And that's very Sith like, at least Rule of 2 Sith like, since before they would just go to war with the Jedi openly. Since the rule of 2, manipulation is very important.
@@ryanhuxley6854Cortosis has been in the 1998 legends novel "I, Jedi." It has been reintroduced into Canon via books and comics around 10-ish years ago.
@@ryanhuxley6854 It’s literally been in a thing in Star Wars canon for over 10 years. It was in one of the very first canon books. And if we go back to pre Disney then it’s been apart of Star Wars for over 20 years.
Honestly, even though we saw a little bit of hints of this with ahsoka, I can't believe it literally took until now to see like lightsaber fights. That way more accurately look like actual bladed fights among bladed and armored opponents that you would in something like hima. The original trilogy was probably the closest with its basic arrow Flynn. The prequels made a lot of flipping on since and the sequel's treated everything like baseball bats, so that triple stab is literally exactly what you would do with a dagger and I'm absolutely here for it. Same thing with like using your arm guards to deflect a blade head butting the blade exactly now that they have reintroduced courses into Canon this and some of the other clever stuff, we're now starting to get back in the Dynamics of actual sword fighting. That makes it really freaking cool. That is taken away due to the 360 nearly lethal cutting edge of a lightsaber. More of this. I especially want all of this for anything that takes place in the old Republican Canon!
jecki put up a FIGHT bro she did NOT deserve to go down like that😭😭 im jus glad that the most formidable forces against qimir were sol and jecki. it makes perfect sense that sol would stand a chance ofc but it also makes perfect sense that his padawan would be a close second. yord never stood a chance he’s so hard headed i was waiting for him to die and bro got DEMOLISHED in seconds 😭😭😭
@@TJ347 considering her master is the strongest of the few yes it is lol she’s proven more resourceful and willing to tap into more “dark sided” natures to improve her fight.
@@KennethArriola !!! this bruh people forget qui gon was such a strong jedi master and even HE got taken down while his PADAWAN killed the first sith seen “in a millennia”
Cortosis helmets and gauntlets to short out the lightsabers was an awesome touch. As was playing Kylo's theme at the end there during his little monologue to Osha. This was a tremendous episode.
Cortosis? Ooh interesting, In the Plagueis novel, Plagueis and Tenebrous were mining for cortosis…probably just coincidence but that might be connected
@@rfigueiredomusic darth quim is seen touching the outside of the helmet at the end, maybe he forgot and will die in a few minutes into the next episode he is in
Yep, I also heard it too. I'm guessing maybe he's going to start the Knights of Ren or something? Don't really know much about them. He fits in with the helmet.
@@denstroloooooo this is a good theory! i only noticed the kylo theme after the fact and i like that idea this is what they are alluding to. i am curious to see more about qimir’s intentions and how he fits
It's so cool they added cortosis into the live-action and we finally get to see it in action. For those of us who don't know what it is, it's a rare material that is super energy-resistant, and causes a feedback loop when a lightsaber blade connects with it, causing the lightsabers to basically short out. It's energy resistant properties also allow it to absorb blaster fire, which is why the stun blast did nothing. It's pretty brittle, and any sustained attacks can cause it to break and shatter. In Legends it was introduced back in the novel "I, Jedi" which released in 1998.
SEEMS I'M THE ONLY ONE THINK WITH THIS OPINION!?? They are constantly implying that Mae is a bad Acolyte and Sol mind wiped Osha after the witch massacre. Qimir is clearly going to undo the mind wipe and tell Osha what's up. Osha will be the Acolyte not Mae.
Remember, Jedi don't use the power to heal, that's a darkside power, hence why sith and inquisinators get stabbed they can heal, jedi get stabbed, they be dead. Rey healed in Rise but she accessed the darkside. Sabine just got lucky or the writers fucked up.....or maybe Sabine could turn
So wanting Mae to kill without a weapon was because he knew the Jedi wouldn't kill her and if they did he would take pleasure in exposing them as hypocrites like when Sol attacked him while his back was turned. Mae was just an expendable pawn.
SEEMS I'M THE ONLY ONE THINK WITH THIS OPINION!?? They are constantly implying that Mae is a bad Acolyte and Sol mind wiped Osha after the witch massacre. Qimir is clearly going to undo the mind wipe and tell Osha what's up. Osha will be the Acolyte not Mae.
@@john79taxidriver20 yeah, what so many are calling "bad writing" with child Mae's sudden personality flips and weird scene cuts is pretty obviously just the director giving foreshadowing hints that Osha's memory has been manipulated. In an interview the director talked about there being a "Rashomon" influence in the story where one characters perspective of events is far from the overall reality. Pretty sure Mae did not start the fire or kill any of the witches as Osha has been brainwashed to believe.
Fun fact. Smilo ren took on as many Jedi as Palpatine did in revenge of the sith and return of the Jedi. First fight was totally reminiscent of the fight in palpatine's office in revenge of the sith. 4 on 1
True, although these Jedi are far less powerful than the Masters who Sidious fought. It does underscore how nightmarishly powerful the Sith are, regardless.
and I don't even believe he's a true master, I think he's just scheming against the real master, note the lack of Sith eyes and not revealing himself as a Darth but identifying as Sith? He's an apprentice to a true Sith Lord somewhere.
Crazy episode! Probably the best one yet. RIP Jecki, she went out like a boss. Jury is still out for me on this series, but I was definitely entertained by the fight scenes! Great job guys!
