More garbage from Zaddy, this is a modern blueprint for what not to do when you’re making operatic sci-fi/fantasy. You could point at the obvious issues, such as the worldbuilding and story ripping off every other property in existence without putting much of its own spin on it (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Dune, Harry Potter, Mad Max, Excalibur, Seven Samurai, The Matrix to only name a few), but that doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of what’s wrong here. Snyder’s often praised for being this great visual stylist, but with Rebel Moon he might just deliver his most poorly directed film. Multiple shots are out of focus, the score is really manipulative and overblown, the staging of the action feels amateurish, there’s often a lack of proper depth of field (it kinda feels like those Star Wars shows on D+ due to the poor use of the volume stages) and he’s generally wanking off way too much with all the slo-mo here. Moreover, this has one of the worst scripts of the year due to all of the cheesy, overwitten dialogue and ridiculous amounts of exposition. It’s very hard to find a scene in this where the presentation and writing are somewhat organic or manage to create meaning in a way that feels artistically instinctual. Instead, it’s this lifeless mismatch of stale ideas. Add to that the fact that Snyder doesn’t know how to emphasize the strengths of the limited performers he’s working with here (besides Hounsou and Hopkins, who can handle themselves regardless of the director), and you can only conclude that Disney made the right decision by rejecting this.
1.5/10
What an absolute perfect ending, and I say this while admitting this ending didn't go the way I expected it to. Like honestly, how many of us actually thought Picard was going to survive this episode? I didn't, but I'm damn sure glad he did, even if we never see any of these TNG characters ever again, which I honestly doubt we won't given the ending. This was an emotional final send off however for this crew that honored and respected each of them throughout the season, every single one of them got their grand moment to shine, Riker with his asteroid, Geordi with his ship, Worf with his rescue, Crusher with her contraction discovery, Data defeated Lore, Troi rescued them in the end with her love for Riker, and Picard saved his son. And how about that borg queen, holy absolute hell was she horrifying looking or what? Anyway, what a beautiful ending that they all deserved, and one last poker game for the sake of it all. Am I excited about the future with Q showing up to tease the next series with the Enterprise G? Sure, but not as happy as I am that the old timers I grew up with got their swan song and somehow, someway, all survived. And if you didn't burst into tears when Riker and Worf decided to stay back to find Picard, basically sealing their death, then damn it I don't know what will satisfy you in life. Was this show perfect? Fuck no. Was the 3rd season without flaws? Bahaha, no! But if you can't appreciate what this really was meant to be here, I don't judge you, I just feel sad you couldn't feel the raw enjoyment the rest of us felt, because this was fucking awesome.
Without lots of action, without much of the popular Star Wars lore like the Force, Jedi, Lightsabers, this show delivers with every new episode.
It was very interesting to see that Mon Mothma was reluctant to delve fully into engaging the Empire in open Rebellion. We've never seen that side. I also like that they adressed that people are and will be dying like Luthen told her. It's not much of romantisizing. It's war. And the Empire responds the only way it knows how. By asserting even more power. By being predictable, thus playing into the Rebels hands.
"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."
Which at least some inside the Empire seem to understand while others still think of their position.
We also see the glimmer of hope from the people that things are about to change for the better when they hear off the attack on Aldhani. And althought Star Wars is not known for portraying contemporary problems within the story telling, I wonder if the similarities are just random.
I really interested how characters like Syril and Dedra will develop moving forward. Could they actually (well maybe one of them) end up with the Rebels ?
Oh, and the world building in this show is also great: Bureau of Standards. It's the Empire put in a single building and again something that reminds me of our present.
The soap opera writers that have been put in charge of this ,once revered, franchise continue to distort and abuse the long and beloved history of Star Trek canon to subvert it to their own hand. In past seasons we've seen that Burnham was the reason Spock became who he was, we've lost beloved characters who have rejected everything they were before, Romulus was blown up and now we don't even have Vulcan anymore. Whatever reason these "writers" might have to do this is beyond me but it should be clear by now that it's malicious. Their ilk have destroyed 50 years of canon on Doctor Who, destroyed Star Wars and pretty much done the same to Trek. If rumors are to be believed they will soon include the Guardian of Forever and possibly deliver the final blow to Star Trek.
To the people defending this soap opera dribble... Well I don't know what to say to you. Character development, plot and the concept of coherent writing are cornerstones of anything that's good. These writers can't even keep track of events in the same episode let alone use a massive overarching storyline or how to benefit of over 50 years of worldbuilding.
