So did anyone actually buy one of these?

Nice.  I missed the preorder window for Revan and finally managed to place an order for him on Amazon.

Prices have been dropping rapidly on these.  I managed to score one for $50 shipped off of eBay the other day.

Star Wars needs an introductory line for the 1:18 scale.  How many 8 year olds are clamoring for TVC figures right now?  Or their parents who are not existing collectors? 

I’ve seen Hasbro’s Marvel Epic Hero Series figures.  They’re not up to the standards of the old Marvel Universe line, but they’re not garbage.  They’re an introductory series that can offer vehicles that won’t break the bank.  In fact , I already have some of the Marvel Epic Heroes figures from GotG volume 3.  I need to compare them for height with some current TVC figures.  I think some people might be getting unnecessarily hung up on the 4” figure thing.

This line makes sense in advance of the release of the “Skeleton Crew” series.  That’s supposed to feature a number of kids in the cast.  A line like this seems like it could support that Disney+ series in real time and reach that broader audience.

Plus, this line could be a way to get more 1:18 scale vehicles back on the shelves of the big box retailers.  Lots of collectors recognize what junk the electronic 12” figures are, but they’re keeping that lower shelf space that used to be occupied by vehicles.  A vehicle line that consists of ships that are all priced above $100 is not friendly to the market.  TVC vehicles have been amazing, but they get released at a very slow rate.  A $30 to $40 assortment of vehicles is much more accessible to the broader market and has the potential to generate volume sales.  I don’t think for an instant that this will replace the Vintage Collection, but it can definitely help build out worlds at a more affordable price point.

I totally agree there needs to be a more value oriented line.  TVC is way too expensive for kids/moms.

The part I don't understand is the move to 4".  Why can't they stay with 3.75" for the value line (e.g. 5POA).   We've got 45 years of 3.75" history.  If you keep it at 3.75" you'll get long time collectors and soccer moms.  If you go to 4" you'll still have your soccer moms but you're going to lose a lot of your collectors.

All of us here, in this antiquated forum, are the outliers. 

Why Dooku?  Because he won a fan choice poll over on Instagram.

Instagram seems to be Hasbro's go-to source for "what do the fans want" these days.  Try as I might, Hasbro doesn't really care about us "forum folks" anymore.

Wow.  I read the Bantha Skull Post.  I guess I'm not much in to social media so I missed this, but it clearly wouldn't have mattered with their final four:
- Luke Skywalker
- Count Dooku
- Sabine Wren
- Asajj Ventress

Lame.

I hope somebody at Hasbro has some fresh ideas as the Instagram masses clearly don't.

Jayson noted that everything revealed was a fan channel figure.  I thought that was kind of odd as well.

Totally agree that the selections were crappy/weird (other than the NightTroopers set), and the part that I don't get is the fan channel aspect.  Maybe I don't understand who exactly shops via fan channel, but that makes me think "collector".  What collector wants these TPM figures?  I get that they want to do a carded version of The Ghost figures and that retail probably wouldn't be a great spot for these.

I sure hope there are mainline retail figures still coming from Andor or other relevant shows that weren't shown as I'm not sure other than the NightTroopers set that there will be anything that I pre-order.

Hasbro's efforts here (and in Black Series that I've dropped) have been pretty weak lately.  I sure hope there is some good stuff still coming.

ROTS Boker Scout & Speeder Bike are also down to $19.97

Wow.  I still haven't opened mine. 

Is the Biker Scout made to also stand up okay, or is he mostly designed to sit on the bike?  I may get a bunch of these just for the biker scouts.

I was holding out hope it was in fact going somewhere, but I find it the heart of arrogance on Filoni and Lucasfilm's part to feel so assured they will have the opportunity to continue this into another season, or show, or film in the future.

I was kind of thinking the same thing. 

I'm not sure how Disney greenlights Star Wars streaming series, but I was under the impression that there was no contract in place or any guarantee of a second season.  Maybe Filoni thought he nailed it, but I think this series was just okay, and I'm probably biased towards the positive because its Star Wars.  I think Filoni is best as an adviser Like Lucas was on "hero's journey" mythology and what makes Star Wars Star Wars.  I'd much prefer they find real writer/director talent like Tony Gilroy to own a whole series like they did with Andor.

I know they've talked about a movie event tying this all together, but I'm not sure how interested anyone is going to be in a movie that ties together the sloppiness of Mando season 3 and Ahsoka.  They're going to have to get a much stronger narrative to make that interesting.

I agree with you Nick that not everything needs to be tied up at the end of a season, but I was left a bit dissatisfied with the storytelling.  Maybe I need to know a little more about Thrawn's plot with the casket/crates to feel real dread.  Maybe I need to know anything about what Baylan is up to in order to care even a little.  Maybe I needed a better character growth journey for Ahsoka.  There was good eye candy and the plot didn't have holes in it, but there was room for improvement.

I'd probably rate this first season a 5.5 out of 10.