“The End We Start From” is the new Brit-produced ‘survival film’ directed by Mahalia Belo, based on the novel by Megan Hunter, starring Jodie Comer, Benedict Cumberbatch, Katherine Waterston and Mark Strong, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video:
“…storms and heavy rain cause London to be flooded just as a woman delivers her newborn baby son ‘Zeb’.
“With incessant rain the flooding spreads to other low-lying areas of Britain, triggering a country-wide crisis with food supplies and accommodations for people displaced by the ecological disaster…”
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“…storms and heavy rain cause London to be flooded just as a woman delivers her newborn baby son ‘Zeb’.
“With incessant rain the flooding spreads to other low-lying areas of Britain, triggering a country-wide crisis with food supplies and accommodations for people displaced by the ecological disaster…”
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- 5/27/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Hasbro recently made several announcements regarding Disney-owned properties. While it’s not surprising to see new Star Wars Black Series and Marvel Legends figures come to market, it was surprising that the company would continue with some other retro-inspired lines.
Toy Biz had a shakey start in the late 1980s with a lackluster Batman ’89 toy line but eventually gained its stride with an excellent X-Men action figure series. Hasbro has been reviving the old ToyBiz style of packaging and IPs, one of which is the Fox Kids Iron Man animated series.
I was pretty sure this line was going to be discontinued. It was impossible to find, and aside from the proton cannon set that lets you recreate Iron Man’s Marvel Vs Capcom ultimate attack, it felt underwhelming.
According to Toyark‘s coverage of Wondercon, Hasbro isn’t done with the series yet. The best part of the next...
Toy Biz had a shakey start in the late 1980s with a lackluster Batman ’89 toy line but eventually gained its stride with an excellent X-Men action figure series. Hasbro has been reviving the old ToyBiz style of packaging and IPs, one of which is the Fox Kids Iron Man animated series.
I was pretty sure this line was going to be discontinued. It was impossible to find, and aside from the proton cannon set that lets you recreate Iron Man’s Marvel Vs Capcom ultimate attack, it felt underwhelming.
According to Toyark‘s coverage of Wondercon, Hasbro isn’t done with the series yet. The best part of the next...
- 4/2/2024
- by Mike Phalin
- Pirates & Princesses
"Star Wars Rebels" is one of the best things to happen to "Star Wars" since the release of "The Empire Strikes Back." The animated series built on the success of the "Clone Wars" TV show to expand the lore of the galaxy far, far away and fill in gaps in the story, all while telling a classic adventure tale.
"Rebels" follows the crew of the Ghost as they go from making their way through the galaxy doing odd jobs to helping kickstart the Rebel Alliance. At its core, it is a pure "Star Wars" adventure, with a pair of Jedi, a scoundrel, a rusty old ship, and plenty of formidable enemies, but it's also much more than that. The show brought closure to the stories started in "The Clone Wars" by bringing back Maul for an exciting final duel, and by giving Rex one last fight (one actually worth fighting...
"Rebels" follows the crew of the Ghost as they go from making their way through the galaxy doing odd jobs to helping kickstart the Rebel Alliance. At its core, it is a pure "Star Wars" adventure, with a pair of Jedi, a scoundrel, a rusty old ship, and plenty of formidable enemies, but it's also much more than that. The show brought closure to the stories started in "The Clone Wars" by bringing back Maul for an exciting final duel, and by giving Rex one last fight (one actually worth fighting...
- 12/31/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
When it premiered in 2014, "Star Wars Rebels" introduced us to a slew of new "Star Wars" characters. One of them was former Lasat honor guard member-turned-Rebel-pilot Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios (voiced by Steven Blum). He's a bit gruff and closed off at the beginning, having dealt with the horror of the Empire massacring his people, but it's impossible not to love him. Seeing him in live-action (also played by Steven Blum) and drinking with Captain Carson Teva (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) in "The Mandalorian" was a huge treat for fans of "Rebels."
Zeb's character functions in much the same way as Chewbacca does in the films. He's a large and loyal friend and the muscle of the group. Zeb's look was even based on the original concept art that Ralph McQuarrie did for Chewbacca. However, Chewbacca actually changed the way "Star Wars Rebels" wrote the character of Zeb, according to a...