I wouldn't be surprised if he's trying to find an allocate because he himself is too weak to take down his master. So he figures that by getting his own oppressants which also violates the rule of two that they can both take him down. Would not be surprised if it ends with a reveal that his basically took him on because he always knew he was weak but useful stepping stone to find his real apprentice which is going to be one of the two sisters and then offs him. It's also very fascinating that which to me gives me a hint of that. He's an apprentice because he insists on wearing the mask in order to prevent getting mind read. However, palet himself and use the dark side in of itself to be his mask and I think that's a true difference between an apprentice and a master. .
He’s more of a dark Jedi not a sith, we don’t know his background yet, if he was a Jedi before it means he is just a dark Jedi but he might have a master but who only one I can think of is darth tenebrous plagueis master
*Whoever is doing the choreography needs to work on other Star Wars shows. Especially in Ahsoka* Because this episode had the best Lightsaber fights since the Prequels. FACT!
@@basicsimp8798 The fuck it is. You want to put down the prequels? No one in this show holds a candle to Hayden or Ewan on the saber. That's just absurd.
THIS EPISODE was so FREAKING EPIC!!!! it wa action packed and emotional and the fight scenes!!! oh they felt like star wars so much!!!! I loved it!!!!! although I got emotional when Yord smf Jackie's characters died *sniffs*
Dang, what an episode!! Loving this show more and more every episode!!! Manny Jacinto was always ripped since The Good place, I just didn't notice because of the poncho he's been wearing
Qmir did Cal Kestis move of unlocking the hilts in combat to double wield lightsabers. Loved this episode. ♥ Amazing fighting, the sheer brutality of it. Plus all the lore things with cortosis alloy and Trakata lightsaber style to unbalance the oponents.
Fight and light sabers fights. Dang! One the best I have seen. The brutality of Jecki's death and Yord's neck snapping. Well done. Qimir being the bad guy wasn't hardly a surprise. But what Surprise how good villain he became. He is leagues more terrifying than Kylo Ren or Snoke. He is as Brutal we have seen Vader in comics and I love that. Still writing keeps him achieving from true heights of his potential I am afraid.
The only Sith master active at this time was Darth Tenebrous, Plagueis' master, given that Qimir identified himself as Sith but not as a Darth, he's probably a novice seeking to overthrow Tenebrous early.
@@nixsonrobert381 No, the Knights were created by Kylo so they can't exist 130 years before his birth, but even if they did the Knights aren't Sith which Qimir identified himself as...
I think Qimir is the apprentice. He's looking for a worthy acolyte. There is still a sith master out there who trained Qimir. Mae and Osha are going to trade places as we find out more.
There's no other reason for "the master" to be on this planet and kill Kelnacca unless he knew Mae was going to betray him and flee which he would only know if he was Qimir lol.
This episode was HUGE! Felt like a whole movie but it was only 30 minutes or so run time.. I need some crazy reveal since most of the conflict so far seems to get fulfilled nearly right away. Hoping Qimer ends up being Plagueis or Tenebrous.. or someone connected to either of them
i hope he isn't Plagueis or Tenebrous, i hope he his an aprentice for one of them. if it's for Tenebrous he should be his first aprentice and he actually was a Sith Lord (not master) so him looking for an acolyte would be a good story so that he could overthrow his master as any Sith should. If he his a Plagueis aprentice, he should be an acolyte, since plagueis should still be a Sith Lord and not a Master yet.
This episode was amazing. Been taking heat for liking the show finally something amazing to add it to the legacy. I really think the show is going to make us dislike sol by the end. great reaction video.
Episode 5 is Lesley Headland’s favorite if you guys didn’t know that. For me she truly is the Director we are looking for to make more content from the High Republic.
"We are going to get the fight in this episode." Hilarious! this episode was the fight! Also anyone got any info on the choreographers? I got more or a bastard sword or saber feel from the styles used, rather than the asian influences from Ray. don't get me wrong. IT WAS BAD ASS. Hell, I didn't know you could suck a Jedi into a light saber that was already through another Jedi.
She wanted to surrender to the Jedi so she could have Osha. When Qimir said "He will kill you" she said "He would have to find me first". Well, not only he's right there, but he is killing every single Jedi. What would be the point of surrendering to the Jedi now? They would all die and then Qimir would just kill her anyway. Her plan changed to run the hell away. And then she saw Sol with Osha and got mad.
8:45 such a shocking moment for me. Thought she’d last longer in the season. 10:23 didn’t expect both of the to be taken out same episode I enjoyed this episode. I agree with your comments on giving the master more screen time to build him up prior to this episode. Also, I was slightly disappointed it was Qimir that was the master because it seemed too obvious but I thought he did a good job of being formidable anyway. I wonder if he was there at the ascension. I remember a cloaked figure there that wasn’t doing the witchy movements and chants so I wonder if he witnessed or even created the chaos that must have happened between the witches and Jedi. Enjoyed your reaction as usual.
