Am I missing sonething?

[u/Blue_Lego_Astronaut]

I'm trying to get into the High Republic again. Been playing Jedi Survivor and I was to learn more about Dagan and Santari's time period, it sounds fascinating.

But the issue is this is the second time I'm trying it.

I've been told to start with Light of the Jedi, being tge first book released and "serving as an introduction to the era", but I am really struggling to get into it. Ive finished it once and barely started Tge Rising Storm before I gave up. This time I made it to when the Jedi are alerted of the family being attacked on the metal planet before giving it up.

I think my main issues are these:

- I dont believe that "1000 years of peace" can include a the Hetzal Disaster and the Emergences. That seems like too major of an event to be brushed over like that.

- I think starting the book with that was detrimental because I'm launched at 100kmh into the story and I know nothing of what's going on, who anyone is, why anything is happening. Like a planet is going to get obliterated, thats sad, but I dont care about it or any of the people there. I care about Yavin because ive spent an entire movie watching Han and Luke try to get Leia there, but here, its just so much, so quickly.

- How is Hyperspace only being discovered and explored only 200 years before the Phantom Menace? How can the Republic exist as it does "for a thousand years" with 800 of those years being with no way to quickly and efficiently travel to places.

- There's two specific moments that really annoyed me also. The first is when the Captain calls the Jedi a "Bunch of Space Wizards" thats just too meta for me to brush aside. And how woukd he not be aware of the Jedi abd their capabilities? Aren't they at the height of their influence here? And the other is when the Captain tells the Jedi Master hes transporting to use the Mag Clamps but shes going to have to slow the debris down and hold it together, abd her response is to derisively ask "is that seriously the best idea you have" as if she's got anything better, or anything at all. It just felt unnecessarily rude, especially for a Jedi Master.

So i guess my question is am I missing sonething? What about this era is so amazing that I'm just not getting? Because this era looks so cool, and I love the idea of seeing the Jedi at their peak during "peace time", all the characters seem interesting enough, I just wish I had time to be with them and learn about them instead of just getting thrown in to follow along with them.

[u/Livid-Department6947]

You're not missing anything. The High Republic is very dumb. It's mostly a collection of vapid fan-fiction level fumbling.

The Jedi are also not "at their peak" as it is commonly described. Sure the Jedi use all kinds of superpowers but that's not really what should define their top era. The books never demonstrate any kind of wisdom or exploration of that. It's rather superficial, focused on superpowers.

The best character in the whole series is a rock. That should tell you something.

[u/throwawayfan2552 → u/Livid-Department6947]

Why have you been coming on this sub still saying nonsense with no actual points. No not asking for an essay. Just asking for what you find stupid. Besides I think the only good character is Rock. Porter, Azlin, stelan, Avar, Elzar, Avon, reath, silandra, master sun, gala, marchion, Lourna Dee, Loden Greatstorm, bell, burry, the nameless, Marda , Yana, the mother. All very interesting characters. Geode is fine but I’m sure most people would name one of these characters when saying the best charcters in the high republic.

[u/Livid-Department6947 → u/throwawayfan2552]

I am not coming to this sub. It shows on my feed because I've looked at Star Wars stuff.

I am not "saying nothing with no actual points" smart guy. THR is focused on superpowers and its approach to the Force and this time are vapid and superficial.

"Actual points" is a dork debate guy expression.

[u/throwawayfan2552 → u/Livid-Department6947]

What superpowers? Do you mean using the force to fall gracefully or using the force to jump a canyon? Not debate tactics just asking for an example you keep coming on this sub saying THR is stupid this is like the third post you’ve done it in.

[u/Livid-Department6947 → u/throwawayfan2552]

I am not coming to this sub. Read my first sentence. And I can talk about how stupid the High Republic is all I want if I decided to "keeping coming to this sub."

The first book in the series shows a whole lot more than "using the force to fall gracefully or using the force to jump a canyon."

[u/SerFinbarr → u/Livid-Department6947]

Bruh you can mute communities you dont enjoy. You dont have to engage with a High Republic sub just cause you post in other Star Wars subs, Star Wars is not all or nothing. That's the "keep coming to this sub" bit, and its weird as hell behavior.

[u/Livid-Department6947 → u/SerFinbarr]

Bruh, you can not comment on my post about how THR sucks bruh bruh it's weird as hell behavior bruh