Ryan, the Perlemian Trade Route is NOT named after Rhea Perlman. That name has existed since the old EU, before Disney bought Star Wars. It's referenced and shown in some of the old EU novels in the pages at the beginning of the book, where there's a map of the Star Wars galaxy. So, interesting theory or idea, but that trade route has had that name for a lot longer than Rhea Perlman has had anything to do with Star Wars.
So when Huyang is talking about how Sabine would never have been chosen. If you look at the hyperspace it's the same pattern from Dr. Who when the TARDIS flies.
Love my original trilogy shirt. Would love to see one with one of Thrawn's half-sillouetted face, his fingers on his chin, a red glimmer in his eye, and a sinister grin with a tag line of "they will be the architects of their own destruction" or something.
I think the thing with Sabine and Ahsoka is that they're both deeply depressed people- ex child soldiers who've seen way too much and done way too much, and it's weighing them down now that they're older and wiser and had years to think about it all. That's a tough combination for the two leads.
Hell yes! They got PTSD: like layers and layers! They have evolved and tried to process alone. Now they know their own and each other's triggers better and have both softened and feel the call again.
Funny how Annakin trained Asohka in the precise way to give her the exact skills she needs to survive the destruction he and the emperor cause. I wonder if his foresight told him she needed those skills, but he didn't understand why at the time
If he started that training after the Mortis arc I'd certainly say it's possible, but I think her costuming had changed by Mortis and in Tales she was wearing her earliest look when she started that training. That aside, it's still not impossible, and since we know that Sith Lords can torment a Jedi with visions of their loved ones suffering, Vader did it to Luke, Palpatine did it to Anakin, perhaps Palpatine used visions of Ahsoka before he found out about Anakin's marriage. That could trigger the intense training push.
Favorite moment of the episode: “Were you in the war, Senator?” “…No.” “Just sat back and waited to see who came out on top?” *profound silence Goosebumps.
I've heard my dad say similar stuff! I almost clapped but I didn't wanna miss something! This series so far has been a 9.5/10 for me, I just wish Sabine was cast as south Asian but the visuals are my fave part
@@lukeford9803 she doesn't! That's why I still love the show. When adapting an established work, there are choices one must make when casting the live action. They saw her performance at the audition and said "that's a variant of Sabine!" And so did I. Snow White and the Little Mermaid chose to say anyone can be Ariel or Snow for better or worse, as long as you thrive for adventure or are pure of heart, which are awesome messages. It's equally awesome for Sabine to be any woman, but, to be visually accurate she'd need to be darker. That's just a fact, like America Chavez in comix vs Multiverse of Madness, or Sunspot or whatever his name is in New Mutants. I'm not irate over it, it's just something I noticed. Like if Ahsoka were another shade of orange lol However, Sabine, Snow White or Ariel have established visual media, descriptions, to which you can either lean in or away. Some people are even more sensitive, which is a shame 🤷🏾♂️ I think of every property as a potential multiverse where we can explore stuff like this, her race was never relevant to her story like it is being Twilek or whatever else, so it's an appropriate change.
@@NuteGunray yep, it's not that deep, but I can see why someone might think it's some really political message within all this modern racial tension. Imo we should try to prop up people of lesser circumstance to give opportunities to those that don't usually come across them, but the casting director is free to make whatever decision they want! We can be sensitive but not obsessive 🙏🏾
Speaking about that Plo Koon episode, noticed how Ahsoka turned Huyang off when Hati and Marrok were looking for them after they touched down on the surface. Nice lesson learned moment when Plo, Anakin, and Ahsoka forgot the Medic droid when they were hiding from the Malevolence.
Not to take away from that reference but I felt it was a matrix reference to when they hid from the sentinels (Baylon could have been a jedi sentinel) while powering down the ship. As for Baylon could have been a Jedi Sentinel as he has referenced the younglings talking about the galaxy. Also he seems to have a lot of knowledge. Continuing on Baylon then sends a search party(sentinels in the matrix) to find Ahsoka and Sabine.
To me Ahsoka's stoicism reflects the change in Luke, who was a wide eye farm boy and by the time we meet him in Return of the Jedi he's more calm and controlled like a monk. She is the embodiment of what we think of when we think of an OT era Jedi.
I’m actually loving Dawson’s portrayal of a troubled and stoic Ashoka. Remember, this is a continuation of her arc of extremely traumatic events of being betrayed by the Jedi council, living in exile on coruscant, escaping order 66 and the death of all her clone brothers in arms, living in exile AGAIN, then finding out the fate of Anakin and being dragged through space and time all before surviving the rest of the empirial era. She’s been through a lot and it would be very strange if she didn’t experience some transformation
I think she changed when she found out what Anakin became. She feels responsible, because she walked away and maybe she could've done something had she stayed. Now, she's scared to train a new jedi (she didn't want to train Grogu) because she's scared it could happen again. And yeah, Order 66 did a number on her too.
100% agree with this and I can’t wait to see her interact with Anakin’s force ghost which I’m assuming will be in episode 5. If he says something like it was never your fault I turned to the dark, a revitalised and focussed Ahsoka will be a sight to see!!
I think Ahsoka's stoicism is a choice (either acting or directing choice) and I hope as the story unfolds we get to see her break out of that stoicism just a little bit and show some glimpses of the energetic and perky aprentice she used to be.
I also found her painfully stoic & detached, but I felt a lot better when she and Sabine loosened up after Huyang's prodding. She actually almost smiled! And had, like, facial responses and emotions! It makes me think it might be a deliberate directing choice, and as Ahsoka and Sabine find themselves and each other again, we'll see more of the old Ahsoka
I felt like she was opening up this episode. I think this episode was a good balance between the rebels star wars and the post-war slightly more traumatized ahsoka who also has to play mentor and authority figure to sabine
I love how Huyang gave Sabine that wonderful pep talk to get her training again, only to turn around and discuss her later as if training her is pointless, 😂.
It felt like they were trying too hard to inject the whole "everybody doubted her but she shows them shes a girlboss" message into it. It felt like some idiot director was like "not enough of the message, throw in a man doubting her"
@@DarthdoodooCan’t say I caught the same vibe, but I can see where you’re coming from. It’s not an uncommon theme, and has been used for male leads as well. Heck, Luke and Anakin both get to experience some of that, Anakin more so. As for what Huyang is doing, I am wondering if this is calculated. He wouldn’t have encouraged Sabine to start training again if he thought she’d ultimately fail. Maybe he calculated that expressing doubt would motivate her to prove him wrong.
In an earlier episode I believe you mentioned that Baylan Skoll is actually Shin Hati's father and that he left the Jedi Order for love but his wife was killed. Perhaps the 'power such as you've never dreamed' is using the WBW to save his wife from dying.