Man, the payoff for defending this show week after week against the constant bad faith and grifters and occasional bigots was more than worth it this week. Perhaps the most untethered, savage action we’ve ever seen in Star Wars. Another installment that wasn’t perfect but was really, REALLY good. Loving this show, loving y’all’s reactions. Thank you!
top 5 light saber duel... welll there were a lot of duels in this one.... but love how they fought with philosophy and sith mind fuckery. Ashoka did it better but this was epic nonetheless
@@EricDKaufman for me, it was the whole package of violence in this. Mental, saber, martial, all of it. I think we’ve had better pure saber duels (I mean, duel of the fates exists. Anakin vs. Obi Wan exists) before, but the unbridled savagery of the overall action in this ep was absolutely incendiary, I thought
unfortunately they still hate it. while i have been enjoying it so far, i have had some criticism as well. its been okay. but this episode was incredible. loved every minute. sad we only have 3 episodes left
That changed when she realised that her Master was there, and Jecki could not protect her. Mae realised that he would hunt them down, so she ran, until confronted by Osha. The switcheroo gave Mae the opportunity to flee with Sol, who might be powerful enough to protect her, and who would take her to the Jedi Temple. Everything Mae did came from self-preservation.
Because her master is there and she knows the Jedi aren’t gonna be able to defeat him. So her choices are either to run away or try and atone to her master
@LatetotheParty on episode 3 there’s a theory during the cemetery behind the witch mothers there’s a cloaked mysterious sith figure not showing his face and not one of the witch’s could be pleagus or his master or smilo ren
- Mae turned good last episode and immediately turned bad again - Mundi knows the Sith are back but says nothing - Sith should be extinct but Smilo Ran calls himself a Sith - Smilo Ren is so powerful but has remained hidden all this time? - Smilo Ran can float about the place but no one else? - Padawan was better at fighting a 'Sith' than a Jedi master - Mae keeps saying she loves Osha but then tries to kill her all the time - They let the moths take the Sith and just leave without checking he's dead? - Where was Sol at the start of the fight? He just lets everyone get killed - Lightsabers can just be turned off all the time? - Not sure why Jedi can sense the two girls on the witches planet but no one at all could sense Smilo Ran? - Where is Tenebrae etc?
last episode osha is lagging behing. Shouts sol. All the jedis run back to see the flying creature get killed by the lightsaber. Jord says. It went straight for the lightsaber. Sol replies. They are attracted to light. Same again last episode mae says it don’t matter anymore. That she is going to had herself in to the Jedi and inform them of what we know. Now this episode. Jord forgot about the flying things attracted to light. And mae forgot she was going to hand her self in
I think Vader broke that one person’s neck in Kenobi and then we have with Yord now. Feeling a little better about the show after this episode, we’ll see how they stick the landing 😬
None of this would've MEANT anything if we didn't have the build up of the previous episodes. And we did start with action, Mae vs Indara was literally the first scene. I dunno, I've been very engaged the whole time, my only issue with the show was how short episode 4 was.
Hey guys. So, was Mae pretending this whole time when she said she wanted to give herself up to the Jedi? What a big reveal, no one saw that coming 😆. Tell me Sol already knows that’s Mae.
Ok. I have an interesting argument here. I have a feeling that Sol got a little giggity with the witches. This sounds like the official bad batch Jedi high order class, and they fostered a demon baby. So much cover up in the high republic is getting a little wild and I think Mae ends up being the Obi Wan of the series. Role reversal y’all. Let’s have fun
I wasn't entirely convinced, but thought it was in the realm of possibility that they would pull a Breaking Bad and jump to another storyline instead of actually going through with the fight.
Should preface this by saying that this isn't a rant against you two as creators, just an observation. I refused to start this show until it was all out there. Just seen the first 5 eps over a couple of days. It's fine and works for me so far, some very interesting threads to think about. Of course, some just want to be the "first" to see things, and all that does is end up with the same complaints, the same impatience. If you'd all waited until the show was finished, and then watched, it works far, far better. Shades of people moaning about Andor being slow. I really think Disney + needs to release these shows in their entirety (or at least in batches of episodes) instead of weekly for them to be received differently. But of course that won't happen.
Great episode no doubt. But I'm not sure if one out of 5 is enough to make me enjoy this series. The same goes for obi wan and boba, a couple great moments doesn't make the show good. But I am always happy for decent saber battles and these were some of the best we've had
I did like the fights here but i also saw some issues; those moments where you see a lot of openings especially if you're like me and like to examine them closely especially in starwars. There were a few openings where our Sith here could have been killed/taken advantage by the Jedi.
Yes, unless someone survives and writers make Jedi Council bury the truth to give them more villain aspect... but it still wouldn't make sense, since Yoda was already in council at this point... but heck, Disney has always taken cannon more as suggestion or approximate guide line rather than actual rules to follow.
SW fans: Reva was completely superfluous, focus on the main story! SW: Gives us only hints and small scenes with Jecki and Yord to at least give us something for their background SW fans: You never developed them enough for us to care! SW: ... 🤔🤨
I love how, in any era, the Sith reasoning seems to always be, "The Jedi are awful b/c they don't let me murder with impunity, sow chaos and run amok throughout the galaxy. How dare they!"
Dang, this was the best yet!! I’ve been giving this show a chance and glad it’s finally got something going! I’m hoping it was more of a snowball case like how Clone Wars and Rebels started!!
the sith its palpatine master, mind my words (I know he was an alien but who in Star Wars isn't?) He can control the midichlorians at will, we saw him heal Osha's wound... I'm not 100% sure, but it's my theory
Okay now i wonder if people are Taking back some of the acolyte hate. This episode was awesome! This is way more exciting than anything in Andor for sure!