It's disgraceful really what they have done and they should be ashamed of writing something that is below mediocre. But that appears to be modernday "entertainment" and by god... I hope it bites them back in their ass cause we'll all be worse off if it doesn't.
So glad this train wreck is finally done. Kinda like a bad relationship you know you need to get out of but just keep hoping it will be better. Well it never does.
This whole series had your typical conflicts and needlessly forced drama, but all in all the story arcs weren't horrible and you could sorta suspend belief.
But this final season has just been utter garbage.
Female characters suddenly turned into stereotypical lesbians butch types for no apparent reason and a few look terrible. Characters changed personality also for no apparent reasons. Lack of continuity and explanation, confusing story lines kinda went off to nowhere. Motivations are unreliable and random. I'm sure the PC police will crack down on me, but the whole "Girls Kick Ass" gets tedious. Except for Shadeheda, no man can stand against the magnificent power of the Mary Sues.
I'm so sick of agenda driven story telling. A. it's insulting to our intelligence and B. Its crap story telling.
I don't know if Hollywood is in its own echo chamber or these people really think this is good stuff. Probably a little of both, but it's a shame. The premise was good. The production value was good. The acting was good for the most part given the script. But it's unbearable to slog thru this knowing it could have been so much better.
Oh man, all this is such a lazy bad writing... so they're going into an unknown potentially dangerous place. And the alien race warns them specifically saying that is a very dangerous place indeed. They come there and who goes into the recon mission? The admiral, the captain of the whole ship, the first hand, the main doctor, the main engineer - so, all the "head" of the ship. So if something happens the whole ship has nobody to command. It's an official union explorer ship with hundreds of people on board and they have no exploration team who goes first at all. Okay, even if I can forgive them that stupidity for the sake of tv-show excuse to show the main characters more often. But what's next?
Do they go into this dangerous place in space suits with weapons? Of course no, they go just like that and admiral literally put his face into some weird looking bio-thingy. It's like Space 101 of what not to do. Of course he gets infected, of course he's a trojan horse. They don't even secure him anyhow, just walk and go, do whatever, infect others. Then we going to spread around the ship while having no weapons at all, because why would we, we're going to have them for a minute at the end of the episode otherwise no thrilling moments.
If you think you already seen all of that somewhere but in a much less stupid way - you are right, the episode of Firefly had exactly this, but much more logical.
On any other series, that would have been the season finale. Ten years ago, it would have been considered a TV movie.
Not just on terms of length, because it wasn't even the longest episode of the season thus far, but on terms of stakes and delivery. They pulled out all the stops, showed us all the things, culminated everything that the season has been building up to... save for one small child.
Where all the other episodes (except for one unfortunate bummer) pulled at the heart strings and brought progressive thought and understanding in the way Trek fans had enjoyed for years, this episode was one bombastic, cinematic moment after another. And I can appreciate that, when employed correctly. So many TV shows (and movies) don't, and all the explosions and dying and interstellar war fail to mean anything. Despite this, there was a single thought-provoking plot thread that came to a close...
Ensign Charly Burke.
I understand, and sympathize, with a lot of the hate surrounding the character. Though, I'm glad that the vast majority of that hate was aimed at the character and not the actor. Orville fans setting the bar for more established fandoms. And I personally wish they could have fleshed her out more than they did. But in the end... they did a good job with her arc. She was ripped out of her happy little life, forced to work alongside the person who inadvertently caused the person she loved to die for no reason, forced to tow the line on a ship that wouldn't tolerate racism towards the enemy the way the rest of the Union might have (wrongly) put up with. And she grew. Against her desire to grow, she grew. She grew more than she was aware of. When she had no time to think, she reactively defended Issac and ultimately the Kaylon as a people. So, I don't hate Charly as a character - especially not now. I think it was a competent execution of a trope that is used far too often and falls flat almost all of the time. Hell, even the funeral felt earned.
The rest of the episode is so dense, and doesn't ever slow down. But it's also a very visual. surface-level affair compared to the rest, so I'll just say that it was general sci-fi excellence. A great dessert after an even greater meal. I was genuinely shocked by Admiral Perry, especially his awareness of his decisions (Somewhere between Lawful Neutral and True Neutral). It's a shame he's gone now, but I'm more surprised we got Ted Danson in a recurring role for two seasons. I knew that a major shift in power was coming because of the last episode, but I was not expecting the team-ups we are left with. After all the griping about the shorten ed episode list, the length of those episodes and how tight the narrative has been leaves me stunned there's still a whole other episode to go after all of this. See you on the other side.
