Bad batch aftermath review9/13/2023 On one evening in early April, once two weeks had passed since my first vaccine, I went figure-hunting and found a box of Vintage figures that I scored for my friend Greg.ĭuring those five months, I read Rinzler’s impeccable The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, and watched the movie a dozen times due to my son’s newfound attachment to it.Īll this is to say that my continued attachment to Star Wars is just as ridiculous as it ever was, perhaps more so after the ongoing pandemic left me desperate for the comfort of something continuous and reassuring. I received four more 6-inch figures as gifts from friends and family. This number includes 18 6-inch Black Series figures and one Doctor Aphra Omnibus edition, which arrived in February and which I have yet to crack open. In the ensuing five or so months since the finale of The Mandalorian S2, I purchased roughly $610 of Star Wars merchandise. That episode made me burned out on Star Wars a little bit, which lasted … oh, say two weeks. My last Star Wars essay for Serial Consumer featured a brief meltdown about the lousy finale to The Mandalorian S2, which I still think was a tremendous disappointment and a bellwether for bad things to come with Disney’s difficulty in balancing nostalgia with good storytelling. So fine that I actually bought three Elite Troopers. Hunter (the leader), Crosshair (the sniper) and the Elite Troopers (black-armored Imperials yet to be seen as of the premiere episode) are all fine additions to my collection. In fact, I already purchased all three 6-inch Black Series figures available from the series before ever watching the first episode. I’m going to continue that approach for the new animated series, The Bad Batch. I share my collecting hobby with brothers, friends and even my wife. My relationship to Star Wars is complex and multi-faceted. Besides my feelings about the plot developments, I also went into detail about my Star Wars collecting habits and what action figures, books or tie-in items I would purchase from the show if made available. With The Mandalorian S2, I decided to approach each episode from an honest place. I did not write an essay about Clone Wars: The Final Season, which was the best piece of Star Wars media in 2020. You can read my write-ups on several of the movies here: Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace Solo: A Star Wars Story Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars: The Last Jedi Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker The Mandalorian S1 and The Mandalorian S2. Serial Consumer celebrates and interrogates Evan’s relationship to franchised media and his addiction to purchasing its licensed products.
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