I was hoping for Jecki to be a critical piece in the "how to kill a jedi without a weapon" dialog. I'm kind of disappointed to know it won't be. Maybe I was expecting too much considering the writing we've seen so far.
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I like the psychological side to Qimir. He messes with your head. He has the perfect response to everything. He plays with you like a toy.
And that's very Sith like, at least Rule of 2 Sith like, since before they would just go to war with the Jedi openly. Since the rule of 2, manipulation is very important.
I loved his interaction with Sol.
'You killed a child!'
'You were the one who brought a child soldier.'
He was enjoying seeing Sol embrace the dark side
He isn't afraid of making a fool of himself either for the greater good of his agenda. He is smart and playing the long game.
Even at the end Qimir massively held back and just let Sol beat on him just to let Sol show he has that darkness
For all who are wondering why sabors were shorting out, his helmet and arm guards are made out of Cortosis. It's a soft metal, unlike Bascar.
it is also toxic to people and rare, but don't let details get in the way of a good story
@@ryanhuxley6854Cortosis has been in the 1998 legends novel "I, Jedi." It has been reintroduced into Canon via books and comics around 10-ish years ago.
@@ryanhuxley6854 It's been a thing in both Legends and Canon since 1998...
@@ryanhuxley6854
It’s literally been in a thing in Star Wars canon for over 10 years. It was in one of the very first canon books. And if we go back to pre Disney then it’s been apart of Star Wars for over 20 years.
@@kiine7736 it has also been toxic to organics too in the eu, but he is wearing it and touching it just fine, they used it mainly in droids
Jecki was the mvp this episode for holding her own the way she did!
I was upset that she died, she was best character.
I agree. She would’ve made a great Jedi. Smart, skilled, and I liked how empathetic she was with Osha.
Never seen a Sith Lord do a triple tap before and with a blade hiding inside his main blade his name hence forth shall be Darth sneaky😂
😂 I got to admit that Darth Sneaky is a powerful Sith warrior. His master has trained him well.
Darth Stabby.
Honestly, even though we saw a little bit of hints of this with ahsoka, I can't believe it literally took until now to see like lightsaber fights. That way more accurately look like actual bladed fights among bladed and armored opponents that you would in something like hima. The original trilogy was probably the closest with its basic arrow Flynn. The prequels made a lot of flipping on since and the sequel's treated everything like baseball bats, so that triple stab is literally exactly what you would do with a dagger and I'm absolutely here for it. Same thing with like using your arm guards to deflect a blade head butting the blade exactly now that they have reintroduced courses into Canon this and some of the other clever stuff, we're now starting to get back in the Dynamics of actual sword fighting. That makes it really freaking cool. That is taken away due to the 360 nearly lethal cutting edge of a lightsaber. More of this. I especially want all of this for anything that takes place in the old Republican Canon!
I still like "Darth Smilo Ren" as his Sith name.
They're all kinda sneaky in general... guess Sidious and Vader didn't need to be once they had taken over, though.
jecki put up a FIGHT bro she did NOT deserve to go down like that😭😭 im jus glad that the most formidable forces against qimir were sol and jecki. it makes perfect sense that sol would stand a chance ofc but it also makes perfect sense that his padawan would be a close second. yord never stood a chance he’s so hard headed i was waiting for him to die and bro got DEMOLISHED in seconds 😭😭😭
It made sense that Jecki would put up a better fight than like six Jedi knights and a few Jedi masters? Really?
@@TJ347 considering her master is the strongest of the few yes it is lol she’s proven more resourceful and willing to tap into more “dark sided” natures to improve her fight.
@@TJ347 um, remember Qui Gonn ?
@@KennethArriola !!! this bruh people forget qui gon was such a strong jedi master and even HE got taken down while his PADAWAN killed the first sith seen “in a millennia”
@@TDhexada Anakin was also stronger than his master.
Okay I legit snortled at, "He's poking holes in more than Jecki, in your ideology" 😂
Cortosis helmets and gauntlets to short out the lightsabers was an awesome touch. As was playing Kylo's theme at the end there during his little monologue to Osha. This was a tremendous episode.
Cortosis? Ooh interesting, In the Plagueis novel, Plagueis and Tenebrous were mining for cortosis…probably just coincidence but that might be connected
@@averagejoe287interesting
@@averagejoe287 it was also extremely toxic to people
@@WayneJones-l5q Maybe they found a way to put on the outside without arming the user.
@@rfigueiredomusic darth quim is seen touching the outside of the helmet at the end, maybe he forgot and will die in a few minutes into the next episode he is in
I suspected that Qimir (Manny Jacinto) was the Acolyte Master when he easily overpowered Mae in the alley.
Wow you were the only one huh?
I mean his identity as the Acolyte Master was leaked before the show even aired lol
@@TheFallofTheEleventh A lot of us avoided info like that.
@@jackiec859 that’s fair, I also don’t think the show did a good job at giving people other options for potential characters as the Master
It wasn't surprising but he still played the evil part great.
"Hell of a cloak throw." I literally said the exact same thing lmao!!!!
weighted cloack like DBZ Piccolo 😂
Force-assisted, naturally.
Combat choreography was absolutely stunning. At least for me.
Best light saber battle since revenge of the sith!
I don’t know how many times in a row I said”quit being stupid Yord” before he turned off his lightsaber.
