Eric's analysis was clear, deep and insightful, and I was incredibly impressed that he managed to articulate it so well so soon after getting emotionally walloped by this amazing episode. Everything about it worked perfectly to make the thematic and character-focused points it was driving towards, and not a single moment of it felt off, forced, or hollow. Hayden's performance was pitch-perfect as well, and it felt like he was leaving every single ounce of his effort on the field to make a very definitive statement about his ability to portray Anakin. Carson Teva also deserves an honorable mention as the lovable everyman hero; his moment where he just gives up and goes with the flow was such a great comedic moment, and a very welcome pause from the unrelenting emotional intensity that was the rest of this episode. It was also wonderful to see your emotions so plainly on display; it's clear how much this meant to you guys and I love that you were able to have this moment realized in live action. As Eric said, I also have no idea how the hell the next three episodes are going to top this, or what they even have up their sleeve at this point. But I also know that I can't wait to find out. Cheers!
Seriously one of the best explanations in all the reaction videos i've seen so far. Well done Eric. I had to watch it two more times to get it, you got it first time. Nice 👍 Going anywhere is better than going nowhere. That should be on an Ahsoka t-shirt pronto.
I agree with you there, but there is some idiots out there, who think he is no better. But you and I both know that those people are just existing to complain. They have no expectations.
Hayden's variations of Anakin/Vader through the different incarnations he portrayed was just incredible. The humorous Anakin in the CW. Even the aggravated/questioning line he had to Ahsoka, "Is that what this is about?" had perfect delivery and reminded me of times when he and Obi would be in disagreement, and of course the way his body language and facial expressions changed as Vader. Hayden knocked this out of the park.
Hi as a member of the costuming team who had the pleasure of working on young Ahsoka and white Ahsoka, I just want to say thank you for this video. This is exactly the response he hoped for and you have no idea how much it means to myself and so many who pushed ourselves to the limits to bring these characters to life. Thank you ❤
I hope and know you'll get to enjoy seeing thousands of Ahsoka cosplayers and costumes of this amazing White costume going into the future now. Its gonna be everywhere!!
A huge thank you to you and your team. The details, design, realism, everything was phenomenal. Zero complaints not only from me but from literally everyone I've seen talk about this episode. I could go on but I'll keep my appreciation short and to the point. MTFBWY 💜
I honestly feel that Ahsoka was scared that she inherited all of Anakin's legacy, including the death and destruction that Baylan spoke of. She knew that emotion was what led Anakin down that path, so was trying to repress her own. Anakin directly called her out on that with the line "Is that was this is about?". She had to get over that hump and realise that wasn't her destiny and let herself be herself.
Agreed. Ahsoka has been controlled by the fear that she'll become like her master and that she'll fall to the Dark Side; or she'll lose a friend (Sabine) to the Dark Side. Some people think the lesson was between literal life and death, but it was how Ahsoka chooses to continue living: controlled by fear or letting go of that fear.
It seems Anakin has a power to save Ahsoka while she was in underwater. But he was giving her choice if she wants to live or give up. And that was Ahsoka's final lesson.
Exactly what Ahsoka didn’t have to teach her own Padawan, who’s a mando/soldier/warrior, but then she didn’t know she’d get a mando padawan, still, the rumored alternate mustafar scene should’ve been there, was everyone was waiting for…
Anakin’s lesson was that she’s not him. Although he trained her she’s not him. She holds back because she’s afraid of turning out just like he did and giving in to her intensity. She’s afraid of having attachment and for that to cause her to turn. That’s why she’s hesitant to stay with Sabine. That’s why she lost that fight. She was afraid to give in to her full power. Anakin is teaching her to embrace it because there’s nothing to fear. Just like Luke, the passion is there but he learns to control it and stay in the light. Also I think he’s teaching her that leadership requires trusting yourself, having conviction in your beliefs and understanding that sacrifices must be made for a greater good as hard as they might be.
I agree with this and the lesson or her training with Anakin isn't over yet just a guess but it stems from when Anakin mentioned "there's hope for you yet"
@@marcusfullon4159 for sure I agree! I think he’s ultimately showing her that she can embrace all sides of the force with out corrupting who she is like she felt he did and I think there’s more learning down the road.
@@nerdymarriedcouple thanks that’s all it was was just what I took from it. Awesome episode and great video from you guys it’s always fun to see someone else’s reaction when you yourself were mind blown 🤯
I hate how all these shows have kk lughtsaber fighting, which totally blows, but I'm a big big fan of George Lucas starwars especially the prequels, and George Lucas lightsaber fighting style is all George Lucas and hallelujah and thank you god for putting the idea of starwars in George Lucas mind and the lughtsaber style!
So we finally got Ahsoka the White. Does this mean she is now the embodiment of The Daughter? 16-year-old actress Ariana Greenblatt did a great job as young Ahsoka.
Same. I watched this like 10 hours ago, yet I still think about it and cry when I replay this. This is Star Wars at its peak. I loved Andor, Mando and other stuff, but this... this is dreams coming true and giving Hayden more room than in Kenobi. He perfectly combined RotS Anakin and CW Anakin.
Really, boring episode, cheesy prequel dialogue, flashbacks sets were a cloud of dust, and young Ahsoka didn’t look like the cartoon, in animation she’s so skinny, why no cosplayer has ever pulled off her look.
Anakin literally came back from the netherworld of the Force in order to give his old Padawan one final lesson, and to help her let go of the past. He forced Ahsoka to face the darkness and find freedom. Filoni knew what he was doing when he wrote that scene!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
This episode was absolutely incredible. One of the best Star Wars things I’ve ever seen. Seeing a live action recreation of The Clone Wars and seeing Hayden as Anakin as well as a live action young Ahsoka and Rex was all something I’ve wanted to see for as long as I can remember and it was handled unbelievably well. I hope we see more things like this. I’d love to see a live action Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, Luke and Rex talking. As a massive Star Wars fan, this was everything I’ve ever wanted to see and more.
Really solid explanation to a BRILLIANT show. The thing about great storytelling is you responded perfectly without fully understanding consciously because of how powerful the message actually was. You got it. You just had to process it and accept it. Filoni nailed it. Darth Vaders greatest tragedy was dying an unknown hero. To sacrifice yourself for your son and the galaxy knowing you will be labeled the ultimate villain, even by Ahsoka and others. Ahsoka never got to see that he did ultimately redeem himself until now, no matter how long it took. Redemption isn’t on a schedule. It’s a different journey for it’s all.
When I first watched this episode last night, my jaw dropped when I saw Anakin and Ahsoka in their Clone Wars uniforms as well as seeing Captain Rex for a little. This episode is one of the most memorable episodes ever made in this show! Thank you Filoni, Lucasfilm, and Disney! 😊❤️
i think the lesson is that Ahsoka needed to accept that violence and death are something she cannot avoid, she needs to fight to survive, but she needs to _live_ - to embrace life and and find the positive despite the fighting she has to do. But I also think you have a good point too. She needed to choose to live because quite frankly, if she gave up, out there in the material world, she was on the verge of drowning. Choosing to live means she was able to surface to consciousness, so she could surface in the water.
and also to stop holding onto the guilt and fear regarding anakin becoming vader, he was teaching her to let go of it all and accept that she isnt like him and never will be
Also I really like what you said about it being post-RotJ Anakin. It is Anakin, post-Vader, who knows what the Dark is like, so when he has to show the Dark to Ahsoka, it is exactly the Dark he lived, the Dark she knew he had, it was Vader who challenged her.
