Star Wars: Rebels returns with the introduction of Princess Leia Organa into the series, as Ezra Bridger struggles to cope with the confirmed death of his parents in the previous episode.
While I was originally unsure about the writers deciding to introduce Leia in just the second season of Rebels, after watching the episode I think the writers made a great decision. Her interactions with both Ezra and Kanan Jarrus were a highlight in this episode, in particular with the former- who needed a friend to talk to after learning of his parent’s fate in “Legacy”. The writers did an excellent job showing how much Ezra and Leia have in common.
While this is going to be Leia’s only appearance this season, I think the writers also showed that she can definitely return in a bigger way in the future of the show. The mission to gain three cruisers for the rebels was interesting to watch and seeing Leia acting the part of a double agent was entertaining. Julie Dolan (who previously voiced Leia in Star Wars: Uprising) did a great job of bringing this iconic character to life in Rebels.
Note: The three cruisers (Hammerhead corvettes) that the rebels steal are based on designs from the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video-game.
Not only do we see Leia play a large role for the rebels in this episode, but I was very glad that Ryder Azadi decided to re-join the rebellion. I think this episode (and the previous) showed that he’s an interesting character and hopefully he will make a return. Who doesn’t like hearing Clancy Brown in Star Wars, after all?
The episode also features the return of Supply Master Lyste from the shows first season. While he may have been promoted to Lieutenant since we last him, he showed himself to be just as incompetent as he was last season… not a good sign as everyone knows I love the Imperial Officers.
In my opinion, this was a great episode to kick off the second half of Star Wars: Rebel’s second season. The introduction of Princess Leia Organa into the series was handled perfectly, while potentially setting up a bigger part for her in the future. It was great to see that Ezra’s parents weren’t quickly forgotten about and that he was still struggling with their deaths. I was very happy that Ryder Azadi decided to re-join the rebellion and the cruisers from Knights of the Old Republic was a nice touch. However, couldn’t the writers have made Lyste more competent after he was promoted? A small complaint on an episode that was otherwise very well written.
My rating: 9.5/10
By Ruari Williamson
*The opinions in this article are of the writer and do not represent the views of all of the Everything Geek Podcast staff*.
The Everything Geek Podcast is DELIGHTED to announce that actor JB Blanc is the next actor we’re confirming for a celebrity guest interview on the podcast!
JB is best-known as the voice of Ryker Grimborn in Dragons: Race to the Edge and Alfred Pennyworth and The Batcomputer in Beware the Batman. His other notable roles include playing Luigi Vampa in The Count of Monte Cristo, Joe ‘Joker’ Carpenter in R.O.D the TV, the voice of Spy Rise in the Skylanders video-games, Pakkun in Naruto, Sajin Komamura, Shrieker and Ginrei Kuchiki in Bleach, Arcane Green Lantern and Nightmare Superman in Infinite Crisis, Bane in Batman: Arkham Origins, Fire Chief Underhill, Edward Burke and Officer Thraves in Batman: Arkham Knight, Malcolm Branfield, Thermund and Gared’s Father in Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series, Wilson Fisk/Kingpin in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video-game, Captain Britain, Heimdall and Kraven the Hunter in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Swamp Thing, Arkillo and Penguin in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Dirk Garthwaite, Wrecker and Heimdall in The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Droid Assassin, General Hesker and Lord Lokar in Star Wars: The Old Republic, Titus in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy animated series, Kerim Bey in the James Bond 007: From Russia with Love video-game, Boris in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Dave Walston and Redcoat in Assassin’s Creed III, Rousillion in Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation, Tarik Barleti, Constantinople Vendor and Ottoman Guard in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Tower of Sauron, Thuggish Orc and Nemesis Orcs in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Le Sabre and AC130 Pilot in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Roland Tembo in Lego Jurassic World, Batroc the Leaper in Black Panther: Animated Mini-Series, Braum in League of Legends, Koh in Wolverine: The Animated Series, Top Dog in the Mad Max video-game, Tommy Brock and Mr. Bouncer in Peter Rabbit, Red Ghost in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H and he also played Dr. Barry Goodman in Breaking Bad, Jerry Curtin in Prison Break, Clerk in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Hotel Porter in Garfield 2, Mahdi in Masters of Sex, Hanzi in Shameless, Ivan in Burn Notice and Tripp Walker in CSI: NY.
