AHSOKA Episode 8 Breakdown | Ending Explained, Star Wars Rebels Easter Eggs, Theories & Review

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[@Matisaro]

Did you notice the emitter was too small joke which was probably a reference to the thin blades in the animation of rebels everyone hates.

[@kylehind]

Ezra initially had a blue lightsaber (before his green one), it was destroyed by Vader when fighting on Malachor

[@fatcrruise6508]

it is sad that baylan wont in 2nd season

[@iamwispitsok]

😊 3:58

[@Agnovelli]

Ah-soaker

[@soldierboy2350]

People say they don't want Baylans character to be recast but my thoughts align exactly as you said. Yes, it will be hard to fill his shoes but I truly believe it's the best way to honor him and the extraordinary job he's done. By finishing his story and honoring his legacy. RIP Ray we won't forget.

[@DooodOfLife]

Not wanting a character recast is how we get Wakanda Forever, or soulless deleted scene footage Leia in Rise of Skywalker. There's nothing wrong with recasting, when it's done right.

[@erichernandez68]

The guy playing baylan died?

[@abrilryandacanay2816]

Somehow Baylan will be back. An actor's passing is not an obstacle to putting them back in Star Wars. He will be CGI'd so they can finish his story.

[@anthonylesley982]

Yes

[@MarvelousMusicmmusic]

​@@DooodOfLifeI liked both of those 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@RyanHaney55]

Ezra stealing a walkie-talkie and Stormtrooper suit was classic Ezra. Sabine splitting off and rejoining is fitting, too. The casting department hit a homerun. I enjoyed the Clone Wars, Rebels & Fallen Order Easter Eggs, the spooky Nightsister stuff, the World Between Worlds, and the series in general. I look forward to season 2.

[@Actionfiguremagicshorts]

The 'fight choreography '? Was off so noticeabley in this episode. It kinda killed the finale for me. But ? I'll watch it another time before final judgement. 1-7? We're wonderful! 👍😊

[@xspindrift8737]

Pretty much all the fight scenes were laughable....felt like I was watching a cartoon.@@Actionfiguremagicshorts

[@Actionfiguremagicshorts]

@@xspindrift8737 yep. I can see that! I think...that's probably due to the fact .the show had one director..who doesn't have much to her resume before this. Or? The 'editor' was very high on the job 😜

[@JustinWillisDevil240Z]

what are yall smoking? it was the best action in star wars since episode 1. @@xspindrift8737

[@WellBattle6]

@@Actionfiguremagicshorts The actual saber fight between Ashoka and Morgan was good. The zombie death trooper fight was awful with throwing syndrome.

[@jonathankhan7184]

Seeing Anakin smiling at the end really got me, he lost soo much trying to protect his loved ones. I'm happy he's at peace being a silent watcher to those he loves.

[@cuppiesaur]

But he mass murder a lot of children - so...I don't know hoe I felt about that to be honest.

[@Abrakadabro666]

​@@cuppiesaurVader, not Anakin.

[@discopotato666]

Lekkkkk ahhhhh jgn koyak baiiiiii

[@oakabielb5406]

Pretty much the equivalent of dangling something sparkly in front of an infant.

[@daemonblackfyre3238]

​@@Abrakadabro666same person. Can't be separated because he joined a different team.

[@StarGeezerTim]

I think once Ballan enters the (presumed) Mortis temple, perhaps through a World-Between-Worlds portal or annex, he emerges in the Mortis realm a much younger version of himself. This not only allows his character to be recast, but may also set up Ballan as being a replacement for one of the gods. So in Season 2, you see Ballan only from behind until he emerges from the portal and then his new younger persona takes over. I think that's one of the few ways they can continue the character without writing him out of the script entirely, which would be a shame because he was clearly one of the most compelling figures we've gotten in the Disney Star Wars era.

[@chibakutensei8799]

Why would Baylan be one of the Gods? This doesn’t make any sense, unless they put him on a redemption arc next season

[@StarGeezerTim]

@@chibakutensei8799 There are two very inescapable things that the show has to contend with. First, Ray Stephenson is dead. He won't be reprising this role. So if the character is going to continue in any meaningful way, they have to recast because the cost of reproducing him digitally from here out is going to be prohibitively expensive, and they're still trying to come to grips with the technology so folks don't get weirded out. There's also the digital rights that Ray's estate has over his image and likeness, but that's for another day. Second, he's at some sort of Mortis shrine. This after spending the entire season talking about a "power" that cannot be fathomed. He is neither Jedi nor Sith, but somewhere betwixt the two (rather like the Father.) The daughter is already "dead" or at least transformed (as evidenced by the crumbled statue of her at the shrine.) The Clone Wars strongly hinted that Ahsoka herself is something of an avatar of the Daughter now, since the Daughter laid down her own life to save Ahsoka's during that whole story arch. I'm just trying to figure out how the writers are going to propel the story and the character without Ray going forward. If you have a better theory, let's hear it.

[@jamcam5180]

Well the fact a mortis temple in another galaxy calls to baylan might presume he had been chosen for something.. so not crazy at all

[@jeffreyroedel9804]

I think perhaps a cooler ending to Episode 8 was already shot, and it included more scenes with Ray, but since his death they cut that part out and are now saving it for Season 2 Episode 1 to show this Baylan transformation but still have Ray in it at the very beginning before the change/recast.

