SkekMal Attacks (Ordon's Sacrifice) | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
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- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Season 1 Episode 4 (2019) The First Thing I Remember Is Fire
Scene: SkekMal The Hunter Attacks Rian
Episode Storyline: While Brea races to solve a puzzle in a hidden room beneath the throne, the Chamberlain hatches a plan to catch Rian and win back the Emperor's trust.
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The rest of the Skeksis are sucking down crystal light every day just to stay alive, but my man SkekMal is in better shape than all of them combined just from eating well and getting exercise
maybe that's the true message of the story: Don't suck life from others, and do excercise and eat healthy.
he's like Predator
remobothic they’re hedonists. As much as they fear death, they just can’t help themselves from indulging and feasting and ultimately letting their bodies go to ruin. It’s only his sadism that kept him in shape. Had he enjoyed something that required him to be less physically active he’d be as screwed as the others
And this is over 800-900 years after the skeksis first appeared on thra so yea he’s definitely in better shape than the rest of his kin for the age they all are.
I just assumed he visited the castle every once in a while for essence then went back to killin random shit.
SkekMal is unique among his brethren. Where most of the Skeksis spent nearly a millenium lounging in luxury and feasting in their castle, he did not. He spent those centuries in the wilds, seeking out ever more powerful and dangerous creatures and killing them. Daily testing his strength, and maintaining his vitality. He only came to the castle when summoned, and then only stayed long enough to find out what prey they wanted hunted. Thus while the others withered, skekMal grew ever stronger. Even the egotism of skekSo the Emperor gives way to admit that among them, skekMal is the mightiest of them all. He is the only Skeksis that, even at such an age, remains in the prime of strength and health that he had when he was first rent from his Urskek form.
So now you should imagine... How terrible and mighty the Skeksis once were, in their earliest days.
It's a terrifying thought.
GuukanKitsune if all the other Skeksis lived the way SkekMal did, they wouldn’t be withering away, trying to cheat death. SkeMal was death. Such a badass!
It’s possible since I didn’t see SkekMal use the crystal or even Gelfling essence to revive Himself that the Skeksis could’ve just adapted to the more primitive lifestyle and the abuse of the crystal and Gelfling peoples wouldve not have been necessary to live long, its possible that SkekMal simply adapted to Thra rather than drain it, becoming an “ Apex Predator” instead of parasitic or complete invasive like the other Skeksis.
@@bobkob Right on the nose exactly. If the Skeksis were capable of restraint and balance they wouldn't have needed the Crystal or essence to survive.
The fact of skekGra the Heretic and urGoh the Wanderer surviving just fine by living the same balanced lifestyle together proves you correct. It's even noteworthy that skekGra seems much healthier and more spry than even skekMal.
The Skeksis were functionally killing themselves via hedonism, and, since all the wisdom and patience went to the uRu, they were almost incapable of realizing it. They only lived as long as they did because they stole life from other things and we're otherwise kept alive by the healthy lives of their uRu counterparts.
It was only 1,000 years not a million
@@ray-0249 'Millenium' is the word for a thousand years. I know, it's confusing, but it's so.
This fight was brutally incredible, and everything puppeteered? Henson would be proud
Most of it was. The bits where skekMal was leaping between trees was CG, because really, how the hell would you even do that with puppets and make it look believable?
Henson be proud of this show and doing justice
But Ordon's Sacrifice was for nothing.
Rod puppets and green screen. Alien 3 had some success with it and visual effects have evolved greatly since then. But the CGI in this series fits so fluidly with the
practical effects!
m.th-cam.com/video/UNWagOqwFP4/w-d-xo.html
morpheus CGI with Puppetry
Never thought I'd be intimidate by a four armed bird puppet
Well...he is cool as Fuck, he is Hunter and his voice is too cool so..
"You have heart........
I'll take that too!!!-"
That line got me lol. Definitely fit for a hunter...
IronRAVENxvx I loved him, easily my most favorite character in the series so far. He was like a Predator version of a Skeksis, and he moved FAST, not fairly slow like the others.
