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Sabine having force powers actually makes sense. She is a relative of Tarre Vizsla the Mando jedi who made the darksaber... we see her and her father standing in front of Tarre's statue in rebels when she was young and allready got hints that she was hearing voices no one else did in this scene. So it did not come as a surprise for me and didn't bother me.
Until we get confirmation, *this is the way* I understand. *Operation Cinder* was a declaration of war to punish the Empire and send them to their deaths, win or lose. They were commanded to attack one another if they won, which is what *The Battle of Jakku* is about. *The Night of a Thousand Tears* was supposedly before, or the beginning of *Operation Cinder.* The intent of that attack was to keep Mandalorians from taking or gaining power.
Another way to put it -- might be more correct?? Operation Cinder was punishment for letting Palpatine die. After attacking powerful targets and taking away as much power as they could, they were to fight each other. The last man standing was the *Heir to the Empire.*
The casting in Ahsoka for Ezra Bridger was perfect Eman Esfandi the actor had all the characteristics from Ezra Bridger down from Star Wars Rebels 10/10
Ahsoka definitely saw Anakin when she looked back the second time (after Sabine's comment). She smiles, looks away, then looks back at him nodding before pulls back to show Anakin's ghost.
Despite only having one scene, the hype that Baylan Skoll's last appearance gave me was incredible, we will all remember you Ray Stevenson, you and your character were one of the best in the series and what Disney has done with the franchise, dialogues, design , battles, mysteries, presence, what will they do with it now? I don't know, I just ask that it lives up to Mr. Stevenson and this character.
Eric, the way you wear your heart on your sleeve, fanboy with no remorse, and show such emotional connection to Star Wars is a huge part of what makes the Blind Wave experience for me. Please never change.
Thrawn was afraid of anakin's strategy not his bloodline. He doesn't have to give af about luke and leia since they're nothing like their father luke barely knew anakin. I would even dare to say ahsoka is more anakin than luke ever was so thrawn doesn't have to worry about another anakin
I love how when the ship is shot down, Thrawn says it's nearly impossible to be stopped, but he knows Ahsoka is Anakin's padawan, so he immediately prepares ground troops
Yes. FAR TOO MANY. I don't think some of these viewers understand what episodic storytelling is. It would be like audiences getting upset by the ending of TLOTR: The Fellowship Of The Ring, because it didn't resolve everything.
Even if it was a series finale it’s Star Wars..😂 they do that all the time and end up telling the rest of the story years later 😅 we will eventually find out❤
I always interpreted Morai as always showing up on whatever planet Ashoka happened to be on "somehow". Not that it actually traveled with her, but had it's own way of getting around. Maybe access to World Between Worlds of its own nature. Maybe all owls have this ability like the Wolves of Lothal.
Isn't the Morai supposed to be connected to the Daughter? This planet seems to tie in with the Mortis trio somehow, so perhaps this is its home world too anyway.
@@AmazingChi I believe so. Morai seems to have come around after the Daughter gave her last bit of energy to resurrect Ahsoka. I believe that is what Morai is, that last bit of the Daughter watching over Ahsoka.
I bet no one else realized that chants for Morgan's baptism and the resurrection were the exact same as recited by Old Daka in the Clone Wars episode "Massacre"
definitely the Mother. she’s likely the source of the Night Sisters’ magic, and nearly free from her imprisonment after the deaths of the Father and Daughter
He might be manipulated into freeing the spirit of the son that was locked away. It could possess him. The Mortis Arc was about keeping him locked away so he wouldn't be unleashed on the galaxy. So his spirit would have been locked away there for like the last 40 years which might be why the witches want to flee now. It could also be why the planet seems like its dying. Then again it could be the mother too. Only time will tell
@@claymccarthy6198 I dont think she saw him.... it looks like she felt him.... the same way hera felt kanan like they mencioned. If you look closely at the scene she doesn't look straight at something/ someone. Just my opinion 😉
A small but really cool detail I loved is that all the night troopers that stayed were all willing to stay behind. Thrawn's most commendable trait was his patience and even comradery with his subordinates in Legends and it's cool to see that carries over to canon. It's what makes Thrawn so effective as a commander too
@@LocksAndChains I think it's somewhere in between. He sees everyone and everything around him as a resource and is careful in expending them. He also realizes that being fair to his subordinates and earning their fierce loyalty is an investment that pays off in critical moments.
Blind Wave, Kyle Katarn, and so many others are the sole reasons why I love reaction channels that go deep into the lore, love the postivies and acknowledge the faults in it, etc. Been waiting for them for hours since yesterday, and it did not disappoint at all, period!
Talzin fought Windu with that blade, of course it can repel lightsabers. I also think that Ahsoka might use the blade for herself, as they did call her a Ronin in this episode.
Remember in the end of Rebels when Ezra confronted and defeated Thrawn, he killed two stormtrooper's in black armor. That might possibly be the two "zombie" stormtroopers he and Sabine had to fight.
Wasn’t 100% sold on her character or perhaps the writing for her character, but her fighting ability was absolutely incredible. One of the best lightsaber duels in Star Wars.
I loved that she got a weapon that can block a lightsaber where she can touch the blade. It made her combat sequence REALLY stand out even on top of her exceptional talent.
@@PierceArner The Nightsisters' Ichor Blades aren't a new thing. In Legends, the Sith had something similar, called Sith Swords. Preceded the protosaber.
@@ClhCgu45 it’s the usual suspects for the hate. I blocked them a long time ago. Much better to watch people like blind wave. No overbearing negativity.
@@ClhCgu45 Fortunately I only really bother with Blindwave, Reel Rejects, and Kyle Katarn in terms of Star Wars reactions. There are a few I check out occasionally outside of them, but those are the big 3 for me in terms of good and fair discussion.
I think the most interesting thing about this episode was how it emphasized the importance of the bond between the master & apprentice. It's Ahsoka not believing in and trusting Sabine the way Anakin did for her that makes Sabine not believe in herself, which is what holds her back, and why she learns how to trust herself as soon as that belief returns. Like with the "I try" and then "I do" line, it's just like in TESB when look says, _"I dont believe it."_ to which Yoda says, _"That is why you fail."_ Even Huyang emphasized the importance of those bonds when talking to Ezra. This is especially interesting with Shin being a thematic foil to Sabine, as Baylon trusts her to be on her own but Shin doesn't feel ready for that yet. It'll be interesting to see how those reflections work as they and their masters both embody a path not quite classic Jedi or Sith. Especially as the sequel trilogy was about masters learning how to have their students grow beyond them, this feels like the important connective tissue to help establish those themes. (Personally, I feel like seeing the massive carvings of the Father & Son, but with the Daughter destroyed is setting up for the scenario of bringing the Force into balance in a way that will foreshadow how Rey awakens in balance to Ben and carrying on that legacy of the Force, especially since their earlier encounter foreshadowed the fall of the Jedi Order and the original/prequel trilogies).