I like how the light target things Huyang was using in Sabine's training look like rolled up bamboo mats. The same as used in martial art sword training. They test the sharpness of the sword and the strength of the swordsman by cutting the rolled up mats.
Her stoicism fit from the beginning, she was more stoic in rebels besides, she was a spoilt kid in the clone wars, her book highlighted it when she talked about not fixing parts, just getting new ones because the republic's army was well funded, she was used to having everything. Now she has been on her own, had to survive, saw what happened to Anakin, been hunted by her family (clones and anakin) fought for the rebellion and more.
Did anyone notice Ahsoka's ship number was a variation on Dave Filoni's birth date. The ship is a T6. The ID number she calls out is T61974. Dave Filoni's birthdate is in June 1974, i.e. 6/1974. Put them together, T 6 1974.
@@Alisdair_UKT is also similar to J in the right font. Or it could be a from a foreign word for roughly the same time of year. Or, Filoni used T just because.
So did anyone else feel like the whole ‘get closer and closer so Huyang can scan the ring before the ship takes too much damage’ scene felt a lot like some of the filler quests in the old Xwing and Tie Fighter games where you had to scan a capital ship or shuttle without getting destroyed? And for the record I LOVED the feeling I got when I realized that connection, since those games are among my all time favorites, even if those quests and tasks were more boring than actually shooting things
I have to admit, I failed to make that connection. But yeah, it totally does feel like that! And I'm sure it was an intentional callback. Makes me love the episode even more. And I actually enjoyed the change of pace provided by scanning things.
8:29 i think thr reason he trains her with 4 arms is becaude if you look when they are done it shows the path of her blade. Hes tracking tbe consistsncy of her swings by going through one light and then going through the second, thats why every time she swings she hits 2 of the lights. It has nothing to do with training to fight droids like grevious. Just her lightsaber seinging patterns.
I loved Ahsoka on the wing of the ship. Of course the Inquisitor and the Dark Jedi would want to take her on. That's the distraction that Ahsoka mentioned. They could have just blown the ship to bits, but their pride and fear of Ahsoka's skills made them focus on her instead. As she predicted.
It was pure Star Wars because every scene had been done before. And it was remarkable because David actually thought he’d get away with such a pointless episode
@@TraceguyRune Guess you never saw all the spacewalk stuff Anakin did in Clone Wars. Others did it too, to include clones. Not crazy, just a little less produced in live action.
She's been stoic since "Resolve" episode of Tales of the Jedi. You definitely see her maturity in that episode. I think the time jumps we get watching the different shows can throw off perceptions.
The entire time Sabine was trying to use the force I kept thinking of the scene in rebels where Chopper Sabine Anne Zeb were making fun of Ezra when he was training
The space battle was surprisingly excellent. I love how it really did feel like a WW1/ WW2 dogfight ,even with the design of the enemy fighters. I really hope it continues, because so far Ahsoka has been absolutely wonderful Aside from Andor this some of the best star wars content we've gotten in YEARS.
Gotta love the bromance between Ryan and Paul. You guys CRUSH the analysis and symbolism in these Star Wars breakdowns. This is the first time that I'm watching a show and then immediately watching the breakdowns. It really improves the experience. Keep it up Doug!
Great video! Also, calling the planet "Seatos" was a hint that there were gonna be whales there (the Latin word for whales is "cetus", and the subgroup of mammals that whales are in is called "cetaceans")
As somebody who has never seen a minute of Rebels, I don’t actually find this show confusing at all. I actually like not knowing every character’s complete life story for a change..
Thats what I have been saying. Although I know who hera is, I thought it was great to introduce her by just having her walk up to Ahsoka and start talking. Etc etc
Damn, i should have done this TBH... Got baited by how hype people rave rebels, for people who hasn't watched a single episode of rebels just watched this ashoka without recapping rebels.. Its not important but rather you kinda waste a lot of time by doing so..
I totally agree with you. I felt that Ahsoka was too stoic, too cold. But this third episode she started to grow on me. I loved her character in Clone Wars and I felt that it was so different from this character. I’m glad to see the two versions of her, meshing together a little better.
I love how ashoka respects who Sabine is ,and don't want to change her. I love that she has taken the great part of being a jedi ,and scrapped the things that don't make sense. The jedi unwillingness to evolve self respect ,and their involvement in politics is what did them in.
20:41 let’s not forget that Shin is wearing a headset, just like (or very similar) to the one worn by Anakin in Revenge of the Sith (when he says “this is where the gun begins”).
I was really hoping that after this episode, Ryan would finally start pronouncing Purrgil with a hard "G." Every video he's done always drives me nuts when he says "Per-Jill." After the first mention he makes here, my dreams were dashed...And then he said it right the second time!! And then ruined it by continuing to call them PerJill. AHHHH!!!!!
In episode 2 when Hera asked Ashoka " when do you know if they're ready." Many think she was asking about Sabine but I feel she was really asking about Jacen.
@JohnKrakatoa I understand that, but she knows that his daddy was a jedi, and now we know that he has probably been bugging her about being a Jedi. I'm almost sure it was for Jacen and not Sabine.
17:30 The plane you showed on screen is a P51 Mustang, not P15 Mustang. Furthermore, the starfighter looks a lot more like a P47 Thunderbolt or F4U Corsair.
I don't know, I feel like I would have apreciated at least a reference to Kanaan in that scene, even if not by name. Like it would for sure cross Sabine's mind. She knows it can be done, she's scene blind fighting.
20:57 I would have loved to see how she managed to get the space suit on so quickly, I mean: Ahsoka sees the baddies coming and knows they’re sitting ducks, she runs the back grabs the suite puts it on goes out the airlock and is on the outside of the ship before the fighter craft have closed the distance.
There was a scene where Marrok is in his fighter and he turns his head and takes a good look at the purrgil. This cuts to Shin who is focused straight ahead. Why would Marrok loose focus to look at Purrgil?
I love this show, and I love the actors' live action adaptations. I like who Ahsoka has become, as portrayed by Rosario Dawson. I do miss Eckstein's voice-over, and I could nitpick Winstead's Hera portrayal a wee bit, but it shows that she is trying to do justice and I appreciate it and her.
I absolutely loved this episode. You could see the Japanese influence during the training scene at the beginning. The Purgill scene was amazing. The New Republic leadership is doomed to fail
That was an awesome training sequence. We’ll be getting more of that style of training in the Acolyte as they got the same fight choreographers as Shang Chi.
That was an awesome training sequence. We’ll be getting more of that style of training in the Acolyte as they got the same fight choreographers as Shang Chi.
@@thorinwoods2642my audible gasp! Wow, I knew Ahsoka and Acolyte would be my ultimate Star Wars projects but sheeeeeesh I didn't expect to be on cloud 9! I consider myself a reformed Sith with dual pink sabers that can shift into a shield and blaster, imagine my shock when I saw Ezra's shifter saber and Acolyte were announced. Ahsoka is my favourite character for over a decade, imagine my shock when this show was announced! Ahhhhh I'm manic!
