Think about it, ever since the Jedi Order treated her harshly over a misunderstanding Ahsoka left her beloved Master Anakin behind. And many years later, she finally meets him again only now knowing he's become Darth Vader. She says she'll never leave him this time only for Vader to say then you will die. Something about that whole scene felt so Shakespeare and so poetic, it felt like the perfect way to end her character. But Dave can't seem to let precious things go I guess.

I agree with you about the scale of the shows feeling small except for Andor, but also excepting Season 1 of Mando. Greig Fraser is one of the most talented cinematographers of our time, and utilized the volume to its best degree. I think Mando season 2 was really when the "small feel" started cropping up.

"Find a map that leads to Kathleen Kennedy being fired"... you earned that Like.

one problem is that we're supposed to be concerned with some guy in the live-action universe whom nobody's ever heard of before

I think it falls in the middle of the live action shows. Definitely not as good as Andor or the first couples seasons of Mando but definitely above Obi-Wan, Mando 3 and boba Fett. But then again we haven’t seen the whole thing could go higher or lower we’ll see

I've watched Clone Wars & Rebels & I still think that a lot of the characters in the Ahsoka series are acting like stoic girl bosses with a little bit of nuance. The agenda is clear. The force is female. The Acolyte is also female-centric & it is strongly hinted that The Mandalorian season 4 could be centered around Bo Katan.

if ahsoka's character change is canon with how she should be.. then why do people hate it in comparison to the last 20 appearances she's made canonically..

I liked a lot of the points but there is too much, especially in the writing, that seems much more on Dave than it does Disney. Like at some point, there has to be more responsibility placed on his end, especially in the context of the Ahsoka show. Because as much as I like Dave's star wars approach, the filmmaking leaves more to be desired.

SPOILERS FOR Star Wars Jedi: Survivor!!! I completely agree with your point made at 17:48, highlighting the survival of several Star Wars characters in the Disney era despite facing lightsaber stabs. However, it's important to note that Han Solo wasn't the sole character to meet his demise in such a manner. For instance, Cere Junda met her end moments after a lightsaber stab from Vader. This observation might not fully justify this lightsaber problem, but it's a noteworthy instance that appears to be overlooked in discussions about characters surviving lightsaber stabs within the Disney era. Perhaps this lack of attention stems from the limited exposure of this occurrence, as not many people watching the films and shows seem to have played Jedi Survivor. Great video!

Failures after failure on both sides of the camera. Now it's just a hot stove so keep away or risk being burned.

You know, I’ve caught up with several of your Star Wars videos today and a recurring statement you seem to fall back on time and time again is that Dave Filoni is the “savior“ of Star Wars going forward because he’s the closest thing to George Lucas the franchise has right now… I’m not a hardcore fan. I’m simply someone who just wants a good story with rich characters and world building. I don’t think that’s too much to ask for. 90% of what Star Wars has delivered in the last five years has been anything but and I can’t stress how good and bad something like Andor is for this franchise. It both shows how amazing the IP can get and simultaneously bring to light how bad and/or mid the others truly are. But I respectfully disagree about Dave. It’s great that he “seems to be“ tuned in with what Star Wars fans “seem to want“, but other than Mando S1 (which was decent by comparable standards), I haven’t been impressed??? I’m basically watching shows out of obligation and barely coming out satisfied. Enter Ahsoka - you said it in this video - how are people who haven’t watched any of those clone wars shows supposed to empathize with her and her story? My first exposure to Ahsoka was in Mando S2 🤷‍♂️. As far as I’m concerned, she’s just some “supposedly” important “Jedi” that has ties with Luke Skywalker 🙄. That’s it. That’s all I remember. Who tf is Sabine and why do I care? Who is the green colored Ahsoka-race person?? Idk. Stuff is happening in the show and I’m not really jiving with it. I’d given up after episode 4, despite how that ep ended because the whole reliance on cameos doesn’t work on me anymore 🙄, but it’s BECAUSE of the people online, through explanatory videos, helping me understand the context behind that scene that I wanted to see how episode 5 played out. BECAUSE of them, not the show itself… Episode 5 was fine 🤷‍♂️. I walked away from that ep feeling like Ahsoka fans would be really happy. As for me? I’m left waiting and hoping 🤞that Andor S2 can at least reach the pinnacle “masterpiece” of what S1 was. I’m still waiting to be impressed again. I’m not feeling that here and it’s kind of ironic because ”Ahsoka” is what pushed me to go back and finish Mando S3 after I dropped it and ANDOR after I never gave it a serious shot in the first place. 🤖 Through my eyes, “Dave“ is not the answer. It’s whomever can reproduce something as engaging as what Andor was.