For real I was like “boi you were there when the first moth attacked y’all”
@@averagejoe287 He probably didn't realise where they were at that point
Ok I don’t if it’s just me, but did anyone realize near the end when Qimir found Osha, they slowly played Kylo Ren’s theme in the background? 👀
I thought I was the only one who thought that. Cool to see someone else heard it, too.
Yep, I also heard it too. I'm guessing maybe he's going to start the Knights of Ren or something? Don't really know much about them. He fits in with the helmet.
@@denstroloooooo this is a good theory! i only noticed the kylo theme after the fact and i like that idea this is what they are alluding to. i am curious to see more about qimir’s intentions and how he fits
Same, I was like OOOOOOHHHH!! when yourd got his neck snapped..
It's so cool they added cortosis into the live-action and we finally get to see it in action. For those of us who don't know what it is, it's a rare material that is super energy-resistant, and causes a feedback loop when a lightsaber blade connects with it, causing the lightsabers to basically short out. It's energy resistant properties also allow it to absorb blaster fire, which is why the stun blast did nothing. It's pretty brittle, and any sustained attacks can cause it to break and shatter. In Legends it was introduced back in the novel "I, Jedi" which released in 1998.
Come on, Bazil. Help Sol find Osha before Qimir turns her evil.
we believe in Bazil
SEEMS I'M THE ONLY ONE THINK WITH THIS OPINION!?? They are constantly implying that Mae is a bad Acolyte and Sol mind wiped Osha after the witch massacre. Qimir is clearly going to undo the mind wipe and tell Osha what's up. Osha will be the Acolyte not Mae.
OSHA has always been bad.. they just make it as if MAE is the real POS
@@john79taxidriver20 Ive been team MAE from the start.
Remember, Jedi don't use the power to heal, that's a darkside power, hence why sith and inquisinators get stabbed they can heal, jedi get stabbed, they be dead. Rey healed in Rise but she accessed the darkside. Sabine just got lucky or the writers fucked up.....or maybe Sabine could turn
I still think Sabine was just lucky.
Sabine was also brought to a medical facility almost immediately iirc
@@xXBmAn2000Xx she was, and on her home world. So lucky 🤣🤣
Ya weren’t late ya the first ones 😂😂😂
Yesss I was waiting for yalls reaction the fight scenes were off the charts this episode!
So wanting Mae to kill without a weapon was because he knew the Jedi wouldn't kill her and if they did he would take pleasure in exposing them as hypocrites like when Sol attacked him while his back was turned. Mae was just an expendable pawn.
Then Qimir showed Mae how to kill a Jedi without a weapon by snapping Yord's neck.
It is a Sith right of passage
to kill a jedi without a weapon then take their saber to corrupt/bleed into their first Sith red bladed saber.
@@c-hildy Yord was only a Knight though, he was sending Mae after Masters.
SEEMS I'M THE ONLY ONE THINK WITH THIS OPINION!?? They are constantly implying that Mae is a bad Acolyte and Sol mind wiped Osha after the witch massacre. Qimir is clearly going to undo the mind wipe and tell Osha what's up. Osha will be the Acolyte not Mae.
@@john79taxidriver20 yeah, what so many are calling "bad writing" with child Mae's sudden personality flips and weird scene cuts is pretty obviously just the director giving foreshadowing hints that Osha's memory has been manipulated.
In an interview the director talked about there being a "Rashomon" influence in the story where one characters perspective of events is far from the overall reality.
Pretty sure Mae did not start the fire or kill any of the witches as Osha has been brainwashed to believe.
Fun fact. Smilo ren took on as many Jedi as Palpatine did in revenge of the sith and return of the Jedi. First fight was totally reminiscent of the fight in palpatine's office in revenge of the sith. 4 on 1
True, although these Jedi are far less powerful than the Masters who Sidious fought. It does underscore how nightmarishly powerful the Sith are, regardless.
@@Cailus3542 totally agree
and I don't even believe he's a true master, I think he's just scheming against the real master, note the lack of Sith eyes and not revealing himself as a Darth but identifying as Sith? He's an apprentice to a true Sith Lord somewhere.
“Hell of a cloak throw”😂😂😂
The saber fights were actually pretty good!
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Crazy episode! Probably the best one yet. RIP Jecki, she went out like a boss. Jury is still out for me on this series, but I was definitely entertained by the fight scenes! Great job guys!
I feel like he’s more of a sith assassin rather than a Sith Lord
Same. He's an apprentice too, I suspect, and I doubt that his master will be particularly forgiving.
Assassins aren't particularly skilled in open combat, this dude took out 7 Jedi with relative ease.
I wouldn't be surprised if he's trying to find an allocate because he himself is too weak to take down his master. So he figures that by getting his own oppressants which also violates the rule of two that they can both take him down. Would not be surprised if it ends with a reveal that his basically took him on because he always knew he was weak but useful stepping stone to find his real apprentice which is going to be one of the two sisters and then offs him. It's also very fascinating that which to me gives me a hint of that. He's an apprentice because he insists on wearing the mask in order to prevent getting mind read. However, palet himself and use the dark side in of itself to be his mask and I think that's a true difference between an apprentice and a master. .
He’s more of a dark Jedi not a sith, we don’t know his background yet, if he was a Jedi before it means he is just a dark Jedi but he might have a master but who only one I can think of is darth tenebrous plagueis master
@@Nihilus90t He literally calls himself a sith.
