I quite liked the first movie as well, and I’m genuinely looking forward to this. That said, even I am astounded at the quality of this cast, wtf.

I know I’m definitely in the minority, but I actually enjoyed Snow White and the Huntsman in a kind of throwback to 80s fantasy movies kind of way. But even I don’t think the sequel deserves a cast this good.

Wait, what idea is that? That they have to die because other wise there will be issues with things said (i.e. Luke being the last hope) in Eps 4-6? ? I am thinking / fighting for Disney coming up with a way to keep them alive and just somehow make the continuity work. I can’t imagine a Disney kids show ending with the…

Hybrid warriors, or two races combining to make the best of both.

So if I got this straight... if we receive a certain electrical signal instead of sleeping, the dead skin cells in our eyes turn into cameras which eventually come together and form a sort of gross dead skin Voltron that hunts down and eats humans.

The camera thing just made NO sense. Why the fuck would anyone want to watch ultra shaky, faux-grainy video cam footage with half the screen obscured by a gun muzzle? Jesus Christ, what a terrible decision. I’m watching Doctor Who, not playing Call of Duty. I’m almost angry at just how stupid and gimmicky that was.

But but but! Dodonna is the one who designed the A-Wing! So says the Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels of 1996

Thanks for pointing this out. Really interesting stuff. Also, perhaps this will eventually explain why Kanan and Ezra aren’t on the scene in Eps 4-6.

It’s not still canon. I know for a fact it wasn’t mentioned in any of the 6 main movies, the Clone Wars movie, the Clone Wars series, or Rebels. And I’m not 100%, but I don’t think it was mentioned in any of the canon books that came out since Disney wiped the slate clean. And that’s everything now.

I don’t see Rex as a deus ex machina so much as a MacGuffin (or more accurately, a supplier of MacGuffins). He doesn’t instantly solve problems for the Alliance, he just points them towards (admittedly deeply convenient) solutions that they then have to figure out the details for themselves.

I had read somewhere that the B-Wing was originally said to have been invented by Admiral Ackbar.

I really liked that detail. It makes total sense since the rebellion isn’t really quite organized.

The B-Wing has always had a stable cockpit from which the entire ship moved around. I don’t know if that’s how it appeared in ROTJ, but it’s been like that for a while.

Keen-o.

The rotating cockpit has always been a feature, they just lacked the technology to make it work visually in 'Jedi'. But it was present in most video games where it is playable.

How did you miss the perfect opportunity to coin the term deus Rex machina? It's just sitting right there, waiting for you.

After years of screaming “But it doesn’t lool like a ‘B!!!!’” now I know why. Blade Wing! The cockpit and wings are totally a sword hilt!

Quarrie then reveals his ship, which it sounds like he calls the “Bleed Wing.”

I could be wrong but i thought he called it... The “blade wing” anyway i was always frustrated that the B-wing had such a small role in ROTJ (originally it was going to have a larger role in the movie but the odd thin design did not lend itself to the green screen technology of the time) so i was glad to see it have a…