It's the neck pillow, I just can't deal with it. First off, there's zero sense that any humanoid would evolve such a thing. It apparently serves no function, and it would make the head tremendously top heavy. Further, why would one individual have dark skin with a three-lobed neck pillow, and other green skin with a two? That can't happen, in any galaxy.
What's especially galling is the primitive special effects they use to create the neck pillows, it's quite obviously make of stuffed animal synthetic fur, and you can even see the seams on the side where they sewed it together. Millions per episode, and they can't do better than 1950's era "Invaders from Mars" (where you could see the zippers on the "Martian" costumes)? They didn't want to deal with the transition between skin and neck pillow, so they have the pillow race people wear some kind of stupid head gear to hide it. I mean, does the green skin woman really need some kind of leather head gear with goggles, all the time? Does she sleep in it? Must stink after awhile.
There is some sort of plot, who cares, and it's post empire, so at least there are no clone storm troopers who can't hit the broad side of a barn with their laser pistols. But no matter how much you want to enjoy the somewhat decent effects, every time Dawson appears with that stuffed animal around her neck, you lose any connection. Oh, and let's not forget the muppet-like pet cat thing, which is animated so poorly you can't even see it eat. Unacceptable.
What's especially galling is the primitive special effects they use to create the neck pillows, it's quite obviously make of stuffed animal synthetic fur, and you can even see the seams on the side where they sewed it together. Millions per episode, and they can't do better than 1950's era "Invaders from Mars" (where you could see the zippers on the "Martian" costumes)? They didn't want to deal with the transition between skin and neck pillow, so they have the pillow race people wear some kind of stupid head gear to hide it. I mean, does the green skin woman really need some kind of leather head gear with goggles, all the time? Does she sleep in it? Must stink after awhile.
There is some sort of plot, who cares, and it's post empire, so at least there are no clone storm troopers who can't hit the broad side of a barn with their laser pistols. But no matter how much you want to enjoy the somewhat decent effects, every time Dawson appears with that stuffed animal around her neck, you lose any connection. Oh, and let's not forget the muppet-like pet cat thing, which is animated so poorly you can't even see it eat. Unacceptable.