[4.8/10] Stupid stupid stupid. Why does it always have to be the Borg? Why does it always have to be some random, shocking twist instead of just sticking to what you’ve built to through the prior eight episodes? Why must it be chock full of credulity-straining retcons and cheesy coincidences?
The plot twists here are dumb as hell. The whole biological Borg “seed” being implanted in Picard’s never-before-seen son retcon absolutely breaks my willing suspension of disbelief for how convenient it is. The Borg getting a biological assimilation upgrade that basically lets them flip a switch and assimilate everybody is a cheap bit. And god, the fact that it only affects people under 25 is such a convenient dodge to get the old crew in the driver’s seat.
If that weren’t enough, the nostalgia-pushing here is so blunt and obvious. Yes, it’s very cool to see the Enterprise-D again, to hear Majel Barrett’s voice as the computer again, and to see that set recreated with familiar faces standing on it, ready to go defend none other than the now-Admiral Shelby. But the method to get there is so unearned, so full of psychological and narrative gymnastics to arrive at this destination, that the warm feelings built from seven seasons of the old show are muted by this new one’s transparent attempt to invoke them to cover for its dumb twists and reheated conflicts.
This one’s not without its pleasures. Shaw sacrificing himself and calling Seven by her real name is a nice and well-earned moment. Data’s “I hope we die quickly!” declaration is a solid laugh. I’m glad to see Shelby in live action again and to get a reference to the USS Pulaski.
But this episode all but squanders the goodwill and good work the show’s managed to pull off over the course of season 3. After finding ways to channel high points and fond memories for the old show to tell new stories and move things forward, why are we back to Star Trek: Picard’s mind-numbing plot twists and threadbare nostalgia? What a waste of a fairly good build to this point.
Funny how now the Empire Remnant has a secret underground resistance against the New Republic. How the tables have turned.
This episode was way better in terms of storytelling but it left me very frustrated. I know that the Mandalorians are not likely to win if they want to keep the mythology. But just for once I'd like to see them come out on top. Gideon has become a bit ridicolous. He's the archetype of a bad guy. He was more interesting when he wasn't flying around as a Vader look-alike. I hate to see Vizla die but I should've seen that one coming because I really grew to like him. Grogu inside IG ? Come-on, he's a Force user. Despite the fact he choose not to train with Luke he still has the ability, no ? And we still must have a monster, doesn't we ?
Now, those are personal and, yes, biased points on my behalf. Like I said it was a great episode as such. In the end I see it as a win for the author if he invokes those reactions from me. There were also moments that gave me serious goosebumps. Like when Bo told them what happened between her and Gideon and subsequent how Din told her why he's following her. The talk about Thrawn didn't surprise me. I expected that pretty much from episode one forward.
Only one episode left and I hope there'll be some silver lining.
"To the Undiscovered Country - The future."
I lost track of how much talent is in this episode. I kept getting distracted by Bruce Boxleitner reprising his role as the President of Earth. What a lore-rich and beautiful episode this is. I think there is something for everybody. From the classic humor in the simulator, to getting deeper into Krill lore, to seeing multiple space battles.
To the above quote, this is The Orville's version of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Right down to the Abrahamic leader figure. And this time the subversion is that peace goes to shit and all anyone can do is simply prevent going to open war on multiple fronts. The wildcard, that I'm mad I didn't see coming, is that Ed got Teleya pregnant and she now has a Krill-Human daughter that could upset galactic politics and cause an uprising on Krill. Ed is now sitting on an H-bomb, and he might have to press the trigger.
Overall this episode has such a warmth to it, even on Planet Ibiza. All the vistas we get to see, all the held shots and silent moments. Seth said that every episode would feel like a movie, and so far that holds true. This is best one so far, and also one of the best of the entire series.
I cannot stress how meaningful it is to me that the camera is allowed to be in a fixed position for several seconds at a time! After finishing Obi-wan, I am so tired of free-roaming cameras and additional shaking being purposefully added in post when the scene is just someone talking.