I think they'll definitely start doing a lot more leg work to connect the sequels thematically and otherwise to the rest of star wars. I could see the upcoming stuff with the mortis gods, or whenever they go with that to connect to palpatine and some of that stuff they didn't really explain at least not well in the sequels
Sabine was a terrible character, not telling Ezra what happened from the start so he can be prepared, she just keeps putting everyone in danger, her own planet and now the universe, taking the map from Ahsoka and letting Baylan took it from her. If instead the show was about Baylan and his path, that was a better story to tell, the show was always better when he was on screen because it was something new, then the show goes back to Sabine and Ahsoka doing fan service, self referencing Filoni's work, with bad dialogue and bad editing, those silent moments with no dialogue are so cringe
Sabine problem was not that she never had the Force, its that she was closed off from it, mostly due to herself. This is what Kanan told Hera in Rebels before he decided to train her. Its why Ahsoka told Sabine that being a Jedi was not about being able to wield a lightsaber, a weapon, its about more. Sabine, being Mandalorian (weapons are their religion after all) would naturally assume so, and Ahsoka knew that, its why she told he to "trust in the Force", because ultimately, Sabine would only be able to connect and listen to the will of the Force if she finally truly let go, and trusted it. This is what she did.
The Ezra force push jump scene reminded me of the same combo with Maul in Rebels to get the Sith Holocron, these things are always so nostalgic and lovely thanks Filoni damnnnnn
Well yeah. She used the force once, so she knew she could use it again. Its called confidence. And this is a story Filoni wrote years ago. Before completing Rebels. These are his characters, he created them. If he says Sabine can use the force, she can use the force.
@@cesarmeza5331like every other jedi character in the star wars universe. It's like unlocking your barriers that allows to gain better access to the force. Like if you could unlock your hating, you'd enjoy more about these shows.
06:53 "Dude, that's Kanans emitter. It looks just like it" - Eric Why does Eric's nerd level trivia knowledge of Star Wars still surprise me! LOL Every time I'm like, lets see what Eric thinks when this gets revealed, he says it before its even on screen! Every single time!
I really am gonna miss Ray Stevenson. A great final performance. I hope whoever gets recast in the next season as Baylan understands how important Ray is to the community.
37:50 It's a callback to what Ahsoka said to Sabine earlier in the episode: He always stood by her. He's still standing by her side, and he always will.
Rosario Dawson's fighting style is absolutely 100% spot on. I watched the Ahsoka vs Maul fight again and how they kept them both the same was incredible!! I love her soooo much! Rosario you were freakin' amazing!! Thank you for an awesome show! 😍😍😍
Her fight scenes are alright. It would’ve been better if she uses reverse grip more and a little acrobatic. Because that’s literally her fighting style and how agile she is. Maybe too much cgi to use lol
@@livederad6805I think it's mostly because Ahsoka's agile fighting style requires a lot of space to be able to move in and most of her fights in this show were in very tight spaces where she couldn't utilize her fighting style to her complete advantage. I did notice tho that in her second fight against Baylon she wasn't letting him gain space and was very more up close in combat which is where she thrives so that was cool.
@@livederad6805obviously we know ahsoka to be more agile, but remember that she originated in animation there are things you can do in animation that you cannot do in live action and considering that ahsoka is now in her mid-late 40s and so is the actress they had to slow her fighting style down. So although the fights are not perfect they are a lot better than we have seen in live action since Disney bought star wars.
@@sortascouseace I disagree. The live action Rurouni Kenshin movies proved that you actually can do fights on that level. You just gotta train for it, along with having a really competent fight choreographer and action director.
This last episode was amazing man I really can’t wait for season 2, also I wonder who is going to be the next actor for Baylan Skoll R.I.P Ray Steveson
Baylan's story has to be leading towards Abeloth surely, the mortis hints, the death/night sister magic being focused on, the flashing light at the end which was Abeloths MO for attracting force users to her, this series has felt a bit more 'horrorey' than normal all makes me think Abeloth which would be awesome.
Still seems crazy they would have abeloth in live action, it does seem likely though. Not dissimilar to anikan, obi wan, and ahsoka getting stuck on a planet that they "couldn't be sure is in their galaxy" I would imagine they'll start connecting things to the sequel trilogy soon too
The casting in Ahsoka for Ezra Bridger was perfect Eman Esfandi the actor had all the characteristics from Ezra Bridger down from Star Wars Rebels 10/10
Sabine did use the shield in Rebels, though I think it was only once, against Gar Saxon. I love the perspective on individuality for fighting styles, and agree that this series is a great showcase of that. Good take on the Baylan situation, too. Even though it's just the one brief scene, I think it's a strong sendoff.
Ezra talking about Kanan and having his emitter as part of his third lightsaber was one of my favorite scenes in the show ❤ you can feel the love and reverence he has for him even if you haven’t seen Rebels
Thank you to Ray for taking his few minutes of screen time and searing that character onto our hearts; Baylan's popularity is a testament to his acting, the directing, and the writing. Baylan is too new and important to cut short, the character needs to be recast. Ahsoka has become my favorite Star Wars show, on the same level as Andor. Excited for what's next. I'm calling it now, Peridea is Legends Zonama Sekot and they will bring the planet to the home galaxy to defeat Thrawn's undead army; ultimately Thrawn's death will come at the hands of the Nightsisters.
I think we are going to be diving deep into the force/jedi/sith/etc with the new movies being about the founding of the Jedi/discovery of the force, and Rey's Jedi Order. So I expect we will see a lot of ground work from Filoni as I think he must be one of the main consultants for that content. Very excited for it, very excited to see what the new Jedi are like too, as well as the old.
@@jomachroRey isn’t going anywhere man. I just hope that they can make us like her character as a Jedi leader. Hopefully she gets the Ahsoka treatment, where everybody hated her at first and then they like her now, even tho I’ve always liked Ahsoka
@@youngrootv She will obv be included in main timeline SW but I doubt she is getting a character film, at least no time soon. I don't think anyone can fix her. We'd need a retcon or something.
Eric’s wisdom from last year where he saw the Mando episodes of Boba Fett as part of a larger story holds especially true today. Thanks for helping teach us that big guy!
I’m sure someone has already said this but there music at the end when Ahsoka turns and it pans to Anakin’s force ghost and over the credits is “When the Sun sails and the Moon walks” from the last episode of Rebel S2. It forget where exactly it plays in the show but it never ever fails to make me tear up. What a fantastic season. The best bit of live action Star Wars for me for decades.
I’m actually very happy with this ending because it’s so obviously leading to something AND that Baylan’s story continues. As sad as I am that it will be without Ray, he’s such an interesting character that he deserves to continue.
Morgan is played by Diana Lee Inosanto - She literally is a martial artist... Who has done a load of stunt fighting... that's why she didn't need a stunt double. And yes... She is awesome!
I thought it was going to be Morgan for a second, but now I believe the great mothers will play the role Ruhk did in the original Thrawn trilogy. How Thrawn ultimately will meet his end moments before Victory. Watch their reaction to his order to destroy the fortress. Thrawn is a real threat and I would think the only threat to him will come from within.
I’m glad someone else picked up on that look. Definitely a case of alliance of convenience. That display of disrespect irked them something fierce. Someone like Thrawn should know better.
40:00 I think anakin based on the little smile at the end is not there for any major reason. Its more symbolic of his earlier lesson about carrying the torch and legacy from each master to apprentice, and showing it has happened as Asohka and Sabine have mended their bond.
at 37:00 when Baylon is stepping forward and the camera is at his back you can see a light faintly pulsing on the peak of a mountain in the distance. The father's hand is pointing at it. Season 2 story!