[@fresnoniiji]

@@StarGeezerTim hes already been recasted him with Dominic Purcell

[@whatchuptu]

Wish there was a bit more Baylan and Shin, but otherwise happy with the finale.

[@0bnoxious12]

That and the lack of lightsabers cutting anything and the dog shit choreography

[@Pidalin]

When episode was going to the last few minutes, I was like "noooooo, they are really going to do that, they completely skip Baylan and Shin!!!!" Show is called Ahsoka, but I don't care about Ahsoka that much, I want just Baylan/Shin show. 😀

[@fifth212]

Yea, but I feel like it could have been because of filming during ray Stevensons death. RIP

[@hoyasfan459]

I had forgotten about them by the time they finally showed them in the episode.

[@droskie5]

so instead of continuous cool fights you wanted the episode to jump elsewhere and show what those two idiots are up to? I like them, but their story deserves separate episodes. Unless they are battling Ahsoka, of course.

[@rezen24]

Super mad respect to Ray Stevenson. He was a Force of his own in many shows ... including this one. Another that passed way too soon. May he rest in peace.

[@ugoeze7360]

Bittersweet to see Ray Stevenson in his last appearance, but his performance will always be remembered. Wherever you are, takea bow, good sir; take a bow. 🎭

[@prew_gaming]

he will be missed

[@AggressiveBeagle]

Baylan Skoll was such a bad ass this is just so sad

[@LockandLoad79]

Also should be noted. When Ezra has the same emiter with his master, and jedi is often considered similar with samurai, that means Ezra's sword has the same Tsuba with his master. And a Tsuba(katana handguard) is considered as "The Soul" of a samurai. Or in this case a Jedi. So, basically, it means Ezra carries with him the same "soul" as Kanan Jarrus. For whatever "soul" here defined as. Perhaps philosophy, perhaps goals, perhaps knowledge, perhaps literal soul.

[@derris751]

I think that was my favorite part of the episode but Kanan's my favorite Jedi so I'm slightly biased lol.

[@smookypooch]

I started tearing up when Huyang gave him the same emitter. mAh heart😭

[@pandaman1677]

❤

[@likeluptid]

I think a lot of people don't know that it was Ahsoka who encouraged Ezra to be able to fight without a lightsaber shortly after he constructed his first lightsaber; because, according to Ahsoka, a lightsaber doesn't make a person a Jedi. It was in one of those Forces of Destiny episodes.

[@eddiek8179]

Bad advice then. He's a shitty Force user and a shitty lightsaber fighter. They has so much potential with him and they ended up uninteresting slow and turgid fight choreography - not only for him but for all of them.

[@prftaepps]

It is always the Jedi who make the lightsaber.

[@kellykubik4514]

Never underestimate the Jedi, then he sends 20 dark stormtroopers and then after that 2 tie fighter’s 😂

[@Obi_Wanna_Blow_Me]

I think Qui-Gon Jinn also said that Jedi are too reliant on lightsabers and often find themselves in dire situations when they are without one. I believe it was in the Master & Apprentice book.

[@nickivey3971]

Kanan said the same thing to Ezra as well

[@cuppiesaur]

DEAPLY SAD to not have Ray as Baylin anymore. The character is amazing and I think his arc would be/will be(?) one of the best of new star wars so far. RIP ♥

[@lucashampton6269]

I like that the Night Troopers were not only zombies, but they steadily become intelligent again. They stop stumbling so much and start using their blasters and walking normally. I just wish that Baylan got more screen time and we got more on what he was doing. It has Abeloth written all over it.

[@kevinnazario1015]

I been watching your channel since mando season 3. You are one of the very few people in KZbin that retells and analyze the series fairly, using the different canon and legends material and knowing the multiple historical, religious and mythological references. Bravo sir. Well done

[@ramones316]

Hera finally seeing seeing Ezra hit me right in the feels the same way when Sabine saw him. I think the Night Sisters might start having second thoughts about their arrangement with Thrawn. He blasted their temple and basically used Morgan as a pawn. He abandoned her and left her to get killed, There might be some retribution in store in Season Two.

[@NeilsonBuntowa]

the way the night sister look at Thrawn when he ordered to destroy the temple hints that they will make him pay for it later on maybe ordering Enoch to strike Thrawn in the back when he is of no longer use to them.

[@Iwillone]

The way Thrawn reacted to having to ask her to stay behind and to the news that she was dead kinda looked like he lost his bae.

[@deeznuts23yearsago]

I’m thinking the “you will meet your defeat with many arms holding you in a cold embrace” will be the resurrected ones from the coffins controlled by the night-sisters

[@DarksideGmss0513]

They might just rebel against him.

[@herarin6643]

Agreed about the great mothers betraying Thrawn, and I honestly hope so.

[@alefunzouzzle4049]

R.I.P to Ray he did a magnificent job as Baylan. I hope they recast Baylan, because his story arc is so interesting. Great season finale.

[@matthewbenger8355]

I think they have to recast Baylan. Ray did a brilliant job, but we have to see how this story ends. Dave cant just leave soemthing he was clearly setting up. It would be so cool to see Abeloth...

