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QuickTidal, on 07 April 2026 - 02:50 PM, said:
Abyss, on 07 April 2026 - 02:01 PM, said:
QuickTidal, on 07 April 2026 - 01:53 PM, said:
The first two eps of MAUL: SHADOW LORD are exquisite.
Sam Witwer is on fire. But the cool thing is that every single character is interesting, Devon (who you can already see is not about her Jedi master Eeko-Dio-Daki's "Patience and all will be well" vibe) is very much a solid choice by Maul as a possible apprentice, on the run after Order 66 and realizing she needs to adapt as the Jedi order is no more, and her interests align with Maul's hatred of the Empire too. Lawson and his droid Two-Boots (Richard Aoyade?!) are also really compelling to watch what is ostensibly the beat cops on Janix try to reckon with what is happening with Maul....it's also great that Lawson has no idea who he is (why would he?)....but Devon knows who he is immediately because the Jedi knew. Rook is in it, but not as much as you'd expect, but she's just as solid as she's always been.
the Animation is (and I can't over exaggerate this) fucking STUNNING. The lighting, the smoothness of action, the overall quality is so high that it even puts TCW and The Bad Batch to shame (and they were both excellently animated)...this is simply on another level.
Speaking of which, this IMMEDIATELY feels more adult than those other shows. Every aspect feels darker and more real. Parts of it felt Blade Runner-ish.
The score is dark and evocative. The first shot of Maul being a variation on the Duel of the Fates opening was a nice little touch.
Sam Witwer is on fire. But the cool thing is that every single character is interesting, Devon (who you can already see is not about her Jedi master Eeko-Dio-Daki's "Patience and all will be well" vibe) is very much a solid choice by Maul as a possible apprentice, on the run after Order 66 and realizing she needs to adapt as the Jedi order is no more, and her interests align with Maul's hatred of the Empire too. Lawson and his droid Two-Boots (Richard Aoyade?!) are also really compelling to watch what is ostensibly the beat cops on Janix try to reckon with what is happening with Maul....it's also great that Lawson has no idea who he is (why would he?)....but Devon knows who he is immediately because the Jedi knew. Rook is in it, but not as much as you'd expect, but she's just as solid as she's always been.
the Animation is (and I can't over exaggerate this) fucking STUNNING. The lighting, the smoothness of action, the overall quality is so high that it even puts TCW and The Bad Batch to shame (and they were both excellently animated)...this is simply on another level.
Speaking of which, this IMMEDIATELY feels more adult than those other shows. Every aspect feels darker and more real. Parts of it felt Blade Runner-ish.
The score is dark and evocative. The first shot of Maul being a variation on the Duel of the Fates opening was a nice little touch.
i will wait until the entire series is available
i will wait until the entire series is available
i will wait until the entire series is available
i will wait until the entire series is available....
if i run out of INVINCIBLE S4 before it's completed i will break like a kit kat bar.
