The trope probably goes back to the Greek Comedies … probably even Og with fire throwing shadows in the cave with hand signs and grunts …
I always say to my kid when we’re trying to decipher a non-American accent “if they sound like Merida, they’re Scottish.” And so I said it watching this one and was like… “Wait, I think that actually is Merida.” And it was. I love Kelly.
Short on the making of Bunky Dunko:
(cant embed - tried my usual tricks
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3pg7FuEpfb0/
Brian
Any ideas on what is up with KB? her mom(s?) indicate she has a medical condition (reason for cyber implants?), and she said she couldn’t “go down there” (into spa – too humid?)
Rumors that some will be explained in episode 6 - time will tell.
Brian
I usually wait till Friday, but given it is NYE I watched episode 6 we did learn stuff stuff about KB:
Had an accident, and her “augs” need maintenance.
I would classify the whole escape sequence as unrealistic survival but I’ll let that slide.
Why would they (planetary leaders) crush up a working ship? Even if not working, the parts would be worth more than melting it down. Unless originally it was going to salvage and due to kid interference it got sent to trash area.
Given the big creature in spa was friendly, though maybe the big crab might be…
Brian
It’s an old junker (or at least it was disguised as one?). Look at Jakku—Super Star Destroyers aren’t even considered worth recovering, and left behind in the desert for the lowest-rung scavengers to pick out tiny parts for food rations instead of recycling the millions of tons of structural material.
I agree bad episode BUT also an homage/cliche episode? I feel like I’ve seen that plot so often that there’s no way the writers didn’t know it had been done…I liked the resolution of Jude Law’s character having just solved the problem with money basically. My hope is that maybe it might come back into the plot (“hey we need an army”…“I know where we can find one!”)
Same this one was fun. Then I saw it was directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, who directed some of my favorite Mandalorian episodes.
…and they’re back home. Jude Law has found his Nirvana, if he can keep it.
I’m a little surprised that they mananed to stick the landing—great finale episode.
I was a little disappointed…but honestly… D+ with commercials is the worst thing and disrupts any momentum. I wonder if straight through with no interruptions would have made me feel differently.
It wrapped up nicely enough so I’m fine not returning to these characters in TV show form but would welcome another season that explores At-Atin and the population being integrated into the New Republic
I am now even more confused by the opening scene from the first episode. What was happening exactly? That ship wasn’t coming from At-Atin–ok. It was just a random treasure ship to help establish the piracy theme…but that ship was basically empty? Was the idea to set up that the New Republic is kind of broke? So with the end of this season and the “gold” vaults being found, it “saves” the Republic?
I think it was just a way to have a screwup loose him his ship.
That was my take as well, it gave a backstory for Jod - the crew likes him, but Wolfman forced him out of the captaincy after yet another screwup, so he’s anxious to make a big score & get his ship back.
And I have to say, this show really makes the Old Republic look even more ossified/corrupt/ineffective. The At Attin folks got a pretty bum deal, they’re basically very well treated slaves, but slaves nonetheless. Unless there was a process for people to leave the planet before the Empire took over, and the Supervisor just unilaterally suspended it when they lost comms.
I wonder about the metal for the credits. Is it mined there or imported? If they are gold, that one vault out of many looks like it already contains more than the entire supply of easily available gold on Earth. (Only around a quarter million tons.)
They’ve got cheap space travel, maybe they moved a few gold-rich asteroids into orbit around At Attin.
I was also a bit disappointed by the ending. It wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t either particularly exciting or interesting or surprising.