Took A Break From Star Wars For A Bit After The Acolyte And Had The Pleasure Of Exploring Some Other

Just finished season 4 of Castlevania and I have some thoughts

Overall, the ending was solid and I’m happy to see that Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard could live together and build a better future together. That part was sweet and definitely served as the best part of the entire season for me

I really wish Carmilla had a better ending, she fought a horde of night creatures and Issac and nobody could take her down individually. They had built up her plan for so long and to see it come crashing down like that was a disappointment

It felt like the carmilla’s takeover and Dracula resurrection storylines where competing for screen time and should have had a few more episodes to breath.

I love what they did with Issac this season and seeing him grow to understand humanity and want to build a better future was nice. Seeing Death was nice I just wished they’d built it up a bit more.

Overall it was a good season that kind of meandered a bit. The animation was gorgeous as always and the ending was beautiful. Looking forward to Nocturne

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I’m a big Star Wars Visions fan and I’m always excited when they release a new season. It’s always so intriguing to see how the Star Wars universe is interpreted through different cultural perspectives and there’s always an exciting addition to the universe.

To be honest I like to view each episode as a sort of “soft cannon” with it being completely cannon to me unless contradicted down the road.

I tend to think that each episode fits into 1 of 3 categories

Category 1: Can’t be “officially” cannon without complete reworking

The Duel- a gorgeous reinterpretation of the Star Wars universe but it completely reworking the way the world works

Tatpooine Rhapsody- Could definitely work but makes the Inquisitors and Vader seem less threatening by having them never notice he’s a Jedi. But it is a very heartwarming and fun story!

Category 2: Could work but need some reworking

The Twins- A great story mirroring the skywalker Saga but it can come off a bit extreme/outlandish to some people. I would see if we dial it back (like the force unleashed) and found a right point in the timeline it might work.

Aau’s Song- a beautiful short that uses music in such a unique way. The only thing needed would be to clarify where/when it occurs in the timeline. (I’m thinking after the Old republic but before the high republic)

Journey to the Dark Head- Some of the best action we’ve ever had in Star Wars and I think it could work if we found the right place for it. Again, I’m thinking the old republic era.

Category 3: could seemlessly fit into Cannon

Bandits of Golark- a young force sensitive kid on the run, Inquisitor, and the hidden path. It fits in and doesn’t contradict anything.

The Spy Dancer- A great story about lost family during the empire that would be a nice cannon story.

The Village Bride- A fugitive Jedi on the run from the empire helping save a village from pirates. On of my favorite Visions stories that fits perfectly into cannon.

All of these are such great stories and I can’t wait for S3

Really excited about this new manga that was announced recently!

Knowing that we’re finally getting more stories set in the sequel era is exciting and it will be interesting to see someone so disconnected from the Jedi try and piece together what it means to be a Jedi knight.

Rey had Luke, Leia, and the ancient Jedi texts and she now has the tools to guide the new generation.

Plus connecting the high republic to this era works soooo well thematically. The Jedi of this era were more open to change and operated more freely within the republic and I think that Rey’s new Jedi order could return back to these roots while adding more layers of growth. And that potential “dark sider” behind her could be trying to learn about the sith of the past and trying to emulate that, and taking the wrong lessons from their failures and this leading to his own defeat.

Very excited to pick this story up!

Look at how incredible this is! I cannot wait to get this in person and actually read it. I know that the audio book is also going to go so hard *just like they all do*

Plus it’s going to be 500+ pages…..we are so not ready for what this book is about to bring. With everything, I know it’s gonna be a rollercoaster from start to finish.

