Review of
Fighter Flight
Published:
October 2014
Reviewer Rating:
Avg User Rating:
(3.44)
This was a great episode, and it did not have to do with the overall idea of stopping the empire. This was an episode about a simple supplies run or, to make it sound even simpler, grocery shopping. And the two stars of the episode are Ezra and Zeb. It would seem the crew of the Ghost are in need of food and supplies, and having been cooped up together for a little while now, Ezra and Zeb’s constant bickering (usually with Chopper somehow instigating them) is getting on Hera’s nerves. So when they set down, planet side, the two idiots get stuck with the job of grocery/supply shopping. And, to punish them a little, Hera decides to give them the impossible task of bringing back a certain fruit she craves, a meiloorun, which just happens to not grow on this particular planet.
Let’s talk about Ezra and Zeb at this point. These two were just great in this episode. Their relationship has grown into one of those where Zeb, being the veteran, is always hard on the new guy, but Ezra’s cockiness, and the fact that he saved Zeb’s life at the beginning, makes him feel like he has gotten one-up on Zeb. Which, of course, he annoyingly feels the need to remind Zeb of, pretty much every chance he gets. Basically, these guys are acting like any two guys that really want to be best friends but don’t want to admit it. Chopper pulling stunts on both of them to get them pissed off at each other definitely is not helping the matter.
Now of course, these two are also the type that when you send them out to do the simplest things, it always seems to turn into the end of the world. They might get the job done, but of course, it is in the worst way possible and usually involves levels of danger that shouldn’t have even enter the picture, much less even been considered. And usually, they swear it’s not their fault, but yet they are the only ones that tend to get into these sorts of messes for such simple tasks time and again. In the case of Ezra, Zeb and the unobtainable fruit, they end up stealing a TIE fighter! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for these two.
What I really loved about this episode, was because it was a smaller story, you really got to notice the detail of all the Original Trilogy elements going on in the show. I felt really nostalgic watching this episode, and it wasn’t because of guest voices, or major characters from the movies. It was because it really felt like Star Wars again. Zeb and Ezra, flying around in a TIE fighter, Stormtrooper acting like foul able stormtroopers, the oppressive Imperial Officers, all on some backwater planet just felt right. They even used the prisoner/troop transporter vehicle I had as a kid, but barely got to see in the movies, in a great action sequence.
It took a little warming up, like most shows, but at this point, I think they are on the right path. They are doing some great character development at this point, and this episode is really good proof of that. Since they are using a brand new cast of character, episodes like this can really make or break the show at times. It is a good sign that they seem to have a handle on making these characters feel like they fit in an era of Star Wars that fans have a lot of expectations for.
Let’s talk about Ezra and Zeb at this point. These two were just great in this episode. Their relationship has grown into one of those where Zeb, being the veteran, is always hard on the new guy, but Ezra’s cockiness, and the fact that he saved Zeb’s life at the beginning, makes him feel like he has gotten one-up on Zeb. Which, of course, he annoyingly feels the need to remind Zeb of, pretty much every chance he gets. Basically, these guys are acting like any two guys that really want to be best friends but don’t want to admit it. Chopper pulling stunts on both of them to get them pissed off at each other definitely is not helping the matter.
Now of course, these two are also the type that when you send them out to do the simplest things, it always seems to turn into the end of the world. They might get the job done, but of course, it is in the worst way possible and usually involves levels of danger that shouldn’t have even enter the picture, much less even been considered. And usually, they swear it’s not their fault, but yet they are the only ones that tend to get into these sorts of messes for such simple tasks time and again. In the case of Ezra, Zeb and the unobtainable fruit, they end up stealing a TIE fighter! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for these two.
What I really loved about this episode, was because it was a smaller story, you really got to notice the detail of all the Original Trilogy elements going on in the show. I felt really nostalgic watching this episode, and it wasn’t because of guest voices, or major characters from the movies. It was because it really felt like Star Wars again. Zeb and Ezra, flying around in a TIE fighter, Stormtrooper acting like foul able stormtroopers, the oppressive Imperial Officers, all on some backwater planet just felt right. They even used the prisoner/troop transporter vehicle I had as a kid, but barely got to see in the movies, in a great action sequence.
It took a little warming up, like most shows, but at this point, I think they are on the right path. They are doing some great character development at this point, and this episode is really good proof of that. Since they are using a brand new cast of character, episodes like this can really make or break the show at times. It is a good sign that they seem to have a handle on making these characters feel like they fit in an era of Star Wars that fans have a lot of expectations for.
