alejandra925

[alejandra925]

oh, wow. the Rogue One novelization (by Alexander Freed) was… so, so good. like with the ROTS novelization, I was crying throughout (a compliment to the book), and also likewise, I loved getting the character thoughts and reflections and introspections that you just don’t get from a tv/movie. it was beautiful and heartbreaking and added even more to the interpersonal dynamics and character motivations.

I’m also really glad I read the prequel book, Catalyst by James Luceno first, as it really just set up so many things in RO (book & movie) so well and made many things even more impactful.

Unlike the other Star Wars movies’ novelizations I’ve read so far, this one actually had, verbatim and unchanged, so many of the most important, impactful, memorable lines from the movie. You are being rescued, congratulations. Rebellions are built on hope. Trust goes both ways. I’m not used to people sticking around when things go bad / welcome home. We’ll take the next chance, and the next, on and on until we win or the chances are spent. Good luck, little sister. I am one with the Force, the Force is with me. You’ve lost. My father’s revenge. He put a fuse in the middle of your machine and I’ve just told the entire galaxy how to light it. What is it they’ve sent us? / Hope. seeing these lines, in print, in the story, was so poignant and evocative and good. I know this novelization was published shortly after the movie, but at this point to have loved those lines for nigh on a decade, it’s… I’m so, so glad they’re in the book, exactly as we know and love them.

Freed also added moments that, with a certain eye, a movie audience might infer, but having them written in a book makes it heart-achingly tangible, beautiful. K-2SO using his last moments to imagine a future where Cassian survives. The grudging -> tentative -> coalesced bond between the main group of Rebels and how they feel about it. Their thoughts at the time of each of their deaths. It’s… to wildly, intentionally out-of-context quote Krennic, “it’s beautiful.”

Also, I.. I haven’t seen Andor (the show) but from many Certain Things TM I’ve heard about it, I just. yeah. This book is extra good. You’ll never pry Cassian “been in the fight since he was six years old” Andor, world-weary and exhausted to the bone and still, still fighting— you’ll never pry him from my hands. And oh, Bodhi. Beloved. Sweet beloved who was terrified for most of the book and felt so much sorrow and shame and hope and joy and want. Beautiful dear heart. I love him so much. I love all of them. I just.

this was a really, really good novelization. Rogue One, my absolute beloved. I love you so much. excuse me while I go cry about all the feelings it gave me ❤️❤️‍🩹❣️

[alejandra925]

bingewatching will never come close to bingereading. there is nothing like blocking out the entire Earth for ten hours to read a book in one sitting no food no water no shower no bra and emerging at the end with no idea what time it is or where you are, a dried-up prune that's sensitive to light and loud noises because you've been in your room in the dark reading by the glow of a single LED. it's like coming back after a three-month vacation in another dimension and now you have to go downstairs and make dinner. absolutely transcendental

[alejandra925]

Can we talk about how unfair the hate for Ginny is in Season 2?

She’s a teenager dealing with deep trauma, identity struggles, anxiety, self-harm, and the shocking truth that her mother literally killed someone. That’s not just “teen drama” — that’s intense emotional weight no one her age should carry alone.

Yes, she makes mistakes. She lashes out, pushes people away, and struggles to communicate — but that’s what happens when you’ve been lied to your whole life and suddenly realize the person you trust most is capable of darkness. She’s not cold — she’s hurting.

People expect her to be emotionally mature, forgiving, and composed when even adults would crumble under what she’s going through. Being messy while trying to survive isn’t a character flaw — it’s human.

[alejandra925]

Happy closing to the everyone at Hadestown Australia the show had a hugely successful run in Sydney & Melbourne.

[alejandra925]

What could he do? Where could he turn, twice robbed of his wife? With what tears could he move the spirits, with what voice move their powers? Cold now, she floated in the Stygian boat. They say he wept for seven whole months 📷: @callmelasagna

[alejandra925]

what are you waiting for? someone to grant you permission? the perfect and permanent emotion? a shooting star to magic away every problem you have or ever have had? alright, wait away then. but no one is going to live your life for you while you wait to become someone else

[alejandra925]

Nico Parker & Mason Thames

[alejandra925]

I could not have said this better. I was really disappointed by Diego's recent comments.

In an interview with Star Wars.com, Diego talked about how Andor Cassian was a better character; different from Rogue One Cassian (I suppose it's nice that they're finally admitting that) because he falls in love with Bix and has a child (that he doesn't know about) so his sacrifice is greater. R1 Cassian was closed off, with only a snarky droid as his friend. Even though he earns Jyn's trust, he's just a one-off hero.

Sigh.

The tragedy of Rogue One is that Jyn (You remember her, right? The protagonist.) is alone in the universe. She's had everything taken away from her by the Empire AND the Rebellion. And yet she persists and does what's right for the good of all. She does what she has to do to give the Rebellion the chance it needs - the chance her father schemed to give them - so that there was A New Hope to defeat the Empire. It's not the chance the Rebellion deserves but she does it anyway.