"Time to Fly" is actually a reference to the Tenacious D movie "The Pick of Destiny". It parallels how Baby Sass jumps on his daddy Sasquatch (whom has got to protect him) and then they fly away and ultimately spot the Pick of Destiny flying in the clouds, wherein Baby Sass reaches too far and becomes unbalanced, falls from flying dad Sasquatch, and JB cracks his nards on a tree limb.
@@charliedulin You are incorrect sir, that REO Speedwagon song is called: "Time for ME to fly" ... please delete your comment and feel bad for the rest of the day.
I think there is room for both the concept of midichlorians (representing innate talent) and the type of discipline/meditation Ahsoka mentions. I think Sabine is a bit like Chirrut (which - how can we not mention Chirrut in an episode about blind samarai!) who doesn't have the ability to manipulate the Force, but through intense discipline is still attuned to it and in balance with it. Ahsoka, who doesn't feel bound by the Jedi's initial rules, can still teach Sabine the general mindfulness, ethics and philosophy of the Jedi, even if she can't move rocks or whatever else. Honestly, I hope Sabine never actually moves that cup. To me that's not the point.
Just want to point out that the mask that Sabine wear to be blind reminded me a lot of the protective mask that you can see in some activities. The one of activities that use the mask is the Kendo, a japanese activity where you use wooden katana.
Bamboo swords. When you use wooden swords you don’t wear the helmet, as it’s usually to practice forms/katas. And yes the helmet is similar, but also similar to the ones wear in fencing.
@@dieinfire920 yes the helmet “men” is for sparring, paired with the bamboo version of the sword “shinai”. It doesn’t change the fact that it’s still a Japanese fencing mask from Kendo.
@@Amplifymagic yeah nobody said it wasnt similar to Kendo. I was just correcting about the wooden vs bamboo sword. (As you, I practiced kendo too, and practiced for one year in Chiba prefecture in Japan, plus Iaido and Naginata).
We literally waited for your Easter eggs over everyother channel because so far only and you alone have been the most entertaining resource for star wars for years!!! Keep up up man!
To feed into the “Ezra is Marrok” theory. In the space battle scene Marrok says “As you wish” which obviously reminded me of The Princess Bride. A movie where the line “As You Wish” is uttered by a character introduced as a good guy who goes away, comes back as a masked villain, only to find out he was a masked villain to return home and we never really evil. Ezra could have a same arc, he didn’t really turn to the dark side, but had to pretend to gain certain trusts to get back home. Now… I’m probably 100% in the wrong here. But it’s what the “as you wish” line made me think.
even though now youre gonna take longer to make videos than the other star wars channels bc of the release time of ths show, i am still going to wait and watch yours bc you have the best breakdowns and theories
You cannot expect Rosario to play Ahsoka like the rebel brat she was when introduced. Just like my sister who was very rebellious in her youth, Ahsoka is now a grown wise woman full of life and experience. Just like my sister is now. So I’m adoring her portrayal of Ahsoka!!
Good action? The enemy lasers were apparently squirt guns since they hit their ship a hundred times. And then that stuff in space was almost as goofy as Leia yeeting through space...
I was really happy with how this episode advanced even being a shorter one. I sensed there was influence from the classic Samurai films with Sabine doing the blind training. It made for a good kick off to that episode.
I still think Marrok is Kanan Jarrus. I'm guessing he survived that explosion but badly burned, almost dead, and maybe lost his memory. If Grogu can protect himself and others from an exploding starship, Kanan did the same. So, the Empire found him maybe thinking he was an inquisitor, or brainwashed him, or he thought he was an inquistor from the many battles. Memory was jumbled up. The witches could have also revived him. Anyway, he's fully clothed and wears a mask because of the burns like Darth Vader. Lastly, my gut feeling is Filoni wants a mini reunion of ALL his Rebels main characters.
I am very glad they referenced Zatoichi. Shitaro Katsu's performance throughout all the films and the TV series is one of the most passionate roles I've ever seen anyone play. Thank you, Dave, for making his legacy a part of Star Wars. If you haven't seen a Zatoichi movie, I highly suggest the originals, such as the first and eighth films.
20:50 I really think it makes sense. Shin is a sith apprentice blowing her off the ship would be a huge boost for her so its super obvious to us but not to attackers blinded by dark side rage. I love that detail actually
Marrok is Lu'uke Skywalker - the dark Jedi from Last Command who was made from the hand cut off on Bespin. Poster really emphasizes it. It justifies the cloning in the sequel trilogy.
What the younglings used in Attack Of The Clones are called training sabers, they may look like lightsabers but at most all they’ll do is give you a bit of a burn. Now normal lightsabers can also be adjusted so that they function the same way.
I’m just happy that after years and years of having Star Wars shows, we finally get our first jedi/lightsaber main character show. Literally just been mando and boba and regulars for like the last 4yrs. Surprised it took them this long
I'm not an aviation expert, but I think Shin Hati's fighter looks more like a P-47 Thunderbolt than a P-15 Mustang. Shout out to the rugged "jug" my grandfather flew in the Pacific theater during WWII 🙂
I'm calling it . That guy on the councils that was dead set against looking for thrawn is apart of the empire. He knows thrawn is alive, and wanna give Morgan enough time to get to thrawn.
I just want to know one thing - why didn't Hera bring up the stolen hyperdrive core? You'd think that would be important enough to at least justify a small patrol to check things out.
@ScreenCrush for Shin Hati and Marrok’s ships, take a look at the Granville Gee Bee Model R and Model Z. The Model Z was used in The Rocketeer and my be a design nod but the smaller fighters definitely look like Model Rs.
I think they're emphasizing that Sabine is "not force sensitive" now so that they can set up for a big reveal later on. Or maybe just one big force move at a very key moment.
Everyone expects Ahsoka to be the spunky teen we saw in The Clone Wars; but she isn't. In Rebels she showed very little of her teen spunkiness and was far more brooding and serious. With the weight of Anakin as Vader plus her aging/ maturing, plus her new role as a Master, the gradual change into a calmer, more stoic Master is very, very fitting.
I wholly agree. I've noticeable only seen men complaining that she no longer acts like a teenager. Now, I won't say some BS like "men can't accept that women mature" because most men perfectly understand that, with time and experience, an energetic and spunky girl can become a calm and calculated woman... but it is still interesting that I've seen not a single woman complain that Ahsoka isn't still as perky as she was as a child. ESPECIALLY with all she has survived, it would be distasteful if she was still carefree. We saw her slowly mature in Clone Wars, we saw her as a calmer adult in Rebels, and now we see her as a master. I mean, imagine if Luke was still whiny on the Moon of Endor. It wouldn't have shown any character growth. So I think Ahsoka's stoic attitude speaks louder of what she has endured than a million bad-writing flashbacks.
