Star Wars Thread...The Spoiler Edition

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:04 pm

Timothy Olyphant is great...but its starting to feel like he just plays the same character (Seth Bullock from Deadwood being the original) translated to different settings...present day Kentucky in Justified, 50's Kansas in the latest season of Fargo, and now space.

But boy...is that baby Yoda cute!

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:16 am

Well Mandalorian is just a western. And they lean into it. Small one-horse towns, the speeder bikes as horses. I mean hell this episode basically is the plot of most classic Westerns. And if you watch the closing credits the storyboard art work points at it even more. So give me Olyphant and more of the Deadwood cast (W Earl Brown was in this episode). Should only help (because Leguizamo's role did not do it for me..).

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Nov 06, 2020 7:50 pm

2nd episode was the drizzling shits. Don't bother if you haven't watched yet.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:25 pm

duff wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 7:50 pm 2nd episode was the drizzling shits. Don't bother if you haven't watched yet.

Too harsh? Especially if the whole trip ends up being a dead end and Sedaris was just using him to make a little extra scratch.

Love that pudgy-looking bearded x-wing pilots are still a thing.

Also:

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Nov 07, 2020 2:30 pm

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Nov 09, 2020 11:45 am

duff wrote: ↑Fri Nov 06, 2020 7:50 pm 2nd episode was the drizzling shits. Don't bother if you haven't watched yet.

Yeah..pretty much...

[+] spoiler: It was funny watching baby yoda eat those eggs though

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:34 pm

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:36 pm

And I didn’t recognize Biehn until the very end.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 5:58 pm

Now I enjoy the Mandolorian as much as the next guy...but its pretty ridiculous that you have to go read a 4000 word articles (‘The Mandalorian,’ Chapter 13 Recap: Baby Yoda Has a Name—and Fans Have a Lot to Process), complete with multiple video links, to understand who some of the characters are in an episode.

[+] spoiler: I'm still calling him Baby Yoda

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:31 pm

It has some deep dive aspects for aure

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:56 pm

I never regularly watched Clone Wars or Rebels, but I know who this week’s character was and I recognized the name revealed at the end because

[+] spoiler: I read those books way back when they seemed like the only possible sequels.

The one time I really felt like I missed something and did some after the fact reading was the weapon that showed up in the finale last season. Even then I got the point that he was a baaaad man without that. If I’ve missed other nods or outright references I feel like it hasn’t affected my ability to follow, so I feel like they’ve done a good job of balancing possible casual viewers with the rabid superfans.

duff · Post by **duff** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:39 pm

I view the Mandolorian as GoT. You don't need to know all of the back stories to enjoy it.

Post by **brian** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:24 am

Wait, did I see it was a big deal that they revealed the name of Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian? Isn't his name "Yoda"? What am I missing?

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:30 am

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A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:39 am

brian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:24 am Wait, did I see it was a big deal that they revealed the name of Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian? Isn't his name "Yoda"? What am I missing?

So you were under impression the Mandalorian is Yoda's origin story?

Post by **brian** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:48 am

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:39 am
brian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:24 am Wait, did I see it was a big deal that they revealed the name of Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian? Isn't his name "Yoda"? What am I missing?
So you were under impression the Mandalorian is Yoda's origin story?

In part, yes. I knew that wasn't what the show was about though. So that's not the same Yoda that tutored Luke Skywalker?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:50 am

brian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:48 am
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:39 am
brian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:24 am Wait, did I see it was a big deal that they revealed the name of Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian? Isn't his name "Yoda"? What am I missing?
So you were under impression the Mandalorian is Yoda's origin story?
In part, yes. I knew that wasn't what the show was about though. So that's not the same Yoda that tutored Luke Skywalker?

It is not.

Post by **brian** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:51 am

OK, well that explains a lot then. So "Baby Yoda" is a misnomer unless the race of creatures are called "yodas". I'm probably overthinking this at this point.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:52 am

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:50 am
brian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:48 am
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:39 am
brian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:24 am Wait, did I see it was a big deal that they revealed the name of Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian? Isn't his name "Yoda"? What am I missing?
So you were under impression the Mandalorian is Yoda's origin story?
In part, yes. I knew that wasn't what the show was about though. So that's not the same Yoda that tutored Luke Skywalker?
It is not.

