Star Wars: Rebels (Disney+)

#101
#101
I haven't seen it yet but for those that watched did they really reintroduce Pellaeon to the canon only to have him killed? If so frick Dave Filoni for doing that I saw that on twitter.
 
#103
#103
Slightly underwhelmed but the whole show was really good so it happens. Anxious to see what Filoni does next.
 
#104
#104
I’m just gonna say SPOILERS ahead

Over all I thought last weeks episodes were better but this was still a pretty strong finale. I like that they were able to work in almost every side character that has appeared on the show and call back to some previous episodes.

After Callus’ flip at the end of last season I felt he was really underutilized this season. Thankfully he got his moments to shine this week.

Rex and the other clones each had a moment too. And it’s nice to have the ROTJ appearance confirmed.

And Hondo... oh Hondo... he was so corny when he first appeared on Clone Wars but his character has grown on me. I love when he shows up. His ugnaught side kick is usually kinda lame but I liked him this episode although I wish he would’ve stayed dead.

I think the ending for Ezra was perfect. This takes him off the board for the duration of the Original Trilogy but still alive. Can’t believe he called in the space whales.

I was expecting Ashoka to show up in during the battles. The wrap up with her and Sabine pretty much laid out the next series.

And Jason Sydulla?!? When would that have happened?!?
 
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burntorangeVOLffle said:
I’m just gonna say SPOILERS ahead
Over all I thought last weeks episodes were better but this was still a pretty strong finale. I like that they were able to work in almost every side character that has appeared on the show and call back to some previous episodes.

After Callus’ flip at the end of last season I felt he was really underutilized this season. Thankfully he got his moments to shine this week.

Rex and the other clones each had a moment too. And it’s nice to have the ROTJ appearance confirmed.

And Hondo... oh Hondo... he was so corny when he first appeared on Clone Wars but his character has grown on me. I love when he shows up. His ugnaught side kick is usually kinda lame but I liked him this episode although I wish he would’ve stayed dead.

I think the ending for Ezra was perfect. This takes him off the board for the duration of the Original Trilogy but still alive. Can’t believe he called in the space whales.

I was expecting Ashoka to show up in during the battles. The wrap up with her and Sabine pretty much laid out the next series.

And Jason Sydulla?!? When would that have happened?!?
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Okay, just got through watching it. And...

Agree with the side kicks. I'm glad they provided some follow up with the Clones. And agree with the Rex confirmation at Endor. Kinda a small retcon, but I liked it.

I didn't care for the space whales thing necessarily. Kinda goofy, but I would guess that's the Disney showing out.

I liked Hondo in CW. He went a little overboard with goofy in Rebels. But still a likable scoundrel.

Yes, AHSOKA LIVES! One has to wonder where she was during the time from 1 BBY to 4 ABY. But it certainly set things up nicely for another post Galactic Civil War series. Maybe even bring Thrawn back? If Ezra survived, who's to say Thrawn doesn't?

Of course, Ahsoka wasn't the only one we got closure with. Maul's demise was a nice write in. Though that has to be the shortest lightsaber battle in Star Wars history.

Regardless, it was a cool series. Not to the level of Clone Wars, but a nice offshoot in the Star Wars Universe.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Okay, just got through watching it. And...

Agree with the side kicks. I'm glad they provided some follow up with the Clones. And agree with the Rex confirmation at Endor. Kinda a small retcon, but I liked it.

I didn't care for the space whales thing necessarily. Kinda goofy, but I would guess that's the Disney showing out.

I liked Hondo in CW. He went a little overboard with goofy in Rebels. But still a likable scoundrel.

Yes, AHSOKA LIVES! One has to wonder where she was during the time from 1 BBY to 4 ABY. But it certainly set things up nicely for another post Galactic Civil War series. Maybe even bring Thrawn back? If Ezra survived, who's to say Thrawn doesn't?

Of course, Ahsoka wasn't the only one we got closure with. Maul's demise was a nice write in. Though that has to be the shortest lightsaber battle in Star Wars history.

Regardless, it was a cool series. Not to the level of Clone Wars, but a nice offshoot in the Star Wars Universe.
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CW was overall more complex in the big picture. They had to tell stories about the Jedi, the Sith, the Rebublic, the Seperatists, Anakin, Obi-Wan, the clones, ect ect...

This show was definitely more streamlined to this small group of Rebels which made for some more emotional moments as the series began to close out.
 
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burntorangeVOLffle said:
CW was overall more complex in the big picture. They had to tell stories about the Jedi, the Sith, the Rebublic, the Seperatists, Anakin, Obi-Wan, the clones, ect ect...

This show was definitely more streamlined to this small group of Rebels which made for some more emotional moments as the series began to close out.
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Agreed and I liked it. It was a pure "offshoot" in the SW Universe connected to the events prior to Episode 4, but not impacting them specifically. CW provided badly needed backstory to a great many things between Episode 2 and 3. Especially the Season 6 episodes on Netflix with the Clone Trooper Tup arc and Anakin starting to get all kinds of possessive over Padme.

I do think it's interesting as CW started out as mainly a kid oriented show, but eventually evolved into one that still was kid-centric, but had enough "adult" material to keep the attention of SW fans across the spectrum. Rebels started out with enough of an "adult" platform to gain an audience and hold them throughout the series.

I still want to know what Sidious did to Maul at the end of CW and what he was doing the past 18 years before his reemergence in Rebels.

Regardless, Rebels was a nice tangent in the mythology and introduced some interesting lines of thought.