Zeb's character functions in much the same way as Chewbacca does in the films. He's a large and loyal friend and the muscle of the group. Zeb's look was even based on the original concept art that Ralph McQuarrie did for Chewbacca. However, Chewbacca actually changed the way "Star Wars Rebels" wrote the character of Zeb, according to a...
- 12/9/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Jodie Comer is no stranger to rave reviews, but The End We Start From is the first time she’s received them for the unfamiliar role of a mother. The Emmy winner has briefly played mothers in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and The Last Duel, but Comer considers Mahalia Belo’s survival drama to be her first proper exploration of motherhood and all its nuances. Based on Megan Hunter’s book and Alice Birch’s adapted screenplay, Comer plays a character simply credited as “Woman,” and at the start of the film, her water breaks around the same time that London is hit by a devastating environmental crisis, resulting in mass flooding.
With a new baby in tow, Comer’s character and Joel Fry’s husband/father character retreat to the countryside like the rest of the city, but food shortages and civil unrest soon cause their young family to separate,...
With a new baby in tow, Comer’s character and Joel Fry’s husband/father character retreat to the countryside like the rest of the city, but food shortages and civil unrest soon cause their young family to separate,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Are disaster movies about climate change getting more realistic, or is the real world simply starting to resemble a disaster movie about climate change? To judge by Mahalia Belo’s “The End We Start From,” a despairing and all-too-conceivable thriller in which an unnamed woman (Jodie Comer) struggles to protect her newborn baby after a massive flood makes the whole of England go a little “Children of Men,” the answer to that question is regrettably “both.” Ah, how I long for the days when a Hollywood blockbuster about Jake Gyllenhaal trying to survive a now-routine New York weather system was marketed as a piece of escapism.
There are no giant waves in this small-scale British film about an entire society coming apart at the seams — no shots of the London Eye being knocked into the Thames, nor scenes in which panicked scientists look over data so ominous they can only...
There are no giant waves in this small-scale British film about an entire society coming apart at the seams — no shots of the London Eye being knocked into the Thames, nor scenes in which panicked scientists look over data so ominous they can only...
- 12/8/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
It begins as a spatter of heavy rainfall — nothing out of the ordinary for acclimatized Brits, for whom an actual storm can even be cozily welcome after days of noncommittal drear and drizzle. But then it doesn’t stop, deep-set wet turns to invasive flooding, and what seemed a mere bout of inclement weather has swept you — and countless others like you — out of house and home. Megan Hunter’s speculative novel “The End We Start From” was a neat metaphor for the larger threat in seemingly minor signifiers of climate crisis; briskly adapted by screenwriter Alice Birch, Mahalia Belo’s fine film version matches its pragmatic, coolly urgent vision of a world coming apart slowly, gradually, and then all at once.
Tight in budget and focus, this isn’t disaster cinema of the lurid Hollywood school, revelling in the grand spectacle of destruction. For much of the film’s running time,...
Tight in budget and focus, this isn’t disaster cinema of the lurid Hollywood school, revelling in the grand spectacle of destruction. For much of the film’s running time,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Warning: This article discusses major spoilers for the "Ahsoka" season 1 finale.
Even as far back as when "Ahsoka" was first announced and it became more and more apparent that this new show would act as a sequel to "Star Wars Rebels," I've had one obvious question burning at the forefront of my mind: Why make this into a live-action series, rather than another animated one? After all, fans first fell head-over-heels in love with heroes like Ahsoka, Ezra, Sabine, Hera, and Kanan because of their distinctive and wonderfully expressive character designs, their pitch-perfect voice actors, and the grand adventures they experienced together within a medium that allowed for endless amounts of creativity and imagination. To strip such core traits away from these Rebels, recast (most of) them with a bunch of lookalikes, and drop them in unfamiliar and jarring live-action environments is to misunderstand what made them so appealing in the first place.
Even as far back as when "Ahsoka" was first announced and it became more and more apparent that this new show would act as a sequel to "Star Wars Rebels," I've had one obvious question burning at the forefront of my mind: Why make this into a live-action series, rather than another animated one? After all, fans first fell head-over-heels in love with heroes like Ahsoka, Ezra, Sabine, Hera, and Kanan because of their distinctive and wonderfully expressive character designs, their pitch-perfect voice actors, and the grand adventures they experienced together within a medium that allowed for endless amounts of creativity and imagination. To strip such core traits away from these Rebels, recast (most of) them with a bunch of lookalikes, and drop them in unfamiliar and jarring live-action environments is to misunderstand what made them so appealing in the first place.