On the idea that these shows are the effect of Anakin on other people, even "The Mandalorian" is that. To fonus on the main characters, Anakin's effect on Grogu's life is what put Grogu on the path that resulted in a bounty being issued to bring him in. Thus the effect on Grogu's life affected Din's life. In other tangential effects, the large scale effects of the Clone wars on Din (orphaned) and Mandalore, since Ahsoka fought on mandalore, met Bo-Katan there, and then Bo-Katan uno-reversed that and sent Din in Ahsoka's direction. Ahsoka's trauma (what she was challenged to get past in this episode) is why she refused to train Grogu. Ten there is the effect of Anakin on Luke, which has it's effect on Grogu to some degree, but maybe in that, Luke has come to terms with his own issues with his father, so Grogu got the position after-effects from that angle. Maybe Luke understood that strong emotional attachment could be an issue and that is why he gave Grogu the choice. So, Anakin has had wide-ranging effects, and the shows have the ripples of that.
What an episode! Knightfall Anakin/Pre-suit Vader at PEAK LEVELS is absolutely POWERFUL! No wonder Darth Sidious wanted Anakin! We all just witnessed peak Vader using a small fraction of his abilites to teach Ahsoka a lesson....if he was trying to kill her, she would NOT be able to stop him. That's mind-boggling and evident in this episode!
Anakin did the same thing for Obi-Wan in the Kenobi show. When he say Anakin'a face Obi-Wan broke down and apologized for failing him. Anakin came through and told Obi-Wan that "I am not your failure, Obi-Wan". Obi-Wan could finally move on and became the wise and positive old sage as Old Ben.
Live action Clone Wars complete with Hayden’s Anakin interacting with Ahsoka 😭 and Rex. A couple “Snips”. If they gave us a “Skyguy” I would’ve bawled. The Force is with Dave Filoni
So, a quick story. I met Hayden at comic-con soon after his initial appearance in Kenobi, and I was able to talk to him for about 90 seconds. In that time, and in getting him to sign a couple things, I asked him about his reaction to his own comeback, and how awesome it was for him. He talked about how humbled he was by the fans and getting to return and just being appreciative of all of it, just like he does on every interview now. I showed him you guys and Kyle Katarn, and Laney Byers. (As my favorite reactors on RUclips) to show him your reactions to him returning. He smiled and said “I’ve seen them before.” (Very Anakin of him!) Anyways, he knows you guys. He told me he watched all the RUclips reactions for perspective on his own acting for *ahem* upcoming potential returns as Anakin *cough cough, Ahsoka cough cough* and now we see why with you guys being completely speechless. He elevates it! He is the chosen one, for real for real!!!
I watch alot of star wars youtube channels (breakdowns, reviews, commentary, theories etc.) - many of the most popular ones. I must say after coming across your channel and this specific reaction; This is the best rxn I have seen period. It was beautiful, insightful, brilliant commentary and you all really saw the brilliance of what was going on in this show. Too many fans miss the excellence of what this show was doing, but you two did not. Job well done, FANTASTIC Reaction!
I feel like this ep rlly put into perspective how YOUNG Ashoka was. She was 14 and given a command and put in the frontlines of a war! Also I LOVED force sensitive Jacen and Kanan name drop 😊 I hope he doesn’t get trained by Luke tho 😅
Notice he said "live", not survive. Since the day he betrayed her Ahsoka has been surviving, and slowly became jaded and bitter. So he was telling her to either live, or just die. Survival isn't enough. It's the final lesson Anakin learned, by Luke. So he now passed it on to her, just like he said.
The cool thing is the moment Anakin turns the sabre to red and becomes more Vader-like actually matches the real timeline of when he turned into Vader - since that occurred simultaneously with the siege of Mandalore
So many people did not understand anakins lesson and are making vids openly mocking people who enjoyed it, but you guys nailed it and so soon. Thank you lol Thank you for giving it the time and effort to think about this amazingly written episode.
This is one of the best spot on analysis of Anakin's lesson, felt great to see more people getting the full meaning behind it and not just calling it fanservice
I have to tell you that I LOVED your commentary about the lesson anakin was trying to teach Ahsoka. So well explained. Some people on the discord I’m on (pReview’d RUclips channel) were asking about the lesson she was supposed to learn and your analysis of it was so much better explained than me. I’m gonna share this video on the discord there so everyone there can hear your thoughts on it.
You point about Anakin’s impact rings so true! It’s incredible how this universe has had such an effect on all the fans and how much it means to so many of us. What an amazing reaction
Thank you both for your positivity and your love of Star Wars. I've had to stop watching some channels that decided to participate in the unnecessary bashing of Star Wars just to seem like they're like everybody else. It's refreshing to see somebody that just LOVES the Star War and reacts genuinely and authentically about what you're experiencing... And, what a GREAT episode, it's in my top 5 Star Wars moments for sure!
Hayden did a good job playing a live version of the animated Clone Wars Anakin. For those who haven't seen the Clone Wars animated series, they missed out on good story telling.
Yeah, Ahsoka's been so scared of becoming Annakin that she became hardened and this is why she didn't want to train Sabine, why she didn't want to train Grogu either, because she was worried she'd become what she feared and pass that on to any Padawan. She almost gave in to her fear (you saw her eyes turn orange when she had Annakin's red saber up to his throat), but passed her final test and let go of her fear. Beautiful.
Because he was redeemed by Luke before dying I believe Anakin ended up accepting his role as the father(mortice gods)which would explain why he seems to have complete control of the world between worlds. It’s a full potential anakin who has mastered both the the light and dark but more so has perspective that come with it. He knew he had to force ahsoka to deal with her trauma and move past the guilt by showing her that he was “more then that” and that applies to her by extension. Hayden knocked it out of the park, he owned every scene.
To me y’all are re-watchable because compared to most channels your attitude is FAR better and your reactions are from the point of view of a genuine Star Wars fan, not somebody that’s looking for ways to tear the franchise down!
13:41 in short the lesson was “fight to live”, Ahsoka was trained and raised to live as a warrior, a soldier and a leader like Anakin said, which meant her way of living was a constant fight in order to continue living because they were at war. Now it’s long past that time and Ahsoka is no longer fighting a war, she’s become reluctant to fight and has forgotten that in order to live, she has to fight, and fight to kill because it’s either their life or hers, and in this case Babylon essentially killed her because she’d forgotten that to survive she had to fight
Anakin was trying to help her move pass her insecurities and to learn to get pass her issues with Anakin becoming Vader. She felt like it was her fault things ended the way it did.
I loved this SO MUCH. I don’t even know how to start. The clone wars flashbacks were so amazing. Ahsoka dealing with her trauma and her having to be a child soldier 😢. Anakin looked so good. Jacen using the force. Hera was able to hear the lightsabers too so to me that shows that she’s attuned to the force in some way too, not jedi strength, just a level of connection, which is probably why she’s such a good pilot. The Purrgil. Ahsoka back to being her old self 😭. Now on her way to find Sabine and Ezra. I can’t wait until we find Ezra. I can’t believe we still have 3 more episodes left. Lol I could talk about this episode for ages 😂.
For me, it seemed as though Ashoka finally got the closure she needed and was internally searching for. The "wound" is finally closed. "It's better than going nowhere"...Your analysis of that statement was amazing. Out of all the reactions I have watched, you are the ONLY one that gave that analysis. It made so much sense and was so spot on! I learned something new...that deserves a Subscribe and a big Thank You! May The Force Be With You!
you are very sweet, it was a very nice point that you described. It's a theme that exists throughout the entire franchise, and even in all Star Wars games. Usually at this stage the Jedi falls to the dark side. Because of a war that never ends, he/she has seen too many deaths. He/She questions himself about his decisions and his side. Ahsoka didn't fall on the dark side. But she had turned into a shadow. A shadow warrior. A great episode and script.
