How does this at all related to the high republic period, we see nothing apart from these witches and stuff, so boring, the chanting part was like some musical, so cringe. Also witches supposed to use magic, not force, this is all wrong.
Good job making Jedi look evil and witches sweet & peaceful, what the actual f? Jedi never took away children without parents consent. Also kids are already too old, why would even Jedi test them, they are not supposed to be eligible at this age, why even bother?
So it was the Jedi who raided the place and burned it to the ground to kidnap the kids hence the guilt is it? What the f? Osha is super traumatized, conflicted, old, and too attached, 10 times worse than Anakin, why go this much effort for those boring twins? ZERO sense
Wookiee Jedi was the only good thing in this whole episode.
The fight scenes were quite impressive. I was not happy that Carrie Ann Moss was killed off right away. But overall a decent episode.
CW caliber acting/writing. Stargate SG-1 caliber sets. Comic-con caliber make-up/costuming.
...and some of the dumbest Jedi ever...
Disney have yet again slopped out another 30 minutes of nothing much happening, for a budget of $1million per minute.
This episode, in particular, has the weakest writing and dialogue so far. It's just bad in my opinion. Very, very bad.
Felt like watching some Space witches show on the syfy channel. Terrible..
Why are the episodes so short? If you’re gonna make them so short at least give us more than 8 episodes
A slight improvement over the last 4 episodes. When I remove the smoke-and-mirrors lightsaber battle from the equation though, I'm lefts asking "is that all that happened?" and "where is the $180million dollars Lebowski?". 8 episodes will be chopped up into a 60 second video of stuff actually happening to save future generations from wasting their precious time.
Poison guy Jason Mendonsa totally gave it way he is smilo ren with all those on nose scene where he acts like "I am definitely not your master under desguise watching you to see if you are gonna follow my crazy orders". And of course Mae has a sudden change of character right in front of him because she read on the script that this was the best moment to generate some "muh sister" thug on the heartstrings drama. And of course he went ahead and murdered the Wookie himself off screen to prevent the show from spending additional one million dollars to make a Wookie fight like a Jedi, frame Mae so she keeps the plot from a dead stop and enters the scene to provide both a cliffhanger and a trailer scene.
Smilo Ren is trying to carry this show using no weapons.
I like what this show, specifically this episode had to say about multiverse hopping, and living/stealing the supposed better life of the alter version of you is living. That is while it may be better, its not you, its not yours. Your experiences, your quirks, all those things that bring you to the point you are at now are you. While you be the same in general ways that you maybe alter versions of yourself, the fact is that you are not the same. His expectation vs reality moment hit him in the nuts and he did not like it one bit.
I said from the start, this will be a rare example where the show is better than the book. This episode confirmed it, at least in my opinion. Thankfully Blake's contract only gave him full control over episodes 1-4, because now we're seeing what actual writers can do with the story.
Without getting into spoiler territory, this deviates from the source material with a number of interesting twists and additions. I find myself looking forward to the remaining episodes more than I expected.
Another absolute garbage episode. What a waste of time.
The real continuation of the Walking Dead right here. I suffered through some shiz to get this far, and it paid off.
I really enjoy where this show takes me, and how it inspires me to drift out my own reality.
I really enjoyed this season 1. I'd be surprised as well as pissed off if this doesn't get a second season.
Some noticeable continuity issues here and there where they need to focus on. Maximus is a rather annoyingly simple character, I am glad they split Lucy and him at the end up (for now). They do not belong together and I am not invested in their romance, there's just too much other amazing/cool stuff happening where they should focus more on.
Lucy's father escaping the way he did was stupid, though. But keeps the story running, I guess. Her mother appearing like that was unexpected, quite a bleak but nice twist.
A lot of references in pretty much each episode. To fully appreciate this I think you need to be familiar with the Fallout games. Otherwise you will probably not fully understand some of the weird stuff (Vault 4 for example) happening in this world as it does not get explained (well, indirectly perhaps).
Still has its flaws here and there but I'd classify this as a from fans for fans type of series overall. In other words Jackpot.
Sidenote: Schockingly, any random guy in a Power Armor knows how to / is able to show more emotion than a seasoned actor like Pablo Schreiber.
