Ahsoka TV Series (Spoiler Discussion)
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That they have not thought through a few of the things on this show is my general impression. Quite a few things are there because I presume someone thought they were cool.
Phantom rolling over the enemy ship so Chopper could throw (!) the tag on it.
Ahsoka walking on her ship to defend it while it's a sitting duck.
The fighters behaving like they are in a dog fight inside a planet's atmosphere (as opposed to 3D space).
Mon Mothma & Co totally not taking the potential threat of an Imperial plot to bring Thrawn back seriously (even if they don't believe in it, that's quite a risk to take). Admittedly, Hera did a lousy job trying to convince them.
A major New Republic shipyard without any defensive forces in space.
The New Republic fleet which is so small it cannot spare even one ore two ships to give to Hera. Given the territory they control, they should have multiple fleets of ships. (Although perhaps they really have only just one small fleet which would explain the defense less shipyard).
Fighters with weapons so feeble they cannot destroy one ship.
Dito turbo lasers. If only the Republic had sent just 1 cruiser, the Eye of Sion would have been toast.
And one of my biggest bug-bears:
The assumption that all viewers know the characters already, so there is no need for a proper set-up.
One example:
Thrawn as the big villain does not work unless you know who he is already. According to Hera, he isn't your normal Imperial officer because he killed some of her friends. So what? Everyone killed someone's friends. That's not why I the viewer should feel dread at the thought of his return. Especially since he was beaten before.
I can forgive a lot but there is just so much wrong with the story telling of this show, it makes me sad. And a lot of it could have been fixed with a few simple changes.
Dave Filoni wrote all of the episodes. That does not give me hope for any improvement.
Phantom rolling over the enemy ship so Chopper could throw (!) the tag on it.
Ahsoka walking on her ship to defend it while it's a sitting duck.
The fighters behaving like they are in a dog fight inside a planet's atmosphere (as opposed to 3D space).
Mon Mothma & Co totally not taking the potential threat of an Imperial plot to bring Thrawn back seriously (even if they don't believe in it, that's quite a risk to take). Admittedly, Hera did a lousy job trying to convince them.
A major New Republic shipyard without any defensive forces in space.
The New Republic fleet which is so small it cannot spare even one ore two ships to give to Hera. Given the territory they control, they should have multiple fleets of ships. (Although perhaps they really have only just one small fleet which would explain the defense less shipyard).
Fighters with weapons so feeble they cannot destroy one ship.
Dito turbo lasers. If only the Republic had sent just 1 cruiser, the Eye of Sion would have been toast.
And one of my biggest bug-bears:
The assumption that all viewers know the characters already, so there is no need for a proper set-up.
One example:
Thrawn as the big villain does not work unless you know who he is already. According to Hera, he isn't your normal Imperial officer because he killed some of her friends. So what? Everyone killed someone's friends. That's not why I the viewer should feel dread at the thought of his return. Especially since he was beaten before.
I can forgive a lot but there is just so much wrong with the story telling of this show, it makes me sad. And a lot of it could have been fixed with a few simple changes.
Dave Filoni wrote all of the episodes. That does not give me hope for any improvement.