- 10/5/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
This Star Wars: Ahsoka review contains spoilers.
Ahsoka Episode 8
“The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord” caps off Ahsoka with an ending that, when compared to the powerful cliffhanger in Rebels that set all of these events in motion, pales in comparison. The episode itself has its highlights as well as quite a few lows, but when you look at the bigger picture that was painted over the course of the eight chapters, this grand finale sadly doesn’t feel all that grand, and it certainly doesn’t reach the great heights of more thrilling, poignant episodes like “Shadow Warrior” and “Far Far Away.”
The heroes are left in precarious positions by episode’s end: Ahsoka, Sabine, and Huyang are stranded on Peridea, and Ezra has returned home to reunite with Hera and Chopper (where’s Zeb?!) and deliver the worst news ever: Thrawn is on his way back to...
Ahsoka Episode 8
“The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord” caps off Ahsoka with an ending that, when compared to the powerful cliffhanger in Rebels that set all of these events in motion, pales in comparison. The episode itself has its highlights as well as quite a few lows, but when you look at the bigger picture that was painted over the course of the eight chapters, this grand finale sadly doesn’t feel all that grand, and it certainly doesn’t reach the great heights of more thrilling, poignant episodes like “Shadow Warrior” and “Far Far Away.”
The heroes are left in precarious positions by episode’s end: Ahsoka, Sabine, and Huyang are stranded on Peridea, and Ezra has returned home to reunite with Hera and Chopper (where’s Zeb?!) and deliver the worst news ever: Thrawn is on his way back to...
- 10/4/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
There’s a misconception that the British are a stoic people who just might get quite cross in the event of a zombie apocalypse. But the truth is rather different, as was shown in 2005, when six people were hospitalized and a man stabbed when an Ikea store in North London put 500 leather sofas on sale for less than 60 bucks each and a riot ensued.
In that sense, Mahalia Belo’s intriguing debut The End We Start From is very much a British disaster movie, speculating just how quickly the country’s perceived veneer of respectability would evaporate in a crisis. But, more than that, it’s a dreamlike study of what it means to give birth, how life-changing the experience is and the strain it puts on relationships. It would make a great double bill with Children of Men.
When we first meet the Woman (Jodie Comer), she is heavily pregnant and running a bath.
In that sense, Mahalia Belo’s intriguing debut The End We Start From is very much a British disaster movie, speculating just how quickly the country’s perceived veneer of respectability would evaporate in a crisis. But, more than that, it’s a dreamlike study of what it means to give birth, how life-changing the experience is and the strain it puts on relationships. It would make a great double bill with Children of Men.
When we first meet the Woman (Jodie Comer), she is heavily pregnant and running a bath.
- 9/15/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
The Force isn’t yet as strong with Ahsoka as it is elsewhere in the Star Wars TV universe.
According to new viewership data provided by the analytics company Samba TV, Ahsoka‘s debut episode — which landed on Disney+ on Aug. 22, at 9/8c — was watched in 1.2 million U.S. households during the Live+5 Day viewing window. Episode 2, which dropped the same evening, was cued up by 956,000 households.
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According to new viewership data provided by the analytics company Samba TV, Ahsoka‘s debut episode — which landed on Disney+ on Aug. 22, at 9/8c — was watched in 1.2 million U.S. households during the Live+5 Day viewing window. Episode 2, which dropped the same evening, was cued up by 956,000 households.
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- 8/29/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including Special Ops: Lioness, Ahsoka, Riverdale and All Rise!
1 | No matter what equipment you were born with, didn’t Minx’s unconventional tennis match just look extremely painful?
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2 | Since Family Law brought up Abigail’s living situation,...
1 | No matter what equipment you were born with, didn’t Minx’s unconventional tennis match just look extremely painful?
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2 | Since Family Law brought up Abigail’s living situation,...