I knew first episode was going to be best one, I wish I was wrong. I could describe this episode with one word "Rushed". I absolutely agree with other comments about how they wasted at least 2 episodes with boring drama and rushed the whole story to end in a single episode. The dialogues were noticeably bad and corny. The last 4-5 minutes were emotional but even that felt rushed. Rick and Michonne always manage to easily get out of situations whenever a weapon is pointed at them. I guess They could easily land roles in the Marvel universe after The Walking Dead universe. I don't know, maybe after waiting this long, my expectations were too high. I would have preferred to see Rick extricating himself from the situation on his own, especially using his political and leadership skills to rise through the ranks. If I were to rank the episodes, it would be 1st episode > 2nd episode > the rest. Thanks for reading :cowboy:
"Why tell a deadman the future?"
I couldn't have asked for a more fitting finale for this "piece of an art" mini-series. The bar was set high. It could've been either like the GoT finale or Breaking Bad finale. So glad they stayed consistent from start to finish. Undoubtedly, this ranks among the greatest miniseries ever produced.
Many people may be dissatisfied with the finale if they expected to watch an all-out war, which contradicts the entire idea of the show.
This episode should've been named "Toda Mariko". She is one hell of a strong character.
Still getting the same vibes even after 2 years of reading the book. They nailed it.
Major F up by the detective and ops running the raid. To protect the informant, you just zip tie her up like everyone else transport them all together and separate her out like a regular interrogation. The way they did it, they should have just stenciled "SNITCH - Kill me first!" on her forehead.
@Vassilis - All narcissistic demagogic psychos from Jim Jones, to David Koresh, to the Heavens Gate Cult think that what their doing is justified because only "THEY" are in possession of the secret / sacred knowledge that will save humankind. They are blinded by their own ego and hubris, and, those who follow such deluded people are made to feel "privileged" and special because they are in possession of knowledge the peons don't have, thus, the peons become expendable as collateral damage when "the revolution" comes, whether the end comes at the point of a gun, the hangman's rope, the killing fields, or intergalactic aliens scheduled to arrive eons after they have become dust. "If ONE of us survives..., ALL of us survive". ....SO SAY WE ALL!
It was frustrating how the main character took so long to realize what happened to him.. but things got interesting at the end.
A multimillion dollar company, with a team of several people working on the same project, yet only ONE of them knows how to operate the box? Riiiight...
Also, I really wish they'd stop with the Nintendo Switch finger snap every time they swap realities, it's getting terribly annoying, by now.
Still feels almost too much in the setting-up period mostly (Mae vs. our group and then Osha feels like the first sequence to kick the story into high-gear) but it moves along at a nice clip with lively ensemble, and I appreciate that it utilizes this universe's more varied settings so that it comes off an expansive world than a few of its past series.
So inclusive it's become a meme. "Hello fellow Millennials"
I'm exhausted. This tension, the politics, the intrigue, even to the last second. So much is happening in this episode. So much concealed under such elegant garments.
In one way I look forward to the finale next week, however I'm not sure how they are going to fit what I was anticipating to be in this episode into the last, unless it is a 3hr episode, but I think it won't be such.
The other way I'm looking forward to the finale, is I no longer will need to invest all my emotion and attention in this concentration of spectacle and the craft of each Actor performing to perfection their role, and appreciating each word, glance, and interaction with their counterparts in such a magnificent, stunning location.
I'll be ready for this finale but until then I'll be soaking in what I've watched today. What a pleasure it is to witness what the Arts can deliver if given a proper opportunity.
Thank you to the Creators, Actors, Crew, and Those That have painstakingly brought this masterpiece to us.
The conundrum has set in... I desperately want to see the last episode now, but I don't want it to be the last show. 10/10
This episode broke me. Masterful episode!
I won't lie, I actually liked the previous episode more. It was a good ending, but it could have ended a bit further into the future, leaving the rest to our imagination isn't too much of a problem. I could listen to Lady Ochiba's speech for hours, she is magnificent. The conversation between Toranaga and Yabushige was really good too. Thank you for one of the best series of recent times. Here's hoping to see more productions that portray Japanese culture and history in such a high-quality manner...
I secretly wanted Fuji and Anjin to be together, I'm sorry Mariko-sama. (˘・_・˘)
Everyone's crazy for not giving this a 10. The tension was so good, music and lighting great. Acting superb. Mariko drew a line in the sand and forced all the other lords to acknowledge it. The music during the stand off was amazing. Some big pay offs like the last minute intervention by Ishido, the short intimacy, the betrayal, the meeting between former friends, and twists and reversals was crazy. I loved this episode. Can't wait to see what happens in the finale. I'll miss the romance subplot though =(
Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god!