As a grown man seeing Anakin at the end watching over Ashoka as a force ghost almost brought tears to my eyes. Hopefully going forward this won’t be the last time will see Anakin
Hell, if we´re gonna be dealing with force visions, or shapechangers, or whatever the Mortis gods are, he might as well make his "battle form" look like Starkiller. It would even make sense considering Ahsoka, something like: "Face your fear, the power you gave up. See what Skywalker´s/Vader´s apprentice could have become."
@@johnyshadow Considering there's a thought at the moment that Anakin is the embodiment of 'The Father' now, and Ahsoka, 'The Daughter, it would be terribly ironic if the actor who played Anakin's *other* apprentice ended up as 'The Son's live action actor. (and genuinely just cool for Sam Witwer who 100% deserve a good role).
I like to think Ezra's comment of the blade emitter being too narrow as a reference to the fan skepticism of the thin lightsaber blades used in the Rebels artstyle.
I personally viewed the force ghost as Anakin looking on in peace. Ahsoka, even in a loss, is in high spirits and will remain by her padawans side through anything. Anakin finally feels his teachings have passed on & Ahsoka’s memories/relationship with him are patched up. He’s at peace.
thank you @blindwave ... Wave Squadron. the discussions afterwards (for all your shows) but especially for Star Wars really are why i follow and subscribe. There is an actual DISCUSSION about the good and bad things about the show/movie/etc and you can still leave the video not feeling the negativity that some others (especially in the SW fandom) release into the "universe". Thank you for the last 8 episodes. I loved each and every one of these episodes for different reasons. I hope that because of this season, more casual fans will decide to watch Clone Wars and Star Wars before a Season 2 or movie is released. I am looking forward to what is to come in the SW Universe. To take it in, discuss, and enjoy with my fave crew even better.
Ahsoka thinking Sabine could go to the dark side over losing her family/people/planet makes sense with where Ahsoka's head was at from Anakin turning to Vader (and why she wouldn't train Grogu). But now that she's resolved that so to speak, I like to think her new faith in Sabine helped Sabine access Force powers, in a small way.
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I saw a lot of complaints about the beginning where their ship is moving fast to Thrawn's castle, but don't comprehend that they were waiting for Ezra to finish his lightsaber. They didn't want to go into battle until fully prepared. And as Ezra exits, he tells them it's time to go. So, they were going to start picking up speed at the TIE's not shown up. Then there are the complaints about how Thrawn was written because it wasn't how he was written in the books. I thought Thrawn was written perfectly. He sends two squads because he mentions their numbers have dwindled, and he isn't willing to waste the resources. He also treats his people with respect. They've been with him this whole time, and he isn't going to use them as cannon fire. He uses just enough to distract the enemy, and when it's served his purpose, he will recall them. The finale even shows the respect he has for his allies. He wanted to make sure the Night troopers knew what they were getting into instead of sending them in blind, and you could tell he wasn't completely fine with sending Morgan to her death. I watched that, and it felt like the canon book Thrawn, where his subordinates are willing to die for him because of the loyalty he shows them. He also never underestimated Ahsoka. When he's saying prepare for a ground assault, he's saying that she will come after them regardless of the odds, and they should not just assume they've won when the ship hasn't attached to the drive yet.
It's going to be difficult shoes to fill whoever is cast in the role of Baylan Skoll. Graham McTavish would be an excellent choice and the actor who plays Garp in the live action "One Piece" could be another possibility. It sucks recasting has to happen but the character is too good not to expand his story.
Oohh, Graham would be amazing. It just sucks that Ray Stevenson got this amazing role to shine and unfortunately passed. I wish he'd have lived to have seen the love and praise he's getting from fans and critics alike
Remember Clone Wars. During the Mortis ark the Father wanted Anakin to take his place. I think Ahsoka is supposed to be the embodiment of the light side of the force. So if the family is strong her then maybe thats why Anakin can manifest here.
Man, I love this show. It introduces a bunch of interesting things, and new possibilities to explore. I’d like to see Ahsoka and Sabine’s adventures in this new galaxy. I’d like to see Ezra training Jacen. I’d like to see Baylan’s path. I want to know what the new threat is that Thrawn is gearing up to fight (I’m thinking it might be Abeloth). I’m excited for Season 2. Rest in Peace Ray Stevenson, you will be greatly missed.
I just feel that many people are not used to storybuilding and cliffhangers anymore. The Show was great and it build up such interesting lore which will be the focus in future projects so I am sooo excited
If mediocre story building is what you mean sure. The ending felt like a mid season finale, not the finale of a full season 1. Even for a mid season finale it's mediocre. They didn't do anything with Baylan and Shin after building them up the whole season. The fight scene between Ahsoka and the green sword lady was decent but overall the light saber fights were clunky. Thrawn was supposed to be highly intelligent but made dumbass mistakes. The whole plan of just rushing the base was super cheesy, I mean you have a whole fucking Starship and you can't hit a couple specks on the ground? Just meh. The fact Sabine had no force powers 1 episode before the finale and all of a sudden she can force push someone? That's a stretch. So many missing scenes and bad choices in the logic of scenes. Overall for me it was a 5/10, not bad not good. CGI was good though.
God Star Wars fanboys are so easily pleased. Just drop some "Anakin this, Anakin that" and watch them cry you a river and chant "masterpiece" rating your mid a$$ show 9/10 and 10/10.
I adore that we finally have confirmation that anyone can theoretically use the Force if they put in the time and effort. It isn't about winning the genetic lottery. I've always liked Luke's quote about doors in one of the comics. "Think of yourself as a door. The wider you open, the more easily the Force flows through you. Some people just start out with their door a bit more open. But any door can open wide."
I still don’t think literally anyone can use it, at least not in more notable ways. I imagine Sabine is at the lower end of force sensitives that can actually pull off Jedi stuff. Any weaker than her then maybe you’re slightly luckier or have faster reflexes but you’re not picking stuff up from across the room
Thrawn’s point about “maybe this is where a ronin belongs” fits for what was set up for both Ahsoka and Sabine at the beginning of the show. Sabine in that speeder segment at the beginning shows how she desires space from everyone. Charging into seemingly a vast unknown. Ahsoka has apparently been wandering the galaxy but not staying anywhere too long. Like she’s out of place in the new republic. I really like this treatment of, yeah the heroes got left behind, but they were supposed to. This is where their journey is meant to lead. They could have very easily made this a dramatic existential ending about them being trapped. Mad respect the show runner’s didn’t do that.
Seems like people who were disappointed had already written a different finale in their heads. It sucks that we will see a different Baylan next season but I never thought we’d get his entire quest wrapped up in one episode.
55:02 If I’m remembering correctly, this played a part in the decision to make the Rule of Two of the Sith. At one time, there were around as many Sith as Jedi, yet they weren’t able to accomplish something that a single Sith would later be able to accomplish.
Sabine is stubborn and very Mandalorian it makes sense that she would shut herself off from the force and have to take a long time tapping into it. In her culture they don’t practice Jedi techniques which as well would make it difficult for her to access the force. I think with a lot of training though she could be extremely strong. As for the Kanan line of her not being force sensitive he was wrong and probably didn’t focus that much on that aspect of her. He only trained her once and was a lot more focused on Ezra.