I'm just going to keep saying it until it stops being true. Right now, there are exactly two scifi shows airing that are telling stories of this caliber. Neither of them are called Star Trek, but both of them are being worked on by Star Trek alumni. I'm at least grateful that science fiction that prioritizes smart storytelling is still an option. Gene would be proud of both of them. And I'd like to think he prefers this one. :)
Gosh Not that "kid-in-a-cellar story" again. I don't really understand why this is important. Well, it tells you perhaps something about Picard's past, but I don't really care. Can't he just be an anti-hero because he is old? Does he need a trauma in his past (the Locutus trauma is more significant anyway)? Where does that come from? Nothing in TNG indicates that Picard has a tragic family background. Well, in the main story it's just a glorified memory technique so that he finds the right tunnel. Which isn't important anyway cause Seven and Raffi already made it to the ship. Picard didn't find the right tunnel anyway. He just stalled Soong a bit who inexplicably became an insane super villain who was easily manipulated by the queen. I don't understand his development. Yes, he's a scientist who wants to be famous, perhaps rich and who isn't conducting the most ethical experiments, but how did he become a Borg fire team leader that fast? (Btw: how did Raffi and Seven reach the ship? With just an ice pick, a knife and a corkscrew?)
The most interesting thing is perhaps the things you learn about the Borg: Queens have some sort of sense of multiple timelines and about their respective futures. Interesting. As I understand it, she's not interested in victory in this particular universe, let alone this universe. They are interested in a path for future victory of the Borg in at least one (or perhaps all timelines)? And all past (or future?) attempts failed, 'cause their approach is too cruel? But - knowing all that - they have never thought about changing tactics to a more collaborative and peaceful approach?
But even with that knowledge about the Borg the picture is still not clear after this episode. I still can't tell who wants what for what reason. Who prefers which timeline? And why? Does the Queen now hopes that the double-Renée trick (what does that entail exactly? Why is she still speaking in riddles? I thought they are kind of depended on each other for the time being) creates two new timelines that the Borg both can "win" given they have a 400 years head start and a new approach proposed by Jurati? Or is the peaceful (original) timeline the timeline Picard will be sent back to, while the Borg and Jurati will try their new tactics on the "Terran timeline"? Plus, I don't buy that Jurati can have such a positive impact on a whole race. I mean, they assimilated countless compassionate species before and they never learned from them? And now Jurati - above all persons - is able to change an entire race? And does that mean the queen was never interested in restoring or branching off a particular timeline? I mean, why should she care about a particular timeline if she "experiences" all timelines simultaneously anyway? Was she only interested in travelling 400 years back given one timeline is as good as the other? And if so, why don't the Borg do that constantly when they are about to face another defeat in yet another timeline? Obviously they have the means to time travel. And why did they summon Picard in the first place to rescue that particular Borg Queen if that's just another random timeline in which the Borg have failed? Again, like I said in my review of last episode, it barely makes sense. Well, perhaps it does, but the story is that convoluted, that I can't grasp it (Perhaps I'm just stupid). Thus I can't really enjoy this episode either (plus there's this superfluous Picard family story which I disapprove). Will they even have time to answer all questions in the season's finale? I have my doubts.
PS: At least the Borg queen has style. Time is of the essence. But this doesn't mean you can't attach your trusted trademark GREEN lasers to your drones' weapons. It simply looks more menacing in foggy and dusty France.
PS: why are they shooting at Shmullus 2.0? (Is that even the same triangle shaped emitter from Voyager? Did Seven got to keep the mobile emitter? Is the EMH stored in this device? Could Shmullus be reactivated?) Makes no sense. Jurati even said it's a hologram. How is that supposed to work? And after the hologram is "killed" (how?), how does that give her suddenly access to the ship's controls?
The satire is hit and miss, and the hits are not really saying anything profound. Who knew social media is trash? Thanks. The first half was adequate in some ways but also unfunny. In fact I didn't didn't laugh once at the whole movie.
Second half looked better until the political commentary. It was very obvious who the bad guys would be. Yes it's the gun and money loving deniers who wear hats. Enter Perlman's character who's ''out of touch'' and says bad things. That's the level of comedy in this. Add Jonah doing his usual pathetic character and Lawrence with a snarky edgy woman. The good? Dicaprio. And considering the different elements of the movie (disaster and comedy) the tone worked.
