Refreshing change of perspective
A former Imperial scientist struggles with life in the New Republic.
This is a solid episode with some interesting story development.
The plot spends a short time with the lead characters, but that time is spectacular and gives Din and Bo some great opportunities to be very cool.
I quite enjoyed when the plot deviated. There's only so much you can watch every week of the title character on various missions, so for me it's a welcome change of focus. It feels slightly jarring, as it comes out of the blue in the series narrative, but hopefully it is laying the foundations for good things to come. These scenes are more reminiscent of the style and tone of 'Andor' than other Star Wars shows, which works fine for me.
As ever the fan service and visual spectacle is top drawer in all aspects. I like the art design on Coruscant and the action sequences in the opening scenes are outstanding.
Omid Abtahi leads the episode well.
Update to review after finishing season - it would appear this episode only lays the foundations for a very small aspect of the overarching narrative so it feels now like an excessive detour. I still enjoyed it slightly more than the other episodes of series 3 for showing something different.
For me it's a 7.5/10, but I round upwards.
This is a solid episode with some interesting story development.
The plot spends a short time with the lead characters, but that time is spectacular and gives Din and Bo some great opportunities to be very cool.
I quite enjoyed when the plot deviated. There's only so much you can watch every week of the title character on various missions, so for me it's a welcome change of focus. It feels slightly jarring, as it comes out of the blue in the series narrative, but hopefully it is laying the foundations for good things to come. These scenes are more reminiscent of the style and tone of 'Andor' than other Star Wars shows, which works fine for me.
As ever the fan service and visual spectacle is top drawer in all aspects. I like the art design on Coruscant and the action sequences in the opening scenes are outstanding.
Omid Abtahi leads the episode well.
Update to review after finishing season - it would appear this episode only lays the foundations for a very small aspect of the overarching narrative so it feels now like an excessive detour. I still enjoyed it slightly more than the other episodes of series 3 for showing something different.
For me it's a 7.5/10, but I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Mar 15, 2023