Just read that Dave Filoni was one of the x wing pilots.
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TXAG 05 said:
Just read that Dave Filoni was one of the x wing pilots.
Yeah I saw him and rewound and started laughing. His character was named Trapper Wolf
Would bet the development of The Child's moral compass, if you will, will be a running thread throughout the series. He's cute as hell, but as he reacts to his surroundings which side do we see...the light or the dark? Until Dadalorian finds Jedi to help figure this out there's no telling what other cute mischief he may get into...or major crisis he causes.
He is only 50 years old, after all. I'm well past that and still trying to find my compass...
He is only 50 years old, after all. I'm well past that and still trying to find my compass...
Baby Yoda seems to be driven by his appetite. Can't fault a growing boy for being hungry.
He also had to choke a *****
This might be a bad take, but I'm starting to lose momentum with the show. The direction of where they want it to go seems a little....lost? Don't get me wrong, it's wonderfully made and I'll still watch every episode. Just seems like the plot itself seems a little vague. And the constant "travel to another planet for another thing" is getting a little repetitive.
Saxsoon said:TXAG 05 said:
Just read that Dave Filoni was one of the x wing pilots.
Yeah I saw him and rewound and started laughing. His character was named Trapper Wolf
The Dad/Appa from Kim's Convenience was the other pilot
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5792631
Eggggggggggggactly! /Gabe BockFlashdiaz said:
He also had to choke a *****
COAg15 said:
This might be a bad take, but I'm starting to lose momentum with the show. The direction of where they want it to go seems a little....lost? Don't get me wrong, it's wonderfully made and I'll still watch every episode. Just seems like the plot itself seems a little vague. And the constant "travel to another planet for another thing" is getting a little repetitive.
I don't disagree but I hope they're tying the story together. It's needs to move in the direction of Justified season two instead of Justified season one when it become very episodic.
"If you run into an ******* in the morning, you ran into an *******. If you run into *******s all day, you're the *******." – Raylan Givens, "Justified."
It could be by design? Mando is basically lost in the sense that he has no idea where to go to find what he's looking for.
I can definitely see the point of people thinking these two episodes have been not up to par because we want the plot to pick right up, but at the same time I feel appreciative that the search is not "easy" for Mando. The Mandalorians are hiding for a reason, so finding them in the first 10 minutes of each new episode feels a little too TV-ish. One of the best things about Mando is he's a flawed and not so super-powered and figuring things out as he goes along. And in both episodes, he's done some major league evolving as he sees more of the galaxy.
In Chapter 9 he's ready to thrown down with Cobb Vanth for the armor, but ends up finding a solution that doesn't take violence (unless you're a Krayt Dragon or a bantha), educates two groups of enemies about each other to make a peace, and makes an ally in a place where allies aren't exactly rolling out the red carpet for you.
In Chapter 10, he gets reminded about what his code is by a character he pretty much was looking down on otherwise. And that character might have saved The Child's life while he wasn't looking. More over, his opinion is vastly changed about the New Republic. In Chapter 2, he called the NR a joke when talking to Greef Karga. Two NR pilots saved his life and that of the two under his protection, and let him off with a warning when they could have been Dbags and arrested him.
Hopefully all of that is incorporated as the season progresses - growing as a character and realizing his bias towards races or organizations is flawed, the individuals are what matters.
In Chapter 9 he's ready to thrown down with Cobb Vanth for the armor, but ends up finding a solution that doesn't take violence (unless you're a Krayt Dragon or a bantha), educates two groups of enemies about each other to make a peace, and makes an ally in a place where allies aren't exactly rolling out the red carpet for you.
In Chapter 10, he gets reminded about what his code is by a character he pretty much was looking down on otherwise. And that character might have saved The Child's life while he wasn't looking. More over, his opinion is vastly changed about the New Republic. In Chapter 2, he called the NR a joke when talking to Greef Karga. Two NR pilots saved his life and that of the two under his protection, and let him off with a warning when they could have been Dbags and arrested him.
Hopefully all of that is incorporated as the season progresses - growing as a character and realizing his bias towards races or organizations is flawed, the individuals are what matters.
The second they were showing them in the background of the shot of Mando in the cockpit, I knew they were going to show it.DallasTeleAg said:
Not going to matter how old I get; seeing an X-Wing go from cruise mode to attack mode will always give me chills.