It wasn't reasoned at all. Near the end of the movie why don't certain characters spend their time elsewhere instead of having dinner with non family? Do they have nobody else? Is Peter Isherwell's character based on Jordan Peterson? Where were the UN (isn't this a global crisis?) The days of USA saving the world in movies needs to end...
The irony is that it attacks sheep yet is for another set of sheep. It also adds to the modern era of useless social media political fighting, as people take sides. I'd like a satire to rise above this.
Wow, it just keeps getting better. Trek has done its fair share of horror stories, some poor and some good, but this is probably most effective scare episode the franchise has done. I loved the way it riffed off moments from the core Alien trilogy and managed to do some properly unsettling things in the process. Besides from having a fantastic design, the moment the blue alien dude started having trouble breathing was a wonderfully staged sequence full of dread.
The Gorn looked great and felt vicious even as infants. I love how this series is setting them up. I also appreciate how we've come to understand La'an's character up to now and her own reactions to this situation.
The most interesting part here may have been Spock. While I'm not sure the actual execution of his emotional barriers dropping was, the effect of it on the character is certainly fascinating. Ethan Peck has been KILLING IT so far and is handling this stuff so well. It's an angle that works. I quite like that the franchise is acknowledging the more emotional Spock we saw in 'The Cage' and working to bridge things to the more stoic version we are familiar with.
And damn, the episode blindsided me with the death of Hemmer. I clocked those two new away team characters as dead from the moment we were introduced to them, but Hemmer was a real shock. Especially given that he seems to have become a fan favourite. What a way to go out too - compare it to the lacklustre death of Airiam over on Discovery, which had zero impact despite the character having been there since the start. This one hit hard, with the reactions of the rest of the crew really doing it justice too.
On its own this wasn't a bad episode with the Clone Wars flashbacks, the images of Vader overlaying Anakin, and I liked little Ahsoka a lot more than her older self. It still left me very indifferent.
Not a shred of explanation on how Anakin could even be there. I never liked World between Worlds for reasons I already stated in other comments/replies. And here it just seemes to be a tool to have Ahsoka meet Anakin, have them involved in yet another lightsaber battle (I'm curious if they will have an episode without one) and count on the fact the viewer will be satisfied without asking any questions. The whole episode counts on that, it's full of these nostalgic moments with an almost angelic score to back this up. I'm a huge "Rebels" fan and am somewhat happy with how this played out aside from the Anakin part. But I wonder how viewers who don't have that connection will experience this. And why didn't Hera went with them ? I fully expected her to throw her commission at Mon Mothma's feet and go with Ahsoka. What can she possibly accomplish by staying behind ?
Let me make it clear again that I don't hate this show. I still believe that Dave is the Heir to the Empire. Maybe all my questions will be answered once we reach the end of the show. But at this moment the show is not taking me along on the journey I hoped it would be.
For me, this is perhaps the most disappointing season of television I have ever watched. I almost said second most, remembering that Game of Thrones season 8 happened - but if I'm being honest, my expectations for season 8 of Game of Thrones were already quite low after the disappointment that was season 7.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a show that you will quickly find is almost nothing like what is advertised. In the lead-up to this show airing, we were given multiple interviews with Hayden and Ewan, and we were led to believe that this show would be heavily focused on the relationship between their two characters. Unfortunately, we get what is probably akin to maybe one whole episode at absolute most that focuses on these characters. This show could honestly be renamed to 'Leia: A Star Wars Story' and it would make a lot of sense. The plot mainly focuses on Obi-Wan trying to rescue Leia and take her home, meanwhile, the most pathetic force user we've ever seen on screen, Reva (the third sister) chases after Kenobi for Vader. We get a couple of flashbacks of Obi-Wan and Anakin from years past, and those moments are pretty good, but they're so minimal that they basically didn't even happen.
The writing in this show is downright dreadful, as is the action choreography. There are scenes in this show where child Leia is literally outrunning groups of grown men who are out to get her, and she evades them for some time by literally ducking under trees and bushes, meanwhile these pursuers act as though a branch is some magical barrier and run awkwardly around it. There's a scene in the final episode where Reva (a force user with a lightsaber) is literally bested and held off by uncle Owen and his wife. No, I am not making this up. The lightsabers in this show don't even make sense. Stormtroopers take hits from lightsabers as though they're existing in a Lego game rather than a live-action Star Wars show. Reva is stabbed through the gut by Darth Vader and left for dead at one point, only to be standing and walking around Tatooine at the start of the next episode (a couple of hours later) with zero explanation given as to how this could be possible.