We already knew Merrin wasnt the last Nightsister there is another who has only been mentioned twice named Jerserra she was trained by an Inquisitor who she eventually killed and she then became a mercenary. Her first appearance was in a book with... questionable cannonicity called Ghosts of Dathomir an adventure for a Star Wars ttrpg that contained stuff from both canon and legends but then she was mentioned in a canon encylopedia so she is a canon character
During the poll of Baylan's search at the start, I couldn't help but think of the old line: "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue." OMG it's the TARDIS!
The last person to hold kanans lightsaber was Price. She held it and showed Thrawn it, but he was angry that she destroyed the entire fuel supply. Thrawn wasnt even in the system at the time.
I’ve been so excited for this reaction!! Finally one where people know the lore!! I lost my mind seeing the mortis god statues!!!!! I wondered if Baylan will be the new son or….is Abeloth calling to him
I believe the mother of the mortis gods is calling him, It would make sense the most since the mortis gods did leave the mother behind entrapped on a planet somewhere to contain her once she became not mortal anymore and she became pretty much the embodiment of evil.
@@XivioOfTheGreen THATS WHAT IM SAYYYYING!!! If they are gonna bring back Abeloth im very interested to see how they do it seeing as how her story was never finished due to disney buying lucasarts. There are 9 whole books dedicated to Luke and friends fighting her.
I was surprised that Ezra build his lightsaber the same way as Kanan did, as well as Sabine use the force! And last but not least Anakin came back as a force ghost!
I'm not going through 1.2k comments to see if anyone already said this... but Kanan's saber was destroyed on Lothal when the dome blew up. Thrawn was off world when Pryce showed it to him originally. By the time he came back he was bombing the city from the Chimaera. And great question... where has Sabine's fucking jetpack been this entire season? Missed opportunity if I've ever seen one. Kinda feels like it wasn't included for a. budget reasons b. for that moment with Ezra/Sabine at the end, specifically to make that scene work. The light saber choreography in this season was great for the most part. I loved the Ahsoka v Baylan fight in ep 4 especially because they kept switching up stances and everything was so varied. The fighting in the tower this episode could be clunky at times, but the Morgan fight more than made up for that.
Shadows in the Starlight is a pretty good way to describe Anakins troubles with the dark and light side of the Force....also good advertising from Dave for the new Star Wars comics from Marvel lol
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Sabine having force powers actually makes sense. She is a relative of Tarre Vizsla the Mando jedi who made the darksaber... we see her and her father standing in front of Tarre's statue in rebels when she was young and allready got hints that she was hearing voices no one else did in this scene. So it did not come as a surprise for me and didn't bother me.
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Until we get confirmation, *this is the way* I understand.
*Operation Cinder* was a declaration of war to punish the Empire and send them to their deaths, win or lose. They were commanded to attack one another if they won, which is what *The Battle of Jakku* is about.
*The Night of a Thousand Tears* was supposedly before, or the beginning of *Operation Cinder.* The intent of that attack was to keep Mandalorians from taking or gaining power.
Another way to put it -- might be more correct??
Operation Cinder was punishment for letting Palpatine die. After attacking powerful targets and taking away as much power as they could, they were to fight each other. The last man standing was the *Heir to the Empire.*
The casting in Ahsoka for Ezra Bridger was perfect Eman Esfandi the actor had all the characteristics from Ezra Bridger down from Star Wars Rebels 10/10
Ahsoka definitely saw Anakin when she looked back the second time (after Sabine's comment). She smiles, looks away, then looks back at him nodding before pulls back to show Anakin's ghost.
Despite only having one scene, the hype that Baylan Skoll's last appearance gave me was incredible, we will all remember you Ray Stevenson, you and your character were one of the best in the series and what Disney has done with the franchise, dialogues, design , battles, mysteries, presence, what will they do with it now? I don't know, I just ask that it lives up to Mr. Stevenson and this character.
I saw a few mentions on Reddit how Liev Schrieber could be a decent recasting for Baylan.
@ThunderRice I think the best thing would be to have shin take up baylon's quest instead of trying to replace ray
@@ThunderRiceI've also seen people saying Dominic Purcell.
They can still return him in season 2.
@@Megawapsnot rlly man, he’s dead
Eric, the way you wear your heart on your sleeve, fanboy with no remorse, and show such emotional connection to Star Wars is a huge part of what makes the Blind Wave experience for me. Please never change.
If Thrawn thought Anakin's former padawan was a threat, wait until he comes across Anakin's kids! 🤣
Thrawn was afraid of anakin's strategy not his bloodline. He doesn't have to give af about luke and leia since they're nothing like their father luke barely knew anakin. I would even dare to say ahsoka is more anakin than luke ever was so thrawn doesn't have to worry about another anakin
@@darklordvader66 he will worry about anakin though, he aint done
@@darklordvader66 He's still his son, I'm sure Thrawn will see Luke as a big threat, considering how strong Anakin was.
@@GamingBullLP yes luke will be one of thrawns biggest problems but thrawn can overcome it easily
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I love how when the ship is shot down, Thrawn says it's nearly impossible to be stopped, but he knows Ahsoka is Anakin's padawan, so he immediately prepares ground troops
I think too many people viewed this as a series finale and not a season finale.
Nailed it.
Yes. FAR TOO MANY. I don't think some of these viewers understand what episodic storytelling is. It would be like audiences getting upset by the ending of TLOTR: The Fellowship Of The Ring, because it didn't resolve everything.
Even if it was a series finale it’s Star Wars..😂 they do that all the time and end up telling the rest of the story years later 😅 we will eventually find out❤
We all know it’s setting up the movie.
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I always interpreted Morai as always showing up on whatever planet Ashoka happened to be on "somehow". Not that it actually traveled with her, but had it's own way of getting around. Maybe access to World Between Worlds of its own nature. Maybe all owls have this ability like the Wolves of Lothal.
Well considering the fact that Morai is the one that guided Ezra to the correct portal to save Ahsoka, I would say that’s pretty accurate.
Isn't the Morai supposed to be connected to the Daughter? This planet seems to tie in with the Mortis trio somehow, so perhaps this is its home world too anyway.
@@AmazingChi I believe so. Morai seems to have come around after the Daughter gave her last bit of energy to resurrect Ahsoka. I believe that is what Morai is, that last bit of the Daughter watching over Ahsoka.
I bet no one else realized that chants for Morgan's baptism and the resurrection were the exact same as recited by Old Daka in the Clone Wars episode "Massacre"
They were the exact same that Talzin recited when bringing back Ventress to the clan as well.
My favorite reaction to Ezra grabbing the Night Trooper com was “Ezra’s back on his bullshit”
This ending gave A LOT of credence to both theories of Balan seeking either "the son" or "the mother"
definitely the Mother. she’s likely the source of the Night Sisters’ magic, and nearly free from her imprisonment after the deaths of the Father and Daughter
Given he wants to end the cycle of light and dark he's probably going for the mother.
100% the mother.
He might be manipulated into freeing the spirit of the son that was locked away. It could possess him. The Mortis Arc was about keeping him locked away so he wouldn't be unleashed on the galaxy. So his spirit would have been locked away there for like the last 40 years which might be why the witches want to flee now. It could also be why the planet seems like its dying. Then again it could be the mother too. Only time will tell
There's no way they aren't doing Abeloth.
i love that sabine felt the presence of anakin her master's master
And ashoka saw him and smiled
Sabine sensed Anakin before Ahsoka..he’s definitely watching over Sabine & Ahsoka…especially Ahsoka.