Didn't you remark that Anakin also taught Ahsoka how to get free from the influence of the Dark Side? How to choose the Light without of fear of the Darkness? The great knowledge costing life to him. His most precious legacy...
It was reedemed Anakin all along. The lesson, Ahsoka needed from him, and is straightforward: Ahsoka always grappled with the idea of renouncing her fighter and warrior side: 'We were trained to be keepers of the peace, not soldiers.' This conflict grew even more intense as she matured, and saw all the suffering in front her eyes. It's as though Ahsoka desired the path of the Jedi but wished to distance herself from their warrior aspect, and all the dangers it brings. Anakin's teaching to Ahsoka was crystal clear: 'You lost a battle. Do you want to live or die?' He then attacked, forcing her to choose between defending herself or perishing. Despite this, she seemed to miss the message. This sentiment is echoed in her remarks during the Clone Wars, 'What are we doing here? And my lesson?' Her confusion persists. "I am here to teach you how to lead, to survive and for that you have to fight". 'If you don't fight, you die.' To her, this might seem cruel, and she correlates this with her conflicted image of Anakin/Vader, which frequently shifts between her eyes. Furthermore, in the Siege of Mandalore scene, when Anakin claims she is a part of his legacy and of those before him, Ahsoka remarks on his danger. Anakin responds with, 'You haven't understood. Let's go back to the start. I offered you a choice: do you want to live or die?' This theme becomes more pronounced as he intensifies his assault during his lesson about becoming a Sith, to the point where she has to fend off Vader, eventually gripping his wrist, declaring her will to live. By doing so, she recognizes and embraces the warrior within, understanding that this facet of her is crucial for her survival. This idea was explored in a 'Tales of the Jedi' episode. It's an intrinsic part of her, her legacy. A Jedi embodies both the roles of a soldier and a beacon of virtue. Ahsoka readily embraced the latter but struggled with the former, a contrast to Anakin. Anakin's lesson wasn't just a Jedi teaching; it was a stark statement about the often cruel nature of life itself. He wasn't being philosophical but brutally pragmatic: 'Do you want to live or die?' In that moment, Ahsoka was forced to confront not just her Jedi training but also the uncomfortable reality that life can be unforgiving. Her struggle with this lesson reflects her inner conflict, torn between her identity as a peacekeeper and the unavoidable necessity of embracing her warrior side for survival. It was only when Ahsoka acknowledged this duality that she found resolution and freedom. She had long wanted to forget the fighting, and all the inherent suffering that came with it: the death of the clones, Anakin's fall. For some reason, Ahsoka had come to associate her soldier side with evil and peril. But now, she began to accept this part of herself, recognizing it as a key aspect of her legacy. I also think that Anakin didn't really turn to his Sith version, it was a set up, not that Anakin genuinely wanted to kill her in the world between worlds or that he was incapable. If he had truly intended to, she wouldn't have stood a chance. Instead, it was a lesson, and Anakin had to set the stage for her. It was always the reedemed Anakin all along. Just needed to embodied the Vader version to finish the lesson. It was not as Anakin is a bipolar in afterlife. Anakin's message to her was to embrace her soldier side and find peace with it, emphasizing that his fall to the dark side wasn't due to this aspect or her actions "I am much more than that, as you are". He urges her to live on.
Of course it not like he is bipolar but still while I agree it was a stage it was easy for him to play that part cause he will always carry Vader within him, he overcame it when he got redeemed but you cannot erase a Jedi nor a Sith. So yeah Redeemed Anakin was in control the whole scene but he did let Vader out just enought for her to overcome that past and the fact that Her Master became a Sith, she needed to make peace with this as well and that she fear that she got that side of her Master as well. And she kinda do when she briefly show her golden eyes to him. She needed to grow beyond all that, the fall of her Master, her own past, the fall of the Jedi Order. But yeah ultimatly it like you and Eric said, the choice and will to live, accepting that in order to do so you have to fight. Just found this, it kinda fit my point of view about this. www.cbr.com/ahsoka-darth-vader-alive/
What I don't really like and get is the fuss made by the New Republic about Hera's decision to assist Ahsoka - and to investigate the plot she herself helped uncover,. There's enough reason for that even without the threat of Thrawn returning. The whole thing has something of a Harry Potter vibe, where the Minister of Magic denies the return of Voldemort... They're going to basically throw her out because of that? Really? That makes them look really stupid and petty for just a bit of additional tension imho. Something about Ahsokas encounter with Anakin reminded me of that scene on Dagobah (Ep. V) where Yoda sent Luke into the cave and he duelled Vader in a vision, only to find his own face underneath the mask after striking down the feared opponent. Now, I don't think that this here is taking place purely in Ahsoka's mind. But it is about her regrets, doubts, fears. (In a way, it seems to be her who determines the locations as well). Luke doesn't know who Vader is, but still fears to become like him - or gets shown that it could happen, if he chose the wrong path? Ahsoka, on the other hand, knows what became of Anakin, and maybe not only regrets her wrong decisions and the constant need to fight, but also fears that everything was tainted and twisted by the darkness in her master from the beginning, therefore seeing Vader even in the Clone Wars scenario. Maybe she even fears that this would be her path, too, should she follow his teachings, his footsteps, so to speak. Anakiin assuring her that this is not all she and he are on the one hand, but also stressing that the times made it necessary for her to become a fighter and for him to train her that way then would not only let her move past her feelings about the past, but might lead to her integrating the necessary "darkness" in fighting, in surviving, in not lacking conviction. Just some additional thoughts, I agree with what is said in the video.
The biggest part of the lesson, for me personally, was the part of their conversation that Anakin was trying to get Ahsoka to understand that Anakin is more than Vader and Ahsoka is more than a soldier. His insulted question of "is that what this is about?" wasn't like a flippant sassy response, it was genuine disappointment that Ahsoka can't see Anakin and his Master's Legacy in him, and by proxy, in herself. Ahsoka is the culmination of yoda quigon obiwan anakins etc training and knowledge and legacy, and Anakin is also that for his previous masters. To put herself and Anakin in a tiny square box of soldier/vader is doing a massive disservice to both of them
"The Council didn't trust me, so how can I trust myself?" - Season 5, episode 20 "The Clone Wars". Ahsoka has been struggling with self-doubt brought on by the bad behavior of external forces for a long time now. She was sinking, both physically and emotionally. This episode was a righting of that ship.
Eric pretty much amazingly put into words the realizations about Ahsoka's "legacy". How this will affect Ahsoka's mentoring of Sabine we will see (I'm still hoping Ahsoka ends up training Jacen in some way if Hera finally relents)... and I got to agree with him that this could've been the Season Finale of the show. I don't even know if they will be able to like put a stop to G.A. Thrawn (and the highly possible people he has assembled on the other side of the galaxy), Morgan, Baylan and Shin in just those remaining three episodes... I have not kept up that well with the new announcements to the new Star Wars things in the future... but I wouldn't really mind a season 2 of Ahsoka if this will prevent a cop out ending....
Ahsoka has passed through her "Hero's Journey" and emerged on the other side. Anakin is, in some ways, a reverse George Bailey (It's a wonderful life).