It’s kinda wild that two shows (The Acolyte and HotD) both did a twin swap in the same week!
#Twinning
*Whoever is doing the choreography needs to work on other Star Wars shows. Especially in Ahsoka*
Because this episode had the best Lightsaber fights since the Prequels. FACT!
But whoever is writing scenes that can only last 45 seconds before cutting needs to be replaced with real writers.
@@MontgomeryWenis 45 seconds? Try 4 or 5 seconds. The choreography might be great, but too much jump cutting ruins it.
The prequels fight has nothing on this
@@williammccormick984That's just classic star wars
@@basicsimp8798 The fuck it is. You want to put down the prequels? No one in this show holds a candle to Hayden or Ewan on the saber. That's just absurd.
THIS EPISODE was so FREAKING EPIC!!!! it wa action packed and emotional and the fight scenes!!! oh they felt like star wars so much!!!! I loved it!!!!! although I got emotional when Yord smf Jackie's characters died *sniffs*
Probably darkest star wars episode I've seen for quite some time especially knowing it's from disney..
Dark vader breaking a kids neck with the force trying to get Kenobi to come outside was pretty dark too lol.
I didn’t want jecki to go but she went out fighting hard. Didn’t expect her to make it so long.
Dang, what an episode!! Loving this show more and more every episode!!! Manny Jacinto was always ripped since The Good place, I just didn't notice because of the poncho he's been wearing
The twins have switched places omg
Great and Awesome reaction you guys keep it up and May the force be with you 👍🏾
Kylo Grin. Smylo Ren. Darth Teeth. Zippy the Sith Head.
🎵It was Qimir all along!
😂😂😂😂
Episode 5 in Star Wars shows is always the best
Jecki should have had lightsaber adamantium claws come out of her knuckles.
It's Jecki, bro.
@@MontgomeryWenis thanks for the correction.
I love episodes where there are unexpected deaths! That’s why I don’t get attached to character but story!
Qmir did Cal Kestis move of unlocking the hilts in combat to double wield lightsabers.
Loved this episode. ♥
Amazing fighting, the sheer brutality of it. Plus all the lore things with cortosis alloy and Trakata lightsaber style to unbalance the oponents.
Wow. Who would've guessed the Sith was exactly who everyone thought it was😂
I never considered his identity to be the actual mystery of the show. It's what really happened on Brendok and who is Qymir's master.
So? There was clear hints to who it was.
still a bad ass reveal. obvious, but bad ass nonetheless
Except for the people in the show 😂
@@shortstuff780Agreed
Fight and light sabers fights. Dang! One the best I have seen. The brutality of Jecki's death and Yord's neck snapping. Well done. Qimir being the bad guy wasn't hardly a surprise. But what Surprise how good villain he became. He is leagues more terrifying than Kylo Ren or Snoke. He is as Brutal we have seen Vader in comics and I love that. Still writing keeps him achieving from true heights of his potential I am afraid.
Wow! I've already rewatched parts of the fight sequences!
I wonder who trained Qimir? He was someone's padwan.
He still is someone’s apprentice
@@DarkJediFarkas I agree that will be the major reveal...
The only Sith master active at this time was Darth Tenebrous, Plagueis' master, given that Qimir identified himself as Sith but not as a Darth, he's probably a novice seeking to overthrow Tenebrous early.
@@dontreadmyprofilepicture8817 he is a knight of ren because they use ost when he talk to osha in the end of the episode
@@nixsonrobert381 No, the Knights were created by Kylo so they can't exist 130 years before his birth, but even if they did the Knights aren't Sith which Qimir identified himself as...
I think Qimir is the apprentice. He's looking for a worthy acolyte. There is still a sith master out there who trained Qimir.
Mae and Osha are going to trade places as we find out more.
Jecki!!! 😭😭😭
That was goddamn BRUTAL
she went beast mode and did better than those jedi masters and knights.
@@cjrebirth She did her best.
Guess that toy figurine wont sell very well.
@@DBZeni I think the only master there was Sol and the diseased Wookie ( Kernaka?) the other ones where all Knights i think.
5:56 mae winked 😂
Smilo straight up outclassed everyone
Na, he did the dirty move on Jecki. She had him pretty good and Sol would have beheaded him. The rest got outclassed
@@DarkJediFarkasloved Jecki but it makes little sense that she put up such a good fight compared to the other Jedi especially since they killed her
lol everyone knew it was the drug maker from when he disappeared
There's no other reason for "the master" to be on this planet and kill Kelnacca unless he knew Mae was going to betray him and flee which he would only know if he was Qimir lol.
This episode was HUGE! Felt like a whole movie but it was only 30 minutes or so run time.. I need some crazy reveal since most of the conflict so far seems to get fulfilled nearly right away. Hoping Qimer ends up being Plagueis or Tenebrous.. or someone connected to either of them
i hope he isn't Plagueis or Tenebrous, i hope he his an aprentice for one of them. if it's for Tenebrous he should be his first aprentice and he actually was a Sith Lord (not master) so him looking for an acolyte would be a good story so that he could overthrow his master as any Sith should. If he his a Plagueis aprentice, he should be an acolyte, since plagueis should still be a Sith Lord and not a Master yet.
Say what you will about the show, but I don't think anyone can deny these were some of the best lightsaber fights I've seen in a while.
Very true, great action in this episode and several character deaths I did not expect.