There's a novel (don't know if it's labelled Legends nowadays) that states that Qui-gon actually refused a seat on the Council to complete Obi's training ♡ absolutely heartbreaking
Cool little easter egg that I haven’t seen anybody point out is that the music that plays when the purgill first appear is the same music that plays when the purgill appear in the rebels finale
If Marrok is Galen Marek, that means this will be how the First Order got the name for Starkiller Base! Star Wars Skeleton Crew is also connected to Star Wars The Mandalorian, Star Wars The Book of Boba Fett & Star Wars Ahsoka!
I think this stoic version of her is perfect for how she is now, what she has been through. Also note she didnt berate her for using anger, just asked her to note it unbalances her
I hate to "actually" you, but I love WWII aircraft. The fighters Marrok, Shin, and co. are flying look much more similar to the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (which had a wide, radial engine up front and a chunky fuselage which earned it the nickname, "the Jug") than the North American P-51 Mustang (which featured a thinner, more tapered nose due to its in-line engine). Grievous' fighter in ROTS looks like a more refined version of the Pau'an Porax-38 fighters (which appear in my favorite Star Wars books, Incredible Cross-sections but were cut from the film). These, in turn, were straight-up Star Wars-ified Lockheed P-38 Lightnings; both share its twin-nacelle layout with spikes resembling propeller spinners.
The training sequence rhymes with both ANH and ESB. Since Sabine is getting frustrated and disappointing her mentor (as Luke with Yoda, and Anakin with Obi-Wan in AOTC). She even has the same kind of vest/pants/soft boots as Dagobah Luke in a different color, and also getting the 'don't try' explanation. ANH was very much Luke quickly getting an introduction into the Force and making Obi-Wan proud. But Sabine already knows all about Force users. She has the same mental block that Luke did in ESB (but without the latent ability).
It would be great to see a video about the nightsisters evolution since their first appearance in a Star Wars novel, the ewoks movies, the Clone Wars series , games, and other stories from legends and canon. Your videos are excellent!
You didn't mention or maybe didn't notice that the space-combat scene before Ahsoka's ship was disabled was almost a shot-for-shot remake of the combat scene in A New Hope as the Millennium Falcon was escaping the Death Star. And the giant hyperspace ring is only big enough to attach to a single imperial-class star destroyer. You know, the one that Thrawn was on when Ezra yoinked him into another galaxy.
Thanks to Doomlings for sponsoring this video! Use the Code Crush25 for 25% off your Doomlings Purchase Here → bit.ly/3prL2sn
Some what thrawn has returned that should be a a t shirt
Ryan, the Perlemian Trade Route is NOT named after Rhea Perlman. That name has existed since the old EU, before Disney bought Star Wars. It's referenced and shown in some of the old EU novels in the pages at the beginning of the book, where there's a map of the Star Wars galaxy.
So, interesting theory or idea, but that trade route has had that name for a lot longer than Rhea Perlman has had anything to do with Star Wars.
So when Huyang is talking about how Sabine would never have been chosen. If you look at the hyperspace it's the same pattern from Dr. Who when the TARDIS flies.
Love my original trilogy shirt. Would love to see one with one of Thrawn's half-sillouetted face, his fingers on his chin, a red glimmer in his eye, and a sinister grin with a tag line of "they will be the architects of their own destruction" or something.
Those were training lightsabers with lower outputs. That just sting a bit instead of cutting off limbs
I think the thing with Sabine and Ahsoka is that they're both deeply depressed people- ex child soldiers who've seen way too much and done way too much, and it's weighing them down now that they're older and wiser and had years to think about it all. That's a tough combination for the two leads.
Exactly
@@benitoelwerito yup. PTSD is something Filoni always circles back to. even Ryan's favorite character, Chopper, has his own beat.
However people has been complaining about Sabine being too teenager-like, like in Rebels.
Hell yes! They got PTSD: like layers and layers! They have evolved and tried to process alone. Now they know their own and each other's triggers better and have both softened and feel the call again.
Funny how Annakin trained Asohka in the precise way to give her the exact skills she needs to survive the destruction he and the emperor cause. I wonder if his foresight told him she needed those skills, but he didn't understand why at the time
If he started that training after the Mortis arc I'd certainly say it's possible, but I think her costuming had changed by Mortis and in Tales she was wearing her earliest look when she started that training. That aside, it's still not impossible, and since we know that Sith Lords can torment a Jedi with visions of their loved ones suffering, Vader did it to Luke, Palpatine did it to Anakin, perhaps Palpatine used visions of Ahsoka before he found out about Anakin's marriage. That could trigger the intense training push.
Favorite moment of the episode:
“Were you in the war, Senator?”
“…No.”
“Just sat back and waited to see who came out on top?”
*profound silence
Goosebumps.
I've heard my dad say similar stuff! I almost clapped but I didn't wanna miss something! This series so far has been a 9.5/10 for me, I just wish Sabine was cast as south Asian but the visuals are my fave part
@@nailinthefashioni may be dumb but why does sabine need to be south asian
@@lukeford9803think Sabine had darker skin in the show but I may be wrong
@@lukeford9803 she doesn't! That's why I still love the show. When adapting an established work, there are choices one must make when casting the live action. They saw her performance at the audition and said "that's a variant of Sabine!" And so did I.
Snow White and the Little Mermaid chose to say anyone can be Ariel or Snow for better or worse, as long as you thrive for adventure or are pure of heart, which are awesome messages. It's equally awesome for Sabine to be any woman, but, to be visually accurate she'd need to be darker. That's just a fact, like America Chavez in comix vs Multiverse of Madness, or Sunspot or whatever his name is in New Mutants. I'm not irate over it, it's just something I noticed. Like if Ahsoka were another shade of orange lol
However, Sabine, Snow White or Ariel have established visual media, descriptions, to which you can either lean in or away. Some people are even more sensitive, which is a shame 🤷🏾♂️ I think of every property as a potential multiverse where we can explore stuff like this, her race was never relevant to her story like it is being Twilek or whatever else, so it's an appropriate change.
@@NuteGunray yep, it's not that deep, but I can see why someone might think it's some really political message within all this modern racial tension. Imo we should try to prop up people of lesser circumstance to give opportunities to those that don't usually come across them, but the casting director is free to make whatever decision they want! We can be sensitive but not obsessive 🙏🏾
Speaking about that Plo Koon episode, noticed how Ahsoka turned Huyang off when Hati and Marrok were looking for them after they touched down on the surface. Nice lesson learned moment when Plo, Anakin, and Ahsoka forgot the Medic droid when they were hiding from the Malevolence.
