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[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7GAhnVwhA


Rebels season 4 is going to be the last season.

Thrawn's assassin-bodyguard Rukh is canon again.

Bo-Katan is back.

[Riptide]

Last season, huh? Makes sense. I imagine Filoni and crew are already planning on doing a new series. Plus those new shorts that take place across all three eras.

Can I please have my Ahsoka spin off? That'd be neat.

[Alienmorph]

I wouldn't be surprised if the next series is set in the years inbetween the end of the original trilogy and the beginning of the current one. There's an wopping decades-sized hole there waiting to be filled, and so far only the comics and novels tapped that gap.

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WyoASi8njc

Let there be no misunderstanding: I really like Ahsoka; she grew to become one of my favorite characters on Clone Wars, was totally invested in her story on that show and on Rebels, and I think she's one of the best things to happen to Star Wars in a long time. (All the more impressive considering her rocky start) But I really think she should have had a definitive, unambiguous death from Vader in that season 2 finale. I think the Shakespearian-esque tragedy of it would have fitting and amazing to see. Maybe I’m in the minority on this, but if they were going to have Ahsoka and Vader cross paths, I feel like there is only one way it could end. Their battle and the words exchanged was great (if a little short), but the way their duel ended was an unsatisfying cop-out in my opinion. So this hold promise beyond her character being an enjoyable one to follow for me. Maybe having Ahsoka live and return can lead to her having a rematch with Vader some day in the future, perhaps in a novel or comic. I don't think her dying by someone else's hand or of old age would be fitting or satisfying to her character and story arc. Former Master and Apprentice have to finish what they started on Malachor.

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Space Wolf

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For Mandalore!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMBBNOdYBw0

When they said he's been training, they weren't kidding. 17 might just be the strongest person living on Earth besides Goku, Vegeta, and maybe Buu.

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKrec6NGTrk

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Ranging the shit out of that park.

[Dragaros]

The Scotsman is back! And he has 50 warrior daughters! Scotsman vs Aku! HOLY FUCK AKU JUST FUCKING MURDERED HIM. But wait! The Scotsman is back as a ghost! CELTIC MAGIC RUNES, LADDIE! ForceGhost!Scotsman!

[Dragaros]

Jack's having a complete breakdown. He's in full blown "Death, just take me now" mode.

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZNQk7heYMc

[Someone With Mass]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlkW8bglZnI

Ha! The Scotsman's been busy.

[TheodoricFriede]

Eesh... Makos death really hit voice acting hard, didnt it?

[TTTX]

Eesh... Makos death really hit voice acting hard, didnt it?

I don't know, I think the new guy does a pretty good job all things considered.

[TheodoricFriede]

Eesh... Makos death really hit voice acting hard, didnt it?

I don't know, I think the new guy does a pretty good job all things considered.

I mean, NO ONE can do imitate Mako. Its fine, i get it.

But i dont think he even sounds close.

Also awful is new replacement for Iroh.

[TTTX]

I mean, NO ONE can do imitate Mako. Its fine, i get it.

But i dont think he even sounds close.

Also awful is new replacement for Iroh.

I get it.

I think he does.

Greg Baldwin is the one who took over Mako's voice roles after he passed away, so Greg voices Iroh and Aku and he over all, I think, does a good job, considering the shoes he had to take over.

[TheodoricFriede]

I feel like hes consistently ALMOST there. But he cant quite match the cadence.

[Mazder]

yeah he's getting tone down right, but the way Mako had his voice come out, due to it being a second language. Japanese to English voices have this different cadance as Theo says and any English speaker just can't replicate it fully.

[Vol]

I'm watching Duck Dodgers for the first time in the background. It's kinda fucked up.

The Martian Queen is heads over heels in love with the duck, and he's completely uninterested and says so to her face, repeatedly, while also being kinda stupid and an asshole in general. I'd expect the payoff to that dynamic to be hints of genuine affection at some point, or her moving on, but having just started the last season, she dumps Marvin, who actually loves her, at the altar to run back to Dodgers, who then insults her to her face. You'd think there'd be a single, positive quality for her to latch onto to keep this dynamic up, but there's nothin'. The protagonist is an awful man.

I'm not sure if that's the joke, or what, but it's weird.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E6aOs3gbDA

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFA1nC73VLk

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ng9TpQvdc

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlJPLRv68ls

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyaY9RXarLo

[Alienmorph]

"This is a wedding I can get behind!"

FUCK YOU MEPHISTO!