[@dr.boring7022]

Seeing Abeloth would be very interesting. Even worse is the Yhuuzan Vong 😬

[@locksand45]

I think they should cast Danny Devito as Balan

[@kevincosio3327]

Excellent series. Mando, Ashoka & andor best Star Wars content in many years. Can’t wait for the thrawn movie

[@erickschaefer5886]

Agreed

[@jhujhu617yep]

The witches didnt like wen Thrawn destroyed the rest of that temple..I think they ended up havin alot of respect for Morgan n they mite get revenge..she sacrificed everything fir them

[@jamcam5180]

They had their main goal, and that was dathomir with the undead.. they had to expect losses, whether they like it or not. Bur yes once they settle they might take issue with thrawn.. as he isn't written into any other story can't expect him to hang around for to long.

[@persephone342]

When one in your Coven sacrifices everything for the Coven, you get revenge for your sister. Thrawn is fucked.

[@keirangrant1607]

I swear most folks will hate an episode if it deviates ever so slightly from what they think should happen..... in their heads.... We have gotten so bleeping full of ourselves. I didnt like every episode of Seinfeld either but I didnt go nuts online about it. Some of us really appreciate your videos man. They are probably the most honest

[@guynamedbob8374]

I can see it being Abeloth, and just seeing the destroyed statue engraved on the mountain makes one uneasy. Also, those wolves with the creepy grin reminded me of the elongated Glasgow smile Abeloth has in fanart. Maybe she has influenced the wildlife on the planet as well.

[@Daniel-ll2cl]

Let this abeloth shit go lmao

[@EdTzani]

​@@Daniel-ll2clits heavily hinted towards that... Last few episodes lots of folks says the Anakin in TWBW is just her vision or her minds... Guess what Anakin's force ghost in the finale clearly shows that it is indeed Anakin the one that saves Ahsoka when she was about to die and give up..

[@reecewiczy7758]

@@Daniel-ll2cldang who hurt you lmao it has definitely been heavily hinted

[@k.ofitness770]

They've shown us what it will be now. Google clone wars, the father & the son & you'll get it

[@hfjtrytry9216]

@@Daniel-ll2cl couldnt agree more, abeloth is something you would expect to see appear as a marvel villain and should not appear in SW

[@fm9572]

"Anakin will bring balance to the force." They never said he'd do it while he was still alive. His force ghost still has a lot of work ahead of him.

[@irrumnaaz]

Then I hope we see more of him 🤞🏼

[@rileydallaire9923]

The final duel between Morgan and Ahsoka, Ezra getting home, anakin smiling at the end, thrawn on the loose, this was such a good ending, did not suffer the Disney effect at all, the opposite if anything, gave me goosebumps, STAR WARS IS BACK BABY, LETS ALL GIVE A BIG THANKS TO DAVE FILONI

[@treasuredcollectibles]

except where they mary sued sabine gave her a jedi masters level force push , gave 0 screen time to baylan, and teased anakin before and all during the season "look at this character you all love and want" and then under deliver him missing the mark

[@kixno]

@@treasuredcollectiblesBut you know that the actor of Baykal died. I think that’s why they gave him less screen time because his story wouldn’t have made sense. And idk I think that it’s correct to see a akin everywhere , since it’s Ashoka’s Master and the series is about Ahsoka…

[@zenon6699]

@@treasuredcollectibles its much better than rey palpatine we already see sabine's journey of become a jedi just give her a pass of using the force

[@DanielSmith-te3df]

@@treasuredcollectiblesI mean it’s not a master Jedi level push, plus it helps that Ezra let himself be pushed and boosted himself too

[@kursed34]

My biggest issue it Thrawn being changed from the books. He never seemed like he was all in it for the Empire. The Empire was just a tool for him to help the Chiss. This guy has been stranded for 8 years in another galaxy and his first loyalty is to the Empire and not his home world? I would have thought after hearing the Empire was defeated, he would take his ship and new army home to protect his world from the Grysk.

[@bleedingcrystal4722]

This bugged me a little too. I really wanted him to be looking to be the top guy with his own personal ambitions driving him. Unfortunately the Night Sisters do know Palpatine so it’s a possibility that he’s aware he’s still “alive”. No matter how much I hate that the story is headed to the sequel that somehow makes it make sense to me.

[@qap7]

I believe that is why he additionally mentioned "for the safety/security of our galaxy" specifically. I don't think that this is entirely rewritten as this specific part of his backstory also appears in the canon comic books.

[@carlosandres7006]

Man he gotta say it but it doesn’t mean that he is all in for the empire.

[@alexp601]

I feel like they must have cut some Baylan scenes in the final ep after Ray passed away, to leave his character a bit more open ended to do more with him later. It’s too shocking to think they simply ignored his character for the finale.

[@starwarsunlimiteduniverse]

I enjoyed the finale. Definitely hopeful for a second season & I can't wait for the Filoni film. Maybe they'll recast Ray Stevenson's character. Still a lot to talk about for this show as a whole. This was a very fun show & I can't wait for more star wars content soon.

[@mram7571]

ray was too good no one can capture baylan skoll like he did. The way he talks, moves and tone, facial expressions just everything was too perfect to be replicated. But i hope they recast so his story can finish up.

[@TristanHathaway]

Kelsey Grammer. I thought Stevenson was Kelsey Grammer when he first showed up.

