its so sad that he won't see the legend he become among star wars fans...I love his character...He has a sense of honor...he's not some brute just mindless killing people
Ray Stevenson steals every scene he’s in. He was a truly underrated actor and it’s so sad we’re never gonna get to see him play this character again. Rest in peace, Ray. And may the Force be with you always.
We will still see his character in books,games and animated stuff mabye even a cgi version of him with his ai voice and everything....he will be immortal somewhat and his legacy could still continue.
@@OllamhDrab right this fantastic woke episode (woke is a good thing ) was awesome and well written. I think anakin has Vader’s lightsaber because it’s anakin after returning to himself in return of the Jedi.
@@OllamhDrab Apparently force ghosts appear to people when THEY were most comfortable with themselves. So like when Luke appeared to Rey, he had his metallic hand vs his flesh one because he's had that his entire life he's comfortable with that vs his flesh one. Anakin appearing to Ahsoka looking more like how Vader would look if he hadn't been burned says a looooooooooooot of things about Anakin Skywalker. Some good, some bad. All true. And the truth is this: perhaps he's finally come to peace with the fact that he had such darkness in him the entire time. Anakin Skywalker spent MORE TIME as VADER than he EVER did as Anakin. He turned at 22, died at 45. That's over 20 years of being a monster. I think it shouldn't be a surprise Anakin would appear in his Sith robes vs his Jedi ones at the end of ROTJ.
My theory is that since anakin was the chosen one to bring balance to the force after he died he became the watcher of the world between worlds watching over the galaxy maintaining the balance
The father asked him to take over for him. Mortis is also the world between worlds, just the home of the mortis gods within it. Anakin is the Father now, he has Vaders Saber because he is both light and dark, like the father.
Baylan's fighting the way Vader would've fought. Stiff, traditional, and reliant on power strikes. And I love it. Also, I understand why Ahsoka only used one lightsaber. If she used two, Baylan would bat them away because she's only focusing partial strength on both sabers.
@@GenerationTech Exactly. It hearkens back to ESB and Vader vs. Luke, which was my favorite fight in the OT. Also, the Anakin that met Ahsoka has no facial scars, which leads me to believe that this is his Force ghost.
@@Golems_victory How could she not realize when any Jedi or former Jedi and their mother can sense how powerful Vader is in the force alone and also being her own master? Its one thing if she switched to one during that fight thats not the case. And again Marrok is no Vader or Baylan or even a Maul. Theres no reason to even use one against him either. You also lost me with the "woke is a good thing" comment. Very random.
Funnily enough i absolutely loved the fact that Marrok was "just" a puppet fueled by Night Sister maigc and with that in a way a giant red hering thrown out to make us guess who he might be. And more than that, like some people have already pointed out it fits the role of Morgan Le Feys knight, that he is put up this way. Besides, just a small detail but i was cheering when i saw the Ghost with Hera and Jason surrounded by that little squadron of X-Wings and Carson calling her "Phoenix Leader", its always a joy for me to see X-Wings in flight.
The scene with Anakin makes me think now that he's dead he's stepped up into the role the father wanted him to be during the mortis arc. Back then he was younger, had alot to live for, it was during the war so he couldn't leave to stay at mortis World. But now he doesn't have such restrictions he's embraced his role as like a guardian
@@applepie1911eI feel like Anakin would be the Father. His life was half dark and half light. Plus the Father told Anakin it was his job. Maybe Baylan could take dark?
@@julianleivers1608 that’s not a bad idea, but I don’t think it’s true. He has no scar on his face. He should have that with the long hair and the arm. So I don’t think we are dealing with a physical Anakin. Plus, he said he didn’t expect to see her so soon, which kinda implies that she died. At least this one, though, we should have an answer for next week.
Here are the videos I referenced in the video AHSOKA's New Power: ruclips.net/video/0a0DYco4f2w/видео.htmlsi=QtYZkxmS0t6-NfXM AHSOKA's Fighting style: ruclips.net/video/dT1PVDbJwo0/видео.html
who knows. People going on about Marrok. I dont think he really matters. He's dead. You never see his face. He only existed to die. Nothing very deep about his character...and that's ok. He never really mattered.
I did see episode 4. Did you see episode 4? It was incredible. Felt like an epic act 3. Best live action* lightsaber duels we got in a decade. Baylan is quickly rising the ranks for one of my favorites. Also Sabine made the right choice. I get Ahsoka and Hera but they are motivated by fear of a threat they havent had contact with in years. Sabine is now the one who is gonna see whats up.
Sabine giving over the map was something I really wasn't a fan of when it first happened but then I thought about it and it makes a lot of sense. This isn't the Sabine we last saw in Rebels, a lot has happened to her since. She lost her surrogate dad when Kanan died, her surrogate mom in Hera has the responsibilities of a general in a new government as well as raising Jacen, her surrogate uncle in Zeb also is working with the military but is most likely more focused on rebuilding his race on their new home world, which is the complete opposite of what happened to Sabine, she lost all of her blood family, her home world, and as far as she knows her race is on the verge of extinction, and unlike when this same thing happened to Zeb there is no Empire to seek revenge on anymore or a war to get lost in with her grief. Even Ahsoka left her in the past and now she has a chance to save her surrogate brother and not be alone anymore.
@@TheWxwookie I feel like that's a pretty reductive summary. As @airsoft6147 says, Sabine had undergone years of trauma and hardship well before the events of this show. Now, with her homeworld destroyed and found family spread across the galaxy (galaxies?), she's found herself jumping feet-first back into the fray. She's spent the past years living on a peaceful planet, it's no surprise she's rusty. Or that her conviction towards the "greater good" might be compromised. She's changed, and yes, in some ways she hasn't.
@@yunusemreselcuk2128 Ngl if i were a mandalorian id want her executed immediately if she showed her face on Mandalore again. not only did she give the empire the technology to destroy beskar, i assume that tech is what they obliterated the surface of Mandalore with. She should just go to that other galaxy and stay there
@@GenerationTech If Anakin ends up fighting in some way, in his form as portrayed at the end of ep4, I'm going to dance a jig. I'll even post it (I play the bagpipes, and will even dance to my own soundtrack).
That was a really nice episode. How Sabine chose emotion over reason, how Ashoka once again nukes Inquisitors with simple movements, or how the master strikes hard whereas the apprentice is just in rage. The movements really convey who the characters are. I bet all republican credits I have left that Ashoka will use ancient force techniques to use the space whales for coordinates.
