What did I miss with Iron Squadron? Completely missed it? How'd it go?
Also, what's happening to our threads now? We being raided or something?
Dominic Johnson
As Rogue One approaches, expect an influx of Sup Forums shitposters here.
Carter Baker
Nah, you can watch it on Kisscartoon however
Austin Thomas
That's no board... it's a shitpost station.
Evan Martinez
It was bland. Not terrible, but nothing especially good. Par the course for this season since the intro. I think they blew their load with the premiere. It started off as one of my favorite episodes in the entire series, and gave false hope that Ezra was about to become multilayered, and that a 'dark sider' might be a valuable asset to a struggling Rebellion in need of advantages and thus look at the battle between dark and light on a different and interesting stage.
Nolan James
I really don't like throwing the word "filler" around, but there are some episodes that do feel like Filoni and crew are just kind of treading water and waiting for something. Season 1 didn't really have this problem, since even episodes that didn't seem like they contributed much ended up being crucial, or had something in them that provided character development (Fighter Flight, for example, was accused of being filler when it aired but has a lot of Ezra/Zeb bonding, as well as providing the TIE that becomes useful later). Season 2 had a few episodes that didn't really amount to much and season 3 seems to be following suit. I think maybe the switch to 22 episode seasons has left them trying to pad out the season.
Who knows, Iron Squadron may turn out to be important later in a way that say, Ketsu wasn't (she appears later to provide backup but she never becomes especially important).
Jackson Reyes
Considering Thrawn is in it, I'm sort of expecting for it to have some sort of impact further along the line when his 'web' is finally exposed. I'm imagining that he'll take losses from each individual member of the Ghost, then use that combined knowledge/experience to secure a big win somewhere along the line.
But that's just me being hopeful. With my luck, I could be disproven real easily, and the whole thing just fall apart.
Noah Howard
I think they meant to add some backstory to Sato, but he's barely in the episode. This might've been a good chance to give him a central role for the episode and show him dealing with his nephew. I get the feeling Sato is probably going to be a casualty of Thrawn, so giving him the spotlight for a change might also make his likely upcoming demise more impactful.
Oliver Hughes
Shit, guys. I wanted to like this episode. I wasn't paying attention to how long it was going for so I actually thought the were going to kill of the kid in the outrider by having him sacrifice himself so Ezra and the rest of his crew could escape. Instead, that was just the halfway point. I feel like there's more reason for a heroic sacrifice too in the context of the episode. Ezra tells him how important it is to choose your battles, but then they rebellion wastes several commanding officers and two full ships to rescue some douchebag? It's not even like the kid has an arc or learns anything. He should have been an example of misguided goals for the rest of the cast.
I don't want to sound like an edgelord, but I really miss how TCW was able to kill off characters without fear of backlash. If the situations are life-or-death, I'd prefer it if the death option was actually possible.
Ian Anderson
Seems like very good odds that this is one of the words that Thrawn "pacified" - with heavy civilian casualties. At least that is what I got from Thrawn and Sato apparently having a history, though with Thrawn's love of research he could have just known as much about Sato anyway. Still I guess thematically I like the idea that the original Iron Squadron and anyone who initially opposed the Empire was destroyed and the remnants fled. That would explain why Sato chose Phoenix Squadron as the new name. Rising from the ashes of what he lost.
It sounds like the kind of place Thrawn dealt with. No organized resistance or militias left. Citizens desperate not to fight but to flee except for some stupid punk kids who don't know any better.
Oliver Thomas
If Sato does die and the rebellion suffers a major los I hope Mart takes of with Ezra and the Iron Squadron to go wreck Imperial shit guerrilla style. On their own they're clearly fucked, but with a force user they could be a real threat. Then we'd get mopey, suicidal Mart, power-crazed Ezra with no one to constraint him, and those mooks just trying to hang on.
Dominic Mitchell
>Tfw season finale is Thrawn bombarding the rebel base from orbit
Sebastian Anderson
Okay, so I posted this in the other thread before I knew it was shitpost central.
I was doing some mental arithmetic to see how long ago the events of The Phantom Menace would be compared to The Force Awakens.
Star Wars timeline compared to our timeline
34 ABY-The Force Awakens-2015 15 ABY Rey is born 11 ABY Finn is born 5 ABY Battle of Jakku, End of Galactic Civil War, Ben Solo Born 4 ABY-Return of the Jedi- 1981 3 ABY-The Empire Strikes Back 1980 0 ABY-Awards Ceremony 0 BBY-A New Hope 1977 1 BBY-Rouge One 1976 2 BBY-Rebels Season 3 1975 3 BBY-Rebels Season 2 1974 4 BBY-Rebels Season 1 Second Half 1973 5 BBY-Rebels Season 1 First Falf 1972 11 BBY-Obi-Wan Saves Luke, Hera and Kanan join up. 1966 18 BBY-Bail Organa and Ahsoka Tano organize a rebel network. 1959 19 BBY-Revenge of the Sith: Luke/Leia/Ezra is born, Anakin Beocmes Dath Vader, Order 66, Palpatines Empire created from the Republic 1958 22 BBY-Attck of the Clones through The Clone Wars movie and TV Series 1955 32 BBY-The Phantom Menace: Battle of Naboo 1945
John Richardson
New episode MEGA where?
