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After Andor showed how amazing a Star Wars show can be when competently written by people with talent, directed by people with creativity and performed by actors with passion for their roles, this show comes along to remind everyone that Andor was a one-off occurrence, an anomaly. Ahsoka exemplifies the (few) strengths and the (many) weaknesses of recent Disney Plus Star Wars shows. It wastes time, it has bland characters and it exists to remind you of better things Star Wars has done.
The plot of Ahsoka can easily be summarised as being stretched beyond belief. The story of Ahsoka and the Rebels crew trying to prevent the return of Thrawn and rescue Ezra could have easily been told in at least 3 or 4 episodes, with the other 4 being used to build to an epic battle with Thrawn. Instead it takes us 8 episodes to set up the next season or movie, instead of resolving the plotlines of this season. It moves at an agonizingly slow pace wherein it doesn't build any of its characters and just serves up meaningless action and fluff.
The characters are mostly bland and one-note. The returning Rebels characters are all far less expressive than their animated characters and the actors all look bored and confused. It's clear the direction they were given was poor since most are competent actors in other projects. Rosario Dawson is wooden as Ahsoka which is a real shame. She reacts to everything with bored indifference. Sabine is now insufferable who basically screws over the good guys more than once and is never called out on it. The only exceptions are Baylon played by Ray Stevenson, and Shin played by Ivanna Sakhno. They're dynamic is legitimately interesting but that is all there is. Interest. They're characters are given lackluster wrap-ups.
Of course this show contains all the fan-service you'd expect. It is all there to hide the clear lack of any substance in the script. The show is visually pretty great but the costumes look so cheap and bland. When the volume is used it is very obvious. Another issue is that no casual viewer can really enjoy this show without having consumed 7 seasons of Clone Wars and 4 seasons of Rebels. The show keeps telling us that Thrawn is dangerous but we are never shown this. Thrawn does barely anything in the overall plot and there is no reason to fear him.
In the end, this is another show with nothing to say. It lacks substance. Two decent characters, pretty visuals and fan service can't save this show from the pool of mediocrity/stupidity of its fellow TV show brethren. Just re-watch Andor.
The plot of Ahsoka can easily be summarised as being stretched beyond belief. The story of Ahsoka and the Rebels crew trying to prevent the return of Thrawn and rescue Ezra could have easily been told in at least 3 or 4 episodes, with the other 4 being used to build to an epic battle with Thrawn. Instead it takes us 8 episodes to set up the next season or movie, instead of resolving the plotlines of this season. It moves at an agonizingly slow pace wherein it doesn't build any of its characters and just serves up meaningless action and fluff.
The characters are mostly bland and one-note. The returning Rebels characters are all far less expressive than their animated characters and the actors all look bored and confused. It's clear the direction they were given was poor since most are competent actors in other projects. Rosario Dawson is wooden as Ahsoka which is a real shame. She reacts to everything with bored indifference. Sabine is now insufferable who basically screws over the good guys more than once and is never called out on it. The only exceptions are Baylon played by Ray Stevenson, and Shin played by Ivanna Sakhno. They're dynamic is legitimately interesting but that is all there is. Interest. They're characters are given lackluster wrap-ups.
Of course this show contains all the fan-service you'd expect. It is all there to hide the clear lack of any substance in the script. The show is visually pretty great but the costumes look so cheap and bland. When the volume is used it is very obvious. Another issue is that no casual viewer can really enjoy this show without having consumed 7 seasons of Clone Wars and 4 seasons of Rebels. The show keeps telling us that Thrawn is dangerous but we are never shown this. Thrawn does barely anything in the overall plot and there is no reason to fear him.
In the end, this is another show with nothing to say. It lacks substance. Two decent characters, pretty visuals and fan service can't save this show from the pool of mediocrity/stupidity of its fellow TV show brethren. Just re-watch Andor.
- ruelshepperd
- 3 अक्टू॰ 2023
- परमालिंक
I usually don't write a series review if not all episodes are released yet, but with Ahsoka, I feel like I have to. So, just as a warning, this review gets a little ranty.
I keep seeing these amazing reviews of people praising this show to be some masterpiece and I honestly don't get it.
I have been a fan of Ahsoka's character since I was a child. I grew up with her and I am so nostalgic about her, especially because she is practically what introduced me to Star Wars, and I appreciate Filoni's handling of her character in Clone Wars and Rebels as much as anyone else. She began as an immature student and grew to be a very wise and independent person. I was thrilled when they announced her live-action show. The cherry on top was that Thrawn would be the antagonist. That being said, I do know her character and liked her from moment one.
And now, with this show, I feel incredibly gaslit by fans who claim this show (especially episodes 4 and 5) is Christ's second coming and praise Filoni for his genius. But I also feel gaslit by Filoni and the show itself. I am certainly confronted with a character I know nothing about whatsoever. Sabine is a different character; Hera is a different character. I get that animation and live-action are different, but naming this difference as an excuse for stale and emotionless characters is just a cheap ploy. All of these strong female characters that were written so well in the animated shows are now blank, emotionless slates with a history Filoni keeps hinting at but never fully explains and it honestly annoys me so much.
