Holy shit, they actually pulled it off.
7/10
Good but deducted
1 point for
Sabine who is annoying
me so much, never liked
her from the beginning
but gave her a chance,
even after ignoring
orders and losing the
Map-Key.
And to once again
ignore orders and
give the map straight
to the darksiders
that's it for me now
I don't trust her and I really
don't like her, she should
have destroyed it
straight away, I was hoping
Blondie would choke her
out. don't get me started on
watching the giant space
ring power up and not even
get a single shot off at it,
utter nonsense, with such
a strong start I really hope
this Show straightens itself
out for the second half of
the season.
Dumbass gives map to the enemy even though “you know you can [count on her].” Captain Dumbass brings her child on a dangerous space mission, and then just stares at the enemy “oh, it looks like they are going to jump” and just lets them jump. Jedi training robot cannot defend himself against run of the mill attack robots, and covering his mouth with a metal “hand” keeps him from yelling “help!” Did I miss anything? LOL Still, I’m gonna keep watching, it’s fun despite being written by/for kindergarteners at times. Such seems to be the way of these series.
This show has managed to make lightsabers boring. And would someone please get Ahsoka a strong cup of coffee or something comparable to perk her up a bit?
so the force can move mountains but a 2 pound metallic sphere is too much...
Hm, is it possible for this show to get any more stupid or obvious? I mean Huyang tells Ahsoka and Sabine to stick together, Ahsoka asks Sabine if she can trust her... and of course, they separate, of course Sabine is her usual annoying and stupid self - and again, the map lands in the hands of the darksiders. Urgh. Another case of compulsive completist me having to finish a show rather than watching it because I actually like it.
And now we get Ahsoka meeting force ghost/artificial looking Anakin (well, could still be a trap by the dark side yet)... and WTH is Hera doing taking her son into a dangerous situation? I hope, though, that he'll display some signs of the force, and even more, that he'll show more brains than Sabine ever did in this show so far. He can't be more annoying than her, that's for sure.
I'd rather watch Obi-Wan reciting the phone book than this show filled with stupidity and plotholes (if there's a plot to be discovered at all among all the sllloooowww talking and gaming/action sequences).
The lightsaber fights weren’t that good.
What sort of irresponsible parent flies their child into a war zone. The writing was poor and the acting was awkward and non-engaging. What happened to the great writing from the animated shows? Wouldn’t you let them lead as they did such a great job with those. This is so stunted.
I don't care for the actor playing Sabine, and the ending was lame. Did she enter the force? Is the Flash going to show up? Shin looks like a medieval squire, and the other one, whatever their name is, looks like a knight. I find this show very slow and very boring. The mythology created/extended/changed by Rebels, is not for me.
Absolutely loved this episode and what an ending.
[7.5/10] It’s frickin’ Anakin! Look, I fully admit that, as a teaser at least, this is total empty fanservice. It’s the kind of thing I tend to rail against. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t gasp a little when I realized that Ahsoka had washed up in the World Between Worlds. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a touch giddy to hear Anakin call his former apprentice “Snips.” I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t joyful to see AAhsoska turn around, say “Master?” and see none other than Sky Guy standing before her.
Is it completely and utterly cheap? My god yes. But it also totally worked on me, so I’m loath to complain.
Oh yeah, and there’s a bunch of other major happenings too. Our good guy force-users go toe-to-toe with the bad guy force-users. Huyang gets into some fisticuffs of his own. Ahsoka sort of dies. (Presumably she’s just out temporarily and will pop back to life once she goes on a spirit quest with Anakin). Sabine switches sides (again, at least temporarily/a little). Hera and Phoenix Squadron come to help. Morgan Elsbeth and her allies (seemingly) successfully launch themselves into the Unknown Regions. For folks who’ve been complaining about pace, some big deal shit goes down here.
But here’s my favorite part of it all -- a philosophical disagreement between Ahsoka and Sabine. If it comes to it, Ahsoka wants to destroy the map. Better to prevent Thrawn from returning and reigniting the war. But Sabine is unwilling to give up their only chance to potentially save Ezra, even if it means potentially allowing a villain to come back. Not to put too fine a point on it, but it’s a debate between fighting what we hate and saving what we love.
You can see both sides of it. For Ahsoka, who saw the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire, the commitment to stopping a formidable opponent like Thrawn from restarting it all is unquestioned. For Sabine, whose only family is Ezra, the possibility of stranding him and both being alone forever is unthinkable. There’s no easy answers, and how each feels is based on who they are, which makes the disagreement between them feel legitimate.
What’s more, we find out that Sabine’s family on Mandalore, whom we met back in Rebels, perished sometime between then and now. It’s easy to guess that they were obliterated in Moff Gideon’s assault. But regardless of the exact details, Baylan perceives that, at a minimum,, Sabine feels that it happened because Ahsoka didn’t trust her. The show has hinted at what caused a falling out between them, but this is the first time we’ve come to understand the root of why.
Not for nothing, I liked Baylan a lot here. His intentions are still rather cryptic, something that frustrated me about the antagonist in the Obi-Wan show. But he’s a legitimate foe for Ahsoka, one who paints her with the same brush as her former master, has lost his faith in the Jedi, and who seems to genuinely believe that unleashing the evil of Thrawn will somehow be for the greater good. Maybe it’s the writing. Maybe it’s just Ray Stevenson’s presence. But whatever the reason, he’s one of the cooler bad guys we’ve had in a while.