Not to take away from that reference but I felt it was a matrix reference to when they hid from the sentinels (Baylon could have been a jedi sentinel) while powering down the ship. As for Baylon could have been a Jedi Sentinel as he has referenced the younglings talking about the galaxy. Also he seems to have a lot of knowledge. Continuing on Baylon then sends a search party(sentinels in the matrix) to find Ahsoka and Sabine.
Yes! I thought of this too, Ahsoka ‘members
To me Ahsoka's stoicism reflects the change in Luke, who was a wide eye farm boy and by the time we meet him in Return of the Jedi he's more calm and controlled like a monk. She is the embodiment of what we think of when we think of an OT era Jedi.
I’m actually loving Dawson’s portrayal of a troubled and stoic Ashoka. Remember, this is a continuation of her arc of extremely traumatic events of being betrayed by the Jedi council, living in exile on coruscant, escaping order 66 and the death of all her clone brothers in arms, living in exile AGAIN, then finding out the fate of Anakin and being dragged through space and time all before surviving the rest of the empirial era. She’s been through a lot and it would be very strange if she didn’t experience some transformation
I think she changed when she found out what Anakin became. She feels responsible, because she walked away and maybe she could've done something had she stayed. Now, she's scared to train a new jedi (she didn't want to train Grogu) because she's scared it could happen again. And yeah, Order 66 did a number on her too.
She did also die and was resurrected.
She was stoic in Rebels too, I don’t understand why people gets conflicted with her personality in the series.
@@dieinfire920they fan girl over the voice actor for some reason. She would’ve played this role terribly.
100% agree with this and I can’t wait to see her interact with Anakin’s force ghost which I’m assuming will be in episode 5. If he says something like it was never your fault I turned to the dark, a revitalised and focussed Ahsoka will be a sight to see!!
I think Ahsoka's stoicism is a choice (either acting or directing choice) and I hope as the story unfolds we get to see her break out of that stoicism just a little bit and show some glimpses of the energetic and perky aprentice she used to be.
I find her more chill than stoic. Like more matured and experienced and honestly her patience with Sabine is almost Obi Wan like
I also found her painfully stoic & detached, but I felt a lot better when she and Sabine loosened up after Huyang's prodding. She actually almost smiled! And had, like, facial responses and emotions! It makes me think it might be a deliberate directing choice, and as Ahsoka and Sabine find themselves and each other again, we'll see more of the old Ahsoka
I felt like she was opening up this episode. I think this episode was a good balance between the rebels star wars and the post-war slightly more traumatized ahsoka who also has to play mentor and authority figure to sabine
I agree. I find it very difficult to believe that her and Dave didn’t have many conversations about how Ahsoka should be portrayed
She's lost friends, betrayal and needed to survive......
I love how Huyang gave Sabine that wonderful pep talk to get her training again, only to turn around and discuss her later as if training her is pointless, 😂.
It felt like they were trying too hard to inject the whole "everybody doubted her but she shows them shes a girlboss" message into it. It felt like some idiot director was like "not enough of the message, throw in a man doubting her"
@@DarthdoodooCan’t say I caught the same vibe, but I can see where you’re coming from. It’s not an uncommon theme, and has been used for male leads as well. Heck, Luke and Anakin both get to experience some of that, Anakin more so.
As for what Huyang is doing, I am wondering if this is calculated. He wouldn’t have encouraged Sabine to start training again if he thought she’d ultimately fail. Maybe he calculated that expressing doubt would motivate her to prove him wrong.
I literally lol'd when you said, "Cause, you know, skywalkers gotta skywalk." Good one.
In an earlier episode I believe you mentioned that Baylan Skoll is actually Shin Hati's father and that he left the Jedi Order for love but his wife was killed. Perhaps the 'power such as you've never dreamed' is using the WBW to save his wife from dying.
I like how the light target things Huyang was using in Sabine's training look like rolled up bamboo mats. The same as used in martial art sword training. They test the sharpness of the sword and the strength of the swordsman by cutting the rolled up mats.
They test the edge alignment and cutting prowess of the swordsman mainly. Sharpness is needed, but the strength required is negligible
@@drachenklaue07hence the lines/rings indicating where Sabine’s slashes were hitting.
@@GGBlaster and in which orientation the blades where to the cut
Her stoicism fit from the beginning, she was more stoic in rebels besides, she was a spoilt kid in the clone wars, her book highlighted it when she talked about not fixing parts, just getting new ones because the republic's army was well funded, she was used to having everything.
Now she has been on her own, had to survive, saw what happened to Anakin, been hunted by her family (clones and anakin) fought for the rebellion and more.
Did anyone notice Ahsoka's ship number was a variation on Dave Filoni's birth date. The ship is a T6. The ID number she calls out is T61974. Dave Filoni's birthdate is in June 1974, i.e. 6/1974. Put them together, T 6 1974.
I knew it couldn't have been an accident that the number was a year but I didn't know what it was a reference to - thanks for solving the mystery
74 is also the year Lucas started writing A New Hope. Weird Filoni was born when star wars was conceived.
T is 20th letter in the alphabet, but don't quote me, I can't count past ten.
@@Alisdair_UKT is also similar to J in the right font. Or it could be a from a foreign word for roughly the same time of year. Or, Filoni used T just because.
So did anyone else feel like the whole ‘get closer and closer so Huyang can scan the ring before the ship takes too much damage’ scene felt a lot like some of the filler quests in the old Xwing and Tie Fighter games where you had to scan a capital ship or shuttle without getting destroyed? And for the record I LOVED the feeling I got when I realized that connection, since those games are among my all time favorites, even if those quests and tasks were more boring than actually shooting things
I have to admit, I failed to make that connection. But yeah, it totally does feel like that! And I'm sure it was an intentional callback. Makes me love the episode even more. And I actually enjoyed the change of pace provided by scanning things.
It was an entire filler episode through and through. The space scene lasted over 15 minutes.
This might sound crazy, but maybe, and hear me out...Marrok is...just a bad guy named Marrok
I really really hope so
The "Your mom" jokes are honestly what keeps me coming back 😂 they are perfectly executed!
8:29 i think thr reason he trains her with 4 arms is becaude if you look when they are done it shows the path of her blade. Hes tracking tbe consistsncy of her swings by going through one light and then going through the second, thats why every time she swings she hits 2 of the lights. It has nothing to do with training to fight droids like grevious. Just her lightsaber seinging patterns.
I loved Ahsoka on the wing of the ship. Of course the Inquisitor and the Dark Jedi would want to take her on. That's the distraction that Ahsoka mentioned. They could have just blown the ship to bits, but their pride and fear of Ahsoka's skills made them focus on her instead. As she predicted.
This episode was pure star wars. The entire space sequence, the jedi training, the master-padawan relationship. Truly remarkable.