I really wanted to love this show. I was so hyped for it. But I cannot lie - this is by far the WORST Star Wars series to date. And while it might be better than The Rise of Skywalker, I'd say it's worse than every other Star Wars movie.
There is a reason why this was dropped even by Disney Star Wars.
The whole movie is a meh. I could sleep through segments of it, and it wouldn't affect the story one bit.
Sadly, got through it all wide awake.
About at half of the movie, I started to force myself to power through to the end,
but not one unpredictable thing happened during the entire runtime.
The real problem begins when you try to deconstruct it scene by scene.
If you begin finding all that is wrong with it, you cannot stop, and it takes a review longer that the script of the movie...
From bad script (felt like patchwork), stiff dialog, lousy characters, bad acting, bad accents, predictable tropes and stereotypes,
to the terrible by-the-book directing with fight slow-mos and quick cuts.
The CGI ranges from OK to terrible, but even practical effects are bad and look cheap, not to mention the costumes that look so anachronistic and out of touch.
If you have free time to spend, dont watch this, instead watch again the original source movies.
Bottom line, and the biggest problem with this movie is that there was nothing good that caught my eye.
It is one of those movies that you watch maybe once and never again.
This wasn't quite the beginning I waited for a whole year. It had way to much action for action's sake. Oh, and way too short for a season premiere.
Started good though. I thought at first this would be some kind of flashback to when Din got his helmet. The monster fight did absolutely nothing other then sugar coat CGI. But we find out what will be the quest for this season: Redemption.
The Navarro part was OKish. I had kind of feared one of the pirates would turn out to be Hondo. Like I expected they explain Cara away with one sentence. Shame that she's no longer there as she really was a great character with potential. Great idea bringin back IG88. We'll see how this plays out.
The space battle was again just showcasing CGI, which does look great, but really did nothing then add action. I kind of fear those pirates will be along for the ride this year.
Din's meeting with Bo Katan was interesting and I hope we see a lot of her this year.
The ONE thing that had my blood pumping were the creatures that Grogu saw in Hyperspace. Those were purgill, no ? Now that's an interesting thing to show us.
Still, the pieces are in place and I'm exited for the story to unfold.
Much like the previous comedy episode 'Spock Amok', I struggled to click with this one. It wasn't particularly bad with some massive TOS vibes, and I always loved holodeck-gone-wrong style episodes, but the problem was that once again it just felt lifeless. The jokes raised a small chuckle at most, with the majority missing the mark entirely.
This time around something I noticed was the lack of musical accompaniment to help lift the comedy. Without it there to help, things feel remarkably dead. Music was there certainly, but so completely subdued.
For the positives, I thought that Dr. M'Benga lead the episode extremely well. I was also pleased to see Hemmer back. Uhura hammed it up brilliantly. Pike/Anson Mount was kind of delightful as the coward, pitching his performance just right. Wizard Spock looked fantastic. And Ortegas seemed in her element, jousting verbally with Pike. It's just a shame that so few of these elements ended up working well together.
The episode was saved for me by the ending, where it managed to hit me hard. The performances here were top notch. At first I was a little surprised at how easily M'Benga willingly gave up his daughter, but then I realised that she is literally at death's door and has no time left (the show hasn't made this quite as clear as it could have). He knew that holding on to her only means her death.
A weaker episode, but not a terrible one. It feels a little too early in the run to do something like this when the characters haven't been fully established.
How do we go from that incredible third episode to this incompetent piece of trash? They just took ep 2 and put it in a different skin. The last episode was the first time Obi-Wan has encountered Anakin in literally 10 years. Still, instead of giving us an interesting dive into Obi-Wan's psyche after facing his greatest failure, they give us this shit. Having Obi-Wan shrug off his injuries, glazing over that whole encounter like it never even happened, and having him sneak in and out of the Inquisitor base where apparently no one is doing their goddamn job. Stormtroopers who clearly have him in their line of sight, watch him hide in a hallway but walk past, the woman helping him talking through their plan step-by-step in a room literally FILLED with other Imperial officers and leaving another officer unconscious 5 feet away. But the biggest piece of Scooby-Doo level chicanery is having Obi-Wan and Leia pull a 2 kids 1 trenchcoat as they attempt to leave the base while walking passed dozens of Stormtroopers and officers. What the fuck am I watching? This is just as asinine as the chase scene from episode 1 except it was a whole 30-minute episode.