You two are great 👍 🎉 keep up the good fight 👏 I was so smiling watching you two enjoy this episode great job .may the force be with you two peace ✌️ 😌
your synopsis is so good. She has been stuck in limbo since she left the order. In not a jedi I am afraid I will fall. Anakin was telling her GET OFF THE FENCE. Go live! Don't dwell on the past, don't fear the future, those were my mistakes. .
You can also see that in the fighting style as well. It is both Anakin's version of form 5 mixed in with Vader's showing what a true master of form 5 is.
I have this weird headcanon that after all of this, Anakin will show up again but this time he'll look like an older version of Anakin/current Hayden. It's gonna be like a joke about Asohka looking old while he looks younger. So he'll make himself look older for her. Idk lol
I think Anakin helped Ahsoka face her demons. I think at the end of the fight right before she wins the duel , Ahsoka’ eyes turned yellow and Anakins were sith color too and it was evil staring at evil but Ahsoka’s desire to live overcame it and Anakin realized I’m that moment that she had defeated not him but her own darkness which is why she is now Ahsoka the white .
The battle with Vader showed Ahsoka that she wasn't going to follow his path. She disarmed him, and for a second, her eyes turn in the glow of the red saber, but then she turns the saber off and says "I want to live" - not giving into hate and fears like Anakin did. Her actions determine what her legacy is, not the actions of her master. It gave Ahsoka the closure she needed. We can also point out that in live action the Jedi using child soldiers comes across more strikingly than it does in animation. Even if Order 66 doesn't happen, an entire generation of Jedi are going to have issues to deal with.
Anakin is the Father of the Force. He is vetting her to make sure that she knows, here and now, she can either die, or she can bring what she has chosen to learn from her experience to the table. "Oh you need to say hello to the dark side again to get over your thoughts about MY experience with it? Fine. But you're a fucking hero, Ahsoka, so contribute. Or don't." Anakin is the balance. I think this was such an awesome portrayal of I guess a force trance, accessing the world between worlds sort of... communing with the cosmic force... idk exactly and that's the point. She was doing her jungian shadow work and I love when the force is mystical. Doesn't need to be such a hard magic system, it's awesome when it's mystical.
What a beautiful episode! My Clone Wars heart cried and is happy❤ and seeing the Purgill in Live Action was amazing, I wish I could watch it in theaters... Greetings from Germany❤
Gandalf is a character archetype. That’s what killed me about people saying that Ahsoka was just a knockoff of him if Filoni went this route. Because Gandalf himself is nothing more than an embodiment of sacrificial hero arc, likely based on the Czech character Krakonos and often referred to as a Christ figure; The death, the resurrection, the enlightenment and sacrifice for others, the miracles. This was one of the best modern adaptations I’ve ever seen. Filoni and team did a phenomenal job.
The “lesson” was that individual lives are important, and the destruction war brings takes so many individual souls that nothing can justify it if it can be prevented.
Ok hear me out on this. Anakin Is a Mortis God now. That is why he never shows up as a force ghost, or rarely. In the Clone wars he was told by the BALANCE that THAT more than anything was his destiny. To be the Balance You have to understand both Sides Equally. So He lived 20 something years in the Light, then he had to fall and live 20 something years in the Dark side. Becoming the most powerful onand in both. Now that he has no attachments because his living life is over. He is now free with the understanding of both, to take his place as the balance. Ashoka like alot of us, the events of your young lives can hold us back, and we get caught up in repeating the same mistakes that our Mothers and Fathers did before us. When Anakin First showed her her young life, he was showing her that what happened did happen, but She is more than that, just like he is. Then when He confronted her as the dark side (Something he is able to do as the balance. Because he is both Light and dark in one) He forced her to confront the dark side with in herself and then made her choose to live, made her choose not to repeat his path and fall to the dark. Becoming Ashoka the white. For those of you who watched the clone wars. The Mortis Gods were the Father, the Daughter and the Son. If Anakin is the Balance Both Light and Dark in one. Ashoka is the Light who is the Dark? Not Luke, Not Lea. So who?
Hello from England! I think you two are a really cool couple...just wanted to say that. I saw the original trilogy when they got first released. Really great to see your love for each other and for Star Wars. It's very uplifting 😊😊
On the 2nd skirmish, Anakin came later and said, "I don't know this battle". Yes, coz he wasn't there at the Battle in Sieged Mandalorian. He was at the Coruscant and about to embrace his dark path to become Vader. That's why his next saber was red. He then gave two options to Ahsoka, win and killing the foe (Anakin) or lost and possibly killed in the duel. But she chose to win... and forgive. Forgive Anakin, forgive her past and forgive any wrongdoing. That's her final training about, forgiving, and accepted the past without fearing she would be consumed by the dark path. And for that decision, she's rewarded by chance of being alive once again (then maybe became White Ashoka)
He was showing her that she had to fight to live in the times she was born in and that she shouldn’t feel guilty about fighting. She thought all she was trained to do was destruct when she was truly trained to live.
HUGE shoutout to Rosario Dawson for an amazing performance showing the change in her demeanor after that trial. And also a shoutout to Ariana Greenblatt for playing the young Ahsoka so well!
Eric's analysis was clear, deep and insightful, and I was incredibly impressed that he managed to articulate it so well so soon after getting emotionally walloped by this amazing episode. Everything about it worked perfectly to make the thematic and character-focused points it was driving towards, and not a single moment of it felt off, forced, or hollow. Hayden's performance was pitch-perfect as well, and it felt like he was leaving every single ounce of his effort on the field to make a very definitive statement about his ability to portray Anakin. Carson Teva also deserves an honorable mention as the lovable everyman hero; his moment where he just gives up and goes with the flow was such a great comedic moment, and a very welcome pause from the unrelenting emotional intensity that was the rest of this episode. It was also wonderful to see your emotions so plainly on display; it's clear how much this meant to you guys and I love that you were able to have this moment realized in live action. As Eric said, I also have no idea how the hell the next three episodes are going to top this, or what they even have up their sleeve at this point. But I also know that I can't wait to find out. Cheers!
thanks for watching with us! so excited for what is next 🙌🏼
Seriously one of the best explanations in all the reaction videos i've seen so far. Well done Eric. I had to watch it two more times to get it, you got it first time. Nice 👍 Going anywhere is better than going nowhere. That should be on an Ahsoka t-shirt pronto.
You can also see how her interactions with Anakin also soured her ability to train anyone, like Grogu.
They should’ve used Ashley’s voice for young Ahsoka, huge L.
Can Disney just... hand .... over.... Starwars to Dave Filoni...
One can hope
They kinda have. He was promoted to Executive Producer and Executive Creative Director a while ago :)
@@EhrineAshbark what i mean is Hand it over to him COMPLETELY. with disney not involve nor Kathleen
I agree with you there, but there is some idiots out there, who think he is no better. But you and I both know that those people are just existing to complain. They have no expectations.
One can feel that Filoni feels the original trilogy and the prequels as most of us do. He is doing them justice.
Hayden's variations of Anakin/Vader through the different incarnations he portrayed was just incredible. The humorous Anakin in the CW. Even the aggravated/questioning line he had to Ahsoka, "Is that what this is about?" had perfect delivery and reminded me of times when he and Obi would be in disagreement, and of course the way his body language and facial expressions changed as Vader. Hayden knocked this out of the park.
he’s precious protect him at all costs
yeah he s very good, a lot of subtle acting.
Hi as a member of the costuming team who had the pleasure of working on young Ahsoka and white Ahsoka, I just want to say thank you for this video. This is exactly the response he hoped for and you have no idea how much it means to myself and so many who pushed ourselves to the limits to bring these characters to life. Thank you ❤
The costuming team absolutely killed it in this episode, you should feel extremely proud of the work you did.