With the live-action show, Filoni's lack of writing skill on a line-level becomes painfully apparent, and to distract from that he keeps jangling shiny keys in front of the viewer with these callbacks and nostalgic moments like the Clone Wars or Anakin wanting to teach her one last lesson, which I still don't know what that was supposed to be. When I watched some YouTube videos of fans breaking the episode down and theorising what the lesson could be, I found myself painfully laughing at myself (in a sad way). How come the writing in this show is so bad and opaque that they have to rely on the fans to pull at loose strings and tie them together and hope that everyone then ends up thinking that this was what Filoni had intended from day one? When I tried to think of a possible explanation of what Anakin's lesson was supposed to be about, I couldn't think of any answer that matched what other people were thinking. It is not only that, but I feel like everybody has different answers and not in a way where a writer writes didactically to leave it for free interpretation but in a way where the writer had no idea what they even wanted the lesson to be.
So far, in this show, I have only seen bad writing, bad dialogue, stale acting, characters that are intriguing (Skoll and Shin) but are left so vague for so long that by the end I don't even care where they came from. You can't leave the mystery open for so long and then explain it at the end of the season (if their character will even be explained at all). If there is nothing for me to get emotionally attached to at a certain point, I will not care for the rest of it, even if it does end up being explained. The same is true with the history between Sabine and Ahsoka. What is it? Why aren't we seeing it? Why are the characters just talking about it like it is general knowledge the viewer already knows? (Again, if it is supposed to be written to keep it open for interpretation, it has sorely failed.) There are only two more episodes left and if it does end up being explained in the LAST TWO EPISODES the pacing will be off so freaking bad!! Why wait so long?
The issue I have is the writing. And the writing in a show is everything, so I have an issue with the show. And with everyone pretending this is "the best Star Wars since..." If this is the best Star Wars since the Disney area, then it's pretty bad to begin with.
I don't want to tell anyone that they are supposed to dislike this show. If you enjoy it, great. But I feel so sorely misrepresented in my opinion of this show. It seems like everyone keeps falling for these cheap callbacks and nostalgia bait moments and cheap execution of some character arc I wasn't even sure Ahsoka was on, because, again, nothing about the writing has led me to think that! I get that a lot of things about a story are supposed to be shrouded in mystery to keep the viewers' interest, but at one point, when everything is just plain vague and so unsatisfyingly touched upon and then poorly executed, I really have to ask myself if anyone working on this show had any idea about what they wanted this show to be!
I hope the last two episodes will prove me wrong, but I doubt it. You can't rely on the last two episodes to remedy an entire season of bad writing.
I keep seeing these amazing reviews of people praising this show to be some masterpiece and I honestly don't get it.
I have been a fan of Ahsoka's character since I was a child. I grew up with her and I am so nostalgic about her, especially because she is practically what introduced me to Star Wars, and I appreciate Filoni's handling of her character in Clone Wars and Rebels as much as anyone else. She began as an immature student and grew to be a very wise and independent person. I was thrilled when they announced her live-action show. The cherry on top was that Thrawn would be the antagonist. That being said, I do know her character and liked her from moment one.
And now, with this show, I feel incredibly gaslit by fans who claim this show (especially episodes 4 and 5) is Christ's second coming and praise Filoni for his genius. But I also feel gaslit by Filoni and the show itself. I am certainly confronted with a character I know nothing about whatsoever. Sabine is a different character; Hera is a different character. I get that animation and live-action are different, but naming this difference as an excuse for stale and emotionless characters is just a cheap ploy. All of these strong female characters that were written so well in the animated shows are now blank, emotionless slates with a history Filoni keeps hinting at but never fully explains and it honestly annoys me so much.
With the live-action show, Filoni's lack of writing skill on a line-level becomes painfully apparent, and to distract from that he keeps jangling shiny keys in front of the viewer with these callbacks and nostalgic moments like the Clone Wars or Anakin wanting to teach her one last lesson, which I still don't know what that was supposed to be. When I watched some YouTube videos of fans breaking the episode down and theorising what the lesson could be, I found myself painfully laughing at myself (in a sad way). How come the writing in this show is so bad and opaque that they have to rely on the fans to pull at loose strings and tie them together and hope that everyone then ends up thinking that this was what Filoni had intended from day one? When I tried to think of a possible explanation of what Anakin's lesson was supposed to be about, I couldn't think of any answer that matched what other people were thinking. It is not only that, but I feel like everybody has different answers and not in a way where a writer writes didactically to leave it for free interpretation but in a way where the writer had no idea what they even wanted the lesson to be.