I thought it was beautiful how Rian’s father sacrificed himself to kill Skekmal but then Skekmal broke out of the gobble pit and I just sat there as the credits rolled just feeling empty. Rian’s father died for nothing
That is so not fair! But maybe it wasn't for nothing, maybe it was to save Rian and to help clear his name enough to warn the other gelflings of the Skeksis intentions.
Tibble Media nah he didn’t die for nothing ; hunter was going to probably kill Rian that moment - blade was out - but also “be brave” line lived on in Rian till the end
@@Sean-cu4vx No. The Hunter was just out to catch him.
Mickey E yes I know what happened but wasn’t it until chamberlain came to hunter , next episode, where hunter was about to kill Rian and he said no let me bring him back and Hunter said I want my trophy still. My point being the father didn’t die for nothing.
I like that there are actual stakes in this series. Anyone in the show could die, so you care more about the characters. Can you imagine how this fight would have looked like (or ended) if Disney had been in charge of making this series?
Also, Rian just can't seem to catch a break, can he?
skekMal is probably the most primally _terrifying_ Skeksis to ever have lived.
Titus Monk Skesil is like star scream or littlefinger. He plays friends with everyone, strikes only when needed, and his most powerful weapon is his silver tongue. Skekmal is more direct yet equally cunning and dangerous in a different way.
Stinger Johnny essentially SkekMal is the Six Shot of Dark Crystal, always looking for the perfect challenge.
@@DdraigGoch84 Especially in the movie when he meets Rian and Kira. All throughout the movie, the Skeksis are just waddling about and then all the sudden Chamberlain comes out of nowhere gliding!
@@stingerjohnny9951 depends on the starscreem.
OG: every five seconds he tries (and fails) to take Megs spot so no one is surprised, silly but VERY entertaining
Bayformers: Literally loyal to the core, IDK what happened here but this guy will not betray his master wtf
Animated: MUCH closer, until he was found out and kicked off the team
Prime: About as close to Skesil as possible, also hilarious, "bring medical kit"
WFC FOC: more of a vizier and time-biding opportunist, plays by the rules until the meg is out, then turns everyone other than soundwave against the former ruler, for about five minutes.
waspscream: technically the OG starscreem, after much time and dimension hopping gets into an alt-dimension waspinator and gives him a transmetal body, defeats maximals and captures BW megatron, goes back to cybertron just to fight him again with preds in veicon bodies, wins and becomes 1 of 4 rulers of cybertron (also doubles as the only happy ending for any waspinator ever).
I kid you not the last one IS canon.
Mason Jones oh I remember beast wars, I grew up with it. Waspinator was a fan favorite after the show felt like turning the universe against him XD
That hunter terrified me, cause how the hell can a skesis move like that?!
Cause the others have let themselves get lazy in the castle while he lived out in the wilderness and stayed fit. I'm rather surprised he could move like that too, considering how old he is.
Archer is also by far the most active and vigorous urRu. MalVa must have been a health freak.
Much like my granddad, he actually stayed active and honed his body. They all sat around in decadence, wasting away.
It actually bothers me. It puts a big hole in the logic.
@@Ozraptor4 well I did see the Archer going to eat some sort of Burrito made from a giant leaf and some berries, maybe he is also on a special diet too?.
I think he might be the coolest Skeksis out of the whole group 🔥
I agree.
I second that
Big Facts
The Hunter, The Emperor, The Chamberlain, The Scientist... all so very delightfully devilish
Also looking forward to seeing this show's version of SkekUng, the Garthim Master
Jim Henson would be proud of this series if he were alive today in seeing how people respect and honor his legacy.
I agree it did justice
Disneyfan82
Agreed, a large portion of classic series have been ruined by today’s studios. Fills my heart with happiness knowing that Dark Crystal is in good hands.
@@valianthorizon6890
There has been many failed attempts to recapture retro film classics like Ghostbusters, Elm Street, Robocop, Alien (last good one was Aliens) and so on and failed miserably.
