Star Wars Rebels Season 3: Every Rogue has its Thrawn

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PassTheRemote posted:

When do we get the episode that brings Porkins into the team?

I think it'd be kinda funny if he just shows up one episode and everyone acts like he's always been there. Or he never gets any actual lines because he's always getting cut off by everyone.

# ¿ Oct 11, 2016 01:06

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# ¿ May 3, 2024 16:34

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Colonial Air Force posted:

Clearly, Wedge and Hobbie had plot armor, but the third guy didn't have to get killed. Or even be there at all.

He was there just to show how :moreevil:

Not-Soontir is.

# ¿ Oct 11, 2016 19:52

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Narcissus1916 posted:

If I had to guess, I could easily see an Angel-type ending. Or there's a way to ship them off wayyy into the outer rim, perhaps if some jerkass wanted to bring in the Yuzhan Vorg dipshittery back.

This is Disney we're talking about. I can picture them making those shits canon again just to sell a shitload of toys.

# ¿ Oct 20, 2016 21:29

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Lord Koth posted:

The Star Destroyer that dropped off the troops mysteriously vanishing was a bit odd though. Other than that the episode was good.

They probably thought 2 AT-ATs ( a tad overkill,perhaps) could handle it. Or maybe they were sent away on special orders (Thrawn,perhaps?). Like that one time Konstantin left ~~Muttonchops~~ Kallus behind.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2016 05:18

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Superstring posted:

Gotta admit, I was kinda hoping the droids were going to join the Rebellion.

Same. Hoping they show up later,possibly as a Deus Ex Machina to save the gang from Thrawn in the finale,ensuing Season 4.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2016 05:33

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Cross-Section posted:

Anyway, a new episode's out, kinda bummed that jet-pack Sabine seems to be a one-off thing given how obvious they were about the damage to it at the end.

Between that and the Kulani not joining thing,I'm starting to think that the writers hate fun.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2016 05:08

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Basically,Traviss' Mandos are like the Ultramarines from Warhammer 40K-an entire faction of stuck-up pricks that always win and are never wrong. Just replace "Karen Traviss" with "Matt Ward",and they're pretty much the
same thing.

Generic American posted:

Weirdly enough, she did pretty much the same thing when she got tapped to do some Halo novels. But in that case, she was infinitely more justified in her hate-fixation and yet somehow just as obnoxious about it.

Then there was the bullshit she pulled in the Gears of War novels she wrote. The rape camps? Yeah, that.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2016 07:02

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Generic American posted:

Also,
I... was not aware of this.

Yep. They basically take teenage girls, do some mad science poo poo to make them look like pornstars,and use 'em as breeding stock. The creepy part? They enjoy it. Traviss tries to make it sound like this great patriotic duty,which just makes her sound more like she needs mental help.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2016 20:10

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Galaga Galaxian posted:

Given the subject matters (Mandolorians, Halo Spartans, Gears) I always figured she had some kinda hard on for military fascism.

Oh and she was still on the Star Wars writing staff when The Clone Wars started introducing the modern form of Mandolorians. She threw a fit about it, IIRC.

Didn't she have some whiny rant about it? I vaguely remember something like that.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2016 22:59

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NTRabbit posted:

Well Filoni already said no when people asked for him, so I wouldn't hold your breath

Well,darn. I was looking forwards to (knowing how the show is written) either Rendar and Ezra having some petty dick-waving contest over something really dumb, or Sabine getting the hots for him,only to realize he's actually a giant rear end in a top hat when,I dunno,he almost gets the team killed.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2016 17:56

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If you guys think Karen Taviss is bad, you should ask PoptartsNinja about what Michael Stackpole has done to the Battletech universe. He's just as lovely an author, if not worse in some respects.

# ¿ Nov 8, 2016 22:02

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MichiganCubbie posted:

BTW, is Hondo from Clone Wars? I love him because I just imagine him as Don Karnage.

Yes,he is. He's great. :allears:

# ¿ Nov 21, 2016 20:42

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ShineDog posted:

Also, man, that anthology format let them do some goofy poo poo. Godzilla on coruscant! CSI bit! I like Rebels well enough, but I really miss Clone Wars.

