was that it raised the bar too high, especially after a mixed first half of the season. By cutting through two major characters, trimming down, and letting the main players' emotions come to the surface, it seemed like the series had finally found its true identity. This week, while things are much calmer, it sure does feel like the story is in a better place after that Jedi massacre.
Perhaps it was always the plan to play a longer game with the setups and misdirections in order to knock it out of the park with the second half of the season, with inverted roles and twisted morals. But such an approach doesn't instantly justify the more mechanical shortcomings of episodes 1 through 4. As the live-action debut ofcould've been so much better.
It's uncommon to see a Jedi letting out so many emotions and rage without falling to the dark side. While Luke and Rey went through some rough patches in the now distant sequel trilogy, it feels like we hadn't seen an old-school Jedi Knight allow himself to be human this much – in live-action – since Obi-Wan duelled Anakin on Mustafar rarely did, thus someone gets stunned once again.
As an extra: Headland's last 'deep cut' into Legends lore might be the as-yet-unnamed ocean planet where Qimir's base is. The nature of its geography, the pristine waters, and the presence of cortosis ore suggest it could be a canonized version ofto keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at:Fran Ruiz is our resident Star Wars guy.