Full Series Mini Series The Inquisitors (Spoilers)

Yeah, in the live-action Grand Inquisitor, the chest piece is a more robust bit of armor rather than the form-fitting version seen in animation. This does establish a closer visual link to Moff Gideon and to Vader, and it presumably gives the Grand Inquisitor more protection (which he clearly needed). But it makes him look less agile overall. And we’ve seen armor be much more form-fitting before, so it seemed like a deliberate choice.

Not a bit deal, but it does make his presence less menacing as it seems to make him look shorter and wider than he is. And, to be clear, the issue there is just that I prefer his original silhouette, as it is more vampiric and creepy. I suspect it may have to do with accommodating Rupert Friend’s robust build. He’s a more physically threatening Inquisitor, perhaps.

Then again, we’ve seen Disney/LFL sticking to unwieldy costume proportions before because they wanted to match the dimensions of the costumes from the original trilogy rather than the intended look those costumes were going for (and which was sometimes accomplished with camera angles to compensate in those movies). Here I’m referencing the original Vader and TIE pilots costumes, which Rogue One replicated too exactly. The Inquisitor’s costume is based on concept art for Vader in ANH, I believe, so that may also be why they made him more Vader-like.

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I'm getting a kick imagining Grand Inquisitor hiding out in the nearest closet/bathroom whenever Vader meets with Reva, rehearsing to himself the different taunts he'd throw at her while waiting for his boss to give him the O.K. to come out.

 

Indeed. Vader’s look in Rebels is different from the films but generally the same.

 

I was really happy to see the Grand Inquisitor back. In just a handful of scenes, Rupert Friends take on the character has really grown on me. Hope to see him interact with Vader before the series ends.

 

Yes, I think concentrating on visual differences alone tends to ignore what a neat performance we get. This Inquisitor has a nice mix of pompousity and menace and is a general treat to watch. Like the Inquistor brooch of office bit too.

 

No, I like the performance quite a bit. I just wish the costume were better. But Rupert Friend is great. It’s a fair critique. The show’s been praised for its performances, while the budgetary constraints have been noted too. I would definitely love to see Friend reprise his role in a feature film with a bigger budget attached to it (and an updated costume).

Indeed, I wish the sequels had tied more closely to the Inquisitors, which was hinted back in 2015 and 2016, when Rebels had a lot of easter eggs for the sequels. I mean Kylo Ren was essentially an Inquisitor in all but name. Same purpose, same techniques. It would’ve made sense for Snoke to be a former member of the Inquisitorius. And in that case maybe there would’ve been a feature film that tied to the movies. Who knows…

 

Oh, wasn't actually critiquing you specifically (I should have scanned the rest of the thread more; was just replying to Ithorians post). Reading your bit, I actually would appreciate a more Rebels accurate Grand Inquisitor. Costume I agree could be more accurate. I think they would have had to cast a very specific facial shape for a proper Utapauan from what I've seen of Tion Medon's actor. More just trying to voice my appreciation for the performance and how that seems to be lost when people talk about the character in this show. I agree that the ST could have used more connections to the rest of the Saga. From what I can tell reading between the lines (or what peope have outright said) JJ Abrams in particular seemed uninterested in close collaboration with much of the rest of Story Group who could have helped forge those links. For sure there's stuff in them I like, but missed opportunities to integrate the wider on screen (and in print) Star Wars.

 

Exactly, they made him seem like a big brute like savage opress, rather than the acrobatic assasin he was in rebels, more like Maul.

 

What were they?

 

I think it's just a little adjustment with the costume...

 

For me so far the only significant complaint about Inquisitors in the current series is a complete lack of their awesome musical theme from Rebels. I really liked Friend's performance, hope that he will have enough screen time in the last episode.

 

It’s been a while since I watched Rebels, but a few that I remember are:

• Kylo’s Force interrogation technique also being used by the Grand Inquisitor (or the other way around)
• Kylo’s torture rack was also similar or the same in design to that of the Inquisitors’, and the visual dictionary for TFA explicitly linked them
• Ezra finding the ancient cross-guard lightsaber on the ruins of Malachor
• Fifth Brother’s design being based on old Kylo Ren concept art
• This one’s vaguer, but the appearances of ancient Jedi and Sith temples in both seemed like it was going to be more relevant

I’m trying to remember others, and looking into it realize a lot of them were to Rogue One, which I also associate to that same time period:

• Saw Guerrera making an appearance
• Death Troopers
• Chopper and the Ghost in Rogue One

Those are more like continuity sharing than easter eggs. I could’ve sworn there was more stuff. Maybe I’m wrong.

 

I forgot about that one!

 

You'll never unhear it

 

So how will Reva bow out of this series?

1) In amber in the Tomb of Doom?
2) Buried in the Sands of Tatooine?

Or something else?

 

With what we just saw I am thinking option 2. Burned and buried.

 

After everything that happened with Vader and the GI..after just being completely mugged off by them..
What is Revas actual motivation now?

 

I don’t really know what Reva wanted Obi Wan to do. He was literally trying to kill Anakin like a day after this happened.

 

Number of things that would shatter her delusions about him. He had not been Anakin's Master for 3 years, he was on the other side of the galaxy during the assault on the temple...

But as to what you said...that is not really common knowledge.

 

All Ben had to do was explain about Sidious and his corruption of Anakin. And just where he was when the temple was stormed

 

Oh I know I think it’s her grief and revenge clouding her judgment. Kenobi never could have done anything to stop Anakin. I mean he could have been a better teacher. But I truly don’t think any Jedi except Qui Gon could have saved Anakin.

 

I think it even goes beyond Obi Wan's teaching. Anakin's early life left him with emotiona/psychological issues...but it seems like instead of getting him help with those issues the council just said "let's give him to a guy who himself has just been made a knight". So it is not like Obi Wan really had any experience as a teacher when he got Anakin. If Obi Wan had had a kid brought into the Temple at an early age who did not have all Anakin's baggage I think he might have done a good job.

 

Reva blaming Kenobi, she learned from best.

 

I mean it kinda is all obi wan’s fault. If he was just faster and got through those red shields in TPM he could have saved Qui Gon and prevented this whole thing