I hope and know you'll get to enjoy seeing thousands of Ahsoka cosplayers and costumes of this amazing White costume going into the future now. Its gonna be everywhere!!
A huge thank you to you and your team. The details, design, realism, everything was phenomenal. Zero complaints not only from me but from literally everyone I've seen talk about this episode. I could go on but I'll keep my appreciation short and to the point. MTFBWY 💜
I honestly feel that Ahsoka was scared that she inherited all of Anakin's legacy, including the death and destruction that Baylan spoke of. She knew that emotion was what led Anakin down that path, so was trying to repress her own. Anakin directly called her out on that with the line "Is that was this is about?". She had to get over that hump and realise that wasn't her destiny and let herself be herself.
YES!
Anakin it's a Ghost???
hmmm yes
@@rockerojerez349 or he has taken the role of the father as foretold by the previous one
Agreed. Ahsoka has been controlled by the fear that she'll become like her master and that she'll fall to the Dark Side; or she'll lose a friend (Sabine) to the Dark Side. Some people think the lesson was between literal life and death, but it was how Ahsoka chooses to continue living: controlled by fear or letting go of that fear.
It seems Anakin has a power to save Ahsoka while she was in underwater. But he was giving her choice if she wants to live or give up. And that was Ahsoka's final lesson.
Exactly what Ahsoka didn’t have to teach her own Padawan, who’s a mando/soldier/warrior, but then she didn’t know she’d get a mando padawan, still, the rumored alternate mustafar scene should’ve been there, was everyone was waiting for…
Anakin’s lesson was that she’s not him. Although he trained her she’s not him. She holds back because she’s afraid of turning out just like he did and giving in to her intensity. She’s afraid of having attachment and for that to cause her to turn. That’s why she’s hesitant to stay with Sabine. That’s why she lost that fight. She was afraid to give in to her full power. Anakin is teaching her to embrace it because there’s nothing to fear. Just like Luke, the passion is there but he learns to control it and stay in the light.
Also I think he’s teaching her that leadership requires trusting yourself, having conviction in your beliefs and understanding that sacrifices must be made for a greater good as hard as they might be.
good thoughts 👍🏼
I agree with this and the lesson or her training with Anakin isn't over yet just a guess but it stems from when Anakin mentioned "there's hope for you yet"
@@marcusfullon4159 for sure I agree! I think he’s ultimately showing her that she can embrace all sides of the force with out corrupting who she is like she felt he did and I think there’s more learning down the road.
@@nerdymarriedcouple thanks that’s all it was was just what I took from it. Awesome episode and great video from you guys it’s always fun to see someone else’s reaction when you yourself were mind blown 🤯
Forget about Disney.... Filoni and Favreau carries the star wars franchise and restored it back to life
Its still Disney.....
I hate how all these shows have kk lughtsaber fighting, which totally blows, but I'm a big big fan of George Lucas starwars especially the prequels, and George Lucas lightsaber fighting style is all George Lucas and hallelujah and thank you god for putting the idea of starwars in George Lucas mind and the lughtsaber style!
It's stil Disney, dumbo
So we finally got Ahsoka the White. Does this mean she is now the embodiment of The Daughter? 16-year-old actress Ariana Greenblatt did a great job as young Ahsoka.
ahsoka the WHITE 🤍🤍🤍🤍
@@nerdymarriedcouple And she comes back to us now, at the turn of the tide.
7 hours later - I'm still crying over this
same
Same. I watched this like 10 hours ago, yet I still think about it and cry when I replay this. This is Star Wars at its peak. I loved Andor, Mando and other stuff, but this... this is dreams coming true and giving Hayden more room than in Kenobi. He perfectly combined RotS Anakin and CW Anakin.
Really, boring episode, cheesy prequel dialogue, flashbacks sets were a cloud of dust, and young Ahsoka didn’t look like the cartoon, in animation she’s so skinny, why no cosplayer has ever pulled off her look.
Anakin literally came back from the netherworld of the Force in order to give his old Padawan one final lesson, and to help her let go of the past. He forced Ahsoka to face the darkness and find freedom. Filoni knew what he was doing when he wrote that scene!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
This episode was absolutely incredible. One of the best Star Wars things I’ve ever seen. Seeing a live action recreation of The Clone Wars and seeing Hayden as Anakin as well as a live action young Ahsoka and Rex was all something I’ve wanted to see for as long as I can remember and it was handled unbelievably well. I hope we see more things like this. I’d love to see a live action Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, Luke and Rex talking. As a massive Star Wars fan, this was everything I’ve ever wanted to see and more.
it was SO GOOD
This episode was more a star wars movie than the whole postlogy
kinda agreed tbh
Really solid explanation to a BRILLIANT show. The thing about great storytelling is you responded perfectly without fully understanding consciously because of how powerful the message actually was. You got it. You just had to process it and accept it. Filoni nailed it. Darth Vaders greatest tragedy was dying an unknown hero. To sacrifice yourself for your son and the galaxy knowing you will be labeled the ultimate villain, even by Ahsoka and others. Ahsoka never got to see that he did ultimately redeem himself until now, no matter how long it took. Redemption isn’t on a schedule. It’s a different journey for it’s all.
When I first watched this episode last night, my jaw dropped when I saw Anakin and Ahsoka in their Clone Wars uniforms as well as seeing Captain Rex for a little.
This episode is one of the most memorable episodes ever made in this show!
Thank you Filoni, Lucasfilm, and Disney! 😊❤️
i think the lesson is that Ahsoka needed to accept that violence and death are something she cannot avoid, she needs to fight to survive, but she needs to _live_ - to embrace life and and find the positive despite the fighting she has to do.
But I also think you have a good point too. She needed to choose to live because quite frankly, if she gave up, out there in the material world, she was on the verge of drowning. Choosing to live means she was able to surface to consciousness, so she could surface in the water.
and also to stop holding onto the guilt and fear regarding anakin becoming vader, he was teaching her to let go of it all and accept that she isnt like him and never will be
Also I really like what you said about it being post-RotJ Anakin. It is Anakin, post-Vader, who knows what the Dark is like, so when he has to show the Dark to Ahsoka, it is exactly the Dark he lived, the Dark she knew he had, it was Vader who challenged her.
On the idea that these shows are the effect of Anakin on other people, even "The Mandalorian" is that. To fonus on the main characters, Anakin's effect on Grogu's life is what put Grogu on the path that resulted in a bounty being issued to bring him in. Thus the effect on Grogu's life affected Din's life. In other tangential effects, the large scale effects of the Clone wars on Din (orphaned) and Mandalore, since Ahsoka fought on mandalore, met Bo-Katan there, and then Bo-Katan uno-reversed that and sent Din in Ahsoka's direction. Ahsoka's trauma (what she was challenged to get past in this episode) is why she refused to train Grogu. Ten there is the effect of Anakin on Luke, which has it's effect on Grogu to some degree, but maybe in that, Luke has come to terms with his own issues with his father, so Grogu got the position after-effects from that angle. Maybe Luke understood that strong emotional attachment could be an issue and that is why he gave Grogu the choice.
So, Anakin has had wide-ranging effects, and the shows have the ripples of that.
Best articulation of the trial by a reactor I’ve seen so far, nice one Eric! Didn’t expect it to make me tear up
thank you for watching friend
What an episode! Knightfall Anakin/Pre-suit Vader at PEAK LEVELS is absolutely POWERFUL! No wonder Darth Sidious wanted Anakin! We all just witnessed peak Vader using a small fraction of his abilites to teach Ahsoka a lesson....if he was trying to kill her, she would NOT be able to stop him. That's mind-boggling and evident in this episode!