Cooper Carter
It's on Kisscartoon
Nicholas Ortiz
well I want to download it
Alexander Anderson
Thrawn could've used the tractor beam at the end of the episode. Unless that wasn't part of his keikaku.
Sebastian Perry
Too bad
Adrian Sanders
>finale shows Thrawn absolutely wreck the shit out of Phoenix Squadron >He kills most of the main cast but they somehow greatly contribute to the Rebellion right before R1 inspiring the Rebel Alliance to adopt the starbird >the show now moves onto a new Imperial cast who are reacting to the destruction of Alderaan and the Death Star >over the next few season's they start to realize that the Rebellion is right and begin sabotaging the Empire until they outright join the Rebellion right after Endor >yfw
Jonathan James
Try HondoBay.
Jose Rivera
Sadly, if Propaganda is canon, then Sabine survives into ABY
Nicholas Brooks
>sadly
Lincoln Davis
I'm uploading to Mega in case nobody else is going to do it, 15% so far
Elijah Sanders
It just occurred to me that one season they'll show the Battle of Endor and the final scene of the season will be Phoenix Squadron celebrating and you can see Luke's back as he stares into the distance near them hunting that they were just off screen in RotJ. Then the next season will show Ezra or someone naively assuming that the war is over just because they killed Palpatine and the show will end in a dramatic Battle of Jakku arc.
Juan Parker
Might be good. I have the feeling we'll be watching the Ghost crew till the end
Jaxon Johnson
You're the HERO we need
Nathan Williams
Throw in a nod to the Iron Blockade Uprising, and we're gold
I swear to god if this is dolphin porn you will have my eternal gratitude
Jeremiah Martinez
>Ezra: "But I thought we killed the Emperor. Isn't the war over? When are you and Commander Skywalker going to start legitimately training me?" >Kanan: "Ezra I wish that were the case I truly do but we still have a duty to commit to. In much of the galaxy the Empire still reigns supreme." >Ezra: "So let everyone else deal with it! The galaxy has seen the Emperor himself fall so the rest of the Empire should fall soon enough." >Kanan: "Ezra remember your training. Never assume your enemy. Always be cautious. In some parts of the galaxy like the Anoat sector nobody even knows Palpatine and Vader are dead yet and the left over Imperials would like to keep it that way."
Tyler Thomas
>Season 1 didn't really have this problem, since even episodes that didn't seem like they contributed much ended up being crucial, or had something in them that provided character development (Fighter Flight, for example, was accused of being filler when it aired but has a lot of Ezra/Zeb bonding, as well as providing the TIE that becomes useful later)
Probably becomes Greg Weisman was working on that season. He doesn't believe in wasting a single episode.
Jack White
That's never going to happen though. I think we all know Thrawn is going to job in the most ridiculous way. >BUT EVERYTHING WAS GOING ALL ACCORDING TO PLAN
Grayson Murphy
I assume we'd be following Rex's role in the ground battle as well and get a "He was a good friend" moment between him and Luke?
Elijah Diaz
>When are you and Commander Skywalker going to start legitimately training me? If Ezra needs to be trained, Luke honestly needs to be trained also. He's only a day younger than Luke.
I'm under the opinion Ezra, Luke and Kanan will be on similar ground by the time they actually meet.
Noah Morgan
>If Ezra needs to be trained, Luke honestly needs to be trained also. He's only a day younger than Luke.
Other way around
Henry Murphy
Yeah but Luke trained under Yoda for a long time on Dagobah due to force planet time distortion. By RotJ Luke has received enough formal Jedi training to be considered a Knight.
Zachary Reyes
Whoops that's what I meant.
And Ezra trained with Ahsoka, Kanan and momentarily with Yoda.
Wyatt Peterson
I got it earlier on hondobay but you're still good people for helping anons out, thanks.
Logan Ross
Is Dagobah really a force planet? It makes a ton of sense, in every aspect I'd say, but is there definite confirmation?
Jaxon Nguyen
Nvm, I self-helped, this is sweet
Jason Foster
is there a mega for the Star Wars Propaganda book?
Isaiah Wright
No but I just got it and I plan on scanning it along with the rest of the reference books in a few weeks.
Brody Edwards
no. They don't make e-versions of art or info-drop type books.
Samuel Gomez
At least Dave Dorman is back.
Lincoln Thomas
Seems incredibly stupid to stretch out how long Luke was trained, it's not like he did anything impressive.
He fought against a Vader that was clearly holding back most of the time since Vader wanted to recruit him.
Liam Richardson
So it's basically a continuation of the Vader comic but with a little more Aphra?
Jayden James
I cannot tell if Vader is still checking out Dat Ass or if he's thinking, "Dammmn, Aphra, what the hell happened to your faaaace?" Airlocks do that, Anakin, you dumb shit.
