#Idk why all I can think about is that star wars scene where Luke guts that thing to crawl in for warmth haha

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*pokes you with a stick until your stomach bursts open so i can eat your guts*

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awwww you’re such a good bestie I lub you

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The Book of Boba Fett | Thoughts Pt. VII

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Gif 1 : by @humanveil

Gif 2 : by @trashcora

Gif 3 : by @bobafettdaily

Kandosii ! That was so fun to watch ! It honestly breaks my heart how a lot of people didn’t like this show. Though it did have some flaws, overall, I would say this show is a 9/10. It felt a bit rushed in some moments, but what else could you do with only seven episodes ? I think they did fine with about one hour long episodes. For me at least, we got the perfect amount of fleshing out for Boba’s character and I know that this isn’t the last that we’ll see of him. Him and Din are vode now. Nothing can ever separate that bond. They’re aliit.

I loved this episode. It was full of action and kept you at the edge of your seat. I loved the environment, the sets and the amount of people they actually used to film. They didn’t just stick with Boba’s palace team, but also used civilians and the people of Freetown. I appreciated how much detail went into the costumes, the make up and the overall whole look and atmosphere of Mos Espa. They really brought so much more life to it and for once I don’t see Tatooine as just a sand pit. It has people who love living there and who want to see better things for it. It’s not just a planet for scum and villainy.

I also loved seeing Boba and Din working together. Of course, I’ve never seen them as enemies, but they come from the same culture in a way even if it’s a little different. It’s like a Mexican and a Chicano meeting together, sharing the same culture and beliefs, but also growing up in very different places. (I’m Mexican-American myself so that’s why I used the comparison) It was beautiful seeing them fight together and even helping one another up and shielding the other. As a fan of the Republic Commando books this was also very satisfying to see. In the Clone Wars, we only ever saw the Death Watch. And in Mandalorian we met a cult of Mandalorians with intense beliefs and rules. Here though, we really get to see what Mandalorians are truly about: helping a brother in need and fighting together to protect family and territory. When I saw these two fly in together I couldn’t help but see Walon Vau and Kal Skirata from the Republic Commando series. It was beautiful honestly.

Other parts that I loved :

• The stand off between Cad and Boba was so satisfying. I loved how Boba’s past insecurities showed up for a moment, saying he was no longer a little boy. And I loved how heated he got when Cad insulted Jango. I love that that’s never gone away from his character. Boba loved his father fiercely and protecting his buir’s honor is the most Mandalorian thing I’ve ever seen.

• The reunion between Grogu and Din was honestly the most gut wrenching thing I’ve ever seen. The way Grogu flew into Din’s arms and the way Din struggled to speak and cried made me so happy to see them together. Those two deserve one another and I don’t see it at all as Disney needing Grogu to stay for merchandizing. Mandalorians are a loyal to one another and cherish family and the relationship between Grogu and Din shows that.

• Lastly, I’d like to say the scene with Grogu and the rancor made me tear up. Idk it just made me gush with so much pride seeing how far he’s come, no longer being scared to use the Force. For so long he’s had to hide it, but Luke showed him that it’s okay. Grogu’s confidence in himself with the Force has grown so much and I’m so proud of my little green son. I can’t wait to see him learn more skills in his own time.

Bonus : This scene made me blush HAHA I had to fan myself and take a moment to breathe LMAO HOTTEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN. GOSH IM SUCH A NERD. ONLY A STAR WARS OBSESSIVE FREAK LIKE ME WOULD FIND THIS TOP TIER MALE ATTRACTION LMAO

Ugh can we please live in a world where men dress like this instead of t-shirts and shorts bahahaha

[hail-the-supreme-leader-kylo-ren]

EPISODE IX PREDICTIONS, HOPES, & DISCUSSION

This is a deep dive into the thoughts and questions I’ve been accumulating in regards to what might happen in Episode IX. (Sorry, it’s quite a long post).