It didn't matter, it was still badass. Lock s-foils in attack position
COAg15 said:
This might be a bad take, but I'm starting to lose momentum with the show. The direction of where they want it to go seems a little....lost? Don't get me wrong, it's wonderfully made and I'll still watch every episode. Just seems like the plot itself seems a little vague. And the constant "travel to another planet for another thing" is getting a little repetitive.
He needs to be lost. If the plot moved too quickly it would seem like there was no challenge.
Great post
MuckRaker96 said:
I can definitely see the point of people thinking these two episodes have been not up to par because we want the plot to pick right up, but at the same time I feel appreciative that the search is not "easy" for Mando. The Mandalorians are hiding for a reason, so finding them in the first 10 minutes of each new episode feels a little too TV-ish. One of the best things about Mando is he's a flawed and not so super-powered and figuring things out as he goes along. And in both episodes, he's done some major league evolving as he sees more of the galaxy.
In Chapter 9 he's ready to thrown down with Cobb Vanth for the armor, but ends up finding a solution that doesn't take violence (unless you're a Krayt Dragon or a bantha), educates two groups of enemies about each other to make a peace, and makes an ally in a place where allies aren't exactly rolling out the red carpet for you.
In Chapter 10, he gets reminded about what his code is by a character he pretty much was looking down on otherwise. And that character might have saved The Child's life while he wasn't looking. More over, his opinion is vastly changed about the New Republic. In Chapter 2, he called the NR a joke when talking to Greef Karga. Two NR pilots saved his life and that of the two under his protection, and let him off with a warning when they could have been Dbags and arrested him.
Hopefully all of that is incorporated as the season progresses - growing as a character and realizing his bias towards races or organizations is flawed, the individuals are what matters.
I think we saw with this episode his choice not to kill the corrections officer have ripple effects and I imagine these will as well. All good points and frankly I am in no rush. I am loving this
I mean it only took him about 30 seconds after arriving into town to find a new lead on Mandalorians. If the Disney+ analytics people allowed for non-season-premiere episodes to be longer than 33 minutes we might have had enough time for something meaningful to happen.powerbelly said:COAg15 said:
This might be a bad take, but I'm starting to lose momentum with the show. The direction of where they want it to go seems a little....lost? Don't get me wrong, it's wonderfully made and I'll still watch every episode. Just seems like the plot itself seems a little vague. And the constant "travel to another planet for another thing" is getting a little repetitive.
He needs to be lost. If the plot moved too quickly it would seem like there was no challenge.
It's a shame because the effects on this episode were probably the best of any single episode of television ever made.
If it were a more realistic fictional world he would
Literally be going door to door looking for another Mando for 10 seasons. He is one man searching a galaxy for people who don't want to be found. Same with finding a Jedi.
Literally be going door to door looking for another Mando for 10 seasons. He is one man searching a galaxy for people who don't want to be found. Same with finding a Jedi.
I was surprised he didn't ask the x-wing pilots whether they knew of any mandalorians or jedi around. Patrolling like they do, they may have heard some things.
And Luke would never have found Yoda on Dagobah.
That episode was lame. Wish we could get away from these and have more that connects the story together. It just felt like filler.
Cromagnum said:
That episode was lame. Wish we could get away from these and have more that connects the story together. It just felt like filler.
That seems to be Filoni's style. Just monster of the week with an overarching plot that gets highlighted in the last three episodes or so.
I like it, just because I love watching the universe fleshed out. But I understand that isn't for everyone.
Any thoughts whether Mando grew up on Tatooine or else, how and why did he learn the Tusken Raider's speech?
Also, what is the point of X-Wings bringing their foils together/closed? I've never understood why they don't just keep them extended all the time.
Also, what is the point of X-Wings bringing their foils together/closed? I've never understood why they don't just keep them extended all the time.
bearamedic99 said:
Any thoughts whether Mando grew up on Tatooine or else, how and why did he learn the Tusken Raider's speech?
Also, what is the point of X-Wings bringing their foils together/closed? I've never understood why they don't just keep them extended all the time.
Don't start asking crazy questions
bearamedic99 said:
Any thoughts whether Mando grew up on Tatooine or else, how and why did he learn the Tusken Raider's speech?
Also, what is the point of X-Wings bringing their foils together/closed? I've never understood why they don't just keep them extended all the time.
Helps limit wind resistance when they jump to hyperspace.