Honestly, Disney could not afford to have a show that isn’t close to perfect. They’ve let us down so many times and they needed this win. The fact that they really needed this to succeed, and it still turned out a mixed bag is kinda sad. For some other studios, I would say putting out a mixed bag show is no big deal but Disney desperately needed this to be excellent and it wasn’t. With that said, thanks to this video, I will give the show another chance. I stopped after episode 1 when Sabine got stabbed with a lightsaber. I told myself that if I watched the first few minutes of episode 2, and she is not either dead or severely injured or greatly affected in some way, then I’m done with the show. And predictably, that happened. Because it’s Disney Star Wars.

Why do all the costumes look clean it breaks the realism

It does have its problems but I feel the passion behind it which is something that’s lacking in most Disney Star Wars. So far it’s solid to me hopefully it can keep improving.

It's about a 7/10 so far for me. Andor was about a 9 and I was hoping they would have taken notes

I ain't trying to be rude to Rosario but Ahsoka just feels really bland in this series. Maybe not bland but...very...stoic...and it just doesn't feel right I guess? I'll have to wait and see if this changes moving forward but first 3 episodes she's just not feeling like Ahsoka to me if that makes sense.

My biggest problem so far is that I don't really care about what's happening. Like sure, there's cool stuff happening on the screen but i'm just not invested, mostly because there's basically zero tension. However I definitely agree that the antagonists are pretty cool and the 2nd galaxy stuff is also fairly interesting. By the way, i have watched both Clone Wars and Rebels. I liked clone wars, but really disliked rebels.

Yeah emotionless, unlikeable characters on a stakeless treasure hunt is so cool. Especially if you watched a random kids cartoon.

Lightsabers are silly now because Disney has a big objection to any form of dismemberment in their content. Even Darth Maul's fall in Ep 1 wouldn't be allowed today.

episode 1 and 2 was boring. episode 3 was great and hope it stays that way with 4.

Someone found a worse sponsor then Raid. I'm actually impressed.

@1:34 THAT. THAT right there bothers me, the absolute death blow of a move called impalement should do what it has proven to do before i.e Qui Gon, Agen Kolar. Why can't lightsaber wounds actually be significant anymore. Where's the danger if you lose a battle, it's nonexistent. They should either give actual consequences to those moves or choose different less fatal ways of being hit by a lightsaber.

3 questions. 1. Why should we be threatened by thrawn? 2. If we are to be threatened by him, why do Ahsoka and Sabine risk bringing him back just to see Ezra Bridger again? That was the whole point of Ezra's sacrifice. 3. What do the 3 antagonists want? Power? How/why? What does it have to do with Thrawn? Basically, why should we care about any of this? The idea of a new galaxy seems ok I guess. But there is no sense of scale or what the stakes are. From the first episode of Andor we knew what the characters want (find his sister, rise in rank in the empire, etc.) and the stakes were always there but they grew and grew with every episode until, finally, our hero makes some heroic moves. The only reason I'm still checking out Ahsoka is in the hopes that it becomes a real story. Even with the context of Rebels. Because right now there is no reason for any of it.

Everything is leading to the sequels.

People who are complaining modern Star Wars looks cheap, the George Lucas did the original film in the cheap. But when these shows and movies cost $300M and looks cheap, there is no excuse for that.

I think I was just too spoiled by the high quality of writing, acting, attention to detail and storytelling of Andor that I am just not willing to accept the bullshit this show has done so far. Sabine should be dead or in critical condition with that injury. Sorry not sorry.

Make the Dark Souls guy the main character.

Tbh, the lightsaver duel in kenobi the flashback, as a training session and it was pretty good, it was prequel era level. The final duel... well thats other thing.

First of all, I agree with mostly everything you said, mostly. I might receive hate for this but for me Ahsoka is suffering from a protagonist problem mainly. You said that Ahsoka at this point should be stoic because of her history and I agree, but they are not pulling it off and it's coming across as wooden instead. Stoic characters should have a strong screen presence and Rosario Dawson just doesn't, not sure if it's her or the directing. Baylan has it, Fennec has it and even to some extent Bo Katan in Mando. There is gravitas, like you WANT to watch these characters even though they're serious and not saying much. Ahsoka comes across as bland and disinterested. That's a big problem for me, and it sucks because Ahsoka is my favorite SW character too

Damn didnt think movie overload would stoop as low as promoting gambling in his videos. think im unsubscribing from both his channels. Cause thats not okay