Gosh no. That mystery/ancestry/horror story is dangerously close to Sub Rosa (https://trakt.tv/shows/star-trek-the-next-generation/seasons/7/episodes/14) which is one of TNG's most stupid episodes. Why do they choose to tell such a story? Is it just that Stewart has another chance to talk (and again there's a shrink - What's going on with all those psychoanalysts in this show?). Why is it important that he fell into a coma? Who induced that coma anyway? Was that Q? How and why? (Was there a hardware module in Soong's Tesla that induces comas when it passes by?) I don't get it. Maybe this will be important and explained but right now I can't see how's that related to the main story other than that Picard gets the idea to summon Q. But didn't Picard knew before that Q is the key to this story and that Q presumably wants something from him personally? The whole episode feels like a filler. Last episode nothing happened. This episode even less happened. Most of the time this episode was totally boring. Plus, I don't understand why last episode was about closely watching and protecting Renée and now everything we learn about Renée's well-being is a quick comment (something like She's fine. Don't worry.). Strange.
PS: I like Guinan's explanation why her race is so much into barkeeping. I always wondered. Now, let's give us more about the shared history of El-Aurians and the Q.
Awesome series!
If you are familiar with physics, astronomy, mathematics, theories, you will recognise a lot of stuff used in this show. I'm not sure about the novel, so I'm only referring to the show.
The philosophical questions are also relevant, and many have been asked before, and many were recently asked.
I can't believe they were able to combine these different school of thoughts into one cohesive story. I haven't seen a story like this before. Usually, sci-fi authors would only focus, at most, 5 to keep it simpler for the audience, but in this show, it's out-of-this-world.
The animation part was also great. They combined two types of art, and that was amazing. Also, some would probably critic how the movement of the animated characters are not fluid, but that's the whole point, it was intentional. It captured the 'game feel'.
Overall, from episodes 1 to 16, each episode felt like watching a 45-minute movie. They spent a lot. It wasn't half-baked. They were consistent in quality every episode.
Highly recommended!
I was already a huge fan of this show but this episode really drove home how good the writing on this show is.
Every episode has a quote you can take to the bank. "Security is an illusion", "Win and walk away", "The axe forgets, but the tree remembers", etc so i caught myself actually cheering at the TV for this week's gem.
This episode has nearly no action at all but I was either completely immersed in the world building, the dialogue or the scheming. I really can't understand why people label it as slow when the quality and pacing is on par with Breaking Bad, Ozarks or House of the Dragon. Heck compared to The Old Man this show is a race car.
I needed to rewind a couple of times just to catch everything and it is one of a few shows where I can see the episode again, just days later ( I think this will be an excellent show to binge ) Every time I catch something extra.
The moment they show the K-2S0 droids got me the same feeling I had when I first saw The Terminator in '86. This show is everything an adult fan could ever hope for. Even Mon Mothma is being fleshed out into a much more interesting character than the clone wars did. Fingers crossed we get a Gerrera Guerrilla arc, Forest Whitaker would be ideal in this show based on his recent work in Godfather of Harlem
From the writing ,the acting to the set builders, this is top quality Star Wars. Can you imagine the level this show could reach if they introduced an actual Jedi ( they kinda did though cough, wink, wink ) or fan favorites like Alan Tudyck ( K-2SO )
As a life long SW fan I would rather watch this than Kenobi again. This episode is a solid 8 for me.
Zack Snyder's latest foray into creating his own cinematic universe presents itself as an ambitious attempt to amalgamate elements of Vikings, fantasy, mythology, Native Americans and science fiction. However, this cinematic approach is marred by a number of challenges that hinder its enjoyment.
From the outset, the film struggles to hold the viewer's attention, stretching out footage that can feel like triple time. The narrative seems disjointed, as if it is a series of disparate ideas thrown together without a clear thread. This contributes to the experience feeling fragmented and disjointed, as if we are witnessing a series of disconnected scenes rather than a coherent plot.
The lack of cohesion is also reflected in the obvious references to other franchises, such as Star Wars, Warhammer and Firefly, which seem to be integrated without the necessary care to make them their own. Instead of bringing originality, these influences sometimes leave a sense of a pastiche that fails to find its own narrative voice.
