An assassin strikes again, but this time the Jedi are there to attempt capture.An assassin strikes again, but this time the Jedi are there to attempt capture.An assassin strikes again, but this time the Jedi are there to attempt capture.
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- TriviaMaster Torbin has taken the Barash Vow, an oath by which a Jedi disengages from everything except the Force itself. It was named after a female Jedi named Barash Silvain who invented the concept. Writer Charles Soule first mentioned the Barash Vow in the 2017 comic book "Star Wars: Darth Vader #2". The concept was then expanded upon in several books set in the High Republic era and its full origin was depicted in the 2023 comic book "The High Republic - The Blade #4", also written by Soule.
- Quotes
Qimir: I waited up all night. Where, uh, where have you been?
Mae: Out there risking my life.
Qimir: Oh, yeah.
Mae: What are you wearing?
Qimir: Oh, I took it off the guy who owns this place. Yeah, I'm, uh... I'm blending in.
Mae: You can 'blend in' without sampling the merchandise.
Qimir: Well I had to do *something* while I waited and worried.
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I wish it would be outright bad....
... but it gets so much right that the things that go wrong are twice as infuriating. While not the most original storyline with a twin-twist that was so lame that I was actually suprised (that they went there), this hasn*t really been done in this universe yet. While it is nice to experience an era with a fully functional order and repubolic this particular plot doesn't really make use of it.
I like the small scale, for once we are not in an all encompassing conflict that will decide the fates of trillions (or at least has the potential), and the writing, music and presentation are mostly ok - there are some bad hickups in all three of them, though.
What really could have made this a success is a better cast, or at least a more experienced one. Stenberg has to play not one, but two very distinct main roles, and she's just not there yet. This becomes even more apparent when she is on the screen with people who know what they are doing, like Moss or Jung-Jae. And with the main protagonist AND antagonist being overwhelmed AND outclassed most of the scenes don't stick the landing.
That being said, unlike pretty much every other offering after the Mandalorian I'll continue watching, if only to see if the cast and crew are getting more comfortable in their respective roles - the music, for example, is almost there, and could we maybe get a setting without sand! It's coarse, and it gets everywhere.
I like the small scale, for once we are not in an all encompassing conflict that will decide the fates of trillions (or at least has the potential), and the writing, music and presentation are mostly ok - there are some bad hickups in all three of them, though.
What really could have made this a success is a better cast, or at least a more experienced one. Stenberg has to play not one, but two very distinct main roles, and she's just not there yet. This becomes even more apparent when she is on the screen with people who know what they are doing, like Moss or Jung-Jae. And with the main protagonist AND antagonist being overwhelmed AND outclassed most of the scenes don't stick the landing.
That being said, unlike pretty much every other offering after the Mandalorian I'll continue watching, if only to see if the cast and crew are getting more comfortable in their respective roles - the music, for example, is almost there, and could we maybe get a setting without sand! It's coarse, and it gets everywhere.
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- allnewsuperfake
- Jun 4, 2024
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