While there are a number of problems with this show, I think one of the bigger ones is that it's 'telling' rather than 'showing'. It doesn't really show us in any way why we should care for these characters. It spends 2/3rds of the season TELLING us that Thrawn is such a terribly dangerous character and what a disaster it would be if he ever returned, but when we finally get to see him he's about as exciting as your average accountant. Another problem is the way the story is structured. In a good story, every element is like a Lego brick that - when added piece by piece - slowly uncovers a larger, interesting construction. With this show, every piece is just added in a straight line in direct succession of the previous one. They fight, get a clue, and move to new area where they fight, get a clue, and move to a new area, etc. You always know where it's going and there's really nothing to be excited about. The only story line with the tiniest bit of meat to it was with Baylan Skoll towards the end and that was only touched on very briefly. In general, I'd say the story feels highly underdeveloped. Like Filoni just stuck with whatever idea that first came into his mind. It seems to be his writing style as that's pretty much how e.g. The Clone Wars felt as well. I guess it worked well enough for an animated show targeted at (older) kids, but here in Ahsoka it falls flat.

I think your enjoyment of the show comes down to whether or not you've seen Clone Wars and Rebels. Those who've seen them like it, those who haven't don't. Me personally, I think it's alright. Better than Boba, Obi-Wan, Mando S3, worse than Mando s1 and 2, and Andor. At least, that's how it is to me so far.

My brother is the biggest starwars nerd i know and he asked me at work have you noticed something is wrong with it lately. So i brought him up to date now he is angry and sad at the same time. 19:44

It’s like Disney doesn’t understand that they have the rights to Star Wars.😢

I think one big issue is I don't think this is going to appeal to anyone that hasn't watched Rebels, which is most people.