HISHE Anakin: I'M A GRANDMASTERRRR?!?!? 🤩
just shadows in the starlight
@@claymccarthy6198 I dont think she saw him.... it looks like she felt him.... the same way hera felt kanan like they mencioned.
If you look closely at the scene she doesn't look straight at something/ someone. Just my opinion 😉
I get goosebumps every time I hear someone mention Anakin, every damn time
Because your 5 years old
@@tracey5745 Lol
A small but really cool detail I loved is that all the night troopers that stayed were all willing to stay behind. Thrawn's most commendable trait was his patience and even comradery with his subordinates in Legends and it's cool to see that carries over to canon. It's what makes Thrawn so effective as a commander too
I've seen a weird amount of other reactors insisting that he doesn't care and sees them all as expendable... It's like they're watching another show.
@@LocksAndChains I think the citation comment threw them off
@@GameTavern2224 Definitely had me google to confirm whether it was good or not in the given context.
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@@LocksAndChains I think it's somewhere in between. He sees everyone and everything around him as a resource and is careful in expending them. He also realizes that being fair to his subordinates and earning their fierce loyalty is an investment that pays off in critical moments.
I love the title because just like The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe…. This season was an ENTRY point for the larger world
Blind Wave, Kyle Katarn, and so many others are the sole reasons why I love reaction channels that go deep into the lore, love the postivies and acknowledge the faults in it, etc.
Been waiting for them for hours since yesterday, and it did not disappoint at all, period!
Talzin fought Windu with that blade, of course it can repel lightsabers. I also think that Ahsoka might use the blade for herself, as they did call her a Ronin in this episode.
its ignited by magick im not sure she could.
@@rhaenatargaryen8061Maybe she’ll use it against opponents without lightsabers.
High republic era
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@@rhaenatargaryen8061 Magik is just another version of the force. As she professes not to be a Jedi, she can learn their techniques if she chooses.
The casting for Ezra Bridger was perfect 10/10 as Eric said 🔥🙌
Remember in the end of Rebels when Ezra confronted and defeated Thrawn, he killed two stormtrooper's in black armor. That might possibly be the two "zombie" stormtroopers he and Sabine had to fight.
Diana Lee Inosanto is absolutely incredible, her dad Dan is an awesome guy too she’s Bruce Lee’s goddaughter so
Wasn’t 100% sold on her character or perhaps the writing for her character, but her fighting ability was absolutely incredible. One of the best lightsaber duels in Star Wars.
I loved that she got a weapon that can block a lightsaber where she can touch the blade. It made her combat sequence REALLY stand out even on top of her exceptional talent.
Yes!! I was looking forward to her choreography fight and this was pretty good, which makes sense considering she has actual combat training.
Her acting wasn't great (comparable to Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu in the prequels imo), but there's no doubting her skill as a martial artist!
@@PierceArner The Nightsisters' Ichor Blades aren't a new thing. In Legends, the Sith had something similar, called Sith Swords. Preceded the protosaber.
Thank you BlindWave crew once again for allowing us a place to follow along with a journey full of love and passion.
Exactly everyone is hating on this ending. Very sad
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@@ClhCgu45 it’s the usual suspects for the hate. I blocked them a long time ago. Much better to watch people like blind wave. No overbearing negativity.
@@ClhCgu45 Fortunately I only really bother with Blindwave, Reel Rejects, and Kyle Katarn in terms of Star Wars reactions. There are a few I check out occasionally outside of them, but those are the big 3 for me in terms of good and fair discussion.
ah yes an echochamber @@Torrindol
I think the most interesting thing about this episode was how it emphasized the importance of the bond between the master & apprentice. It's Ahsoka not believing in and trusting Sabine the way Anakin did for her that makes Sabine not believe in herself, which is what holds her back, and why she learns how to trust herself as soon as that belief returns.
Like with the "I try" and then "I do" line, it's just like in TESB when look says, _"I dont believe it."_ to which Yoda says, _"That is why you fail."_ Even Huyang emphasized the importance of those bonds when talking to Ezra.
This is especially interesting with Shin being a thematic foil to Sabine, as Baylon trusts her to be on her own but Shin doesn't feel ready for that yet. It'll be interesting to see how those reflections work as they and their masters both embody a path not quite classic Jedi or Sith.
Especially as the sequel trilogy was about masters learning how to have their students grow beyond them, this feels like the important connective tissue to help establish those themes.
(Personally, I feel like seeing the massive carvings of the Father & Son, but with the Daughter destroyed is setting up for the scenario of bringing the Force into balance in a way that will foreshadow how Rey awakens in balance to Ben and carrying on that legacy of the Force, especially since their earlier encounter foreshadowed the fall of the Jedi Order and the original/prequel trilogies).
I think they'll definitely start doing a lot more leg work to connect the sequels thematically and otherwise to the rest of star wars. I could see the upcoming stuff with the mortis gods, or whenever they go with that to connect to palpatine and some of that stuff they didn't really explain at least not well in the sequels
Sabine was a terrible character, not telling Ezra what happened from the start so he can be prepared, she just keeps putting everyone in danger, her own planet and now the universe, taking the map from Ahsoka and letting Baylan took it from her.
If instead the show was about Baylan and his path, that was a better story to tell, the show was always better when he was on screen because it was something new, then the show goes back to Sabine and Ahsoka doing fan service, self referencing Filoni's work, with bad dialogue and bad editing, those silent moments with no dialogue are so cringe
@@MarcoBayod_MB cry more
@@BaldwinIV_of_Jerusalem is actually what I'm doing
it doesn't, it just shows Sabine sacrificing Ezra after dooming the galaxy out of her stupidity
member' berries to Anakin doesn't work here
Sabine problem was not that she never had the Force, its that she was closed off from it, mostly due to herself. This is what Kanan told Hera in Rebels before he decided to train her. Its why Ahsoka told Sabine that being a Jedi was not about being able to wield a lightsaber, a weapon, its about more. Sabine, being Mandalorian (weapons are their religion after all) would naturally assume so, and Ahsoka knew that, its why she told he to "trust in the Force", because ultimately, Sabine would only be able to connect and listen to the will of the Force if she finally truly let go, and trusted it. This is what she did.
It's a little weird when these things have to be explained to people who consider themselves die-hard Star Wars fans😄.
Tarre Vizsla was the first Mandalorian Jedi so I think that Sabine got her ability from her family lineage. Sabine is from Clan Wren, House Vizsla.
That's a highly possible and interesting connection of Sabine being force sensitive through family lineage.
Kanan literally said she wasn't force sensitive in rebels.
@@silvacronlooks like he was wrong then eh
@@silvacron He said it is in everyone. That she was blocked. A suggestion that it can be unlocked.
"The Force resides in all living things, Hera. She just needs to open herself up to it." - Kanan Jarrus
loved how Sabine went all "John Wick" when fighting those Night Troopers
Very symbolic that Baylan ended his on screen role in “the right hand of the father”. . since Ray passed I think it’s a touching send off.
