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chamerionwrites · 6 years ago

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It seems unremarkable but there are three things that make this particular frame from Rebels a cinematic masterpiece:

1. Kallus’ hilariously awkward hello-fellow-kids attempt at a friendly smile, because there are zero possible versions of “became a spy on the inside for the rebels I was previously obsessed with capturing” that do not involve hilarious levels of awkwardness

2. The fact that this...may actually be the first time in three seasons that we’ve seen him smile? At least in a friendly and non-evil way

3. The fact that literally a second later Ezra Force-chucks him through that glass panel “to make the escape look convincing”

#I feel very loved and understood by dave filoni and this id-nurturing show #it's for kids so ofc it's fairly simple but still a more thoughtful redemption arc than the nonsense we often get in adult media #and I care!!! SO MUCH!!!!!!#and yet this show also perfectly understands #the emotional struggle of having FEELS about a character that you simultaneously want to slam-dunk into the trash can #and makes him just enough of a punching bag for the universe that I get to enjoy both the whump and the redemption guilt-free!!!#THE. MOST. tasty and id-satisfying solution to the struggle between 'you are a BAD MAN who deserves BAD THINGS'#and my incurable soft heart for a redemption arc whispering 'save him'#yes. save him. by throwing him through emotional and literal plate glass windows until he sees the error of his terrible life decisions.#thank u @ sw for giving me such nice things #star wars rebels #star wars #agent kallus #problematic fave strikes again #tag posts #my posts #turns out the proper balance between schadenfreude and salvation really is a foolproof road to my heart

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