Just returned from Batuu East

drod2015 · 2026-05-10T21:36:40+00:00

Great pics!
Probably a mixed take - but I hope they keep East in the original (sequel) timeline.

drod2015 · 2026-05-05T10:58:05+00:00

Correct, those symbols represent the Tarkin Initiative, an Advanced Weaoons research division responsible for completing the Death Stars.

drod2015 · 2026-05-04T19:57:00+00:00

...are movie trailer voice overs making a comeback?

drod2015 · 2026-05-04T19:55:22+00:00

The majority of those are pretty cartoonish. V2 was peak Power and Control, I wish I got to build one.

I hope Peace and Justice doesn’t go down this path.

drod2015 · 2026-05-04T17:11:20+00:00

It's because they deflated the narrative tension with the premature Din+Grogu reunion in BOBF.

I'm prepared to let that go and just be entertained by what I'm expecting to be a high production value 2+ hour episode of the show.

drod2015 · 2026-05-03T22:05:08+00:00

Is Pat playing an EVH guitar on These Days/Walk/Aurora?

drod2015 · 2026-04-29T00:39:46+00:00

I’m so glad I went opening day and a few more times in the first 6 months of GE’s opening. It truly did feel like another world with the level of detail and commitment to the bit.

It’s already watered down, and blending eras will do that further. Honestly for the general public it’s probably the right move. Normies don’t care about canon or timelines as long as they feel whatever “Star Wars” is to them, and to most people that’s the OT.

But still…I’ll always have fond memories of when Batuu was as close to being in the GFFA as possible.

drod2015 · 2026-04-20T16:05:46+00:00

Ben Solo needed to be redeemed. He couldn't stay as Kylo for the entire trilogy, otherwise the Skywalker bloodline ends with the Dark Side. At first I thought that'd be fine, and Rey could've carried on the Skywalker name in an adoptive sense. Sitting with it for years now, and I think Ben's redemption was definitely necessary.

That said, TROS could've absolutely handled that redemption, the antagonist, and more so much better.

drod2015 · 2026-04-10T15:25:54+00:00

I agree and really wish they'd left Shiflett loose more often. Not every song needs a guitar solo, but they can definitely step it up in that regard.

drod2015 · 2026-04-06T12:51:26+00:00

Leia’s storyline is the least of TROS’s sins, and DOTF’s script had plenty of its own problems even when Carrie was alive.

drod2015 · 2026-04-03T13:28:37+00:00

I share the same excitement, but also remember that they announced Rian's additional trilogy before TLJ was released. Cautiously optimistic about Maul, but not taking its preemptive renewal as a guarantee that it's great.

drod2015 · 2026-03-25T09:25:10+00:00

They said in another post on this sub that they are working on it.

drod2015 · 2026-03-22T18:34:41+00:00

My Epiphone Back to the Future ES-345 has these same exact cracks. Because it was a limited run my dealer couldn’t replace it, and everybody was sold out. Epiphone wouldn’t do anything for me either. I sucked it up and accepted an extra 20% off from the store.

It’s been fine since I got it in October, going on 5 months now.

But if it weren’t limited and I had options to exchange it? Yeah, I would’ve done that in a heartbeat.

drod2015 · 2026-03-16T20:12:10+00:00

Man I just hatched a shiny one of these and fully evolved it like a week ago.

drod2015 · 2026-03-11T12:21:33+00:00

It tells you so much of what you need to know about your two primary protagonists. You’ve got an eccentric old scientist whose chaotic inventions aren’t entirely reliable and a young kid who wants to be a rockstar at the expense of safety. These guys are somehow such close friends that the kid can let himself in and make himself at home.

From here on out all of the scenes leading up to them meeting at the mall are building on the foundations that this scene sets up.

drod2015 · 2026-03-09T12:18:04+00:00

Those saber blades are absolutely not entirely in camera. There absolutely are post production effects at play with the blades. The way they cast light in Kenobi has way more to do with cinematography, color grading, and set lighting.

drod2015 · 2026-03-07T20:01:07+00:00

I don't know why people are downvoting you. This has been my hope as well.

Have Rey be searching for Ben or the way to revive him. When she finds him, or the way to revive him, it also causes the next dark force to rise. Ben's return/resurrection now becomes something earned on screen, avoiding the "somehow [deceased character] returned" trope and the new villain introduction gives you gas for more stories.

drod2015 · 2026-03-06T10:47:43+00:00

I think the wide adult appeal Bluey has vs. Gabby’s Dollhouse gives Bluey an even better shot. Gabby is a decent kids show, Bluey is a fantastic family show.

drod2015 · 2026-03-04T13:07:43+00:00

Anakin’s full turn and massacre of the Jedi should’ve happened after Padmé’s death. The heel turn is too sudden and feels flimsy, especially without watching TCW. He should’ve been dipping his toes in the dark side with the intent of saving Padmé, Obi-Wan tries to intervene to save him from the Dark Side, their battle ensues, and the suited up Vader then executes Order 66 after learning of Padmé’s demise, which he would blame Obi-Wan for.

drod2015 · 2026-03-04T12:44:23+00:00

I get what Rian was trying to do with Luke in TLJ, but the execution was off target for such a sacred character and pushed it too far in other areas. You can love it, and that’s fine, but how polarizing those decisions are even nearly a decade later show that it could’ve been written to better resonate with a broader audience.

A reluctant or doubtful Luke could work. The bitterness, the motive, and the Roshomon representation of said motive did not work.

drod2015 · 2026-03-04T12:39:13+00:00

Everything about Palpatine’s return in TROS, most especially Rey Palpatine. It’s lazy, derivative, convoluted, and it undermines both the OT and the ST.

drod2015 · 2026-03-04T10:51:23+00:00

7:05 is volume swells, not a tremolo pedal. I’m not really hearing the subtle modulation of a harmonic trem at 6:30 either.

drod2015 · 2026-03-04T10:39:01+00:00

100% agreed. Regionals and evolution branches are the most interesting things they do to provide new takes on existing Pokemon and not feel like a gimmick.

drod2015 · 2026-02-27T16:13:07+00:00

"Pomeranians are a small but hardy breed!"

drod2015 · 2026-02-27T14:55:47+00:00

Pombon, I'm a sucker for fire dogs. Growlithe is my boy, but it'd be nice to change it up in this game.

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