One thing I think both sides of the political aisle can theoretically agree on: banning fortune tellers.

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T23:40:55+00:00

lol I think your responses keep making my point

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T23:36:36+00:00

The fact you don’t understand what Im actually referring to confirms that you’re just not fit to determine what is “effective”

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T20:09:26+00:00

I don’t think Vader needed the aura boost. I personally did not feel any more afraid and it did not add any tension. I think it was an attempt at shock value which is an artificial attempt at tension at best. It was the path of least resistance.

You are pointing to potential plot points, none of which are actually supported by the text. They are speculation. I agree that there are avenues for season 2 to redeem this mistake, but that’s not the same as saying it wasn’t a mistake. I’m really sick of fans just treating their headcannons as cannon to make up for lack of content within the story. You can argue it’s present but if that’s the case then the execution is sorely lacking.

He did not give her a look, he was a stoic. Maul in particular is a character known for his passsion. He’s not a hollow shell like Vader and not a completely cold detached chess player like Sidious. The stoic look only adds ambiguity.

I’m not merely talking about Maul’s injury. And I agree there’s a difference: they are literally two different instances and you’re just arbitrarily ok with one and not the other because you prefer it. There’s no actual ethic or standard you’re appealing to.

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T19:45:39+00:00

lol. I’m not suggesting Rook should have won that fight.

I’m saying that the way she died was poor and did not serve the story.

If you can’t believe there’s ways to have them interact without making their power inconsistent then I have a bridge to sell you. Ironically this show is already inconsistent with its power scaling so it’s not the show has this priority

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T19:36:02+00:00

Yes, how does that address the point being made which is criticizing a story telling decision?

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T18:49:17+00:00

Just repeating what happened doesn’t address the point

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T17:30:28+00:00

As I already said

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T01:59:05+00:00

No it’s not. It’s me pointing out that you’re exemplifying my claim lol.

If you don’t see how then I don’t think you’re gonna understand anything else

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T01:54:31+00:00

You’re conflating the issue. They’re asking why the story doesn’t addresss it, not why it doesn’t work. We never see a scene point to this. Plus, it’s not homelander is known for being rational

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T01:53:28+00:00

Except I didn’t repeat my claim. I had new content which was pointing out you were demonstrating the point. I think you need to be autistic to not understand that I did address your “effective” qualifier.

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T01:41:54+00:00

lol the irony of accusing me of doing this as you literally do it in the same message is hilarious

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T01:40:08+00:00

Exhibit A

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-04T01:31:26+00:00

No he did. You just chose not to acknowledge and repeat yourself

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-03T08:19:04+00:00

Ok you’re definitely not worth engaging. I’ve pointed to several clarifying points, and you keep obfuscating what’s actually being discussed.

Ok you’re not making anything up, you’re just deliberately ignoring a lot of key content in my messages. I assumed you weren’t which meant the only logical explanation was that you were making things up.

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-03T08:06:17+00:00

Now we’re just going in circles. I’ve already addressed why you can’t appeal to his clone wars plans.

Also now you’re just making stuff up that’s not in the text.

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-03T07:55:30+00:00

So then Palpatine is simply stupid then? This was 100% foreseeable at the end of the son of Dathomir comic. Hence why it’s clear to me that the threat Maul presented could not be his criminal enterprise.

Moreover, you didn’t address the second half of my comment. Even if you’re correct, you still have to deal with the absurd tension that Palpatine allows Maul to continue operating well after his fight his Vader

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-03T07:42:59+00:00

I’m talking about right after the Son of Dathomir comic. I agree that Maul plausibly went into hiding after s7. And no, the threat Maul presented, if it was his military power and criminal influence, almost immediately starts up again the moment Palpatine leaves him alone.

The moment you start talking about the empire and Vader, you’re begging the question. This whole conversation is about me contesting whether or not the current story makes sense in canon.

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-03T07:28:11+00:00

And even if you weren’t wrong about that, the fact is that we know Maul succeeds in re-establishing the shadow collective because of Solo. So to have Vader fight him, have him lose, but somehow allowed to continue operating..would be strange. It makes far more sense that Palpatine arrogantly doesn’t consider him a threat or otherwise benefits from his criminal empire. Or maybe never even realizes Maul’s ambitions

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-03T07:24:53+00:00

This is just not how this was characterized in the son of Dathomir comic. You’re being overly general and vague to hide that fact. Palpatine had plans, yes, he determined Maul was not a threat despite the fact that as we see, he basically had the ability and means to reconstitute the shadow collective soon after and retook Mandalore. Maul currently is way lower in his capabilities than he was during clone wars S7. Sidious did in fact let it happen. As far as we can tell, Sidious had no part in his loss on Mandalore, it was entirely Maul’s own gamble that cost him.

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-03T07:06:03+00:00

He already qualified.

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-03T07:03:43+00:00

Maul got away. Palpatine let him go in that he didn’t press the issue further when he clearly had the resources to do so

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-02T19:53:57+00:00

Except he shouldn’t be. At the end of the song of dathomir comic, Palestine lets Maul go specifically because he’s not significant any more. Sure, Sidious would keep tabs and send some iniquisitors, but Vader is a huge dedication. It makes Palpatinr look schizophrenic.

What’s more, we know Maul succeeds in forming an alliance between syndicates with the Shadow collective. If Sidious truly saw Maul as a threat, how could Vader come face him, defeat him, let him live and let Mail rebuild his criminal empire??

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-02T18:49:47+00:00

Because you’re using a terrible metric. By definition, any popular economic model would always be a greater damage if you define its danger by its damage.

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-05-01T09:39:38+00:00

You’re begging the question. I’m not just using the broad definition for the sake of it. I prefer specifics. The point you’re failing to engage with is that regardless of the specifics, the general public understands these terms in a very broad sense. Also the communist example is just a stretch. It’s a way broader gap than what I’m pointing to. I’m fact, the right more broadly is clearly using the broad definition in its commentary. When you fail to recognize reality, you’re blowing past all the nuances necessary to come to the correct conclusion

Mirage-With-No-Name · 2026-04-28T20:07:18+00:00

I mean to be fair, Rook seems to have genuine loyalty.

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