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Apart from the tale of his rebuilding himself after escaping the Sarlacc the rest of this series falls sadly flat. For such a legendary badass who's stature is built up purely through subtext as an imposing plot device in Empire Strikes Back, he comes off a slighly bumbling fool as a criminal cartel leader. I guess any attempt to flesh out the character will never live up to the imagery of him created by Empire. The attempt to mould boba fett into some kind of honourable Dysney anti-hero just doesn't really work and makes for a weak story and character. The most popular episode from the series is basically an episode of The Mandalorian. They had to bring him back to save Boba Fett because they've done such a poor job of the series. "I know get Mando in there he can salvage this mess" He's more Boba Fett than new Boba Fett is. The only real memeorable character is Fennec Shand and she is woefully under utilised other than providing exposition. She is often the only character to display any intelligence, a tactical thinker trapped in a sea of idiots. I watched it all because hey its star wars, I'll check it out. But really at this point I think we can safely say that the majority of Disney Star Wars is just a creatively bankrupt nostalgia cash cow nothing more. The worst part is the action sequences. They are often kinda slow and stilted, making them feel clunky and poorly put together. I've been to Dysney world and its very accesible for everyone, which is great. But watching a group of physically disabled street kids chase a crook through Mos Espa at 5km/hr on their mobility scooters was a real low point for the series.

How many social justice tropes can you horseshoe into an episode? Lame show that seems to think if you take a diverse cast and just chuck social justice themed confrontation at them they’ll develop characters. The plot is missing and makes no sense and none of the characters are likeable at all, in fact most are just wooden standees. Gave series two a try but it’s the same. The only difference, the conflict this time is told through convoluted flashbacks that really add little to the story. It’s a type of modern tv trope that tries to tell you who these people are rather than show you and is the backbone of bad writing. Skip it and save yourself the wasted time. It’s “wokefully” bad.

The best of all the Disney star wars movies. (That's some low hanging fruit though). Fleshing out the strike team and making it a more of a rebel plan than a rebel against even the rebels kind of plot would have been more believeable. It's also a bit stilted at the start to as they try and rush into the story. These are minor gripes though. This movie excels because its kinda gritty for star wars. It shows the rebel characters not as the clean cut hero's of the galaxy but rather a desperate group of fighters who have done terrible things in the name of fighting tyranny. The characters a likeable, the droid comedy relief is not over done and his dead pan delivery is gold. The rebel operative Cassian Andor is perfectly cast and really sells the gritty nature of the rebellion. He's not a clean cut hero, he's on the right side of the fight but has done terrible things that clearly haunt him. Jyn Erso is great, a strong and independent female lead. Her rise to leadership is a little abrupt but overall she's a great character. Unlike Rey who is a poorly developed and weakly written Mary Sue, who is already so perfect from the get go that she's almost completely unlikable. Rei is just automatically amazing at everything for no reason. Jyn on the other hand is jaded and brutal, having grown up in the midst of rebel fighters and fanatics. It makes her immediately likeable and believeable that she would have the skills she has, given her history. This is how you do strong female characters and she really sells rogue one. Also the scenes with Darth Vader really reinstate him as a terrifying antagonist. Ressurecting him from the brutal depiction of him as a little fat kid then an angsty tweeny douche. In this he is fomidable, brutal and terrifying. Its the Empire Strikes Back Vader returning to the screen. It holds it own alongside the original trilogy.

Pillars 2 takes all the elements that made pillars 1 so great and expands them outward. The new map design is massive and open world, your stronghold is no longer a static castle or manor but a ship with which you explore and experience the world. They took the static map of original isometric RPGs and cannon blasted it to the next level. Your journey truely feels epic now rather than confined to set pieces of the world as you sail around and fill in the blank portions of the map. I wish more fantasy RPGs were set in the age of exploration its an under used time period and really refreshing to play a isometric RPG in this new dynamic way. Explore and trade your way to fortune, join the islanders and push out the invaders or plunder the high seas as a cutthroat pirate, all from your very own ship. If you were ever a fan of baldur's gate or icewind dale get pillars 1 and 2 its the best thing I've played since those original classics. The world of Eora is brimming with story and depth, it can almost feel overwhelming but once you get a handle on the lore its one of the most immersive games I've played in a long time.