Summary: Karn gets a new job at the Bureau of Standards. Blevin openly opposes Dedra's actions in front of Partagaz. Partagaz thinks on the conflict and ultimately decides to give Dedra oversight of Ferrix. Mon Mothma meets with Luthen, horrified by what he has started. She later meets with Kolma, a childhood friend who she makes peace with so he can give her access to her family funds. Cassian returns to Ferrix and tries to get Maarva to leave Ferrix with him, but she refuses, wishing to join with the rebellion. Cassian visits Bix to check in on her and gives her his debt money. Cassian travels to Niamos where he is unfairly apprehended by a shoretrooper and sentences to six years in jail over nothing.
The Good: Mon Mothma's scenes stepped up in this episode. We get a better idea of the character now: she's actively working on starting a rebellion, but as a key figure in the Empire she is taking a significant risk though she has a perfect cover for her work in funding the rebellion. However, she has legitimate concerns about the risk, and is much more cautious in her approach compared to Luthen, who is a risk-taker that understands that overthrowing the Empire is going to come at an enormous cost, both in terms of money and lives. This episode does well to paint a gray picture of rebellion, not shying away from the horrors that active attempts of rebellion will unleash on innocent civilians. I continue to enjoy the security scenes. The writing in these conversations is always damn good, and I've enjoyed seeing the unique power dynamic between the superior officers and the major. Partagaz choosing to pass jurisdiction of Ferrix to Dedra was a nice moment, and you get the sense that he was able to appreciate Dedra's sense of integrity and her outside the box thinking to identify weaknesses in the system, compared to Blevin who is more concerned with adhering to rules than preventing a rebellion from breaking out. The show has done well to make Dedra likeable even when she is working with the Empire. Cassian's story is pretty good too. We get some more snippits of his past (see: The Unknown), and there are some strong scenes on Ferrix. I liked his argument with Maarva, who is excited by the prospect of rebellion and unwilling to run away from it. We don't know much about Maarva and it is hard to emotionally invest in this argument, but it is extremely well written and acted which still makes it gripping and immersive. It will be interesting to see if Maarva's choice plays a role in Cassian's decision to fight the Empire. I also enjoyed Cassian's scene with Bix, which was a sad scene as two childhood friends (and former lovers) check in with each other one final time before Cassian leaves for what will likely be a long time. The Bad: This show has too many plot threads. Just showing bits and pieces of every storyline each week makes the episodes feel disjointed and almost incomplete at times. I hope that there are more episodes like "The Eye" that center on a single storyline instead of checking in on every single story all around the galaxy. The final scenes of the episode were poor. The shift to Niamos was very sudden, and I thought that the directing choices here were quite poor. I was confused by the world-building and I struggled to figure out what Cassian was doing there, and what was going on on the planet. The transition to Niamos could have been done in a more creative way to make the story easier to comprehend. I strongly disliked Cassian's arrest for six years. I don't doubt that these sorts of things have happened to innocents in difficult times like this, but the way it happened felt cheap. It was like the show needed Cassian to go to jail but did not know how to do it so it just happened for no real reason. The show has been grounded in seriousness and realism for so long, so to see so many rules broken for no reason completely destroys the sense of immersion that this episode has built up. Not only is the shoretrooper almost comically stupid in apprehending Cassian (he wasn't even running when he was stopped!), but then Cassian is inexplicably sentenced for six years for seemingly no reason. It's frustrating to see the show put no effort into developing its judicial system after spending so much time exploring the political side of rebellion, making Cassian's arrest feel cheap and confusing instead of unfair and dramatic. Karn's story is still boring. It's been 4 episodes of nothing for him, and I find myself wishing that his story would either get a move on or end. The Unknown: Who was Clem? When did this flashback happen? How did Clem's death affect Maarva and Cassian? What happened to Kenari? Is Cassian's sister actually dead? If so, then who was he following in the first episode? Why did Cassian go to Niamos? What will happen to him now that he's been arrested? Will he be discovered again by Karn? Will he try to escape imprisonment? What will Karn do with his new position? Was that K2SO? Or just a similar droid? I wonder if K2SO will be appearing soon as the character we remember from "Rogue One". Will Kolma work with Mon Mothma? Will that relationship go well, or will it lead to problems in the future? Best Moment: Cassian arguing with Maarva. Character of the Episode: Cassian. Conclusion: This was another solid episode of plot progression. Nothing exceptional here, but decent enough storytelling to follow up on the show's best episode. I do hope that this show starts to feel more cohesive soon because it's doing a lot right, but it's not creating compelling emotional narratives in every episode. Score: 61
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