#synara

[m00nb04rd5]

Can you please do Synara San from Star Wars Resistance?

Synara San (Star Wars Resistance)

[herebeminis]

Synara San

Hey, remember Star Wars Resistance? Design-wise, Synara still has one of my favorite Star Wars looks. Very cool.

[spaceasianmillennial]

I wouldn’t be so into Neekaz if weren’t for the fact that Neeku and Kaz reroute their attention from female love interests to each other

In “Bibo,” Kaz starts the episode by offering lunch to his crush Synara but then ends up (accidentally) buying lunch to Neeku. 

So his romantic gesture gets rerouted to Neeku.

In “The Engineer,” Neeku and Nena are happily hitting it off and they seem to sync well as mechanics. Neeku tries to tell Kaz to not ever be jealous of Nena, like a buddy telling his friend “Look, I found this nice girl, that doesn’t mean I’ll spend less time with you.”

But by the end of “The Engineer” when Nena turns out to be a saboteur, Kaz and Neeku really start to work together.  

And note how Nena points out that Kaz can be egotistical--“sounds like [Kaz] just likes to talk--and eventually trying to plead to Neeku to come with her. And note how at the very end of “The Engineer,” Kaz subverts his egotism and asks Neeku about himself.

Look, these needs that a female love interest has offered or gestures they try to give to a female love interest just ends up in Kaz and Neeku investing in each other.

I know the trope of the “male buddies finding platonic investment in each other when female love interests just don’t take interest in them” is common, but Kaz and Neeku just stands out because of the intimacy.

[vietzuko]

For the kiyoshi makeup thing, I'm half SE Asian and I was wondering, how does that work out? Is how much I look Asian more important than how asian I am percentage wise? And in general, being half, how much does my opinion on topics like these matter? Does this also depend on how much I physically look asian? (I can totally understand if you don't know the answers, I just saw you answering a similar question and since this has been on my mind for a while I though to ask)

hhhhhhhhhh this is a complicated question (and also for the record i am also half se asian & half white)

so first of all, the whole idea of “what percentage xyz race are you” has roots in anti-Blackness & white supremacy (see the “one drop rule”) https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/12/one-drop-rule-persists/ 

that being said, for white-mixed people, there are very real privileges associated with being white-passing/light-skinned/etc.

there are so many complicated factors that go into race (since race is a social construct): what you physically look like, your family history, how you personally identify, cultural experiences, how you are generally perceived by others, etc. 

so i really can’t give you a Firm Answer on what is right/whether you’d be able to cosplay as a kyoshi warrior, since i don’t know your personal situation and i don’t think i can speak for all south east asians or even for all half-south east asians.

so my personal advice would be: if you feel you have the facial features that the kyoshi makeup emphasizes (monolid eyes, button nose, etc.), you can wear the makeup. if not, i would not. 

here’s a quote from viet thanh nguyen abt vietnamese identity:  "there are many ways of being Vietnamese...as long as I felt I was Vietnamese, as long as I was moved by Vietnamese things, I was still Vietnamese. So that's how I claim my Vietnamese self." (source)

if you end up putting on the makeup and you feel moved and empowered and connected to your asian identity, wonderful! if you end up putting on the makeup and you feel hollow or disconnected or it feels like a costume, take it off. <3

[kayzean]

When you go to the kitchen for a late night snack, but one of your other family members went out for a late night snack too:

[swpoliticsandmemes]

Ok so the same episode that brings back Elijah Wood’s character is the same episode that Synara gives this gem of a line

[sketching-stephanie]

When you see a nice friend group that loves and supports each other-

[geekygirlexperience]

Star Wars Resistance S1E8 “Synara’s Score” instant reaction

Welcome back everyone!

With a title like “Synara’s Score,” looks like we’re visiting the pirate lady from last week. Let’s get started!

Captain Doza is talking with Yeager. I don’t trust Doza as far as I can throw him

Doza’s sending the Aces out on a secret mission so Doza needs Team Fireball to fix all the cannons on the Quik Trip. TEAM FIREBALL IS GETTING NOTICED!