Same. Loved the Face/Off episodes, the train heist, and the Space 'Nam (Umbara) arc. If you want to get a good glimpse into Rex's character,watch that set.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 01:55

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Shbobdb posted:

"Canon" is a toxic concept in fiction. I enjoy Rebels but as someone who never read the books (because they've always been fake Star Wars) I can really tell when they are giving winking fan service and it's just gross.

It's like they wiped the slate clean only to bring everything back. That's stupid. I get mining for ideas because I get laziness. But just shoving all that nasty poo poo back in is really unfortunate.

"I have a great idea! What if the Space Nazis weren't actually racist and, get this, an ALIEN got a super high rank! A Jewish General in the Wehrmacht supporting the SS. This is a great character!"

Fitting post+avatar combo.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2016 14:35

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On a topic not related to how the canon is apparently bad, I thought the new episode was pretty fun. Hondo was great as usual,and we even got to see Alan Rickman-Bot again.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2016 03:54

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Shbobdb posted:

LOL. Swing and a miss.

Just gently caress off already.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2016 08:44

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drunkill posted:

He obviously seduced Mon Mothra

# ¿ Dec 1, 2016 10:51

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Kesper North posted:

"Are you still crying about Padamame or Panda Bear or whatever her name was?" I love Robot Chicken Star Wars.

One of the the best renditions of Palpatine,besides the Mike Stoklasa (Redlettermedia) one. "Would this face lie to you?" "STOP ASKING PERFECTLY LOGICAL QUESTIONS!"

# ¿ Dec 20, 2016 15:09

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Colonial Air Force posted:

My fan theory is that George Lucas sucks at script writing and directing, and needs good people through whom to filter ideas.

This is probably the most accurate fan theory I've seen.

# ¿ Dec 25, 2016 01:29

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Initially,I wasn't a big Chopper fan either,but he really redeems himself in Season 3. He's saved the gang a whole bunch of times,he's got Alan Rickman-bot as his buddy,he's great.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2017 05:06

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tsob posted:

they don't have an attrition rate

Have you SEEN how many A-Wing pilots they go through on a seemingly weekly basis?

# ¿ Jan 6, 2017 18:18

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General Dog posted:

It's better than this show in every way, so yes.

I dunno,Rebels doesn't have any Wacky Jar-Jar Antics, or any FAAAAABULOUS Hutts,which edges it out for me.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2017 14:50

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Rocksicles posted:

Not so.... Stormtroopers over droids, every day of the week

Why? They're just as incompetent.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2017 18:57

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Ups_rail posted:

It would be nice, if just once before the Thrawn rebel show down, that he suffer just one set back.

And not the "Yes Yes they get this but I get something more" I guess you could argue is all he does is test them and hence doesnt care if they get away. But gently caress for once lets see him pissed off.

But then he'd cease to be a writer's pet, and we can't have that.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2017 00:17

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TBH,Thrawn is starting to show signs of being a Villain Sue. Only way they can salvage him in my eyes is if the season finale is him executing his GRAND FLAWLESS PLAN which almost succeeds,only for the dominoes to spill all over the place due to something he failed to account for,such as,say, Kulani's droid troops showing up to help. Then he loses his poo poo and blames his subordinates for the screwup, because he's NEVER WRONG according to himself. That's why I like Rogue One's villain more,honestly-he's losing his poo poo,he's desperately trying to cover his rear end,and the threat is less of his BRILLIANT STRATEGY,and more of the overwhelming military power he commands. I'm not saying they should make Thrawn into a bumbling idiot. Just make him less...what's a good word? Omnipotent? All-knowing?

VolticSurge fucked around with this message at 09:54 on Jan 19, 2017

# ¿ Jan 19, 2017 09:50

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One the one hand,they are probably difficult to replace. On the other,the ones they've fought so far have been Team Rocket-tier,so the Empire hasn't lost much of value.