Why not just step through a portal, she can train with anekin, step through and probebly is there quicker than the eye, even if she spend a year in twbw
I think she used form 5 because as a force user he was an unknown. Meaning she didn't know if he could sap the Force like a Sith. If she went Ataru that could have left her vulnerable at the wrong moment.
@@necrodamus5481 Parts of that she looked like she did. But to be fair as a character she has been at war since she was a child. At her level of mastery "forms" should be used like brushes with a canvas.
It hit every emotional beat it needed to in this episode. Marrok is gone and a reanimated corpse which is fantastic… really reminds me Arthurian legends, a ghost knight persay? Fantastic battles… Legit surprise, Anakin showing up, Baylan paralleling Palp but seeming like a good dude, etc. Everything ab this episode is superb IMO
I also loved the duel with Ahsoka and Bailen. I love the constant stance changes they were going through it's clear they are both high level duelists, gave a lot of the final Maul vs Obi wan.
Babylon is such an interesting character. Instead of force pulling Sabine’s blaster, he did some dune Moch or mind trick to just talk her down. Pure finesse on his part.
I didn’t even know he’d passed until right before this episode aired. He’s such a complex character, and more could’ve been done with him. RIP, Ray. I don’t think Baylan is a full-on baddie, as I think he has ulterior motives in regards to his alignment with Morgan Elsbeth and his interest in Thrawn. This episode was epic, one of the best live action Star Wars episodes of all time. It got the show kick started into high gear, that’s for sure after its slow start.
I’ve come to the conclusion that once the Sister’s essence went into Ahsoka, the cosmic force refuses to let her die. Ahsoka became the ultimate embodiment of the light side. The light can’t die, there would be no balance. I believe Ahsoka’s existence is part of the balance equation. Interesting how no one mentioned little Jason Syndulla felt a disturbance in the force when he said I have a bad feeling. I bet there was huge shift in the force once the Ring took off.
@@TaraCicora 0 mention in the ending of rebels, they just said born to fly, then you know what his father was like. I mean if he was force sensitive wouldn't ahsoka be on his case asap? 🤷 sounds like assumptions imo.
I noticed the cinematography as soon as they landed on that forest planet really spiked in quality. Everything from the shots to the scenery and the music was amazing. It really felt like we were watching a true samurai fight
@isaiahthomas6744 Even if that is the case, why have different directors for a show that's only 8 episodes long, with the episodes themselves being relatively short? These are the kind of leadership decisions at Disney and Lucasfilm that are burying their franchises
@@hellotherekenobi2156 I think different directors is usually the case even with mini series across pretty much all media. I’m not sure the reason tho I theorize it’s to ease the work load. Having the same writer usually keeps the directors on the same track
Did you hear the sound effects of the hyperdrive engine spinning up? Ho Lee Fuk that was some genuinely out of this world scifi sound fx, coupled with the crazy visuals of the hyperdrive core! The space disruption wake was amazing and you can hear the sound distortion of all the effects rippling like wave anomlies as space restabalizes wow...
Something to note about the scene is that Anakin definitely didn't pull her into the World Between Worlds and he's not there when she wakes up so he's definitely a force ghost on top of the fact that he knows he's dead and he's surprised to see Ahsoka so soon. which makes me think that the WbW is the area of the cosmic force where dead Jedi can exist. this would explain the Darth Vader lightsaber hilt which is representative of anakin's darkness not fully allowed to pass.
The Skoll Ahsoka fight is similar to a samurai fighting a heavy elite knight. ahsoka carries herself like a samurai, her stances and poses. uses grace for speed, etc. Skoll has a fighting stance of a heavy line knight, weilding a larger, shield wall breaking weapon, or a 2h weapon.
Something I also really loved about the fight against Baylan was how Baylan was just somewhat toying with Ahsoka not out of a lack of respect, but because he really didn’t want to kill her. It was amazing how the choreography subtly backs up what he said in the last episode.
What really sold the last few moments of the episode for me was seeing anakin, but with vader's lightsaber. That funny little duality, mixed in with the context of the episode, and ahsoka's history with the world between worlds just sent chills down my spine. Unforgettable.
I've been marking out since the Marrok fight where Ahsoka uses Anakin's overhead stance. While I understand they're not able to do prequel style choreo for the Baylan fight they still brought the hype with the stare down and them deciding which stances to use. Great show so far.
I think these might be my personal favorite duels. They have some the speed of the prequels, but the strikes still feel powerful and actually meant to do some damage. 10/10 on my end
I'm eating my words. I said they wouldn't do the world between worlds because I thought it would be to confusing to the GA. I stand corrected. Great show and a great episode.
I’ve been watching clone wars next to the episodes releases And I gotta say it feels really good seeing these two shows basically side by side Ya get to relive what Ahsoka went through in the clone wars all the while experiencing what’s happening with the new episodes
I could be wrong but I think they smoothed Anakin out with CGI to make him look more ethereal. Kinda reminiscent of the effect in Deathly Hallows when Harry talks to Sirius and his parents using the resurrection stone.
15:30 since ahsoka burned her hand and later in the fight you can see that the burns show the symbols on her hand maybe she uses the henge with her hand in some way
Generation tech, I can always trust you to give an opinion that doesn’t seem biased and this review feels so genuine and as passionate as this episode felt.
"I don't need her to be a jedi, I need her to be her" Followed by ahsoka letting go of forcing Sabine into the jedi mold. Instead, she asked what Sabine needed to be successful in the dog fight. I thought it was a new school way of doing things.
I think they’re gonna pull a Raiders of The Lost Ark, and the burn mark on her hand from the map is going to help guide her and the rest of the ghost crew to the other galaxy
I think this is Anakin WHILE on Mortis channeling the Daughter into Ahsoka. Remember, Mortis was also outside of time and space. When they met up with Rex after it all, he had said they were gone "for a moment." I think in the midst of channeling the Daughter into Ahsoka, he Force Projected kinda like Luke did in The Last Jedi. I think you're right about the Cosmic Force wanting to keep Ahsoka alive. Did you notice when Ahsoka stood up, she wasn't near a portal into the WBW like when Ezra entered it or pulled her into it? I think this is the start of her becoming Ahsoka the White.