Only Blade Runner 2049 and this show are the only ones that did recapture the spirit of their films and were passion projects done with actual care and all
@@valianthorizon6890
Hell this new series even respects and has the same soul as the original unlike The Last Jedi which was a terrible Star Wars film that disrepects the original trilogy characters and turned Luke from a likable hero to an unlikable failure of a man and died like a fart in the wind
Disneyfan82 for sure ✨👏🏻
What makes him so captivating is how much he loooovvveesss what he does. His drive, his passion, pure sadistic bloodlust, and centuries of honing his skills. Could kick any of the Skeksi's asses including the emperor if he so chose
And that’s why the others are at least scared of him. They know he is dangerous and the only thing keeping him from taking over is his hatred of that sort of power.
Skekmal is that villain who would rather be free to hunt anything than to be shackled in the castle with authority.
Is no one gonna mention how flipping amazing the cinematography is
Okay, I will admit at times it’s a bit to shaky for my liking, after all, I’m still recovering from the final battle in Alex Cross. But most of the time, it’s super creative, and it shows that a lot of hard work and love went into the show.
This is what happens when u find the right director, stay true to og material, and have team of ppl who care about the world and the overall project.
No, because it's fucking terrible. They're clearly limited by puppetry so they compensate by shaking the camera like a 5 year old running with a smartphone. In the old days, they'd figure out a different way to tell the story, like they did with "trial by stone" instead of a duel.
@@flipswildworld1954
Agree! this is a passion project like Blade Runner 2049 and made by a talented filmmaker who is a fan of the original movie and Louis Laterrier did well on the first 2 transporter films, Incredible Hulk and Now you See Me and he grew up with Dark Crystal as it with Star Wars trilogy, Jaws and more inspired him to be a filmmaker and he did a great directorial job with this show just like Denise Villanue was to Blade Runner 2049 as that was a great sequel.
There's passion in TDC AOR and BR 2049 and i can see that as both succeeded where passionless stuff like Ghostbusters 2016 aka Ballbusters (The director was not a fan of Ghostbusters property and did it only for a paycheck and had no passion in the project) and some film attempts to bring retro franchises failed
Collided Worlds Ikr? I don’t want to knock the original too hard, because they accomplished a LOT given the technological limitations of the day (and the fact that it was a lot of people’s first big movie project). But the camera movement here is a VAST improvement over the static cinematography of the original. It helps to suck you into the energy of the moment.
@@googleisshit2019 exactly. In fact, the last battle from the last episode is even worse than this one because they ALSO have to "hide" the fact that there are no more than 18-20 puppets in the battle.
Is it me, or does SkekMal lowkey look like General Grievous?
The only real similarities are the skull and the four arms, and all Skeksis do have four arms. They just keep them folded against their back unless they're skekMal.
If we had a Star Wars Movie Back when the originals came out that had with Grievous, I felt like this could’ve been possible now
@@Obscureanimeguy that be cool but time constraining and nearly impossible as special effects were at its early development period.
he is a much better version of grievous, outside the fact that he is a practical puppet and not a cgcartoon, he is more scary, he he has a better design, he dosn't run like a bitch and he has a legit intimidating voice insted of grievous steriotypical asmatic russian. Yes grievous is better in the micro series but both in the movies and the the clone wars show he is just a giant bitch, he even loose again two gungans TWO! while this one survive a pit full of leech (i don't remmeber what they are called), and can still running despite beeing hit by 3 arrows
General Kenobi...
"You got heart, I take that to!"
What a badass
SKEKMAL is a beast, I love how ferocious he is and he moves like a werewolf.
He's like the Predator of the Skeksis
@@Johnlindsey289 That's essentially what he is.
Yeah the scene in CGI in the trees gave me chills. Awesome!!
he's more animal then chicken!
2003 STAR WARS CLONE WARS Grevious: *AM I A JOKE TO YOU?*
It makes me happy that the Dark Crystal is finally getting the proper respect it deserves. The 1982 movie's such an underrated classic that was ahead of its time and misunderstood.
