Ahsoka 1.03 and 1.04
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selenakSince last week's episode was extremely short, I waited for this week's with my review, which turned out to have been the right choice.
Seriously, though, what was up with the very brief time last week? I mean, what we saw wasn't bad, I enjoyed the David Tennant droid from Clone Wars, and we got a better sense of Sabine's and Ahsoka's relationship, and got a standard "but Exil Menace is back!" "Is not!" scene with Hera and the council (see, one thing I liked about The Last Jedi was that it subverted that SW cliché with Holdo and Poe, and Poe doing his own thing turned out to have been exactly the wrong thing to do), but all in all, it felt like just build up for this week's ep.
Which was captivating all around. We got to see Sabine fighting very well as a Mandalorian, and holding out much longer than before in a light saber duel, which was important to establish as it shows her decision and defeat at the end isn't due to lack of skills, it's mental and emotional. We finally got a real impression of what Baylan is like as a character, and the late Ray Stevenson is fantastic in this last outing. Dave Filoni's track writing record on fallen Jedi not Anakin Skywalker is a bit hit and miss, but this one is by far the most interesting he's created. Now I'm really curious whether his end goal is the same as Morgan Elsbeth's and Thrawn's. And how Sabine will deal with the fact that she could have stopped Team Villains then and there and didn't because of Ezra.
But of course, for me the best thing was this episode finally allowed me to connect this version of Ahsoka with her younger so much more emotional self from Clone Wars. Both in her reaction to Sabine's supposed death when she sees Shin, and in that final scene. The way Rosario Dawson says "Master?!?" is exactly Ashley Eckstein's, and the expression in her face when she hears his voice! Excuse me while I dance the "Skyguy and Snips, together again" dance of eternal joy. Well, not eternal, since undoubtedly there will be angst as well, given, well, everything, but I hope this will be a cathartic experience for Ahsoka allowing her to let go of her sense of guilt for having left and conversely allow herself to be spontanous and emotional again (not in a teenage way, in an adult way, I realise she's decades older now). Also: hug, please? Pretty please? Even if this Anakin should turn out just a projection of hers instead of the real deal and/or some type of (force) ghost, I want a hug....
Seriously, though, what was up with the very brief time last week? I mean, what we saw wasn't bad, I enjoyed the David Tennant droid from Clone Wars, and we got a better sense of Sabine's and Ahsoka's relationship, and got a standard "but Exil Menace is back!" "Is not!" scene with Hera and the council (see, one thing I liked about The Last Jedi was that it subverted that SW cliché with Holdo and Poe, and Poe doing his own thing turned out to have been exactly the wrong thing to do), but all in all, it felt like just build up for this week's ep.
Which was captivating all around. We got to see Sabine fighting very well as a Mandalorian, and holding out much longer than before in a light saber duel, which was important to establish as it shows her decision and defeat at the end isn't due to lack of skills, it's mental and emotional. We finally got a real impression of what Baylan is like as a character, and the late Ray Stevenson is fantastic in this last outing. Dave Filoni's track writing record on fallen Jedi not Anakin Skywalker is a bit hit and miss, but this one is by far the most interesting he's created. Now I'm really curious whether his end goal is the same as Morgan Elsbeth's and Thrawn's. And how Sabine will deal with the fact that she could have stopped Team Villains then and there and didn't because of Ezra.
But of course, for me the best thing was this episode finally allowed me to connect this version of Ahsoka with her younger so much more emotional self from Clone Wars. Both in her reaction to Sabine's supposed death when she sees Shin, and in that final scene. The way Rosario Dawson says "Master?!?" is exactly Ashley Eckstein's, and the expression in her face when she hears his voice! Excuse me while I dance the "Skyguy and Snips, together again" dance of eternal joy. Well, not eternal, since undoubtedly there will be angst as well, given, well, everything, but I hope this will be a cathartic experience for Ahsoka allowing her to let go of her sense of guilt for having left and conversely allow herself to be spontanous and emotional again (not in a teenage way, in an adult way, I realise she's decades older now). Also: hug, please? Pretty please? Even if this Anakin should turn out just a projection of hers instead of the real deal and/or some type of (force) ghost, I want a hug....
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Date: 2023-09-07 10:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-07 10:19 am (UTC)Using Anakin's redeemed force ghost would be really interesting.
Hera is just awful in the senate scene (don't talk about Thrawn, just go with tangible stolen hyperdrives) and taking her kid into battle.
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Date: 2023-09-07 05:10 pm (UTC)I saw lots of complains that the guy in the rusty-looking armour wasn't 1) Ezra 2) someone "important" but then apparently he's a resurrected body and it's a space witch thing? Shin looked kinda horrified, maybe at that, as well as how fast Ahsoka took him down. Come to think of it that pinwheel effect was sort of flashy but easily gotten around by someone really experienced -- just like if there wasn't a real consciousness in there. LOVED Sabine faking out Shin, Shin gloating "You have no power," and Sabine getting her with her special Mando armour. I'm really hoping they somehow team up
I'm such a sucker for that Faith/Buffy dynamic, lol.All the "AWW Anakin Force Ghost!" feeling for me was undermined by the three chords from the "Vader theme" (Imperial March). THANKS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT. Does Ahsoka know Anakin was Vader? Does she know Luke redeemed Vader at the last minute? Does she just think he died and this is the first time she's seeing him since then? No idea! I guess that's why I will tune in next week. I'm hoping it's not some kind of nasty space witch trick, that would seem unfair. I do hope we get a hug.
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Date: 2023-09-07 05:23 pm (UTC)Yes, Ahsoka knows about Vader. That‘s what Baylan is taunting her about when he said „Everyone in the Jedi Order knew about Anakin SKywalker, few knew what he became“.. „Clone Wars“ ended just before Return of the Sith, but Ahsoka found it in „Rebels“ and then had the scene with him with the Obi-Wan miniseries shamelessly copied in its final episode. For a relatively brief (30 minutes or so, I think) „Anakin and Ahsoka: Their Story“ Vid, check out this one which captures a lot of their key scenes from their first meeting (when she’s 13 and he’s what, 19? Directly after Attack of the Clones for him, anyway) to their (until know) last (when he‘s Vader and she finds out):
https://youtu.be/I5THpeMjj4E?si=OWnuOeoaU03qqFt4
Re: does she know Luke redeemed him, given we see her briefly with Luke in „The Book of Boba Fett“, I dare say it must have come up, but I suppose we will find out for sure next week!
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Date: 2023-09-07 05:39 pm (UTC)I MAY WRITE IT lolol. The droid has to sit in too! Best bluffer.
THANK YOU, I had no idea all that happened, altho this show has been relatively easy to follow for someone who hasn't seen any of the other SW shows (except for a couple of Mando S1 eps).
For a relatively brief (30 minutes or so, I think) „Anakin and Ahsoka: Their Story“ Vid, check out this one which captures a lot of their key scenes from their first meeting (when she’s 13 and he’s what, 19? Directly after Attack of the Clones for him, anyway) to their (until know) last (when he‘s Vader and she finds out)
Oh that is NICE!
Re: does she know Luke redeemed him, given we see her briefly with Luke in „The Book of Boba Fett“, I dare say it must have come up, but I suppose we will find out for sure next week!
Ooh that sounds like a possible setup for a really meaningful convo. I am hopeful!