TIE/rp Reaper attack landers were a variety of TIE used by the Imperial Navy. Specifically, Reapers were used to transport small strike teams through active battlefields. Although they were not heavily armed, armored, or large enough to carry many troops, they were remarkably fast, allowing the Empire to send elite forces to areas where they were needed.
I once had to answer a very uncomfortable question to my significant other, which essentially boiled down to “what makes a good sex scene good in a romance novel”? It was a fair question, as I had been struggling to explain why I liked one piece of media over another and my preferences had come to seem arbitrary, but the one thing I zeroed in on this time was how much the buildup matters. If there’s no buildup, no tension, then whatever occurs between the characters isn’t exciting. Basically, what makes sex scenes good is unresolved sexual tension (UST). Now fast forward to watching Rogue One.
I came out of Rogue One in tears, not because I was particularly upset at the ending (it’s a prequel and we already knew the outcome of this mission if you were paying attention to the other Star Wars movies) but because it was a masterclass in UST. Cassian and Jyn were given just the right amount of screen time together, harrowing situations they cooperated to navigate and bond over, and character development that put them on a track to understand one another more deeply. The ending may have torn my heart out and danced on it, but Cassian and Jyn were left perfect and I appreciated the brilliance of it.
I fully acknowledge I was manipulated and that Cassian and Jyn were all buildup with no payoff, in a sense. But from another perspective the payoff was the journey of the relationship itself and I believed it without needing them to hit me over the head with snappy one liners or weirdly sexualized accidents. So bravo Rogue One for being a great action movie and also a great romance. Truly, it set the bar pretty darn high for other action movies that dare “throw in” romance.
Jyn’s being stupidly courageous by having some tea with Papa Erso up on this platform^^ when Cassian gets contacted by K2 with the knowledge that Alliance is sending in support. While his response is interesting (and as a RebelCaptain, heartwarming) what makes me intrigued the most is this:
Cassian says to K2:
“No, no, no—tell them to hold up! Jyn’s on that platform!”
What K2 says to Alliance:
“Captain Andor requesting a delay on squadron support. Alliance forces onsite. Please confirm.”
Ok, ok, it might just be the difference because of protocol. (No names over unsecured channels) However, K2 doesn’t like Jyn. It’s not like he really cares to save her.
My theory: K2 is covering for Cassian. First off, had Cassian had a straight line to the Alliance, his comment would have been exactly what he said to K2. That wouldn’t have mattered to Draven if Jyn was alive or atomized. So by calling her ‘Alliance forces’ he’s protecting both Cassian’s reputation and assuaging any guilt that the Captain might be feeling over his latest assassination ( remember, K would assume that Cassian would have gone through with it.)
Anyway that’s just something my benedryl-addled brain came up with. No guaranteeing that it makes any sense. If you have anything that proves/disproves my thoughts, let me know!
So tldr: K2 is Cassian’s bff. K2 is best bff a lonely pitiful distraught gray character could ask for.
@canttouchthis87 and I started talking about smaller fandoms and of course this set me right off and now I’m complaining about how it has been FIVE FUCKING YEARS DISNEY WHERE IS THE BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE OF ROGUE ONE WE FUCKING KNOW THEY KISSED GIVE US THE FOOTAGE WHAT THE FUCK.
Commission for @pontmercyingtil based on a scene from her amazing and absolutely heartwarming fic Booking It. If you haven’t gone through her treasure trove of wonderful rebelcaptain and rogue one fics yet, idk what you’re still doing here.
“Cassian Andor, former Rebel spy, is now quite happily settled in as Fest’s first librarian. Everything is going smoothly, until one day, his favorite book goes missing… little does he know a certain Jyn Erso is to blame.”