My character predictions:

KYLO/BEN: My beautiful boy Ben is going to get redemption first and foremost. FACT. I’m so excited to see how it will go down though, so many possibilities. What’s going to be that final catalyst for Ben to finally stop resisting the Light? When we left Kylo/Ben in TLJ he had gained all the power he once sought, and yet he was utterly miserable. But, importantly Luke showing up on Crait offered Kylo that critical cathartic release he needs for the next step in his redemption journey. Looking back, TFA started with Kylo ordering a village massacre, and finished with him killing his father. We see progress in TLJ, as the act of committing patricide has been eating Kylo/Ben alive with regret and guilt, he then later cannot kill his mother, and instead he kills his tormentor, Snoke, to save Rey. So following this pattern of reversal, I predict in IX he’ll selflessly save a large group of people (the direct opposite of the original village massacre). It’s going to be so interesting to see how will he go with being The Supreme Leader of The First Order, as the evidence shows his ideology doesn’t really align with the Order. I feel like he’ll simply keep using The First Order for the sole purpose of destroying his mother’s Resistance, in a fruitless attempt to ‘kill his past’. Ultimately though, this story is about achieving balance between the Light and the Dark, not just in the force or the galaxy but also in oneself. Ben will need to accept the Light and the Dark sides in himself, and will have to come to this conclusion completely via his own initiative. Han (via Leia’s push), Luke, and Rey have all tried to convince him to the Light so far, to no avail.

REY: Strong Rey has been through a hell of a lot with Kylo/Ben in both films, and Luke in TLJ. She’s had to face her deepest fear that she’s ‘nobody’ and that her parents ‘aren’t coming back for her’. But despite this she has actually found belonging and empowerment along the way. Her self identity is in fact stronger than ever now (while Kylo/Ben is the opposite, he’s still having an identity crisis). I predict that in IX, Rey will be just as fearless and resilient as ever, but also more mature, less naive. Her relationship with the Resistance is interesting because in TFA Finn was lying to her about him belonging to the Resistance, so she was never actively apart of it, and then she was kidnapped by Kylo. Similarly, she sought Luke out for Leia (and the Resistance) in TLJ, but this was mostly a personal journey she undertook. She pursued turning Kylo/Ben to the Light, ‘for the Resistance’s sake’, but it was ultimately for her own sake. So I think that she might not completely feel like she belongs in the Resistance. It’s a sure thing, that she’ll still try to help them out how she can, but I predict it’ll once again be on her own ‘force’ related solo mission (because this fits her film narrative formula). This may be how she crosses paths with Kylo again? Also related to the Resistance, I have this gut feeling that she may clash heads with Poe over his decision making (IDK why, I just do). In terms of other predictions, it seems to be a given that she’ll repair the legacy Skywalker lightsaber, this is what Rey has done her whole life, salvage and repair. In regards to Ben, she’s learnt her lesson, and I truly believe she hasn’t given up on him, she just now knows that it has to be HIS decision to join the Light Side, she can’t ask him again – it won’t work. Like the TLJ novel states, she’s good at waiting, so deep down she’ll be waiting for him to eventually make the right decision. Also another prediction for Rey, is that the arm scar she got during the Throne Room fight will feature prominently in at least one on screen moment. I imagine it will go something like, she’s getting ready putting her satchel on etc, and looks down at her arm and remembers Ben/Kylo and that epic moment they fought together. Now Rey has a scar to remember him, and he too has one to remember her. ~swoons~ The recent costume leak (re: arm band) seem to support this scar’s significance further, but I initially thought that the scar would be important because LF chose to feature it on the damn TLJ poster.

THE WAR/THE BALANCE: This is the final film in the sequel trilogy, and this series is called “Star Wars” so I’m predicting more war, duh. However, we’ve already seen the Light side win over the Dark in the original trilogy, but it didn’t work – the Dark still rose back up. That’s why, this time round something’s got to be different. The Resistance can’t just defeat The First Order, I don’t think that’s going to cut it. TLJ expressed the nuisances of war, with the Resistance bombers and members dying, and also the large First Order crew who would’ve died on the dreadnaught. It really stuck with me what DJ said to Finn, “They blow you up today, you can blow them up tomorrow”. Maybe this wasn’t a precursor for IX, and was just Rian being Rian. But I still predict that Rey and Ben will team up again in this movie, but stay together this time, and they will initiate something like a ceasefire between the two sides, ending the vicious endless cycle of war that has plagued the galaxy for decades now. Ben and Rey are ‘the chosen one’ who will finally bring balance to the Force. It will be very interesting to see how this balance will be portrayed in a larger galactic scale.

