Star Wars Rebels 3x20 REACTION!! "Twin Suns"

[@SeloCanKenobi]

Eric: "Ughh.. I'm such a nerd. Fucking little kid around the desert made me cry. God damn it."

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Selim Kutlu It was that goddamn score did it. And hearing Episode 4 Beru

[@SuperStreetWarrior]

Apparently I am a nerd too because every time the show mentioned Luke, I got teared up.

[@lady8jane]

I think that's all of us.

[@badobson]

It hit me to. I didn't expect thats scene and my goodness what power it still has.

[@Tempusverum]

There was something akin to Mufasa and Simba in that scene. One blissfully ignorant, the other vigilantly on guard.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

"look at what I have risen above" *I did have the high ground*

[@prosackmetheus5409]

Obi-Wan Kenobi Oooooooooooh!

[@RoboKingdom]

Obi-Wan Kenobi so did Maul once, if you recall.

[@simonnielsen5565]

So you did - from a certain point of view.

[@evilobiwan6435]

I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND, ALWAYS HAVE THE HIGH GROUND, EVEN WHEN THERE IS LOW GROUND OR NO GROUND!!! I HAVE RISEN BEYOND WHAT MAUL COULD NEVER ACHIEVE!!! I AM SO ABOVE HIM!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! AND WHEN HE DIED, I LOOKED DOWN AT HIM BECAUSE I CAN!!! I EVEN MADE A MEAL OUT OF HIS DEAD CORPSE!!! YUM YUM, DELICIOUS!!! A JUSTIFIED MEAL INDEED, JEDI WAY HAS CHANGED TOO!!! I AM THE KENOBI!!! I AM THE UNCLE BEN!!! I AM THE NEW MONSTER!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! TEHEEHEEHEEE!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! TEHEEHEEHEEE!!!

[@markharris5794]

Looks like you've got his personality nailed. ^

[@lukasprantl9432]

Darth Maul : And what do you have ?! Obi Wan : My Legs

[@mrridley8967]

Lukas Prantl ooohhhhhh

[@drakeologhead385]

Lukas Prantl the high ground

[@MarkSmith-vo1vn]

lol nice one

[@thevilemace6121]

Wow

[@potitishogun2961997]

Jesus xD

[@dawnfallon6812]

I agree with Eric, I think that was the most elegant duel we've ever seen in canon. The fight was settled before Maul lunged. Obi-Wan truly is a master; mastery is ending a fight swiftly.

[@aadn.]

To think he had such compassion for the guy who killed his master. This is the most emotional, Ahsoka v Maul is the most elaborate

[@iswiftyfox8997]

@@aadn. I still think there are a couple duels better than Ahsoka vs Maul but whatever it’s still good.

[@FailingIsUnderrated]

@@iswiftyfox8997 don't just mention stuff without examples or proofs. Ahsoka vs Maul is easily in top 5

[@iswiftyfox8997]

@@FailingIsUnderrated um it’s my opinion I don’t need proof for something that I’m not saying is a fact. But you said urself it’s top 5 I agree, but I don’t think it’s the best I prefer some others and the duel itself wasn’t particularly mind blowing or anything and wasn’t that long. And the fact that we knew both parties would survive the fight made it less intense.

[@erikanderson55]

Here’s a late reply. LOL. I have always felt that that was a very poetic ending. Maul spent years building up hatred and anger only to have it end after a few seconds. The tragedy of Maul.

[@AdzNecromancer]

Eric is soo good at noticing the little things. Like all of the callbacks within the Maul/ObiWan fight he saw them straight away. It took me going onto reddit to spot them. Good stuff man.

[@REDANDSILVER741]

Archaic Fury it's actually impressive

[@giggityguy]

I mean, he's a director, a lightsaber choreographer, and a supreme Star Wars nerd. Pretty much the perfect person to catch stuff like that

[@C-F98]

The only Supreme Nerd who is above Eric is Sam Witwer.

[@ryanestes7331]

Archaic Fury ya I only caught the lightsaber stance change and attributed it to quigon totally missed the callback

[@connorgarvin2056]

Ngl I’m Eric whenever I watch Star Wars, marvel or any show I’ve gotten addicted too, most people hate it tho, like I’d point out foreshadowing and it’ll be right so they’ll hate me for kinda spoiling it😂

[@LocksAndChains]

A classic samurai duel. I couldn't have asked for more.

[@BaronVonHoovy]

Exactly. Immediately thought back to Kyuzo's introduction in Seven Samurai. Fantastic scene.

[@prosackmetheus5409]

TheMarvelFanBoy Well, Jedi and Sith are roughly based on Samurai and ronin. I'm honestly surprised we don't see more of this kind of duels.