It was pure not Star Wars. Space Walk cutting space ship lasers with your lightsabers? No. Training non force sensitives to use the force? ULTRA NO
@@TraceguyRuneanyone can use the force. george said that himself. it was also established in the OT
@@TraceguyRuneAnakin also did the same thing like Ashoka in clone wars.
It was pure Star Wars because every scene had been done before. And it was remarkable because David actually thought he’d get away with such a pointless episode
@@TraceguyRune Guess you never saw all the spacewalk stuff Anakin did in Clone Wars. Others did it too, to include clones. Not crazy, just a little less produced in live action.
She's been stoic since "Resolve" episode of Tales of the Jedi. You definitely see her maturity in that episode. I think the time jumps we get watching the different shows can throw off perceptions.
14:42 don’t worry Jacen is still alive during the sequel trilogy, he was piloting The Ghost in the battle of Exegol!
Oh thank goodness!! I was genuinely concerned for a moment!
Maybe its unconfirmed
@@yseson_I was about to ask if it was confirmed cause this is the first I’ve heard this. Though he’d definitely be old enough by then
I do have to say this episode was the most Star Wars I’ve felt since rogue one. The scores were perfect and the ship fight was awesome
Huyang also refers to Ahsoka as "Lady Tano" so I'm not sure he's referencing her Mandalorian lineage, I think that's just how he refers to people.
The entire time Sabine was trying to use the force I kept thinking of the scene in rebels where Chopper Sabine Anne Zeb were making fun of Ezra when he was training
I enjoyed how they mirrored Kendo in the saber training and then went on to call out Zatoichi - The Japanese blind swordsman.
The space battle was surprisingly excellent.
I love how it really did feel like a WW1/ WW2 dogfight ,even with the design of the enemy fighters.
I really hope it continues, because so far Ahsoka has been absolutely wonderful
Aside from Andor this some of the best star wars content we've gotten in YEARS.
Gotta love the bromance between Ryan and Paul. You guys CRUSH the analysis and symbolism in these Star Wars breakdowns. This is the first time that I'm watching a show and then immediately watching the breakdowns. It really improves the experience. Keep it up Doug!
Great video! Also, calling the planet "Seatos" was a hint that there were gonna be whales there (the Latin word for whales is "cetus", and the subgroup of mammals that whales are in is called "cetaceans")
As somebody who has never seen a minute of Rebels, I don’t actually find this show confusing at all. I actually like not knowing every character’s complete life story for a change..
And and you are the same, I’m seriously enjoy the show, and feel the love put into it
Thats what I have been saying. Although I know who hera is, I thought it was great to introduce her by just having her walk up to Ahsoka and start talking. Etc etc
i haven seen rebels either but i know a lot about the show just from keeping up with the lore. i'm loving it way more than kenobi so far
you're missing out. Best Star Wars series since the original trilogy.
Damn, i should have done this TBH... Got baited by how hype people rave rebels, for people who hasn't watched a single episode of rebels just watched this ashoka without recapping rebels.. Its not important but rather you kinda waste a lot of time by doing so..
I'm loving this show immensely thus far. Bring on Episode 4.
I totally agree with you. I felt that Ahsoka was too stoic, too cold. But this third episode she started to grow on me. I loved her character in Clone Wars and I felt that it was so different from this character. I’m glad to see the two versions of her, meshing together a little better.
I love how ashoka respects who Sabine is ,and don't want to change her. I love that she has taken the great part of being a jedi ,and scrapped the things that don't make sense. The jedi unwillingness to evolve self respect ,and their involvement in politics is what did them in.
Good episode, I’m actually excited to see Star Wars again.
I'm feeling the same. I'm not trying to enjoy it. Great characters.
No one hates Star Wars like Star Wars fans.
You people need to touch grass lol jus enjoy
Same
Why? This is nothing different. It's another mid show. Par for the course with Star wars
@@jacobsampsonis7782 don’t look too deep into it, it’s a television show for entertainment purposes.
20:41 let’s not forget that Shin is wearing a headset, just like (or very similar) to the one worn by Anakin in Revenge of the Sith (when he says “this is where the gun begins”).
I was really hoping that after this episode, Ryan would finally start pronouncing Purrgil with a hard "G." Every video he's done always drives me nuts when he says "Per-Jill." After the first mention he makes here, my dreams were dashed...And then he said it right the second time!! And then ruined it by continuing to call them PerJill. AHHHH!!!!!
Same! We started down the path in this video. There’s still hope!
Same, too.
I’ve been scrolling looking for this exact comment lmao cuz I know I wasn’t the only one 😂
Consistently inconsistent, he is.
Agreed. Makes me wonder if he never heard the word spoken outloud until this episode, but kept slipping back into bad habits.
In episode 2 when Hera asked Ashoka " when do you know if they're ready." Many think she was asking about Sabine but I feel she was really asking about Jacen.
Nah I think she doesn't want her son to be any part of a possible war.... Being a Jedi would almost surely make him be in danger
@@JohnKrakatoayeah she definitely wants to keep him from that life, but I also think she knows it’s inevitable
@@puundit5339 yeah my feeling too from just that one response of her to him
@JohnKrakatoa I understand that, but she knows that his daddy was a jedi, and now we know that he has probably been bugging her about being a Jedi. I'm almost sure it was for Jacen and not Sabine.
17:30 The plane you showed on screen is a P51 Mustang, not P15 Mustang. Furthermore, the starfighter looks a lot more like a P47 Thunderbolt or F4U Corsair.
And the turret is very B-17 ball turret where a Dauntless would have been way cooler
I don't know, I feel like I would have apreciated at least a reference to Kanaan in that scene, even if not by name. Like it would for sure cross Sabine's mind. She knows it can be done, she's scene blind fighting.
20:57 I would have loved to see how she managed to get the space suit on so quickly, I mean: Ahsoka sees the baddies coming and knows they’re sitting ducks, she runs the back grabs the suite puts it on goes out the airlock and is on the outside of the ship before the fighter craft have closed the distance.
It's Disney. That's how
Yeaa ion think it’s a head scratcher
TV magic
There was a scene where Marrok is in his fighter and he turns his head and takes a good look at the purrgil. This cuts to Shin who is focused straight ahead. Why would Marrok loose focus to look at Purrgil?
That scene gave me a "WHAT THE F*CK IS THIS SHIT ???" vibes honestly 😂
I love this show, and I love the actors' live action adaptations. I like who Ahsoka has become, as portrayed by Rosario Dawson. I do miss Eckstein's voice-over, and I could nitpick Winstead's Hera portrayal a wee bit, but it shows that she is trying to do justice and I appreciate it and her.
Lol hera's actress is SO bad
@@jacobsampsonis7782 That's Obi-Wan's wife be careful.
