I'll set the tone for this review: in the first ten minutes of episode 1, the lead character used an extinguisher to put out a fire... in the vacuum of space.
Yes, the writing is that imbecilic, and there's no signs of it improving by the end of episode 2. The problem with dumb writers is that you get dumb characters. That's how the story progresses, characters making inexplicable assumptions and illogical judgments as blatant devices to drive a bewildering plot forwards.
The series really doesn't feel as though it is part of the Star Wars franchise. The producers seem to be smitten with the Matrix, not George Lucas' legacy.
If you have expectations of a low budget sci-fi kung fu show that feels like fan fiction created by 13 year olds, you won't be disappointed.
The other notable observation I had was that all the characters feel so revoltingly weak. They exhude incompetence. They are soft, squishy, useless people with zero gravitas, authority or nobility. If it were a series about hairdressers, fine. But as Jedi knights and force wielding assassins, a hard "no".
The sole purpose of this series seems to be one giant DEI reach-around for the identity politics minority. Yeah, I'm sure that anyone who objects to extreme politicization in what should be fan entertainment will be prejudiced as a '..phobe' or an '..ist'. Narcissism does not permit people to acknowledge their failings.
I've been a Star Wars fan since watching episode 4 in the cinema as a kid. I even thought Ashoka was okay. This is the end of the line for me.
Yes, the writing is that imbecilic, and there's no signs of it improving by the end of episode 2. The problem with dumb writers is that you get dumb characters. That's how the story progresses, characters making inexplicable assumptions and illogical judgments as blatant devices to drive a bewildering plot forwards.
The series really doesn't feel as though it is part of the Star Wars franchise. The producers seem to be smitten with the Matrix, not George Lucas' legacy.
If you have expectations of a low budget sci-fi kung fu show that feels like fan fiction created by 13 year olds, you won't be disappointed.
The other notable observation I had was that all the characters feel so revoltingly weak. They exhude incompetence. They are soft, squishy, useless people with zero gravitas, authority or nobility. If it were a series about hairdressers, fine. But as Jedi knights and force wielding assassins, a hard "no".
The sole purpose of this series seems to be one giant DEI reach-around for the identity politics minority. Yeah, I'm sure that anyone who objects to extreme politicization in what should be fan entertainment will be prejudiced as a '..phobe' or an '..ist'. Narcissism does not permit people to acknowledge their failings.
I've been a Star Wars fan since watching episode 4 in the cinema as a kid. I even thought Ashoka was okay. This is the end of the line for me.
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