FINN: Don’t get me wrong, I love my boy Finn, but to be honest on paper he is quite a one dimension character in regards to how he’s treated in these films. LF could’ve focused on his traumatic upbringing in The First Order and his emotions towards his ex-fellow troopers. Instead they have brushed past it, having Finn gunning down Storm Troopers with no second thought. (I guess they have the traumatic childhoods of Rey and Kylo to focus on instead). So the only prediction I have for him is that he will truly earn the title of ‘Resistance Hero’ in IX. Because in both the TFA and TLJ, he either left or tried leaving to save himself or save Rey, but by the end of TLJ he was finally committed to fighting for the Resistance’s cause (due largely to Rose’s influence).

POE: Poe was originally supposed to die in TFA, and in that movie he was really just a pilot (‘the best one in the Resistance’ though). In TLJ, he was still a pilot, but also shown to be cocky and impulsive, so the aim of TLJ was to teach him how to become a better leader, like Leia etc. So no doubt, in IX he’ll be making much better leadership calls, and assessing the risks more wisely. HOWEVER, it has been pointed out before how Poe, somewhat corrupts Holdo’s line of “We are the spark that will ignite the fire that will restore the Republic”, into “We are the spark that will light the fire that will burn the First Order down” this leads me to the juicy personal prediction (that probably won’t happen but...) maybe Poe in IX will turn into a ‘Coin’ like character, from the Hunger Games. Where Poe makes some very destructive calls, because he takes the war waaaay too far. I’m imagining this being Poe vs Hux, and it just keeps escalating and escalating in bloodshed. Hey, like I said, this probably won’t eventuate.

HUX: It seems obvious at this point that Hux is going to fail spectacularly again, for the third and final time. In TFA, his precious Starkiller Base was blown up. In TLJ, a dreadnought was destroyed under his watch, and then he lost his chance to become Supreme Leader as quickly as the opportunity arose. I predict that once he’s surrendered he’ll either sit there hilariously glaring everyone down, or pull the weasel move and beg/plead for his life. Regardless, it’ll be entertaining. Some might think that Hux is a serious military threat, and maybe in this film he might finally rise to the occasion. But throughout TLJ in particular, he was a laughing stock, and being completely honest Hux poses no serious threat to Kylo Ren. Kylo could end Hux’s life with the force or his saber, or both, within a mere second. WATCH YA BACK HUX. In all seriousness though, Hux will probably take every opportunity to undermine Kylo’s leadership – I know that. Man, do love their hate-hate colleague working relationship. 

I’m looking forward to:

More Reylo scenes – need I say more?

More Force Bond sessions, because we damn well know it ain’t gone

Seeing Kylo Ren The Supreme Leader, acting as such, sitting in his throne, and ya know just generally running The First Order (eeeeep!)

Simply seeing more Kylo scenes in general, because let's be real, Kylo/Rey/Finn are the true trio, and this is the final movie so this is our chance to finally see more of his POV. This will also be crucial to the redemption story too, as the general audience will probably need a lot more information about him to be onboard for his redemption

My favourite comedy duo Poe and Finn will be back together again at last! I cannot wait for the new banter and shenanigans with these two

John Williams’ amazing final SW score

All the new costumes/hair styles (It’s very wishful thinking but I would low-key love if the characters changed costumes at Padmé's rate)

I know the sequel trilogy hasn’t had the largest scale of cityscape world-building, but ya never know!

I’m one of those people that fell in love with the Knights of Ren during that brief rainy flashback in TFA, so hopefully they make an appearance, after all what’s a ‘Master’ of Ren without those he masters?