[@jksmith1986]

You nerds would have railed ray Stevenson had he not died because star wars fans are the worst in all of fandom

[@noam9493]

Honestly this is the part where AI generating is actually handy

[@allanjohnson2053]

Is this a joke? Dark magick,witches,zombies,katanas? WTF is this crap

[@bleedingcrystal4722]

I just love that Thrawn refers to her as a ronin having no idea that she hasn’t lost her master. Such a well placed tidbit

[@coleparks1812]

Honestly, I felt pretty underwhelmed after the season finale. I've been thinking each episode "wow, these are lots of interesting storylines, how will they possibly tie them up by the end?", and I felt I was left with more questions than answers. I think it's an amazing series, and I may just want more/longer episodes and less hand-waving, more questions keep getting introduced and left unanswered. I realize they may have had to retcon lots of scenes last minute, maybe unable to tie off Baylan's story like they planned. Also, I was really not happy with hand-waving away Ezra's escape back to the fleet, while it was a fun humorous callback to Rebels and dressing up as stormtroopers, nothing about the journey or escape was shown. Maybe they'll touch on this in the second season.

[@MNM-lq9te]

I too was suprised that somehow ezra escaped thrawn star destroyer, like did the jedi ship enter thrawn star destroyer in rebels? It wouldn't make any sense why an jedi ship is on the star destroyer. And none of the other imperial small ships have hyperdrives so there is no way ezra could escape.

[@stevengreco2075]

It was Baylon’s ship

[@MNM-lq9te]

@@stevengreco2075 that doesn't make sense either baylan's ship is on the eye of sion. The star destroyer hovered over the fortress before baylan could land his ship on the star destroyer.

[@lucyrobinson2814]

Sequels...movies...Thrawn trilogy. Whoop! 💙💙💙

[@Sky2theRim]

​@@MNM-lq9teyeah, they had the ability to tell whoever was coming towards the ship or near and they don't realise Ezra is on the ship or leaves it?

[@Tophkaneki]

The one thing I am upset about is what happens to Shin. She followed Baylan to another galaxy, just to get abandoned and left on a planet she has never been to or even knew existed, with absolutely no way to get back. Thats fucked up on many levels.

[@thenobletaco4232]

Couldn't put it better

[@saikathghosh8733]

Paul again with the fastest breakdowns ever!! As a whole I gotta say Ashoka show as a whole was quite a good piece of star wars ! It really brought back memories those days of seeing clone wars again!

[@robbyerob]

The daughter statue was missing, which from the Mortis Arc, the Son was trying to kill the Daughter so that the Dark Side would prevail, which echoes the fact that the Dark Side destroyed Peridia. This is one thing that I hope they continue to narrate in the following content.

[@elinort]

The statue of the daughter is there, on the other side of the father, just her head is missing.

[@lucyrobinson2814]

I thought it was the Son statue in ruins.

[@cruzjacknife8699]

I think I speak for all of us when I say Jason being trained under Ezra would be an absolute dream come true.

[@lorenzog7811]

Ya screw luke

[@Gianni.achillea]

ah no

[@sharpshoo]

​@@lorenzog7811yeah no

[@lorenzog7811]

@@sharpshoo yes it was sarcasm pointed at the original post

[@sharpshoo]

@@lorenzog7811 I know I was being sarcastic to no hard feelings right?

[@adamclare33]

I have a theory: Balyan awakens abeloth. She wants to escape and return to the main galaxy, with or without balyan, and uses her knowledge and power to open portal to return. Ahsoka, Ezra, and sabine are trapped after abeloth leaves, but need to go after her, and the only way to return is for one repeat abeloths transformation by drinking the font of power and bathing in knowledge. And only ahsoka can do it and still be good and not corrupted. Ahsoka does, and opens a portal for them to return. Balyan might have also gained power and knowledge before leaveing, and the 3 of them will become the new power family, with balyan as the father, ahsoka as the daughter, and abeloth as the son.

[@Jman-eg9zp]

I'm totally fine with Sabine gaining force abilities, the saber pull was perfect and classic in my opinion, her helping open the door and pushing Ezra was a bit too much for me but maybe being on Peridia is opening up her attunement to the force or something

[@felixsantos9672]

I liked the finale, a bit anti-climatic but they are clearly setting up more content. It did have a ESB vibe to it.

[@shawnabdulcarim1785]

I think it'd be cool to have Shin take up Baylon's path. Maybe use some voice editing to have Ray Stevenson's voice guiding her there and it's revealed he tried to take the power but it wasn't meant for him, in the process it killed him. But for some reason the power accepts Shin, maybe because she's a woman and they try to replace her with the daughter.

[@Cristofer.....]

The fact they brought Mortis Gods in live action is amazing. I think next season, or whatever will continue this story, will focus on the planet in one hand, and on Thrawn in the other hand. I really hope Ahsoka, Sabine and Shinn will be focused only on what Baylan is doing, while Hera and Ezra take care of Thrawn once again. They finally showed Anakin after Darth Vader, after Return of the Jedi, and I'm absolutely happy about this, i wanted to see Hayden' s Anakin again since years, and finally happened. But I've just one critic thought... Did Ezra felt anything on his permanence on Peridea? Neither a small fraction of the Force calling him while he was there? Father's and Son's statues were there, but are they? Daughter is clearly there, because of the owl, and because of Ahsoka too i guess. 4 Force sensitives and a sign of Mortis Gods in the same place.. What will happen? 🤣 Ahsoka already met them all 3, she knows them a bit, she even has 1 of them has her personal guardian, the symbol of light, maybe this will be her advantage..

