Ahsoka 1x06 "Part Six: Far, Far Away" Reaction

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[@boomataco]

I love how they made ezra look exactly like his father

[@Jon_FM]

Eman was perfect in the role, I could not get over just how strongly he feels like the animated character. That is not easy but they have really done a solid casting job here.

[@Pinkielover]

Watch the interview of him online at a convention he talks about how he got the role he envisioned it in a way once he saw that casting call he just knew.. karma . since I can't send video links, it's easy to find just type is Eman esfandi, it should come up. It's a pretty more recent interview.

[@Pinkielover]

forgot to add he's a pretty decent singer ,rapper he has a song out also on KZbin if you search, I think he's shirtless in it 😂😂 yeah, he sounds pretty good

[@stevenmcmullan409]

There is also a video out there shot and posted by Diana Lee Insanto/Morgan Elsbeth of Eman Esfandi and Ezra's voice actor Taylor Gray at Disney Emmy after party dancing to Prince's "Kiss". Esfandi reposted the video with the caption, "Jabba the Hutt, Lando Calrissian and Morgan Elsbeth all walk into a bar." Classic.

[@speedhuntr]

It's incredible how perfect he is cast here.

[@wardjunior1450]

Dude. He didn’t do anything except ride bitch.

[@djarinriduur]

I got to meet Eman at a convention, and my goodness. What a sweet little ray of sunshine. He was so pleasant and just seemed so happy to be there and meet fans.

[@Pinkielover]

Yeah, he seems genuine

[@stevenmcmullan409]

Agreed about Eman Esfandi as Ezra. He not only bears an uncanny resemblance to his animated counterpart, he captures the essence of Ezra perfectly. I mean, you've only seen him briefly here, and he only gets better in the role. And speaking of perfect casting, I'm thrilled that they chose to cast Thrawn's voice actor, Lars Mikkelson, as the character in live-action. Not only does he look the part, but more importantly, is the voice. So much of Thrawn's menace was in his cold, dispassionate and detached way of speaking. No one else could have duplicated, so they might as well just cast the man himself.

[@shugaroony]

I wasn't fond of Lars being cast as live Thrawn, despite him doing the voice of the character in Rebels; however, he won me over and I can't wait to see more of him as we expand on his storyline now he has returned.

[@liamr4117]

You know Thrawn’s back when the pipe organ starts playing!

[@darthbradmedia8929]

That always gives me joyous energy!

[@madelinegarber7860]

Facts! And when the troopers chant his name. That entrance will never get old.

[@darthroden]

I knew your reaction to Sabine and Ezra's reunion would be teary. I think every Rebels fan was right there with you.

[@ThomasKnip]

Baylan Skoll is like a gush of fresh wind in the whole SW lore. So sad that Ray Stevenson pased away.

[@darthdracul8372]

But his actions will be remembered, especially since they described me and everyone everyone else, especially in trying to liberate Star Wars. And nothing is gonna stand in my way, especially a toxic fandoms.

[@themightierpencil]

Sabine's eyeshadow: Just because you're a hostage doesn't mean you can't still SLAY

[@oakcanary4040]

Beskar eyeshadow

[@timmooney7528]

The final lesson with Anakin was most important. Ahsoka held back on training Sabine out of fear she would turn to the dark side because her master fell into it's influence. She needed that assurance everybody's destiny is different.

[@coecludd]

Claudia Black plays one of the Night Sisters (I admit that I didn't recognise her) - best known for rolls in Farscape and Stargate SG1

[@shugaroony]

I'm ashamed to admit not recognising her, despite me watching Farscape and Stargate back in the day, and having a huge crush on her back then!

[@bemasaberwyn55]

And Gears as well as Uncharted

[@SigTheSauceMan]

Notice that after arriving on Peridea, Sabine's abilities with her lightsaber and the force suddenly improve, seemingly without explanation. But there *is* an explanation. The entire reason Sabine was having trouble connecting to the force was because of her inner imbalance due to due losing Ezra. So once she finally gets closer to Ezra by arriving on Peridea, she *subconsciously* rids herself of that imbalance, strengthening her connection to the force. 12:20 10 Years apart and the moment they're back together, they're already bantering back and forth like always. Feels good.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

She does a PERFECT blast deflection at the marauders

[@sakisaotome6753]

@@bemasaberwyn55 so many people miss that. I've heard some reviewers who were actually surprised about her being able to deflect with her lightsaber in later episodes. but as you say she does a perfect example of it right here.

