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So there was a lot like and a lot that was gummy and some that was really poor.
The Bad
Yeah, the "I don't need it" shit was clunky. I didn't hate the sentiment, or the storytelling arc (obviously they're putting Sabine on an arc there), but holy **** that was dumb, especially since 90 seconds later he's trying to reason with a psychopath. I don't hate the idea, but the execution was shitty asshole.
They really need to cut the shit on the lightsaber fights. The Baylon Ahsoka fight was....bad...again. It started out OK. She was doing the training thing and preparing and all that and he forced his weight on her and she effectively defended. Good. Then, she blocked an overhead strike with one saber and spun around inside the space of her block. Without slashing his guts. I mean, yeah, spinning is cool. But they really need to have a little tighter eye on fight choreography. I'm no martial expert, I'll wear that. But if you're going to spin around under the space of his saber and you have 2 of them, just stick it out a bit and gut him like a fish. Then I don't know how I feel about the "you can't beat me" schtick. Again, no fighter, but there is no way anyone that has trained and been in fights knows that shit happens. That took me out of it. I didn't even hate the bombing him and then getting an escape, but still go with, "keep training" or "your training was futile" if he's wanting to talk shit. Maybe that's nitpicking.
The Gummy
Sabine explained the entire rebellion and what everybody was doing but didn't tell him about Ahsoka? And wouldn't. I get they were wanting the payoff about "you thought she was DEAD?", but there was a better way to do it. Maybe have her get emotional and then interrupted or something. A little bit of a tremor in her hand or something would have been pretty powerful. They got there, but it was mucky.
The witch ladies are wonky. They're just a plot device at this point. Thrawn: YO BITCHES Find her... OK, cool. Maybe something will come of that, IDK, but it was really ****ing wonky.
Baylon and Shin break up was a little rushed. Like hey master padawan relationship. Seems to care about her, then out of the blue, "dueces yo." Stevensen pulls it off because he's throwing smoke this whole time. Seemed out of the blue.
The Good
As per usual Thrawn is playing the long game. The payoff while a little "duh"-ish was still worth the payoff.
Ezra/Sabine fight worked. They really captured the Rebels "feel" there. Even if getting there was dumb.
Shin imploding was really good. Stevenson saying "impatience for victory will guarantee defeat" ****ing awesome. Then her doing it, naturally, and her face as she realized what she'd done was goddamned good.
Last, Dawson seems to be coming alive. She had real depth and weight to her performance, which is new, and good. I think you could get where they got without making her just absurdly boring. But I felt all of it. About ****ing time, yo.
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