REACTION: Star Wars Resistance season 1 mid-season trailer
This week, Star Wars Resistance was renewed for a second season, while a trailer debuted for the second half of season 1. Regarding the trailer, I have to say, it looks very promising, and has the potential to get a lot deeper into the story and connections with the Force Awakens.
A big theme throughout the trailer was the idea of the First Order essentially taking over the Colossus and grounding the Aces, all under the pretense of "providing security." It's a natural development to what has been going on in the show, as I feel Captain Doza will be pushed to his limits due to another pirate attack, and will finally settle on using the First Order...which will be his biggest mistake.
I'm looking to see how the First Order takes control of the station, and how, in doing so, will lead to their ultimate plans against the New Republic.
Speaking of which, in the trailer, we see and hear General Hux's speech in the Force Awakens, right before Starkiller Base destroys the New Republic. This just confirms my theory that the show was cross over with the Force Awakens at some point this season, as this speech, if you remember, takes place midway through the film.
However, I have another theory, I think this speech, and the New Republic's destruction, will be a cliffhanger. I think the season will end with Kaz witnessing the destruction of his family and homeworld, with open warfare now breaking across the galaxy. I think that would be an effective way to close out the season, and to have the show moving forward see Kaz and his allies getting reinforcements for the Resistance.
The reason why I say that is because throughout the trailer, we see Kaz act more tough and take charge, (it's got to be the new hairdo), which would be a welcome change of pace. I don't mind Kaz, but you can only be a naive, bumbling idiot for so long, especially with the First Order on the rise.
We also see the Aces, Yeager, and Tam get involved against the First Order, including Yeager possibly coming out of retirement to fight the First Order, the Aces having dogfights against First Order pilots, and Tam possibly going undercover and getting arrested. Those are all developments that I can't wait to see, and will certainly be a great step forward for the show.
Another reason why I believe we will see the destruction of the New Republic this season is because in the trailer, Poe says a sun near a planet has been drained. If you remember, Starkiller Base uses the power of either a sun or star to fire its main laser, so I imagine the First Order has been testing their weapon before the "main event." Overall, I'm looking forward to possibly seeing more members of the Resistance, and more in between events that took place during the Force Awakens.
Overall, this was a really well done trailer that honestly has me pretty excited for what is to come next. Do I expect the show to get very dark like the Clone Wars? No. Do I think the show will have a lot of weird and goofy moments? Yes. However, do I think the show will finally move the plot forward and give us new and engaging stories during this time period? Yes.