[@SG-1-GRC]

I thought all the fight scenes were well done and obviously the zombie troopers held back, much of the time Morgan and Ahsoka fought on the monument, because she used her control of them to make them hold back. She clearly wanted the satisfaction of killing Ahsoka personally. That was surely obvious. Great to see Sabine finally making obvious use of the force. She definitely showed signs of being force sensitive in rebels. It largely manifested in her intuitive interpretation of art and technology and early in this show she was apparently getting a sense of Ezra still being alive. All of her force related responses were best when she was unconscious of them. Her remarkable understanding of force related imagery being unconscious because she sees it only has her artist's instincts. When she senses Ezra its when sleeping. So all not related to her conscious mind. When consciously trying to use thr force her insecurities about her suitability, her Mandalorian psyche and her age all work against her. Ahsoka reaches her when she's relatively relaxed in Ezra's presence and not really focused on anything but how happy she is to be hanging out with Ezra again. Similar situation with the fight against the zombie troopers. She is too consciously thinking about using her sabre and so Ahsoka directs her to use her blasters. Then she simply finds her flow, surfing the force, and suddenly she's fighting like both a Mandalorian and a Jedi. Its very well choreographed.

[@Andreas-gh6is]

It wasn't Sabine's fear that was worrying Ahsoka, but her anger about the genocide on Mandalore.

[@jamescartwright1150]

Enjoyed the final episode and I'm quite happy to see where they take things next. I'm also quite happy to have this as the sequel to star wars and ignore the other sequels as just a what if senario.

[@MP_3122]

Rip Ray. I think he had the coolest new character out of all the new Star Wars content the past couple of years. Well done.

[@journeysands2622]

It's one thing suspecting the Stormtroopers were dead, it's quite another actually seeing this so. Gave me quite the shivers😮. I hope the series gets a Season 2

[@chairman67]

Towards the end, after Ahsoka dismounts the howler to greet the Noti, you can clearly see both Lightsabers hanging from her belt. The short Lightsaber on her left side, the one that was sliced in half by Morgan Elsbeth only moments earlier appears to be fully intact. They didn't show her picking it up as Sabine picked up her helmet on the fortress platform before it came down. It seems her broken Lightsaber went down with the fortress, and yet moments later, it's clipped on her belt fully intact.. Weird that.

[@jordanrayder]

There’s a lot that makes no sense in this episode.

[@thrawn82]

good continuity error catch. It nakes me think the wolf scenes as filmed were intended to be earlier and they had to edit some into the end of the episode to fill space after having cut out some baylan stuff they won't be able to follow up on with the actor gone/

[@maze1914]

Plot armor at its best

[@lucyrobinson2814]

Those howlers...those particular ones, would have been killed in the collapse of the fortress surely too? Those gates closed behind them and the trio went up the stairs. RIP the howlers

[@anthonylesley982]

Yeah

[@cjmahar7595]

For all its flaws I still like this better than the sequels.

[@Morrodin182]

That is quite a low bar to pass of course :P but yeah it was pretty decent. To be honest, they should just say the sequels are a mistake and drop them from canon. Not that it will happen. It is just what I would like ^^

[@aquaticlife9251]

Morgan got the raw end of the deal. She literally did ALL the work. "For the empire? Screw you. I'm coming with."

[@aquaticlife9251]

" ...yo momma stay'n behind. I'm not stay'n behind. I don't live here. Can even get a decent cup of blue milk in this galaxy? All my best spell books are back home. Thrawn must be drank'n that bad new galaxy purple milk if he thinks that I'm gonna stay- what, Grand Admiral? I didn't say anything..."

[@PWALPOCO]

Shin had a chance to reach for the light but didn't take it. She's been drawn to what she thinks she wants instead but I suspect after some time on the road with the nomads she will realise she can be something greater. I do hope that when she finally realises she's lost that she will go to the light and Ahsoka can help her.

[@zaab-yaoh9302]

I hope not. Bad guys turning good is such a cliche trope in star wars. Let her stay bad

[@TheJay1979]

I hope they use her as a vessel for Abeloth.

[@zom8680]

​@@zaab-yaoh9302what is there to continue doing by "being bad" Her introduction was, attack the Republic ship to free Morgan. Stop Ahsoka and Hera from following the clues to Seatos Shoot shoot shoot laser duel shoot shoot shoot laser duel, run away when she realizes this is a losing effort. She has no motivation for revenge against anyone but Morgan and Thrawn for abandoning her (them) on Peridea

[@zaab-yaoh9302]

@@zom8680 that doesn't mean she has to join the light side. She can continue to do her own thing.

[@PWALPOCO]

@@zaab-yaoh9302 That's the thing though, I never really saw her as being that bad. Not Sith bad at least, no matter what the colour of her saber says she is. There was almost a hint of dissent or disapproval when Baylan accepted Thrawn's plan to track Sabine down when she thought they were honouring their deal.

[@Dobe46ttv]

YES!!! Love when Paul is talkin!!!