@@DdraigGoch84 Not in '82. It got 0 respect because people thought of the Muppets as a Kid friendly thing. I'm assuming you weren't self aware in the 80's or not born at all. The Dark Crystal flopped hard in theaters back in '82.
MonsterHuntressRoon yeah it's only gotten love in the modern era
@@OceanbornAngel Its because it was competing with E.T., it was badly timed with its release.
The other thing is it was kinda a boring movie.
But this is because it had to cram a LOT of things into a short amount of spare as it was a stand alone movie.
Its biggest flaws are it had to portray an entire world in a limited amount of time.
It was strange for the time it came out but grew a massive cult following the more people came to appreciate the work and creativity behind it.
What's it supposed to mean?
This is the only series that I have said, "Oh SHIT," out loud, when he pulled a General Greivous. Even Greivous didn't make me say that.
Have you seen Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars Grievous by any chance??
grievous was shit in the movies
like not even shit that would be a insult to shit he was so bad he could get bested by padawan with no prior training and in a 100 matches he would win 0
but in 2003 clone wars he was a chad among chads the true apex predator he was always meant to be
The Hunter makes The Predator look like an animal rights activist.
Wille Visser
I want to see a versus between the Predator and SkekMal, though it would depend on which Predator exactly since there’s multiple variations of the Predator from different media.
@@ulfberht4431 the Predator has that plasma gun on his shoulder and has the technological advantage. So I have to go with the Predator.
The Predator has a code of honor and would consider it dishonorable to attack prey that was incapable of providing Fair sport. They only hunt prey that in all fairness could hunt them back. Skemal has no code and it's just a sadist
@@ulfberht4431 The original one I guess?
@@ulfberht4431 Predator is more depend on its technology and can live "only" hundreds of years.
While Skekmal can use his nose alone to find a pray and is possibly immortal (which also makes him more experienced).
I believe SkekMal adapted to Thra as an “ Apex Predator” rather than destroy or drain it likethe other Skeksis . He seems more in tune with the Thra wilderness and doesn’t seem to drain the crystal or eat Gelfling essence .
Rian's father: Hello there
SkekMal: General Kenobi
1:16
*cough* *cough*
Has anyone made a meme of this yet?
Has anyone made a meme of this yet?
Ordon: Hello there!
SkekMal: Captain Ordon.
And just as I was thinking Skesis couldn't get any scarier . . .enter the Hunter.
2:44 CAPTAIN!!!!!
One of the best scenes of this season!
The hunter Skeksis is so badass, and even scary. See him move through the forest, jumping with the agility of a predator, and fighting with multiple blades .... so cool!! And I really like his design, with the bone mask.
And this fight was done with puppets? Wow! Really, masterful work!
He's like Predator as a skeksis eh?
SkekMal was the only one who wasn't technically a puppet. Only the head and back arms were mechanically controlled, but there was a person inside that thing.
Well, technically, skekMal was mostly an actor in a suit with two other puppeteers controlling his baby arms.
Me: I can't imagine how these guys managed to wipe out anything they move slowly fight sloppily and can't fly despite being giant vultures.
Skekmal: hold my trophy
Yeah, Skekmal was literally the only legit warrior in the series. The rest of the Skeksis pretty much rely on armies they manipulate or create.
@@thedudeabides2531 actually, according to the final episode, each Skeksis is very strong, much stronger then the Gelflings. Save the scientist. So each one can take on several gelflings and win, which is why the Gelflings were worried about their lack of numbers. Even in the movie, you see the Chamberlain dragging Kira into the throne room and you can see her barely get any leverage on him. Meanwhile he looks barely like he is putting effort to drag her to the others.
And while Skekmal was the strongest, at one point they were all about as strong as him.
The next best fighter among them was meant to be Skeksa, the rogue. She was a pirate in her prime. skeksis is the only Skeksis to identify as female, the rest identify as male, though in truth there is no such thing as true gender among their race.