Ahsoka definetly saw him she literally does a small smile in his direction. Sabine could just sense him i reckon
The Ezra force push jump scene reminded me of the same combo with Maul in Rebels to get the Sith Holocron, these things are always so nostalgic and lovely thanks Filoni damnnnnn
Found it interesting that in Mando we have a Jedi in Grogu becoming a Mandalorian and in Ashoka we have Sabine a Mandalorian becoming a Jedi.
Both being absolutley stupid
Sabine went from not being able to use the force to being 1000% confident she could push Ezra across the sky...cool...and very convenient
Well yeah. She used the force once, so she knew she could use it again. Its called confidence. And this is a story Filoni wrote years ago. Before completing Rebels. These are his characters, he created them. If he says Sabine can use the force, she can use the force.
@@snerdterguson Plus using the force to help and protect the last member of her "family" versus using the force as an agresion tool.
@@cesarmeza5331like every other jedi character in the star wars universe.
It's like unlocking your barriers that allows to gain better access to the force.
Like if you could unlock your hating, you'd enjoy more about these shows.
I've been waiting all day for this expecially Aaron's reaction because of Ezra talking to Huyang about Kanan
So glad he referred to him at least once as Caleb. That brought it back to CW and Bad Batch.
I'm glad we got to hear him be called Caleb. "Dume. Caleb Dume is the name I was born with." Man after all this time it still hurts.
@@ribottostudio Would a Depa Bilaba Force ghost cheer you up?
@crewchief5144 it would hurt even more knowing Kanan could never have that ability.
@@ribottostudio They gotta learn it from someone. Maybe in the WbW. They have to have like a Force ghost cantina there somewhere.
06:53 "Dude, that's Kanans emitter. It looks just like it" - Eric
Why does Eric's nerd level trivia knowledge of Star Wars still surprise me! LOL Every time I'm like, lets see what Eric thinks when this gets revealed, he says it before its even on screen! Every single time!
I really am gonna miss Ray Stevenson. A great final performance. I hope whoever gets recast in the next season as Baylan understands how important Ray is to the community.
37:50 It's a callback to what Ahsoka said to Sabine earlier in the episode: He always stood by her. He's still standing by her side, and he always will.
I have to say, more than any other so far, this shows music has been AMAZING
The actress who plays mogan is my friends niece and she is a martial artist . She choreographed the fights with Rosario.
Rosario Dawson's fighting style is absolutely 100% spot on. I watched the Ahsoka vs Maul fight again and how they kept them both the same was incredible!! I love her soooo much! Rosario you were freakin' amazing!! Thank you for an awesome show! 😍😍😍
I didn´t like her that much dodging the Troopers shots, but the battle between Ahsoka and Morgan was incredible!
Her fight scenes are alright. It would’ve been better if she uses reverse grip more and a little acrobatic. Because that’s literally her fighting style and how agile she is. Maybe too much cgi to use lol
@@livederad6805I think it's mostly because Ahsoka's agile fighting style requires a lot of space to be able to move in and most of her fights in this show were in very tight spaces where she couldn't utilize her fighting style to her complete advantage. I did notice tho that in her second fight against Baylon she wasn't letting him gain space and was very more up close in combat which is where she thrives so that was cool.
@@livederad6805obviously we know ahsoka to be more agile, but remember that she originated in animation there are things you can do in animation that you cannot do in live action and considering that ahsoka is now in her mid-late 40s and so is the actress they had to slow her fighting style down. So although the fights are not perfect they are a lot better than we have seen in live action since Disney bought star wars.
@@sortascouseace I disagree. The live action Rurouni Kenshin movies proved that you actually can do fights on that level. You just gotta train for it, along with having a really competent fight choreographer and action director.
Beautiful show, loved the arcs for Ahsoka and Sabine!
This last episode was amazing man I really can’t wait for season 2, also I wonder who is going to be the next actor for Baylan Skoll R.I.P Ray Steveson
Timothée Chalamet has just be cast for the part.
@@delpierochilipeppers I looked him up and it just he doesn’t look like a Baylon Skoll guy, Ray was in his 50s while Timothee his in 20s
@@tdtumbler1068 timothee has been cast yea he looks just like baylon hasa big white beard and is 6 foot 6
@@tdtumbler1068he’s taking the piss
Will Ferrell. You heard it here first.
Baylan's story has to be leading towards Abeloth surely, the mortis hints, the death/night sister magic being focused on, the flashing light at the end which was Abeloths MO for attracting force users to her, this series has felt a bit more 'horrorey' than normal all makes me think Abeloth which would be awesome.
Damn it. I've been saying Baylon, not Baylan. Have I been saying it wrong? Derp.
Still seems crazy they would have abeloth in live action, it does seem likely though. Not dissimilar to anikan, obi wan, and ahsoka getting stuck on a planet that they "couldn't be sure is in their galaxy" I would imagine they'll start connecting things to the sequel trilogy soon too
@@micahvdw962who tf would beat abelotg tho?? Luke is weak asf in the movies 🥹 or depending when this is he’s already dead
@@DanielFernandez-gv6iy given how star wars is going it's a 50/50 they beat her with the power of friendship or something
That was Talzin's blade she fought Mace Windu with. Cool to see it in live action :D
The casting in Ahsoka for Ezra Bridger was perfect Eman Esfandi the actor had all the characteristics from Ezra Bridger down from Star Wars Rebels 10/10
💯agree
#StarWarsRebels
Very unlikely but imagine the father statue is pointing at where Abeloth is locked away/her cave.
I mean there being a statue of the father points towards this idea
Sabine did use the shield in Rebels, though I think it was only once, against Gar Saxon.
I love the perspective on individuality for fighting styles, and agree that this series is a great showcase of that. Good take on the Baylan situation, too. Even though it's just the one brief scene, I think it's a strong sendoff.
Ezra talking about Kanan and having his emitter as part of his third lightsaber was one of my favorite scenes in the show ❤ you can feel the love and reverence he has for him even if you haven’t seen Rebels
Kanan was the best.
Thank you to Ray for taking his few minutes of screen time and searing that character onto our hearts; Baylan's popularity is a testament to his acting, the directing, and the writing. Baylan is too new and important to cut short, the character needs to be recast. Ahsoka has become my favorite Star Wars show, on the same level as Andor. Excited for what's next. I'm calling it now, Peridea is Legends Zonama Sekot and they will bring the planet to the home galaxy to defeat Thrawn's undead army; ultimately Thrawn's death will come at the hands of the Nightsisters.
I think we are going to be diving deep into the force/jedi/sith/etc with the new movies being about the founding of the Jedi/discovery of the force, and Rey's Jedi Order.
So I expect we will see a lot of ground work from Filoni as I think he must be one of the main consultants for that content. Very excited for it, very excited to see what the new Jedi are like too, as well as the old.
I think they will scrap Rey movie, they should tbh, it will flop, for the first time ever, we have the rightful sequels 🙌
@@jomachro That's not what sequel means but sure - and doubt it.
@@jomachroI hope so but I doubt it
@@jomachroRey isn’t going anywhere man. I just hope that they can make us like her character as a Jedi leader. Hopefully she gets the Ahsoka treatment, where everybody hated her at first and then they like her now, even tho I’ve always liked Ahsoka
@@youngrootv She will obv be included in main timeline SW but I doubt she is getting a character film, at least no time soon. I don't think anyone can fix her. We'd need a retcon or something.