We’re looking forward to chatting with and interviewing JB on the podcast. If you have any questions for JB, please feel free to leave them in the comments. We’ll make sure to post updates once a date is confirmed for JB to be on the podcast.
We’ll be reaching another milestone today as we’ll be making our 350th guest announcement. A great way to mark the first month of 2016.
While this guest won’t be the biggest name we’ve announced, he is both an actor and voice-actor with over 200 credits to his name. His most recent work is the voice of a villain in an on-going Netflix series that we’ve been talking about a lot recently.
I hope you’re looking forward to this guest announcement!
New details on the next Pokémon movie have reportedly been revealed.
The details read as follows:
“As Ash continued his journey aiming to become a Pokémon Master, a lump covered in white smoke suddenly dropped out of the sky and landed in front of him and his friends. As white smoke spread around as far as the eye could see, a shape appeared from within it; The mythical Pokémon Volcanion.
Ignoring the worried Ash and his friends, Volcanion, who hates humans, immediately tries to leave the place. However, the impact of the fall caused Ash and Volcanion to be linked together by a strange device, leaving them unable to separate…!
Volcanion runs off and Ash gets dragged along by it, eventually reaching the Azoth Kingdom, a city of super-machinery where gigantic cogwheels are all over the place and rotating. Why did Volcanion fall from the sky? And why did it head to the Azoth Kingdom!? With the mechanical kingdom of machinery as its setting, the hottest legend in Pokémon history begins!”
The movie will be released later this year.
Thoughts on the details? Are you looking forward to the next Pokémon movie?
Following the release of a new poster for DC’s Suicide Squad movie, cast members have begun releasing individual posters featuring their characters.
The posters released include the following characters:
Slipknot:
Rick Flag:
Boomerang:
Katana:
Diablo:
Deadshot:
Enchantress:
Harley Quinn:
Killer Croc:
The Joker:
Group Poster:
“It feels good to be bad…Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?”
The Suicide Squad movie is scheduled for release on August 5th, 2016.
Thoughts on the character posters? Which characters are you most looking forward to seeing in Suicide Squad?
A new poster for DC’s Suicide Squad movie has been released by Warner Bros.
“It feels good to be bad…Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?”
The Suicide Squad movie is scheduled for release on August 5th, 2016.
Thoughts on the poster? Are you excited for the Suicide Squad movie?
Rumoured details on The Incredible Hulk’s role in Thor: Ragnarok are rumoured to have made their way online.
The rumoured details read as follows:
“Loki and Hela’s plan involves the major arc of the Marvel Universe, and just when it looks like Thor is about to put a stop to it, he gets banished — but not to any old planet. He ends up on a gladiatorial planet where his head is shaved and he’s forced to fight for his life. Let’s call this planet Sakaar, like it was in the comic books.
Thor knows that he has to get to some MacGuffin weapon object to defeat Hela and Loki (could this be the Infinity Gauntlet that Thanos is in possession of, or maybe an assemblage of Infinity Stones?) and he has to get off the planet. Thor runs through all of his alien opponents in gladiatorial combat, even without his trademark hammer. Finally, Thor has to face the current champion of the arena, and wouldn’t you know who that ends up being? The Hulk.”
The report goes on to say that the Hulk hasn’t reverted back to Bruce Banner sinceAvengers: Age of Ultron, but the two personas are beginning to merge, and so the Green Goliath recognizes Thor. It’s from here that Hulk and Thor begin the cosmic road trip the film has been billed as.”
Thor: Ragnarok is scheduled for release on November 3rd, 2017.
Thoughts on the rumoured details? Are you looking forward to seeing The Incredible Hulk show up in Thor: Ragnarok?
Warner Bros. have released a Bruce Wayne-centred TV spot for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
You can watch the TV spot below:
“Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.”
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is set for release on March 25th, 2016.
Thoughts on the TV spot? Are you excited to see Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?