So far, in this show, I have only seen bad writing, bad dialogue, stale acting, characters that are intriguing (Skoll and Shin) but are left so vague for so long that by the end I don't even care where they came from. You can't leave the mystery open for so long and then explain it at the end of the season (if their character will even be explained at all). If there is nothing for me to get emotionally attached to at a certain point, I will not care for the rest of it, even if it does end up being explained. The same is true with the history between Sabine and Ahsoka. What is it? Why aren't we seeing it? Why are the characters just talking about it like it is general knowledge the viewer already knows? (Again, if it is supposed to be written to keep it open for interpretation, it has sorely failed.) There are only two more episodes left and if it does end up being explained in the LAST TWO EPISODES the pacing will be off so freaking bad!! Why wait so long?
The issue I have is the writing. And the writing in a show is everything, so I have an issue with the show. And with everyone pretending this is "the best Star Wars since..." If this is the best Star Wars since the Disney area, then it's pretty bad to begin with.
I don't want to tell anyone that they are supposed to dislike this show. If you enjoy it, great. But I feel so sorely misrepresented in my opinion of this show. It seems like everyone keeps falling for these cheap callbacks and nostalgia bait moments and cheap execution of some character arc I wasn't even sure Ahsoka was on, because, again, nothing about the writing has led me to think that! I get that a lot of things about a story are supposed to be shrouded in mystery to keep the viewers' interest, but at one point, when everything is just plain vague and so unsatisfyingly touched upon and then poorly executed, I really have to ask myself if anyone working on this show had any idea about what they wanted this show to be!
I hope the last two episodes will prove me wrong, but I doubt it. You can't rely on the last two episodes to remedy an entire season of bad writing.
- movieturtle2013
- 19 सित॰ 2023
- परमालिंक
I actually enjoyed Ahsoka a lot more than I expected to. After reading all the mixed reviews I was expecting a slow moving, boring show but this was anything but. I was very entertained from the very first episode to the last. I was actually wanting more episodes when it was all ove he r. I know they're already talking about renewing this for another season so I hope they go through with that. The cast here is terrific. Obviously Rosario Dawson is great as Ahsoka but it's the supporting cast which makes this show that much better. It is extremely talented cast with Natasha Lou Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Wes Chatham, David Tennant, the late great Ray Stevenson, and many more. You can tell they put a lot lot of love into this because the attention to detail is very obvious. While it's I not as good as the Mandalorian or Andor, it's still a good show in its own right.
- Supermanfan-13
- 2 जून 2024
- परमालिंक
This is another forgettable and mediocrely-written Star Wars show by the best streaming service ever!
It is overall not as bad as Obi-Wan Kenobi and way more well-produced and well-made, but it's still a soulless show that has barely anything to offer.
In order to keep my review of the whole show short and get my points across more easily, I will just list the pros and cons and won't get into details.
So for things I liked first:
.... and, that's it I guess? I can't really think of other things I liked about the show other than some cool action scenes and some moments here and there. But there is really nothing to like about its characters or the writing in general.
Now the bads and the uglies:
These are the problems I can think of right now. I'm sure if I got into details I would remember more problems I had with it, and the review would be 5 times bigger than this.
But overall, I'm not sure what the point of this was. Basically, everything from this show is forgettable and I feel like I'm being generous with giving it a 6. I do not care about the characters especially Ahsoka herself and I'm just observing them from afar and not caring about them at all. The plot is really thin and how it unfolds and things happen is only because of the stupid decisions Sabine makes. The only interesting and intriguing character is Baylan Skoll which is all because of Ray Stevenson's acting. But they waste him and his character so badly too.
I understand if they're trying to prepare a new trilogy of movies maybe? Or a season 2. But this was the worst way to go at it, especially since they botched the main bad guy from the start by making him as unintimidating as possible as if it was on purpose. They really dropped the ball with Thrawn.
I'm not sure what the point was, but as long as Disney isn't willing to hire actual professional writers who know what they're doing, this is what we're gonna get with the shows and the movies. The shows apart from Andor have been nothing sandwich after nothing sandwich with barely any story to them. Basically, drop some references and names here and there and show some cool action scenes, bring back old actors from the prequel trilogy and utilize them as much as you can, and nostalgia-bait really hard so fans would lose their minds as they just witnessed a masterpiece because there was a cameo. Also don't forget to make the most forgettable and black holes of characters you've ever seen. Congratulations, you just made a $100M Star Wars show that will definitely turn a profit and be called an actual good show by the fanboys.
It is overall not as bad as Obi-Wan Kenobi and way more well-produced and well-made, but it's still a soulless show that has barely anything to offer.
In order to keep my review of the whole show short and get my points across more easily, I will just list the pros and cons and won't get into details.
So for things I liked first:
- The music is decent at first but gets kinda forgettable after a couple of episodes
- The action scenes are well-choreographed and surprisingly well-thought-out, but ultimately get dull
- The visuals and CGI is pretty good
- Ahsoka's style of fighting is pretty cool
- Sabine not being a superhero and gradually getting better but still getting hit nonetheless
- There are some setups and payoffs and things don't just magically come to aid the characters and also they don't always succeed on the first try
- The flashback episode was pretty good
- Bad guys getting a decent screen time as much as the protagonists
- Ray Stevenson
- Thrawn's intro
.... and, that's it I guess? I can't really think of other things I liked about the show other than some cool action scenes and some moments here and there. But there is really nothing to like about its characters or the writing in general.