[@kevinzhang6623]

Loss of someone she shared complete trust and understanding with. To those who have seen Rebels, we know it cannot be understated how important those factors are to Sabine. Her teammates go on to do different things, and she dropped the Rebellion to partner with Ahsoka, the path she believed was meant for her then. So many questions: When and how did Ahsoka reintroduce herself, why did Sabine want to be a Jedi, why did Ahsoka take her on, what were the nature of their adventures in their time together, did they make efforts to find Ezra in that time, what were their goals? Anyway. A Jedi, or rather, continuing being a warrior further trained in lightsaber combat, learning more about the Force but that block that was lifted after returning from Mandalore re-manifested. Then Ahsoka dropped her with no reason other than fear - not past the point of no return after descending far into the Dark Side, but just experiencing a severe loss and trauma that doesn't necessarily means she's going down that path - she could've been guided like Kanan did for Ezra, the strongest tell that Ahsoka was unfit to be a Master. Loss of a purpose and direction, the experience with Ahsoka made her feel betrayed, and her past experiences brings feelings of not being trusted(which was true), which by contrast makes the loss of Ezra more.. "catastrophic", a sense of failure for not finding her, starting to lose hope as she did which perhaps she begins to hate herself for, and a sense of worry for him being stranded who knows where and not a clue. If the Purge was at the end of the war, then she spent 7 years post-ROTJ on Lothal, where those demons began to grow, the grief amplified, and as Shin perceives it so - "desperation". Tremendous relief comes after finding him, forgiving Ahsoka and Ahsoka taking her back in turn, and Sabine returns the favor by being there for her as all padawans are for their Masters. It was inevitable that they both be trapped as a result, but fortunately they don't have to be on the run like Ezra was and so are free to explore Peridea in any direction by means of escape. But alas, Ahsoka sees Morai and realizes something greater afoot. She assures Sabine, which she smiles at, their relationship being better. Bordizzo, the actress for Sabine, says she can't imagine Sabine just being fine with the outcome, but of course the decision to stay by Ahsoka's side through it is something she would do again if given a second chance.

[@jamesbellefeuille2926]

Baylon Skoll gave a Thanos vibe when he talked to Shin about making a new beginning.

[@lisamarieligreci-newton7804]

He reminds me a little of Ishamael in the Wheel of Time book series (well, it's a show now too) - his whole thing is that he's sick of being bound to endless cycles of the Wheel (reincarnation, basically), has gone insane and just wants to destroy everything. (To be fair, his particular role does kinda suck, haha. It's like being cursed to be Judas forever and ever.) Or even a bit of Dany and her whole 'break the wheel' thing. There are a lot of stories/characters which explore that fine line between chaos, destruction and rebuilding/rebirth and whether or not that that frames them as a villain or not. (Even Loki season 2 kind of goes into this a bit.)

[@doctor8342]

I hope we eventually get to see Wes Chatham's face, he was amazing as Amos in the Expanse.

[@MrMinoDan]

Ezra looks so much like his father it's insane.

[@tomasjallen]

I might be a bit slow on this, but the haircut on Shin looks like the haircut of a medieval page or squire, a boy that helps a knight and trains to be one. Baylan looks much like a medieval knight, so it's just fitting.

[@haydendegrow945]

Not only does he look like one, but he fights like one too. If you watch his duels with Ahsoka and his deflections of the blasters in the first episode, you'll see that his fighting style is as if he's wielding a broadsword and not a lightsaber. They shaped Baylan to take the role of Jedi KNIGHT to a literal level.

[@ThomasCorp]

What was first just a dream has become a most marvelous reality. In this case, the reality being that finally, after ALL the years of waiting, we at last have, in live action, the Heir to the Empire himself. Our beloved. Grand. Admiral. Thrawn. LONG!! LIVE!! THE EMPIRE!!!

[@jasonspaulding3949]

Got to meet Diana Lee Insanto and Eman Esfandi at Megacon got a photo op with both of them it was awesome

[@darthmuppet]

Loved seeing Claudia Black from FARSCAPE as a Nightsister. Took me a few minutes to recognize her.

[@lordofninjas1]

Bit of a fun fact: Lars Mikkelsen, the actor who voices Thrawn in Rebels, returns to be the live-action version of him in this series as well. Everyone loves Eman Esfandi as live-action Ezra, he is very well cast for the role. I might be wrong, but I believe he said that he even went through and watched all of Rebels to prepare for the role.