@@AngelEmfrbl Before he started messing with the darkening SkekSo was a crazy strong goth chad who held huge arena tournaments just to show how much ass he could kick
Most bad ass thing put to screen in many years. One hell of a villain. Even Dutch would be like "We ain't gonna make it to the choppa!" seen this dude come swinging in through the trees.
the musical score for this entire scene is perfect and it sets the tone for the fight and the death scene.
I can't bring myself to hate Skekmal. I can't. Despite being a murderer, he was my most favorite out of them all alongside the Archer, Deet and Mother Aughra. I think it's his lack of corruption like the other skeksis and his bewildering activity to bounty hunt. He's not really on anyone's side, he hunts and fights for the thrill of it
Also, the way Rians father tells him it's okay and to be brave as he is consumed by gobbles hits hard 💀💀😭 (2:36) i get the same pain from when Superman's adopting father told him not to save him from the tornado 💀💀💀😭
Compared to the other members of his kind, he is likable. At least with him what you see is what you get. He is a killer and hunter, and knows it and admits it. The others pretend they are so superior and are decent individuals who just want to survive.
@@WorldWar2freak94 Skekmall would call the rest of the Skeksi cowards to their faces. Before killing them if any tried to step to him
I love how at 0:20, the gobbles hide once they realize what just landed behind Rian. It wasn't instinctual, because they would have hid at the moment of his impact.
*They knew who it was. The Hunter.*
That's a great detail, I missed that
How does one skeksis remain this nimble, while the rest act like old people. Maybe they'd feel better of they all didnt just sit around all day. Seriously this was awsome, SkekMal outperforms all the other skeksis in just 3 and a half minutes of film
Purple dragon 19 agreed. He was beyond bad ass. I wish he stayed alive for the next season. 😣
@@GDeNofa gotta get them down to 10 somehow
@Night Porter that kind of what I thought would happen, like with most shows with a main conflict, they'll have a big bad things show up cause trouble, defeat them then a another one shows up next season like the cw shows or avatar did
There's some CG in the series, but about 80% is puppetry. That stuff where SkekMal is jumping through the trees is a CG Skeksis. Also, the long shots of the Gobbler pit is puppetry except for the gobbler mouths on the edge of the pit. (and any close-ups of the mouths).
Purple dragon 19 I know but wished he stayed on for the next season at least. He probably would have taken on Lore without hesitation.
SkekMal is my absolute favorite Skeksis so far. He is so different from the others and just plain badass. Even the other Skeksis acknowledged he was the strongest of them all.
(spoilers)
I'm also sad he won't get to brutalize more Gelflings if a second season happens, but he had me panicking when he got a hold of Rian on the last episode of this season. Knowing what happens to all Gelflings in the end, I legit thought Rian was gonna get his skull crushed before skekMal bit the dust.
If THIS is What Kind of abilities in Combat a Hunter Skeksis has. I Can't Wait to See What SkekUng The Garthim-Master would be Like in Season 2.....If a Season 2 dose get made that is.
The who of the whatty what?
@@LucBoo The Garthim are the things that the Skesis Scientist makes at the end of season one. Those big hulking crablike creatures. Once they're made (along with the crystal bats), The Garthim Wars begin and the gelfling are pretty much fucked. SkekUng is the Skesis in charge of the Garthim, basically. He eventually becomes the Emperor. He's a nasty piece of work.
I'mI talking about this Character From the Original Movie: darkcrystal.fandom.com/wiki/SkekUng This it one of His Scenes from the Film. th-cam.com/video/rPv2I-mArD8/w-d-xo.html
I am now imagining SkekUng standing in a battlefield in full armor, surrounded by dead Gelfling.
I think it will have one more season out of it. The ratings are good, the toys are selling, and we will riot if they don't.
Spoiler alert!
Skekmal has to be my favorite skeksi so far, shame he died in the last episode, I can’t imagine what more they might have been able to do with such a unique Skeksi.
THE HUNT CONTINUES!!!
Nothing can stop the hunt!
There's still some Skeksi we haven't seen yet, so while Skekmal might be the fiercest fighter of all of the Skeksis, I'm hoping there are some more Skeksis with unique qualities like the Mariner and a few others that they mentioned as being away on assignment.