I think the series is going through a crawl, walk, and run method. They are slowly developing the characters...I appreciate it. The next chapters shall be interesting.
I loved this episode a lot more than i thought i would. The one thing that caught my attention was how in a few incidents of the Duel between Baylan and Ahsoka, she had to use the force to hold off some of his attacks, or at least help cushion the power behind them.
With live action they have a hard time showing that both sides are constantly using the force to increase the power and speed of the attacks. In the animated shows they do a better job of showing off the force being used during the duels. Baylon would definitely be using the force to defend against Ahsoka as well.
I'm so glad ahsoka actually lost the duel, shes got kind of a ridiculous winstreak (or just not lose streak) against opponents that should way outclass her it was making her seem a bit too op, she held her own far too well against grievous, maul, vader and it seemed like filoni gave her infinite plot armour, but her losing this, while I'm sure it'll be temporary, humbles ahsoka. Makes me, someone who was neither here nor there about her character, actually like her a bit more.
Its still weird fight because there were several moments when one could cut the another in half, but it seemed like the didnt really want to kill each other so im okay with that.
She never won against Grevious, Maul, or Vader. Grevious had mire experience and Ashoka was just keeping up. Mail was the better duelist than Ashoka, Maul only list to Ashoka because he got cocky. Darth Vader was beating Ashoka and Ashoka had a decent chance of winning like striking at his mask but the majority of the fight Vader was trying to go for the kill and was winning for most of the fight but in the end the fight was inconclusive. Ashoka should have beat Baylan like how Adult Ashoka would beat Maul and Dooku duel wise and objectively but yea she does need to get humbled once in a while
This is the Empire Strikes Back moment. The good guys are completely defeated right now. The only way is up. Looking forward to the Not Obiwan Kenobi sketch Also, nice use of super fast build music 😂
This was easily the best episode in any rescent Star wars series. The friction between Ahsoka and Sabine. Great duel between two experienced combatants. Good to analyse the whole fight. Looking forward to more of it. And Ray Stevenson may he RIP has nailed this episode perfectly.
Fallen Jedi indeed. I was a little taken aback but her initiation of the dual with Baylan. "How inevitable" said he; Ahsoka showing she can't even let us have some juicy lore dialog for one second before she leaps to violence.
I think I woke up my entire apt complex when i was screaming at like 1 am this morning...when Anakin showed up I kinda lost it...what an episode...after I watched it I just sat there in awe at what I had just watched...what a ride that was
I think the survivors of Order 66 learned that the traditional way of lightsaber combat isn't gonna work when you have Darth Vader, the Inquisitors and stormtroopere firing en masse at you. So you gotta simplify things. Lose the elegance and jumping everywhere
de-aged anakin doesn't seem to have the scar on his eye. also another cool detail is when Baylan said "Unlike her former Master, I shall keep mine." Before this, he spoke about he will re-unite Sabine with Ezra, unlike Ahsoka who would in the end destroy the only lead to Ezra. Baylan plans to take in Sabine as his apprentice. We see this foreshadowing the opening sequence where Sabine's helmet appears in red.
@@jamesbellefeuille2926I was getting that vibe too. ...but then again, we've never been told they're Sith, and until we're told that it's possible for Baylon to have two apprentices (he's definitely not Jedi).
I'm just happy Filoni had Ahsoka kill the Inquisitor before doing something stupid like using that spinning saber-staff as a personal copter. Probably the thing I hated most in the Rebels series.
Big plans taking years to make are sign of very good creators, tangling such ammount of threads together require skill and determination on very high level, some things may be rough on the edges, some things may be overlooked, but ultimately, it is still something great, even if flawed.
Another theory I had about this is that Ashoka has died already, because of anakin saying I didn’t expect to see you so soon. I do believe that this is anakin’s force ghost and the world between worlds is also where force ghosts go when they aren’t seen, almost like their heaven. I do believe that once they’ve chatted anakin will send her back on the eye of scion ship or just back to the ship with huang or somewhere in the present with some knowledge of how to follow the eye of scion. Therefore we’ll have episodes of Ashoka and Hera now trying to catch up with the people on the eye of scion trying to find Ezra and thrawn.
I definitely think the essence of the Daughter being part of Ahsoka is a part of what's making her avoid final death. Maybe they are leading up to Ahsoka fully taking that role at the end of the series? At a minimum, the Daughter's essence could make it easier to pull Ahsoka into the WbWs. The WbWs could be the way she hops to the other galaxy. The shatter point being Sabine and Ezra seeing each other again.
I agree with comments about Ray Stevenson, his presence stands out in this series. One awesome thing Dave is doing in this story is keeping people theorizing about characters and plots drawing them in. Loving this show, it feels like true Star Wars. Rest in peace Ray Stevenson.
THAT LIGHTSABER BATTLE WAS AMAZING! That beautifully choreographead. Easily in my top 10 favorite lightsaber duels of star wars. They way they switched forms on each other was so well executed
The only problem with making this the next season of Rebels is having to catch non-animation fans up on who these people are. My sister is watching it with her husband and they had never watched Rebels. She called me to get caught up after the first couple episodes because they had a ton of questions about who these characters are and were really underwhelmed with the episode. They loved last night's episode like everyone else did.
You know the Meme of Willam Defoe taking a long drag from a cig. That was me when I head “Hey Snips” whatever is happening it is going to be crazy and I am here for it.
I think the world between worlds may be some sort of afterlife. That’s why when someone dies and becomes a force ghost, they disappear because they are transported to this realm. I’d have to watch it again if Vader sees Ezra’s hand but if he doesn’t, then Ahsoka dies during that scene, disappears like obi wan or Luke and then gets revived due to the daughter. Same thing happens here where this is Ahsoka actually dying in the fight against baylen and seeing anakin in the afterlife, that’s why he says something along the lines of “didn’t except to see you so soon”. Idk if this conflicts with preexisting canon but that’s what I interpreted.
Alan if you could do a more in-depth look, can you explain how Darth Vader's saber (with a dark hilt compared to the silver of Anakin's second saber) was present? Maybe it's not Anakin or maybe a merged version of Anakin's light and Vader's darkness? As in he has finally come to accept both of his aspects and in turn was transported to the World between Worlds? Idk, just spitballing here
Wait so do you think that anakin pulled her through to the world between worlds like Ezra did to save her or did she die and that’s her spirit? It looked like baylan got her in the face
Poor, poor Sabine....... As if the Duchess, her people getting massacred by the Empire, and her family dying as a result weren't enough. Now she'll have Thrawn's return on her conscience.
