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What Did You Like or Dislike about This Series? (spoilers, of course)

posted 2 months ago by Keelai (34858)
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Fight scenes 10/10
Some of the best lightsaber fights and martial arts in Star Wars.

I liked the characters especially Qimir. He's a villain with depth instead of a stereotype. I cheered for him and Mae rather than the "good guys".

I enjoyed the Jedi being flawed, arrogant, religiously intolerant and dishonest. It foreshadows their eventual demise.

There was some humor especially with Mog Adana as the head Jedi's assistant.

The concept of a police procedural was interesting and suspenseful. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.

I found it to be as good as Andor. Edgy. Adult. Different.

[–] FootOfDavros (8142) 2 months ago

Agreed re the lightsaber scenes. Definitely among the best we've seen.

And yes, the villain and his reveal was great. And the shock killing off of half the main characters which came with that!

I liked the concept of the show delving into the mythology around force manipulated births. I think this tied in more strongly to the main films than any of the other series, which seem superfluous by that comparison.

I didn't like the costumes though. Really put me off the show initially, as they just seemed like cheap cosplay.

I also didn't like the green Jedi. Terrible actress (I was re-watching a bit of Russian Doll and she's awful in that as well) and again, it looks cheap - like a knock of Star Trek character.

Apparently this show had some incredible budget, so I don't know how it managed to look so poor in some parts.