Lincoln Bell
Gotta spread the love whenever there's a chance
Hudson Nguyen
>Episode was filler >Still better than Sabine episode Sabine a shit.
Tyler Stewart
Sabine > You
Alexander Brooks
You're just mad because your waifu is boring and gets next to no character development.
Adam Lopez
Sabine > You
Bentley Flores
I for one can't wait for the porn.
EzraxMart when
Gabriel Brown
EzraxMartxSeventh Sister ftfy
Sebastian Richardson
Well they can always split her after all.
Jayden Rogers
I didn't know I wanted this
Nicholas Powell
Oh Ezra, how quickly anons forget you are already in a committed relationship.
Evan Torres
Can't see his hands and thus can't see a ring, therefore all things are fair
Joseph Price
I'll forever ship Kanan and Ezra, but Mart's definitely cute.
Brody Cooper
Ezra x Mart x Mizel x Seventh Sister then.
>tfw SS has her own boy harem.
Brody Stewart
You wouldn't see the ring on his hand anyway, user. It wasn't that kind of ring.
This isn't the traditional Jedi wedding where the partners are totally not in a fully committed relationship. No, this is an ancient and noble union taught to them by the Bendu. And yes, he was the one in the middle during their honeymoon.
Owen Bailey
She'll have to be cut again for them to split her three ways like that user
Nathan Cook
user please, it's funny but also so very, very sad.
Landon Jenkins
you're are life is sad btfo, nigga
Anthony Mitchell
You cannot expect to waifu a character in a Filoni project.
Luckily, my TCW hasn't been killed yet (or at least on screen), but I fear for the day that he will do it.
Nicholas Harris
>you're are life is sad
Asher Young
>Rebels: Hey, let's go do something rebels would do. >Thrawn: I'm such a genius I'll just hand the rebels victory. >Rebels: Yay, we won. How many more times are we going to get this episode this season?
Ayden Phillips
Until part 1 of the finale.
Then again, we can't expect Thrawn to show up EVERY episode, now can we?
Daniel Cooper
How have you failed to catch on to Thrawn's master plan? It's not even that complicated. He dropped it for you since the first eps of the season when he ordered them to let the Rebels escape because that wasn't their full force. He wants them to feel bold enough to fully commit to a single strike so he can crush them in one go. If he just kept crushing their smaller attempts they'd just splinter or go further underground. He wants them fully destroyed.
Vader uses similar psychological tactics. Sabine gets her shots deflected back at her armor and survives. He wanted them running afraid, not angry enough to attempt a futile revenge. The plan was to let them escape so the could be tracked back to the rest of their rebels. Vader did his fair share of damage but Phoenix Squadron still lived to fight another day and rose back from the ashes. That's why Thrawn doesn't want to let any of them escape. Why did Vader not finish the job? Blame the Emperor, if you dare. He directed Vader to a new task.
Caleb Cooper
Thrawn clearly gave the rebels this win.
Not only did he send the most incompetent Imperial i the show currently with just a light cruiser and two gozati, but also didn't try to stop the rebels from fleeing.
I'm sure he's got something up his sleeve.
Nolan Gomez
Who is he?
John Ramirez
It's just not very exciting to watch.
Adrian Ross
A faggot, just like you.
David Wright
That's just, like, your opinion, dude.
Julian Hill
Captain Dubs.
Juan Ramirez
rebel spy
Angel Miller
I just want something exciting to happen in these episodes. What's the point of a story if no one opposes the heroes? Sure it may work in the overarcing plot of the season, but that doesn't make these individual episodes any less forgettable.
Asher Gomez
It's blue buttcheeks senator isn't it?
Evan Scott
SHHHHHHHHHHH. Filoni might hear you
Nathaniel Ramirez
I agree with you. I'm just wondering how often it's going to happen as well.
We could stand to have another 'Rise of the Old Masters
Henry Hernandez
Damn, she's a qt.
What is she, /swco/?
Sebastian Anderson
The male of her species.
Zachary Butler
A Theelin
Zachary Ortiz
Turns out war that isn't really a war yet isn't exciting. Even war on it's own isn't very exciting, which is why it has to be played up with tons of lasers and battleships and what not.
Wyatt Clark
This episode was fucking boring. One of those retard kids should have been killed to set an example for Ezra not to do dumb shit like go against the empire alone or make friends with Darth Maul. I am also sick of all these non-name characters joining the rebellion only to be never seen again. They never help on any missions. Do they all get assigned to the duty of scrubbing space-toliets or raking space leaves? I would like to see AP-5 (Chopper's friend,) sent on more missions with the core team. He is super interesting and could be used to help the team but the writers have caused him to be criminally underused.
Jace Williams
This would be the point in the thread where people demand to see her feet, right?
Evan Evans
You might not remember this but most of the Thrawn Trilogy was the OT cast running away and Thrawn pretending he won
Zachary Foster
Ezra wasn't the one leading Iron Squadron though, that was Sato's angsty nephew. Ezra taught them the lessons he learned.