[magnuskn]

For anime fans I can heavily recommend Re:Creators, an anime which is has begun two weeks ago. The concept basically is "anime characters are becoming aware that their world is fictional and are coming to our world." A pretty original premise (for an anime, western media has dabbled into this in films like Last Action Hero) and the execution is very good so far. Also, it has a very good soundtrack.

[SciFlyBoy]

I finally got around to watching Madoka Magica and I just wanna

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fucking cry. I don't know how to write how I feel about this. What I thought was going to be a good story about magical girls ended up being an excellent story about magical girls that took my heart into their tender hands and wringed it until all that was left was a mushy pile. I was on a high when Sayaka became a magical girl, but to watch how quickly she fell and turned into a witch just...tore me up. Then to have Kyoko try to save her only to die herself? Then when it was announced that Sayaka is officially dead I just...
The most fascinating aspect I found is how all these characters turned around 180 degrees. Sayaka was arguably the cheeriest, most positive character, but fell into despair the quickest. I thought she would pull out, but then turned into a witch. Kyoko was the most brash and confrontational, but turned tender and had tremendous loyalty to Sayaka. Hitomi was the most shy and frail, but ended up having tremendous confidence and resolve. Madoka was the most useless and un-special character, until she turned into the most powerful being in the universe. Then there's Homura, who was the coldest, most distant one, who arguably was the least human, but who suffered repeating time indefinitely and creating multiple universes to save her very best friend and had the most amount of love, strength and dedication to Madoka out of all of them. I love each of these characters and I saw none of this coming. I've been tearing up on the hour. I'm definitely watching this again. I just need time to heal a little.

A must watch.

[SciFlyBoy]

For anime fans I can heavily recommend Re:Creators, an anime which is has begun two weeks ago. The concept basically is "anime characters are becoming aware that their world is fictional and are coming to our world." A pretty original premise (for an anime, western media has dabbled into this in films like Last Action Hero) and the execution is very good so far. Also, it has a very good soundtrack.

Re:Creators. That on CrunchyRoll?

[Alienmorph]

I finally got around to watching Madoka Magica and...

Welcome to the club. Did you saw the original series only, or the movies? Because there's two movies that are the original series re-packaged with some improved animations, and then the Rebellion movie that is the first proper sequel and has both some of the biggest fuck yeah moments of Madoka Magica but also... yeaahhh... not gonna say what else...

Still yeah, one of my favorite "serious" anime.

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The episode where we get the whole Homura's story and we see her failing over and over, and Madoka always doing the selfless thing possible (or turn into a planet eating monster) really crushed me.

[SciFlyBoy]

Welcome to the club. Did you saw the original series only, or the movies? Because there's two movies that are the original series re-packaged with some improved animations, and then the Rebellion movie that is the first proper sequel and has both some of the biggest fuck yeah moments of Madoka Magica but also... yeaahhh... not gonna say what else...

Still yeah, one of my favorite "serious" anime.

I researched which to watch, because I saw all the variations on Netflix and such, but I found the 12 episode TV series on Crunchyroll and watched the sub. Just learned about 'Rebellion' and want to watch that right away. I think that's on Netflix.

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The episode where we get the whole Homura's story and we see her failing over and over, and Madoka always doing the selfless thing possible (or turn into a planet eating monster) really crushed me.

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She had to shoot her friend in the head and possibly repeat that a number of times. Crushed is what I feel too. But also the warmth from how much she's enduring to protect her friend and never giving up. So much was being felt in those last two episodes. This is a greatq club to be a part of.

[Alienmorph]

Yes, the movies are on Netflix. Rebellion like I said is a very good and gorgeous looking movie... there is that one jaw-dropping thing that happens in it that makes me not want to watch it again and revisit only the first two movies or the original series, tho...

Just be prepared for everything.

[magnuskn]

For anime fans I can heavily recommend Re:Creators, an anime which is has begun two weeks ago. The concept basically is "anime characters are becoming aware that their world is fictional and are coming to our world." A pretty original premise (for an anime, western media has dabbled into this in films like Last Action Hero) and the execution is very good so far. Also, it has a very good soundtrack.

Re:Creators. That on CrunchyRoll?

No idea, I use fansubs.

[SciFlyBoy]

More Madoka related things

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Reading the TV tropes article for the character Madoka I read...
Psychopomp: As a Goddess, she appears to dying magical girls and takes them away to heaven. She's just the sort of companion one would want on such a journey. For instance, she allowed Sayaka to see Kyosuke play the violin one last time.
I'm going to start crying because now I understand that scene. Need to think about something else for the rest of the day. SAO abridged maybe.

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsF5kyPiLY

"You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts!"

"Riddler, this is the operating table. And I'm the surgeon!"

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