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I was really skeptical after s1. I LOVED it, but that final episode when the kid genuinely thought Nathan was his dad and couldn't separate the fiction from the reality, it really fucked me up. I'm just glad kids aren't involved this season so far.

The fact that he’s still alive and Nathan did all this instead of just talking to the guy is pretty amazing.

That's what I really want to know. Did he reach out to Sullenberger at any point? I feel like it would be REALLY in his style to make this entire episode, then bring Sullenberger in to watch the tape and give feedback/commentary on Nathan recreating his own life.

I'm wondering if Sullenberger just declined to be involved or if they truly never contacted him before it aired. That'd be absolutely wild if the first time Sullenberger found out about this was 2 nights ago when it aired.

Get over yourself. You're not better or smarter than everyone else. Yes, the PT both mirrored and predicted IRL events. That's what good social commentary does. And, yes, you could learn the lessons taught in those movies through other media or history, but the same could be said about tons of stuff. You could say literally the exact same thing about Andor, which is deservedly getting a lot of praise right now.

Every generation needs fiction that speaks to them and meets them where they're at. Maybe you could learn the same things taught in the PT by watching something else or reading about history. But that's not as accessible and engaging to everyone, especially the children who the PT was geared towards. Get off your high horse and recognize that not everything needs to be perfect or groundbreaking to have a genuinely important contribution to society and culture.

You said the first scene, by which I assume you're referencing when Rey hands him the lightsaber and he tosses it away, "basically took a shit on a beloved character by way of cheap slapstick," which I thoroughly disagree with. I think him rejecting the lightsaber is perfectly in character with what we saw in the OT and the 30 years of character development since.

Nah. I do it all the time.

There's problems with them, especially with dialogue and the existence of Jar Jar. But they were also incredibly prescient for the modern political climate. I think it's an important story about how a scared and lonely child raised by people who told him to suppress and ignore his emotions can turn into a fascist while also telling the story of how a manufactured political crisis can get a populace to support the transition from a liberal representative democracy to a fascist dictatorship.

The Last Jedi is legitimately a very good movie.

The Force Awakens is fine, but dull and mostly forgettable.

The Rise of Skywalker is just bad.

Boy, you couldn't be more wrong.

The wonderful people at BLEEEP. So long as you leave them and their child-hunting island alone they'll never instigate an insurrection against anyone.

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

I dunno. Vel is all about the mission. If Luthen sends her to Ghorman again, I think she'll go.