#star wars rewatch

[starseeker-tarazed]

Out here properly rewatching The Clone War animated series cause I fell off of it when I was younger, and like I kept up with what happened.

But I needed to rewatch it you know? If anyone likes these threads then be prepared for massive reblogs of my thread.

Anyways episode 1: why does everyone forget the kind of chaos gremlin Yoda was? Listen I have gripes with the Jedi Code too but the actual Jedi Culture can be very soft if you pay attention to it. It's got it's up and down and so does Yoda.

His ups include giggling manically while parkoring around droids. Small chaos goblin likes destroying things for fun.

Also those poor droids, I unironically think they're so silly and they have their own personalities and those poor dudes.

Also i love Thire so much, I need this to be known.

[chaotic-pulsar]

C-3PO canonically calling R2-D2 both “my obtuse little friend” and “you idiot” within hours of meeting him… 10/10

[my-jacket-suits-you]

Should have know Luke and Leia were siblings based on the look Luke shares with Han when Leia is berating them about how she's being rescued. Luke gives off big *my sister is being difficult* energy.

[billie-cardboard]

Sebulba had the coolest podracer by far

[a-menaceinpink]

Tales of the Jedi, Episode 3: Choices

Another Dooku-centric episode, taking place sometime after the TotJ Ep 2 but after Qui-Gon Jinn has been promoted to the rank of master. We get a Mace Windu appearance (king) and a deeper exploration into both Dooku and Windu’s personal politics. 

1.1k Words because I have many things to say, as always <3

Episode Summary: Jedi Master Katri is killed on Raxus, but the Senator she’s protecting escapes entirely unharmed. When Masters Dooku and Windu go to collect her body, Dooku takes the orders of the Council into his own hands to investigate the actual cause of her death, as he thinks the whole thing is suspicious. It turns out to be an ambush by the Senator’s guard who are looking to kill the Senator for embezzling funds from the planet and exploiting the planet’s resources at the expense of the people who live there while living on Coruscant and generally avoiding consequences. It’s a good background for the philosophical debate between Windu and Dooku, who have two very different ideologies regarding the law and protocol. 

Now let’s dig into those ideologies!!

So wrt Dooku, this episode only cements what was starting to show through the cracks in the last episode. From the way Windu reacts to Dooku wanting to disobey orders (or not disobey but. Go beyond what they were instructed, shall we say), it’s obvious that Dooku has a bit of a reputation for throwing the desires of his superiors to the wind in favor of following what he believes to be right. In this respect, he was strikingly similar to Anakin (Disaster Lineage strikes again <3). I also noted that he’s even more willing to start a fight than he was last episode. Dooku’s barely patient enough to get to the location of the supposed ambush before he’s drawing his lightsaber and threatening the Senator directly.

I’d also say that Dooku is even more unsteady in his faith in the Jedi Council than before or at least more aware of their failings, which in turn makes him wayyyyy more critical. He has no problem taking the side of the rebels (pre-Separatists?) against the Senate because, as established last episode, Dooku agrees that the Senate is corrupt and that the Jedi is at minimum percieved to follow the Senate’s beck and call. Basically, even before he’s showing signs of turning to the Dark Side of the Force, he would definitely be supportive of the Separatists cause as a group of planets seeking to free themselves from the largely exploitative Senate members.

I am left wondering how he turns to the Dark Side after this, since he seems to have such a righteous indignation at the way the Senate behaves, but more on that with episode four.

As we turn to Windu, almost the polar opposite ideology appears. Please note I do not mean that Windu wants to exploit people and supports a corrupt Senate. If you think that and/or hate Windu generally, we are not friends. Anyway. 

Windu has a much more strict adherence to the rules. Even though he is ultimately glad that they are able to catch the true killer of Katri, he’s uncomfortable/unhappy with the fact that they had to disobey the mandate of the Council and ended up with the death of a Senator on their hands as a result. 

But more than that, Windu doesn’t seem a stickler for the rules as much as he seems to have an unwavering faith in the leadership of the Council and the Jedi Code. He earnestly believes that the Council’s approach is one founded in discussion and decades, if not centuries, of experience and should therefore be respected. I don’t have much more to say on Windu, as he isn’t the focus of the episode, despite his ideology being the mirror in the political debate that the episode presents. That said, I think his behavior this episode is both in line with his behavior in later entries in the Star Wars saga (TCW, Prequels) and it’s a bit more depth than he’s given almost anywhere else, which I really appreciated.

