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  1. Mog
    The funny thing is that back in the OT times, I used to dislike Obi. Based on the knowledge we had at the time, I saw him as a guy who thought he could be as good a teacher as Yoda and someone who failed to save Anakin. And he lied to Luke! You compare his training of Luke to Yoda’s more extensive training, and I saw it as “Yeah, Yoda’s a much better teacher.” For all their flaws, the prequels did improve my view of old Obi. Add in the two cartoon series, and you see that Obi did love Anakin and tried to be a good teacher. All this additional backstory put the responsibility for Anakin’s fall back on himself (with a crap-ton of manipulation from Palps 😉).
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    Well, Andor’s “mentor” is seriously messed up. BUT he acknowledges his flaws and accepts that which must be done. They gave us time with old Luthen and then layered the bastard big time. It’s an example of good writing and letting the character, rather than the plot, guide where the story should go.
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    And yet this Boba Fett who had this humbling defeat and near-death experience STILL SHOT THE CURRENT DAIMYO IN COLD BLOOD shortly before BOBF started. It's not like Bib tried to kill Boba or was responsible for killing Boba's adopted Tusken family. He was just in the way and making himself fat (at the expense of his minions). Then once Boba becomes daimyo himself, he almost never shows that edge again. He wiped out Stormtroopers like no one's business, killed Bib, and then inconsistently, he hesitates when people outright betray him and disrespect him. That's inconsistency. Reva's motivations were driven by plot instead of character. She witnessed the slaughter of her fellow Padawans, and yet she had no qualms sending Leia, a mere child, to get tortured. And then once she has the chance to kill Vader's son, she couldn't go through with it. That's inconsistency. With Luke, we could argue till the cows come home. Where you argue in support of his more recent trauma, I look back at a dude that never hesitated to rescue his friends and a person that actually succeeded in saving and turning his evil father back to the light. And yet this same Luke showed zero concern, once he found out that Han died? Regarding stupid plots, do the powers that be at Disney really need someone to say that having to rescue Leia twice is redundant in the Obi series? Or that rescuing Leia by hiding her under an ill-fitting trench coat is beyond silly?
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    It’s when they go off with some stupid plot-filled idea and/or are inconsistent with the characters that Disney gets in trouble. We hated The Last Jedi because they portrayed Luke in a way that made zero sense with his past characterization. Book of Boba Fett failed because they took away any teeth behind Boba’s character. Boba in Mando straight up shot someone and took his place. But Boba in BOFB acted the putz and tried to be some benign crime lord. I thought they portrayed Obi solidly, but there were so many stupid plot moves that took you completely out of the story. When story reigns king and the characters are written consistently, that’s when Star Wars works.
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    It’s not like Disney is only 2 for 5 on making good to okay movies, or that they’re only hitting 50% on their live-action Plus series. . . . . Oh. Crap.
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    But will they be GOOD Star Wars movies? 🤨
  7. Mog
    So. . . I take it Hasbro will be milking those Mandalorian molds again to make about half a billion repaints for all these new Mando characters?
  8. Mog
    It looks like they’re trying to make the helmet look like Iron Man. . . with Batman’s “ears.”
  9. Mog
    Are we sure
  10. Mog
    Bad Batch is already showing how the Empire’s transitioning out the clones (replacing them with natural born conscripts, making clones train the new folks, and still utilizing them for enforcement). By the time of Rebels, the clones have already aged some. Even by the time of the Obi series (which I believe happens before Rebels), the clones are already aging out. For story purposes, it makes sense for the Empire to use them up and then just discard them like a used-up resource.
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    The Empire is probably gonna pull an Office Space Milton, wait for the Clones to age out, and just “close the loop” on the problem. The Empire’s probably just calling these isolated instances or calling those clones that act out “defective.”
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    A theory (backed by solid observations) of when Crosshair likely got the implant removed: https://starwarsthoughts.com/2021/08/24/the-bad-batch-creators-confirm-that-crosshair-did-have-his-inhibitor-chip-removed-and-that-we-can-figure-out-when/
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    So, YouTube’s algorithm showed me some orchestral renditions of Muse’s Knights of Cydonia. But none of them have the oomph, bravado, over-the-top operatic sound, and that hard-driving rhythm section of the original:
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    Just watched Season 2, Ep. 3. Damn, that’s more like it. Definitely one of the better episodes of Bad Batch and can stand alongside the better parts of Clone Wars and Rebels.
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    Is it bad that I didn’t recognize Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar) and was wondering, “Who the hell is that?” We have to keep First Contact, as they introduced the grey uniforms (looked slightly more formal than the black uniform with colored shoulders, could be dressed down to look like you could do actual work in them, and could vary the look with the vest or unzipped top).
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    Could have swore that Also, yes, the modern speech is very jarring, but I’ll admit to laughing
  17. Mog
    How quickly we forget about Book of Boba Fett.
  18. Mog

    Strike A Pose! revisted...

    Mog replied to dapro's topic in Toys

    ^^Beautiful bird. I’ve always loved the unique color scheme, but all the durability issues made me leery about tracking one down.
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    ^^Thought you’d bust this out instead:
  20. Mog
    The things we do for our kids:
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    Strike A Pose! revisted...

    Mog replied to dapro's topic in Toys

    Since I already did a “sunset,” might as well show the sunrise pic:
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    Fire up the OP:
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    Strike A Pose! revisted...

    Mog replied to dapro's topic in Toys

    Sunset on the deck:
  24. Mog
    Do not leave your pram unattended because. . . Jawas Gonna Jack:
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    Strike A Pose! revisted...

    Mog replied to dapro's topic in Toys

    She’s actually a 21. Dealer ain’t busting me with a 22! But I agree with @Slave IV, you need to have a chunky in your collection. Just for its history and significance. I wound up giving my chunky to my son, but I’m glad it’s still in use.
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