I am bothered by Sabine in this episode. I feel in Rebels Sabine was portrayed as the character willing to do what was required of her, no matter the cost. So she totally would have tried to destroy the map, even though that might have stranded Ezra forever, because she would know what has to be done.
This version is an emotionally stunted near 30 yo brat refusing to take responsibility and listen. She is too willing to cause another war and death of innocences. She should have stayed on Lothal.
IMO perhaps Sabine felt less persuaded, less surrendered and more calculated - She was alone, out-numberd, outgunned and Ashoka was defeated-possibly even dead. Sabine maybe figured that her best hope now for handling her conflicting goals without help, would be to be taken with the bad-guys.
The World Between Worlds is not supposed to be time travel, so, it is actually the afterlife, so that means next weeks episode will connect with the ending of Star Wars Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker when Rey hears the voice of Anakin Skywalker & Ahsoka!
The gold 'captain's bars' on Sabine's armor, symbol of her rank. Bo-Katan had the same bars framing her face. In the Season 7 clone wars episodes where Ahsoka is fighting along side Bo-Katan, she wears them as well.
To me, Star Wars is always at its best when it really leans into the magical/mystical side of things. Which is exactly what I was hoping Ahsoka would do, and so far Filoni seems to be thinking the same thing.
Ray Stevenson (Rest in Peace) had nailed his role as Baylan Skoll really well.
yeah he's delivering the lines so well, and even his stiff powerful fighting style is pretty awesome
Gone way too soon. He was Amazing.
its so sad that he won't see the legend he become among star wars fans...I love his character...He has a sense of honor...he's not some brute just mindless killing people
@@rabbitsfoot8yep I'm loving his powerful, intense yet very nuanced performance... goddamn
He reminds me of a knight wielding a claymore
Ray Stevenson steals every scene he’s in. He was a truly underrated actor and it’s so sad we’re never gonna get to see him play this character again. Rest in peace, Ray. And may the Force be with you always.
I'm hoping he'll show up in something like the next jedi fallen order game, maybe we'll get to see why he "lost his faith"
I feel for his family moreso than us fans. Imagine the pain they feel at such an unexpected loss. RIP Ray
@@jt5765 True
one doesnt exclude the other. @@jt5765
We will still see his character in books,games and animated stuff mabye even a cgi version of him with his ai voice and everything....he will be immortal somewhat and his legacy could still continue.
I noticed that in the World between Worlds, Anakin uses Vader's lightsaber hilt, instead of the classic Youngling Slayer 3000.
Might just be cause it's the last one he had in life? (Besides, his old one's been passed on to someone else so maybe that connects somehow.)
It is his episode 3 saber, not DV's.
@@OllamhDrab right this fantastic woke episode (woke is a good thing ) was awesome and well written. I think anakin has Vader’s lightsaber because it’s anakin after returning to himself in return of the Jedi.
@@OllamhDrab Apparently force ghosts appear to people when THEY were most comfortable with themselves. So like when Luke appeared to Rey, he had his metallic hand vs his flesh one because he's had that his entire life he's comfortable with that vs his flesh one. Anakin appearing to Ahsoka looking more like how Vader would look if he hadn't been burned says a looooooooooooot of things about Anakin Skywalker. Some good, some bad. All true.
And the truth is this: perhaps he's finally come to peace with the fact that he had such darkness in him the entire time. Anakin Skywalker spent MORE TIME as VADER than he EVER did as Anakin. He turned at 22, died at 45. That's over 20 years of being a monster. I think it shouldn't be a surprise Anakin would appear in his Sith robes vs his Jedi ones at the end of ROTJ.
I was almost at the edge of my chair seeing the ending
My theory is that since anakin was the chosen one to bring balance to the force after he died he became the watcher of the world between worlds watching over the galaxy maintaining the balance
That would be really cool! I hope that’s where they’re going with it.
That’s a better theory than the Lucasfilm writer group can come up with! 😅
I thought of something similar while watching this. That would be bloody perfect
The father asked him to take over for him. Mortis is also the world between worlds, just the home of the mortis gods within it. Anakin is the Father now, he has Vaders Saber because he is both light and dark, like the father.
@@picknsht2044 that’s really interesting! I hadn’t thought of that, but it makes perfect sense.
Baylan's fighting the way Vader would've fought. Stiff, traditional, and reliant on power strikes. And I love it. Also, I understand why Ahsoka only used one lightsaber. If she used two, Baylan would bat them away because she's only focusing partial strength on both sabers.
yea he was excellent, and that random triple axle strike was awesome 😁😁
@@GenerationTech Exactly. It hearkens back to ESB and Vader vs. Luke, which was my favorite fight in the OT.
Also, the Anakin that met Ahsoka has no facial scars, which leads me to believe that this is his Force ghost.
I actually thought something happened to the other one. She only used one against Marrock too
I don't think she used it because of that, otherwise, she would've only used one saber on Vader as well as Marrok
@@Golems_victory How could she not realize when any Jedi or former Jedi and their mother can sense how powerful Vader is in the force alone and also being her own master? Its one thing if she switched to one during that fight thats not the case.
And again Marrok is no Vader or Baylan or even a Maul. Theres no reason to even use one against him either. You also lost me with the "woke is a good thing" comment. Very random.
Ahsoka vs Baylan Skoll is pure unadulterated awesomeness.
His two handed long sword style was awesome!!!!
@@farwoodfarm9296reminds me of jedi survivor
@@farwoodfarm9296 Isn't that just the normal style though... form 4 Ataru...
Facts the duels were intense and I loved it
I know it's an odd point but I love the technique Baylon uses to deflect blaster bolts ... its pure mechanical joy ...
Funnily enough i absolutely loved the fact that Marrok was "just" a puppet fueled by Night Sister maigc and with that in a way a giant red hering thrown out to make us guess who he might be. And more than that, like some people have already pointed out it fits the role of Morgan Le Feys knight, that he is put up this way.
Besides, just a small detail but i was cheering when i saw the Ghost with Hera and Jason surrounded by that little squadron of X-Wings and Carson calling her "Phoenix Leader", its always a joy for me to see X-Wings in flight.
