I grew up a Star Wars fan, but lost any interest when prequel movies came out. I did watch the sequel ones and like those even less, since they basically badly copy the story from the original trilogy. Then came the tv shows and I had little interest in those, I rather to watch a spaghetti western or The Wire then watch their Star Wars copies and the less said about the Book of Bob Fett the better.
But Dave Filoni does seem to understand what makes the original Star Wars formula tick, fantasy. Space. Adventure. And leave some things ambiguous. It is not for nothing that the biggest inspiration for Ahsoka besides Samurai movies is the Lord of the Rings. This show brings Star Wars back to being a fantasy story in space. Sometimes badly written and with some plot holes, but the original trilogy had that as well, even if nobody wants to admit that nowadays.
I have read some reviews that complain about the shows slow start, but I felt like I needed that to settle into the Rebel characters, being only familiar with Ahsoka and Thrawn (and you have to wait quite a while for him to show up) previous. But even by the end these Rebel characters, especially Sabine and Ezra, still felt a bit out of place in story. They kind of feel like kids show characters in a show for much older kids. This becomes even more apparent since they are contrasted by some of the best bad guys & gals we had in Star Wars for a long time Baylan and his apprentice Shin, which chew up every scene they are in. And also of course Thrawn, which I only know from the books and who is very well transplanted onto screen.
This is in no way a perfect show, there is some annoying stuff like people surviving severe light sabre wounds, but it has kept me intrigued and entertained for the entire run. Which is more than I can said about most of the other Star Wars stuff. To my own surprise: Yes, I actually enjoyed a Star Wars show.
But Dave Filoni does seem to understand what makes the original Star Wars formula tick, fantasy. Space. Adventure. And leave some things ambiguous. It is not for nothing that the biggest inspiration for Ahsoka besides Samurai movies is the Lord of the Rings. This show brings Star Wars back to being a fantasy story in space. Sometimes badly written and with some plot holes, but the original trilogy had that as well, even if nobody wants to admit that nowadays.
I have read some reviews that complain about the shows slow start, but I felt like I needed that to settle into the Rebel characters, being only familiar with Ahsoka and Thrawn (and you have to wait quite a while for him to show up) previous. But even by the end these Rebel characters, especially Sabine and Ezra, still felt a bit out of place in story. They kind of feel like kids show characters in a show for much older kids. This becomes even more apparent since they are contrasted by some of the best bad guys & gals we had in Star Wars for a long time Baylan and his apprentice Shin, which chew up every scene they are in. And also of course Thrawn, which I only know from the books and who is very well transplanted onto screen.
This is in no way a perfect show, there is some annoying stuff like people surviving severe light sabre wounds, but it has kept me intrigued and entertained for the entire run. Which is more than I can said about most of the other Star Wars stuff. To my own surprise: Yes, I actually enjoyed a Star Wars show.