Most of the discussions miss the point: This show is BAD, because of its messaging. Headland herself explained it in interviews. She wanted to lift the stigma on the bad guys. The messaging is clear: *"Good is evil and evil is good"* That is all to know about this show, and that is the main reason it is bad and should not be transmitted on tv.
Okay. Clearly you three didn't like it. :) There's a thousand things to quibble about and most of them were done poorly, but the larger issues I think is rewriting canon. Let's boil it down to the big issue: Did the Acolyte make it seem like the Jedi were bad guys stealing babies and forcing them into their religion? I don't think so. I think they were showing that that was the view of some groups in the Star Wars universe - it was their point of view. We know that there was evil stuff going on with the witches (especially if they made a pact with Plagueis to form the twins) and this colored their view of the Jedi. I don't think it breaks canon to show that their are different views of the Jedi in the SW universe. Canon is a funny thing. I'm a bit older than you all; when my peers and I saw Qui and Obi (I'm on a first name basis) drop and jump 30 feet in the opening of Ep. 1, we groaned. It looked ridiculous and went again everything we thought we knew about the Jedi and their abilities. Now, people accept it. Canon is not sacred, it's what different writers and directors say it is or want it to be. It's aleady been re-written when every pre-Marvel comic (except Maul: Son Of...) became Legends in a Thanosian snap of a finger. Was the show good? No. Was it way better than Book of Boba Fett? By miles. They tried something, it came out uneven. Was Basil stupid? Absolutely. Were the young twins bad actors? Did you see Anakin in episode 1? I mean, c'mon...Was Jecki awesome? Greatest Jedi I'll never see. Did Qimir off a bunch of Jedi in one of the coolest battles we've ever seen? Absolutely. Did we get more reasoning behind how easily Palpatine was able to fool the Jedi, even existing right under their noses? I think so, though it definitely wasn't clear or straightforward. Anyway, sorry you were in the hospital Garrell, I hope everything is alright. I did notice your absences when you guys weren't around to do episodic reviews. I'd love to see you tackle Resistance. Especially Tam Rivera's story arc in season 2.
Yes
Aye, it was dire
Most of the discussions miss the point:
This show is BAD, because of its messaging. Headland herself explained it in interviews. She wanted to lift the stigma on the bad guys.
The messaging is clear: *"Good is evil and evil is good"*
That is all to know about this show, and that is the main reason it is bad and should not be transmitted on tv.
the show was the worst. great job ranting about it lol
Okay. Clearly you three didn't like it. :) There's a thousand things to quibble about and most of them were done poorly, but the larger issues I think is rewriting canon. Let's boil it down to the big issue: Did the Acolyte make it seem like the Jedi were bad guys stealing babies and forcing them into their religion? I don't think so. I think they were showing that that was the view of some groups in the Star Wars universe - it was their point of view. We know that there was evil stuff going on with the witches (especially if they made a pact with Plagueis to form the twins) and this colored their view of the Jedi. I don't think it breaks canon to show that their are different views of the Jedi in the SW universe.
Canon is a funny thing. I'm a bit older than you all; when my peers and I saw Qui and Obi (I'm on a first name basis) drop and jump 30 feet in the opening of Ep. 1, we groaned. It looked ridiculous and went again everything we thought we knew about the Jedi and their abilities. Now, people accept it. Canon is not sacred, it's what different writers and directors say it is or want it to be. It's aleady been re-written when every pre-Marvel comic (except Maul: Son Of...) became Legends in a Thanosian snap of a finger.
Was the show good? No. Was it way better than Book of Boba Fett? By miles. They tried something, it came out uneven. Was Basil stupid? Absolutely. Were the young twins bad actors? Did you see Anakin in episode 1? I mean, c'mon...Was Jecki awesome? Greatest Jedi I'll never see. Did Qimir off a bunch of Jedi in one of the coolest battles we've ever seen? Absolutely. Did we get more reasoning behind how easily Palpatine was able to fool the Jedi, even existing right under their noses? I think so, though it definitely wasn't clear or straightforward.
Anyway, sorry you were in the hospital Garrell, I hope everything is alright. I did notice your absences when you guys weren't around to do episodic reviews.
I'd love to see you tackle Resistance. Especially Tam Rivera's story arc in season 2.
Well i sure do wish you would message me 😅