Slightly odd music-based episode to close out the second season of "Star Wars: Visions".
Aau (Mpilo Jantjie/Dineo Du Toit) tries to help her father Abat (Tumisho Masha) and his people purify Kyber Crystals after the end of the Empire and the defeat of the Sith. She finds a large deposit of crystals as they seem to react to her when she sings, but the instability of the cave structure threatens the whole community.
Again, this episode has the season theme of a matriarchal figure being required for a young, gifted person. This time it's in the form of a Jedi Kratu (Cynthia Erivo) who spots Aau's true power and again, the young Jedi having to leave their family is a plot point. The storyline for this episode is a bit strange, as it's never made clear to us exactly what is causing the threat. Is it Aau's singing, or her father's reaction to it.
Visually though, this one is really strong. South African Animation Studio TriggerFish have a decent pedigree of both short films and features, and their work with Magic Light Pictures have been staples of the UK Christmas schedules for the last few years. This is perhaps the most traditional 3D computer animation in this run and, though it's probably the standard model at the moment, I really appreciated it. There's almost an "Animal Crossing" type look to the characters, with a tactile feeling to the build of the world.
Any series like this is going to have it's good and bad editions and I'm not sure whether through coincidence or design but this season seemed to have themes running through it whereas I remembered the first as being more random. It's a great concept though and I hope it runs to a third season.