Don’t they have other mechanics too? Team Fireball aren’t the only mechanics here. Why not get all the groups to work together? Is it because they’re our main characters so logic is out the window? I mean at least get one of the other mechanic groups to help if it’s that important 

They need to find a part that’s rare on the QuikTrip but they can’t talk about why

ORKA AND FLIX! MY FAVORITE COUPLE! I SHIP THEM SO FREAKING HARD

God, I love Orka and Flix

They might can get the part from the scavengers and oooohhh look, the pirate Synara is working with the scavengers

AND SHE JUST KNOCKED OUT A DUDE BRO

Synara and Tam are swapping ship lingo

Kaz: *plays off that he knows this shit too*

Synara and Tam:

I think Kaz has a crush on Synara. Kaz has yet to show any real interest in any woman so far (which is actually refreshing to see). So this is a weird kind of turn to see Kaz interact with Synara

BB-8 doesn’t trust Synara, but Kaz does admit that he doesn’t trust her either. OH MY GOD KAZ IS LEARNING

Synara is spying around on Doza and Yeager. HOOOO BITCH DON’T YOU DO ANYTHING TO YEAGER

Doza is admitting that the pirates have been better equipped and changing their tactics. Probably not realizing that his buddies the First Order are behind it

Synara just called into her boss to tell him that the QuikTrip is defenseless

And there’s Synara with Team Fireball trying to act all nice to them

She comes bearing gifts

Tam and Synara are getting some food together

TAM BACKSTORY!

HER FATHER WAS A RACER AND SHE WANTS TO BE ONE TOO

BUT BECAUSE OF ONE RACE, SHE LOST ALL HER MONEY AND HER SHIP

SO NOW SHE WORKS AS A MECHANIC UNTIL SHE CAN GET A SHIP

The Aces are leaving which just confirmed to Synara that the base is defenseless

AND THE PIRATES ARE ATTACKING!

I love the custodians on the QuikTrip! The pirates are making messes and running around, and the little custodian is just following behind them cleaning up their crap!

TAM IS RUNNING OFF TO SAVE SYNARA!

Oh my god, I think I’m shipping Tam and Synara

BB-8 AND TAM TEAM UP! 

There’s an old blue lady that’s become a running gag in this show and she’s hilarious! A few weeks ago, she was hitting on Kaz, and now she’s stealing shit while the pirates are attacking

TAM JUST POWER SLAMMED A DUDE!

TAM IS KICKING THE SHIT OUT OF PIRATES!

YEAGER IS KICKING ASS AND TAKING NAMES!

GO TEAM FIREBALL BEATING UP ALL THE PIRATES!

Someone please teach Kaz how to fight. He’s just waving his noodle arms around

TAM CALLED SYNARA HER FRIEND AND SYNARA IS ALL LIKE

KAZ AND YEAGER GOT THE TARGET SYSTEM WORKING

AND DOZA IS SHOOTING AT THE PIRATES! AND THE PIRATES ARE RUNNING AWAY. You know that’s not the end of the pirates, though...

Yeager: I’m proud of you, Kaz

Kaz:

I really want to see Bucket do more in this show. I try not to compare Resistance to Rebels because they’re very different shows doing very different things. But right away in Rebels, Chopper was an established main character, had personality, and was contributing. Bucket is just sort of… there. I have no feelings for him whatsoever other than wanting him to do more.

NEEKU IS STILL SUPER PRECIOUS, Y’ALL!

Yeager is starting to realize the pirates probably had inside help

SSSSIIIGGGGHHH I SHIP TAM AND SYNARA NOW DAMNIT!

DOZA IS CALLING THE FIRST ORDER!

HE IS ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FROM THE FIRST ORDER WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE FIRST ORDER WANTED!

This episode had a lot of action and was really fun even if it was pretty predictable. But I still really enjoyed it!

I got a feeling Synara will eventually join the good guys. That’s definitely what they’re setting up here. Just watch. It’s bound to happen

See you next week!