- 8/25/2023
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Kimberly Roots, Dave Nemetz, Nick Caruso, Keisha Hatchett, Ryan Schwartz and Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Ahsoka is finally here and it was developed and written by Dave Filoni. The Star Wars series follows Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in the aftermath of Return of the Jedi (1983). Ahsoka follows the titular character, a former Jedi Knight as she investigates an emerging threat to a now vulnerable galaxy. So, if you loved the new Star Wars series, here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Disney+ & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Disney+
Synopsis: Star Wars: The Clone Wars chronicles the adventures of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Ahsoka Tano and other favorite characters as they struggle against the dark side during the divisive, action-packed Clone Wars. The Jedi Order fights to restore peace to the galaxy by leading the Republic army of genetically engineered clones against the seemingly never-ending droid army of the Separatist Alliance commanded by the evil Count Dooku. Across hundreds of planets,...
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Disney+ & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Disney+
Synopsis: Star Wars: The Clone Wars chronicles the adventures of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Ahsoka Tano and other favorite characters as they struggle against the dark side during the divisive, action-packed Clone Wars. The Jedi Order fights to restore peace to the galaxy by leading the Republic army of genetically engineered clones against the seemingly never-ending droid army of the Separatist Alliance commanded by the evil Count Dooku. Across hundreds of planets,...
- 8/25/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
There’s never been a Star Wars Disney+ series quite as ambitious as Ahsoka. Not only is it a continuation of storylines introduced in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett but also a direct sequel to animated series The Clone Wars and Rebels. Specifically, the new Disney+ show picks up where Rebels left off, showing us what our favorite characters from the cartoon are up to in the years after the fall of the Empire.
But for those Star Wars fans who haven’t watched those animated series, catching up on multiple seasons of The Clone Wars and Rebels to learn everything there is to know about Ahsoka, Hera, Sabine, Ezra, and Thrawn might seem like a daunting tasks. That’s why we’ve broken down the key things you need to know about these characters as Ahsoka kicks off…
Ahsoka Tano Was Anakin Skywalker’s Apprentice…Until...
But for those Star Wars fans who haven’t watched those animated series, catching up on multiple seasons of The Clone Wars and Rebels to learn everything there is to know about Ahsoka, Hera, Sabine, Ezra, and Thrawn might seem like a daunting tasks. That’s why we’ve broken down the key things you need to know about these characters as Ahsoka kicks off…
Ahsoka Tano Was Anakin Skywalker’s Apprentice…Until...
- 8/22/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
The Mandalorian has been a smash hit for Disney+. And just when we thought the adventures of the iconic bounty hunter couldn’t get any better, the show is gearing up for an even more thrilling ride. Even before Season 3 finished airing, news surfaced that the script for the fourth season had already been written. That’s right! We can expect even more exciting and daring escapades from the galaxy’s most feared and revered Mandalorian.
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‘The Mandalorian’ Actor Katee Sackhoff Shares Her Plans for More Tattoos
The Mandalorian fans were eagerly anticipating the premiere of Season 3, which finally arrived on March 1, 2023. At the end of Season 2, Mando rescues Grogu and defeats Moff Gideon, earning him the dark saber, a sign of authority among the Mandalore. Luke Skywalker arrives after hearing Grogu’s cry through the force and offers to train him as a Jedi.
‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 premiered on March 1, 2023 Related
‘The Mandalorian’ Actor Katee Sackhoff Shares Her Plans for More Tattoos
The Mandalorian fans were eagerly anticipating the premiere of Season 3, which finally arrived on March 1, 2023. At the end of Season 2, Mando rescues Grogu and defeats Moff Gideon, earning him the dark saber, a sign of authority among the Mandalore. Luke Skywalker arrives after hearing Grogu’s cry through the force and offers to train him as a Jedi.
- 5/2/2023
- by Deisy Ventura
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Star Wars Celebration is underway in London this Easter Weekend and to kick things off this morning we got our first look at the upcoming live action series, Ahsoka, in a new teaser. There are a lot of goodies inside. We all know Roasario Dawson in the titular role and now we have our first look at Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera. The droid Chopper shows up in the trailer as well. With Zeb showing up in a cameo appearance on The Mandalorian the other week the only 'Rebel' left is Ezra who warped himself and Thrawn away from Lothal by way of Purrgils at the end of Star Wars Rebels. They even recreated the final scenes from...
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- 4/7/2023
- Screen Anarchy
Season three of The Mandalorian has been surprising to say the least. With returning characters like Bo-Katan and Zeb, Star Wars fans have had plenty of exciting moments to savor thus far. However, a new surprise character, played by actor Ahmed Best, has fans truly over the moon, and not just because of what his character does in the show.