Mandalorian takes place post Return of the Jedi. Yoda has already curled up and come back as a ghost.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:53 am

brian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:51 amI'm probably overthinking this at this point.

Yes. Yes you are.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:24 pm

brian wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:51 am OK, well that explains a lot then. So "Baby Yoda" is a misnomer unless the race of creatures are called "yodas". I'm probably overthinking this at this point.

Baby Yoda is the term the media applied to him. He is the "The Child" in the programme (unless he's named later, I'm not up to date on the show as I watch it with the boy on Friday evenings.)

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:25 pm

Is there a chance it is Yoda re-born? Is that a thing in Star Wars worldview?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:30 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:25 pm Is there a chance it is Yoda re-born? Is that a thing in Star Wars worldview?

No. Yoda was alive when this one was being raised/trained. They hid this one when all the Padawans where wacked by Anakin. This "baby Yoda" is 50 years old.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:26 pm

rass wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:34 pm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:01 pm

that was very very upsetting

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:08 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:01 pm that was very very upsetting

[+] spoiler: I can’t decide if it sets Ashoka up to save the day or if her arc was just to set up her own series. I think next weeks episode will be pretty badass following the fame of thrones penultimate episode theory

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:51 pm

[+] spoiler: My GF called Baby Yoda "GoGurt" and I'm afraid that's just going to be his name from now on

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:43 pm

Mickey going all in on live action TV series.

Post by **brian** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:21 pm

The franchise is essentially being raped and you’re expected to like the offspring.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:22 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:21 pm The franchise is essentially being raped and you’re expected to like the offspring.

I don’t agree with this at all. It’s just a bigger galaxy. There’s room for more stories beyond sky walker.

Post by **brian** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:24 pm

At what point does it just become a pathetic cash grab? The 10th spinoff? The 20th? The 30th?

Post by **brian** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:26 pm

I like the Back To The Future movies. All of em to some degree but I don’t need to know how Marty’s great-great-great-great-great grandkid is doing.

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:05 pm

As ab said, they are working with so much more than what BTTF was working with. So many planets and systems to work with. 1000s of species and races. Huge timeline to work with. So many possibilities. And if done as well as Mandolorian, then I am all for it.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:34 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:26 pm I like the Back To The Future movies. All of em to some degree but I don’t need to know how Marty’s great-great-great-great-great grandkid is doing.

Yeah not close to an apt comparison.

Also those movies suck. I don’t care for any of them that much. Which probably gets to the point.

Post by **brian** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:38 pm

The original Star Wars is pretty much a joke coherently if we’re gonna have that discussion. A bunch of people decided this dude created a universe and now here we are where it’s above criticism.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:52 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:38 pm The original Star Wars is pretty much a joke coherently if we’re gonna have that discussion. A bunch of people decided this dude created a universe and now here we are where it’s above criticism.

THats not true at all either. Several of the nine canon movies suck balls beyond redemption. Most hardcore fans have several things they hate.

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:33 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:38 pm The original Star Wars is pretty much a joke coherently if we’re gonna have that discussion. A bunch of people decided this dude created a universe and now here we are where it’s above criticism.

Nothing in Star Wars is above criticism. But to compare them to BTTF is just down right ridiculous. Maybe it is just your angst about moving and not being able to get any In-N-Out for a long time.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:48 am

I’ve seen a lot of things set brian off over the years here but never really been puzzled by one as much as I am by this one.

Anyway, I didn’t know this!

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 9:43 am

brian wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:24 pm At what point does it just become a pathetic cash grab? The 10th spinoff? The 20th? The 30th?

It's really never *not* been a cash grab. Most of the franchise has been shaped around selling toys and happy meals.

Post by **Sabo** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 9:58 am

rass wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:48 am I’ve seen a lot of things set brian off over the years here but never really been puzzled by one as much as I am by this one.

Anyway, I didn’t know this!

Feels like they're fat shaming him by calling his character "Porkins". Way to be classy, George Lucas!