#also anakin and obi-wan eating each other is another thing i can't stop thinking about

[veloursdor]

I was checking the reblog tags on my obikin tears related ask to tennessoi and just… me too buddy. That’s why I sent it! I cannot escape the idea! It haunts me. I’ll be going about my day and then suddenly — “Anakin was always looking for connection and validation, especially from Obi-Wan, and seeing the man cry (being trusted to see him so vulnerable!) would absolutely change his world.”

Anakin is soooooo chill, sooooo normal about Obi-Wan that if Obi-Wan showed him an ounce of the love he has for him Anakin would be completely normal about it and totally not get weirdly delighted that the devotion he feels for Obi-Wan is requited.

No but fr, to me, Anakin wants Obi-Wan to be part of him, like flesh of his flesh, blood of his blood. He wants that old man so deep inside of him, as part of himself, that, if he could, he would open his chest and shove Obi-Wan inside so Obi-Wan is forever with him.

[nimata-beroya]

TBoBF review ~ Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger

I'll be honest, I'm disappointed with the episode. It's not like it was a bad episode, there was plenty of great stuff in it, but most of that had a place for another time and another show. When they say TBoBF was going to be Mando season 2.5, they weren't kidding. 

My review is long and full of spoilers (so goes under the cut) but unlike most times, this one is full of complaints as well. You've been warned.

Let's get into it.

THINGS THAT I THINK WERE GREAT

I've been saying all along that Cobb Vanth needed to be in this. It's pretty obvious since he's in Tatooine, sheriff of the only other town we know of, and Din's friend, so yeah. I was happy to see him. Also, that he said he was being more careful since he has no more armor. That is until Cad Bane (live-action Cad Bane!!!! Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!) came along and shot him. Although I don't think he's dead. The deputy certainly is (and I'm not sorry for him. It's all his fault. If he had stayed out as Cobb told him, the story could've ended differently)

Grogu!! Of course, I loved to see him. I missed that green little gremlin so much, but I'd have been satisfied with a short training scene with him. Although, I admit I loved watching him twirling in the air and trying to eat frogs (let him have one please). I laughed so hard when he tried to jump the first time. He did exactly what I thought he would. And playing with the training remote as a ball, which was also what I expected 🤣🤣🤣

Luke's CGI face improved from last time. It's not perfect the lips/voice synchronization but way better than in the season 2 finale of the Mandalorian

Din, being the comedy king as usual 😆

Mentions of Yoda and Anakin. 

Cad Bane!!! I can't believe he is in live-action. And that duel was so good!! I couldn't stop thinking about the end of episode 8 of the bad batch.

LIST OF COMPLAINTS

Yesterday, I made a prediction for this episode (I got it half right... More like ¼ right) and the thing I asked them NOT to do was exactly what they did. I think they could keep the scenes with Luke and Grogu shorter or leave them for season 3. If last week I was in heaven because I got a whole episode with Din (my withdrawal from him had been too long, too hard to bear), this week I'm disappointed with how much time was spent on him, Grogu, Luke, and Ahsoka. I mean, I understand that they are setting up to begin season 3 with Din and Grogu together again (because that's what the baby will choose. I always said that the kid is bound to return to Din eventually) but they could have executed it better. Maybe at a different pace. 

I think it could've been interesting if they had split up everything in episode 5 and half of episode 6 as sort of post-ending-credit scenes since the first episode. Also restructured the rest of the episodes so Boba appeared in each one of them. That way, they would've set up everything for the Mandalorian and kept everyone happy watching the main character of the show IN the show. 

Because what they did today was too much. Totally pathetic, allowing Boba to appear the grand total of 1 minute 9 seconds out of 45 minutes that the episode lasts for, and he didn't say anything, not one word. To me, it's so much worse than not having Boba in the episode at all.

Another thing that bothers me a lot is Luke following the whole no-attachment rule. Since when?!! Wasn't he really chill about it? And why Grogu can't be a Jedi AND a Mandalorian? It's not that there's not a precedent. Just one, I'll give them that, but it's possible.

I don't know why so many confuse attachment with love? Those are 2 different things. You can HATE and feel attachment like Maul had for Obi-Wan. That was the kind of attachment everyone should be vigilant of. You can also love and have no attachment for someone or something. The attachment that the Jedi warn about is the incapability of letting go, not to feel love.

Do you know who is not like that? Din! Sure, he misses his son and wants to see him, but as soon as he realizes what's best for Grogu, he does it, no matter how it hurts, no matter if it breaks his heart, no matter the rules he has to break. Even if that means walking away from him. Who else had a good balance with the attachment thing? Kanan Jarrus. He'd have been the perfect master for Grogu. Maybe we can get Ezra to pitch a piece of advice or 2 once he's found.

Ahsoka is a little hypocritical in my opinion. Doesn't she realize that her fear of Grogu turning like Anakin is because of her attachment to her former master?! And she didn't let Din and Grogu see each other!!! How dare she??!! 

And what the hell is she doing there? Shouldn't she (and Sabine) be looking for Ezra?!!! 

SPECIAL MENTIONS

Luke didn't need to make Grogu remember order 66!! Wtf?!! That scene destroyed me, not only because precious Grogu is reliving his trauma but also, as I watched it, I couldn't stop thinking about who those specific clones were!! Did we know them by name? My poor babies, doing something heinous unable to stop themselves 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 

And I can't believe they blew up Sanctuary!!!! They kill Madam Garsa and the twi'lek servers. Why?!!! Was Max Rebo there? I saw the other guy, the one with the trumpet, but not Max. Could have he survived another explosion? 

I wanted to smack the back of Luke's head!! I was like Don't give Grogu ideas about talking in riddles!!! (Well, someday when he starts talking) 😆

I should be super excited for the finale but after this episode, I'm not holding my hopes up. Maybe, that's better. With no expectations, you can't be disappointed.