I need Dave Filoni to make a clone wars series with this cast! The CHEMISTRY between young / older Ahsoka with Anakin was AMAZING!!!!!
That was the best interpretation I've ever heard of this episode and probably the most accurate. Wow.
Anakin did the same thing for Obi-Wan in the Kenobi show. When he say Anakin'a face Obi-Wan broke down and apologized for failing him. Anakin came through and told Obi-Wan that "I am not your failure, Obi-Wan". Obi-Wan could finally move on and became the wise and positive old sage as Old Ben.
Live action Clone Wars complete with Hayden’s Anakin interacting with Ahsoka 😭 and Rex. A couple “Snips”. If they gave us a “Skyguy” I would’ve bawled. The Force is with Dave Filoni
So, a quick story. I met Hayden at comic-con soon after his initial appearance in Kenobi, and I was able to talk to him for about 90 seconds. In that time, and in getting him to sign a couple things, I asked him about his reaction to his own comeback, and how awesome it was for him. He talked about how humbled he was by the fans and getting to return and just being appreciative of all of it, just like he does on every interview now. I showed him you guys and Kyle Katarn, and Laney Byers. (As my favorite reactors on RUclips) to show him your reactions to him returning. He smiled and said “I’ve seen them before.” (Very Anakin of him!)
Anyways, he knows you guys. He told me he watched all the RUclips reactions for perspective on his own acting for *ahem* upcoming potential returns as Anakin *cough cough, Ahsoka cough cough* and now we see why with you guys being completely speechless. He elevates it! He is the chosen one, for real for real!!!
I watch alot of star wars youtube channels (breakdowns, reviews, commentary, theories etc.) - many of the most popular ones. I must say after coming across your channel and this specific reaction; This is the best rxn I have seen period. It was beautiful, insightful, brilliant commentary and you all really saw the brilliance of what was going on in this show. Too many fans miss the excellence of what this show was doing, but you two did not. Job well done, FANTASTIC Reaction!
I feel like this ep rlly put into perspective how YOUNG Ashoka was. She was 14 and given a command and put in the frontlines of a war!
Also I LOVED force sensitive Jacen and Kanan name drop 😊 I hope he doesn’t get trained by Luke tho 😅
Notice he said "live", not survive. Since the day he betrayed her Ahsoka has been surviving, and slowly became jaded and bitter. So he was telling her to either live, or just die. Survival isn't enough. It's the final lesson Anakin learned, by Luke. So he now passed it on to her, just like he said.
"maybe life should be more than just surviving" 👍
It fills my heart with joy that Robot-David-Tennant is going to another galaxy. He knows quite a lot about deep space travel.
The cool thing is the moment Anakin turns the sabre to red and becomes more Vader-like actually matches the real timeline of when he turned into Vader - since that occurred simultaneously with the siege of Mandalore
So many people did not understand anakins lesson and are making vids openly mocking people who enjoyed it, but you guys nailed it and so soon. Thank you lol Thank you for giving it the time and effort to think about this amazingly written episode.
Great episode!! Was so surprised by this one
This is one of the best spot on analysis of Anakin's lesson, felt great to see more people getting the full meaning behind it and not just calling it fanservice
I have to tell you that I LOVED your commentary about the lesson anakin was trying to teach Ahsoka. So well explained. Some people on the discord I’m on (pReview’d RUclips channel) were asking about the lesson she was supposed to learn and your analysis of it was so much better explained than me. I’m gonna share this video on the discord there so everyone there can hear your thoughts on it.
thank you for watching + sharing!! 🤍🤍🤍
You point about Anakin’s impact rings so true!
It’s incredible how this universe has had such an effect on all the fans and how much it means to so many of us.
What an amazing reaction
Thank you both for your positivity and your love of Star Wars. I've had to stop watching some channels that decided to participate in the unnecessary bashing of Star Wars just to seem like they're like everybody else. It's refreshing to see somebody that just LOVES the Star War and reacts genuinely and authentically about what you're experiencing...
And, what a GREAT episode, it's in my top 5 Star Wars moments for sure!
Hayden did a good job playing a live version of the animated Clone Wars Anakin. For those who haven't seen the Clone Wars animated series, they missed out on good story telling.
Yeah, Ahsoka's been so scared of becoming Annakin that she became hardened and this is why she didn't want to train Sabine, why she didn't want to train Grogu either, because she was worried she'd become what she feared and pass that on to any Padawan. She almost gave in to her fear (you saw her eyes turn orange when she had Annakin's red saber up to his throat), but passed her final test and let go of her fear. Beautiful.
The connection Asoka had with the clones, always since she was a Younglin... holding their hand until they pass
Because he was redeemed by Luke before dying I believe Anakin ended up accepting his role as the father(mortice gods)which would explain why he seems to have complete control of the world between worlds.
It’s a full potential anakin who has mastered both the the light and dark but more so has perspective that come with it. He knew he had to force ahsoka to deal with her trauma and move past the guilt by showing her that he was “more then that” and that applies to her by extension.
Hayden knocked it out of the park, he owned every scene.
To me y’all are re-watchable because compared to most channels your attitude is FAR better and your reactions are from the point of view of a genuine Star Wars fan, not somebody that’s looking for ways to tear the franchise down!
13:41 in short the lesson was “fight to live”, Ahsoka was trained and raised to live as a warrior, a soldier and a leader like Anakin said, which meant her way of living was a constant fight in order to continue living because they were at war. Now it’s long past that time and Ahsoka is no longer fighting a war, she’s become reluctant to fight and has forgotten that in order to live, she has to fight, and fight to kill because it’s either their life or hers, and in this case Babylon essentially killed her because she’d forgotten that to survive she had to fight
Anakin was trying to help her move pass her insecurities and to learn to get pass her issues with Anakin becoming Vader. She felt like it was her fault things ended the way it did.
I loved this SO MUCH. I don’t even know how to start. The clone wars flashbacks were so amazing. Ahsoka dealing with her trauma and her having to be a child soldier 😢. Anakin looked so good. Jacen using the force. Hera was able to hear the lightsabers too so to me that shows that she’s attuned to the force in some way too, not jedi strength, just a level of connection, which is probably why she’s such a good pilot. The Purrgil. Ahsoka back to being her old self 😭. Now on her way to find Sabine and Ezra. I can’t wait until we find Ezra. I can’t believe we still have 3 more episodes left. Lol I could talk about this episode for ages 😂.
same^^^
For me, it seemed as though Ashoka finally got the closure she needed and was internally searching for. The "wound" is finally closed. "It's better than going nowhere"...Your analysis of that statement was amazing. Out of all the reactions I have watched, you are the ONLY one that gave that analysis. It made so much sense and was so spot on! I learned something new...that deserves a Subscribe and a big Thank You! May The Force Be With You!
you are very sweet, it was a very nice point that you described.
It's a theme that exists throughout the entire franchise, and even in all Star Wars games. Usually at this stage the Jedi falls to the dark side. Because of a war that never ends, he/she has seen too many deaths. He/She questions himself about his decisions and his side. Ahsoka didn't fall on the dark side. But she had turned into a shadow. A shadow warrior. A great episode and script.
im so glad we all collectively have had the same exact reaction to this episode
Wonderful show and an EXCELLENT episope, thank you! It was absolutely WICKED to see Ahsoka with her Sith eyes.