[@TheRedLittleGirl]

According to rebels recon, it was inspired by Seven Samurai specifically, so yeah. Pretty perfect.

[@Mote141]

Maybe 3 more moves! Just a little bit. But I liked it for how it was.

[@ghostrider19062009]

I completely agree. It felt like a duel between 2 mastrer level samurai warriors. It was great.

[@LukeMaynard]

I watched this again after rewatching Episode I, and get this: He didn't just adopt Qui-Gon's stance: he repeats precisely, move-for-move, the final exchange between Qui-Gon and Maul while he's trapped behind the force field. He does exactly what he saw Qui-Gon do in move 1 and 2, and lures Maul into the same sequence of moves that killed Qui-Gon. When he holds his staff sideways like that, that's exactly what he does in Episode I: he catches Qui-Gon's downward diagonal slash on the right-side blade, bounces it back just a bit too far behind him to recover, stuns him in the face with the crossbar, then stabs him through the gut with the bottom blade before he can get his saber back in front of him. Obi-Wan executes exactly the same setup here, and Maul responds with the identical moves as in Episode I: he's going to dispatch the student exactly the same way as he beat the master who taught him. At the last moment, instead of bringing the saber to his left shoulder (maul's right shoulder) and cutting in diagonally, he comes straight down with both hands, and as Maul parries the diagonal strike ready to club him with the middle section he cuts neatly through it. It's not just a different cut, it's literally the simplest cut in Kendo, and probably the most basic move of Lightsaber Form I. He lures Maul into trying the same attack he tried 18 years before, and counters it with literally the most basic attack a student can learn. That's next-level mastery, and it finally cuts through the backflipping saber-twirly nonsense to the heart of what the Jedi are all about. Obi-Wan won this fight about five seconds before it even started.

[@SuperNicktendoEntertainment]

I swear I find more and more ways to love this fight the more I watch it!

[@kingpanda9620]

Now that’s what I call a Star Wars fan!

[@franziskanerweissbiersfasf8145]

the thing is, i dont buy Maul being dumb enough to not notice the trap

[@jamie_d0g978]

@@franziskanerweissbiersfasf8145 Not dumb, but angry

[@Pilot231]

@@franziskanerweissbiersfasf8145 I don't think Maul would be dumb, but anger does cloud the mind and his mind was full of rage.

[@Digital111]

"I'm such a nerd" I think everyone was having a nerdy emotional moment at that scene... the music, Aunt Beru calling Luke, seeing Luke running with Tatooine's suns setting on the background.. I teared up as well..

[@evanmoore3114]

This only took place like a year before New Hope, so Luke should've been older here.

[@damyr55]

@@evanmoore3114 Pretty sure it's a bit more than one year? Luke is Ezra's age (only 2 days apart). So yeah, it did look like a younger child running, which was a bit weird. Still a nice scene.

[@evanmoore3114]

@@damyr55 Yah, I choose to overlook it because it's one of the best moments in Rebels. That and anything with Ahsoka or Vader.

[@jowoman7799]

"Fucking little kid running in the desert made me cry."

[@TheVFXbyArt]

Why in Rebels is luke a kid and leia an adult?

[@Izennn]

@@TheVFXbyArt not adults I would say, but teenagers

[@BrunoFerreira-px8du]

@@TheVFXbyArt luke didn't appear so he's the same age Leia since they are twins

[@fug004]

@@TheVFXbyArt everyone assumes he's running parallel to the homestead but he could be way behind it making him look smaller.

[@roxtechs]

@@TheVFXbyArt Puberty?

[@darthwint3823]

I can see it now.. "The Last Jedi" snoke turns to kylo & asks him "has he ever heard the tragedy of Darth Maul"...

[@exilestudios9546]

and boy is his story a tragedy

[@darthwint3823]

@The Weavile Yep but not has hard has TROS.

[@darthwint3823]

@The Weavile That's cool m8, I'm not completely disagreeing with you, i just think TROS sucks more than TLJ, barring Forceghost Luke lifting X-Wing there is nothing in TROS that I think "that's a cool scene", where has TLJ I like Throne room scene & love how Luke dies, its everything leading up to his death thats a complete cluster fuck, I had no problem RJ taking risks but not with arguably most iconic character in franchise, Luke throwing lightsaber over his shoulder is unforgivable and worst moment in all Star Wars... I don't class TFA TLJ TROS has part of Skywalker saga, its a seperate trilogy telling how 3 classic OT characters die, & even how Han/Leia die are piss poor..

[@bbuchanan110]

Darth Maul: Tell me, is he the chosen one? Obi Wan: He is... From a certain point of view.

