Poe Dameron #20
Oh, boy! Here it is! Im putting it at the top.
My prediction: This is the final arc we will get that takes place before The Force Awakens. This issue was fantastic, especiaally for being the first part of an arc. It was clearly setting things up, but it did so much more than that.
First, we get to see Lor San Tekka. Thats right! The first voice we hear in The Force Awakens, we get to hear again. Even more exciting was the tie in to the prequels with him appearing on Cato Nemoidia. I thought showing that Cato Nemoidia became the world of vaults after the rise of the Empire was very sensible. (And makes me wonder what else they might be hiding.) In the end, he gets ccaptured, but thats good cause it means C-3PO's spy droids can finally find him.
Threepio is quickly informed of his whereabouts and quickly rushes through the secret base of the Resistance looking for Leia.
The first pperson he runs into is Poe Dameron who is jusy getting back from a ride in a basic T-70 XWing. He is surprised when he finds BB8 has been getting his ship fixed up with the help of another astromech, Ivee. It then implies that there is a romance going on between BB and Ivee... start the fanfics.
One romance that is not going so well is Snap and Karé's. Karé senses the approaching storm of the battle with the First Order and breaks things off with Snap. She uses a line about how the Jedi had nothing to do with attachments and that let them make the right decisions. To say the least, Snap doesnt applaud that part of the Jedi philosophy.
Finally we get to see that Jess Pava is worried about the new nickname the astormechs have given her, "The Great Destroyer". She tries to meet with them to get to know them. Only BB8 sticks around and gibes her the thumbs up that made our hearts laugh in the Force Awakens... at least we think its a thumbs up... Jess is not so sure.
For the record, i think it is brilliant of Charles Soule to play off the audience confusion of that gesture in the film. Half my friends (myself included), were sure it was a thumbs up while the others were sure it was a middle finger. This comment of Jess' plays off of that little fandom quibble. So brilliant.
Finally
Finally C-3PO finds Leia as she is commenting about how small The Resistance is and how complacency is The First Orders greatest weapon. She calls Black Squadron together and gives them the mission they have always had: Go get Lor San Tekka.
I can not wait to see where this arc goes (other than Cato Nemoidia, obviously). I am so sure we are finally gonna be lead into the first scene of The Force Awakens which leaves me with one question... will the series end... or are Poe Dameron's post-8 adventures just around the corner?
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