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Astro Nut posted:It's mentioned in Rebels Recon, but basically its done as if she's found some ancient Jedi armour in a lost temple somewhere (tying into another point of the series where they imagine that in the backstory, the Jedi had a lot more temples - and esoteric methods of training - before gradually transitioning to 'standard' tests like at Ilum). And given one of the minor story points of the Clone Wars was on how the Jedi were losing/had lost their way, it'd be interesting to see what Ahsoka might have dug up. I wonder if all the Je'daii stuff is going to become part of the Disney canon in that case? I read a wee bit about it before on Wookiepedia and I liked the idea of some far flung past stuff with more technologically primitive Jedi with physical swords running around, but I've no idea of the quality of the actual stories that used them.
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tsob posted:I wonder if all the Je'daii stuff is going to become part of the Disney canon in that case? I read a wee bit about it before on Wookiepedia and I liked the idea of some far flung past stuff with more technologically primitive Jedi with physical swords running around, but I've no idea of the quality of the actual stories that used them. The quality was pretty wide ranging, not helped that this is Star Wars and thus some writers wanted to get to the 'classic' imagery as quickly as possible. I imagine some of the concepts might be recycled, but I wouldn't be surprised if the new guys behind the lore decided to keep things a bit more nebulous and vague, at least for now.
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So I am finally watching the Clone Wars show, and people weren't overstating how dark this is. There is that rookie training episode a bunch of clones that we know are going to die because a previous episode (but later on in the chronologically) shows those guys getting massacred, besides two survivors. Then those two guys are around a while, hanging out in episodes, and then one of them dies. So you think "oh they were setting this up so this one guy is the only survivor out of all of his friends." Nope he dies too.
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mr.capps posted:So I am finally watching the Clone Wars show, and people weren't overstating how dark this is. There is that rookie training episode a bunch of clones that we know are going to die because a previous episode (but later on in the chronologically) shows those guys getting massacred, besides two survivors. Then those two guys are around a while, hanging out in episodes, and then one of them dies. So you think "oh they were setting this up so this one guy is the only survivor out of all of his friends." As has been said a lot. The clone stuff is the best part of the show.
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kingcom posted:As has been said a lot. The clone stuff is the best part of the show. Followed closely by the bounty hunter/pirate arcs.
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mr.capps posted:So I am finally watching the Clone Wars show, and people weren't overstating how dark this is. There is that rookie training episode a bunch of clones that we know are going to die because a previous episode (but later on in the chronologically) shows those guys getting massacred, besides two survivors. Then those two guys are around a while, hanging out in episodes, and then one of them dies. So you think "oh they were setting this up so this one guy is the only survivor out of all of his friends." Oddly enough, Echo is confirmed alive by Dave Filoni in post-Season Six sketches.
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For more Clone goodness, Bad Batch, the unfinished story arc based on some 'defective' clone troopers has been released.
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McTimmy posted:Oddly enough, Echo is confirmed alive by Dave Filoni in post-Season Six sketches. There are some fates worse than death.
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The S2 premiere's been confirmed for Saturday, June 20th; no word on if WatchDisneyXD's getting the advance release on this one. Reminds me, I should probably update the OP at some point...
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Cross-Section posted:The S2 premiere's been confirmed for Saturday, June 20th; no word on if WatchDisneyXD's getting the advance release on this one. Holy cow, we get season 2 *this year*? Nice!
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Kesper North posted:Holy cow, we get season 2 *this year*? Nice! Disney's learned their mistake from not being better prepared after the sheer delay on Gravity Falls. Rebels was renewed for its second season before the first even aired, so they've had plenty of time to get it together.
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Although we might be getting some Gravity Falls like gaps. S2 premiers with an hour long episode in June but apparently a few more months for the rest of the season to begin.
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Yeah, there's a tentative "Fall" date for the rest of the season. Given that there's 22 or so episodes this season (as opposed to S1's 13), I wouldn't be surprised if we were still seeing new S2 episodes in the summer of 2016 if Disney XD continues to schedule as haphazardly as they did last time.
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I just finished a 2 day binge of season 1, and boy howdy, what a good show this is. I'm totally ready for season 2, but I don't wanna waaaait. Chopper's a little poo poo, though.
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Lady Gagazula posted:I finally got caught up with the rest of the season and all I have to say about the Fulcrum reveal is If that made you happy, go watch the trailer for season two. More old friends popping up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av8GjpGK98A
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Dave Syndrome posted:If that made you happy, go watch the trailer for season two. More old friends popping up. I'm going to train a Koala Bear to say noice in response to that trailer.
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I theorize that the new female Inquisitor could be Zare Leonis' sister, Dhara.
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ShineDog posted:Bariss offee surely? I doubt it'll be her just because having it be her demands that she face off against Ahsoka, and I imagine they'll want to keep Ahsoka in the background outside of a few select scenes. She already has a former friend turned enemy in Vader who'll surely dominate any such scenes, what'd be the point of doubling down on that with Bariss when she's not one of the main characters? The new inquisitors are people for Ezra and Kanan to measure themselves against and overcome, not Ahsoka after all.
