Rebuild The Galaxy: Pieces Of The Past

Better late than never.

Lego Star Wars baby, it don't get better than this! Taking place not long after the first installment a clash between Sig and Dev has unleashed a dark force from a dimension unheard of in any Star Wars story leading our main characters to form a fragile alliance to save the very existence of a galaxy far far away, a solid enough story told once again over the course of roughly 90 minutes with still quite good characters and comedy to keep it thoroughly entertaining. It still holds the same level of detail, care, love, and even jokes from the first creating another memorable experience with even more what if madness thrown in. From Darth Revan and Cal Kestis to pirate queen Padme Amidala and evil K2-SO there's some much welcome additions to this mad mad mad mad galaxy, with as far to my knowledge all the supporting heroes and villains returning once again. The story does take the next step in making the conflict bigger yet I feel how could they top the literal erasure of the entire Star Wars universe should they wish to pursue a part three? It's not impossible but I'm a bit stumped how they would do it. Of course the voice acting across the board is still really damn good with plenty of love going to our main leads like Gaten, Bobby, and Marsai and it is pretty awesome to hear Sam, Ashley, and Mark reprise their roles even in such different circumstances! Animation is still just as good if not even a smidge better than the first, further showcasing the imagination and fun Legos can bring to any story. Though man I actually almost hate the fact the Landolorian is just real in this what if story cause man, I would watch ten seasons of Lando and little Grogu just being smoother than shimmersilk and doing bounties and shit. The fact Servo got this british yandere girlfriend of a probe droid is frigin' stellar and I'm so here for it! Plus I didn't think it was possible but Darth Rose has my heart in a force grip after this, Kelly you're a gem and I treasure you so! It was cute, it was fun, the writing still has genuine merit and not just a showcase for the lolz, it's another solid little series! With Andor wrapped up, Mando just around the corner with Maul not far behind, and Starfighter just beginning production this was a quick and lovely little stop in my favorite fandom of all. If my memory doesn't fail me I believe Visions is next and well, I'll give you three guesses how I feel about that! 3 stars, 8/10, and I got a little something for you next week before the October festivities begin.

Rebuild The Galaxy

Friggin' ludicrous.

Even though Lucasfilm is on my shitlist for the forseeable future, I'm opting to seperate artist from art and since seeing the trailer this was something I knew was gonna be up my alley. All the Lego specials have been ridiculous forays in to a galaxy far far away and none take the cake more so than this. Set in a period of time after episode 9 we meet up with brothers Sig and Dev who upon discovering a hidden jedi temple irrevocably mix, blend, and pureè the galaxy into wholly uncharted territory as Sig tries to set things right with Jedi Bob and speed freak Yesi in tow. It's somehow even more batshit than the trailer leads on, it's not just a simple topsy-turvy universe where good guys are bad and baddies are good which I appreciate. Ewoks are bounty hunters, Greedo pilots the Slave 1, Rey and Rose are Sith (and that's my new happy place for the rest of time), Jabba and Lobot are jedi, odd mixes of classic ships, Tatooine has friggin' water again, and I'll be honest this special made me question so much more beyond the confines of the story than any film in the series! The animation seems more stop motion than it ever was with a lot of free flowing building amongst action scenes which never fails to be cool, the voice acting is spot on from all parties and balances drama with comedy better than any Marvel movie could wish, and it's a hefty special in relation to the last clocking in at almost 90 minutes without credits. The cute meta pokes and lovingly crafted humor are what I desire more than anything at this point in time, to laugh with Star Wars rather than suffer the animosity it garners. A sentiment that likely will never be realized or at least until I rule the world and start public executions but we're trying to be positive here damn it! I had a real good time with this and could honestly spend the next half hour just recounting all my favorite part but I'll give you top 3 just for fun. Smooth ass Maul with Sam Witwer charming the pants off of me which is incredible because I'm not even wearing pants, red eyed Threepio which was scary enough in Rise Of Skywalker was made somehow even more terrifying here, and Gonk supremacy for the win with Servo and I know a few folk who will leap for joy at this prospect and I can't wait to see their reactions! It has it's shameless fun but never looses it's footing in the story it wants to tell and truthfully had some damn good kernels of wisdom near the end about how things end but it isn't necessarily a bad thing and that the future can always be crafted for the better. That's pretty life affirming shit man, to know that even after I'm gone the world will hit a better stride than when I was alive for everyone in it. That's not so bad. But for right here right now solid 4 stars from me, 9/10, could we see a continuation? Hard to say in this day and age but tomorrow is another day.