The decaffeinated treatment of violence and the insistence on avoiding the appearance of blood for the sake of an age rating may have deprived the film of the intensity and realism it could have brought. This decision may be perceived as an effort to appeal to a wider audience, but it leaves the story feeling lacking in risk and depth.
The CGI, which in Snyder's previous films has been a prominent element, disappoints in Rebel Moon. The computer-generated imagery lacks the same striking quality we have come to expect from the director, sometimes resulting in visual effects that fail to integrate convincingly into the world he is trying to create.
The fight choreography is also disappointing, offering sequences that lack the expected fluidity and impact. This crucial aspect of an action film is overshadowed by directorial choices that fail to convey the intensity and emotion that they should.
In addition, the overuse of slow motion becomes an element that exhausts the viewer. Its constant appearance, for every action and event, contributes to slowing down the pace of the film and can come to feel like an exhausting visual resource rather than an effective means of highlighting key moments.
I'm not going to lie, I wasn't able to finish watching it. Snyder's worst in a long time.
I don’t understand how a destroyer can keep up with a smaller ship the size should make it slower no?
Holy shit i didn’t know the dessert igloo was a Hermione’s purse of magical open space one you walked in lol. It wasn’t even that bright on the outside when they walked in then bam sunlight
Why not just fly under the destroyer lol
How did the inquisitor get off the planet?
I finally understand why Jedi’s used light up swords in a space ship technology era, its because all guns suck apparently. How you got the drop on someone in your house and still miss with 2 against 1 :man_facepalming_tone3:
You talked all that shit for so long and all you did was put a few rocks on Obi lol
What the actual fuck!!! You know how dangerous Vader is and you still leave him alive per usual. Im so sick of shows not killing the bad guy. I don’t know how it would work obviously from the movies we know he doesn’t die but still I’ve had enough.
Isn’t she suppose to be better. Why would you teach Princess Leia to call people peasants i guess no matter the time in human history there will always be a group of people that think they’re better than everyone else and they still rule over everyone else
The Orville keeps doing it. An expected conclusion to an earlier episode (5) and done with taste. They could've gone quite cheesy and more cringy, but they didn't. The writer did a good job with substance, not cringe.
The guest appearance was a giggle, and I felt this was a kind of a nose flick toward a Star Trek Discovery episode having the most definite cringiest guest appearance a show could ever put on any Sci Fi show, unless of course you're talking about Twilight Zone, or probably more appropriately, Creep Show. Then again it does fit on STD.
This episode does run long nearer to a movie length but it is appropriate given the content being covered. They could've made this a two part show but I didn't care as it wasn't filled with anything that didn't push the story along. I'm glad shows are beginning to see and give the opportunity to tell the story outside of the 'prescibed time frame', and let 'creativity' and 'story' be a Star in the show too.
The conclusion was especially touching and in this case what we hoped or predicted to come about, did.
Also there was a lot of Adrianne Palicki in this episode and who can argue against that honey. Yeah, I have a crush, so what. : )
Cast, Crew, Writers another wonderful job. If it was up to me I'd green light The Orville for seasons 4 and 5 now.
Despite everything I said about the previous episodes this was close to a perfect experience. Finally the payoff for all that was built up. And what a good one! So so intense. They even finally gave me some aliens on the gritty (visually stunning) floors of Coruscant. (Which doesnt make up for all the missing ones prior to this but made the episode all the better nonetheless)
The entire prison break sequence had my heart racing and the chanting was so captivating I actually got goosebumps.
It was a bit unbelievable though that the guards would take so long to electrify the floor. What's the whole point of it if you won't combine it with shooting rioters? It was also somewhat stupid that the breakout was not planned further than to the hangars and really convenient writing that the fact all prisons were in the middle of the ocean just didn't matter at all. But, as I said, "close to perfect".
Mon Mothma being confronted with a drastic decision that has her weigh something so personal and close to her to the efforts of the rebellion had so much weight as well. Not only is that a great and suspenseful idea in terms of writing, they topped it off by giving her a true character moment when she strongly refuses (for now).
As if that wasn't already enough for a really good episode they went ahead and painted an even clearer portrait of Luthen who shows how unscrupulous he needed to become in order to fight for his cause allthewhile being completely aware of it. All this inside one of the most unexpected twists so far - namely a double agent that has been planted inside the ISB. To go even further this isn't simply a helpful plot device but we are confronted with heavy morality because the agent has real and relatable stakes riding on him staying hidden.