This episode was amazing. Been taking heat for liking the show finally something amazing to add it to the legacy. I really think the show is going to make us dislike sol by the end. great reaction video.
Episode 5 is Lesley Headland’s favorite if you guys didn’t know that. For me she truly is the Director we are looking for to make more content from the High Republic.
Just because we had an amazing fight, it doesnt take away how shit the show has been in general.
@@DBZeni We???? My carrot sees the lie on you than your whole content LIKES. Piss off boy.
"We are going to get the fight in this episode."
Hilarious! this episode was the fight!
Also anyone got any info on the choreographers? I got more or a bastard sword or saber feel from the styles used, rather than the asian influences from Ray. don't get me wrong. IT WAS BAD ASS. Hell, I didn't know you could suck a Jedi into a light saber that was already through another Jedi.
Thanks, Vanessa! Thanks, Robert! 🌑 It's great to see the energy absorption metal *cortosis* brought into live-action.
"The Sith send their regardsds..."
This show really said “All your friends are dead”
This episode was wild. Despite Mae’s bipolar issues, I enjoy the series.
She wanted to surrender to the Jedi so she could have Osha. When Qimir said "He will kill you" she said "He would have to find me first". Well, not only he's right there, but he is killing every single Jedi. What would be the point of surrendering to the Jedi now? They would all die and then Qimir would just kill her anyway.
Her plan changed to run the hell away. And then she saw Sol with Osha and got mad.
@JayL- And Osha still chose Sol over her, after Mae opened up and pleaded to choose her instead of the jedi
I love you so much for saying "dragging mines".
This is Tip Top star wars, one of the best lightsabre fight scenes in star war history AWESOME
The light saber battles in this episode reminded me of the prequels saber fights feckin glorious!!!! Jecki deserved better though!!
8:45 such a shocking moment for me. Thought she’d last longer in the season.
10:23 didn’t expect both of the to be taken out same episode
I enjoyed this episode. I agree with your comments on giving the master more screen time to build him up prior to this episode. Also, I was slightly disappointed it was Qimir that was the master because it seemed too obvious but I thought he did a good job of being formidable anyway.
I wonder if he was there at the ascension. I remember a cloaked figure there that wasn’t doing the witchy movements and chants so I wonder if he witnessed or even created the chaos that must have happened between the witches and Jedi.
Enjoyed your reaction as usual.
Man, the payoff for defending this show week after week against the constant bad faith and grifters and occasional bigots was more than worth it this week. Perhaps the most untethered, savage action we’ve ever seen in Star Wars. Another installment that wasn’t perfect but was really, REALLY good. Loving this show, loving y’all’s reactions. Thank you!
top 5 light saber duel... welll there were a lot of duels in this one.... but love how they fought with philosophy and sith mind fuckery. Ashoka did it better but this was epic nonetheless
@@EricDKaufman for me, it was the whole package of violence in this. Mental, saber, martial, all of it. I think we’ve had better pure saber duels (I mean, duel of the fates exists. Anakin vs. Obi Wan exists) before, but the unbridled savagery of the overall action in this ep was absolutely incendiary, I thought
The show still sucks and retcons like crazy. Someone with an actual brain and logic can see that.
The first good episode of the series, hopefully going forward it's a good as this episode.
unfortunately they still hate it. while i have been enjoying it so far, i have had some criticism as well. its been okay. but this episode was incredible. loved every minute. sad we only have 3 episodes left
I thought Mae was surrendering to the Jedi. So why did she fight Jecki? Boy Mae is psychotic lol.
That changed when she realised that her Master was there, and Jecki could not protect her. Mae realised that he would hunt them down, so she ran, until confronted by Osha. The switcheroo gave Mae the opportunity to flee with Sol, who might be powerful enough to protect her, and who would take her to the Jedi Temple.
Everything Mae did came from self-preservation.
Because her master is there and she knows the Jedi aren’t gonna be able to defeat him. So her choices are either to run away or try and atone to her master
But why would she disguise herself as Osha.
Just surrender to Sol and ask for his protection.
@@B3J2AL she doesn't trust Sol because of whatever happened 16 years ago. She thinks he's brainwashed her sister.
Im positive qimir is the sith lords apprentice
Given the timeframe and his Force powers, we can even make a reasonably firm guess on who his master is.
@LatetotheParty on episode 3 there’s a theory during the cemetery behind the witch mothers there’s a cloaked mysterious sith figure not showing his face and not one of the witch’s could be pleagus or his master or smilo ren
I mean, he floated down, flicked Osha away and force pushed half a dozen Jedi away at the end of the last episode, and you wanted a bigger hook?
- Mae turned good last episode and immediately turned bad again
- Mundi knows the Sith are back but says nothing
- Sith should be extinct but Smilo Ran calls himself a Sith
- Smilo Ren is so powerful but has remained hidden all this time?
- Smilo Ran can float about the place but no one else?
- Padawan was better at fighting a 'Sith' than a Jedi master
- Mae keeps saying she loves Osha but then tries to kill her all the time
- They let the moths take the Sith and just leave without checking he's dead?
- Where was Sol at the start of the fight? He just lets everyone get killed
- Lightsabers can just be turned off all the time?
- Not sure why Jedi can sense the two girls on the witches planet but no one at all could sense Smilo Ran?