[@TheStargameplayer]

The fight with ahsoka, Ezra, and Sabine against all the troopers when ahsoka asks Sabine to switch to blasters reminded me of when she used to fight alongside anakin and rex

[@RicardoGonzalez-fb9li]

I first want to say that, Paul, your reviews actually prompted me to watch the series and catch up in time for the finale today. I was on the fence and simply not willing to invest the time and money into watching it. I really like Ahsoka and how she was incorporated into some of the more recent content, especially The Mandalorian. Personally, I love Rosario in the role, and she is another reason that I was watching your reviews. You've done such a great job making thoughtful, balanced, and sincere recaps and reviews that, like Filoni his-bad-self, I trust you and your take on things. So, thanks for doing what you do, and thanks for giving us enough of your personal take on things to inspire many of us to stay engaged with Star Wars. I am grateful to have been able to experience the finale as a fully-participating member of the Zeitgest! And I bought Disney+ for a month. Disney owe you a bonus. (Whatever your cut of $10 USD might be!) Ray Stevenson was great as Baylan, and it will be interesting to see what they do with the character and the planned storyline. I say the role can respectfully be recast because the character is just too important. Ray is going to be hard to replace because he just had "it" as Baylan. I believed him, I was enthralled by him, and I just wanted more. RIP Ray Stevenson. Filoni and his team of writers may simply elect to absorb the important story elements to continue telling the overall tale they are crafting. Dunno. What I do know, though, is that I trust them. And Paul!

[@mattcliburn]

I enjoyed it, at least Ezra made it home...

[@GK15000]

Dude best breakdown vid I’ve seen this far. Subbed 👍🏻

[@SK4M_Freal]

Really enjoyed this series, I'm a huge Rebels fan and this didn't disappoint, do we know if theres gonna be a Se2?? RIP Ray Stevenson.🙏🏽 Big Ups Def.💯👊🏽

[@HeWhoIsNamedPatrick]

If Sabine had her rocket pack like all mandalorians do they could have made it on thrawn’s ship. Also, Ray Stevenson’s last line “you can’t beat me “ oh how true!

[@kuhanblock9380]

Well she's having an identity crisis

[@jackb1272]

We’re absolutely getting an infinity-war esque trilogy with Ahsoka, Ezra, Sabine, the new republic, Mando, Bo-Katan and the other mandalorians, skeleton crew, and even maybe Luke all teaming up trying to get the mortis ghosts on side and fight thrawn.

[@leifkhas7425]

I really don't see how Thrawn is THAT powerful but okay..

[@mkultra_86]

The first two episodes kind of had to do what they did in order to get people who had it watched the animated series up to speed with where we're at with these characters. Unfortunately not everybody's going to want to sit down and watch cartoon, although Rebels was awesome in my opinion. So they kind of had to go that route with the first two episodes. The thing I didn't understand is how Sabine went from not being able to move a cup, to an advanced move like a force push of Ezra into the star destroyer. She went from 0 to 100 with a snap of a finger. And I feel like that was a silly move.

[@President-JonSnow.Malkowich]

Very important thing. Thrawn says: For the Empire to safeguard or was it to secure our galaxy. This does sound as if he is preparing for an outside enemy, at least to me.

[@natesaunders2105]

He said securing the galaxy, I hope that we see the yuzang Vong

[@markshaffer6447]

There's a very compelling fan-theory that Palpatine built the Death Star to defend the galaxy from an external threat and used it against the rebellion because he had it available, not as a distinct tool to enforce his rule. Now that we are talking about galaxies external from the traditional SW one the door is wide open here.

[@Reesily]

I know many people felt the first two episodes were slow but I had never watched Rebels or Clone Wars so they gave me a good understanding of the characters that I didn’t have going in.

[@vpena]

Strong plot shield on this episode. Nothing they threw at the heroes was actually a challenge or you feared for them. I wish there was some lost on their side, we need an empire strikes back type of ending. Leaving ahsoka in the other galaxy wasn't enough since she calm and composed and knows the plot is in her favor lol

[@Seriouslydave]

Star wars is answering a lot of questions, any complains about holes in plots are being addressed. We cannot complain

[@princessmyhand]

I would Love to see Baylan’s character continue. It is definitely sad that Ray passed and didn’t get to see the strong character that is portrayed in Ahsoka. I feel that Baylan has main character energy and I find myself wanting to watch him as much as Ahsoka and surprisingly more than Thrawn. I know it might be hard to replace him… I definitely know it’s a stretch but Ray looks to me so much like George Clooney. Hopefully George is a BIG Star Wars fan and would play this character. I know he is a great actor and could seamlessly play this role. Especially if they have him play Baylan into the upcoming movie! Not expecting much from this but I’m hoping he just might do it! 😅❤

[@DJLewProductionsInc]

Great video, Paul. I love your breakdown of shows.

[@JKUTWatcher]

Thrawn would say, ‘This review…is acceptable’. Great breakdown. Really interesting to see how Filoni will connect to the sequel trilogy.

[@lyndonjohnson9082]

Mark this KZbinr for a citation.

[@zom8680]

​@@lyndonjohnson9082yes. Grand Admiral. And what about the Droid attack on the wookiees?

[@lyndonjohnson9082]

@@zom8680 Show me the reported location of the attack.

[@mlittleds9]

Great Review!

[@nightview93]

okay series, happy with anakin at the end but absolutely gutted about ray's passing. he really did make every scene his own and i would have loved him to have seen him in more shows beyond ahsoka.

[@Bezum1984]

The music from the last scene with Anakin and the post credit.....mate this deserves a Grammy

[@THEShoky]

I am sorry that sometimes actors die mid role, but we gotta keep the story going. Recast, stay strong. Don't make the same mistake BP2 did. You can be respectful and continue the character without the actor that's passed. STORY OVER EVERYTHING.

[@TristanHathaway]

I vote Kelsey Grammer

[@daemonblackfyre3238]

​@@TristanHathawayno.

