Star Wars: La resistencia

When this show started I was aboard the hate train because I was tired of Disney's new direction of Star Wars and the first episodes felt really disappointing and boring. As of mid February, the show has gotten quite more promising and interesting than from where it started. All of the characters except for Oscar Isaac's character (Poe Dameron) felt really dumb at the beginning, but became more interesting as they became more developed. The plot at the beginning (which consisted of plane racing) became more of what the show promised, becoming more of a war in space than what we see at the beginning. If you're an adult you probably won't get much out of the show, but it serves as way better of a show for younger folks than Star Wars Rebels does.

This show leans towards the younger demographic which is great. My 5 year old daughter and I really enjoyed watching this together. The last quarter of the season really picks up plot wise and we look forward to season 2.

First of all I know this show is aimed at kids but as a massive Star Wars fan I wanted to check it out. Especially since Filoni has done other great Star Wars animated shows like Clone Wars and Rebels, which I love and think they are both amazing. Resistance was a tough pill to swallow at first. It is definitely not as fun and engaging as Clone Wars and Rebels. Having rewatched all the films and shows I still had a Star Wars itch that I needed to scratch and the only thing I hadn't seen was Resistance. So I gave it a shot. The first season was okay, with some nice elements with BB-8, Leia, Poe, Phasma being involved. But I honestly think season two is a major improvement on the show, there is a lot more exploration and a lot more resistance elements. The whole point is that a group of people don't have to be officially affiliated with the Resistance to be a group of resistance freedom fighters. And season 2 is really building up on that as well as showing how an unsure impressionable young adult could be swayed by the First Order's beliefs. I don't think the show is great or amazing, but I really don't think the show deserves a 4.8, I think it belongs more in the 6.5-7.0 range. I genuinely feel most of the ratings and reviews are by people who just saw the trailer and said "nope that's not Star Wars" or people who saw the pilot/couple episodes and said the same thing. I agree it's not a masterpiece but it is very much Star Wars and it is an attempt at doing a larger world building in the Star Wars universe without depending and obsessing over the Skywalkers and romanticising over the Jedis being heroes. I hope the show improves and makes better plot developments and I hope Disney make more expanded universe type shows in the animated space. People are already loving The Mandalorian and we have the Obi-Wan show coming plus we have the next season of Clone Wars coming so things are looking up for us fans.

This new series is creatively bankrupt from the start. This is a Star Wars without any of the adventure, any conflict, character, or creativity. The entire series so far (up to episode 10) takes place around one system. The planet is just a platform surrounded by water, very similar to the Kamino planet from Attack of the Clones. There are no landscapes to explore. This is almost like a sitcom. The small cast of characters walks around this one area doing nothing of interest besides solving very watered down problems while weak slapstick goes on. It could have used a laugh track. The "just for kids" excuse is false. This show has the same TV-Y7 rating as Rebels. It is just made as a cheap cash-grab. I grew up watching the Clone Wars 2D and 3D cartoons. Those were perfectly age appropriate and still watchable as an adult. This is just the laziest thing. It is a disgrace.

Although I liked the fact this series adds to the story of the last 3 films (kind of), the main star Kaz is just so damn annoying, so is his green friend Niko who is like this animated series version of Jar Jar. I watched all of season 1 and now on to 2 but Kaz is beginning to seriously ware thin. He is just too clumsy it's not even funny. Star Wars Rebels had some seriousness too it, this is like a piss take.