- Where is Tenebrae etc?
last episode osha is lagging behing. Shouts sol. All the jedis run back to see the flying creature get killed by the lightsaber. Jord says. It went straight for the lightsaber. Sol replies. They are attracted to light. Same again last episode mae says it don’t matter anymore. That she is going to had herself in to the Jedi and inform them of what we know. Now this episode. Jord forgot about the flying things attracted to light. And mae forgot she was going to hand her self in
I think Vader broke that one person’s neck in Kenobi and then we have with Yord now. Feeling a little better about the show after this episode, we’ll see how they stick the landing 😬
None of this would've MEANT anything if we didn't have the build up of the previous episodes. And we did start with action, Mae vs Indara was literally the first scene. I dunno, I've been very engaged the whole time, my only issue with the show was how short episode 4 was.
Vader snapped at least one neck in Kenobi, just with the Force.
What did Sol do in the past? What if Qimir is just the apprentice to a Master we haven’t seen yet?
Hey guys. So, was Mae pretending this whole time when she said she wanted to give herself up to the Jedi? What a big reveal, no one saw that coming 😆. Tell me Sol already knows that’s Mae.
There is definitely a bigger Sith Lord out there cause who and how trained Simelo ren
Ok. I have an interesting argument here. I have a feeling that Sol got a little giggity with the witches. This sounds like the official bad batch Jedi high order class, and they fostered a demon baby. So much cover up in the high republic is getting a little wild and I think Mae ends up being the Obi Wan of the series. Role reversal y’all. Let’s have fun
Sol messed up now instead of him telling osha what happened Qimir is going to tell her maybe osha will make a better apprentice than may
I wasn't entirely convinced, but thought it was in the realm of possibility that they would pull a Breaking Bad and jump to another storyline instead of actually going through with the fight.
Actuakly vader broke the childs neck in kenobi when he was in that village
Fights were FANTASTIC!!! Unfortunately the rest of the show cant hold up
To be fair he never said he was sith just that jedi would probably call him sith
I appreciate Bazil saving Pip! lol
Should preface this by saying that this isn't a rant against you two as creators, just an observation.
I refused to start this show until it was all out there. Just seen the first 5 eps over a couple of days. It's fine and works for me so far, some very interesting threads to think about. Of course, some just want to be the "first" to see things, and all that does is end up with the same complaints, the same impatience. If you'd all waited until the show was finished, and then watched, it works far, far better. Shades of people moaning about Andor being slow.
I really think Disney + needs to release these shows in their entirety (or at least in batches of episodes) instead of weekly for them to be received differently. But of course that won't happen.
Great episode no doubt. But I'm not sure if one out of 5 is enough to make me enjoy this series. The same goes for obi wan and boba, a couple great moments doesn't make the show good. But I am always happy for decent saber battles and these were some of the best we've had
I did like the fights here but i also saw some issues; those moments where you see a lot of openings especially if you're like me and like to examine them closely especially in starwars. There were a few openings where our Sith here could have been killed/taken advantage by the Jedi.
Amazing episode. Best of the series.
Not saying much. This episode was trash.
@@MontgomeryWenis bye
Everyone has to die by the end. That's the only way Phantom Menace makes sense when they say the sith have been EXTINCT for 1000 years
I mean...this is 100 years before phantom so of course they'd be
@@SaiyanQuad92 Someone named Yoda on line one for ya? 😂
@davidmcleod5133 you smart. Not. Yoda is an alien that can live 900 yrs
Everyone is already dead except Sol. What are you even talking about?
Yes, unless someone survives and writers make Jedi Council bury the truth to give them more villain aspect... but it still wouldn't make sense, since Yoda was already in council at this point... but heck, Disney has always taken cannon more as suggestion or approximate guide line rather than actual rules to follow.
SW fans: Reva was completely superfluous, focus on the main story!
SW: Gives us only hints and small scenes with Jecki and Yord to at least give us something for their background
SW fans: You never developed them enough for us to care!
SW: ...
🤔🤨
DEVASTATED by the episode. But it was very good!
I love how, in any era, the Sith reasoning seems to always be, "The Jedi are awful b/c they don't let me murder with impunity, sow chaos and run amok throughout the galaxy. How dare they!"
Episode 5 was sick
Dang, this was the best yet!! I’ve been giving this show a chance and glad it’s finally got something going! I’m hoping it was more of a snowball case like how Clone Wars and Rebels started!!
Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤
the sith its palpatine master, mind my words (I know he was an alien but who in Star Wars isn't?) He can control the midichlorians at will, we saw him heal Osha's wound... I'm not 100% sure, but it's my theory
10/10 episode
Okay now i wonder if people are Taking back some of the acolyte hate. This episode was awesome! This is way more exciting than anything in Andor for sure!
If Sol killed Qimir in anger/hate that would lead Sol to the dark side.
I mean she shouldn’t be coming back from any stab but Disney Star Wars set up servicing lightsabers.
The choreography in the fights are wayyyyy better than the new Star Wars!!! This is what I wanted!!
So Mae switched places with Osha. So what's her plan now? She isn't surrendering to the Jedi.
My guess? She's running for her life. Staying with Sol is her best chance to stay alive
I was hoping for Jecki to be a critical piece in the "how to kill a jedi without a weapon" dialog. I'm kind of disappointed to know it won't be. Maybe I was expecting too much considering the writing we've seen so far.
Jecki dying was fantastic. Loved her so much, and it hurt that much more.