Moving away from characterization and character motives, the political debate presented in this episode is one that has been argued to hell and back in basically every piece of media set in the Prequel / Pre-OG Trilogy era: Laws vs. Doing what you think is right.

Now obviously that’s an insane oversimplification but fear not. I’ll go on.

A central problem that’s presented in this episode is that the Senate is fundamentally corrupt. The question is whether the Jedi are complicit in this corruption. Obviously, as Windu states, they are keepers of the peace and thus should be (by their own code) standing by the citizens of these exploited planets and helping them find justice. Unfortunately, the Jedi do tend to follow the orders/requests of the Senate, which gives them the reputation galaxy-wide as basically space cops. 

Over and over again, the question asks you through Dooku whether the Council can truly be following the right path is they’re defending those (the Senate) who are explicitly harming those who the Jedi are mandated by the Code to protect (literally everybody else). I don’t think they’re ever going to a come to an answer when it comes to this, although the episode does certainly paint Dooku in a sympathetic light in the same way Anakin is meant to be painted in a sympathetic light when they’re both denied membership on the council status and master status, respectively. You can make an argument for both sides wrt to whether they deserve that sympathy, but frankly I don’t care to argue that point. What’s interesting to the story is how this affects both of them.

I also do think their final exchange on Raxus is super telling for the overall state of affairs in the Jedi Temple: Dooku thinks that the Council is allowing themselves to be misled and thus that each should use their own knowledge (forgetting to slow down, have patience/compassion, or heed the advice of others) while Windu believes that the Council deserves their trust precisely because of it’s apolitical status, disinterest in ego, and adherence to the Jedi Code (forgetting that the Jedi Council can and has been affected by all of those things)

On an IRL politics note, the episode is super anti-industrialization (hello Tolkein my old friend) and asks the fundamental question of whether the rules/the law is worth abiding by if it means that innocent people will get hurt. Despite the short nature of these episodes, they pack a LOT of political philosophy in there.

[nonhumanhottie]

Rebels season 2 rewatch

Legacy

I love the visions and dreams and other mischiefs they do with the force in this show

Hera and Kanan tried so hard to find Ezra's parents oh my god

the way none of the imperials are scared of the inquisitors lmao

I appreciate how the ghost crew are family but they're still willing to help Ezra find his blood family

I'm so glad Ezra got closure but it's still shattering

I like how Ezra is like this parallel of Luke and he's got the twin moons instead of suns

A princess on Lothal

There she is my girl my princess my (future) general

and the little theme music playing for her!!

I love how even at 16 she's a sass queen and takes no crap from people even double her age

I wonder if Leia ever thinks of Kanan and Ezra when she sees Luke doing force stuff

I'm so glad they remembered Leia is tiny lmao (but she's still juuusst taller than Ezra)

I love Ezra going feral on a trooper

god I hope ezra and leia get to meet again some day

[horatio-fig]

Why is it raining on Coruscant? There’s no bodies of water to make natural rain, so is it artificial rain? Is there drainage? Does it all pool in the centre? What are they watering? What’s the point? Why is it raining on Coruscant?

[babysaid]

I’m rewatching all of the star wars movies and it’s honestly so funny how on the very first chapter of this story a child stands before this counsel of overpowered priests, essentially, asking for a place to live now that one of them just rescued him from slavery (leaving his mother behind may I add) and they just go “you know what? the vibes are kinda fucked 😕”

[onetrueartform]

Okay but the fact Dooku doesn’t show up until the last 40 minutes…

[christhebrit2]

Me at every minor inconvenience

[just-my-thoughts-about-stuff]

Every time I rewatch Star Wars I’m reminded how messed up the Jedi beliefs are.

Luke: You told me Vader murdered my father!! My dad is very much alive and also is Vader!!

Ben: ya know, I did say that, but I was actually totally right and not misleading you. Because of point of view. Nothing is right or wrong, true or not true, it’s just your point of view. The good man your dad was is dead now. See? Not misleading it all. Also if you think he’s still a good man inside stop it. Because that leads to the dark side

Luke: …so who’s my sister?