Eric’s wisdom from last year where he saw the Mando episodes of Boba Fett as part of a larger story holds especially true today. Thanks for helping teach us that big guy!
Skoll is absolutely looking for Abeloth, she has her own fortress on this planet (same sparkle on a mountain top as in clone wars)
I’m sure someone has already said this but there music at the end when Ahsoka turns and it pans to Anakin’s force ghost and over the credits is “When the Sun sails and the Moon walks” from the last episode of Rebel S2. It forget where exactly it plays in the show but it never ever fails to make me tear up.
What a fantastic season. The best bit of live action Star Wars for me for decades.
I’ve been screaming “FILONI!!!” like Darth Maul the whole season! 😂
“Just shadows in the star light” is such a cool line.
It's also a title for the latest High Republic book.
I’m actually very happy with this ending because it’s so obviously leading to something AND that Baylan’s story continues. As sad as I am that it will be without Ray, he’s such an interesting character that he deserves to continue.
Morgan is played by Diana Lee Inosanto - She literally is a martial artist... Who has done a load of stunt fighting... that's why she didn't need a stunt double. And yes... She is awesome!
I thought it was going to be Morgan for a second, but now I believe the great mothers will play the role Ruhk did in the original Thrawn trilogy. How Thrawn ultimately will meet his end moments before Victory. Watch their reaction to his order to destroy the fortress. Thrawn is a real threat and I would think the only threat to him will come from within.
I’m glad someone else picked up on that look. Definitely a case of alliance of convenience. That display of disrespect irked them something fierce. Someone like Thrawn should know better.
@@TyrannosavageRekt he's tired. Man needs to rest in his own bed for once in 10 years. Then maybe he'll straighten up 🤣
If they use the undead to kill him, it will add extra meaning to the Bendu's prophecy....
Imagine if ultimately, Thrawn have actually won
40:00 I think anakin based on the little smile at the end is not there for any major reason.
Its more symbolic of his earlier lesson about carrying the torch and legacy from each master to apprentice, and showing it has happened as Asohka and Sabine have mended their bond.
The one thing I want about any Mortis continuation is I don’t want too many answers. I want a lot of mystery to remain.
at 37:00 when Baylon is stepping forward and the camera is at his back you can see a light faintly pulsing on the peak of a mountain in the distance. The father's hand is pointing at it. Season 2 story!
As a grown man seeing Anakin at the end watching over Ashoka as a force ghost almost brought tears to my eyes. Hopefully going forward this won’t be the last time will see Anakin
So here me out… could we possibly see Sam Witwer as live action The Son next season? Aside from being the voice, he physically looks the part too!
Hell, if we´re gonna be dealing with force visions, or shapechangers, or whatever the Mortis gods are, he might as well make his "battle form" look like Starkiller.
It would even make sense considering Ahsoka, something like: "Face your fear, the power you gave up. See what Skywalker´s/Vader´s apprentice could have become."
@@johnyshadow Considering there's a thought at the moment that Anakin is the embodiment of 'The Father' now, and Ahsoka, 'The Daughter, it would be terribly ironic if the actor who played Anakin's *other* apprentice ended up as 'The Son's live action actor.
(and genuinely just cool for Sam Witwer who 100% deserve a good role).
Thank you again for creating a great, giddy and happy place to get excited for Star Wars!
I like to think Ezra's comment of the blade emitter being too narrow as a reference to the fan skepticism of the thin lightsaber blades used in the Rebels artstyle.
now that we we have fully brought Hayden back. i want a scene with Luke and Anakin
I personally viewed the force ghost as Anakin looking on in peace. Ahsoka, even in a loss, is in high spirits and will remain by her padawans side through anything. Anakin finally feels his teachings have passed on & Ahsoka’s memories/relationship with him are patched up. He’s at peace.
I LOVE that the missing piece he needed was the same as his father. 🥹
thank you @blindwave ... Wave Squadron. the discussions afterwards (for all your shows) but especially for Star Wars really are why i follow and subscribe. There is an actual DISCUSSION about the good and bad things about the show/movie/etc and you can still leave the video not feeling the negativity that some others (especially in the SW fandom) release into the "universe". Thank you for the last 8 episodes. I loved each and every one of these episodes for different reasons. I hope that because of this season, more casual fans will decide to watch Clone Wars and Star Wars before a Season 2 or movie is released. I am looking forward to what is to come in the SW Universe. To take it in, discuss, and enjoy with my fave crew even better.
Great Series, loved the episode & excited for the over-arching story, character arcs, and seeing all the series tie together.
"There will be no negotiating with the apprentice of Anakin Skywalker" that line is so damn cold
Let's be honest : Them stormtroopers went above and beyond their duties.
Ahsoka thinking Sabine could go to the dark side over losing her family/people/planet makes sense with where Ahsoka's head was at from Anakin turning to Vader (and why she wouldn't train Grogu).
But now that she's resolved that so to speak, I like to think her new faith in Sabine helped Sabine access Force powers, in a small way.
Thanks for another awesome reaction to a season. One of my favorite channels. I loved this season and I am extremely excited to see what happens next in The Chronicles of Thrawnia. No matter what, I am all in for Star Wars!
Hints of Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre when the Night Troopers were reanimated.
I TOTALLY GOT THAT, the minute the violins started. It was perfect.
That Anakin scene at the end honestly made me tear up
I'm not crying, you are
I saw a lot of complaints about the beginning where their ship is moving fast to Thrawn's castle, but don't comprehend that they were waiting for Ezra to finish his lightsaber. They didn't want to go into battle until fully prepared. And as Ezra exits, he tells them it's time to go. So, they were going to start picking up speed at the TIE's not shown up. Then there are the complaints about how Thrawn was written because it wasn't how he was written in the books. I thought Thrawn was written perfectly. He sends two squads because he mentions their numbers have dwindled, and he isn't willing to waste the resources. He also treats his people with respect. They've been with him this whole time, and he isn't going to use them as cannon fire. He uses just enough to distract the enemy, and when it's served his purpose, he will recall them. The finale even shows the respect he has for his allies. He wanted to make sure the Night troopers knew what they were getting into instead of sending them in blind, and you could tell he wasn't completely fine with sending Morgan to her death. I watched that, and it felt like the canon book Thrawn, where his subordinates are willing to die for him because of the loyalty he shows them. He also never underestimated Ahsoka. When he's saying prepare for a ground assault, he's saying that she will come after them regardless of the odds, and they should not just assume they've won when the ship hasn't attached to the drive yet.
It's going to be difficult shoes to fill whoever is cast in the role of Baylan Skoll. Graham McTavish would be an excellent choice and the actor who plays Garp in the live action "One Piece" could be another possibility. It sucks recasting has to happen but the character is too good not to expand his story.
I think Liev Schreiber.
Leiv looks the part. But Graham has more experience in these types of shows. @@darthjarjar2742
GRAHAM. he WOULD be perfect.
Liev Schreiber. Same height, same age
Oohh, Graham would be amazing. It just sucks that Ray Stevenson got this amazing role to shine and unfortunately passed. I wish he'd have lived to have seen the love and praise he's getting from fans and critics alike
Remember Clone Wars. During the Mortis ark the Father wanted Anakin to take his place. I think Ahsoka is supposed to be the embodiment of the light side of the force. So if the family is strong her then maybe thats why Anakin can manifest here.
