Light of the Jedi

For this day, the light had prevailed. It was over...

Chapter 18

It was not over.

A brilliant start to the high republic era! A bold choice to being it all with such a long disaster setpiece but it pays off completely. Characters that we'll know throughout the series are introduced and their dynamics shown through frantic action which is really fun.

We get a look at individual Jedi and see how the see and feel the force around them which I found an interesting way to look at things, such as Avar seeing the force in music or Elzar seeing it as the waves of the ocean. Very cool!

Standout pair has to be Bell and Loden though, with their great chemistry and back and forth banter. Loden pushing his padawan as far as he can because he trusts Bell and believes in his potential (even if sometimes a bit extreme in his teaching)

Then there's the Nihil. Sometimes Star Wars has the issue of villians feeling a bit samey and in that aspect, the Nihil are such a nice breath of fresh air. The way the group are structured in chaos gives them instant appeal and their leaders are all different enough that you can sense the scale of their threat. Marchion's meek yet commanding presence is so good throughout. Love him the most.