In the novels, they figure out that "size matters not" works for molecules as surely as it does an X-Wing, and you can slow down water molecules to make ice, and with that, you can put ice crystals inside the circuits of a lightsaber, and fizzle it out. I'd be using that power all the time.
Meh, they didn't need to go that far. Vader can clearly absorb the energy of Han's blaster shots in ESB, so you should be able to interfere with the energy flow of a lightsaber. In battle, it'd be hard. But then in Rebels, Asohka shuts down one of the Inquisitors' sabres. You could say she just telekinetically pushed the off switch, but it doesn't play that way.
Reminds me of the "lactokinesis" power from Misfits. Everyone mocked that dude's lame ability until he killed them with the milk they had on their cereal that morning.
That was probably the most brilliant episode (in a largely excellent series, until after the episode with the giant rabbit, then it went downhill, IMHO). You think that it's the lamest superpower ever, only to quickly learn that, no, someone with that ability can do some serious fucking damage.
A friend of mine in the broadcast business told me 20 years ago: the age of "appointment" TV is over.
I'll dig deeper into this one - Maul was a weapon forged against the Jedi by Sidious. Brainwashed to hate Jedi from a young age. He didn't really get a chance to choose otherwise. Obi-Wan likely realised Maul was ultimately a victim of the Sith just as much as anyone. Even when he was abandoned by Sidious, his conditioning meant he could only respond by trying to seize power and take revenge. Kenobi makes SOME effort to convince Maul to think otherwise, but he knows it's too late. He might even see a reflection of Anakin in Maul - you could make the argument that all the "Chosen One" bullshit was really the hope that Anakin would be the Jedis' weapon against the Sith. Only Sidious DID manage to sway him to his side, because he did it BEFORE Anakin got horribly wounded. Whereas Maul would only ever see Obi-Wan as the one who cut him in half.
Okay, that was fuckin' awesome. Well, maybe not awesome... but definitely a stronger start than I imagined they'd have for this tale. Nothing else to say other than the kid playing Leia is great in the part and at times her snark is worthy to that which Carrie Fisher gave the character.
The two episodes were cool until the end when we were left without an Obi-wan / Reva lightsaber duel.
The low pitched Force rumble that accompanies the Fifth Brother's (Sung Kang from the Fast and Furious) adds a huge ominous to him when he talks.
I only watched the first episode so far, but nice set up. We saw 3PO, but no R2. I wonder if Leah will display some force powers at some point? Didn't expect Flea to be in this, that was him, right?
I swear I saw R2 in episode 1 just when Jimmy Smits tells his wife that Leia is gone and dispatches a unit to look for her.
That was pretty good! Better than I expected and probably the best iteration of Star Wars to hit Disney +, IMHO. I heard it was getting lukewarm reviews and I just don’t get it.
I find Reva incredibly uninteresting and annoying. The Grand Inquisitor is far more intriguing, and I was initially pissed that she killed him, but according to IMDb Rupert Friend has signed on for all six episodes.
The character is alive in Rebels, the animated series that follows chronologically. So he's definitely not dead.
(facepalm is to myself) I watched most of Rebels, which was really quite good, but for some reason I don't remember a lot of it.
same with at least two of the inquisitors we've seen. fifth brother survives till Rebels., and fourth sister lives to see the rebel alliance form.