# ¿ Jan 21, 2017 08:54

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Gaz-L posted:

The inquisitors are secretly a prank on the Emperor by Vader. "Yes, my master, my most elite warriors *snrk* are *heh* on the trail of the rebel Jedi"

Hence why he barely gave enough of a gently caress to chase them until Ahsoka got involved, because then someone who could actually fight was around.

So you're saying he trained them wrong on purpose as a joke? I can get behind that.

# ¿ Jan 21, 2017 16:48

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Dave Syndrome posted:

I have to admit I teared up a little during Sabine's rant/swordfight at the end.
On the one hand my brain goes "wow, that's a really clumsy exposition dump that probably should have been parcelled out more carefully over the last few seasons", on the other hand something about the combination of the music, the shot compositions and Tiya Sircar's voicework just got me emotional. Or maybe I'm just happy that the worst character in the crew finally becomes interesting.

They couldn't have done that exposition earlier because the last couple seasons were All Ezra,All the Time. For some reason.
And also, the worst character is actually Ezra. For the reason I gave above.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2017 12:02

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Oh my god,gently caress off. You've pulled this poo poo before. It's getting old.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2017 01:46

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TARDISman posted:

Great drat episode, easily the best in S3 and probably top 5 in the series, Tiya Sircar can just kill it if they give her the opportunity to. Really looking forward to the rest of the season.

What would the other 4 in your list be? Just curious.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2017 02:12

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Shbobdb posted:

I agree. My issue is that a lot of the new material is being made by fans like that though. I adore the MacQuarrie call-backs but instead of something "new" (even if that "new" thing is just a re-purposing of something old that people have forgotten about) it's just "here's concept art from Star Wars brought to life, love it nerds!"

It's a problem that has gotten worse and worse in Rebels. I get that people like Boba Fett (what kid didn't think he was the coolest?) but the show is presenting Mandalore like I have some buy-in there. I don't. As others have said, leaving Lothal was a mistake.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2017 02:51

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I LOVE the Y-Wing. You can take your fancy main character X-Wings and your flammable A-Wings ,but my heart will always belong to the closest space equivalent to an A-10 Warthog,aka the best attack plane ever made.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2017 00:44

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Shbobdb posted:

I hate bringing people back from the dead, but Maul has grown on me.

I can't believe you have positive things to say about this show.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2017 06:22

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Chickenwalker posted:

Man am I sick of this nucanon crap

You and me both.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2017 14:01

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Shbobdb posted:

/
:Catgurl animetar say:

TheKingofSprings posted:

You're a massive dumbass, please keep digging that hole

But in all seriousness:if you have nothing to contribute, just gently caress off.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2017 08:45

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AndyElusive posted:

I don't get why Thrawn stops bombarding the planet from orbit just to ground assault the base later.

It's not like turbolasers take turbolaser ammo.

I guess because of cartoon Star Wars reasons?

Pretty much. I imagine,if the main characters didn't have plot armor, that Thrawn would've done something like this.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2017 04:33

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IronSaber posted:

I have Shbobobohbbhbh on ignore since all his opinions are terrible anyways.

So! Favorite ship from Rebels so far? While I love the TIE Defender, I am also partial to that prototype B-Wing from S2.

I'm partial to the Arquitens,myself. It's what I imagine a mini-Star Destroyer would look like.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2017 02:52

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AndyElusive posted:

and were a lot more commonplace...

I guess this is the inspiration for that one guy in TFA? The "Traitor" guy?

# ¿ Apr 10, 2017 02:22

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cptn_dr posted:

"How I Single Handedly Won The Battle of Scarif, a tale in 15 parts" By Chopper.

Only if it's an audiobook narrated by Gilbert Gottfried,AKA the perfect voice for Chopper.

TheCenturion posted:

You're overvaluing some episodes, son.

To be fair,there were a lot of :mediocre:

/bleck episodes,too.

# ¿ Apr 16, 2017 23:11

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Cross-Section posted:

Also don't skip any TCW episodes you weaklings

Not even the Jar-Jar episodes.
Especially the Jar-Jar episodes. :getin:

# ¿ May 2, 2017 17:30

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