#Pablo Hidalgo

[jewishcissiekj]

Pablo Hidalgo was having a semi-breakdown on his twt yesterday because of people using words based on things that only exist in our world (milestone, dumpster, etc) and tbh this was so real of him he might be one of my favorite Star Wars creators

[gffa]

"Part of [creating the Obi-Wan Kenobi series] was interfacing with George. Early on, there was a conversation had with George over his thoughts were, and whether or not honestly he would balk at the whole concept of 'we're taking Obi-Wan and Vader again and we're doing this [storyline]'. And he was a hundred percent supportive. And I've heard tell that it's been one of his favorite things that's come out of Star Wars, because he recognizes so much of what he did in the prequels basically brought forward and celebrated." --Pablo Hidalgo, Full of Sith podcast #VINDICAAAAAATIOOOOONNNN #THE OBI-WAN KENOBI SERIES NAILED BEING AN EXTENSION OF THE PREQUELS #FROM THE AESTHETIC DETAILS OF FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY TO THE THEMES OF THESE CHARACTERS #THAT SHOW UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT #AND I'M GOING TO STAPLE THIS TO EVERYONE'S DOOR OUT OF SHEER GLEE THAT GEORGE LUCAS AGREES

[jedimandalorian]

Fifth Letter to the Church of Ezrabine at Tumblr:

Behold! Today I will share with you my findings from another of the ancient sacred texts, the book Star Wars Rebels: A New Hero by Pablo Hidalgo.

The book is written from the point of view of our hero, Ezra Bridger, a fourteen year old Force sensitive street rat from the planet Lothal.

In his own words, Ezra Bridger tells us (and tries not to admit to himself) his first impression of and his own true feelings for Sabine Wren:

“Sabine is the weapons expert of the team. She’s a real know-it-all and not afraid to show it. She’s an artist, and that’s someone you don’t meet every day on Lothal. She’s really talented, too. It’s like the Empire wants to paint over everything with its boring shades of gray, black, and white. Sabine puts the color back. I think TIE fighters look a lot better after one of her paint bombs has gone off. Yeah, I guess you can say I really admire her. That is, I admire her work. Let’s be clear: she’s gifted. I mean anyone with a good eye would say so, right? I have no idea what she thinks of me. Not that I care…”

“She’s a real know-it-all and not afraid to show it.”—Ezra Bridger, about Sabine Wren.

You know who else thought this way as a young boy with regards to a girl he liked and eventually fell in love with? Ron Weasley.

I am talking about Ron Weasley, who had a crush on, fell in love with, and later married Hermione Granger. This is a scene from when Ron and Hermione were around 13-14 years old in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:

"That is the second time you have spoken out of turn, Miss Granger," said Snape coolly. "Five more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all."

Hermione went very red, put down her hand, and stared at the floor with her eyes full of tears. It was a mark of how much the class loathed Snape that they were all glaring at him, because every one of them had called Hermione a know-it-all at least once, and Ron, who told Hermione she was a know-it-all at least twice a week, said loudly, "You asked us a question and she knows the answer! Why ask if you don't want to be told?"

(Weasley got detention for telling off Snape on Hermione’s behalf. Sadly, the film version did not get this scene correct.)

“Yeah, I guess you could say I really admire her” is an admission of truth.

“That is, I admire her work” is Ezra trying to convince himself that this is all he admires about Sabine. 😉

“I have no idea what she thinks of me” is also true.

But that “not that I care” is Ezra deceiving himself. He does care, and he will continue to care more and more as they grow up together and grow closer to each other until Sabine becomes the person he cares about the most in the universe.

In Ahsoka Season 1, even after years of being apart, Ezra still admires Sabine and still has strong feelings for her.

“I missed you.” Eman Esfandi delivered that line in a hoarse heartfelt whisper as if Ezra wants to say “I love you” to Sabine. I am looking forward to when he finally does tell her.

The story of Sabine and Ezra is far from over. The Ahsoka series is just introducing adult Ezra, Sabine, and their complicated relationship to the live action audience.

Their song is not yet written. I will ship them until it is, and forevermore.

I have spoken.

[holonetwork]

George Lucas and the Thrawn Trilogy Part of a series I've put together focusing on the history of the EU. Sources: Timothy Zahn (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), Steve Sansweet (Lucasfilm fan rep), Betsy Mitchell (Bantam editor), & Pablo Hidalgo (1, 2).

[feelingsofaithless]

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Merfolk Anatomy Lesson by Pablo D. Hidalgo

[allgirlsareprincesses]

Do you think Star Wars- and other big franchises like it- might benefit from pivoting to the market segmentation they have in manga and anime? Something like The Acolyte might be "shoujo" Star Wars, while Andor might be "seinen" and the Filoniverse could be "shonen" (sort of, it's actually missing a lot of stuff I love about shonen). Sure, labeling shows/films as "for girls" or "for boys" outright will not make the grift-tubers disappear. But the fem and masc sides of anime/manga fandom aren't generally at each others throats in the same way as western fandoms, because they just don't interact a whole lot. The alt-right targets Star Wars specifically because it's supposed to be "for everyone"- they're attempting a cultural power grab. But break Star Wars into smaller niches and that becomes less tenable. You don't see the grift-tubers or their followers trying to review bomb or attack Bridgerton. They just don't watch it. Because it's unambiguously Not For Them.

Yes. And honestly, it sucks that that's probably the only way around the gatekeepers. Returning to the mid-90s labeling of "pink for girls and blue for boys" feels like a massive step backward, but to your point about Bridgerton, toxic masculine fandom doesn't attack that as much because they don't feel threatened by it, and so it is allowed to thrive in that carved-out "for girls" space. Granted, there are still racists and homophobes in those spaces (THE REACTION TO MICHAELA WAS BATSHIT), but it's not the same as having massive campaigns of right-wing YouTuber bros committing hate crimes in defense of space wizards.

So yeah, I do actually think that's the best way at this point to get more fem stories in Star Wars. But it SHOULDN'T be like that and it's 100% Disney's fault for repeatedly caving to these assholes. We shouldn't have to cede any ground to them. But here we are.

[jyndor]

[im-no-jedi]

how do I apply for the position of TBB lore keeper at Lucasfilm, someone needs to do something about this mess ldkfjguiolfkdjhfj

[syshere]

Maybe Ben Solo really didn't deserve to live, but without a doubt his fanbase deserved franchise that doesn't mock them and him.

[jewishcissiekj]

I have got to put Pablo Hidalgo's brain under a microscope and study it

[flythesail]

The acolyte visual guide I need you

[jedimandalorian]

Sabine and Ezra in the Star Wars Children’s Books, a master post with a mountain of evidence supporting the Sabezra ship. 😉

Part One: https://www.tumblr.com/jedimandalorian/747333236931379201/part-one-of-three-dear-church-of-ezrabine

[minnarr]

does anyone who was around for glamnorgate in 2017 wanna talk i am so curious if there's more story or if it's just an anon said something and people believed it bc in the context of star wars it was believable

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Superstitious Assassin by Pablo D. Hidalgo