I laugh at all of the ABSOLUTELY ridiculous predictions on who he was. 😂😂
The scene with Anakin makes me think now that he's dead he's stepped up into the role the father wanted him to be during the mortis arc. Back then he was younger, had alot to live for, it was during the war so he couldn't leave to stay at mortis World. But now he doesn't have such restrictions he's embraced his role as like a guardian
It would be a nice ending if they both took the role of dark and light force together
@@applepie1911eI feel like Anakin would be the Father. His life was half dark and half light. Plus the Father told Anakin it was his job. Maybe Baylan could take dark?
Which we are suddenly introducing halfway through?
I think that anakin found the word between worlds and saved ahsoka like ezra did
@@julianleivers1608 that’s not a bad idea, but I don’t think it’s true. He has no scar on his face. He should have that with the long hair and the arm. So I don’t think we are dealing with a physical Anakin. Plus, he said he didn’t expect to see her so soon, which kinda implies that she died. At least this one, though, we should have an answer for next week.
The duel between Ahsoka and Baylan was so good, the little form changes at the start of the fight reminded me of Obi wan vs Maul.
Here are the videos I referenced in the video
AHSOKA's New Power: ruclips.net/video/0a0DYco4f2w/видео.htmlsi=QtYZkxmS0t6-NfXM
AHSOKA's Fighting style: ruclips.net/video/dT1PVDbJwo0/видео.html
Marrok has Nightsister magic in him and it left his body after falling to Ahsoka's lightsabers in battle.
It appears to be a force user reincarnated by nightsister magic like Maul's brother was when he died he died the same way.....
@@Stryyder1right, we've already seen that nightsister magic can resurrect people like the nightsister corpses when Grievous attacked Dathomir
who knows. People going on about Marrok. I dont think he really matters. He's dead. You never see his face. He only existed to die. Nothing very deep about his character...and that's ok. He never really mattered.
@yurivii yeah, I was rolling my eyes with the 36854 videos in my recommendations about marrok being starkiller, or Ezra, or Luke 💀
@@yezzerexyziruis210sometimes Marrok is just Marrok
The way that Ahsoka timed that strike, damn that was perfect.
Samurai film inspired!
I did see episode 4. Did you see episode 4?
It was incredible. Felt like an epic act 3. Best live action* lightsaber duels we got in a decade. Baylan is quickly rising the ranks for one of my favorites.
Also Sabine made the right choice. I get Ahsoka and Hera but they are motivated by fear of a threat they havent had contact with in years. Sabine is now the one who is gonna see whats up.
I fully agree. Joining Baylan to save Ezra really was the right call
Dude, dude did you see episode 4?
I mean live Action, The mo Cap Duel between Maul and Her i think is better. But theres no wrong answer. It was amazing
Yeah no the lightsaber duels suck ass
I’d like to add the Ahsoka V Maul dual as one of the best within the decade
They call it “Fallen Jedi” because Ahsoka fell off that cliff 😅
Maybe it's not about Ashoka but about Baylan
@@nicolasiden4074anakin*
@@albumkosong yea, you are right, that makes even more sense. BTW that part with Anakin got me emotional
Bender: "do a flip."
This was an absolute triumph of an episode. So much lore, the fight choreography was the best it's been in any show for a long time
Sabine giving over the map was something I really wasn't a fan of when it first happened but then I thought about it and it makes a lot of sense. This isn't the Sabine we last saw in Rebels, a lot has happened to her since. She lost her surrogate dad when Kanan died, her surrogate mom in Hera has the responsibilities of a general in a new government as well as raising Jacen, her surrogate uncle in Zeb also is working with the military but is most likely more focused on rebuilding his race on their new home world, which is the complete opposite of what happened to Sabine, she lost all of her blood family, her home world, and as far as she knows her race is on the verge of extinction, and unlike when this same thing happened to Zeb there is no Empire to seek revenge on anymore or a war to get lost in with her grief. Even Ahsoka left her in the past and now she has a chance to save her surrogate brother and not be alone anymore.
I think she is an emotionally stunted near 30 yo brat stuck in the past. Episode 1 showed that. This version of is a bit unlikable.
@@TheWxwookie I feel like that's a pretty reductive summary. As @airsoft6147 says, Sabine had undergone years of trauma and hardship well before the events of this show. Now, with her homeworld destroyed and found family spread across the galaxy (galaxies?), she's found herself jumping feet-first back into the fray. She's spent the past years living on a peaceful planet, it's no surprise she's rusty. Or that her conviction towards the "greater good" might be compromised. She's changed, and yes, in some ways she hasn't.
@@CALAM313 Its not reductive its the truth Sabine is an immature, whiney cunt who has never faced a single real consequence for any of her actions.
After this show, Sabine should go to Mandalore and help the remaining Mandalorians in their rebuilding effort.
@@yunusemreselcuk2128 Ngl if i were a mandalorian id want her executed immediately if she showed her face on Mandalore again.
not only did she give the empire the technology to destroy beskar, i assume that tech is what they obliterated the surface of Mandalore with.
She should just go to that other galaxy and stay there
I’m excited cause from here on out the marketing hasn’t shown anything beyond episode 4.
yea i feel like the new galaxy is going to be nuts
@@GenerationTech If Anakin ends up fighting in some way, in his form as portrayed at the end of ep4, I'm going to dance a jig. I'll even post it (I play the bagpipes, and will even dance to my own soundtrack).
@@Gman-109i would like to see this haha
We've seen Thrawn in the bridge of the Eye of Sion but that's it.
@@JujuForTheWin Yea tru I forgot about that
A long time ago…. In a galaxy far, far, farther away.
That was a really nice episode. How Sabine chose emotion over reason, how Ashoka once again nukes Inquisitors with simple movements, or how the master strikes hard whereas the apprentice is just in rage. The movements really convey who the characters are. I bet all republican credits I have left that Ashoka will use ancient force techniques to use the space whales for coordinates.
World betweej worldd
"Republic credits are no good out here, I need something more real"
Why not just step through a portal, she can train with anekin, step through and probebly is there quicker than the eye, even if she spend a year in twbw
Nah they will make a cast of the map with the burns on her hand a la Raiders of the Lost Ark.
@@derris751 “I don’t have anything else, but 👋 credits will do fine.”