I’ve been keeping up with the High Republic since it was first announced and seeing these characters grow and change has been such an emotional/fulfilling journey. It’s gunna be hard to say goodbye to these characters for awhile. I’m gunna miss em so much. Avar, Elzar, Stellan, Vernestra, Marchion, Bell, Keevee, Xylan Graff, Marda, Kevmo, Loden, Imri, and Gavi all of you will have my heart forever 🫶🏽🫶🏽😭

In a perfect world these 3 would all be happy and living there life together. Aiding planets, stopping pirates, and being the cutest polycule in the galaxy

Alas….all we high republic fans know is trauma. God I love these books

Recently finished S3 of Castelvania and goddamn is it a hit to the gut. The season started out with a more hopeful, cheerful tone and then the last 3 episodes really go for the jugular. I’m very excited to see where these characters end up in season 4.

Trevor & Sypha are more traumatized than ever. Sypha especially, having experienced this level of trauma for the first time *potentially* and Trevor regressing into his old ways of thinking

Alucard is feeling used, alone, and vengeful. Trying to make friends and striving to be like his mom and then getting used while the most vulnerable.

Hector is a slave/pet. The one thing he understood and tried to push humanity into he himself has become.

Issac is the only one to have come out winning this season, being such a great representation of a morally grey poc character. I’m honestly rooting for him tbh

Been rereading Path of Deceit and I forgot how much I love this book. There’s something so thrilling about seeing the force through the eyes of Marda & the Path of the Open Hand. It really is suspenseful and as the story progresses throughout phase 2 the cult really gets more and more terrifying.

A midsummer sequel portrayal of the force in Star Wars really is gratifying.

Plus seeing such open queer representation in Star Wars and the tragedy between Marda/Kevmo & Yana/Kor. I’ll never be over them, living rent free in my head at all times

Seeing the Celebration Announcement for “The Ronin” has been hyped for more Visions figures down the road.

First off, the quality of the packaging itself, and then the wired soft-goods robe and droid really delicate the figure. This is what Black Series figures should be, and hopefully we’ll get to S.H figurearts levels of quality & accessories. I’m technically a vintage collection collector but i definitely pick up Black Series figures if they really strike me.

I’d love to see more Visions figures get made in both scales.

F is from my favorite Visions EP in the whole series and I desperately need a figure of her. Lop & her droid would be a unique sculpt for the line while Juro is just such a badass and would look great on the shelf. And finally, The Bandit Leader Kuro is a must so we can display her battling the Ronin.

From S2, Aau and the Sith Mother both have very different but incredibly unique designs while the Jedi & Sith from “Journey to The Dark Head” are such a perfect pair. That Sith design is so dark & sleek, imagine that chain lightsaber on the shelf!

My hopes are that we get a Celebration announcement of a High Republic figure that has such grand packaging like this. An Avar, Stellan, or Marchion would be a ✨Dream✨ collection item and would cap off the publishing event in a nice way I think.

If Ash ever comes back in the anime I hope that he’s 1) Aged up with the time skip and 2) I think he deserves a new team to celebrate.

I would want him to be a mentor figure for Liko, Roy, and Dot. A sort of older brother figure and obstacle for them to overcome. He’s sort of their “Leon” and could fill the role of Juliana/Florian from the games. Due to the show taking place after the events of the game we can say that Ash already traveled through Paldea. If so, here’s the team I would give him.

1) Pikachu- Goes without saying, would love to see him face Cap

2) koraidon- He traveled with him while going around Paldea and is his “boss” legendary. Similar to Liko’s Terapagos and Roy’s “assumed” Rayquaza.

3) Dudunspace (3-segment) Ash has never been able to catch a dunsparce, and what better that to give him the rare 3-segment form to show what the world champion can do. The sleep “rowlet” type Pokemon of the team.

4) Annihilape- I imagine we went back and found his old Primeape, evolving it into a beast of a fighter.

5) Ogerpon- Ash experienced the events of the DLC, having a rivalry with Kieran over Ogerpon choosing to travel with Ash. She’s sweet and offers an adorable factor to the team.

6) Mega Lucario- the only other returning Pokemon, Ash’s lucario can serve as a mentor to Roy’s shiny lucario.