@@xerxesau1308 Yeah, the Mariner might have the potential to be pretty cool.
Theres I think 2 more unique Skesis not part of the movie. Admiral who looks fucking sick, and 1 other. Admiral is a "Girl"(Skeksis are cannon male+female abominations straight from Henson himself) But is "female" like the other 2 in the show.
When Skekmal first shown with all four arms in use my first thought was “General Kenobi I was trained in your Jedi arts by Count Dooku”
“You fools, I was trained in your ways of combat by your Maudra Fara!”
This is why I love Jim Henson’s puppeteer work, he would be proud his family and friends continued on with his legacy 🥰
INCREDIBLE !!!!! The Fight scene the music just Freaking incredible !
He went General Grievous!!
That was my first taught. The mask, the collecting, the four arms...
Hello there
i hate him too!
When SkekMal stands at full height brandishing four blades... otherworldly badass perfection.
1:17 -
the MOMENT skekmal pulled a general grievous , was the moment i genuinely paused the show and was like
‘ I DIDNT SEE THAT SHIT COMING ‘
Skekmal is the best skeksis for sure! Despite being so close to death all the time he powers through better than the others! I doubt any would be of the others would best him in outright combat.
The first season was amazing. I really hope this show gets more attention. The hunter SkeMal is so cool.
It's quite clear that they had to cut corners with the puppetry, but the emotional stakes and the situation is what sold this scene!
Daniel Ramsey I think the corners were cut so they could do the full body puppets
It is very obvious that some parts were cgi but just like the puppets and setting, they put in the money and effort into it and it shows
I like this new version of General Grievous very much.
SkekMal terrified my niece when I was watching this with her. She had the same look of trauma I had when I watched the original film. They legit did a great job making The Hunter fuckin SCARY.
Eggsy and Merlin fight together one last time, Kingsman forever🤵👓🌂.
There's nothing quite like a young man fighting an evil hunter with his dad. Shout out to Taron and Mark for voice acting as dad and son! Y'all did great. So did Alicia. Jim Henson would be so proud of y'all three.
@@sarahvenable4710 All the cast and crew on this series should be given medals for bringing this masterpiece to life...and giving jim hension's epic fantasy the respect and touch it has long deserved.
Can I just say that this is the most badass skeksie That I've ever seen. Like when he was in that pit with Ordon he didn't even care that he was about to die as long as he took someone with him.
"You have heart, I'll take that too!"
I don't know why that sounds so bad ass
Cuz it's respectful, even admiring, but also unshakably confident that he's going to kill you
the hunter is so cool...I just love the way he moves
I'm going to be honest, my first thought when seeing SkekMal was General Grievous. Everything from the way he walked, the way he spoke, his collecting, and how he followed his own path while being obedient to higher ups reminds me of all the things that made Grievous an amazing character in the side stories of Star Wars and was never brought to its fullest in the Prequels.
I absolutely love how this character was constructed and felt like a threat and unlike anything of the past. This is what I would've loved Grievous to be, but I'm totally fine with settling with SkekMal for his amazing performance.
That moment he lifted his two arms holding swords... and then out come another pair of arms with swords... was totally floored by that :D
Not too mention that bad ass line
"Father...And SON!"
The gobbler bed really fills me with revulsion; an undulating cluster of bobbly things that gnaw you to death. A horrible way to go.
A sarlac pit you might say
They were pretty weird looking life forms and I think I would rather go by gobble pit instead of the sarlac pit because it would be a faster death
1:15 - I freaked the hell out when I first saw that. SkekMal was a force of nature. o_O
2:12 Continuity Mistake: The Hunter has his mask restored.
I honestly don’t know how I didn’t notice that... you’d think that the guys that made it would have seen something was, off
Good eye! I hadn't noticed that. Maybe he has one of those newfangled self-repairing models.
I noticed that too. It's fun to see little mistakes like that
I noticed right away, just scowering the comment section before making a comment myself
I saw that the first time i watched it too and it was sooooo funny
0:23 RIAN!!! BEHIND YOU!!!