I think she used form 5 because as a force user he was an unknown.
Meaning she didn't know if he could sap the Force like a Sith. If she went Ataru that could have left her vulnerable at the wrong moment.
I think she jumped between Form I and Form V.
Her primary objective was also to reclaim the star map. Easier to do if she has one hand free.
@@necrodamus5481 Parts of that she looked like she did. But to be fair as a character she has been at war since she was a child. At her level of mastery "forms" should be used like brushes with a canvas.
It hit every emotional beat it needed to in this episode. Marrok is gone and a reanimated corpse which is fantastic… really reminds me Arthurian legends, a ghost knight persay? Fantastic battles… Legit surprise, Anakin showing up, Baylan paralleling Palp but seeming like a good dude, etc. Everything ab this episode is superb IMO
I also loved the duel with Ahsoka and Bailen. I love the constant stance changes they were going through it's clear they are both high level duelists, gave a lot of the final Maul vs Obi wan.
Babylon is such an interesting character. Instead of force pulling Sabine’s blaster, he did some dune Moch or mind trick to just talk her down. Pure finesse on his part.
Nah he was just spitting all the right facts, charisma score 18
i think Baylon wanted to recruit Sabine as an ally for a future coup against Morgan
I didn’t even know he’d passed until right before this episode aired. He’s such a complex character, and more could’ve been done with him. RIP, Ray.
I don’t think Baylan is a full-on baddie, as I think he has ulterior motives in regards to his alignment with Morgan Elsbeth and his interest in Thrawn.
This episode was epic, one of the best live action Star Wars episodes of all time. It got the show kick started into high gear, that’s for sure after its slow start.
I’ve come to the conclusion that once the Sister’s essence went into Ahsoka, the cosmic force refuses to let her die. Ahsoka became the ultimate embodiment of the light side. The light can’t die, there would be no balance. I believe Ahsoka’s existence is part of the balance equation. Interesting how no one mentioned little Jason Syndulla felt a disturbance in the force when he said I have a bad feeling. I bet there was huge shift in the force once the Ring took off.
The Jacen thing, I just thought his little child stomach couldn't take being jostled in a space ship, but then thats cool too.
@@chaosbringer9007 No, that’s not the case. He’s force sensitive like his father, Kanan had a decent M count.
@@robertg8565 Where'd they show he was force sensitive though
@chaosbringer9007 it's mentioned at the end of Rebels
@@TaraCicora 0 mention in the ending of rebels, they just said born to fly, then you know what his father was like.
I mean if he was force sensitive wouldn't ahsoka be on his case asap? 🤷 sounds like assumptions imo.
Loved this episode! Crazy theory fun time: does anyone wonder if some crucial information is now burned onto Ahsoka’s hand (all Indiana Jones style)?
My wife made the same observation with the exact same Indiana Jones reference. 🙂
The end left me sobbing & smiling & im not ashamed. Loved this episode & was really really happy with it
I noticed the cinematography as soon as they landed on that forest planet really spiked in quality. Everything from the shots to the scenery and the music was amazing. It really felt like we were watching a true samurai fight
So an appropriate question would be, why doesn't the rest of the show have the same quality? This is Star Wars, funded by Disney
@@hellotherekenobi2156 I haven’t checked the credits but I’d assume a possible different director but same writer being Filoni.
@isaiahthomas6744 Even if that is the case, why have different directors for a show that's only 8 episodes long, with the episodes themselves being relatively short? These are the kind of leadership decisions at Disney and Lucasfilm that are burying their franchises
@@hellotherekenobi2156 I think different directors is usually the case even with mini series across pretty much all media. I’m not sure the reason tho I theorize it’s to ease the work load. Having the same writer usually keeps the directors on the same track
I really like how Balen uses his lightsaber as if he is wielding a broadsword..
Did you hear the sound effects of the hyperdrive engine spinning up? Ho Lee Fuk that was some genuinely out of this world scifi sound fx, coupled with the crazy visuals of the hyperdrive core! The space disruption wake was amazing and you can hear the sound distortion of all the effects rippling like wave anomlies as space restabalizes wow...
Something to note about the scene is that Anakin definitely didn't pull her into the World Between Worlds and he's not there when she wakes up so he's definitely a force ghost on top of the fact that he knows he's dead and he's surprised to see Ahsoka so soon. which makes me think that the WbW is the area of the cosmic force where dead Jedi can exist. this would explain the Darth Vader lightsaber hilt which is representative of anakin's darkness not fully allowed to pass.
Maybe they can us the halves of the map and the burn imprint on Ahsoka's hand.. Raiders reference :)
The Skoll Ahsoka fight is similar to a samurai fighting a heavy elite knight. ahsoka carries herself like a samurai, her stances and poses. uses grace for speed, etc. Skoll has a fighting stance of a heavy line knight, weilding a larger, shield wall breaking weapon, or a 2h weapon.
Something I also really loved about the fight against Baylan was how Baylan was just somewhat toying with Ahsoka not out of a lack of respect, but because he really didn’t want to kill her. It was amazing how the choreography subtly backs up what he said in the last episode.
What really sold the last few moments of the episode for me was seeing anakin, but with vader's lightsaber. That funny little duality, mixed in with the context of the episode, and ahsoka's history with the world between worlds just sent chills down my spine. Unforgettable.
Hi Allen!! Thank you for making Star Wars content with just a little goofy on the side, love your videos man!
I've been marking out since the Marrok fight where Ahsoka uses Anakin's overhead stance.
While I understand they're not able to do prequel style choreo for the Baylan fight they still brought the hype with the stare down and them deciding which stances to use.
Great show so far.
I think these might be my personal favorite duels. They have some the speed of the prequels, but the strikes still feel powerful and actually meant to do some damage. 10/10 on my end
you got the feeling that Baylan and Ahsoka are both very mature and wise in that stare down. as if neither one really wanted to fight.
Part 4 was the best fan service since Luke in the Mando finale, and I'm all here for it 🎉
I'm eating my words. I said they wouldn't do the world between worlds because I thought it would be to confusing to the GA. I stand corrected. Great show and a great episode.