Now the bads and the uglies:
- Dave Filoni's writing and not having other writers work with him on the show
- Ahsoka being a black void of a character and having zero personality whatsoever. She's just devoid of any characterization.
- Sabine getting more screen time and character arc than Ahsoka. Might as well call the show Sabine instead.
- Sabine's baffling decision-making and having zero plan gambling the fate of an entire galaxy over one person
- The barebone story and plot that could've even been a 3-episode mini-series
- Main characters having the biggest plot armor in recent years
- Bad guys/good guys having the clear opportunity to end each other multiple times but doing nothing
- Thrawn being wasted and turned into something even worse than a cartoonishly evil character. He is a forgettable terribly-written villain that does nothing and basically runs to his grandmas for help every 5 minutes. They did a terrible job of making him intimidating or powerful.
- The trope of bad guys having every opportunity to kill the good guys and even getting the orders to shoot but still standing around looking at each other and doing nothing. Even worse is when they do decide to shoot, they stop because the good guy said "Wait"!
- Maybe too much use of nostalgia-baiting and random name-throwing and references for its own good. It's basically all for the hardcore Star Wars fanboys to lose their mind because they name-dropped Glup --ito and now they think the show is a masterpiece because an old character had a cameo.
- Ahsoka not feeling like the main character at all and having less and less screen time every episode
- Ahsoka having a semblance of a character arc which turns her into a worse character with having a more baffling mentality of actually agreeing with Sabine's stupid choices
- Introducing the element of witchcraft which makes it feel less like Star Wars. I understand that the Jedi are basically space wizards. But this is just too un-Star Wars-y, and feels like they don't know how to make interesting stories with Star Wars anymore, so they resort to throwing every genre at it.
- The story is more like a video game, especially in the finale, because there isn't much meat to the story so they have to resort to video game storytelling and level design instead of actual good writing
- Forgettable dialogue and sometimes even childish
- The pacing is pretty bad especially in the beginning with many pointless drawn-out scenes where characters just stare and do nothing
- Too many action scenes in the second half of the season that get boring and dull after a while
- No tension whatsoever. There are no stakes because you know the outcome every time and an action scene without any tension of stakes is a boring one.
- Not giving a good characterization to the main protagonists, or a reason as to why the audience should care about them for those who haven't seen the animated shows.
- Uninteresting story a show overall since you don't care about any of the characters.
- Unfinished storylines and plot when the show is advertised as a mini-series. So basically the nothing sandwich of a story also didn't have a conclusion.
- Did I forget to mention how awful and forgettable the characters are and how terribly written they are?
These are the problems I can think of right now. I'm sure if I got into details I would remember more problems I had with it, and the review would be 5 times bigger than this.
But overall, I'm not sure what the point of this was. Basically, everything from this show is forgettable and I feel like I'm being generous with giving it a 6. I do not care about the characters especially Ahsoka herself and I'm just observing them from afar and not caring about them at all. The plot is really thin and how it unfolds and things happen is only because of the stupid decisions Sabine makes. The only interesting and intriguing character is Baylan Skoll which is all because of Ray Stevenson's acting. But they waste him and his character so badly too.
I understand if they're trying to prepare a new trilogy of movies maybe? Or a season 2. But this was the worst way to go at it, especially since they botched the main bad guy from the start by making him as unintimidating as possible as if it was on purpose. They really dropped the ball with Thrawn.
I'm not sure what the point was, but as long as Disney isn't willing to hire actual professional writers who know what they're doing, this is what we're gonna get with the shows and the movies. The shows apart from Andor have been nothing sandwich after nothing sandwich with barely any story to them. Basically, drop some references and names here and there and show some cool action scenes, bring back old actors from the prequel trilogy and utilize them as much as you can, and nostalgia-bait really hard so fans would lose their minds as they just witnessed a masterpiece because there was a cameo. Also don't forget to make the most forgettable and black holes of characters you've ever seen. Congratulations, you just made a $100M Star Wars show that will definitely turn a profit and be called an actual good show by the fanboys.
- MamadNobari97
- 3 अक्टू॰ 2023
- परमालिंक
What I've seen in the first two episodes is the definition of mediocracy. It's not bad, it's not good, just hanging somewhere in between.
The story so far is non-existent. There are some bad guys and... that's it.
Writing is horrible. The character interactions were pretty much the most boring I've seen in a very long time. It was painful to watch sometimes. It was that bad.
Forced wisdom... is the worst kind of writing.
Logic has left the show. When I saw Sabine, one of the smartest fighters in the SW Universe, punching a robot in the face, I immediately lowered my expectations. After that, it even got worse. She's definitely NOT the Sabine I knew from the Rebel series.
Acting is also generally ... bland. Even Rosario Dawson seems off as Ahsoka.
But there are also good things.
CGI and scenery are breathtaking.
David Tenant is amazing as the voice of Huyang. God I love this man.