Just a heads up, but I'm hearing from Josh of The Den of Nerds that *Ahsoka's* *Episode* *5* *is* *going* *to* *break* *the* *Internet.* The episode that drops 8 days from now. Episodes with the highest IMDb score - The Mandalorian Season 1 (2019) Episode *8:* Redemption 9.2 The Mandalorian Season 2 (2020) Episode *8:* The Rescue 9.8 The Book of Boba Fett (2021-2022) Episode *6:* From The Desert Comes A Stranger 9.4 Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) Episode *6:* Part VI 8.4 Andor (2022) Episode *10:* One Way Out 9.4 The Mandalorian Season 3 (2023) Episode *7:* Guns For Hire 8.8 Lots of Episode 1s, 2s, and 3s aren't getting the highest scores. So I think more people needs to calm the f down and keep watching for the better stuff that happens later from each season. House of the Dragon Season 1's highest rated episodes on IMDb - Ep 8 The Lord Of The Tides: 9.3 Ep 10 The Black Queen: 9.2 Ep 7 Driftmark: 9.1 Ep 5 We Light The Way: 8.8 Ep 1 The Heirs Of The Dragon: 8.7 Ep 3 Second Of His Name: 8.7 Ep 9 The Green Council: 8.7 Ep 4 King Of The Narrow Sea: 8.4 Ep 2 The Rogue Prince: 8.3 Ep 6 The Princess And The Queen: 8.0 My personal favorites are Ep 7 and 3. Driftmark did have very dark scenes like The Long Night from GOT. But I enjoyed the kids fighting and then everyone in that room fighting. Matt Smith raved about Ep 7. It's the first episode they filmed. Ep 3 was when Daemon didn't utter a word in those last 10 minutes and kicked ass. Ep 6 was definitely the worst but still getting an 8 shows the consistency from the show. In Game Of Thrones, usually the best episode was Ep 9 in the first 6 seasons with the exception of Season 5 as many feel Hardhome (9.7) was stronger than The Dance Of Dragons which I agree. But TDOD was still a very good episode. S1E9 Baelor: 9.6 S2E9 Blackwater: 9.7 S3E9 The Rains Of Castamere: 9.9 S4E9 The Watchers On The Wall: 9.6 S5E9 The Dance Of Dragons: 9.4 S6E9 Battle Of The Bastards: 9.9 The Watchers On The Wall has a 9.6 score below S4E2 The Lion And The Rose (9.7), S4E6 The Laws Of God And Men (9.7), and S4E8 The Mountain And The Viper (9.7) . TWOTW is also tied with S4E10 The Children. I still believe TWOTW remains my favorite of S4. That episode was almost non-stop action and rivals BOTB. Game Of Thrones Season 4 remains my favorite season. It's the one that got me completely hooked that I couldn't wait to binge watch S5 and S6. On IMDb, it has the most episodes with scores of 9.5 or above. It has a total of 5. The first 3 seasons have a combined total of 4. Season 6 has the second most 9.5+ at 3 and the only one to have a pair at 9.9s. The Rains Of Castamere, Battle Of The Bastards, and The Winds Of Winter are top 3 on IMDb at 9.9. GOT S7's highest rated is S7E4 The Spoils Of War (9.7). I love this one. I love seeing lmon Snow and Sesskasays screaming looking like Jaime was going to be toast from Drogon. This episode was a jaw-dropper at the end. By the time we get to S8, every episode on IMDb got a score below 8 with the highest one being S8E2 A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms when Brienne got knighted and everyone was having a good time before waiting to face the White Walkers. Love seeing Jaime, Tyrion, Tormund, Davos, Podrick, and Brienne having fun together. The final episode got a 4, lowest ever. Well deserved. Worst series finale ever. There are 73 episodes in Game Of Thrones. There are only 7 episodes that got a score below 8 on IMDb and 6 of those 7 came from Season 8. Only S5E6 Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken at 7.9 got a score below 8.0 that wasn't from S8. That's the one when Ramsay rapes Sansa and forces Theon/Reek to watch. Yeah, I really don't like that one. I rewatched all of The Mandalorian and Peli Motto and Migs Mayfeld are two of the funniest characters in all of Star Wars up there with Han Solo. It helps that Amy Sedaris and Bill Burr are comedians with Bill doing stand-up. Seems like Din always has a problem with his ship. Great excuse to give Peli more screen time to help fix it and to help babysit Grogu a little. I laughed my head off when Migs asked Djarin and Xi'an in S1E6 The Prisoner if Grogu was a child created by them? Just the way he asked reminded me of Joe Pesci in Goodfellas and Casino. I enjoyed Natalia Tena (Harry Potter fame/Osha from GOT) acting silly like she's Harley Quinn. I don't often see females act wild and weird like her in SW. Hoping to see Migs again in future Mando episodes and Kino Loy in any future SW project. C'mon, Kino was able to get out of there. Probably a couple guys who knew how to swim pulled him onto shore. Kino can still be living in the Mando timeline since there is only a 16-year gap. I want to see former prisoners enjoying their life. Serkis' best character that's non-CG. People needs to take a chill pill on Ahsoka. Yeah, it's been slow. Rosario's Ahsoka can act so boring and Sabine and Hera aren't all that exciting either. There's no Amy Sedaris or Bill Burr to lighten things up. But patterns from previous shows have each season usually getting better near the end. Mando S1, S2, and Obi-Wan had their best episodes being their season finale. If you watch the 2 minutes and 13 seconds Ahsoka trailer again that came out last month, most of it we already saw in the first 3 episodes. A lot it came from the first episode. I only saw a few scenes that we haven't seen yet. A shot from behind of Thrawn walking Thrawn's blue face Shin v. Sabine in the forest Ahsoka v. Baylan Ahsoka v. Marrok in the forest Another quick shot of two characters with helmets and one shoots at him (or her) after Hera utters the line, "Once a rebel, always a rebel." Not sure what's happening there as nobody online broke down that frame. I believe once we see Anakin by Ep 5 or when we finally see characters get to "a world between worlds", Ahsoka is going to get really good. Ep 5 will break the Internet. A masterpiece episode up there with Andor's "One Way Out", Mando's "The Rescue", and The Book of Boba Fett's "From The Desert Comes A Stranger" which gave us Luke, Ahsoka, and Cad Bane.

First few episodes were fine but I wasn’t impressed by it, it’s just okay. Some blindly hate and others blindly love

Filoni needs help from a good experienced writers' room and live-action directorial mentorship. It feels like he's just doing the same thing he did in animation and lots of it doesn't translate well into live-action.

I think everybody should wait before calling this show good or bad it’s only have had 3 episodes so far

You know what "Doomcock" have leaked about Ahsoka? It's a cluster fuck

Ahsoka seems more lively in BOBF than in her own show. Rather strange, eh? As for the 'stoic' argument, there's a wide chasm between stoicism and lifelessness. And what I'm seeing in the show isn't stoicism.

I agree some what but I still see just trash. The fact it COULD and SHOULD be SOOO MUCH BETTER. We are so used to trying to justify why it's ok or better then the trash we are used to.

Yes thank you! You hit the nail on the head. This is exactly how i feel about the show. It's not as good as Andor (not yet at least) But it's so much better then all the other shows.

The standards have fallen so low. No discussion can happen without it being a bloodbath. Supporters are called shills. Critics are called haters. Lore and characters gets retconned. Movies get announced and then cancelled. This is not the behaviour of a healthy brand, and I’m tired of it. I want to enjoy media that’s a labour *of* love, not a labour *to* love.