Ahmed Best played Jar Jar Binks in ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’ Ahmed Best is seen onstage at Star Wars Celebration in 2019. I Daniel Boczarski/FilmMagic
Best is best known for his role as Jar Jar Binks Star Wars prequel movies, plus video games and cartoons, according to IMDb. According to People, Jar Jar Binks was such a poorly received character by fans that Best said in recent years that he considered taking his life after the backlash.
He said in an Instagram post, “I don’t...
Ahmed Best played Jar Jar Binks in ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’ Ahmed Best is seen onstage at Star Wars Celebration in 2019. I Daniel Boczarski/FilmMagic
Best is best known for his role as Jar Jar Binks Star Wars prequel movies, plus video games and cartoons, according to IMDb. According to People, Jar Jar Binks was such a poorly received character by fans that Best said in recent years that he considered taking his life after the backlash.
He said in an Instagram post, “I don’t...
- 4/6/2023
- by Sarah Ruszkowski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
"The Mandalorian" season 3 cameo of a hulking furry Lasat, Garazeb Orellios (voiced again by Steve Blum), excited "Star Wars Rebels" viewers. But the sighting also may have disillusioned fans who are already wary of Star Wars falling deeper into the referential everything-must-be-connected pit — not unlike the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and this connection could have further fractured the identity of "The Mandalorian" show more than it already has. At the same time, it could have given fans more hope to see the "Rebels" cast in the upcoming live-action series "Ahsoka." The power of this cameo is that it can make Star Wars fans (myself included) feel many emotions — even hope and dread in the same space.
It also might have reminded "Rebels" fans that the CGI cartoon didn't do justice to the Garazeb (or Zeb) character. When "Rebels" closed out its final season in 2018, the Lasat probably got the most questionable...
It also might have reminded "Rebels" fans that the CGI cartoon didn't do justice to the Garazeb (or Zeb) character. When "Rebels" closed out its final season in 2018, the Lasat probably got the most questionable...
- 3/31/2023
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers.
The Mandalorian season 3 kicks things into high gear with “The Pirate.” Gorian Shard wants to take Nevarro for himself but seriously underestimates Greef Karga’s connections. When Din, Bo-Katan, and the rest of the Mandalorians show up to kick the pirates out of town, all hell breaks loose in the skies above the city as well as on the ground. The Armorer smashes a few faces in with her hammer while Paz lays down the law with his gatling blaster, with air support from Din and Bo. By the end of the episode, Gorian has nowhere to go but down.
Unsurprisingly, the lead up and the battle itself cue up quite a few callbacks and references to other Star Wars stories, including a few cameos that should get fans excited for the future of the Mandoverse! Here are all the easter eggs...
The Mandalorian season 3 kicks things into high gear with “The Pirate.” Gorian Shard wants to take Nevarro for himself but seriously underestimates Greef Karga’s connections. When Din, Bo-Katan, and the rest of the Mandalorians show up to kick the pirates out of town, all hell breaks loose in the skies above the city as well as on the ground. The Armorer smashes a few faces in with her hammer while Paz lays down the law with his gatling blaster, with air support from Din and Bo. By the end of the episode, Gorian has nowhere to go but down.
Unsurprisingly, the lead up and the battle itself cue up quite a few callbacks and references to other Star Wars stories, including a few cameos that should get fans excited for the future of the Mandoverse! Here are all the easter eggs...
- 3/29/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This week’s episode of “The Mandalorian” (“Chapter 21: The Pirate”) is the best of the season and easily one of the best episodes of the entire series, full of rousing fun, featuring beautifully choreographed action and big, heartfelt moments. It also had a cameo appearance by a character that might be familiar to diehard “Star Wars” fans – he’s furry, he’s purple and he is a member of the New Republic’s X-Wing squadron. But who is he, exactly? Read on to find out.
Spoilers follow, for this week’s “The Mandalorian” and several other key junctures in the “Star Wars” universe.
This character isn’t identified by name. What’s his name?
His name is Garazeb Orrelios, more commonly known as Zeb.
Who is Zeb?
Zeb is a former Captain of the Lasat high honor guard, who rose up against the Empire during the Rebellion. This led...
Spoilers follow, for this week’s “The Mandalorian” and several other key junctures in the “Star Wars” universe.