Man, I love this show. It introduces a bunch of interesting things, and new possibilities to explore.
I’d like to see Ahsoka and Sabine’s adventures in this new galaxy. I’d like to see Ezra training Jacen. I’d like to see Baylan’s path. I want to know what the new threat is that Thrawn is gearing up to fight (I’m thinking it might be Abeloth). I’m excited for Season 2.
Rest in Peace Ray Stevenson, you will be greatly missed.
I fucking DIED when Ezra picked up the Nighttrooper's comm to respond! No one could've played Ezra better!
I just feel that many people are not used to storybuilding and cliffhangers anymore. The Show was great and it build up such interesting lore which will be the focus in future projects so I am sooo excited
People just don’t understand that sometimes the ending of the story doesn’t need to feel like a BIG finale
feels like cliffhangers and sequel bait are what most major franchises and shows do now anyway...
If mediocre story building is what you mean sure. The ending felt like a mid season finale, not the finale of a full season 1. Even for a mid season finale it's mediocre. They didn't do anything with Baylan and Shin after building them up the whole season. The fight scene between Ahsoka and the green sword lady was decent but overall the light saber fights were clunky. Thrawn was supposed to be highly intelligent but made dumbass mistakes. The whole plan of just rushing the base was super cheesy, I mean you have a whole fucking Starship and you can't hit a couple specks on the ground? Just meh. The fact Sabine had no force powers 1 episode before the finale and all of a sudden she can force push someone? That's a stretch. So many missing scenes and bad choices in the logic of scenes. Overall for me it was a 5/10, not bad not good. CGI was good though.
God Star Wars fanboys are so easily pleased. Just drop some "Anakin this, Anakin that" and watch them cry you a river and chant "masterpiece" rating your mid a$$ show 9/10 and 10/10.
@@MamadNobariexactly
Did I just hear Chop say, "Hey Ezra."??? 😂😂😂
I adore that we finally have confirmation that anyone can theoretically use the Force if they put in the time and effort. It isn't about winning the genetic lottery. I've always liked Luke's quote about doors in one of the comics.
"Think of yourself as a door. The wider you open, the more easily the Force flows through you. Some people just start out with their door a bit more open. But any door can open wide."
I still don’t think literally anyone can use it, at least not in more notable ways. I imagine Sabine is at the lower end of force sensitives that can actually pull off Jedi stuff.
Any weaker than her then maybe you’re slightly luckier or have faster reflexes but you’re not picking stuff up from across the room
Thrawn’s point about “maybe this is where a ronin belongs” fits for what was set up for both Ahsoka and Sabine at the beginning of the show.
Sabine in that speeder segment at the beginning shows how she desires space from everyone. Charging into seemingly a vast unknown.
Ahsoka has apparently been wandering the galaxy but not staying anywhere too long. Like she’s out of place in the new republic.
I really like this treatment of, yeah the heroes got left behind, but they were supposed to. This is where their journey is meant to lead. They could have very easily made this a dramatic existential ending about them being trapped. Mad respect the show runner’s didn’t do that.
Oh, a note: Morai is the bird's name. The species is convor.
The score during this episode was insanely good
Seems like people who were disappointed had already written a different finale in their heads. It sucks that we will see a different Baylan next season but I never thought we’d get his entire quest wrapped up in one episode.
55:02 If I’m remembering correctly, this played a part in the decision to make the Rule of Two of the Sith. At one time, there were around as many Sith as Jedi, yet they weren’t able to accomplish something that a single Sith would later be able to accomplish.
Sabine is stubborn and very Mandalorian it makes sense that she would shut herself off from the force and have to take a long time tapping into it. In her culture they don’t practice Jedi techniques which as well would make it difficult for her to access the force. I think with a lot of training though she could be extremely strong. As for the Kanan line of her not being force sensitive he was wrong and probably didn’t focus that much on that aspect of her. He only trained her once and was a lot more focused on Ezra.
We already knew Merrin wasnt the last Nightsister there is another who has only been mentioned twice named Jerserra she was trained by an Inquisitor who she eventually killed and she then became a mercenary. Her first appearance was in a book with... questionable cannonicity called Ghosts of Dathomir an adventure for a Star Wars ttrpg that contained stuff from both canon and legends but then she was mentioned in a canon encylopedia so she is a canon character
Also, there's Bug from a short story collection.
5:29 I think that is the blade Mother Talzin conjured and used to fight Mace Windu in that one clone wars arc with Mace and Jar Jar, btw.
I’m so heartbroken Ray won’t be able to continue his story and I hope whoever they recast it they do him every bit of justice
During the poll of Baylan's search at the start, I couldn't help but think of the old line: "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue."
OMG it's the TARDIS!
The last person to hold kanans lightsaber was Price. She held it and showed Thrawn it, but he was angry that she destroyed the entire fuel supply. Thrawn wasnt even in the system at the time.
But she also offered it to Thrawn
@@delmarfrazier2727 but thrawn wasn't in system to accept it
@@TheDangoNinja he got it! Damn
@@delmarfrazier2727 ? Confused. Are you agreeing that he didnt get it or are you saying he got it?
@@TheDangoNinja English?
Powerfull emotional punch in the stomach , guys were speecheless starting crying when Anakins Force Ghost was shown
I’ve been so excited for this reaction!! Finally one where people know the lore!! I lost my mind seeing the mortis god statues!!!!! I wondered if Baylan will be the new son or….is Abeloth calling to him
I think for me Abeloth is the most fun theory to think about in terms of Baylan’s journey.
@@chippewaguy4193 agreed!
Oh the stories yet to come!
I believe the mother of the mortis gods is calling him, It would make sense the most since the mortis gods did leave the mother behind entrapped on a planet somewhere to contain her once she became not mortal anymore and she became pretty much the embodiment of evil.
If it's Abeloth, they are all sooooo screwed...
@@XivioOfTheGreen THATS WHAT IM SAYYYYING!!! If they are gonna bring back Abeloth im very interested to see how they do it seeing as how her story was never finished due to disney buying lucasarts. There are 9 whole books dedicated to Luke and friends fighting her.
I like the subtle detail of giving the Zombie Death Trooper the cracked helmet around the mouth like the original Death Trooper Zombies.
I was surprised that Ezra build his lightsaber the same way as Kanan did, as well as Sabine use the force! And last but not least Anakin came back as a force ghost!
I'm not going through 1.2k comments to see if anyone already said this... but Kanan's saber was destroyed on Lothal when the dome blew up. Thrawn was off world when Pryce showed it to him originally. By the time he came back he was bombing the city from the Chimaera.
And great question... where has Sabine's fucking jetpack been this entire season? Missed opportunity if I've ever seen one. Kinda feels like it wasn't included for a. budget reasons b. for that moment with Ezra/Sabine at the end, specifically to make that scene work.
The light saber choreography in this season was great for the most part. I loved the Ahsoka v Baylan fight in ep 4 especially because they kept switching up stances and everything was so varied. The fighting in the tower this episode could be clunky at times, but the Morgan fight more than made up for that.
Absolutely LOVED watching these reactions every Wednesday… glad you guys enjoyed this show as much as I did! Cant wait for the future! ♥️
Shadows in the Starlight is a pretty good way to describe Anakins troubles with the dark and light side of the Force....also good advertising from Dave for the new Star Wars comics from Marvel lol