The slight distortion on "You lack conviction", just the tiniest hints of Vader's voice apparatus in it, sent chills down my spine.
You’re making me emotional. 🥺 I love this so much. Great insights. I’ve been waiting for the prequels to be appreciated since 2000.
Didn't you remark that Anakin also taught Ahsoka how to get free from the influence of the Dark Side? How to choose the Light without of fear of the Darkness? The great knowledge costing life to him. His most precious legacy...
It was reedemed Anakin all along.
The lesson, Ahsoka needed from him, and is straightforward: Ahsoka always grappled with the idea of renouncing her fighter and warrior side: 'We were trained to be keepers of the peace, not soldiers.' This conflict grew even more intense as she matured, and saw all the suffering in front her eyes.
It's as though Ahsoka desired the path of the Jedi but wished to distance herself from their warrior aspect, and all the dangers it brings.
Anakin's teaching to Ahsoka was crystal clear: 'You lost a battle. Do you want to live or die?' He then attacked, forcing her to choose between defending herself or perishing. Despite this, she seemed to miss the message. This sentiment is echoed in her remarks during the Clone Wars, 'What are we doing here? And my lesson?' Her confusion persists. "I am here to teach you how to lead, to survive and for that you have to fight". 'If you don't fight, you die.' To her, this might seem cruel, and she correlates this with her conflicted image of Anakin/Vader, which frequently shifts between her eyes.
Furthermore, in the Siege of Mandalore scene, when Anakin claims she is a part of his legacy and of those before him, Ahsoka remarks on his danger. Anakin responds with, 'You haven't understood. Let's go back to the start. I offered you a choice: do you want to live or die?' This theme becomes more pronounced as he intensifies his assault during his lesson about becoming a Sith, to the point where she has to fend off Vader, eventually gripping his wrist, declaring her will to live. By doing so, she recognizes and embraces the warrior within, understanding that this facet of her is crucial for her survival. This idea was explored in a 'Tales of the Jedi' episode. It's an intrinsic part of her, her legacy. A Jedi embodies both the roles of a soldier and a beacon of virtue. Ahsoka readily embraced the latter but struggled with the former, a contrast to Anakin.
Anakin's lesson wasn't just a Jedi teaching; it was a stark statement about the often cruel nature of life itself. He wasn't being philosophical but brutally pragmatic: 'Do you want to live or die?' In that moment, Ahsoka was forced to confront not just her Jedi training but also the uncomfortable reality that life can be unforgiving. Her struggle with this lesson reflects her inner conflict, torn between her identity as a peacekeeper and the unavoidable necessity of embracing her warrior side for survival.
It was only when Ahsoka acknowledged this duality that she found resolution and freedom. She had long wanted to forget the fighting, and all the inherent suffering that came with it: the death of the clones, Anakin's fall. For some reason, Ahsoka had come to associate her soldier side with evil and peril. But now, she began to accept this part of herself, recognizing it as a key aspect of her legacy.
I also think that Anakin didn't really turn to his Sith version, it was a set up, not that Anakin genuinely wanted to kill her in the world between worlds or that he was incapable. If he had truly intended to, she wouldn't have stood a chance. Instead, it was a lesson, and Anakin had to set the stage for her. It was always the reedemed Anakin all along. Just needed to embodied the Vader version to finish the lesson. It was not as Anakin is a bipolar in afterlife.
Anakin's message to her was to embrace her soldier side and find peace with it, emphasizing that his fall to the dark side wasn't due to this aspect or her actions "I am much more than that, as you are". He urges her to live on.
Wish I could like that whole explanation more than once❤
Of course it not like he is bipolar but still while I agree it was a stage it was easy for him to play that part cause he will always carry Vader within him, he overcame it when he got redeemed but you cannot erase a Jedi nor a Sith. So yeah Redeemed Anakin was in control the whole scene but he did let Vader out just enought for her to overcome that past and the fact that Her Master became a Sith, she needed to make peace with this as well and that she fear that she got that side of her Master as well. And she kinda do when she briefly show her golden eyes to him. She needed to grow beyond all that, the fall of her Master, her own past, the fall of the Jedi Order. But yeah ultimatly it like you and Eric said, the choice and will to live, accepting that in order to do so you have to fight.
Just found this, it kinda fit my point of view about this. www.cbr.com/ahsoka-darth-vader-alive/
I love this and would love more!!
She also felt guilty for abandoning Anakin and was afraid she would become him. That's why Anakin brought Vader out so she could face that down.
What I don't really like and get is the fuss made by the New Republic about Hera's decision to assist Ahsoka - and to investigate the plot she herself helped uncover,. There's enough reason for that even without the threat of Thrawn returning. The whole thing has something of a Harry Potter vibe, where the Minister of Magic denies the return of Voldemort... They're going to basically throw her out because of that? Really? That makes them look really stupid and petty for just a bit of additional tension imho.
Something about Ahsokas encounter with Anakin reminded me of that scene on Dagobah (Ep. V) where Yoda sent Luke into the cave and he duelled Vader in a vision, only to find his own face underneath the mask after striking down the feared opponent. Now, I don't think that this here is taking place purely in Ahsoka's mind. But it is about her regrets, doubts, fears. (In a way, it seems to be her who determines the locations as well). Luke doesn't know who Vader is, but still fears to become like him - or gets shown that it could happen, if he chose the wrong path? Ahsoka, on the other hand, knows what became of Anakin, and maybe not only regrets her wrong decisions and the constant need to fight, but also fears that everything was tainted and twisted by the darkness in her master from the beginning, therefore seeing Vader even in the Clone Wars scenario. Maybe she even fears that this would be her path, too, should she follow his teachings, his footsteps, so to speak. Anakiin assuring her that this is not all she and he are on the one hand, but also stressing that the times made it necessary for her to become a fighter and for him to train her that way then would not only let her move past her feelings about the past, but might lead to her integrating the necessary "darkness" in fighting, in surviving, in not lacking conviction.
Just some additional thoughts, I agree with what is said in the video.
The biggest part of the lesson, for me personally, was the part of their conversation that Anakin was trying to get Ahsoka to understand that Anakin is more than Vader and Ahsoka is more than a soldier. His insulted question of "is that what this is about?" wasn't like a flippant sassy response, it was genuine disappointment that Ahsoka can't see Anakin and his Master's Legacy in him, and by proxy, in herself. Ahsoka is the culmination of yoda quigon obiwan anakins etc training and knowledge and legacy, and Anakin is also that for his previous masters. To put herself and Anakin in a tiny square box of soldier/vader is doing a massive disservice to both of them
Ashoka 's past , captain rex, mandalore and Anakin 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I love this ❤❤❤
Darth Vader it's my life ❤❤❤
Great reaction, you 2. I'd love to see your Dad's reaction to this series...esp. this episode. Thank you and May The Force Be With You...
I love y’all so much! Thanks for a real reaction to this great cinema.❤
You are so right sir about what you said 👏
"The Council didn't trust me, so how can I trust myself?" - Season 5, episode 20 "The Clone Wars". Ahsoka has been struggling with self-doubt brought on by the bad behavior of external forces for a long time now. She was sinking, both physically and emotionally. This episode was a righting of that ship.
Eric pretty much amazingly put into words the realizations about Ahsoka's "legacy". How this will affect Ahsoka's mentoring of Sabine we will see (I'm still hoping Ahsoka ends up training Jacen in some way if Hera finally relents)... and I got to agree with him that this could've been the Season Finale of the show.