This character isn’t identified by name. What’s his name?
His name is Garazeb Orrelios, more commonly known as Zeb.
Who is Zeb?
Zeb is a former Captain of the Lasat high honor guard, who rose up against the Empire during the Rebellion. This led...
- 3/29/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
This Star Wars article contains spoilers for The Mandalorian.
The Mandoverse is expanding further in 2023. While last year’s The Book of Boba Fett fleshed out the post-Return of the Jedi story of the infamous bounty hunter and his quest to rule Mos Espa, two more shows will take this corner of the Star Wars universe to new territory. There’s Jon Watts’ Skeleton Crew, which will see Jude Law leading a group of teens on an epic adventure inspired by ’80s Amblin films. Then there’s Ahsoka, which picks up the story of not just the beloved Jedi warrior but all her friends from the Rebels animated series. We know Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, and Ezra Bridger are all involved in the quest to find Grand Admiral Thrawn, but there’s one name that until this moment had been left out: the grumpy Lasat rebel fighter Zeb Orrelios. What’s he been up to?...
The Mandoverse is expanding further in 2023. While last year’s The Book of Boba Fett fleshed out the post-Return of the Jedi story of the infamous bounty hunter and his quest to rule Mos Espa, two more shows will take this corner of the Star Wars universe to new territory. There’s Jon Watts’ Skeleton Crew, which will see Jude Law leading a group of teens on an epic adventure inspired by ’80s Amblin films. Then there’s Ahsoka, which picks up the story of not just the beloved Jedi warrior but all her friends from the Rebels animated series. We know Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, and Ezra Bridger are all involved in the quest to find Grand Admiral Thrawn, but there’s one name that until this moment had been left out: the grumpy Lasat rebel fighter Zeb Orrelios. What’s he been up to?...
- 3/29/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for "The Mandalorian" season 3, episode 5.
Jon Favreau gets a lot of credit as the chief voice behind "The Mandalorian." In fairness, he created the show and has written the bulk of the episodes up to this point, so he's probably earned that. But Dave Filoni, the man behind "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," has also been behind him every step of the way, and his influence has been felt on a deep level. From getting Ahsoka Tano in live-action for the first time in season 2 to making Bo-Katan a central character, this show has Filioni's fingerprints all over it. Now, thanks to the series' most recent episode, titled "The Pirate," we're wading even further into Filoni territory with a huge "Star Wars Rebels" cameo.
During a key sequence early in the episode, Carson Teva receives a message from Greef Karga requesting help from the New Republic...
Jon Favreau gets a lot of credit as the chief voice behind "The Mandalorian." In fairness, he created the show and has written the bulk of the episodes up to this point, so he's probably earned that. But Dave Filoni, the man behind "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," has also been behind him every step of the way, and his influence has been felt on a deep level. From getting Ahsoka Tano in live-action for the first time in season 2 to making Bo-Katan a central character, this show has Filioni's fingerprints all over it. Now, thanks to the series' most recent episode, titled "The Pirate," we're wading even further into Filoni territory with a huge "Star Wars Rebels" cameo.
During a key sequence early in the episode, Carson Teva receives a message from Greef Karga requesting help from the New Republic...
- 3/29/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
There will be spoilers for "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" Chapter 21 - The Pirate
Over the course of its 21 chapters thus far, "The Mandalorian" has referenced "Star Wars Rebels" quite a bit. One of the biggest reveals was the inclusion of Ahsoka Tano in the second season, when Din Djarin traveled to the planet Corvus. There, we saw Ahsoka battle Morgan Elsbeth, looking for the whereabouts of Grand Admiral Thrawn, which was one of the key dangling plot threads at the end of the series finale of "Rebels."
Another major hint was bringing Bo-Katan Kryze and the story of the Darksaber into the show. The tale of the Darksaber featured prominently in "Star Wars Rebels", as did the Mandalorian people and culture, as they sought to free themselves from the yolk of the Empire. Thanks to "The Mandalorian" and "The Book of Boba Fett," we know that Moff Gideon quickly unmade...
Over the course of its 21 chapters thus far, "The Mandalorian" has referenced "Star Wars Rebels" quite a bit. One of the biggest reveals was the inclusion of Ahsoka Tano in the second season, when Din Djarin traveled to the planet Corvus. There, we saw Ahsoka battle Morgan Elsbeth, looking for the whereabouts of Grand Admiral Thrawn, which was one of the key dangling plot threads at the end of the series finale of "Rebels."