And through that, she connects with another rebel who, like her, is alone. He's closed off and resigned to his loneliness with only a droid companion. Through their journey, there is trust and the potential of affection, partnership, and love for each other. But it's bittersweet though because the mission claims both their lives before that potential can be realized. All their potential is lost on that beach, as individuals and as a possible romantic couple. But they make that sacrifice with their eyes open, aware that they could have been more if they were given more time, because they know that the fight is bigger than their personal futures.

And that's a fuck ton more tragic than a toxic relationship based on history rather than on affection and compatibility and a secret HopeBabyTM in a wheat field.

Jyn should have died on the beach alone. Because, in essence, she did die alone. It would be more honest than what we have now.

[alejandra925]

Sorry, Tony, but you don't understand how fandom works. Plus, I have to say, if you think what played out between Bix and Cassian is how "the love of your life" treats you, you need a reality check. It's just another example of a deeply unhealthy relationship being touted as romantic when the reality would be a nightmare to experience. Jyn and Cassian support each other, fight for each other, hold on to each other right up until death consumes them. You'll have to accept that some fans find that far more romantic/interesting than what you wrote in Andor. Fandom is about interpretation. Art is about interpretation. You don't get to tell fans what they can and can't love. It sounds to me like YOU need to reorient your thinking.

[alejandra925]

[alejandra925]

Hiccstrid with their doppelgangers and dragons!

[alejandra925]

If Jyn and Cassian survived the Battle of Scarif, they totally would have gotten together eventually. They had a shit ton of chemistry and potential, but they just needed more time together.

[alejandra925]

...yeah, anyway since Andor has chosen to make so much of Rogue One non-canon, I'm just gonna go ahead and make the executive decision that the last 30 seconds of Andor are non-canon

At least I was right about Cassian having moved on from Bix by now. Dude didn't seem pressed to get back with her AT ALL

[alejandra925]

Love this. I'm glad some people really liked Andor, but it annoys me to see Andor treated like it is the be all, end all of Star Wars. I am feeling too betrayed tbh.

It’s kind of annoying how much of the conversation about Andor is “These are the people who did the real work for years that made the rebellion’s victory at Yavin possible but nobody cares because Luke and Han just show up at the last minute and get to take all the glory.” I mean…most of those people are dead. Everyone who risked themselves to get the plans could have gotten medals, too, if they didn’t die.

Canonically Rogue Squadron is supposed to be named in memory of Rogue One. As Commander, Luke might have come up with the name himself, and he didn’t even know those people. So in fact they clearly aren’t forgotten.

So few people ever even knew who Luthen was while he was still playing a big role in the rebellion, but we know Kleya is still around to carry on his legacy. We don’t know that he is entirely forgotten just because he’s never been mentioned in anything else just like the actual names of the rebels who stole the plans never are.

I’ll never get how people have such an issue with the OT having main characters and focusing on their heroics instead of other people’s because they are the main characters and that’s how storytelling works. We still see the importance of people in the background like the other pilots who fought at Yavin and the ewoks. It isn’t even one of the main trio who’s instrumental in blowing up the second Death Star, but Wedge’s squadron and Lando with a crew of randos. I think people have an exaggerated idea of how much Luke in-universe is celebrated as the absolute most important war hero of the rebellion, and the movies don’t really treat him that way either, as none of his victories are accomplished alone.

[alejandra925]

not to be dramatic but tony gilroy may as well have come to my home and spat on me with that people are going to have to reorient their thinking quote

[alejandra925]

I finished Andor Season 2 last night.

It's wild how the final shot of the last episode just made one of the major themes in my favorite Star Wars movie obsolete.

I can’t remember the last time I’ve felt this betrayed. 

After nine years, we’re now told that the "real" tragedy of Rogue One is that Cassian is a father but will never get to meet his child. That Cassian's sacrifice now has "real" meaning because he has someone who will remember him and keep his "legacy" alive.

And it's so fucked up.

Rogue One was always tragic because these rebels had no one—no one to remember them, no one to keep their legacies alive—except for each other. And yet they still chose to sacrifice themselves for a greater cause.

The real tragedy of Rogue One is that these rebels sacrificed themselves knowing they wouldn't get to live in the world they fought for.

The real tragedy is these rebels not even knowing if their efforts will help others—will save the galaxy.

The real tragedy is Jyn and Cassian finding each other, choosing one another in the end, but not having enough time to be together.

By making Cassian a father in Andor, the original tragedy of Rogue One is meaningless. 

And so is one of Rogue One's major themes: a theme that says that your life has meaning—your life has purpose—even when you sacrifice yourself. A theme that says you sacrifice yourself for a cause, not because you expect to be remembered, and not because you expect to reap the benefits, but because it's the right thing to do.

That's the point of the movie.

And at the end of Rogue One, in that final scene on Scarif's beach, Jyn and Cassian had chosen to be together. They had no one but each other. They knew that they would be forgotten, and that their sacrifices would never be written in history. And they had accepted that—and they had accepted each other.

Now, that scene is meaningless. Because Cassian has a child who will carry on his "legacy"—who will remember him.

For weeks, I’ve been looking forward to watching Rogue One upon completing Andor. But now...what’s the point? 

The story's been broken by its very own creator. 

[alejandra925]

OG RebelCaptain truthers know what’s what.