Ahsoka

I think I also need to watch Rebels again. Believe I've watched it 3 times all the way through. I really want to love that show like there's so much good stuff in there. How I remember it is very cool but when actually watching it starts to crack. But maybe I've been too harsh on it since that could apply to most Star Wars.

My biggest issues are it was an absolute cameo fest that made the galaxy feel very small. There were a lot of inconsistencies with the character development and they often did not deliver pay offs to set ups. I also thought Kanan's death was cringe and poorly executed and I also really dislike some of the force powers they used which are basically the same nonsense powers from the sequels.

But like the characters on paper are great. Unfortunately they finally grew on me when the show was ending. I really liked the vibe of the show, it somehow felt cozy. And every single finale was straight fire. So yeah a lot is cool and I like it but a lot sadly bothers me too much to fully enjoy it. Maybe on the 4th rewatch I'll finally come around... But the one opinion that has remained consistent is I prefer season 1 to the other three lol

But anyway I think these characters in Ahsoka will be dope. I might actually be most looking forward to Sabine and Ezra. Sabine still has Ezra's lightsaber and I am so curious what happened to Ezra. I just hope we don't see Hera's ugly cabbage patch kid

I would like to see the Chiss and more of Thrawns original home worlds. Honestly I care way more about his story then Ahsoka ngl. There’s probably a lot of people in that same mindset and I got to imagine Dave knows that.


I’m not really certain what’s motivating Thrawn anymore though, originally in the new canon he was exiled from the Ascendancy and taken in by the Empire. Palpatine found his knowledge intriguing and Thrawn saw the Empire as a way to test his strategic prowess. I guess the later could be his motivation still. But I do remember the first Thrawn book in the new canon stating he wanted help against some bigger threats to his people. Might have just been an EU Easter egg referencing the Vong by Timothy Zhan.

Thrawn's motivation is one of my bigger questions right now. I'm really happy we're going to see him in live action in this era, but it seems odd he'd want to pursue the Empire's legacy still after its fall. I suppose he might view it as a superior way for galactic governance and protection from external dangers, but Thrawn was never one to get super deep into politics like Tarkin, right? I haven't read his trilogy, so not sure if that's totally the case. It just seems odd that Thrawn, an elite military strategist, would care so much about continuing the Force-sensitive cloning and other Imperial projects unless he's a staunch supporter of the Empire's political views.

Yeah I feel like Palpatine told him to stay out there because he had some plan for him. But also wasn't it implied at the end of Rebels that Thrawn was ordered back to Coruscant and Palpatine would've killed him for his failures? So he was kinda saved by Ezra and the purgills in a way.

But I guess he can't really return before ROTJ anyway. I think the whole point was to not have him around for Endor otherwise the Empire wouldn't have lost with his tactics.


I didn't know he was exiled. I thought Thrawn's goals were more about benefitting the Chiss and the Empire was just a tool for that.

I’m fairly certain even in the new canon Thrawns goals was to strengthen the Empire and prepare the galaxy for greater threats he was aware of beyond the known galaxy. He was exiled for executing preemptive strikes on potential enemies which is illegal in his culture, but he did it out of a good place to defend his people.

I’m not sure if the threats were ever discussed in detail though. Again possible reference to the Vong? I know at one point they were set to appear in TCW. Old canon Thrawn and New canon Thrawn have basically the same character given Zahn is behind all of it. I’d almost say he’s a like a lawful evil character. Has his own sense of honor, and his ultimate goal does tend to be to save the many in sacrifice of the few. He’s kind of like the Thanos of Star Wars imo.

Double episode premiere just over a month away. The newest trailer looks good, it gives me the impression Thrawn may not be on screen for much of the season. That would probably be for the best, they shouldn't overuse him right away.

Interesting how it suggests Sabine trained with Ahsoka, but neat how they're continuing her lightsaber combat from Rebels. Lots of other cool nods to Rebels in the trailer too.

Mando S3 being a letdown has me a little less excited, but fingers crossed this exceeds expectations like Andor did for me.

Still curious in Anakin's role here too. No sign of him so far, but I kind of expected that

I guess one balanced way is they can only appear at certain, crucial points in time. It would kind of underline how important their wisdom is in such moments. Plus I'm just kind of curious to see what Anakin would be like as a ghost as we never heard him say anything

Isn’t it Wednesdays Kenobi? I thought the first episodes were releasing tonight though at like 9PM pacific, 12 Eastern? Honestly I kind of think this one will be good but I’ve always liked Rebels tbh…

As for Bad Batch… I have no idea but I’d imagine it’s probably delayed?

Wow, I really enjoyed that doubleheader premiere. Maybe it was the use of an opening crawl or the music, but something about this series felt way more cinematic than any of the other shows to me.

I’m intrigued by the characters and narrative. There’s a good mix of leaning into TCW/Rebels references but still adding new elements. I don’t recall if we knew Elsbeth was a Nightsister in Mando, but that’s pretty cool. It had a lot of great nods to Rebels, like Clancy Brown coming back as Ryder and Jai Kell being a senator. Even just seeing Lothal itself was great.

I don’t have any major complaints, Filoni’s worked his magic here. I went in without big expectations (like I did for Andor) and I’m really happy with it so far.

Idk I think I actually heard everything on D+ will be Tuesday now.

And I think you’re right I forgot there was some news a while ago about Bad Batch and Andor being delayed. I forgot Skeleton Crew is also supposed to happen at some point. And Mando might get a movie instead of season 4 so I imagine Mando is also in limbo now

Ok overall I enjoyed this two part premiere, I’ll give both episodes a combined very solid 8/10.

There’s lots to unravel here, first off this is probably the most “Star Wars” feeling content we have gotten since honestly… Rebels. I mean the Rebels comparisons are obvious and it does feel like a decent continuation but most of the TV shows are trying to do their own thing. The Western stuff really works in Mando, and Andor being very grounded is nice, but this show does feel more like TCW and the Movies imo.


I’ll be honest though I don’t think this show should be titled “Ahsoka”, she doesn’t even feel that important. This is more of an ensemble style story like TCW and Rebels. As of right now I feel like Sabine and Hera are just as important as Ahsoka, even the droid (blanking on his name for some reason) has a big impact. Baylan Skoll and his apprentice are pretty awesome characters too and I like that there’s a surviving (presumably) Inquisitor working with them. I’m sure when we get to see Thrawn he will steal a lot of the spotlight too. It really sucks though that Baylans actor Ray Stevenson passed away in post production, he doing an awesome job. RIP Ray

Baylan is fairly old and was a Jedi Knight, I wonder what his role in the order was. I think he’d be a good character to do a new adaptation of Outbound flight, and it would make sense as if he was outside the galaxy he would have missed the purge. Honestly I really enjoy the exploration of other galaxies and whatnot, Thrawn being from outside the galaxy was always super cool.

Clancy Brown in live action Star Wars is awesome though, nice seeing Ryder for that alone. Although I always think of Savage lol