How Ashoka is getting such positive reception, I will never understand. The fights are boring and cut to hell. The performances are terrible and stilted. The characters display little to no emotion. The 'sets' are bland and uninspired, and way too 'clean'. The script is horrible. The character's actions are nonsensical (especially the villains). The dialogue scenes are shot in the most boring way possible. The editing is bizarre, especially noticeable in dialogue scenes. The whole thing feels very fanfic/fan servicey. What with the return of Thrawn, potential return of Ezra, possible StarKiller reveal, it feels like the primary purpose was to just put these characters in a live action show, not to actually make an engaging piece of art. Despite being high budget, it feels really, really cheap and just lowest common denominator stuff. The only way I think you can seriously enjoy it would be if you really, really loved rebels, and couldn't live in a world where these characters didn't make a live action appearance.

I don't understand the obsession with lightsabers spinning at Mach 10 and clashing 24/7. There's nothing wrong with a slower approach and hell it feels even more realistic. The clip you showed from the Anakin/Obiwan flashback wasn't even slow, it was quite fast. Any faster would've looked quite goofy. Yes I like fast fighting but that's not the only style or speed. And there were also moments like in Ep. 3 where the two were doing tricks with their saber without hitting anything and it looked ridiculous.

It's sad how apathetic I am now towards any new Star Wars product..

Wondering if SW makes more money from movies or TV shows? I'm thinking from movies. Streaming gets cannibalized from torrents and shared passwords. I'm thinking if Ahsoka is epic enough in the later half of this season, the SW movie centered around Thrawn as the villain and directed by Filoni will definitely be green lit. I miss those times watching Star Wars movies with bunch of enthusiastic nerds in the theater during a midnight showing. I saw midnight showings for AOTC in 2002 and ROTS in 2005. Saw TFA in IMAX 3D in 2015. All were packed theaters. Had a great time each time. Cheers were loud when Yoda fought in AOTC and ROTS. Did you know that Andor's budget was $250M? Most expensive SW TV series ever. But it did look good because they didn't use The Volume tech as much like Mando, Boba, and Obi-Wan did. They used more practical effects and shot in real locations. Andor was really two seasons in one as Ep6 The Eye could've easily been an S1 finale. Would love to see a new Star Wars film again in the theaters. I'm reading two will be released in May and Dec of 2026. I'm hoping the May one is Dawn of the Jedi directed by James Mangold. And the Thrawn one is in December. I'm really not interested in another Rey film. I know so many people hates Rey but I don't feel Daisy deserves it. She was a badly written character. Maybe Rey will act older and wiser in her next film. I can see people loving Rey when the character is in her 60s or 70s and she's this old wise Jedi Master. Think Olenna in Game of Thrones. I think some of us would be dead by then if Daisy is in her 60s or 70s. The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker were only 4 to 6 years ago. I'm not sure we should get another Rey film until 2032. Daisy will be 40 by then. And then people can start appreciating her like people are doing now for Hayden, Dustin Diamond, and Andrew Garfield. We shouldn't expect Rey to act the same in her 40s vs. her 20s as seen with Ahsoka. She's probably running a Jedi school by that point. People can flip-flop. I remember people mocking Marisa Tomei for winning an Oscar for My Cousin Vinny (1992). Over a decade later, she becomes a very good actress. Loved her in The Wrestler (2008). SW fans can love Rey if she's written better in the next film. Give us Dawn of the Jedi and a Thrawn film or perhaps a trilogy about him. This Ahsoka series will light the fire for the latter.

I agree the dude with the orange lightsaber is the best new charcter in SW in a long time, but as someone who watched clone wars and Rebels (though I wasn't a huge fan) I couldn't disagree with you more about the 3 girl bosses. Sure, it makes sense for them to be a little more mature and cynical, but all 3 of them are just stoic and have 0 charm from the shows. So far, this show is mediocre at best.

Star wars Disney is boring. They should make a Big Movie Star wars mix with alien. And genre: horror, thriller, adventure And make a insane plot. With a lot of death. Clone troppers who a deadly and not so easy to kill. And insane battle scenes with Duals, blows kick bites and so on. 🎉

the show isn't even halfway out but we gotta capitalize on that sweet sweet ad money so lets make a video that doesn't really say anything but stokes the flames of division in the fanbase. Nice.

I dont have the time or interest to even give another Star Wars project the time of day. I have above average knowledge of Star Wars stuff but im not a fan boy by any means, this shit is just boring.

My biggest fear is that they'll butcher Hera,Sabine and Ahsoka becayse they are GOOD written characters. In their series you can see all the levels of depth they have and never ridicule the male characters in any way,their growth is really good (The girl Soka being the GOAT). And at this point i'm afraid to expect anything.