@@jacobsampsonis7782Ikr she feels like a completely different character than hera from rebels
I absolutely loved this episode. You could see the Japanese influence during the training scene at the beginning. The Purgill scene was amazing. The New Republic leadership is doomed to fail
That was an awesome training sequence. We’ll be getting more of that style of training in the Acolyte as they got the same fight choreographers as Shang Chi.
That was an awesome training sequence. We’ll be getting more of that style of training in the Acolyte as they got the same fight choreographers as Shang Chi.
@@thorinwoods2642my audible gasp! Wow, I knew Ahsoka and Acolyte would be my ultimate Star Wars projects but sheeeeeesh I didn't expect to be on cloud 9!
I consider myself a reformed Sith with dual pink sabers that can shift into a shield and blaster, imagine my shock when I saw Ezra's shifter saber and Acolyte were announced. Ahsoka is my favourite character for over a decade, imagine my shock when this show was announced! Ahhhhh I'm manic!
Love how you bring up different aspects of the breakdowns than other channels.
"Time to Fly" is actually a reference to the Tenacious D movie "The Pick of Destiny". It parallels how Baby Sass jumps on his daddy Sasquatch (whom has got to protect him) and then they fly away and ultimately spot the Pick of Destiny flying in the clouds, wherein Baby Sass reaches too far and becomes unbalanced, falls from flying dad Sasquatch, and JB cracks his nards on a tree limb.
Bro you’re blowing my mind
Nah its a reference to the REO Speedwagon song.
@@charliedulin You are incorrect sir, that REO Speedwagon song is called: "Time for ME to fly" ... please delete your comment and feel bad for the rest of the day.
I think there is room for both the concept of midichlorians (representing innate talent) and the type of discipline/meditation Ahsoka mentions. I think Sabine is a bit like Chirrut (which - how can we not mention Chirrut in an episode about blind samarai!) who doesn't have the ability to manipulate the Force, but through intense discipline is still attuned to it and in balance with it. Ahsoka, who doesn't feel bound by the Jedi's initial rules, can still teach Sabine the general mindfulness, ethics and philosophy of the Jedi, even if she can't move rocks or whatever else. Honestly, I hope Sabine never actually moves that cup. To me that's not the point.
Agreed!
Just want to point out that the mask that Sabine wear to be blind reminded me a lot of the protective mask that you can see in some activities. The one of activities that use the mask is the Kendo, a japanese activity where you use wooden katana.
Yep I am a Kendoka, it is very clear that they were inspired by the mask, the “men” :面
they also seem similar to hema masks
Bamboo swords. When you use wooden swords you don’t wear the helmet, as it’s usually to practice forms/katas.
And yes the helmet is similar, but also similar to the ones wear in fencing.
@@dieinfire920 yes the helmet “men” is for sparring, paired with the bamboo version of the sword “shinai”.
It doesn’t change the fact that it’s still a Japanese fencing mask from Kendo.
@@Amplifymagic yeah nobody said it wasnt similar to Kendo. I was just correcting about the wooden vs bamboo sword. (As you, I practiced kendo too, and practiced for one year in Chiba prefecture in Japan, plus Iaido and Naginata).
We literally waited for your Easter eggs over everyother channel because so far only and you alone have been the most entertaining resource for star wars for years!!! Keep up up man!
I have been waiting kind sir. I as a fan of Screencrush greatly appreciate all you guys do!! You guys truly make the star wars experience amazing
Ahsoka fighting in space is a call back to Ezra fighting in a space suit taking on a tie fighter.
Sabine's training feels like Dave Filoni's response to Episode's 7-9's "Superhero-izing" the force.
To feed into the “Ezra is Marrok” theory. In the space battle scene Marrok says “As you wish” which obviously reminded me of The Princess Bride. A movie where the line “As You Wish” is uttered by a character introduced as a good guy who goes away, comes back as a masked villain, only to find out he was a masked villain to return home and we never really evil. Ezra could have a same arc, he didn’t really turn to the dark side, but had to pretend to gain certain trusts to get back home.
Now… I’m probably 100% in the wrong here. But it’s what the “as you wish” line made me think.
It does make you wonder if she ever told him about his father’s career as Jedi
Doug was close, the younglings use training sabers. Training sabers can’t cut but will sting the person it comes in contact with.
Screencrush again does a excellent recap. Thanks, Ryan and Doug
14:32 I absolutely love chopper. I have grown to appreciate his personality is completely separate from R2 D2. I actually like him a whole lot better.
even though now youre gonna take longer to make videos than the other star wars channels bc of the release time of ths show, i am still going to wait and watch yours bc you have the best breakdowns and theories
I never thought about how close the younglings were do each other swinging lightsabers around
This was a great episode! Ship battles like classic Star Wars! Show is getting so good 😄😄😄
The nodding can from Wet hot American summer always kills me. 🤣
You cannot expect Rosario to play Ahsoka like the rebel brat she was when introduced. Just like my sister who was very rebellious in her youth, Ahsoka is now a grown wise woman full of life and experience. Just like my sister is now. So I’m adoring her portrayal of Ahsoka!!
Your sister should rediscover her religion and allow god back in and also introduce you to him and save your soul while she's at it. Christ is Lord.
DUDE. that first little snippit of the show in the begining I shit you not I just closed my tab on that EXACT scene sentence and all. mind blown.
Great episode. Good writing and action scenes. Also this feels like early disney plus show with good budget and premium feel
Good action? The enemy lasers were apparently squirt guns since they hit their ship a hundred times. And then that stuff in space was almost as goofy as Leia yeeting through space...
I was really happy with how this episode advanced even being a shorter one. I sensed there was influence from the classic Samurai films with Sabine doing the blind training. It made for a good kick off to that episode.
I still think Marrok is Kanan Jarrus. I'm guessing he survived that explosion but badly burned, almost dead, and maybe lost his memory. If Grogu can protect himself and others from an exploding starship, Kanan did the same. So, the Empire found him maybe thinking he was an inquisitor, or brainwashed him, or he thought he was an inquistor from the many battles. Memory was jumbled up. The witches could have also revived him. Anyway, he's fully clothed and wears a mask because of the burns like Darth Vader. Lastly, my gut feeling is Filoni wants a mini reunion of ALL his Rebels main characters.
I am very glad they referenced Zatoichi. Shitaro Katsu's performance throughout all the films and the TV series is one of the most passionate roles I've ever seen anyone play. Thank you, Dave, for making his legacy a part of Star Wars. If you haven't seen a Zatoichi movie, I highly suggest the originals, such as the first and eighth films.
Definitely agree!
The only thing I hated about the show is it was 33 minutes I wish it was longer but I love the show so far! Will😁
20:50 I really think it makes sense. Shin is a sith apprentice blowing her off the ship would be a huge boost for her so its super obvious to us but not to attackers blinded by dark side rage. I love that detail actually
Marrok is Lu'uke Skywalker - the dark Jedi from Last Command who was made from the hand cut off on Bespin. Poster really emphasizes it. It justifies the cloning in the sequel trilogy.
