Great acting, great animation, and honestly probably Kiner's best ever score. The first half of the show is a bit vague and poorly-paced/explained, it feels like they needed a few more episodes to truly flesh out Morgan's story, but it's still solid overall. The minor flaws with Morgan's story are made up exponentially by Barriss' story, which is just nearly perfect. It's emotional, well-written, well-paced, depthful, works with the larger lore, and is exceptionally detailed in the way it portrays everything - You can see in the animation the subtle differences in fighting style between everyone, the characters' perspectives, the Empire's deep-seeded trickery in making good people believe they're the helpful ones... Beautiful. This show rekindles my faith that Dave Filoni truly knows what he's doing with story as long as he's with good screenwriters, directors, and dialogue writers. The people who dislike this show seem (largely) to be people with poor moral compasses and minor nitpicks based on their perception of the show before it released. While it has some flaws, it only gets better with each episode.
8.7/10
Not very Empire-based but at least the Barris Offee episodes are generally good. Still don't know why they thought a Morgan Elsbeth origin story was worth telling.
While the first trio of episodes isn’t as strong as the second, they’re all elevated by contemplative visuals that deliver a fittingly solemn atmosphere. All in all, thanks to efficient storytelling and evocative aesthetics, the series demonstrates that there’s still plenty worth experiencing in this galaxy far, far away.
Tales of the Empire succeeds in many ways at telling more intimate stories than Morgan Elsbeth and Barriss Offee would ever get on The Mandalorian, The Clone Wars, or Ahsoka. But these six episodes get bogged down by exposition, losing some of what makes them so special. Morgan and Barriss deserve their time in the limelight, but their mostly surface-level journeys to and from the Dark Side might not be enough to serve a wider audience.
L'idea alla base di questa nuova serie animata è, per quanto mi riguarda, quanto di più interessante ci possa essere in termini di esplorazione della lore di Star Wars. Andor e The Mandalorian sono state la dimostrazione di come i retroscena dell'Impero Galattico riservino delle storie intriganti e avvincenti, che non vedevo l'ora venissero esplorate ulteriormente in Tales Of The Empire; e sulla carta questa serie vorrebbe fare proprio questo, riuscendoci però purtroppo solo a metà. Da un lato infatti soffre dei problemi che nascono dalla breve durata e dallo scarso numero di episodi, insufficienti ad articolare in maniera soddisfacente le varie vicende narrate inerenti **** che non hanno sufficiente background da compensare per questa mancanza. Dall'altro le protagoniste dei due archi narrativi che questa serie affronta sono rese in maniera poco interessante, laddove si poteva fare molto di più per alzarle al di sopra della media dei vari **** secondari di Star Wars in cui si trovano. Un altro problema risiede nel fatto che dell'Impero e dei rapporti tra esso e le protagoniste si vede ben poco, nonostante il ritorno di **** molto amati come Darth Vader, Thrawn e il Grande Inquisitore; sono sì presenti nella serie ma più come cameo che altro, nonostante il sedicente doppio filo che li dovrebbe legare alle due protagoniste. Una nota di merito va sicuramente alle animazioni e alla regia, che si attesta sempre di altissimo livello per i prodotti creati da Dave Filoni. Questo non basta però a salvare in toto una serie che in conclusione risulta essere una grande occasione sprecata e dimostra come la capacità di Filoni di espandere la lore di Star Wars sia stata probabilmente sovrastimata.
Disappointing. Mostly bland and not a lot to keep you interested. I was definitely more interested in Baris' story than I was in Morgan's. However, Baris flips allegiances on a dime, undermining her story's power.
What a laughable ending for Berriss… why couldn’t she just become an Inquisitor and find her tragic end by the hands of the Jedi she hunted… Or Ahsoka herself…
Smørrebrød is perhaps the most famous dish in the city of Copenhagen and Denmark in general. It is an open sandwich, literally bread and butter, filled with both meat and fish. It is said that there are approximately 200 variations of smørrebrød. The traditional recipe however includes a slice of rye bread seasoned with butter and stuffed with fish, usually herring or salmon. Everything is accompanied with a curry and dill sauce.I tasted these succulent sandwiches during a recent trip to Copenhagen and I must say that I was thrilled with this simple but ingenious **** I tried to reproduce the flavors and smells tested on that trip in the version that I propose here on the blog. As for the choice of bread, I decided to use the one sold in IKEA stores, because it is definitely the type of bread most similar to the original. And I must say that it is exactly like the one eaten in Denmark. I know, it would be better to prepare it at home from scratch. However, not knowing the ingredients well, I preferred to buy the ready-made cereal mixture and cook it at home **** result I obtained was surprising and the flavors and aromas directly catapulted me to the mythical journey to the city of the famous little **** rest!
Also nothing happens in the show.
While it must be fun for all the sound , camera and studio folks to still have jobs , in these hard times in Hollywood , it seems to me that, perhaps, Disney should consider selling the Star Wars franchise to some studio that actually wants to make Star Wars films. The actual fans will not watch these things. It's just a thought. Disney could then, pursue, to make brave woke versions of Pocahontas and Duck Tales as they please .