As for the Jacen Syndulla situation, I feel we might see more of that down the road. When it happened? Plenty of time to do such things after they finally released their emotions.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Agreed and I liked it. It was a pure "offshoot" in the SW Universe connected to the events prior to Episode 4, but not impacting them specifically. CW provided badly needed backstory to a great many things between Episode 2 and 3. Especially the Season 6 episodes on Netflix with the Clone Trooper Tup arc and Anakin starting to get all kinds of possessive over Padme.

I do think it's interesting as CW started out as mainly a kid oriented show, but eventually evolved into one that still was kid-centric, but had enough "adult" material to keep the attention of SW fans across the spectrum. Rebels started out with enough of an "adult" platform to gain an audience and hold them throughout the series.

I still want to know what Sidious did to Maul at the end of CW and what he was doing the past 18 years before his reemergence in Rebels.

Regardless, Rebels was a nice tangent in the mythology and introduced some interesting lines of thought.

As for the Jacen Syndulla situation, I feel we might see more of that down the road. When it happened? Plenty of time to do such things after they finally released their emotions.
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We're almost certain to get a series set after post-RoTJ but pre-TFA about Sabine/Ahsoka trying to find Ezra to help fight the growing First Order. Going to be interesting to see what direction that take Jacen Syndulla in. Will he be one of the first padawans of Luke Skywalker or Ezra's first teacher once they find him? I do find it interesting they went with Jacen, not sure if you guys ever read the New Jedi Order or Legacy of the Force series but Han and Leia's child was named Jacen and he fell to the dark side. The name is probably just a wink and nod to the old EU but would Dave really consider letting the son of Kanan and Hera fall to the dark side? That would be a really epic twist.
 
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Burhead said:
We're almost certain to get a series set after post-RoTJ but pre-TFA about Sabine/Ahsoka trying to find Ezra to help fight the growing First Order. Going to be interesting to see what direction that take Jacen Syndulla in. Will he be one of the first padawans of Luke Skywalker or Ezra's first teacher once they find him? I do find it interesting they went with Jacen, not sure if you guys ever read the New Jedi Order or Legacy of the Force series but Han and Leia's child was named Jacen and he fell to the dark side. The name is probably just a wink and nod to the old EU but would Dave really consider letting the son of Kanan and Hera fall to the dark side? That would be a really epic twist.
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Yes, I'm familiar with the Legends version of events and them killing off Mara Jade. Bastards...

However, THAT would make an epic offshoot. The Emperor's Hands series. I feel this was kind of the path they were taking with the Inquisitors, but never really finished it through to conclusion.

It would certainly be dark, but Mara Jade is one of the most popular non-canon figures in the Star Wars Universe they never have even mentioned. And it certainly would be in line with the current path Disney is taking. A badass female warrior? How much more badass could they get than Mara Jade?
 
#111
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Burhead said:
We're almost certain to get a series set after post-RoTJ but pre-TFA about Sabine/Ahsoka trying to find Ezra to help fight the growing First Order. Going to be interesting to see what direction that take Jacen Syndulla in. Will he be one of the first padawans of Luke Skywalker or Ezra's first teacher once they find him? I do find it interesting they went with Jacen, not sure if you guys ever read the New Jedi Order or Legacy of the Force series but Han and Leia's child was named Jacen and he fell to the dark side. The name is probably just a wink and nod to the old EU but would Dave really consider letting the son of Kanan and Hera fall to the dark side? That would be a really epic twist.
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I hope he doesn’t end up as a student of Luke’s. We know how that ended. 😬

As for when it happened... Obviously you don’t need to say I Love You to make a baby. It was just strange because earlier episodes made it out like they had a relationship going on but this season made it out like they were passing ships in the night.... I guess they had more going on off screen than the show let on.
 
#112
#112
My 6.5 year old is more into Rebels than the movies. Ezra, Kanan and Chopper being 3 of his favorite characters in all of Star Wars. I don’t think he understands the show is completely over.

Anyway just thought I would share this doodle he was doing yesterday.

Ghost is on the left with Chopper flying above Kanan on a speeder bike. Hera was on the other bike but now she is getting on a Loath Wolf with Ezra while Tie Fighters are starting to come from over the horizon.
 

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#113
#113
I'm binge watching the entire series again to see things I missed the first go around. I found something interesting in the Season 4 episode World between Worlds. Kanan said earlier in the season about "all paths converge" but didn't really go into detail. While in the world between worlds, Erza and Ahsoka are seen running towards the portal where Kanan is making his last stand. As they're running along, the different paths inside the world between worlds are seen intersecting into the path towards the Kanan portal.

I'm likely not the first to see that, but I thought it a neat addition to the episode.
 
#114
#114
This show was so planned out with a beginning middle and end for these characters (although I think it’s not really over for Ezra, Sabine, and Ashoka).

Whereas Clone Wars certainly felt more like they were trying tell as many smaller stories as they could during that 3 year time frame.
 
#115
#115
With Ashoka coming later this summer I thought this deserved a bump.

I just recently finished rewatching it and have now started a rewatch of Clone Wars in Chronological order. It's amazing how out of order TCW were when originally released.
 
#116
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CagleMtnVol said:
With Ashoka coming later this summer I thought this deserved a bump.

I just recently finished rewatching it and have now started a rewatch of Clone Wars in Chronological order. It's amazing how out of order TCW were when originally released.
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I think CW chronology normalizes in the 2nd half of the 3rd season.
 
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#118
#118
I need to finish Bad Batch and bing this series over the summer with some Rebels sprinkled in
 
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