The show has some promise of mystery in the distant horizon, and that's what encourages me to watch more. If they can deliver, the show can get a lot better.
The story so far is non-existent. There are some bad guys and... that's it.
Writing is horrible. The character interactions were pretty much the most boring I've seen in a very long time. It was painful to watch sometimes. It was that bad.
Forced wisdom... is the worst kind of writing.
Logic has left the show. When I saw Sabine, one of the smartest fighters in the SW Universe, punching a robot in the face, I immediately lowered my expectations. After that, it even got worse. She's definitely NOT the Sabine I knew from the Rebel series.
Acting is also generally ... bland. Even Rosario Dawson seems off as Ahsoka.
But there are also good things.
CGI and scenery are breathtaking.
David Tenant is amazing as the voice of Huyang. God I love this man.
The show has some promise of mystery in the distant horizon, and that's what encourages me to watch more. If they can deliver, the show can get a lot better.
Ahsoka may not the best thing from Star Wars that I've seen but it's still worth watching. I was really looking forward to this when I first read about it and the even more so after I saw the trailers. It did not disappoint! I don't consider myself a huge Star Wars fan but I'm a normal fan who does enjoy most of them. Like by most, I really liked The Mandalorian and Andor. I thought those two are some of the best things Star Wars has put out since the original trilogy. I even thought The Book of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi were both worth watching. I don't understand most of these negative reviews, it's like most of the people writing them didn't want to like this. What were you expecting that you didn't get? Anyway, if you're a fan of Star Wars I definitely recommend you give this a try.
This series started out very interesting. Ahsoka seemed cool and confident and the new sith had an edge to them that felt dangerous. Then it got bad. Really bad. These characters are awful and have no substance whatsoever. The sets look top notch and then the characters look like they are from a high school play. They act like it too. Whoever plays Sabine Wren is a joke. Every scene she was in was immediately ruined and the actress had no ability to make Sabine the tough rogue she should be. Now Sabine is an ignorant whiny brat. The sith duo quickly lost that dangerous edge and simply became edgelords. It's clear the creators were just hoping people would be so mesmerized by ahsoka being live action now that they wouldnt mind the lack of excitement or talent. Mr. Krabs has a role though so that's nice.
- zimmerblake
- 25 अक्टू॰ 2023
- परमालिंक
Ahsoka is, for most of the first episode, fairly decent. Rosario Dawson is a rather muted hero, but there's a good fight scene early on and I thought the general was an appealing character.
But the character of Sabine makes no sense. She starts by doing something rebellious for no other reason than to show that, yeah, she's a rebel just for the sake of being a rebel. Later she does something blatantly idiotic that results in exactly what you expect to happen. And once again, the reason for her decision makes no sense.
If the rest of the episode were great then I might forgive it a blitheringly stupid turn of events, but nothing else made up for that foolishness.
I hadn't planned to watch anymore, but then someone on social media raved about how the series really took off in episode 4, which was directed by the guy who did the first Spider-verse movie. So I checked that out. And it was not remotely better than episode 1. Sabine was still stupid, the characters were still bland, and I was generally bored throughout.
Should have gone with my first instinct.
But the character of Sabine makes no sense. She starts by doing something rebellious for no other reason than to show that, yeah, she's a rebel just for the sake of being a rebel. Later she does something blatantly idiotic that results in exactly what you expect to happen. And once again, the reason for her decision makes no sense.
If the rest of the episode were great then I might forgive it a blitheringly stupid turn of events, but nothing else made up for that foolishness.
I hadn't planned to watch anymore, but then someone on social media raved about how the series really took off in episode 4, which was directed by the guy who did the first Spider-verse movie. So I checked that out. And it was not remotely better than episode 1. Sabine was still stupid, the characters were still bland, and I was generally bored throughout.
Should have gone with my first instinct.
For all Star Wars fans, and mainly those of us who have seen the animated series, the character of Ahsoka Tano means a lot.
That's why when the news broke that his series would be coming out, we all saw it with some concern. It wasn't until we saw Rosario Dawson portrayed in the Mandalorian that our doubts dissipated and became hope.
The series itself has quite a few problems, mainly with pacing at times. However, I can say that I really liked it, there is fantastic casting for Sabin and Hela, and Thrawn and Ezra also look exactly the same as what we saw in Rebels. And perhaps that's where the problem lies, it's a very niche series for those of us who watched the animated series, at times things are taken for granted that could have been explained more.
Beyond that, the evolution and path of Ahsoka, with that incredible chapter when we see her in what could be (or not) the World between Worlds that we previously saw in animation.
We have 3 sides clearly marked with that middle ground that implies the presence of Baylan Skoll (rest in peace Ray Stevenson) and Shin Hati who at times are important antagonists and who leave many doubts thinking about the future of the series.
The presence of Grand Admiral Thrawn by Lars Mikkelsen is also a very high point of the season.
For what I said above, I consider Ahsoka a good product, it is not on par with Andor for example, but it is not Bobba Fet or Kenobi either, which were huge disappointments.