The your mom joke was great🤣💀 and I never realized how close Yavin 4 was to Dathomir that’s crazy lol
What the younglings used in Attack Of The Clones are called training sabers, they may look like lightsabers but at most all they’ll do is give you a bit of a burn. Now normal lightsabers can also be adjusted so that they function the same way.
Like kenobi did in his show. The “baseball bat”complaint
@@ked49 when did they explain this? And why would kenobi use that feature when fighting armed guards?
@@davidjames8331yeah I think the kenobi thing was just bad writing/choreo
I’m just happy that after years and years of having Star Wars shows, we finally get our first jedi/lightsaber main character show. Literally just been mando and boba and regulars for like the last 4yrs. Surprised it took them this long
I'm not an aviation expert, but I think Shin Hati's fighter looks more like a P-47 Thunderbolt than a P-15 Mustang. Shout out to the rugged "jug" my grandfather flew in the Pacific theater during WWII 🙂
I agree, they look like Thunderbolts. It's also a P-51, not 15, but I can see how it's easy for him to have mistyped that in the script.
21:38 - 21:52 Ngl, that's "Rebel's Easter egg" got me. Nicely done, Screencrush. ROTFL! 😂🤣
I'm calling it . That guy on the councils that was dead set against looking for thrawn is apart of the empire. He knows thrawn is alive, and wanna give Morgan enough time to get to thrawn.
I just want to know one thing - why didn't Hera bring up the stolen hyperdrive core? You'd think that would be important enough to at least justify a small patrol to check things out.
18:05 lmfao I like how when u mention a "Paul" in the creds u put Heavy Spoilers(Paul) on screen for a split second
14:46 😂 i find that really funny because my mind flashed to order 66 in the youngling part
6:14 I picked that up and a few breakdowns totally whiffed on it. Loved that reference.
@ScreenCrush for Shin Hati and Marrok’s ships, take a look at the Granville Gee Bee Model R and Model Z. The Model Z was used in The Rocketeer and my be a design nod but the smaller fighters definitely look like Model Rs.
5 min in and Blind Fury and Zatoichi are mentioned.
The force is strong with this one (channel filled with amazing people and Doug)
I think they're emphasizing that Sabine is "not force sensitive" now so that they can set up for a big reveal later on. Or maybe just one big force move at a very key moment.
Third sight.
It cracks me up that these breakdowns are as long as the episodes. Not complaining, just funny.
JUST DON'T STOP the "your mom" bit. Cracks me up every time.
I am so glad you talked about the empty cups. I literally pauded and rewatched three times when Sabbine drinks. The worst i have ever seen.
I feel the same way about actors drinking from empty cups! I finally found someone who shares my frustration! I am not alone in the universe!
20:50 absolutely killed me oml😭😭 the comedic timing & delivery by Ryan is on point 😂 love this channel man
Everyone expects Ahsoka to be the spunky teen we saw in The Clone Wars; but she isn't. In Rebels she showed very little of her teen spunkiness and was far more brooding and serious. With the weight of Anakin as Vader plus her aging/ maturing, plus her new role as a Master, the gradual change into a calmer, more stoic Master is very, very fitting.
I wholly agree. I've noticeable only seen men complaining that she no longer acts like a teenager. Now, I won't say some BS like "men can't accept that women mature" because most men perfectly understand that, with time and experience, an energetic and spunky girl can become a calm and calculated woman... but it is still interesting that I've seen not a single woman complain that Ahsoka isn't still as perky as she was as a child. ESPECIALLY with all she has survived, it would be distasteful if she was still carefree. We saw her slowly mature in Clone Wars, we saw her as a calmer adult in Rebels, and now we see her as a master. I mean, imagine if Luke was still whiny on the Moon of Endor. It wouldn't have shown any character growth. So I think Ahsoka's stoic attitude speaks louder of what she has endured than a million bad-writing flashbacks.
There's a novel (don't know if it's labelled Legends nowadays) that states that Qui-gon actually refused a seat on the Council to complete Obi's training ♡ absolutely heartbreaking
Cool little easter egg that I haven’t seen anybody point out is that the music that plays when the purgill first appear is the same music that plays when the purgill appear in the rebels finale
If Marrok is Galen Marek, that means this will be how the First Order got the name for Starkiller Base! Star Wars Skeleton Crew is also connected to Star Wars The Mandalorian, Star Wars The Book of Boba Fett & Star Wars Ahsoka!
What is Doug staring at during the doomling advertising?! 😂😂 Doug is the best manager ever
The music in this episode really had The New Hope type of feeling.
I think this stoic version of her is perfect for how she is now, what she has been through. Also note she didnt berate her for using anger, just asked her to note it unbalances her
I hate to "actually" you, but I love WWII aircraft. The fighters Marrok, Shin, and co. are flying look much more similar to the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (which had a wide, radial engine up front and a chunky fuselage which earned it the nickname, "the Jug") than the North American P-51 Mustang (which featured a thinner, more tapered nose due to its in-line engine). Grievous' fighter in ROTS looks like a more refined version of the Pau'an Porax-38 fighters (which appear in my favorite Star Wars books, Incredible Cross-sections but were cut from the film). These, in turn, were straight-up Star Wars-ified Lockheed P-38 Lightnings; both share its twin-nacelle layout with spikes resembling propeller spinners.
Someone had to "well actually" about that. I'm glad to see there are other aviation nerds here.
I kinda hope Marrok isn’t Starkiller or a brainwashed/evil Ezra. I kinda want him to just be a random guy working for Thrawn.
The training sequence rhymes with both ANH and ESB. Since Sabine is getting frustrated and disappointing her mentor (as Luke with Yoda, and Anakin with Obi-Wan in AOTC). She even has the same kind of vest/pants/soft boots as Dagobah Luke in a different color, and also getting the 'don't try' explanation. ANH was very much Luke quickly getting an introduction into the Force and making Obi-Wan proud. But Sabine already knows all about Force users. She has the same mental block that Luke did in ESB (but without the latent ability).
It would be great to see a video about the nightsisters evolution since their first appearance in a Star Wars novel, the ewoks movies, the Clone Wars series , games, and other stories from legends and canon. Your videos are excellent!
17:32
P-51 Mustang*, but I think they are more supposed to look like either a P47 or a F4U Corsair
You didn't mention or maybe didn't notice that the space-combat scene before Ahsoka's ship was disabled was almost a shot-for-shot remake of the combat scene in A New Hope as the Millennium Falcon was escaping the Death Star.
And the giant hyperspace ring is only big enough to attach to a single imperial-class star destroyer. You know, the one that Thrawn was on when Ezra yoinked him into another galaxy.