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I'm just waiting for the inevitable James Luceno novel all about the first Inquisitor's backstory.
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tsob posted:I doubt it'll be her just because having it be her demands that she face off against Ahsoka, and I imagine they'll want to keep Ahsoka in the background outside of a few select scenes. She already has a former friend turned enemy in Vader who'll surely dominate any such scenes, what'd be the point of doubling down on that with Bariss when she's not one of the main characters? The new inquisitors are people for Ezra and Kanan to measure themselves against and overcome, not Ahsoka after all. In the scene with the two inquisitors backs facing the screen and some ship comes in to shoot at them, it looks like her neck or chin are green. They probably wouldn't put a mask on her if it wasn't going to be a reveal, and they're already doubling down on the clone wars connections this season, its probably Bariss.
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So, turns out theres a jedi master with the same last name as Ezra. Over and under on them pulling him in as a dead relative? http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Waldan_Bridger
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Hey guys, know how we got rid of all that eu garbage? I've got an idea-- let's bring it all back. Only bigger and more extreme. Edgier.darker. that's what kids want these days!
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Shbobdb posted:Hey guys, know how we got rid of all that eu garbage? I've got an idea-- let's bring it all back. Only bigger and more extreme. Edgier.darker. that's what kids want these days! This time, even more obscure.
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Maybe Ezra can have relatives on Tattoonie, so and we find out he's Anakin's cousin. And Kanan's real last name is Solo, he's Han's estranged brother! And Hera used to work for Jabba the Hut and used to date the other weird brainy guy at Jabba's palace. Free cocaine for everyone!
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Shbobdb posted:Maybe Ezra can have relatives on Tattoonie, so and we find out he's Anakin's cousin. And Kanan's real last name is Solo, he's Han's estranged brother! And Hera used to work for Jabba the Hut and used to date the other weird brainy guy at Jabba's palace. Which one is a secret Yuuzhan Vong infiltrator.
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I don't even know what that is, but why not make it the droid? We don't have much of a backstory on him but we do know he'll murder other sentients to keep his position on the ship. That sounds like something a spy would totally do.
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Shbobdb posted:I don't even know what that is, but why not make it the droid? We don't have much of a backstory on him but we do know he'll murder other sentients to keep his position on the ship. That sounds like something a spy would totally do. They were a race of vehemently anti-inorganic tech invaders. So, no, the droid would be right out.
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tribbledirigible posted:They were a race of vehemently anti-inorganic tech invaders. So, no, the droid would be right out. But what if the droid's just a hollowed out shell and there's a really small guy inside piloting the remains?
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tribbledirigible posted:They were a race of vehemently anti-inorganic tech invaders. So, no, the droid would be right out. On the other hand, when looking for a anti-droid spy, who would think to check the droid? Imagine the shock when we find out it's not really a droid at all, but just some dwarf Vong dude living inside it. The discomfort of the situation wouldn't even matter to him, because the Vong view pain as a religious thing. It all fits  Edit: drat it, beaten to the punch. I guess I couldn't get to hyperspeed fast enough to beat out Impulsedrive 
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Maybe he's just a race-traitor? He's an rear end in a top hat in a lot of other ways. Or we just re-write the whatever to be more accepting of tech.
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Shbobdb posted:Maybe he's just a race-traitor? He's an rear end in a top hat in a lot of other ways. Or we just re-write the whatever to be more accepting of tech. Supreme Overlord Shimrra Jamaane: "Okay, we are now allowing can openers, hand crank egg beaters, and astromech droids no taller than 2.5 feet and not newer than 10 galactic standard years. Blenders, rotary dial villips, and protocol droids are still considered blasphemy. Any questions should be directed to the nearest member of the priest caste." Done.
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So, evidently, the EU crazy is coming from in the thread. In terms of the show, the season recap seems to put to rest the whole Kanan/Hera thing since Kanan presents them as a couple.
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There's a season recap thing? Does it reveal any other new info? Also, suck it people who called me goony for thinking their behavior indicated they might be a couple I guess.
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tsob posted:There's a season recap thing? Does it reveal any other new info? Also, suck it people who called me goony for thinking their behavior indicated they might be a couple I guess. Do a YouTube search for "star wars rebels ultimate guide" (and good luck finding one that hasn't been cropped all to hell).
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Somewhat related, there's a new book out called "How Star Wars Conquered the Universe" covering the history of the franchise, from what inspired George Lucas to write it all the way up to the present. The author also includes a lot of info on related sci-fi, like the various pulp space fantasy stuff that inspired Star Wars in the first place or the wave of sci-fi it helped kick off in the 70s. It's a pretty good read, or in my case, listen and included a lot of stuff I had never previously known - though I'd be far from an avid fan of the franchise.
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