Yeah, I'm aware that Twin Suns is supposed to be symbolic and stuff, but it's not a symbolism that delivers anything I can enjoy, so *shrug emoji*. That's probably because my personal interpretations of Maul and Obi-Wan don't line up very well with those of the showrunners, or Lucas, for that matter, and the entire point of the symbolism is to reinforce their interpretations. Which is likely a large part of why it seems superflous to me. And I'm just going to have to disagree that Maul's portrayal there is anything except evil equals not just failure, but incompetence. Also, lightsaber fights are *never* a waste of screentime in my book!
The limited time frame of Rebels was definitely an issue. If they had had more seasons, they could have developed character relationships better and given them more detailed arcs. Also maybe they could have worked out more of the kinks in their rendering designs (I feel like they should have redesigned Ezra's hair to look better, for example, rather than just giving him a buzz cut). The graphics quality did improve as the show went on, but I didn't feel it ever reached the level of quality The Clone Wars attained relatively early on. Barring a few notable exceptions, clothing design on every level was just awful imo.
Also that is a good point about Thrawn! There wasn't really anything done to highlight that parallel, which is an interesting one for sure.
I think one of the limitations of Rebels is that it's an interquel, an unknown sandwiched between two known quantities, and there's so many characters introduced that either have impenetrable plot armor due to being in the OT or have to disappear before the OT, that the possibilities for these characters becomes significantly reduced. That's probably one of the reasons I enjoy AUs so much, because they can break the story out of these restrictions. Also because they can explore themes and ideas that canon doesn't.
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Date: 2019-06-05 11:50 am (UTC)The limited time frame of Rebels was definitely an issue. If they had had more seasons, they could have developed character relationships better and given them more detailed arcs. Also maybe they could have worked out more of the kinks in their rendering designs (I feel like they should have redesigned Ezra's hair to look better, for example, rather than just giving him a buzz cut). The graphics quality did improve as the show went on, but I didn't feel it ever reached the level of quality The Clone Wars attained relatively early on. Barring a few notable exceptions, clothing design on every level was just awful imo.
Also that is a good point about Thrawn! There wasn't really anything done to highlight that parallel, which is an interesting one for sure.
I think one of the limitations of Rebels is that it's an interquel, an unknown sandwiched between two known quantities, and there's so many characters introduced that either have impenetrable plot armor due to being in the OT or have to disappear before the OT, that the possibilities for these characters becomes significantly reduced. That's probably one of the reasons I enjoy AUs so much, because they can break the story out of these restrictions. Also because they can explore themes and ideas that canon doesn't.