[@Pinkielover]

yes he did ,but he got the role like he knew he was meant to do it. The interview is online he's takes the stage at a convention I'm not sure which one.. it's pretty recent to.. watch it's pretty interesting

[@kevinzhang6623]

He said he only watched some of the later ones and hadn't even seen the OT but has since watched the whole series multiple times

[@ben17ism]

What a lovely thing to see Claudia Black, aka Vala Mal Doran, aka Dahlia. She has the perfect voice for a nightsister

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Claudia is such a power house(look up Sam Byrne in Gears Of War)

[@illrated]

I'm having the best of times watching Sesska.

[@3dbadboy1]

Someone noted an intriguing observation. A phenomenon resembling lightning occurred upon the hyperspace ring transitioning into normal space. It seemed as though the laws of physics were momentarily altered, however, subsequent observations revealed no disruptions caused by the star whales.

[@Pinkielover]

yeah ezras entrance was so laid-back.. I like the way they did it nothing overdramatic... but it still was emotional. I was pretty happy, and the music it just listen to it it's phenomenal.. love your reactions I already watched it a good handful of times like I always do with all your videos love to show support.. since I can't afford Patreon, I try to do it this way

[@KennyYoutubeMakesMeFeelGood]

I enjoyed your reaction to this episode, the part Erza shows himself really got you tears😢😢😢❤

[@Pinkielover]

that entrance with thrawn and the guy with the gold face I always forget his name the way he turns around and the way they did it reminded me of trailers for the movie Stargate... you should watch that movie was pretty good ..

[@josephina4678]

I think his name was Enoch?

[@Pinkielover]

@@josephina4678 sounds right

[@cattycooper1137]

The introduction to Thrawn with the organs and the night troopers was absolutely epic, one of my favourite moments in Disney+ Star Wars ❤

[@alessiocapone9816]

Anyone else notice when Morgan Elsbeth is onscreen with Thrawn she goes from a tough, domineering and ruthless Sourceress of Dathomirian heretige to a meek, submissive and sometimes even fearfull woman whenever she interacts with Thrawn. I think that goes to show how His presence alone is enough to dominate the room he's in with his authority and charisma.

[@alessiocapone9816]

In the new Canon novels, his service- record in the Imperial Navy is just astounding: I won't spoil anything for those that are intrested, but I'll say this: He tore his enemies to shreds, both criminals and rebels. Only due to plot armour - I mean the Force - were our protagonists in Rebels able to survive the Battle of Atalon. Had they been some random nobodies their stories would have come to an end. Garanteed.

[@thesimpsons17]

Thrawn is just SO DAMN GOOD!!! What a fantastic character

[@jackson857]

Man, I just absolutely love this show.

[@msoundg]

How awesome was this reunion? Sabine, with all her Mandalorian deep feelings, could not have chosen anything but the chance to get to Ezra! Great reaction!

[@sakisaotome6753]

its very mandalorian but i think its also very much something any of the the pheonix crew would have done. the team does it for Hera and Kanon, that family would stop at nothing to save each other.

[@haydendegrow945]

This show was a massive emotional Rollercoaster for me. I had watched all of the SW: Rebels episodes before coming to this, and I knew that Sabine cared deeply for Ezra, and seeing him leave for parts (at the time) unknown was a major blow to her. They may not have loved each other romantically, but, if my relationship with my sister is any indication, they still were very close and their reunion was a waterworks moment for me. On the other hand, hearing Thrawn's again, this time out of an actual person, made my skin crawl, just like it did in Rebels. I cannot wait to see what you think of the final episodes!

[@kornmasterdan]

Next episode guys. IYKYK.

[@beriliumsphere107]

The gold faced Storm Trooper is Amos from the Expanse

[@pcwkid76]

I love how Thrawn and his forces are presented. They've been gone a decade. He's had to cannibalize his star destroyer. His stormtroopers are held together with patchwork armor. His own pristine uniform is now threadbare and falling apart. He's running on fumes but STILL he won't bow down and admit defeat. Still through sheer force of will he's held his little bit of the Empire together and his coming back spells DOOM for the Republic.