[@zom8680]

​@@TristanHathawayFrasier having a major Sith rage out would be entertaining a f

[@kharikhy-ree2242]

​@@TristanHathawayouu I'm not against that. I like.

[@TristanHathaway]

@@daemonblackfyre3238 Why not? They look and sound similar enough.

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks for the breakdown, Paul! I definitely liked it more as it went on, but it's for sure not without its issues. My biggest question at the end was why are Ahsoka and crew "stuck" on that planet? Why can't they just warp out of there??? Is it just because they could get lose in the different galaxy? I guess it makes sense for Thrawn since his ship was broken, but Ahsoka's should work fine.. Also, they really need to make lightsaber fighting less ridiculous. The best example is Ahsoka having two, but using both to block instead of using one to block, and the other to cut her opponent in half..

[@A2Blizzard]

Did yall notice at the end Sabine says shadows in the starlight That's how they refer too Abeloth in the Comics. She's here.

[@mitsuzune]

That would be so cool if we saw that next season maybe she just kills off baylan then so they don’t have to recast

[@bleedingcrystal4722]

I love that he didn’t tie everything up in a nice neat bow. It feel pretty much a certainty that Ezra will train Jacen now. He chose the correct arc to leave on a positive note there. Leaving us with even more questions about Baylan was also brilliant. Really borrowing from how questions about Vader were answered slowly in the OT(this will only make sense to those that didn’t see the prequels first). If they are headed towards Ahsoka joining Anakin I’m ok with that so her being left behind was the right move. I really enjoyed the season.

[@fprep101]

Ahsoka was amazing! Felt like I was watching Rebels all over again and Dave Faloni is a master. All of the tie in's to everything, Visions, Rebels, Clone Wars, Mando, all of the episodes, Video Games, the old republic, it was just pure beauty. Felt like a kid again and honestly felt privileged to watch this series. This is how a series should be made. I have no quarrels, Ahsoka was amazing! Thank you Faloni, thank you!

[@xInsanityx100]

Ray Stevenson is the Heath Ledger of Star Wars. So many what ifs. Truly tragic all around.

[@NoName-ym5zj]

Shin and Baylan got the short end of the stick, they were literally left unexplored, especially Shin, at least we got some backstory for Baylan if only a little, but now that the actor has passed I am not sure what's gonna happen with that.

[@WiredCustomsSpeedShop]

I think the episode was awesome and the whole series has been awesome, but I’m also not one of the Star Wars fans that love to hate Star Wars

[@kadaluarsa-316]

as a Rebels fan, I enjoy Ashoka

[@Maltackdark]

It was a good episode for sure, but I can’t help but feel as though there was a lot more to be desired after it was all said and done. Not a bad episode by any means, but the lasting impact it left was kinda like.. “that’s it?” I was sorta hoping for a major cliffhanger or something to make us feel like we absolutely NEED to see another season. It kinda felt like a makeshift happy ending to a show rather than something that’s going to continue, ya know? Overall though the show in its entirety was amazing and I loved it. Can’t wait to see what they have next in store!

[@RealAndySkibba]

Sad it's over. Pretty solid finale IMO.

[@VTKT2249]

Thank you for doing these vids fella.

[@TK000Master]

Am I the only one that felt like the finale was a huge let down? I mean for me its how Disney finally turned Star Wars into Marvel. There was no satisfying conclusion to this. It felt like a weird switch up from filoni Esrza is now back in the main universe to stare in the Heir to the Empire movie and Ashoko season 2 is sidelined into another universe and will tell a story that does not influence the sequel canon in any way. Its the same how i feel to newer Marvel series.. in the end it will not be important to watch Ashoka anymore once the Mando movie is released because it really does not tell anything that you need to know when you watch the movie and Season 2 will tell another story that only barely connects to season 1 if ever released.. and i am really not intrested enough to see how baylans story develops to be honest. Overall this season felt like much teasing and not much behind it.. and i really was frustrated in the end by all the theorys here on yt. I dont know how they came all up with Darth Maul or even Luke would be in it.. I mean i do not expected it but the end felt like a huge let down at least we got a little bit of Thrawn.

[@override39]

WAO Thank you the way you explained was so easy to understand .Keep it up the Good Work

[@christophersimms9785]

Has anyone noticed that when Baylan is looking out over the horizon where the Father is pointing towards, there is a strange flash of light that flickers off in the distance. Could it be a portal to the world between worlds?

[@adamclare33]

the fathers temple also has a flash. the temple could have a portal in it anyways, or if abeloth is there she could open a portal.

[@jlo1195]

Sabine was a badazz in this one....she went all "John Wick" on them Night Troopers!! LOVED IT! Season 2!! please!

[@J.O.R.D]

I related heavily to Anakin in this series, the whole doing something wrong and going down a dark path, not quite being able to save everything you love, losing it all just to be watching the ones you love go on without you while you just hope they’re happy making the right choices

[@theronious]

Amazing Paul!

[@juliansmith7916]

Honestly. I just have this feeling that Enock is Thrawn’s only trooper that isn’t dead. To me he seems more human than everyone else and Thrawn never sends him out as if he doesn’t want to risk losing him.

[@lucyrobinson2814]

There's some interesting spooky reverb on his voice though...

[@777mustdie]

@@lucyrobinson2814 I think its because he dont wear original white mask which includes typical voice device/microphone

[@blacklash2258]

I loved Ahsoka! This finally was great!!!

