Enjoyed this Episode very much.
I really liked seeing the TIE fighter transform into landing mode. At the same time it bothered me just a little bit because after all these years of movies and shows they just now decided to do this? I mean at this point we were pretty much used to the fact that they landed on their “fins”. A nit pick I know.
I gotta refute this. Despite the realization of and old concept drawing, I hated this design. Plus, why wouldn't someone as important as a Moff come in on something with.....shields?
A TIE-Advanced I could see, not.....this thing.
Also, where the hell is the landing gear supposed to go? Leave to the Disney era numbnuts to think that every possible thing can be crammed beneath the surface of a thing because no machine has functional internal components that take up space. v_v
Nit pick away my fiend. I can't stress how important it is in story telling to nail the fine details because then it makes suspension of disbelief
easier for big details.
My guess is this is a special TIE sort of like Vader’s. Even before the “fins” did their thing it looked a little different.
The stalks are shorter, which might actually make engineering sense to help reduce the amount of landing area needed. The OGs would have slightly longer stalks in order to better accommodate rack clamps.
Its definitely a specialized TIE. We have even new canon sources of TIEs being landed on their wingtips such at the Battlefront II campaign. He is/was a Moff after all.
TIEs have always been able to land on their wings. They're just not very easy to get in and out of......which was kinda the way the Empire wanted it.
Also detail I noticed, at some point in the episode something was said about Baby Yoda and nurture vs nature (dont remember the exact line) but it got me thinking
When we first met the little green guy he was terrified of violence, shying away whenever Mando got in a fight. But even a couple episodes later we seen him watching Mando closely during fights, even "cheering him on" in his own way. Its not so surprising that we see him use a Dark Side ability from nowhere now, hes been imprinting off of Mando's violent tendencies. I wonder how that will flesh out.
I loved the little dark side moment. It showed him reacting off of instinct to help his friend. It also goes to show that there is no light and dark in the Force.
I also loved the "other" incident:
(couldn't find an actual still from E7)
"I'm helping to fly, daddy."
Also, looking at this close up of Mando's bracer: how the hell does he work that keypad with fat glove fingers?
Did anyone else catch the scout troopers helmet about to flop open?
I loved that they brought in our brethren/sistren in the 501 to help shoot this episode.
Also loved the reuse of the Death Troopers. That whole scene was pretty epic in execution.
Hated that they showed Kuiil like 5' from the ramp, and still manages to get shot down. And where the #$%& was that useless droid?
What gives with Cara covering her stripes and not the Rebel cheek-cheer? What lame story did they concoct for the meaning of the stripes?
Speaking of Cara: I love how they aren't afraid to show her taking hits. Just because she's a kickass hottie doesn't automatically mean you can't hit a girl. What I did hate was the energy binder belts. It started off ok, but then they were able to grab them. If this is how they were supposed to work, then why didn't Jar Jar get tangled instead of shocked?
Same dumb physics as Ezra's slingshot?
I loved how they portrayed the "client" as a zealot. He truly believes that the galaxy thrived under Imperial rule.
Thought the convenience of scouts listening to all the radio chatter was a little hinky, but made sense. What didn't make sense is how they know immediately what direction to go.
And if this was the end of the season, I hate those malicious bastards a) for ending on only 7eps, and b) for dropping such a heart wrenching cliffhanger on us.
