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/c/StarWars: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....
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By far the best episode of the season, but that isn't saying much. What a slog its been to finally get to this point.
I'm still not clear on any character's motivation save Sabine (who frustratingly doesn't immediately say to Ezra that they need to leave now or be stuck there - - since she can't know ahsoka followed. Edit: oh and Morgan, who is about generic a henchwoman as you can get in terms of motivation).
The little village guys were cute but in a tonal boomerang that Filoni excels at: deep dark mumbo jumbo about witches, murdering mercanaries in cold blood... Oh look cute little snails!
I'm glad he didn't direct this episode though.. The penchance for lingering wideshots to evoke prestige is grating and does little to bolster the otherwise boring camerawork and rote editing.
I'm watching out of boredom but expect very little payoff in the long run. I'm sure season 1 will end with them returning to the regular galaxy, having squandered 8 hrs of TV for a story best told in 2 hrs
I disagree that it's a slog, but I do agree that it is slow. My concern is that this series isn't a full story, but just a setup for other stuff.
With two episodes to go they have A LOT of things to cover.
It really feels like Filoni is struggling to adapt to live action filmmaking. You would think someone from animation would direct more dynamically and with a tighter rhythm but everything is so glacially paced. Which I don’t normally mind but this is supposed to be action adventure. I can’t tell if it’s the studio demanding they squeeze more runtime out of this to justify the budget for streaming or if he’s just so in awe of seeing his characters come to life that he wants to linger on them forever.