renif

I hope this is a safe space to say I do not like the portayal of inquisitors in star wars. I enjoy the idea of it, and yes I did find their appearance in Maul the most entertaining one so far due to their combat (Bariss being an inqusitor also had a feel to it, but the format of the tales didnt let us sit with it long enough for me to have some stronger feelings if I'm honest) but I feel like they fall flat most of the time and even though Trilla was probably the closest I felt connected to an inqusitor and the deeper story behind her but still, it feels like there's always something lacking. Instead of being this haunted presence of mostly jedi children (I know some of then weren't, I'll get to that) ripped from their culture and home and being made into this mess of a weapon, they're spewing arrogant nonsense left and right which makes them feel like someone took the fact that star wars is a "soap opera" a little too literally and made them feel like a cardboard instead of real characters. They feel like plot devices and nothing more. This to say I also didn't enjoy Reva, For me her reasoning felt nonsensical at times. You could say that she was just a child seeking revenge in this twisted way of hers but like the more you think about the more you feel like you're coming up with excuses rather than a genuine characterisation.

I want Devon to be happy and unburdened by revenge as much as the next person but by god is her fall the most appealing one for me in star wars. These words that were spoken by Maul are probably what did it for me the most:

finally watched project hail mary and i was concerned that the people around would judge me for tearing up and I turned around and saw a woman just bawling her eyes out