Ahsoka and The Continental

Two first season series set in popular universes.

Ahsoka (Season 1)

It seems there are actually a lot of Jedi that survived the purge, and this show follows one of them: Ahsoka Tano played by a very zen or very bored Rosario Dawson who is on a quest to prevent a long lost Imperial admiral from returning to restart the war. I'm guessing many of the cast here are from some of the many animated Star Wars shows but since I've not watched any of those, I can only go with what is portrayed here and the word I keep coming up with is... inept? Yeah.

Good guys and bad guys alike make crazy decisions and in "deadly" light saber fights usually manage to land hits with the less lethal pommel or with a spinning kick  rather than their main weapon. Also, I know nothing of light saber "weight" but for regular blades a dual wielding person would want to dodge or deflect (let the strike keep going but just push it a little so it doesn't hit you) and attack with the other hand as opposed to blocking which is what happens here regularly (the traditional light saber dead stop clash). It all just feels... odd? Things happen to further the plot, but the things that happen are often due to stupidity or luck.

Currently the Mandalorian is better. If you want one with even less fighting but stronger plot then try Andor instead.

The Continental: From the World of John Wick (Season 1)

This currently one season (three episode) show examines the characters around the titular hotel (for assassins) prior to it being visited by John Wick. Colin Woodell stars as a young Winston Scott who wants nothing to do with the Continental but is dragged back into its world thanks to the actions of his brother. Expect violence and some cool fight scenes, but also a lot of talking to fill the space in between. It's not bad per se, but I was a little let down that it didn't really focus on the "assassins world" which the movie franchise made pretty cool, and I was also not impressed by the end which smells like they want to have another season, forcing the plot to aim towards that. [Translated from Joe speak: "Too many people survived"].

Decluttering Day 11: Tattered Christmas table runners.