Another major hint was bringing Bo-Katan Kryze and the story of the Darksaber into the show. The tale of the Darksaber featured prominently in "Star Wars Rebels", as did the Mandalorian people and culture, as they sought to free themselves from the yolk of the Empire. Thanks to "The Mandalorian" and "The Book of Boba Fett," we know that Moff Gideon quickly unmade...
- 3/29/2023
- by Bryan Young
- Slash Film
This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers.
The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 5: Chapter 21
Sometimes, you just want to see a good ol’ Star War. Episode 5 of The Mandalorian’s third season is meat-and-potatoes Star Wars goodness served up on a shiny platter, and man, that original recipe still hits. The skirmish for Nevarro delivers everything you’d want from a classic, good versus evil Star Wars battle, and the season’s larger story develops in tantalizing ways in the background, making this one of the best, most robust episodes of the series yet.
The fight over control of Nevarro between Gorian Shard and his pirates and Greef Karga and his people is simple to understand and pretty effective here, thanks to a rock-solid performance by Carl Weathers and some cursory backstory that makes the issue between the former associates feel at least a little personal. It would have been...
The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 5: Chapter 21
Sometimes, you just want to see a good ol’ Star War. Episode 5 of The Mandalorian’s third season is meat-and-potatoes Star Wars goodness served up on a shiny platter, and man, that original recipe still hits. The skirmish for Nevarro delivers everything you’d want from a classic, good versus evil Star Wars battle, and the season’s larger story develops in tantalizing ways in the background, making this one of the best, most robust episodes of the series yet.
The fight over control of Nevarro between Gorian Shard and his pirates and Greef Karga and his people is simple to understand and pretty effective here, thanks to a rock-solid performance by Carl Weathers and some cursory backstory that makes the issue between the former associates feel at least a little personal. It would have been...
- 3/29/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This Post Contains spoilers for this week’s episode of The Mandalorian, “The Pirate.”
The Mandalorian is a show that likes to keep things simple whenever possible. And it’s hard to imagine a more fundamentally simple story than “heroes rescue community under siege by pirates.” It’s a framework the show has used very successfully in the past, going all the way back to Mando and Cara Dune’s initial team-up early in Season One. In many ways, “The Pirate” leans hard into this kind of straightforward, classical adventure structure.
The Mandalorian is a show that likes to keep things simple whenever possible. And it’s hard to imagine a more fundamentally simple story than “heroes rescue community under siege by pirates.” It’s a framework the show has used very successfully in the past, going all the way back to Mando and Cara Dune’s initial team-up early in Season One. In many ways, “The Pirate” leans hard into this kind of straightforward, classical adventure structure.
- 3/29/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Spoilers for "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" follow.
The hyper-chickens come home to roost in the latest episode of "The Mandalorian." The twenty-first chapter is called "The Pirate" and brings Gorian Shard back to the forefront of trouble for the people of Nevarro. The episode begins with Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) doing some serious city planning with city engineers, pleasing NUMTOTs the world over by including rail in his plans to make the city better and move cargo around. But that's when Gorian Shard returns to Nevarro to threaten Greef and the planet. Greef tries to bluff him, insisting the New Republic might help, but Gorian Shard knows better. For the insolence shown to his men the last time they visited the planet, Gorian Shard opens fire, laying waste to the city Greef Karga has worked to make safe and respectable. As he's evacuating the citizens to safety, Greef Karga dispatches...
The hyper-chickens come home to roost in the latest episode of "The Mandalorian." The twenty-first chapter is called "The Pirate" and brings Gorian Shard back to the forefront of trouble for the people of Nevarro. The episode begins with Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) doing some serious city planning with city engineers, pleasing NUMTOTs the world over by including rail in his plans to make the city better and move cargo around. But that's when Gorian Shard returns to Nevarro to threaten Greef and the planet. Greef tries to bluff him, insisting the New Republic might help, but Gorian Shard knows better. For the insolence shown to his men the last time they visited the planet, Gorian Shard opens fire, laying waste to the city Greef Karga has worked to make safe and respectable. As he's evacuating the citizens to safety, Greef Karga dispatches...
- 3/29/2023
- by Bryan Young
- Slash Film
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