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Much less emotional this episode!! I LOVE seeing the culture of these planets!

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Soopa

Keep. Those. Tissues. Close.

Robert da Spruce

You’re right about the glimpses into the different cultures Just like Chandrila, and the marriage in the last arc. The level of detail they write into the stories about each culture is so good! From the language (I’m not an expert, but sound like real languages. Like Elvish or Klingon) to the clothes and customs It really gives an authenticity to these imaginary worlds

AstroDon

Ghorman characters speak "Ghor," a constructed language heavily inspired by French phonetics, designed to evoke the spirit of the French Resistance against Nazi occupation. Dialect coach Marina Tyndall used French phonology for over 85% of the language, utilizing native French speakers to create a distinct, authentic accent.

Mark Walston

One of my favorite episodes!

Joseph Olson

At first I thought the hand gestures that Cassian and Bix made at the end of the episode were either foreplay, a Ferrix custom or just their way of saying goodbye. Then someone commented that Tony Gilroy explained what those gestures meant. When Maarva brought Cassian to Ferrix as a child, Bix became his first friend. He didn’t speak the common language yet, and those gestures were how they communicated. The French Resistance feel of the Ghorman Front was deliberate. The show used French actors to play the Ghormans, and the language was created to resemble French. The language was so thoroughly constructed that the actors would sometimes speak Ghorman to each other off camera. Bix has been through a lot. Seeing her boyfriend killed in front of her, torture and attempted rape. It’s hard to blame her for wanting some relief from the trauma of those experiences. Drugs aren’t a good answer, but they are a way to escape. For a little while.

Clay F

This arc is awesome. Syril: "I'm here as myself.”

David Seeholzer

These "set up" episodes do so much more than just progress the story in preparation for the action. They are so filled with character moments that tell us who the people are, where they have been, where they are going. The intricacies are so numerous, so delicate, connecting so many things and people and places.

Blair Kilgallon

As a historian myself. The deliberate parallels between the Ghorman Front and the French Resistance was beautiful.

David Hollinger

The language was created for the show. It used French and German as a basis for the language, but it's entirely new.... and SO well designed that the actors were speaking it to each other even when they weren't on set.

Marty McGee

The music at the end was just so beautiful along with the intimate scene of Cassian and Bix. This was definitely a setup episode to introduce us to the people and culture of Ghorman. But it's still progressing the story. I like how we see Lonnie taking a more active role by forming "alliances" with other supervisors. The tension is ratcheting up even though we're still 3 years from Rogue One and A New Hope. Mon still trying to be a foil politically for the Emperor but increasingly failing. And Cassian and Bix trying to steal what moments they can while apparently going on constant missions from Luthen. Poor Bix has been through a lot, but she's surviving. Her drive to beat the Empire is stronger than Cassian's. I agree. Keep the tissues close. No series has ever made me cry (well except Arcane which I highly recommend as well) as much as this one for a whole range of emotions!