Hier to the empire isn’t about thrawn, it’s about Dave

honestly I believe our community puts too much emphasis on dave filoni as the 'saviour of star wars'. other than reintroducing beloved characters he hasn't demonstrated the best writing ability in his tv shows. I think we can all agree Andor was sensational, whats funny is that it didnt demonstrate any of the hallmarks of filoni's style, and was much, much better off because of it. just something to think about

17:50 I'd be willing to bet the fall off of the bridge is what killed him according to DIS. Otherwise, they'd have had him walk that $#!+ off/rub some dirt in it to survive too 😂

Dave Filoni should helm LucasFilm, but he shouldn't direct. He should oversee everything about Star Wars, but choose visionary directors for the franchise. That way he can focus much better into making quality stories and respecting the lore.

As the blade pierces the person's body, it vaporizes a kilogram of water per second, causing steam to exit the person's wound at Mach 1. That's how hot a lightsaber is.

Empty these shows are empty.

Tbh Sabine struggling to master the Force is basically writings basics applied. Sad to see it's to the point we're pointing this out as a great thing (sad for Star Wars at least, and for Disney at large).

11:55 inter galactic travel is neither lore nor canon

Tony G said in an interview he had to shut down the idea of a space fight scene because they didn't have the budget for it. I'm guessing this is one of the many reasons why Disney trusted him 250mil. As a SW fan I'm freaking grateful we got him and his crew for 3 film. It's getting harder and harder to watch the usual stuff they're cranking out tho. Ahsoka ain't that great either I Rebels was my fav.

George wanted to kill off Ahsoka

I’m not frustrated, I’m done. Thanks to your channel I no longer have to watch the crappy shows

I don't think I could watch pretty much anything put out by Hollywood anymore unless there was some kind of civil war to end this culture war, the good guys won and took back our favorite toys but that's not going to happen. Pandora's Box has been opened and there's no putting it all back in. Just by association to some really scummy stuff and consistently stand behind scummy stuff my heart has been broken by Disney and they are an ex-lover to be forgotten. It's a toxic relationship that I moved on from.

I feel really bad for the poor person who had to carry a massive stomach around for 9 months only for it to come out as Movie Overload (Ozzy).

