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extrapenguinHaving watched all 18 episodes of the anthology series (~15 min each), I present the following opinions! Starting with season 1. S2 will be in a later post.
The Duel
I really liked this one! The stylization wrt the color choices was on point, the fight scene animation was nice, and I really liked the concept of an ex-Sith walking the earth, intervening on the side of good whenever possible. Some minus points for having the Sith woman wear high heels, but, other than that, great. Not wholly canon-compliant, but you could place it in the deep past and I wouldn't bat an eye.
Tatooine Rhapsody
I cringed out of my skin right at the start, then skipped to the end and cringed out of my skin again. Not into Hutt rock bands.
The Twins
I watched this the whole way through and my chief reaction is wtf the fuck. Unhinged. Decided to let go of canon worldbuilding and go its own way.
The Village Bride
This one mostly felt like it was in the wrong medium. The plot hinged on the padawan choosing to step up and connect with the Force and be a Jedi after seeing the locals of a world connect to the Force, but that was all introspection and our protagonist was taciturn and didn't speak a word of it to anyone. Either this should've been a short story, or it should've been much longer than the 15 minutes. Canon-compliant for a post-Order 66 world.
The Ninth Jedi
I really liked this one! I really liked the protagonist child and the twist was not the one I'd foreseen. I like how they played with the setting – kyber is rare and lightsabers a lost art, a master sabersmith can make lightsabers that reflect the Force connection of their current wielders, Sith and Jedi are both common but the Jedi Order driven deep underground – and I'd really enjoy more of this AU.
T0-B1
The titular T0-B1 is a precious child (android edition), and I hate precious children. The entire plot also felt very compressed. I might've liked this more had it been 30 minutes, but OTOH, I just on principle dislike pwecious childwen who get people into danger because they can't bear to follow the rules, so at least this was short. Set post-Order 66 with Inquisitors and such, but I'm pretty sure that in canon, droids can't use the Force.
The Elder
This is wholly canon compliant for a prequels-ish era and I liked it very much! Dan and his eagerness were great, and his master kind and wise. I am declaring this part of my personal canon so I can include Dan somewhere.
Lop and Ochō
A story about family, legacy, and adoption, as well as resisting vs appeasing the occupying Empire. I really liked the ending and how the narrative's positioning of Ochō and the dad changed. The setting is canon enough, even if the family's legacy Jedi-given sword isn't.
Akakiri
Didn't vibe with the art style of this one, and the decision to make the female Sith Lord buff and mannish while the princess was reedy sure was A Choice. Interesting interplay about destiny – the Jedi doesn't believe in it, and saves someone despite another person saying his destiny was to die, but in the end Falls because he didn't heed his master's warnings about attachment. Doesn't do anything wild with the Force or Jedi.
In general, they did the Jedi much better than most of fandom, lol. If you want to watch only a subset, I'd rec The Ninth Jedi, The Duel, and The Elder, roughly in that order. If you want to add on a fourth one, go for Lop and Ochō.
The Duel
I really liked this one! The stylization wrt the color choices was on point, the fight scene animation was nice, and I really liked the concept of an ex-Sith walking the earth, intervening on the side of good whenever possible. Some minus points for having the Sith woman wear high heels, but, other than that, great. Not wholly canon-compliant, but you could place it in the deep past and I wouldn't bat an eye.
Tatooine Rhapsody
I cringed out of my skin right at the start, then skipped to the end and cringed out of my skin again. Not into Hutt rock bands.
The Twins
I watched this the whole way through and my chief reaction is wtf the fuck. Unhinged. Decided to let go of canon worldbuilding and go its own way.
The Village Bride
This one mostly felt like it was in the wrong medium. The plot hinged on the padawan choosing to step up and connect with the Force and be a Jedi after seeing the locals of a world connect to the Force, but that was all introspection and our protagonist was taciturn and didn't speak a word of it to anyone. Either this should've been a short story, or it should've been much longer than the 15 minutes. Canon-compliant for a post-Order 66 world.
The Ninth Jedi
I really liked this one! I really liked the protagonist child and the twist was not the one I'd foreseen. I like how they played with the setting – kyber is rare and lightsabers a lost art, a master sabersmith can make lightsabers that reflect the Force connection of their current wielders, Sith and Jedi are both common but the Jedi Order driven deep underground – and I'd really enjoy more of this AU.
T0-B1
The titular T0-B1 is a precious child (android edition), and I hate precious children. The entire plot also felt very compressed. I might've liked this more had it been 30 minutes, but OTOH, I just on principle dislike pwecious childwen who get people into danger because they can't bear to follow the rules, so at least this was short. Set post-Order 66 with Inquisitors and such, but I'm pretty sure that in canon, droids can't use the Force.
The Elder
This is wholly canon compliant for a prequels-ish era and I liked it very much! Dan and his eagerness were great, and his master kind and wise. I am declaring this part of my personal canon so I can include Dan somewhere.
Lop and Ochō
A story about family, legacy, and adoption, as well as resisting vs appeasing the occupying Empire. I really liked the ending and how the narrative's positioning of Ochō and the dad changed. The setting is canon enough, even if the family's legacy Jedi-given sword isn't.
Akakiri
Didn't vibe with the art style of this one, and the decision to make the female Sith Lord buff and mannish while the princess was reedy sure was A Choice. Interesting interplay about destiny – the Jedi doesn't believe in it, and saves someone despite another person saying his destiny was to die, but in the end Falls because he didn't heed his master's warnings about attachment. Doesn't do anything wild with the Force or Jedi.
In general, they did the Jedi much better than most of fandom, lol. If you want to watch only a subset, I'd rec The Ninth Jedi, The Duel, and The Elder, roughly in that order. If you want to add on a fourth one, go for Lop and Ochō.
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Date: 2023-05-19 11:01 (UTC)