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Was Ashoka a decent watch? I like the Mandalorian and always wondered. Thanks ahead of time for your answers. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to c/television@lemmy.world

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

already been canonized Are you saying the original trilogy isn't canon?

Everyone always points to the one clearly fan service line tossed into a spinoff TV series clearly meant as a joke, while ignoring all other evidence from the movies and dialogue from primary characters where there clearly isn't a joke being made.

Obi Wan Kenobi says, "These blast points are too accurate for sand people. Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise."

As the rebels escape the Death Star, Governor Tarkin and Darth Vader have the conversation:
Governor Tarkin: "Are they away?"
Darth Vader: "They just made the jump into hyperspace."
Governor Tarkin: "And you're sure the homing beacon is secure onboard their ship? I'm taking an awful risk, Vader. This had better work."

Leia even calls it out after they escape, even with all of the fighting we see on screen:
Princess Leia: "They let us go. It was the only reason for the ease of our escape."
Han Solo: "Easy? You call that easy?"
Leia: "They're tracking us."

Clearly, she also thought the stormtroopers' sudden ineptitude was suspicious.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 0 points 3 months ago

Let's give them even more credit. It takes very good skills to act like you're shooting at someone but not hit them at some point. Add shooting at the Falcon but knowing where to aim to not disable it, both in the hanger and the TIEs. Hell, those TIE pilots might have known that it was a suicide run, being told by maybe Vader himself to give them a chase, but you better not win.