I’m curious to see:

What kind of leader will Kylo be of the First Order? And how is his leadership in general is tracking, is it threatened (i.e. Hux)?

How will Finn and the rest of the Resistance react to Rey being a ‘Jedi’? in TFA everyone except Kylo (and the FO, I guess) were ignorant to the fact that Rey was Force Sensitive. Obviously the resistance noticed Rey force lifting rocks at the end of TLJ, so now they’re all in the loop. Will Finn think she’s ‘changed’? (This is specifically discussed by Finn and Rose in the TLJ novel actually)

Similarly, how will the resistance react to Rey being connection to Kylo, both emotionally and via the force? (They are undeniably connected now thanks to TLJ). How will they react if they ever find out about the Throne Room? ~This is so juicy to consider~

How romantic will Reylo actually be on screen? Will there be an epic kiss? (God, I hope so)

Will Leia survive this trilogy? Han and Luke haven’t, so there’s that...

Will we get the “return to mother” moment (re: reverse Anidala), of Kylo and Leia? If she doesn’t die, this seems like a no brainer

Will the Jedi teachings (the ancient texts) even be a big deal in IX? Luke wasn’t their biggest fan after all. What opinion will Rey take?

What role will Rose play within the resistance this time round? I think it’s going be more prominent; e.g. she’ll be at the decisions making table alongside Poe, Finn, and Leia

Will there be any tie-back to the ‘original’ chosen one, Anakin, to bring this story full circle? Anakin was supposed to ‘bring balance to the Force’ after-all (even though we know Ben and Rey are going to do this)

If the KoR are in IX, will they be Kylo’s blindly pledged allies, and then during his redemption journey will they turn into foes?

With Snoke, the ‘man behind the curtain’ puppeteer style villain being gone, does there need to be a new threat/villain? Is there room for that in the story this late in the game?

Will there be more Force Ghosts in IX, now that Yoda has set a precedent by appearing in TLJ?

If/when Rey and Ben team up again, how will this be possible this time round with Kylo being Supreme Leader of The First Order? Will he chose to leave the Order, or be forced to leave early on in the film?

With Rey and Ben united, will we see some new awesome powerful Force moments? Like how Leia rescued herself in TLJ, or how Kylo froze Poe’s blaster fire, or hell, how Force Ghost Yoda conducted lighting?!

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TLJ Rant (spoilers)

If you haven’t seen TLJ and you don’t want spoilers - this is your last warning.

Okay... where to begin?? 

I normally don’t write out my opinions right after seeing a movie... knowing that I need to process it better, perhaps see it a few more times... but I have to rant about this debauchery of a Star Wars movie right away. So let’s begin by simply saying, I effing hated this movie, and I can’t, for crying out loud, can’t effing believe that this got endorsed by Kathleen Kennedy, and that the CRITICS are giving it some starry eyed reviews!!! Just look at the audience reviews, people. I need say no more - except that it’s getting worse on rotten tomatoes than the Phantom Menace. Gawd, and to think that people bitched about the Phantom Menace.

Okay, now, let’s give REASONS for my hate.

1. Fucking complete character assassination of Luke Skywalker, point blank. His character is so unrecognizable that I would be laughing, if it didn’t crush my soul. Why do I let it??? Screw this. It’s not canon, it makes NO SENSE, none of it.

2. The fucking literal killing off of Luke Skywalker, with some shreds of dignity, I’ll give it that much, it was “better” than Han’s murder, but oh-my-gawd... Luke died a sad, lonely, broken old man, according to these people. No family, no child. Fuck this shit. And this whole idiocy about him potentially wanting to kill Crylo Ben in his sleep?? DAFUQQQQ???? Like, in which universe is this even a possibility???? Worst kind of fanfiction, disgraceful and just GAWD KILL ME NOW....

