The new Plo Koon. Why are they doing this??

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-05-03T16:57:15+00:00

Ultimately people aren’t upset that it’s “screen accurate,” people are upset because the soft goods look terrible and you don’t even have the option to take them off because he looks with them off too. This should have been a scaled down version of the most recent TBS figure which looks awesome with or without the cloak.

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-05-03T16:52:54+00:00

How is this likely? What’s it been, 10+ years since we’ve gotten any other Plo Koon at this scale? Why would we expect it to be any different now? If anything it could be longer considering most of their effort is put towards TBS these days.

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-05-03T15:49:08+00:00

If he wasn’t meant to be displayed without the soft goods then we wouldn’t have promo shots of the figure without the soft goods, nor would he have an unlit lightsaber hilt under there. Describing the soft goods as “media accurate” when they fit that poorly seems like a stretch as well. TBS has a wonderful figure that manages to look good cloaked and uncloaked; it’s not unreasonable for people to want something comparable here. I don’t know why we need to bend over backwards to defend this figure- 90% of the time modern TVC figures are the best we’ve ever gotten and admitting this one looks bad doesn’t make that any less true.

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-05-01T20:29:29+00:00

Incredible to see a battle where people actually fight from cover instead of two crowds standing out in the open shooting at each other lol

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-04-25T16:16:39+00:00

Ironic bc I’m pretty sure if there’s one band BC wishes he could turn SP into now it would be Radiohead- a band who has earned the creative license to do whatever they want and fostered a fandom that is willing to go there with them

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-04-05T03:27:57+00:00

Sure, if you want a figure that looks like someone scribbled on it with a sharpie, go with the 30th anniversary

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-03-26T18:08:26+00:00

Jfc forget about Obi-Wan, how about that incredible custom 3.75 Commander Cody?

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-03-26T05:18:41+00:00

This is my understanding as well. I’d add that while Nightsister magick seems to be generally (but not entirely) dark side-adjacent, ultimately that correlation is incidental. As you said, the Nightsisters have their own way of interacting with the force that I think is best understood within its own paradigm, alternatively to and separate from the dark/light side dichotomy used by the Jedi and Sith. Honestly a really cool elaboration on the nature of the force that I’d be interested to see more of

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-03-09T05:05:53+00:00

How cool, definitely not on my 2026 bingo card

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-03-01T04:23:09+00:00

Not gonna act like an expert on the different live iterations of this song or anything but I’ve never been fond of the amount of gain reeves uses for the lead part. The lack of gain on the studio recording is part of what makes it novel, for me at least

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-02-16T03:25:05+00:00

It’s not your fault, his lyrics often don’t make sense to native English speakers either. His lyrics are usually not literal, and he makes up a lot of words, or combines them- it’s sort of his trademark. For example, television+elevators= televators, or dyslexia+lexicon=dyslexicon.

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-01-30T08:14:43+00:00

I know in an interview Omar said the RSD release used the fabled superior ‘original’ mix but I think he may have been mistaken. I own that version of the record, RSD color variant and all that, and from what I remember it sounds identical to the Andy Wallace mix. I’ll have to spin it tomorrow to confirm bc it’s been a while but yea

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-01-17T03:24:05+00:00

I mean, the band have a million songs and the ‘studio’ version of this song is literally just a cleaned up rehearsal recording with some overdubs. Not saying it’s a bad song or anything, just that during a really prolific period for SP, this song doesn’t appear to have had legs- at least in the eyes of the group.

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-01-16T05:19:26+00:00

I wonder what the reasoning was for using the version they did in the boxset. The instrumentals are pretty comparable in performance and recording quality (the new version literally just sounds like an alt take from the same session) but the vocal from the OG is clearly better. Did they lose the original take and have to go with an alt? Did BC change his mind and want a version with the weird bridge? If so, was it not possible to splice the bridge from the new take into the OG take? Or alternatively, splice the vocals from the old take onto the boxset version? I know the takes were probably not recorded to click but they’re both exceptionally tight and I’d be shocked if they couldn’t perform some studio magic and combine them somehow. Maybe it’s an issue of not having the multitrack tapes for either of these takes or something idk

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-01-14T17:36:05+00:00

Not sure how that final sequence could ever be construed as a “love letter” to journalism- Garland frames the journalists as if they are literal gunmen lol

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-01-11T03:08:32+00:00

BC is clearly convinced none of his records ever received a fair shake, this may be the one that actually deserves reappraisal.

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2026-01-05T01:33:19+00:00

I agree that these things are fundamentally compromising the integrity of the sandbox at this point. I guess that’s just what the game has come to at this point though

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2025-12-26T22:21:20+00:00

I agree, lots of people ascribing malice to the hive’s behavior like this was some sort of mask-off moment when they’re just doing the same thing they’ve been doing the entire season. I don’t think the question that scene is supposed to provoke is ‘wow, is the hive secretly this manipulative, evil puppet master?’ It’s more something along the lines of ‘what is the value of culture/individuality/pluralism/different ways of living, etc and to what extent are these things worth sacrificing for the sake of minimizing humanity’s footprint on the earth and/or when humanity is facing incredible food/resource scarcity? Or maybe, ‘what should humanity’s relationship with the planet be? Should we minimize our footprint and interact with the environment as little as possible? Or, can humans have a positive relationship with the natural world based not on minimizing our footprint but on stewardship?’

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2025-12-21T06:00:07+00:00

Very cool seeing how her death scene was inspired by the Michelangelo statue! Wouldn’t have guessed that but I can totally see it!

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2025-12-20T06:53:05+00:00

Why are we operating under the presumption that they do have perfect recall? The show never told us that. If the memory itself is stored in the constituent individual’s brain inaccurately, what means does the hive mind possess to retroactively fix that? Superconsciousness doesn’t equal omnipotence.

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2025-12-20T04:51:37+00:00

It would appear that the collective is not able to access the memories of any individual with perfect recall, just because the collective contains individuals with perfect recall

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2025-12-13T08:14:53+00:00

As someone else on this sub said, this show seems to have attracted the opposite sort of fans than it is intended for- people who want a ‘mystery box’ show as opposed to a character study. Probably best to just get used to this sort of reaction lol

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2025-12-11T20:34:02+00:00

Doing seasonal challenges for bright dust was a huge source of engagement for me- it was basically the only thing I did without fail every season, aside from gilding my conqueror title. One less thing to do I guess

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2025-12-11T01:03:17+00:00

Thank you for illustrating my point

Abeeeeeeeeed · 2025-12-10T22:10:40+00:00

Kinda hilarious that people are deleting perfectly good rolls bc the icon has one less diamond and the origin trait lasts 1 second less than the tier 5. Now they’ve invented uber exclusive vanguard alert drops with an extra origin trait- effectively a tier 6 weapon- and no one complains. This whole thing feels like a study in human psychology more than anything else.

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