[@brycebirkinbine4119]

Daaaaaamn Paul coming in clutch with the breakdown earlier. A true lad for the ages. Raise a toast to the ultimate spoiler man 🍺🍻

[@fgz1]

Brilliant breakdown!

[@thegeezys]

I was so surprised by the ending. I thought something was going to happen and nothing really did. Why was Anakin there at the end? Did they accomplish something?

[@jordanrayder]

Fan service to the max. That’s why.

[@helpfixstupid6190]

The Force reaches all galaxies? Anakin and Ashoka can discuss the time they met the Father , Daughter (the bird at the end) and Son.... Father and Son statues... there must be a portal for the World Between Worlds nearer where Baylan was...

[@lucyrobinson2814]

​@@helpfixstupid6190This.

[@kharikhy-ree2242]

I agree. I felt like things were happening but at the same time nothing happened. It's like they wanted to give us the boom and pow, but the plot didn't really move. In general there wasn't much plot to this series. Which is strange. Also I felt Ahsoka was emotionally the weakest of the series. I felt I got more emotions and development from Baylon, Shin, Sabine, Thrawn, Ezra, Hera, and Morgan than we got from Ahsoka. She was very flat which is weird compared to her in the animated series.

[@777mustdie]

@@kharikhy-ree2242 Ahsoka grew up lol, she is more than 40

[@Snarky.]

Is nobody talking about how Ashoka pretty much confirms Obi-Wan is the reason Anakin becomes Vader. Ashoka’s master (Anakin) always stood by her side. And mentions this just before the show says Ashoka was worried Sabine would turn to dark side. But Ashoka ends up staying by Sabines side anyway. And since Obi-wan never stood my Anakin, he pretty much pushed him away to the dark side.

[@JusticeOutlaw]

The Rebels crew, Ahsoka , Mando and Grugo and The Mandalorians against Thrawn Empire would be a great series or movie

[@dandino8100]

You forgot luke han and Leia just like disney

[@kevinjones4001]

Sad that Stevenson passed away. He really was bought in and did a great job. The casting of all the Rebels characters was good as well. I could believe each of them were the characters from the cartoon. I also thought that Ashoka/Anakin stuff was enjoyable and did contribute to character development for Ashoka. But nobody is talking about Lars Mikelson! I thought his delivery of lines in that perfect Thrawn voice he did on Rebels was great. And his elegant shit talking to Ashoka right before he dips out has me pumped for him as the big bad for these Star Wars shows. Very good understated performance. He really gets Thrawn.

[@freebird6591]

So many possiblities with this ending. I hope Filoni finds the right path. Baylon the father ahsoka the daughter and shin the son, up against the mother. Erroneously released by Baylon.

[@devonm6187]

Sounds terrible

[@louisedwyer1365]

Agree when in mortis ark the father stated the chosen one was foretold to take his place. The chosen one is Anakin balance of light and dark. Ashoka is the new daughter as she's still alive because of her. Without daughters sacrifice ashoka would of died. I think baylan is the new son as although he isn't fond on violence he believes destruction necessary having similar traits to the son. The son had charm also

[@freebird6591]

@@louisedwyer1365 that all sounds good but anakin is dead. If ghosts could inherit titles then the father would still be the father. And ahsoka wouldnt have to take the daughters place. Not even sure about that either. Baylon doesn't fit the son at all. If anything his personality and temperament is of the father. This can be one of those artistic interpretations to love-action.

[@pikeyMcBarkin]

Thanks for the coverage with this episode.

[@rionasera]

Explain to me why I love this show so much.

[@slayerdeth0705]

Easily amused?

[@cykurosaki1337]

This series was definitely better than Kenobi and I was really happy with Hayden’s appearances.

[@nasser.h9473]

Great ending, I hope there’s a season 2 on the cards. Gutted we didn’t get to see much of Baylan and Shin. Shin could’ve just joined Ahsoka

[@lucyrobinson2814]

She will. Just not yet.

[@matthewsams1038]

Always the first to release! Great stuff. I hate that they didn't explain the dark jedi storyline...

[@Grand_Admiral_Thrawn2630]

Not a fan of how Sabine throughout the whole season couldn’t wiggle a teacup with the force and then barely calls a lightsaber to her, and then after that is somehow completely trained in using it? She can push a full grown man super far AND can now use the force to detect where incoming blaster bolts will be to deflect them. But literally just earlier that same day she couldn’t move a single thing with it or feel the force at all! Just yuck.

[@darknoble1151]

Not as bad as Rey who just uses the force the first time she hears of it

[@Grand_Admiral_Thrawn2630]

@@darknoble1151 I agree that was awful, but at least she has a very powerful direct descendant. (I’m still not defending it, terrible awful movies with garbage writing, but it makes a little more sense than Sabine) Sabine wasn’t even from the line of Mandalorians descended from the ONE guy thousands of years ago that became the only Mandalorian Jedi.

[@amanwithouthope9475]

I see all those beautiful comics back there. Nice collection!

[@maximumrisk2004]

I really hope they recast Baylan Skoll with George Clooney. That would be the only acceptable option I see and I would be sad if this is the last we see of this character. His Storyline certainly still has alot to offer.

[@Komikino]

Thanks for a good review of this episode and the series in general. It's good seeing some respect being used instead of the typical Star Wars Hate that seems to be going around (which I get and understand).