I don't even know if they will be able to like put a stop to G.A. Thrawn (and the highly possible people he has assembled on the other side of the galaxy), Morgan, Baylan and Shin in just those remaining three episodes... I have not kept up that well with the new announcements to the new Star Wars things in the future... but I wouldn't really mind a season 2 of Ahsoka if this will prevent a cop out ending....
Kanan Will be proud to son jacen ❤😢
YES GIVE US MORE
Came for the reaction, but stayed for the excellent post analysis. You really broke down the meaning of the trial. So good
Watching you two rewatch this was great
Ahsoka has passed through her "Hero's Journey" and emerged on the other side. Anakin is, in some ways, a reverse George Bailey (It's a wonderful life).
Excellent analysis, thanks for the review.
You two are great 👍 🎉 keep up the good fight 👏 I was so smiling watching you two enjoy this episode great job .may the force be with you two peace ✌️ 😌
thanks for watching! 😊
This reaction and discussion made me sub and a fan of your guys channel. It's always nice getting a more positive and optimistic outlook on Star Wars.
I’m so happy you got the episode!!!
I just love the lesson: You cant move forward if you are stuck in actions and lives that you couldn't control.
your synopsis is so good. She has been stuck in limbo since she left the order. In not a jedi I am afraid I will fall. Anakin was telling her GET OFF THE FENCE. Go live! Don't dwell on the past, don't fear the future, those were my mistakes. .
I can see it now....Ahsoka's lightsaber toys sales are going to skyrocket!
I discovered your channel through Ohnaka Cargo’s compilation videos and I’m so glad I did. Loved your reaction. Subscribed!
You can also see that in the fighting style as well. It is both Anakin's version of form 5 mixed in with Vader's showing what a true master of form 5 is.
I have this weird headcanon that after all of this, Anakin will show up again but this time he'll look like an older version of Anakin/current Hayden. It's gonna be like a joke about Asohka looking old while he looks younger. So he'll make himself look older for her. Idk lol
So deep. Thanks for sharing your thoughts...
Nailed it on the interpretation dude! 👏🏼🙌🏼🫶
I think Anakin helped Ahsoka face her demons. I think at the end of the fight right before she wins the duel , Ahsoka’ eyes turned yellow and Anakins were sith color too and it was evil staring at evil but Ahsoka’s desire to live overcame it and Anakin realized I’m that moment that she had defeated not him but her own darkness which is why she is now Ahsoka the white .
Dave brings back the magic for Star Wars fans. This was such a cool episode.
@10:47 I want a huge poster of that with Sir Alec Guinness's quote on top "only a master of evil DARTH"!!!!
You two are true to the force!
The battle with Vader showed Ahsoka that she wasn't going to follow his path.
She disarmed him, and for a second, her eyes turn in the glow of the red saber, but then she turns the saber off and says "I want to live" - not giving into hate and fears like Anakin did. Her actions determine what her legacy is, not the actions of her master. It gave Ahsoka the closure she needed.
We can also point out that in live action the Jedi using child soldiers comes across more strikingly than it does in animation. Even if Order 66 doesn't happen, an entire generation of Jedi are going to have issues to deal with.
Anakin is the Father of the Force. He is vetting her to make sure that she knows, here and now, she can either die, or she can bring what she has chosen to learn from her experience to the table. "Oh you need to say hello to the dark side again to get over your thoughts about MY experience with it? Fine. But you're a fucking hero, Ahsoka, so contribute. Or don't." Anakin is the balance. I think this was such an awesome portrayal of I guess a force trance, accessing the world between worlds sort of... communing with the cosmic force... idk exactly and that's the point. She was doing her jungian shadow work and I love when the force is mystical. Doesn't need to be such a hard magic system, it's awesome when it's mystical.
What a beautiful episode! My Clone Wars heart cried and is happy❤ and seeing the Purgill in Live Action was amazing, I wish I could watch it in theaters... Greetings from Germany❤
It seems like a variant of what she wore during the surge of mandalore. It may even be beskar, as her armor during that battle was fitted with beskar
Gandalf is a character archetype. That’s what killed me about people saying that Ahsoka was just a knockoff of him if Filoni went this route. Because Gandalf himself is nothing more than an embodiment of sacrificial hero arc, likely based on the Czech character Krakonos and often referred to as a Christ figure; The death, the resurrection, the enlightenment and sacrifice for others, the miracles.
This was one of the best modern adaptations I’ve ever seen. Filoni and team did a phenomenal job.
That was so awesome!!! Your analysis is spit on!!! 🤩
Very good explanation at the end there about Ashoka with the Life/death theory.
I think the lesson was don't give up fighting.
“I won’t fight you.”
“I’ve heard that before.”
That’s what Luke said to him in return of the Jedi…
Ahsoka the White is back y'all!!! As someone who considers Ahsoka a top 5 SW character, this episode was everything.
The “lesson” was that individual lives are important, and the destruction war brings takes so many individual souls that nothing can justify it if it can be prevented.
This episode had me in tears lol 🥹🔥
Ok hear me out on this. Anakin Is a Mortis God now. That is why he never shows up as a force ghost, or rarely. In the Clone wars he was told by the BALANCE that THAT more than anything was his destiny. To be the Balance You have to understand both Sides Equally. So He lived 20 something years in the Light, then he had to fall and live 20 something years in the Dark side. Becoming the most powerful onand in both. Now that he has no attachments because his living life is over. He is now free with the understanding of both, to take his place as the balance. Ashoka like alot of us, the events of your young lives can hold us back, and we get caught up in repeating the same mistakes that our Mothers and Fathers did before us. When Anakin First showed her her young life, he was showing her that what happened did happen, but She is more than that, just like he is.
Then when He confronted her as the dark side (Something he is able to do as the balance. Because he is both Light and dark in one) He forced her to confront the dark side with in herself and then made her choose to live, made her choose not to repeat his path and fall to the dark. Becoming Ashoka the white. For those of you who watched the clone wars. The Mortis Gods were the Father, the Daughter and the Son. If Anakin is the Balance Both Light and Dark in one. Ashoka is the Light who is the Dark? Not Luke, Not Lea. So who?
I also got super emotional with the purgill scene. The music was incredible too
yes 😢
Sabine is gonna be in for quite the surprise when they reunite
Hello from England! I think you two are a really cool couple...just wanted to say that. I saw the original trilogy when they got first released. Really great to see your love for each other and for Star Wars. It's very uplifting 😊😊
thank you for watching! cheers to you
On the 2nd skirmish, Anakin came later and said, "I don't know this battle".
Yes, coz he wasn't there at the Battle in Sieged Mandalorian.
He was at the Coruscant and about to embrace his dark path to become Vader. That's why his next saber was red.
He then gave two options to Ahsoka, win and killing the foe (Anakin) or lost and possibly killed in the duel.
But she chose to win... and forgive. Forgive Anakin, forgive her past and forgive any wrongdoing.
That's her final training about, forgiving, and accepted the past without fearing she would be consumed by the dark path.
And for that decision, she's rewarded by chance of being alive once again (then maybe became White Ashoka)
Love the reaction guys ❤
He was showing her that she had to fight to live in the times she was born in and that she shouldn’t feel guilty about fighting. She thought all she was trained to do was destruct when she was truly trained to live.
HUGE shoutout to Rosario Dawson for an amazing performance showing the change in her demeanor after that trial. And also a shoutout to Ariana Greenblatt for playing the young Ahsoka so well!
Ahsoka: Looks like you dont have much to offer
Anakin: I haven't taught you everything yet It over Ahsoka I have the high ground