This is one of my favorite scenes in the series. The cinematography, the music, the emotions of the characters...and SkekMal is a fucking badass and a refreshing threat to the cast.
He's quite like Predator eh?
Who else was kind of disturbed to see a Skeksis move like that?
Well... he was the one who staid fit. Rushing through all manner of jungle, swamp, or desert like a Mad Lad, killing pretty much any- and everything he could find... with nothing but swords & knives... for centuries. This while the rest of their kind turned into withering throne potatoes. Doing nothing but boozing and binge eating, 24/7.
But yeah, when he first came in, swinging through the trees... that was definitely a major 'oh SHIT!' moment. 😳
Especially considering that a lot of this is still puppetry.
I was rather impressed, actually. Felt like he was something out of Predator
God the music and the puppetry the visual affects when he's pushing him back this is just so beautiful glad they made this a show I loved watching the original sense I was a kid
This is dark, epic and sad at the same time
The good news for Rian is that skekMal is probably the toughest single opponent among the Skeksis that he will ever have to fight. The Hunter's luxury-loving counterparts haven't spent their lives navigating treacherous ground or outmaneuvering dangerous game.
...I think SkekMal shall be my nightmare fuel after finishing this season, even after he's gone. 😨😨😨😨😨😨
This scene still gives me chills and I love it every time I see just pure epic ness and shows how far a parent is willing to go to keep their child safe
between this and the final battle of the season, makes really realise how much of the CGI in the Star Wars prequels was unnecessary and could have been done better with puppets and practical effects.
SW with puppets would be weird, like Yoda makes sense, but not other characters
They didn't have the best puppets for the Prequels, just look at Yoda's in The Phantom Menace. Going CG for Star Wars was right in my opinion.
There is still CGi in this though.
@@AngelEmfrbl Not as much as the prequels.
Thank you for the video of this magnificient serie ! 😍
SkekMal and General Grievous are very similar: Both have a terrifying, awesome skull-like mask, both have four arms, and both are ruthless, efficient killers and fearsome opponents.
I wonder, what on Thra did he kill to make that mask?
almost looks like..another skeksis
just keep breathing
A bit but considering they up and dust away when they die, It can’t be.
just keep breathing during the great division in the confusion they started fighting. It’s very possible he killed a skeksi
it would have a beak if it was a skeksis skull. And skeksis crumble to dust when they die.
When the skeksis first appeared one of them went into a fit of rage and killed 2-3 others that’s why there are only 15 left, the skeksis did it because it was so repulsed at what it had become and couldn’t bare to see its reflection in the faces of the others, I think skekmal was the skeksis that killed the 2-3 others and made a mask out of one of their skulls
They went full ROTJ by having the father save his son by sacrificing himself. It can't get any better!
Yup this has a SW trilogy feel this series does
Or ROTS with a four armed sword wielding trophy collector fight
Not. My. SON!!!!!!
OMG! We have these things in our backyard. Nothing really kills them: Weed-B-Gone, Spectracide, ... They just keep coming back each spring. :(
"Oh I ain't coming with you, birdie, YOU'RE coming with ME!"
(Greedy eyes) ‘ You have heart ! I will take that too !’
2:12 his skull mask is fixed ......
The sequence of SkekMal running through the treetops, before this shot, was amazingly well choreographed. I loved it.
Ordon: jumps in
Ordon: hello there
Skekmal: general Ordon
1:16 your essence will make a fine addition to my collection
*starts spinning swords*
I guess this is their version of the predator
Basically
Or General Grievous
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That's what i thought too
Isn't it satisfying to hear the voices of Merlin and Eggsy as father and son?
The first time I say a dark crystal scene and I already feel like crying :(
0:01-0:10 me falling down the stairs because I forgot to take one step
Who came here from theodd1sout saying the hunter skeksis looks like the coolest thing ever and came to see how it looked
Me
Yea, and he was right
This scene gives me goosebumps. One of the best I've ever seen. Pure perfection!
