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Thanks and sorry @Ran, we needed that. (hard to resist minor gripes when painfully obvious canon information gets twisted to prop up contrarian stances) Perrin, I suspect there's more to his dumb husband act than meets the eye. Not that he's secretly a rebel or anything, but to have Mothma face yet another situation of having to silence a potential threat close to her would be redundant. But at face value he would be a threat, can't see him risk keeping silence and not snitching if/when he finds out to save his lifestyle. Unless he has his own game going whatever that might be. Sculdun factors into it all somehow. Trailer had Krennic enter her storyline so will definitely matter. Just have to wait it out till the Ghorman massacre forces her hand and she goes underground.

To show that the rebellion wasn't just one big happy family It had to match the timelines of the other parallel subplots plus Chandrilan weddings are mentioned to take that long (nowhere near a Big Fat Indian affair though lol). Apart from the cultural education we got a deeper look into Perrin (hedonism speech was damn fine writing), Leida (old is new again: liberal millenials about conservative Gen Z). Though Vel (still pining for Cinta) was underused. Luthen confronting Mothma's denial is no mere repetition of her idealism vs his cynical pragmatism. Both have progressed further down the road and it really showed. The resolution to the second act/attempt (bashing the bastard's head in) seemed to help get over the trauma of the first. Notably this time we had no knight in shining armour saving the damsel in distress. She kicked ass and how!

I mean he obsessively stalked her, admittedly to pursue Cassian but then had a couple of intense confrontations, the latter of which involved saving her life and shouldering a breakdown. Such palpable tension, I fully expected something of this sort going into S2. What they choose to do with it going ahead is a pleasant mystery I'm looking forward to.

I got serious Au Revoir Shoshanna vibes too Niya is burnt, isn't she? But I loved that coming home to yourself part of the steel yourself speech Neat mirror parallel with Gorst and that sicko that attempts rape. Cathartic, I felt it was for Bix to hammer that fucker, no mere damsel in distress. I got a Days of Heaven feel from the Mina Rau parts. Poor Bee, hopefully he can console Talia (another widow like Maarva) over Brasso and we don't see him again, sorry Beela too (would love to, but this poignantly realistic side of Star Wars via Andor is just so much better). Brasso saving that old fella's arse was so considerate. Loved the Chandrila cultural depth. So much obviously from Tibet's Shangri-La beyond just the name. Kleya and Vel still bickering was cute (maybe once Cinta dies/ Vel moves on?). And who was her ride back to Coruscant exactly (+dig her new comms)? They did Tay so bad, here I was expecting a steamy affair or something. Genevieve O Reilly is absolutely fantastic, brings out the turmoil within Mothma with such nuance. And the Niamos remix! Way to go discodroid. Feel a bit of pity for Perrin but lesser for Leida. And who was that Naboo Ghorman Chandrilan short chap? ETA: it's erskin semaj apparently! Ministry of Enlightenment, who the hell hired Rowling lol. Overall the scene had a great Wannsee/Conspiracy nod. Though I expected Sydra, thought he'd be back in an intelligence role or some equivalent capacity. Loved seeing that mommy issue reprimand. Lord of the Flies ahh Maya Pei renegades (Kenari kids were better lol). Rock paper scissor duel was just too much. Yavin 4 reveal was smile worthy.

I didn't even keep an alarm for my job interview lol ETA It'll be early in the morning for me so

Where do I sign, dotted lines

Thought I was late to the rewatch party with S2 around the corner so overcompensated and finished in a single day It's my 3rd time and gets just impossibly better and better on rewatches. Much needed in troubling times as these. Vive La Revolucion! Can't imagine waiting a month for the climax leading up to Rogue One (and my rewatch ofc, wished they'd timed it for May 4) No TV since Twins Peaks: The Return had so much heart and possibly nothing will for the foreseeable future. Goddamn, I love Star Wars, flaws and all, but when so perfect gets me gushing everytime

Would be an undeserving champ if the rocket gets him there, complaining like hell. Piastri should get top priority from the management. I'd attribute that to Lando being such an awkward moron but yeah, 24 laps on those softs is no mean feat indeed And Ferrari clowns, it was nearly Hammertime come again for a while! What a magnificient series of successive beastly overtakes and then they put on those hards under SC. Smfh. Still 9th to 5th gets him DOTD 29%, half those votes from that short lived onslaught I bet. (Im guilty)

What a race uh! Sainz retires with torn pod, Bearman wards off Antonelli to clinch points. Tsu Oco Gas sneak in above order. Ver saves face from nearly ending behind Gas. Ham and Lec let down by dumb strategy. Rus defends on softs against bottling choker Nor on mediums. Piastri was impeccable towards his 4th win and 2nd of the season. Safety car drama overshadowed by all the freaking action. Yep, lots of penalties, overtakes, given-backs, reclaims, b&w flags, radio fun, pitting mess blah blah Phew, hooked after so long

Antonelli too, Gasly on P4 is surreal. Expected more from Bearman after the last weekend. And the Albon thing was a bummer, has been consistently capitalizing so far. Good to see Sainz though

Yeah, just the thumbnail is enough lol

Make that 3

@AncalagonTheBlack Strike 2

"...never believe anything else"

Fix your hearts or die

Nah, you got it right. Thanks

Longest version I could find. Oh PTA you absolute beauty I'm breathless. PS Beat @AncalagonTheBlack too at it haa

Arrested Development recommendations? PS Not a huge sitcom guy

Fair, hoping he matures well and maaaaybe soon enough to let Merc contend for atleast the WCC runner-ups. Yeah, they should have gone for a reliable wingman like Bottas or Sainz instead of ruining Liam's chances. Atleast could have let someone washed out but experienced like Danny Ric or Mick if they're bent on hopping single legged. Yuki's probably content where he is.

Antonelli isn't nowhere as bad as Lawson is (arguably better car still decent rookie start) I heard something about it being tuned to suit Max and thus obtuse for the rest

Piastri breaks lap record again for maiden pole, Russell sneaks into P2 then Nor Ver Ham Lec. Ferrari couldn't recreate that insane pace. Good stuff from both Yuki and especially Hadjar. There was albon and kimi to complete top 10. Lawson meh-ing still at bottom

Still haven't got out of it with quali in a couple of hours. Ham was a different (yet all too familiar ) beast altogether with his signature tire management leaving him ahead of the pack and how! Max threatened a L9 replay of last year but pfft, didn't last. Pretty Pia(stri) stole 2nd from under Ma(o)x neatly. Lec, Kimi etc had chances uncapitalized. Norris was never there with his dead tires but snatched/sneaked into points.

Tangential An interesting tidbit regarding the expose-memoir "Careless People is the upcoming book by Facebook Whistleblower Sarah Wynn Williams which Zuckerberg is trying to suppress. The title is meant for Zuckerberg and Sandberg where she compares them to characters from The Great Gatsby. In the book, Wynn says Zuckerberg's white whale is China and he has tried every method to conquer the white whale even offering Xi an option to name his unborn child, which was refused" Moby Dick also being referenced makes it two of the "Great American" Novels being drawn upon to illustrate a very American predicament. Interesting, Or so I feel.

Leave it to me, please

P1 was fun, treacherous hairpins and crosswind messing and Doohan PU issue caused red flag for a while in last third. Lawson still fumbling, Ferrari pulled a good one on softs. Mclaren still the most raceworthy, but Mercs got best handling easily. Red Bull dormant so far but cant be discounted.