It's not great, but it's definitely Star Wars. This tale is set 100 years before all those events we all know. And it's refreshingly different (which is ticking off a lot of purists). There are things to love here: different types of Force users, different species, kung fu, a mystery to solve. There are things to hate here: Star Wars physics (a fire extinguisher in space?), Star Wars fan services ("bad feelings" ugh), and Star Wars-grade acting (*sigh*). The core of this is oddly VERY Star Wars: it's a cheesy, space opera fantasy roller coaster concerned with cool action, cinematic set pieces and feel-good YA emotional underdrama than SCIENCE and canon-building. The question Star Wars asks is, "did you have fun?". The answer after watching three episodes is a resounding "yes". Was it the BEST ride? No. But it was and is cool and it was and is DIFFERENT. For that alone I give applause.
Solid 7 thus far. Totally watchable for folks who have gone too long in the SW "safe zone" but not quite edgy or tight enough to be thoroughly satisfying. Fact is, most of the SW universe stuff is worse than this so I'm having fun and looking forward to the rest of the episodes.
Solid 7 thus far. Totally watchable for folks who have gone too long in the SW "safe zone" but not quite edgy or tight enough to be thoroughly satisfying. Fact is, most of the SW universe stuff is worse than this so I'm having fun and looking forward to the rest of the episodes.
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