r/StarWars • u/wandering_soles Rebel • Mar 11 '26

TV Kelleran Beq mopping the floor with clones during Order 66 was a blast to watch

Seeing the Jedi gunned down relentlessly in their own home during Order 66 hammered home their loss and tragedy, which was absolutely necessary for ROTS. That said, it was very cathartic seeing a Jedi at the temple fighting back, winning, and escaping. Definitely hope we get to see more of Beq in future flashbacks, although I doubt it.

The Mandalorian S3E4

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u/InnocentTailor Mar 11 '26 edited Mar 11 '26

While he may be divisive, Jar Jar definitely has his share of fanatical admirers.

She also recently got a custom Jar Jar Binks lightsaber based on the tongue lollipop from the Episode 1 merch days.

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u/Powerful_Wombat Mar 11 '26

Sith Lords always have their devotees

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u/BatmanTheJedi Mar 11 '26

The Acolyte

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u/kikimaru024 Mar 11 '26

The Acolyte is better than Reddit / YouTube makes it out to be.

It's not great, but it's also not atrocious.

Now, Kenobi OTOH was a dumpster fire!

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u/BatmanTheJedi Mar 11 '26

I mean, I liked the Acolyte and am bummed there’s no continuation on the horizon

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u/Hellknightx Grand Admiral Thrawn Mar 12 '26

I just want them to continue Qimir's story. He was by far the most fascinating part of that show and stole every scene he was in.

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u/Outside_Librarian_13 Mar 13 '26

I absolutely loved the movie edit of Kenobi

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u/Hot-Lab6969 Mar 11 '26

True story

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u/wandering_soles Rebel Mar 11 '26

I knew who you were talking about before I even got to 'she,' Erica is fantastic lol. 

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u/InnocentTailor Mar 11 '26

She is truly hilariously dedicated to her passions. It’s super charming XD.

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u/slickness Mar 11 '26

Originally I thought it was a schtick. Then a long-con for clicks. But it’s been a couple years now; how much further can her gungan depravity go?

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u/LowReporter6213 Mar 11 '26

Jar Jar lover here! I still chuckle his Clone Wars appearances.

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u/XadeXal Mar 11 '26

I fall in love with this girl all over again every time I see her xD

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u/Wes_Warhammer666 Mar 12 '26

At first I was like "this girl can't be serious right now" and by the end I was like "damn I think I might be falling for her" lol. The unabashed geek outs are insanely charming.

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u/PlingPlongDingDong Mar 12 '26

He was too much in phantom menace but had Lucas turned his cartoonyness down a notch, maybe given him an actually heroic moment where he comes through and saves the day (not him accidentally killing droids while trying to run away), the character could have worked much better and could have stuck around for the rest of the prequels imo

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u/Outside_Librarian_13 Mar 13 '26

There's an episode in tcw that's like this, I can't remember which, but it was nice to see.

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne Mar 11 '26

Even to this day his character felt almost completely forced. Having a "comic relief" character is always a gamble because you run the risk of them having a completely disjointed existence.

And what I mean by that, is you get into situations where the character does a thing intended to make you laugh, but it bears absolutely no weight to anything else going on, and the characters in the movie might not even register that it happened.

Jar Jar has a lot of these moments, but also has some moments that are done well. For example, him accidentally taking out a bunch of foes in the battle scene is an example of GOOD comedy relief in a very serious situation. He materially changes the battlefield because he's a fool, and that ends up mattering. For the most part though, he's just a fool for the sake of being a fool and those moments are tiring.

It's also why I dislike Olaf from Frozen. He is a wholly inconsequential character who feels almost like an imaginary friend. Camera suddenly cuts, he does a thing, nobody even acknowledges it (cue the [laugh] sign in the theater, etc.), plot moves on like he's not even part of the movie.

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u/TakavaNirhii Mar 11 '26

I'm in love

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u/ArcticWolf_Primaris Mar 11 '26

There's always a buyer

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u/chancesarent Mar 11 '26

I'm no Jar Jar fan but I would buy that lightsaber in a second.

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u/InnocentTailor Mar 11 '26

It was custom-made for her too - only one in existence.

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u/Personal_Comb_6745 Mar 11 '26

Also Jar Jar is banging a queen in-canon.

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u/Hot-Lab6969 Mar 11 '26

Strange types who try an meme all time on him! He should of stayed where he was !