I’m happy we are finally getting something that is after rebels likes a season 5 of it
Baylan Skoll would be a great character for a few tales of the jedi episodes
Yeah for sure
“I was going to the world between worlds searching for my car keys”
🤣
I’ve been watching clone wars next to the episodes releases
And I gotta say it feels really good seeing these two shows basically side by side
Ya get to relive what Ahsoka went through in the clone wars all the while experiencing what’s happening with the new episodes
I could be wrong but I think they smoothed Anakin out with CGI to make him look more ethereal. Kinda reminiscent of the effect in Deathly Hallows when Harry talks to Sirius and his parents using the resurrection stone.
this is now my head canon as well
Huyang is hilarious and you will quote everything he says.
He's no Super Kami Guru but he's funny
I was going to quote everything he says but since you told me to now I’m not
The way he and the HK were fighting made me think of that boxing game
15:30 since ahsoka burned her hand and later in the fight you can see that the burns show the symbols on her hand maybe she uses the henge with her hand in some way
Generation tech, I can always trust you to give an opinion that doesn’t seem biased and this review feels so genuine and as passionate as this episode felt.
Also, how dare they end on that perfect cliffhanger moment!
Baylans lightsaber technique reminds me a lot of vader
best starwars since 2005 - i cried so match...
In Dave Filoni we trust!
"I don't need her to be a jedi, I need her to be her"
Followed by ahsoka letting go of forcing Sabine into the jedi mold. Instead, she asked what Sabine needed to be successful in the dog fight.
I thought it was a new school way of doing things.
I think they’re gonna pull a Raiders of The Lost Ark, and the burn mark on her hand from the map is going to help guide her and the rest of the ghost crew to the other galaxy
I think this is Anakin WHILE on Mortis channeling the Daughter into Ahsoka. Remember, Mortis was also outside of time and space. When they met up with Rex after it all, he had said they were gone "for a moment." I think in the midst of channeling the Daughter into Ahsoka, he Force Projected kinda like Luke did in The Last Jedi. I think you're right about the Cosmic Force wanting to keep Ahsoka alive. Did you notice when Ahsoka stood up, she wasn't near a portal into the WBW like when Ezra entered it or pulled her into it? I think this is the start of her becoming Ahsoka the White.
Love this show. From the beginning. Each episode slowly building.
I think the series is going through a crawl, walk, and run method. They are slowly developing the characters...I appreciate it. The next chapters shall be interesting.
They smashed a lot of theories about Ezra being Marrek (Marok? Can't remember...)! Clever
I loved this episode a lot more than i thought i would. The one thing that caught my attention was how in a few incidents of the Duel between Baylan and Ahsoka, she had to use the force to hold off some of his attacks, or at least help cushion the power behind them.
With live action they have a hard time showing that both sides are constantly using the force to increase the power and speed of the attacks. In the animated shows they do a better job of showing off the force being used during the duels. Baylon would definitely be using the force to defend against Ahsoka as well.
I think the way that Ahsoka gets to the neighboring galaxy will be a whale of a tale...
I'm so glad ahsoka actually lost the duel, shes got kind of a ridiculous winstreak (or just not lose streak) against opponents that should way outclass her it was making her seem a bit too op, she held her own far too well against grievous, maul, vader and it seemed like filoni gave her infinite plot armour, but her losing this, while I'm sure it'll be temporary, humbles ahsoka. Makes me, someone who was neither here nor there about her character, actually like her a bit more.
Perfectly said. 👏 I know a lot of ahsoka fans will be triggered by your take but it's nevertheless correct.
Its still weird fight because there were several moments when one could cut the another in half, but it seemed like the didnt really want to kill each other so im okay with that.
She never won against Grevious, Maul, or Vader. Grevious had mire experience and Ashoka was just keeping up. Mail was the better duelist than Ashoka, Maul only list to Ashoka because he got cocky. Darth Vader was beating Ashoka and Ashoka had a decent chance of winning like striking at his mask but the majority of the fight Vader was trying to go for the kill and was winning for most of the fight but in the end the fight was inconclusive. Ashoka should have beat Baylan like how Adult Ashoka would beat Maul and Dooku duel wise and objectively but yea she does need to get humbled once in a while
@@chadbrad8100 no chance ahsoka would beat dooku💀
Amazing episode of loved the pacing of the two of them sizing each other up before battling.
This is the Empire Strikes Back moment. The good guys are completely defeated right now. The only way is up. Looking forward to the Not Obiwan Kenobi sketch
Also, nice use of super fast build music 😂
This was easily the best episode in any rescent Star wars series. The friction between Ahsoka and Sabine. Great duel between two experienced combatants. Good to analyse the whole fight. Looking forward to more of it. And Ray Stevenson may he RIP has nailed this episode perfectly.
Fallen Jedi indeed. I was a little taken aback but her initiation of the dual with Baylan. "How inevitable" said he; Ahsoka showing she can't even let us have some juicy lore dialog for one second before she leaps to violence.
I thought this too. Although he was stalling for time to let the coordinates be uploaded so he would have quite happily kept talking.
I absolutely LOVED the live action ghost. It looks beautiful!!! Also her running off on her own was FINALLY more like her normal self.
That episode felt soo short it was soo good.
Wow was literally the first thing I typed to my friend too after watching it.
I think I woke up my entire apt complex when i was screaming at like 1 am this morning...when Anakin showed up I kinda lost it...what an episode...after I watched it I just sat there in awe at what I had just watched...what a ride that was
16:32 The irony is that Luke originally complained about how boring Tatooine is. Once he moves away it seems like it becomes the center of the galaxy.
"When the student becomes the master"...Dave "Star Wars" Filoni........
Tony Gilroy does it better. Dave is suited for animation and this series is proof.
Older Baylan Skoll's fighting style is a great example of economy of motion, ultimate efficiency with no wasted movements
I think the survivors of Order 66 learned that the traditional way of lightsaber combat isn't gonna work when you have Darth Vader, the Inquisitors and stormtroopere firing en masse at you. So you gotta simplify things. Lose the elegance and jumping everywhere
de-aged anakin doesn't seem to have the scar on his eye.
also another cool detail is when Baylan said "Unlike her former Master, I shall keep mine."
Before this, he spoke about he will re-unite Sabine with Ezra, unlike Ahsoka who would in the end destroy the only lead to Ezra. Baylan plans to take in Sabine as his apprentice. We see this foreshadowing the opening sequence where Sabine's helmet appears in red.
Does that mean Shin gets dumped like Maul?
