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| Never miss an opportunity to be Batman!  |
Yes, eventually a lightsaber will cut through beskar. It takes very powerful slash or thrust to cut through it. Dave Filoni hit this one out of the park. Loved all the casting; Michael "Johnny Ringo" Biehn and Diana Lee Inosanto (any martial arts student should be aware of her lineage). | |||
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| Unapologetic Old School Curmudgeon  |
Cortosis is also very lightsaber resistant, as well as orbalik armor and zillo beast scales. I liked the sounds on her lightsabers, kind of a deeper sound than the one we all are very familiar with Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day | |||
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Wow, lots of name dropping in the latest episode, but there was one big miss here...HK assassin droids that didn't say meatbag at least once. What a downgrade...  | |||
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Spread the Disease |
Ha! Great episode. I remember Thrawn from playing Tie Fighter back in the day. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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| Unapologetic Old School Curmudgeon |
Yes.. I was waiting for it. And apparently the newer HK87s are far less advanced than the 1000 year old HK47. They were just fodder Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day | |||
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| Never miss an opportunity to be Batman! |
Those were HK87s, they weren't the quirky but fun-loving HK47 or HK50 series. "A warrior may retreat, he does not flee. He may lie in ambush, he does not hide. He may experience victory or defeat...…..he does not cease to serve." Grand Admiral Thrawn. | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
Yep, not a single "You're already dead, just lie down." | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
Great episode, and beautifully shot. Easily one of the best so far, and definitely the best-looking. | |||
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Official Space Nerd |
GROGU ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! This was the best episode yet. It was amazing, and Rosario Dawson was great as Ahsoka. I wondered why Mando and the other guy (didn't realize it was Michael Biehn, though I knew I knew him from somewhere before) took so long with their stand-off. . . I have no idea who the Magistrate was, but she was awesome. I also don't know who Thrawn is, but I did hear the name before (from fans agitating for an Admiral Thrawn live-action trilogy). . Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | |||
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| Fighting the good fight |
I'm actually not a huge fan of the name. I think having him be The Child, "Kid", or informally "Baby Yoda" was better than "Grogu".
Nobody does. This was her first appearance ever in the Star Wars Universe.
In the pre-Disney Star Wars Extended Universe, Thrawn was an Imperial Grand Admiral, considered to be the greatest military tactician in Imperial history, who went on to take command of the largest portion of the former Imperial forces when they splintered out under the control of various warlords after the Empire's demise. Basically the successor to the Imperial throne (or what remained) after Palpatine and Vader's deaths. He played a significant role in a number of the most popular Extended Universe novels and other material over the years, as the primary leader of the Imperial remnants fighting the New Republic for a period of time after Endor. Even once Disney bought Star Wars and all the pre-Disney SW EU stuff was declared non-canon, Thrawn was quickly reintroduced in some of the new canon material, since they recognized that he's a hugely popular character. Most notably, he appeared in the last couple seasons of the Rebels animated TV show, where he was the main antagonist tasked by the Emperor with hunting Asoka and her cell of Rebel fighters, likely leading to the grudge she apparently continues to hold against him. The "live action Thrawn Trilogy" part came about because he was initially introduced in a trilogy of novels by Timothy Zahn that are some of the best and most popular post-original-trilogy Star Wars novels of all time. And with the Disney sequel trilogy sucking so hard, lots of SW fans think that they should have just adapted these Thrawn Trilogy novels into a trilogy of sequel movies instead, and it would have been a bajillion times better. | |||
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Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici |
Very good episode, great hinting at the potential of a dark path, and NO mention of midichloreans. _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | |||
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| Official Space Nerd |
I meant I don't know the actress. . . She was good, though. Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | |||
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| Angry Korean with a Dark Soul  |
Linda Lee Inosanto. Bruce Lee’s goddaughter, and daughter of Dan Inosanto, an eskrima grandmaster and friend and student to Bruce Lee. One of three men to be certified by Bruce Lee to teach Jeet Kun Do. | |||
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^^Diana Lee Inosanto? Wow. I might need to start subscribing to this already.  | |||
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| Angry Korean with a Dark Soul |
Yes Diana. Brain fart on my part | |||
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| Never miss an opportunity to be Batman! |
Also, just for coincidence, November 27 (episode premiere date) is Bruce Lee's birthday. | |||
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Pre Disney Star Wars info also described Palpatine as extremely xenophobic and as such, Thrawn was the only nonhuman to ever reach the rank of Grand Admiral. He was just that good. Also   | |||
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I'm sure the Ashoka reveal on Thanksgiving Friday was planned but, with Bruce's birthday on the same day, that was an opportunity for Diana to have a role. I nice gesture, considering her character is new. | |||
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Semper Fi - 1775 |
I was not sure if it was OK to discuss spoilers in this thread, so I started a spoiler thread:I was not sure if it was OK to discuss spoilers in this thread, so I started a spoiler thread: https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...140050774#3140050774 ___________________________ All it takes...is all you got. ____________________________ For those who have fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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Exceptional Circumstances |
Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy are some of the best books in the SW universe. Pretty excited to see his character brought to life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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