I think people are expecting too much from a TV series-formatted SW show. To realize its potential, SW ought to be cinematic, not episodic. I understand that Disney wanted to use SW as big-time cash cow, but it didn't work as they thought, obviously. SW has been such a major franchise because of its vEPUC qualities. And TV slices of film don't do epuc well, if at all. SW ought to return exclusively to the film format. Otherwise, people will keep complaining about how mediocre it presents itself. Even better writing (as in Mandalorian 1 and 2) cannot compensate the shortcomings of the TV series format. I'm not saying it's impossible to realize epic TV series: HBO has shown the way about that. But given how Disney operates, we shouldn't keep our expectations too high. Their best hope will be well-planned, consistent film series using the same director/direction. There were times when the sequel trilogy reached the heights of the previous trilogies, but too many poor decisions were made that ruined a unuverse that had endeared so many millions of fans internationally. If Disney is the least smart about its future, it won't make those mistakes again. And given how the majority of SW fans feel about it (judging from a wealth of evidence on KZfaq in particular), a strong signal that would rally fans lost due to the sequels would be a whole new sequel trilogy with original (heritage) characters such as Han Soli, Luke Skywalker and even Leia (thru "resuscitation" technology already used), as well as the new cast, with some major tweaks. Too far-fetched? Yes, but one may always imagine and dream how fantastic an outcome that might be. It is perfectly within the realm of reason to believe that a company that realizes its own mistakes and admits them would win back SW fans' hearts back by "resetting", so to speak, the course of the SW story of the Skywalkers. Imagine how significant and brave it would be for a company to offer SW fans what they were hoping for: a sensible conclusion to the saga that wouldn't mean the dearh of its main protagonists/heroes. I always believed honesty holds the key to real success, and what SW needs the most is a lot more of it. If only... businesses dwelled on honesty and truthfulness of the heart. Imagine how much enthusiasm and yes, truckloads and truckloads of most needed cash for rhe same price as the trash Disney would dump on the world by continuously ignoring what the diehard fans have actually always wanted the most. And BTW, to those who have already heard ideas similar to mine and still defend Woke Disney: it is NOT mere nostalgia which nourishes SW fans' hearts. That's a dumbass' reaction and 1st-degree short-sighted behavior to confound the frustration among fans with "losing" their 'good ole days' fetishes and a putative inability to cope with change. The latter interpretation is so primary and simplistic it isn't charitable towards those who'd lend the least credibility to it The truth is: admitting one's mistakes is one of the hardest things to do when you're the one responsible for them. And in the case of SW, the initial reaction, as it almost always is the case, is the one to remember and the one that reveals the most about the source of a major error. Who doesn't remember how it felt to see the cloaked silhouette of Luke Skywalker at the top of the peak that Rey had just climbed on Ahch-To (Skellig Michael Island), at the end of "The Force Awakens"? A LITERAL cliffhanger, if there ever was one! But most of all, how could any true fan forget the colossal disappointment he/she felt at the sight of Luke reacting to Rey's dignified, humble presentation of his lightsaber? Hmmm,? A reaction not only unworthy of who Luke was, who he represented, but most importantly, totally out of character towards the genuine state of mind, the true spirit of the SW universe. No amount of novelty, of the shock one may anticipate upon a confrontation with legitimate change, with the passage of time and what anybody with any number of functioning brain cells can expect from any character after so long...could justify the total carelessness, the sheer nonchalance of Luke's casual act of environmental pollution with metal objects.😊 I picked that example because it best encompasses the scale, the nature and the importance of what's wrong with Woke Disney's SW. That very example should be brought back as a reminder of how problematic the artistic crime committed by Rian Johnson was at the time, and still remains to this day. The decline of any empire begins with the smallest incident which, if its immediate and longer-term consequences are not dealt with properly and efficaciously, could trigger a chain of events that might become impossible to prevent, eventually. Luke throwing his lightsaber down the cliff may have triggered lots of nervous laughter in the audience - a perfectly normal reaction which also means nothing in particular, and shouldn't be taken for one of approval, far from it. "The Last Jedi" was the pivotal moment signalling a much darker course of action for Woke Disney. At first, the pandemic was used as a catch-all excuse for many, many things happening at the same time. There was a short post-pandemic period during which a lot of poor-taste events/developments happened that occulted the seriousness of the dry spell in which Disney seemed to bathe. The period best represented by "The Book of Bobba Fett". I remember well how critics casually crushed that series with reason, but without any real concern for Disney's future. Thus, the state of affairs in which Disney finds itself now, in early September 2023, is the result of too many bad decisions that were never course-corrected but could have been with minimal effort or investment and, most of all, at approximately no net additional cost for the company. How? As suggested above, by "resetting" SW through offering to the largest pool of SW fans what they were expecting from the company owning their belived franchise. This could be realuzed by a number of approaches, but ultimately, these various solutions would offer to a much larger audience (meaning LOTS of desperately needed greenbacks) a dénouement, a much proper closure of the original characters - while most of them can still play before a camera. That "reset", or alternative sequel trilogy could be presented as happening in a parallel SW universe - the most obvious possibility, and one rhat would save Jar-Jar's and Moonhead's face at the same time. All it takes really is a transfer of energy in the form of honesty. Honesty and self-awareness hold the keys to anyone's well-being, appreciation and ultimately, true love. And in the case of a large conglomerate, love is so rare that when a large monster such as Woke Disney wakes up and receives massive approval from the lowest levels, there's"s no drug, no amount of money that can approach the rush of dopamine elicited by truthfulness.//

the thing is with the lightsabers is that all the shots have been survivable which i think is the issue. no major player has died to a lightsaber since the clone wars season 6 (villain's and random gonks don't count). and when we get a true hit its completely survivable reva was hit in the lower stomach both times. cauterization prevented poisoning/blood lose. survivable the grand inquisitor was stabled in the same spot as qui gon who did get a fatal hit, but guess what he got multiple organs. he got a back up. survivable cal was barely stabbed and where he was stabed was under his lung while Sabine like you mentioned was a survivable hit. in her case it was right below her left lung. the only one that wasnt survivable but was is ben but you can just blame that one squarly on bad direction. jj move it down 5 inches you acidentaly made it fatal. needs to be in stomach not abdoman and keep it away from center, dont want to nic the spine there all survivable. its been years since we actualy had a fatal hit so it lessons the impact.

Yes bc Andor is the ONLY Star Wars show that works .. Mando season 2 had some genuine promise but enough with the green screen enough with the bad writing enough with the inauthentic plots. The ONLY show that has a semblance of Star Wars is Andor so far unfortunately

this is a really good review especially pointing out tiny sets and the editing of conversations

I was really looking forward to this series. Ahsoka's arc in the animated shows is excellent. But man, this show was not good. Yes there was potential, but the writing was so horrible that all that potential was wasted. Terrible dialogue, bad pacing, action without stakes, no emotional connection outside of empty nostalgia. I mean, this is almost Book of Boba Fett bad.