I will be looking forward to the next season and seeing the resolution of this story.
That's why when the news broke that his series would be coming out, we all saw it with some concern. It wasn't until we saw Rosario Dawson portrayed in the Mandalorian that our doubts dissipated and became hope.
The series itself has quite a few problems, mainly with pacing at times. However, I can say that I really liked it, there is fantastic casting for Sabin and Hela, and Thrawn and Ezra also look exactly the same as what we saw in Rebels. And perhaps that's where the problem lies, it's a very niche series for those of us who watched the animated series, at times things are taken for granted that could have been explained more.
Beyond that, the evolution and path of Ahsoka, with that incredible chapter when we see her in what could be (or not) the World between Worlds that we previously saw in animation.
We have 3 sides clearly marked with that middle ground that implies the presence of Baylan Skoll (rest in peace Ray Stevenson) and Shin Hati who at times are important antagonists and who leave many doubts thinking about the future of the series.
The presence of Grand Admiral Thrawn by Lars Mikkelsen is also a very high point of the season.
For what I said above, I consider Ahsoka a good product, it is not on par with Andor for example, but it is not Bobba Fet or Kenobi either, which were huge disappointments.
I will be looking forward to the next season and seeing the resolution of this story.
- LeonardoOliva69
- 6 जून 2024
- परमालिंक
So far this isn't the worst Star Wars show/movie out there, but it's certainly not amazing either.
The good: It's very pretty
The mediocre: The music The plot The villains
The bad: The acting The writing
Nothing feels like people having an actual conversation, it all feels like people reading lines at each other.
The thing with the map they are trying to find feels like it's pulled directly out of the sequel trilogy. Why is there a map to someone's current location hidden in some ancient ruins behind several layers of old mechanisms you have to turn to unlock? It's the classic error of thinking of something you think will look cool and then finding a silly excuse to do it.
And then there's the whole "the force is female" thing. So far it doesn't really hurt the show, because most of the characters are established and well liked, but you can't help but notice and remember that it's because if Disney's stupid politics, and it just can't help hurting the immersion of the show.
The lightssaber choreography seems really mediocre as well. It's full of the standard up close and obscure shots and cuts, that they do when they have no choice, because it would look terrible otherwise.
The last annoyance so far is the female villain. Maybe it will get better of we get to know her, but her only trait so far is her ability to have a complete deadpan look no matter what's going on in the scene. It's the most lazy way possible to try to make a villain look evil.
I hope the show will get better and part 2 was definitely better than part 1, so there's still hope for the show.
The good: It's very pretty
The mediocre: The music The plot The villains
The bad: The acting The writing
Nothing feels like people having an actual conversation, it all feels like people reading lines at each other.
The thing with the map they are trying to find feels like it's pulled directly out of the sequel trilogy. Why is there a map to someone's current location hidden in some ancient ruins behind several layers of old mechanisms you have to turn to unlock? It's the classic error of thinking of something you think will look cool and then finding a silly excuse to do it.
And then there's the whole "the force is female" thing. So far it doesn't really hurt the show, because most of the characters are established and well liked, but you can't help but notice and remember that it's because if Disney's stupid politics, and it just can't help hurting the immersion of the show.
The lightssaber choreography seems really mediocre as well. It's full of the standard up close and obscure shots and cuts, that they do when they have no choice, because it would look terrible otherwise.
The last annoyance so far is the female villain. Maybe it will get better of we get to know her, but her only trait so far is her ability to have a complete deadpan look no matter what's going on in the scene. It's the most lazy way possible to try to make a villain look evil.
I hope the show will get better and part 2 was definitely better than part 1, so there's still hope for the show.
- mfeierskov
- 25 अग॰ 2023
- परमालिंक
First off, the music is spectacular, I find myself humming to it every now and then. If you haven't watched Rebels then it's not really that big of a deal. You just have to know that these are some of the earliest rebels along with Anakin Skywalker's padawan before he became Darth Vader. One of the main characters, Ezra, sacrificed himself to get a fierce admiral of the Empire, Thrawn, to a distant galaxy. Naturally, some of his closest allies would want to find him. There, you're all caught up.
The action is great and the story isn't dragging. A great watch for sure! Oh, and fight scenes are really great too!
The action is great and the story isn't dragging. A great watch for sure! Oh, and fight scenes are really great too!
- jethrobonobala
- 7 जून 2024
- परमालिंक
This series did very well reuniting Ahsoka to characters she has been around throughout her life. It had an amazing storyline with good connections to the canon,
However, there is one glaring problem for me. Ahsoka doesn't seem as deadly as she was back in the Clone Wars. She hasn't stopped using or lightsaber or connecting with the force. Back in the Clone Wars, when Order 66 occurred, Ahsoka took on a dozen or more of the most experienced clones in the whole republic army flanked on all sides. And she won (well, escaped). Is he has continued to practice with the force, so why does she seem less of a threat now? She's still threatening, but their's something that she doesn't have in this season that bothers me.
