REVIEW: Star Wars Resistance: "Live Fire"
I'll be completely honest. I don't have a lot to say about this episode of Resistance, "Live Fire." I'm not saying this episode is bad, but the episode is pretty much straight forward with its approach. It's basically the story of two sides of the same coin. On one end, you see the pilots of the Colossus working together and promoting unity, while at the same time, we see Tam and the First Order promoting personal gain, while at the same time only serving the good of the order.
After the events of last week's episode, Captain Doza appoints Yeager as the squad leader of the Aces, and makes Kaz a new member of the group, hoping to improve their skills to fight the First Order, which I think were great ideas. Naturally, Hype doesn't take too kindly to this news, and tries to remain the number one and only it being about him. I hate to say it, but I thought Hype was pretty insufferable this episode. I know by the end, they do the cliche thing and make him come around and learn his lesson, but at the same time, it makes me wonder why he thought about himself that way for so long. No only did he just barely survive an attack, but he was captured by the First Order last season, and saw the evil of the Empire before, so why would he try to continue being the showoff racer like before?
Still, the action scenes, including the final sequence with a giant creature, was really-well animated, and hopefully, the growing pains of the Aces are gone, and they can be a competent fighting force in the future. Also, we got to learn a little more about Griff, as well as more lines and screentime by him. It wasn't a lot, but it was at least something.
Meanwhile, we get to see Tam training to become a First Order pilot. She obviously gets a rude awakening when the First Order, (and before it the Empire), only cares about a solider serving the greater good of the order, and if you can get ahead and get rid of the weak links, go for it. Naturally, we have seen that before in Star Wars, but it was nice to see Tam begin to realize that the First Order maybe aren't the people she thought they were.
Also, I like how the training drones the First Order uses are X-Wings.
Overall, I thought this was an average episode. It was filled with ideals we've seen before. Yet, at the same time, this episode didn't feel like a filler, and was a necessary step for the rest of the season. Like I said, hopefully this episode is a growing pain for the season for more interesting stories later on.