Oh my god, J-cuts and L-cuts. I don't study film or watch film as a hobby, so I had no idea how to articulate what I was missing until now, but watching a show or movie that doesn't know how to use these is just unbearable for me. I know it sounds petty, but despite being a big fan of TCW/Rebels in the past, anticipating the lack of these was a large part of the reason I haven't given Ahsoka a chance. (Dually, it's a not-insignificant part of why I fell in love with Andor as quickly as I did!)

I love Star Wars. Ashoka is pretty cool, but it does have flaws. There were some logical inconsistencies in the show, but that didn’t stop me from watching episode 3 a good 7 times. I didn’t feel the space walk scene to be as bad as some, but I did wonder why she didn’t use her lightsabers like she did when cutting holes in floors like she has in the past. She wasn’t holding them; she extended them out beyond her arm length and used them. She could have done the same when fighting the attacking space craft.

this is too much to ask but Starwars needs a Breaking bad/walking dead starwars show. if not lets get some dang good movies (Andor showed me that star wars shows can be great)

The main thing I did not like in this series was Sabine being force sensitive. Filoni has said that he feels all beings in the Star Wars universe can connect with the Force and to me that feels like a cheap cop out. By saying everyone can do what the Jedi and Sith do takes away from the uniqueness of those characters and the Force itself. Sabine was already a good character from Rebels. She comes from the race of people who could give the Jedi a run for their money even with all of their power. That's my main complaint with it. Ahsoka definitely has every right to be stoic given her story. I feel the same for Hera especially once it becoems evident that Thrawn's survival is highly possible given all she lost in their fight against him and the Empire.

Presumed the droid stayed back to finish her off upon return.

This is just my opinion. I absolutely loved the show but i can call out a few things that scratch my head and it makes me wonder was it Dave Filoni or was it Kathleen Kennedy and her team? I watched rebels and clone wars, so i was knew the characters and where they all left off after their shows ended. But, in some cases these characters felt radically more boring than their animated counterparts. I still very much thought the actresses playing the rebels characters did a fine job. But Sabine wren and ahsoka were always so expressive and now they are so reserved and quiet. I know they were the same character and we got glimpses of their animated version but it was a weird change. In addition, i have no issue with female protagonist and how Sabine wren is force sensitive. But her using the force the way she did in the finale, i dont know just felt too rushed to showcase that type of ability? I try not to be knit picky but we saw this type of issue with Rey in the sequel trilogy. Someone not trained and able to suddenly use the power like a skilled master. Maybe im being just too knit picky but there were a few things that felt like Kathleen Kennedy spearheaded some things and not Filoni. However, i still very much loved the show and it is indeed some of the best Star Wars we got in a long time! And hoping for season 2! I need more on the mortis gods NOW!

Firstly, was a gambling sponsor really necessary? I get you need to eat but that's messed up. Secondly, I haven't seen these characters before, and they really needed to do character introductions better. They all feel clean and stoic and I don't know why I should like them? I think I'll tap out, I don't think they should just write for the hardcore fans, we matter too.

@movieoverload disagree with the lightsaber bit. Prequels lightsaber fighting was supposed to show jedi in their prime and display combat oriented nature the order had taken. George did an interview about this and i think it still stands that the force is now dispersed in power and has decrease since the old republic or twilight rep era thereby decreasing user’s power and ability to combat. Also if you dont have anyone to practice with consistently as an isolated jedi would you wont keep those skills

The writing is still really bad Example: The enemies try to ram Ahsoka instead of fucking shooting her. Hello

I think currently the best thing a star wars fan can do it just appreciate whatever comes along. If we un-clench our collective fists about what/how we believe things "should be", it makes what IS much more appreciable and entertaining. Ok that came out a bit convoluted, so here's the short version: Lower your fucking expectations and just take what you get. Ok moving on to more ranting: If you're getting bent out of shape and indignant about whatever it is you're passionate about, then that passion has become toxic and step 1 is to recognize it. The trigger may be external but the source is internal and the resolution will be internal. In other words: put your popcorn into your mouth, have opinions by all means...but don't get your blood pressure up about it.

Movie Overload sounds so fimilar, Does he have another channel?

Couple of parts bother me. The map is straight up stupid as hell won"'t get into that, but the acting was non exsistent the first 2 episodes. Oh sabine in under attack lets look at the droid without facial expression. I have only known her for multiple years and fought by her side in a rebellion for hera.

Bring in Legends material and use this external galaxy premise as an opportunity to bring in the Yuuzhan vong invasion