Summary
A former Sith apprentice must face off against her old master in order to regain control over her own life.
I liked the focus on the Sith, it was nice to see them as something more than just the outright villains they are often shown as. Although the Sith shown here are still definitely villains. I also thought the focus of the grey area in between the light and dark sides of the Force was an interesting avenue for the episode to approach thematically, and I liked where they went with it.
My issues with this episode however were twofold.
Firstly, I wasn’t a fan of the animation style, the water colour esque aesthetic just didn’t work for me and I found it to be distracting. I understand the point of this show is to do different things and be experimental but this felt a little bit too abstract at times for me.
Secondly, I thought the episode was fairly sparse on context or dialogue, and though I am not saying I wanted long scenes of exposition but a lot of this episode’s narrative was told through your own inference rather than the show telling you what is happening. This approach definitely is appreciated in that it treats the audience as adults but also at the same time adds to this artsy, abstract, interpretative feel to the episode that just didn’t work for me.
Overall, a mixed start to the new batch of episodes.
3/5
Pros.
I liked the focus on the Sith
I also appreciated the comments and themes of moral ambiguity and grey areas of the Force
It was an interesting premise
Cons.
The animation style didn’t work for me
The show but don’t tell approach was taken to too far of an extreme here
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