[7.4/10] I appreciated the way that this one is actually an episode! It’s nice to jump to the Sequel Trilogy era and see more of Moxie and where things stand for the Freemaker clan now. The notion of Moxie as a young Resistance member, anxious to prove she belongs, makes for a good throughline for the episode. Even though the episode follows the same “cameo from well-known movie” figure format from prior episodes, this one all takes place as part of the same series of events, which helps.
That said, it’s also kind of lumpy, as we jump from Graballa’s efforts to find the Freemakers to Moxie’s scouting mission, to Maz’s involvement with both, to their efforts to find Roger and get off Takodana without a ton of connective tissue. Still, it’s nice to see Leia understand someone’s attachment to a droid, and establishing Roger as Moxie’s best friend helps add an emotional undercurrent to these events. The same goes for Roger being controlled by Graballa, and apologizing for all his actions since it’s not what he actually wants to do.
I do appreciate the show bringing Graballa back. The fact that he finally opened his long-hoped-for Beachside Resort and Buffet is kind of joyous, even if the First Order shows up to ruin the party. And Kylo Ren running afoul of the Freemakers, at least at the margins, because he wants to take possession of his grandfather’s starfighter is a good macguffin to motivate everything.
That said, some of the nonsense on Ord Tellarom feels rote, and while Roger being pulled in both directions by his controls is amusing, it devolves into slapstick pretty quick. Still, it’s fun to see quick visits to all the old Rebel bases and the visual fun on Crait in particular is pretty good. Moxie’s dynamic with Roger and Ka-Pao is a bit silly, but still nice.
Overall, this one feels more like an episode of a sequel series to The Freemaker Adventures and less like a series of loosely-connected vignettes, which I appreciate, and sets up its new characters and conflicts nicely.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2019-12-08T23:50:40Z
[7.4/10] I appreciated the way that this one is actually an episode! It’s nice to jump to the Sequel Trilogy era and see more of Moxie and where things stand for the Freemaker clan now. The notion of Moxie as a young Resistance member, anxious to prove she belongs, makes for a good throughline for the episode. Even though the episode follows the same “cameo from well-known movie” figure format from prior episodes, this one all takes place as part of the same series of events, which helps.
That said, it’s also kind of lumpy, as we jump from Graballa’s efforts to find the Freemakers to Moxie’s scouting mission, to Maz’s involvement with both, to their efforts to find Roger and get off Takodana without a ton of connective tissue. Still, it’s nice to see Leia understand someone’s attachment to a droid, and establishing Roger as Moxie’s best friend helps add an emotional undercurrent to these events. The same goes for Roger being controlled by Graballa, and apologizing for all his actions since it’s not what he actually wants to do.
I do appreciate the show bringing Graballa back. The fact that he finally opened his long-hoped-for Beachside Resort and Buffet is kind of joyous, even if the First Order shows up to ruin the party. And Kylo Ren running afoul of the Freemakers, at least at the margins, because he wants to take possession of his grandfather’s starfighter is a good macguffin to motivate everything.
That said, some of the nonsense on Ord Tellarom feels rote, and while Roger being pulled in both directions by his controls is amusing, it devolves into slapstick pretty quick. Still, it’s fun to see quick visits to all the old Rebel bases and the visual fun on Crait in particular is pretty good. Moxie’s dynamic with Roger and Ka-Pao is a bit silly, but still nice.
Overall, this one feels more like an episode of a sequel series to The Freemaker Adventures and less like a series of loosely-connected vignettes, which I appreciate, and sets up its new characters and conflicts nicely.