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    fatwookie66@swt
    May 5, 2023, 14:07

    The second season was just about as bad as the first season. Most of the episodes felt not like Star Wars but rather anime stories set in a StarWars-like universe. 

    The storylines also seemed to get rather repetitive, often consisting of the entire episode about a brave child (typically girl) who learns to use the force by the very end of the episode and is then taken from her family/friends to train to become a Jedi. Not all of the storylines were like this however, some like 'I am your mother' left me questioning how my life choices led me to watching whatever this was. 'Journey To The Dark Head' had the best dialogue and messages of this season, however I never much liked the more traditional anime look this episode provided. 

    The animation styles were all over the place, some better then others. I liked the animation style of 'The Bandits of Golak' and despite the animation style during the first half of 'Sith' being distracting and rather confusing, I liked how the second half of the episode looked. I also enjoyed the concept of embracing both the light and dark and 'Sith' portrayed this well, despite not being portrayed in a way that felt like Star Wars. 

    From 'Sith' (second half)From 'Sith' (second half)From 'The Bandits of Golak'From 'The Bandits of Golak'

    I didn't like the low frame-rate at certain points throughout 'In The Stars' and wasn't a fan of the clay look to some characters, however the lighting and camera angles were done very well, with the colder grey-blue colours for the Imperial base scenes contrasting the warmer yellow-orange colours.

    From 'In The Stars'

    The animation style of 'I Am Your Mother' was my least favourite, followed not far behind by 'Aau’s Song'. They also had the most pointless storylines. 


    Overall I agree with Theory, in that there are far better places Lucasfilm could be spending time and resources. Whether it be unfinished Clone Wars arcs like 'Son of Dathomir' or a 'Tales of the Sith'. I'll be disappointed with the announcement of a third season.