These are also some top notch lightsaber fights here. The weakest of them is Sabine vs. Shin, but even there, you have some intrigue that comes from the “Mandalorian tactics vs. Jedi tactics” showdown. Something about the unsteadiness but indefatigable quality of Sabine in the fight against a superior foe made me think of the ending to The Force Awakens.
But both of Ahsoka’s fights are pretty darn cool. I love the Raiders of the Lost Ark quality of Ahsoka’s fight with Marrok, where he goes wild with his Inquisitor blade, only to get sliced by Ahsoka with a single slash. Plus what the hell is he! The mist escaping from his suit with an odd shriek just raises more questions!
The piece de resistance, though, is the fight between Ahsoka and Baylan. There’s a level of control, a steady mastery between them that’s evident which makes their skirmish aces. It’s not the frantic slinging of blades, but rather a more controlled duel, that steadily devolves into wilder tactics as the stalemate becomes shaky, and the goal to retrieve the map becomes more important. The intervention of both these masters’ apprentices hits the right notes, and provides an excuse for why Ahsoka is bested.
The most fascinating part may be the way Baylan talks down Sabine from destroying the map. There is a very Palpatine quality to his temptation of Lady Wren, right down to a meaningful utterance of “Do it.” like Palpy, he plays on the emotional wants of his quarry, manipulating her based on her attachment to Ezra in a way that gives the bad guys the key to achieving their goal, so long as she can come along for the ride and perhaps save her dear friend in the process. Much of the show to date has been a battle for Sabine’s soul in one form or another, and seeing this latest shift marks a major, probably regrettable, but certainly understandable turning point for her.
Otherwise, it’s nice to see Ahsoka pulling the trigger on some big things after three episodes of setup. The confrontation between Hera (in the Ghost, no less!) and Phoenix Squadron versus Morgan’s massive hyperspace launcher comes with cool visuals, and young Jacen giving us the closest thing we get to an “I have a bad feeling about this.” Major shit goes down, and it’s easy to salivate over what comes next.
First and foremost though, it means a reunion, however temporary, between Ahsoka and Anakin, presumably with advice on training a recalcitrant apprentice, an earned return to the world of the living, and stars willing, some measure of peace and certainty in where to go next.
Lightsaber fights were really nice but I think they could have used some more work in fluidity. Probably the best live action fights we’ve seen during the Disney+ era though tho (except the final Vader Kenobi fight in Kenobi). Sets up lots of interesting stuff but I think the show suffers from a weekly release
People who have never seen Rebels going to be very confused about the ending.
I have loved this show so far, and this episode was just the icing on the cake. I'd love it if the episodes were longer but hey if that's the criticism, you know they're doing something right. SNIPS!!!
Ahsoka's Cape needs to go. Blondie needs better lines and a good beat down
Sabine is so weak. She gave up so easily. And she should’ve listened to Ahsoka and destroyed the key. What’s more important the fate of the galaxy or one guy
Sigh... god damnit Sabine :neutral_face:
This episode of Ahsoka was recorded on the national Take Your Kid to Work Day
Plastic faced CGI Anakin is plastic! urghh...
Shin just isn't intimidating or scary enough with them cute doe eyes.
Best Star Wars content in a long time. This was so good!
This show suffers the same problem as Kenobi.
It was highly anticipated and everyone is waiting for "the" one thing to happen. It is easy to look at. Meanwhile we get one action scene after another but little content. I like lightsaber fights as much as the next guy but even I are bored by them at this point. And they are stretched out for no reason other than to fill the time. Furthermore monotone one word dialogues, and totally predictable writing. And you realize by now that this should have been a movie rather than a mini-series.
Even the massive reveal at the end wasn't a surprise as the title of this episode alone was a massive spoiler in itself.
But this is how you catch bees. Just pour enough honey over it.
Since when do spaceships in Star Wars have Tardis technology inside them?! 31:14
I said at the start I was excited to see where this leads and I am not disappointed in the slightest.
Now I can’t wait to see next week’s episode.
This was so good. Great episode.
This is the peak of what good Star Wars Disney TV is. Andor was very anti Disney and better but this is the best we could ever get for their toned down reference heavy material. snips!
Who's the fallen Jedi? Anakin? Baylan? or Ahsoka, who literally falls
Sabine getting stabbed by lightsaber: I am fine, tis but a flesh wound.
Ahsoka on top of ship in space: This is fine, I am going to do some acrobatic jumps in space, fall back on the ship and prevent the enemy from blowing us up using my lightsabers.
Ahsoka falling on the ocean: Well, I am dead... Time for some memberberries and time travelling!
OMG... What a spot to end the episode!
this episode was so good, pure light saber action and the teases and all and the ending because HOLY SHIT ANAKIN
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7.5/10
Transmitting (radio signals) while hiding seems like a bad idea... :o :D
Huyang has much better combat skills than I expected!
"Well, that will set me back a bit." xD
Look's like Hera's indeed still a true Rebel ("Watch me").
It's nice to see her flying the Ghost again.
"You have no power." - Yeah, Sabine really doesn't have it easy... :o
And apparently Sabine's family died between Rebels and this show!?! :o That could definitely explain the tensions between Ahsoka and her.
"No one will be following us." - How could Sabine help them and what could possibly be her plan?!? She really seems to be blinded by her emotions for Ezra... :o
At least Ahsoka is now in that very powerful space with the floating pathways and dors/portals, again.
Seeing Anakin at the end was super exciting and promising! <3 I cannot wait for the next episode now... Hopefully it'll be good!