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One is for attack position, and one is not. Duh!bearamedic99 said:
Any thoughts whether Mando grew up on Tatooine or else, how and why did he learn the Tusken Raider's speech?
Also, what is the point of X-Wings bringing their foils together/closed? I've never understood why they don't just keep them extended all the time.
They store inside crowded ship hangars, so I imagine one reason is similar to how aircraft wings fold on carriers. They are capable of atmospheric flight, and when not fighting could be a drag issue.
This is from wiki, which doesn't really address the reason for ever closing them, just the advantage of opening
A 4 year old reddit thread discusses this very question and suggests that the closed position is to easier route energy to the engines when the weapons don't need it.
Quote:
The T-65B X-wing's distinctive strike foils or "S-foils" are opened and closed by powerful servo motors in the spacecraft. When in the open or 'attack' position, they provided a greater range of fire to the laser cannons mounted on the end of each wing. They also serve to distribute energy to enlarge the deflector shield, shed waste heat, and function as stabilizer surfaces during air travel
A 4 year old reddit thread discusses this very question and suggests that the closed position is to easier route energy to the engines when the weapons don't need it.
Ambres said:
I feel like this is one of the weakest eps. With that being said, it was still a very good side quest episode. I enjoyed the little things they are doing so far. The X-wing pilots were great.. but I had some issues with how they knew so much about his action on the prison ship. I felt like the end still didn't make a lot of sense.
They said his car had a warrant basically but that the security tapes from the prison ship showed him in a good light so they were going to ignore it.
For 2 pilots out running patrols in the outer rim, I think the ending made enough sense. They recognized what he had done but didn't give him help or waste their time with him.
I've realized that my favorite character in this show is the flamethrower.
One of the things I liked about this episode was how it showed the progression of the New republic.
X-wing fighters with Tie score cards on the cockpit are now out patrolling the galaxy basically as state troopers. Basically pulls Mando over to check his inspection and registration. Mando say's his antique is exempt, but thanks them for their time. Not so fast Mando, new regime, new rules. Gotta take that thing in and get a catalytic converter, and new muffler etc...
Wait right here wile i check your drivers license....
It's just so boring going from taking down the death star to doing seat belt checks at the galactic intersections.
X-wing fighters with Tie score cards on the cockpit are now out patrolling the galaxy basically as state troopers. Basically pulls Mando over to check his inspection and registration. Mando say's his antique is exempt, but thanks them for their time. Not so fast Mando, new regime, new rules. Gotta take that thing in and get a catalytic converter, and new muffler etc...
Wait right here wile i check your drivers license....
It's just so boring going from taking down the death star to doing seat belt checks at the galactic intersections.
I need to rewatch the episode, but I think there's something about Mando identifying with the passenger as a desperate parent
Honestly loving these episodes. Yes, some of the dialog during set up scenes could use some work (the scene on Tatooine with Amy Sedaris's character early in Ep. 9) but overall, these episodes have been fun as hell and help set up the universe in general and I am sure they will set up the story down the line this season.
I wondered if she was doing that scene by herself based on the feel of it.
Yeah, I like these "stand alone" episodes too.
And honestly no one knows that these episodes don't connect to the larger plot yet either.
And honestly no one knows that these episodes don't connect to the larger plot yet either.
George Carlin:heddleston said:
I've realized that my favorite character in this show is the flamethrower.
Think for a moment about the concept of the flamethrower. Okay? The flamethrower. Because we have them. Well, *we* don't have them, the army has them. That's right. We don't have any flamethrowers. I'd say we're f***ed if we have to go up against the army, wouldn't you? But we have flamethrowers. And what this indicates to me, it means that at some point, some person said to himself, "Gee, I sure would like to set those people on fire over there. But I'm way to far away to get the job done. If only I had something that would throw flame on them." Well, it might have ended right there, but he mentioned it to his friend. His friend who was good with tools. And about a month later, he was back. "Hey, quite a concept!" WHHOOOOOOOOSSHHH! And of course the army heard about it, and they came around. "We'd like to buy about five hundred-thousand of them please. We have some people we'd like to throw flame on. Give us five hundred thousand and paint them dark brown. We don't want anyone to see them."
He is a typical toddler, basically.Ag Since 83 said:
I really liked this episode.
Baby Yoda gets up to some serious mischief with not good consequences
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