[@redtornado1337]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKfKgq2idrNgqqM&ab_channel=copybat9000 :D

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Eman is PERFECT as Adult Ezra. I'm so glad Lars came back as Thrawn. And bloody hell do I love this show

[@stanleysmith2221]

Just such a joy to see your reaction to this episode 😅😅😅

[@jakecook2375]

The Great Mothers oh boy oh boy, Mother Talzin was a serious challenge in the SW galaxy and thinking about 3 of them has me worried. Thrawn is going to be a serious headache with the Great Mothers on his side. Sesskasays have you watched The Bad Batch even if you haven't done any reactions to it? You might want to watch the trailer for season 3.

[@thedoctor4327]

Plot twist those weren’t fictional stormtroopers chanting Thrawn’s name like a cult but real life Thrawn fanboys that snuck onto set and Filoni kept the cameras rolling 😉 Seeing Thrawn in live action after first reading the original Thrawn books 20 years ago was a great feeling. I’m happy they brought back Lars Mikkelsen to play him and his dialogue is fantastic, especially his first line. All I need now is a scene between him and Pellaeon (the Watson to Thrawn’s Sherlock and who appeared briefly in Mandalorian season 3)

[@connorredshaw5650]

Seeing ezra and sabine be reunited brought a tear to my eyes.

[@madelinegarber7860]

Here after the Tales of the Empire trailer. The amount of freaking out I did in this episode was a little indecent. Thrawn’s entrance will live rwnt free in my head forever. Sabine and Ezrah’s reunion felt a little stiff, then again it has been 10 years and they never really had a super mushy relationship even in Rebels.

[@stanleysmith2221]

Thanks!

[@alessiocapone9816]

It may have also to do with the whole Mentor-protegé relationship between these two charecters. One is a non-human alien who hails from the Unknown Regions and arrived in a hostile climate of speicism (baisicly racism towards different species) by the Imperial élite and Officer Corps in the Navy, in particular. Morgan built her own fortune by using the Empire's hunger for raw materials to make a name for herself plundering whole worlds for minerals like Doonium and Quadanium to build hull components for Imperial capital ships and assembling said extracted minerals at her shipyards. She likely had already started her carrer as an industrialist, only going into overdrive when she learned about her people. Both individuals come from outside the traditional Imperial establishment: usually the élites hail from the Core Worlds region of the galaxy, are human, tend to have a distaste for droids and aliens due to the Clone Wars having ravedged the galaxy and even look down on humans from the Outer Rim and Wild Space regions due to a perceived lack of culture and refinement seeing them as uncivlized inferior plebs, fit only for labour and servitude. This, ultimately caused these two to form a close bond and to connect.

[@Daehawk]

You look amazing girl. Thanks for the react.

[@alessiocapone9816]

Who's curious about this Captain Enoch guy? I sure am! He's certainly a little short for a Stormtrooper, as far as standard height regulations go. He's also a bit creepy.

[@aaronmwolford]

Hey Jess! I feel like Netflix' Avatar: The Last Airbender may be right up your alley!

[@JeffMeyers-zm2lh]

Good Day.

[@josephtingley654]

Ezra!!!

[@jacobsmith7254]

You ain’t ready for the finale, more than one legend returns.

[@markmckeown87]

It's a good thing she's seen it with these cryptic spoilers

[@kjdempsey]

I just want you to empty my bank account

[@josecolon5284]

My goodness pretty lady! Are you married!

[@niklasriva7053]

She finally find her lover, which disney turned in to a brother for some weird reason, maybe so Sabine can find a female to be with instead.....it is disney after all

[@codycraig8805]

what a weird, stupid thing to say

[@CobraShadowz]

Rebels was under Disney as well and they basically did away with Ezra having a crush on Sabine after the first season anyway.

[@DarthKay093]

Ezra had a crush on Sabine for 1 season then saw her as a sister, she never saw him as more than a brother. She was just crippled with trauma, survivals guilt and PTSD which made her attachment to the only family she felt she had left grew more and Natasha herself said they Never wrote the relationship between Ezra and Sabine other then as found siblings and who knows Sabine might be bisexual if she even has romantic feelings at all

[@chazo1367]

Filoni never intended for them to get together…this is his writing and characters still, he made that clear in interviews.

[@kevinzhang6623]

Whether you feel their type of tenderness goes the romantic route at some point or not, saying it like this like some basic standard puppy love ship when there are numerous substantial factors going on absolutely kills and puts down the gravity of what they as a pair have