3. Fucking REY and her character. WOW. All this setup for Rey, girls, we had so much hope, we were ELEVATED, for the first time, we held a lightsaber on the big screen as a protagonist, and dear lord, perhaps we could dream that we were even a Skywalker! We could actually be part of that special family which the SAGA IS ALL ABOUT... But no, NOPPITTY NOPEY. The GIRL, REY, is just there to advance the plot line of Kylo Ren. Surprised??? I have to say I let myself be surprised, I should have known better. SHE EVEN SAYS that Kylo is their (the Resistance) only hope, I died, my soul is dead... REY is a NOBODY...comes from NOWHERE, her parents sold her to Unkar... Can this shit be a lie??? Can it be revealed otherwise in the last movie?? I don’t know, and I honestly don’t fucking care. So much for a role model for girls: whenever a tortured angsty man comes across, please toss your destiny aside, believe that HE is your last hope instead, and run to him, trying to save him or whatever. Dumb. At east, they had some grace in the end to give her some guts to say “fuck you”, but too little, too late.

4. Leia.... Oh my poor Leia... The only thing I have to say is, in both movies, they had no clue what to do with Leia, except throw every possible shit her way, and make her deal with it. The most heartbreaking moment in this film - Leia is desperately sending a call for help, to all her “allies”, using her personal code or whatever... NOONE comes... Leia has become irrelevant, no one cares for her and her little rag tag band of Resistance fighters. AND, when her and Luke reunite, they have this completely mind-numbing conversation about how Ben Solo is lost and there is nothing that can be done for him, EVER. Yes, let’s shit on everything Star Wars stood for, again. Just to make it clear, I don’t blame any of the actors for this, I love them dearly, and they pretty much did the best they could with what they were give... WHAT A DISASTER... At least the death of Carrie Fisher will (hopefully) prevent any debauchery with her character in the last movie.

5. Stupid Snoke!!! DAFUQ??? KILLED OFF before any backstory given, or anything at all revealed about this character! Except he had golden robes and some idiotic red guards. Just plain tossed off into the dumpster.

6. Phasma, dear lord - again, we were given this supposedly great character, a woman, some badass stormtrooper commander or whatever... She did NOTHING these two movies, except a few dumb scenes and dying. SO SAD. Can’t believe they wasted Gwendolyn Christie’s talent for this crap. Perhaps she was supposed to be the Boba Fett of this trilogy - IDK. Disney surely realizes that there will be no other Boba Fett type of character, ever again??

7. They may or may not have killed off other characters, I stopped caring. OH YES, Vice-admiral Holdo or whatever. Another supposedly great honorable woman, had a few minutes on screen and killed herself off, maybe in some heroic fashion that I was supposed to care about - the only thing that I cared about was that the explosion was aesthetically pleasing.

8. Poe Dameron - I don’t get this character and his purpose, to me he is a complete waste. Sorry guys. I love Oscar Isaac, but the directors honestly have no idea what to do with him except fly him around in an X-Wing, and have him love up BB-8. Everything else is a struggle.

9. Finn and Rose - some good moments there, perhaps the part I tolerated the most was their little quest through Canto Bight or whatever. Some decent stuff there (mostly because I didn’t find anything too offensive to me personally in that subplot, I guess - I could watch it without having to cringe or cry). This of course alone can’t save the movie for shit. But what the hell was up with that kiss in the end, and the whole subplot’s purpose seemed just mind-boggling and worthless in the end.

10. That little boy at the end of the movie.. Was he supposed to herald a new hope or something, for the light side? What about fucking REY?? Oh yes I forgot, she is now Kylo Ren plotline fodder. The “new hope” baton is back into the usual boy hero’s hands, people, let’s be comforted. That may have been too harsh, and I am sorry about the little boy there, he is blameless in all this shit and I am just angry.

11. Let me say in conclusion: while all my favorite characters were assassinated either directly or figuratively on screen, I was treated to some spectacular visuals, and a few “witty” attempts at humor. I guess that this is a great metaphor for the times we live in?? IDK.

12. I am DONE, I won’t be posting more sequel stuff for a very long while. Sorry about the half-coherent rant. And all the caps. And drama. But then, not sorry.