@@jamesbellefeuille2926I was getting that vibe too. ...but then again, we've never been told they're Sith, and until we're told that it's possible for Baylon to have two apprentices (he's definitely not Jedi).
@@Brigand231 I'll wait until the season is over before I revisit this issue.
@@jamesbellefeuille2926That's all any of us can do right now.
@@jamesbellefeuille2926 they are not sith, so rule of two don't apply.
I'm just happy Filoni had Ahsoka kill the Inquisitor before doing something stupid like using that spinning saber-staff as a personal copter. Probably the thing I hated most in the Rebels series.
i hope anakin is here to give her one last lesson. much like joro tapal goes like PADAWAN TIME FOR INSTRUCTION i love it
Big plans taking years to make are sign of very good creators, tangling such ammount of threads together require skill and determination on very high level, some things may be rough on the edges, some things may be overlooked, but ultimately, it is still something great, even if flawed.
Another theory I had about this is that Ashoka has died already, because of anakin saying I didn’t expect to see you so soon. I do believe that this is anakin’s force ghost and the world between worlds is also where force ghosts go when they aren’t seen, almost like their heaven. I do believe that once they’ve chatted anakin will send her back on the eye of scion ship or just back to the ship with huang or somewhere in the present with some knowledge of how to follow the eye of scion. Therefore we’ll have episodes of Ashoka and Hera now trying to catch up with the people on the eye of scion trying to find Ezra and thrawn.
@Generation Tech - Great observations. The star map may have been burned into Ashoka's hand as well.
My theory is that it's once again the Son messing with his "sister" in the form of Anakin... but that multiverse theory would be CRAZY!!
And Marrok was Starkiller. Ha Ha 😂
I definitely think the essence of the Daughter being part of Ahsoka is a part of what's making her avoid final death. Maybe they are leading up to Ahsoka fully taking that role at the end of the series? At a minimum, the Daughter's essence could make it easier to pull Ahsoka into the WbWs. The WbWs could be the way she hops to the other galaxy. The shatter point being Sabine and Ezra seeing each other again.
Even without the ending the episode was still 🔥
I agree with comments about Ray Stevenson, his presence stands out in this series. One awesome thing Dave is doing in this story is keeping people theorizing about characters and plots drawing them in. Loving this show, it feels like true Star Wars. Rest in peace Ray Stevenson.
…..you feel that? That's the feeling of Star Wars being in good hands.
THAT LIGHTSABER BATTLE WAS AMAZING! That beautifully choreographead. Easily in my top 10 favorite lightsaber duels of star wars. They way they switched forms on each other was so well executed
The only problem with making this the next season of Rebels is having to catch non-animation fans up on who these people are. My sister is watching it with her husband and they had never watched Rebels. She called me to get caught up after the first couple episodes because they had a ton of questions about who these characters are and were really underwhelmed with the episode. They loved last night's episode like everyone else did.
Baylon is my new favorite. So nuanced. Tragedy of Rays passing. Just thankful we can still celebrate his performance and contribution to our passion.
Guys... I think he just saw episode 4
You know the Meme of Willam Defoe taking a long drag from a cig. That was me when I head “Hey Snips” whatever is happening it is going to be crazy and I am here for it.
I think the world between worlds may be some sort of afterlife. That’s why when someone dies and becomes a force ghost, they disappear because they are transported to this realm. I’d have to watch it again if Vader sees Ezra’s hand but if he doesn’t, then Ahsoka dies during that scene, disappears like obi wan or Luke and then gets revived due to the daughter. Same thing happens here where this is Ahsoka actually dying in the fight against baylen and seeing anakin in the afterlife, that’s why he says something along the lines of “didn’t except to see you so soon”. Idk if this conflicts with preexisting canon but that’s what I interpreted.
Made me go “holyyyyy SHIIIIT” and almost cried lmfao
Alan if you could do a more in-depth look, can you explain how Darth Vader's saber (with a dark hilt compared to the silver of Anakin's second saber) was present? Maybe it's not Anakin or maybe a merged version of Anakin's light and Vader's darkness? As in he has finally come to accept both of his aspects and in turn was transported to the World between Worlds? Idk, just spitballing here
It's Anakin's episode 3 saber
It's not black it's just because of the lighting of the scene
Maybe Anakin's become the celestial embodiment of the Darkside (The Brother) just as Ashoka has become the embodiment of the Lightside (The Sister).
I like how his lightsaber had the original sound when igniting it up
Wait so do you think that anakin pulled her through to the world between worlds like Ezra did to save her or did she die and that’s her spirit? It looked like baylan got her in the face
Baylin hit her light saber and the force of the blow pushed her off the cliff sound was blade against blade. Her guard was up.
Poor, poor Sabine.......
As if the Duchess, her people getting massacred by the Empire, and her family dying as a result weren't enough. Now she'll have Thrawn's return on her conscience.
I am bothered by Sabine in this episode. I feel in Rebels Sabine was portrayed as the character willing to do what was required of her, no matter the cost. So she totally would have tried to destroy the map, even though that might have stranded Ezra forever, because she would know what has to be done.
This version is an emotionally stunted near 30 yo brat refusing to take responsibility and listen. She is too willing to cause another war and death of innocences. She should have stayed on Lothal.
IMO perhaps Sabine felt less persuaded, less surrendered and more calculated - She was alone, out-numberd, outgunned and Ashoka was defeated-possibly even dead. Sabine maybe figured that her best hope now for handling her conflicting goals without help, would be to be taken with the bad-guys.
The World Between Worlds is not supposed to be time travel, so, it is actually the afterlife, so that means next weeks episode will connect with the ending of Star Wars Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker when Rey hears the voice of Anakin Skywalker & Ahsoka!
Stop saying woke. The mis labeling of the term is ridiculous today.
I have no idea what is coming next and I love it ✨
The gold 'captain's bars' on Sabine's armor, symbol of her rank. Bo-Katan had the same bars framing her face. In the Season 7 clone wars episodes where Ahsoka is fighting along side Bo-Katan, she wears them as well.
The deaging was definitely a creative choice, which means his visual appearance means something.
To me, Star Wars is always at its best when it really leans into the magical/mystical side of things. Which is exactly what I was hoping Ahsoka would do, and so far Filoni seems to be thinking the same thing.
I'm almost certain the burn mark on Ahsokas hand will have some sort of markings leading them to the new galaxy