Ben: I ain’t telling you because anonymity = safety

Luke: OMG ITS LEIA

Ben: ah yes, you’re smart. Good job :)

Also Ben: So this feeling you’re having? You know what we’re gonna do with that feeling? You’re going to take that feeling, bottle it up, and stuff it down real deep. Mkay? Cuz if you don’t…you guessed it! You’re going to the dark side

[i-draws-dinosaurs]

Star Wars has three types of guy: Fump Geezgo from the Womflee system, Stabba Badguyman, and Chris

[inquisitor-apologist]

Ok I’m being so brave about it but a couple of days ago I saw this post claiming that the Jedi saying ‘this weapon [your lightsaber] is your life’ is emblematic of ‘the Jedi’s failure as peacekeepers’ (not an exact quote but pretty close) because why would a weapon be the life of a peacekeeper?

And like. The Jedi are a culture. They’re a religion.

You know that, right? You know that many cultures, including generally peaceful ones, have sacred weapons, right? You know that the bond between a Jedi and their crystal(s) is an extremely sacred thing that requires the consent of both parties and is integral to their way of life, right?

You know that lightsabers are not intended to be only for killing, right? That the first thing Luke learns to do with his lightsaber is to shield and defend? You know that a culture having sacred weapons doesn’t mean that they view killing as sacred, right?

Not trying to start shit, I don’t even remember who said it, but ugh

[my-jacket-suits-you]

Every year I take this journey and learn something new about myself. This year I learned to manage expectations and understand that you have to show up for yourself because nobody else is obligated to show up for you.

It feels like a very *doomed to infinite sadness* mentality, but there's a reason Obi Wan is my favorite character.

Happy Star Wars New Year, may the force be with you always.

[stealingpotatoes]

Do you have any fix-it AUs for Rogue One? 🥰

i know you asked this a while ago, but i couldn't think of anything UNTIL the other day…

(commission info // tip jar!)

[a-menaceinpink]

Tales of the Jedi, Episode 1: Life and Death

Hello Hello Hello!! Jumping around a little bit to go as much in order as possible, we are back with the first episode of Tales of the Jedi, Life and Death. We get my girl Ahsoka back plus some cool looks into Togruta culture. Without further ado, let’s dive in!

As per usual, general plot summary: We are witnessing Ahsoka’s birth and then a tradition/ritual after her first birthday with her mother in the woods, which allows young Togruta to come face to face with the cycle of death and life in the universe. Ahsoka gets snatched by a hungry space tiger in the process but because she’s force sensitive, she’s able to ask the creature to get her back home safely, revealing her abilities to her village in the process.

This review isn’t gonna focus so heavily on characterization because Ahsoka is literally a year old here, but I never pass up an opportunity to talk worldbuilding!

If y’all were watching this episode with me, we would likely have a problem due to the fact that I spent the entire time asking questions and making comments like:

What’s the growth rate of Togruta? Is it comparable to humans?

I love the attention to detail wrt to the different tendril and face patterns of Togruta

They really value the sanctity of life and balancing survival with respecting what you actually need from the earth

Every day I miss @/miss-kirby and her Togruta!Anakin AU on this site (no seriously, go look up some of the fanart, it is sick as FUCK)

Did Filoni legitimately just make this Togruta village space India? (e.g. heavily forested area, the names of some of the characters, a tiger in the woods, etc)

Anyway, despite Ahsoka probably not remembering ANY of this (if we’re following human growth rates, people statistically are not able to remember thing from before the age of three, which is when she’s discovered by and accepted into the Jedi order) the episode is clearly meant to show the cultural understanding that informs the way Ahsoka behaves when she’s older. Having a deep empathy for life, understanding the circle of life and death, “you must face death and not fear it”, etc. The last quote actually made me think of how Ahsoka is reckless to the point of stupidity when she first achieves the rank of Padawan.

Episode also made me lowkey sad though, because the idea that Ahsoka is someone who has never feared and always been able to tame that which is dangerous to her just made me think of her and Anakin :( that’s just how she reacts to her older brother :( 

Anyway next up on the watchlist is Episode 1, but it’s probably gonna be a little bit until I get to it and have the time to actually write up my thoughts, especially since it makes me so angry lol