Animated Shorts Official *Tales of the Jedi* Discussion Thread

To be honest, that's pretty exceptional. A guy before him failed, and he used a targeting computer. And computers usually make no mistakes. That was considered an impossible shot. What was it? Two meters wide? That was pretty damn exceptional. And he did it basically blindly, just by "believing", whatever that means. And considering that the Force has a will, and guides people in Star Wars, and it makes certain events possible — that can be considered a Deus Ex Machina. Especially since George explicitly described the Force as a metaphor for God. One could also argue, that 20 minutes with Ben is not sufficient enough training. But it's Luke, the revered hero of the franchise, so of course it's enough.

I mean, if you didn't want it to be tedious, you would just say something akin to "I don't like that" and move on. That's what I would do. It's not even about Ahsoka, or any character, but in general. But when I present my opinion not just as an opinion, but I post it as an argument, trying to make some point, I am aware that it can be debated by anyone posting here, since this is a forum, and I am perfectly fine with that.

 

Where you get that definition of canon from?

 

Canon and Legends divides the fan base.. its silly. I watched a Legends Force Power in The Book of Sith by Windham called Force Maelstrom appear in canon Rise of Skywalker. Even Ulic Qel Droma is canon now in a stain glass painting that depicts him being severed from The Force.

 

I watched the first episode, and it made me cry near the end. I was afraid Ahsoka's mom would be killed by that sabertooth being. However, I'm relieved that she wasn't.

 

Just finished the fourth episode. Gosh, I can't see how any decent person would be fond of any aspect pertaining to the character of Sidious Palpatine. The more I read and see of him, the more horrifying and repugnant he becomes. Poor Yaddle. She tried to sway Dooku back to the light. She was brave.

 

It's almost like the evil Space Wizard that wanders around in a creepy black cloak talking about "The Dark Side" is not a nice guy

 

Repugnant if your hope lies in the Light and The Republic. But when you find the Jedi fail you, “all you have is the darkness.”

 

These were ok. The Dooku eps were good and ep 6. But ep 6 felt very rushed.

Spoiler

i like the idea that windu DID know he would be named to the council and that was why he wanted to rush the mission.

 

I was kind of disappointed. She had just ended someone's life. It made sense that nature would strike back somehow. Things normally have a way of balancing themselves out.
Oh well, they all die at some point.

 

If I said, "Gosh, I can't see how any decent person would be fond of any aspect pertaining to the character of Ahsoka Tano," would that be unfair?

 

Yeah its best to try and be respectful when you air your dislike of a character. I mean I was not fond of Ahsoka, then I saw Tales of the Jedi and I became a fan.

 

"Gosh, I can't see how any decent person would be fond of any aspect pertaining to the character of _____." Fill in the blank. I'm saying, let's not call fellow fans indecent for simply being fans.

 

Eh, I know I'm indecent. It's all good

 

I enjoyed these shorter stories, the "filling in the blanks" in what we've seen on screen, the lovely animation and new designs, and the less pompous music used in the earlier episodes.

Bring on more please.

 

This could be a good place to give us a glimpse of the early years of Obi-Wan + Anakin. And why not the day Obi-Wan became Qui-Gon's apprentice? In Legends, he failed the Jedi Initiate Trials and was assigned to the AgriCorps before he somehow caught Qui-Gon's attention. I don't know if that's in the current canon as well.
It might also be interesting to see that little adventure when he and Satine first met.

 

I think they are saving Kenobi and Satine story for something special.

 

This show is something special.
What I like about this show is that its The Clone Wars without an in-universe time-line limitation, or an OOU time-length expectation. And I liked the story-balance: two character-trilogies. If we get a season two, how about three shorts about Obi-Wan and Satine? They meet. They fall in love. They separate.
When do you think is a good time to bring back Barriss? I want to see the Empire release her with the intention of following her, like Sauron released Gollum, and Filoni does like his Tolkien references...

 

So now we have a definitive answer to what happened to Yaddle, are there any other onscreen PT era (from either the PT trilogy movies or The Clone Wars series) Jedi that we don't know what happened post-Order 66?

Bariss
The force sensitive kids Ahsoka saved from Grievous
??

 

Bearded Slug man Oppo Rancisis and Massive-lightsaber-weakness / Pizza Run Guy Yarael Poof

 

Well, Ahsoka only slays war criminals and other repellent people. Sidious kills virtuously anyone (good, bad, or morally ambiguous) for fun. Heh.

 

Amazing what they can get done in fifteen minutes. Remember when cartoons had two or three shorts in one episode? I'm down for a whole show like this. But more Tales of the Jedi free of constraints like the timeline is likely fresher than a show exactly like The Clone Wars set before or shortly after The Phantom Menace. The Dooku trilogy made me want that. They did a great job adding to Dooku's back story and even did a hint of world-building. They'll be in my mind next time I do a Prequel or TCW rewatch.

The first Ahsoka short and possibly the other two will likely mean more to her show. "Practice Makes Perfect" showed more of Ahsoka and Rex's friendship than almost the entirety of The Clone Wars. The final installment where she defeats the inquisitor in all of three seconds may also be relevant to The Bad Batch. This certainly whets my appetite for more Star Wars animation. I would like shorts that are about more than the Jedi but I supposed that was just me being greedy.

 

My next season wishlist:
- Mace and his master
- Mace and Depa
- Depa and Caleb

- Luminara and Barriss pre-AotC
- Barriss and Ahsoka mid-TCW
- Barriss and Luminara's reunion after the Temple bombing arc

- Ben Solo at ~10
- Ben Solo at ~16
- Ben Solo at ~21