Imagine how terrifying the skeksis would be if they were all in shape like skekmal. Which i'm guessing they were in their youth, hence why the gelfling practically saw them as demi gods before the rebellion.
So dies a Skeksis, so dies a Mystic.
Yes, because the Skeksis are one half of a whole, and the urRu (Mystics) are the other half. If one half dies, so does the other.
1:17 *I SHALL DEAL WITH THIS JEDI SLIME MYSELF*
I think it’s crazy how the puppeteer work was when the hunter was running through the trees
If you're talking about the part where he's jumping around in the trees, that was definitely cgi. That wouldn't be possible with puppeteer work and practical effects.
The Dude Abides I mean it could be possible you don’t know for sure
the tree moveent was cgi but when in person it's actually a bodysuit.
A mix between the predator, general grievous, a bird, and a fucking dinosaur...
Is it me or his mask was unbroken wen he charged in the camera is even on his face
Skekmal is such a badass.
The only skeksis i actually like
Jesus the light makes it look skekmal has silver eye sockets with a mirror surface
Aw man you should've included the bit before this where SkekMal is parkouring through the trees! That bit legit terrified me!
SkekMal: "You fools! I have been trained in your gelfling arts, by Count Dooku!"
Skekmal's appearence turned the entire show upside down in the good way. Skekmal shew what terrifying force the Skeksis could truely posses. Skekmal was a one man army, more agile and strong than anyone in the show, just the scenes of him climbing around on all fours was scary in its own. There's no hidding nor running from him, he is faster than you, he is stronger than you, and he is willing to do -anything- to get what he wants. Skekmal was a true force to be reconed with, an enemy that you cannot negotiate with or talk with, he is there for one thing, and one thing only, The Hunt.
And now we can be free to imagine how utterly horrifying the rest of the Skeksis would be if they had all followed SkekMal's lead.
George Lucas: i needed the cgi necesarry to bring general grievous to life...
Jeffrey Addiss
& Will Matthews: hold our gelfling essence mmmmhhhhhhh
Show this to Star Wars fans and they'll realise what could have been if only George Lucas wasn't so dependent on CGI in the prequels. Stuff like the Yoda lightsaber fights too could have been done with puppetry and done better.
@@xerxesau1308 actually with yoda i didn't expect any lightsaber battle i expected More force battle, like if he Is so in touch with the force that he can make More things with the force than just lifting rocks or control minds. Just like Gandalf or any fantasy wizard, they don't needed a sword to beat such beast like the berlog or dragons and so on.
@@xerxesau1308 Look at Yoda's puppet in The Phantom Menace and how horrible it was. It's obvious that puppeteering wouldn't be good for Star Wars and I feel like that could've butchered the Yoda vs Dooku fight if not done right.
0:25, Hunter
This Hunter is one of the best designs ever! Unlike the rest he never sits about eating and dressing up fancy clothing but goes out hunting and face his enemies dead on and use an extra pair of arms for combat!
What about the Heretic?(I thought he was a cool Skeksis since he is able to live side-by-side with his other half.) I love them both but.... I love the Heretic more....
that's true, and he's also impatient unlike his mystic counterpart
I love how they went into the individual skesis and mystics.
Holy shit James was right. Hunter Skeksis is cool as fuck 🤭
who the fuck is James?
I like the part where the blood-thirsty blueberries cowered in fear when SkekMal arrived.
The Hunter really nails down why everyone on Thra is so damn afraid of the Skeksis. Seeing one in his prime makes you realize how terrifying they would be to fight. Love the scene.
Not gonna lie, this has made me forget all about that other show that came out earlier this year and had a terrible final season. I forgot it’s name.
13 Reasons Why?
I will remember for you , Game of thrones *evil laugh* fififfifi 😈
@@anaiglesias9972 Yeah, that's the one.
A gamble of chairs?
Taron Egerton and Mark Strong as a dad-son duo? Who could ask for more?
Skekmal’s growl at 2:07 🥰
I just started watching this series, and I love it.