Other than that, Lucasfilm does a great job with this series. I feel like Rosario Dawson could have leaned into the character more, but that's more her getting used to the role. That takes time. Great job, Star Wars.
However, there is one glaring problem for me. Ahsoka doesn't seem as deadly as she was back in the Clone Wars. She hasn't stopped using or lightsaber or connecting with the force. Back in the Clone Wars, when Order 66 occurred, Ahsoka took on a dozen or more of the most experienced clones in the whole republic army flanked on all sides. And she won (well, escaped). Is he has continued to practice with the force, so why does she seem less of a threat now? She's still threatening, but their's something that she doesn't have in this season that bothers me.
Other than that, Lucasfilm does a great job with this series. I feel like Rosario Dawson could have leaned into the character more, but that's more her getting used to the role. That takes time. Great job, Star Wars.
- NerdyRomulanCyberman
- 16 जून 2024
- परमालिंक
I'm going against the tide here, but this series has started off like some of the failures before it.
For every Andor (great!) we get a Boba Fet and season 3 of the Mandalorian.
Rosario Dawson is a good actress, not a rock solid lead actress. Her work in Luke Cage, The Defenders, Zombieland Double Tap and many others is good. Not great.
In this series she isn't given enough to work with, and the actress playing Sabine is so bad that their scenes together are painful to watch.
The frequent establishing shots using cgi critters is a Star Wars staple and frankly wasted space.
The head scratching bad decisions to move the plot along and put the protagonists in danger are too stupid to ask the viewer to buy into. Jedi ship seems sketchy? Let them board and kill the captain. Old padawan with an axe to grind? Entrust her with the "key" to the secret mission so she can run off with it and essentially get herself killed in the process.
Retread plots anyone? We have a secret map hidden in a device that will lead us to...the Death Star's fatal flaw...the empire's hidden fleet...Luke Skywalker...the hidden empire general that could undo the alliance...you get the picture and we've seen this way too many times.
And one thing I struggle with, whether it's Star Wars, Marvel, or DC is the scale and balance of character battles. Ahsoka handles some assailants easily, and then seems challenged by one, or two canon fodder baddies for no apparent reason. As with other Disney created Star Wars series, that inequality exists here too. Too often.
I doubt that I'll be motivated to watch another episode.
For every Andor (great!) we get a Boba Fet and season 3 of the Mandalorian.
Rosario Dawson is a good actress, not a rock solid lead actress. Her work in Luke Cage, The Defenders, Zombieland Double Tap and many others is good. Not great.
In this series she isn't given enough to work with, and the actress playing Sabine is so bad that their scenes together are painful to watch.
The frequent establishing shots using cgi critters is a Star Wars staple and frankly wasted space.
The head scratching bad decisions to move the plot along and put the protagonists in danger are too stupid to ask the viewer to buy into. Jedi ship seems sketchy? Let them board and kill the captain. Old padawan with an axe to grind? Entrust her with the "key" to the secret mission so she can run off with it and essentially get herself killed in the process.
Retread plots anyone? We have a secret map hidden in a device that will lead us to...the Death Star's fatal flaw...the empire's hidden fleet...Luke Skywalker...the hidden empire general that could undo the alliance...you get the picture and we've seen this way too many times.
And one thing I struggle with, whether it's Star Wars, Marvel, or DC is the scale and balance of character battles. Ahsoka handles some assailants easily, and then seems challenged by one, or two canon fodder baddies for no apparent reason. As with other Disney created Star Wars series, that inequality exists here too. Too often.
I doubt that I'll be motivated to watch another episode.
- TMAuthor23
- 28 अग॰ 2023
- परमालिंक
Loved this show from beginning to the end! Dawson as Ahsoka was spot on, seeing Christianson as Anakin again brought tears to my eyes and I loved seeing Thrawn in live action. The highlight for me though was finally seeing Ezra Bridger kick some butt in live action...the actor they got, Eman Esfandi, was such a brilliant casting choice by Filoni.
As I write this, I'm trying to think of one thing the show failed at, but I really can't think of anything. Production design was solid, every character was well written and the music was great...could have used more of the traditional tracks from the Star Wars movies but that's just the traditionalist in me.
I can't wait for season 2 and anything else Filoni has in store for us.
As I write this, I'm trying to think of one thing the show failed at, but I really can't think of anything. Production design was solid, every character was well written and the music was great...could have used more of the traditional tracks from the Star Wars movies but that's just the traditionalist in me.
I can't wait for season 2 and anything else Filoni has in store for us.
I have always favored the animated Star Wars (Clone Wars, Rebels, etc.) over the movies. That may be a significant factor in my review.
I think this show is really solid. Rosario Dawson does a great job as the older Ahsoka and, the ladies playing Sabine and Hera did not disappoint. In place of the 27th use of Darth Vader, we get 2 really solid Sith enemies. (Sad to lose Ray Stevenson. God rest him.)
The Filoni people did a really solid job in casting and the episodes are a great watch from the start. Too often, these Disney series have 1 or 2 ponderous set up episodes. Great mix of action and story from the first episode to the last.
