I mostly enjoyed the episode, though as stated in the review, it was something we’ve seen before several times.

I was thinking the same thing. If he’s established a permanent home in Dallas then he’s required to get a Texas license, just like most states. But as you said, given all of the cops statements, that requirement was CLEARLY not what he was referencing during the encounter. 

It’s hard to overstate how much of an impact the Heir to the Empire trilogy had on my love for Star Wars, so any sort of adaptation of them would make me a happy wookie. But they’re going to have to come up with a really good reason why people are referring to Thrawn as though he’s a cheat code for winning the Galaxy…

I would love if they took any lessons from Andor, but I think most of Ahsoka was already filmed prior to its release. Doesn’t mean they couldn’t have altered things, and obviously Filoni probably saw Andor well before we did. But so far this just feels very much like Filoni doing his thing.

FWIW, if you look closer at the audience, it’s definitely not predominantly female. Looks almost perfectly 50/50. 

Nah. Sex is something holy and sacred, to be experienced only in private. Violence and murder are EXCITING, and should be enjoyed with friends.

I remember when the trailer came out and everyone was talking about it. The trailer… did not seem compelling. 

Seeing her back commanding a starship just emphasizes how little sense it made that Captain Batel was chosen as the prosecutor for Unas legal case. Starfleet has been established to have a JAG office before. It makes no sense to be pulling a Starship Captain randomly out of service to try a case, even if she has a…

I need to finally watch The Magicians. I read all the books, and I enjoyed the story but kind of hated most of the characters. As I recall they were all a bit younger than the series, and fell into the trope I’ve always hated; the precocious, super intelligent teenager.

This was a HELL of a better send off than Crystal Skull. 

You’re right, they’d presumably have to be able to claim no income returned from them. 

This is much more likely I think. 

It may be sort of half and half in this case, because they’ve payed to produce the second season already (it was nearly finished) so I can see them getting a tax benefit for those “lost” expenses. But for the first season it’s absolutely mostly about the residuals.

Was this episode really Pike lite? He was in it a pretty substantial amount. I’d say Pike just wasn’t central to it, which is a nice sidestep of Star Trek storytelling convention, where the Captain is nearly always the one to solve the core problem. 

I really enjoyed that they leaned into the idea that a big heartwarming speech COULDNT sway everyone, and they had to find an actual legal answer. And the resolution felt pretty solid, at least by television standards. (The fact that it felt like a middle finger to Discovery and it’s constant stream of blubbery…

Exactly. The crazy thing is I first read it in People, so it’s not just some random Redditors claiming it. 

I had the exact same reaction to Reeves/Cage. The Cage thing could have been fun at some other point in the film. But seeing it turn up in this super dramatic finale? It was just distracting and silly. 

Teddy Sears has stated that that is unequivocally NOT him. Which makes sense considering he never actually even played Jay Garrick. 

I REALLY disliked the Cage thing. In a moment that should be one of the most dramatic parts of the film it really brought everything to a screeching halt for me. 

That was odd. The only thing it seemed to have in common with Discovery is the “ringed” saucer.