The best episode features Hayden Christensen, as Anakin, and the phenomenal Ariana Greenblatt as young Ahsoka. This episode isn't a 10 - it's a 12. The two of them should get a series. It would be great to see them fill in parts of the Clone Wars that we don't know.
I have watched it twice and it was worth the second watch. Looking forward to the second season and more of Ahsoka and the rebel's story. Great work Dave Filoni!
I think this show is really solid. Rosario Dawson does a great job as the older Ahsoka and, the ladies playing Sabine and Hera did not disappoint. In place of the 27th use of Darth Vader, we get 2 really solid Sith enemies. (Sad to lose Ray Stevenson. God rest him.)
The Filoni people did a really solid job in casting and the episodes are a great watch from the start. Too often, these Disney series have 1 or 2 ponderous set up episodes. Great mix of action and story from the first episode to the last.
The best episode features Hayden Christensen, as Anakin, and the phenomenal Ariana Greenblatt as young Ahsoka. This episode isn't a 10 - it's a 12. The two of them should get a series. It would be great to see them fill in parts of the Clone Wars that we don't know.
I have watched it twice and it was worth the second watch. Looking forward to the second season and more of Ahsoka and the rebel's story. Great work Dave Filoni!
- jxbrowning
- 20 जून 2024
- परमालिंक
- pascalgerke
- 19 मई 2024
- परमालिंक
After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
So, blah blah blah... we all know that story line, "No, I am your father." "That's not true! That's impossible!" My whole point is that Hayden Christensen is freaking awesome in this series.
I understand that my personal opinion means nothing to the masses.
I'm not a narcissist. Lol My whole point is that Hayden Christensen killed it!!!!!
Seriously, he's a heck of an actor.
People are petty, and most have no kind of "brain to mouth" filter.
Which is fine... I am not dismissing these fans.
Ok. I see now that I have dug myself into a hole.
So... that's all I have to say about that.
So, blah blah blah... we all know that story line, "No, I am your father." "That's not true! That's impossible!" My whole point is that Hayden Christensen is freaking awesome in this series.
I understand that my personal opinion means nothing to the masses.
I'm not a narcissist. Lol My whole point is that Hayden Christensen killed it!!!!!
Seriously, he's a heck of an actor.
People are petty, and most have no kind of "brain to mouth" filter.
Which is fine... I am not dismissing these fans.
Ok. I see now that I have dug myself into a hole.
So... that's all I have to say about that.
- mjlower-28991
- 16 मई 2024
- परमालिंक
- timwilkins-68709
- 22 अग॰ 2023
- परमालिंक
- joshuadavidd
- 15 दिस॰ 2023
- परमालिंक
- renegademaster-78745
- 22 जून 2024
- परमालिंक
I found some pacing problems, and I wonder why those weird silences when the characters are talking? It looked like the actors had to wait 3 seconds to respond to the other actor... so odd.
Ahsoka looks too flat, this is not the Ahsoka we know from previous shows. Actually, I didn't like any of the three main female characters, so I have to give the actors the benefit of the doubt and blame the director.
Anyway, we shouldn't expect too much from this show, this is a miniseries that works as a setup for the movie, so most likely we'll only see Ezra and Thrawn for a few minutes in the last episode.
The sets, visuals, sound, music and other technical aspects are top notch, so I'll go with a 6 and I'll update it after the season finale.
Ahsoka looks too flat, this is not the Ahsoka we know from previous shows. Actually, I didn't like any of the three main female characters, so I have to give the actors the benefit of the doubt and blame the director.
Anyway, we shouldn't expect too much from this show, this is a miniseries that works as a setup for the movie, so most likely we'll only see Ezra and Thrawn for a few minutes in the last episode.
The sets, visuals, sound, music and other technical aspects are top notch, so I'll go with a 6 and I'll update it after the season finale.
- nico-cba-16952
- 22 अग॰ 2023
- परमालिंक
This movie was really hard to watch because the bad script and very bad acting especially from Mary Elisabeth Winstead and Natasha Liu Bordizzo.
But Natasha's Liu Bordizzo acting was really really bad, it made me wanna puke seeing her on the screen; her face looked like a china doll(no expression,no emotions),maybe that's because she had tons of makeup (I wander from where did she had makeup when she was captured and detained on enemy's vessel), even her walk was unnatural. When on first plan she acted like posing, like all that she wanted was to look good.
I guess Disney really struggles to destroy this saga!
But Natasha's Liu Bordizzo acting was really really bad, it made me wanna puke seeing her on the screen; her face looked like a china doll(no expression,no emotions),maybe that's because she had tons of makeup (I wander from where did she had makeup when she was captured and detained on enemy's vessel), even her walk was unnatural. When on first plan she acted like posing, like all that she wanted was to look good.
I guess Disney really struggles to destroy this saga!
- danielbocutiubdt
- 16 अक्टू॰ 2023
- परमालिंक
- julianobiwan
- 29 अग॰ 2023
- परमालिंक