[@Missing_Nin]

He is the one who pushes the chosen one to fulfill his destiny

[@arafat9828]

@@Missing_Nin So Anakin pushed Luke to be chosen one but plot twist Luke pushes Rey to be chosen one.

[@arafat9828]

@@markskaggs5572 ik that I was just joking

[@TipoIrritable]

@@arafat9828 The heck you’re talking about. Luke is the same as his father, “The Chosen One”, same potencial, same prophecy position ( Say it by George Lucas ).

[@lessblanc4966]

@@TipoIrritable But Anakin really was the Chosen One, he was the one that, at the end, destroyed the sith and brought balance to the force (Until the sequels came out). Luke could be said that he also could be part of the prophecy, but he didnt make the move itself, it was Anakin, defeating Darth Vader first by turning on the ligth side and "killing" Palpatine.

[@TuskTheRipper96]

Maul's last words "He will avenge us" were about Obi-Wan & him. Maul & Obi-Wan were pitted against each other on Naboo by Darth Sidious. Sidious ruined Maul via training him, casting him aside on Mandalore & killing Savage. Maul was no true Sith. Sidious destroyed Obi-Wans life via turning Anakin, destroying the Jedi & throwing the galaxy into darkness. Obi-Wan is a true Jedi. Maul & Obi crossed paths and were ruined by the Sith. Luke is the "Chosen One" (in this particular dialogue) who will avenge them by turning his father (the true Chosen One) back to light and destroying the Sith. Anakin, not Luke, is the key to destroying the Sith. Luke is the hand which turns the key. Post “Rise of Skywalker” Edit: Anakin is the key, Luke turned the knob, & Rey finished it by kicking the door open! ❤️

[@bemasaberwyn55]

TuskTheRipper96 A great analysis

[@TuskTheRipper96]

bemasaberwyn55 , Thank you so much! ✨

[@zakariyyaatariq2049]

TuskTheRipper96 That's how I interpreted it too!

[@kingofrivia1248]

Maul was a Sith a very powerfull one ;I understand what you mean and your right but even if he's not one of the two he had is own apprentice and tried to replace siddious and Vader (at the time dooku)

[@vonbonsmithereens4393]

i think it could be what you said or he could have been talking to savage when he said "he will avenge us"

[@sanay13]

I was so afraid they were going to make the fight a Phantom Menace type choreography and have old Ben do that old man dance with Vader just a year later. Buuuut.... One precise and fatal blow. Maul is dead. Fucking perfect.

[@Ultramanchan]

The peak of Disney star wars

[@justafan9399]

I like to imagine that Kenobi didn’t even touch Maul. Maul had been travelling in the desert for a solid day in dark robes without access to water, the latter of which Ezra didn’t have and caused him to collapse. The only thing keeping him going was his hate for Kenobi. After losing yet another battle with him, his hatred faltered, leaving him weak and fatigued. The desert did him in, but Obi-Wan was still there to reassure him and for Maul to die believing that he - and whoever else he was addressing - would be avenged.

[@theknifestalker8395]

RIP Darth Maul 1999-2017

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Good riddance!

[@PeriStorm18]

HELLO THERE

[@sangokus6478]

theKnifestalker 2019 NOW

[@twodogsandadingo3331]

He lasted like 18 times longer then Kenobi’s GF and Qui Gon

[@holloskywalker7916]

1999-2020

[@Wolf6119]

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Maul "the Twice-Bisected"?

[@theantknight6132]

It's not a story Kenobi would tell you.

[@theamphibinator]

He was so powerful and so wise that he survived being chopped in two

[@bigenson18]

@@theamphibinator Twice.

[@Jdubayou]

HCT Official is it possible to learn this power?

[@baryonyx9642]

@@Jdubayou Not from a Kenobi.

[@jamesfoster9613]

I love how Kenobi catches him the same way he caught Satine. The same way he held Qui-gon.

[@jackcampbell7898]

obiwans stances and tricking maul was brilliant! maul using all of the same moves he did in the phantom menace aswell

[@jackcampbell7898]

i loved the detail that obi wan starts off with his normal stance, he sees that maul has a deul bladed saber. switchs to his masters stance, and in turn tricks maul into fighting him the exact same way he did maul, but ben quickly swaped back to his original stance and defeated maul

[@jackcampbell7898]

On my first watch i thought that maul was refering to him and obi-wan when he said "avenge US" i thought that menat skmehiw he realised that obi-wan will die to save this chosen one which was true in the end

[@arpeeph]

Also if you analyze their mental state at that time. Obi-Wan knows what's his purpose is. He spent a number of years training on his own and maybe even communing with his old master Qui-Gon (Yoda taught him how to talk to the living force.) So in a way he also completed the difficult training Yoda endured before. He was a full pledged Jedi Master already. Then look at maul Confused, Betrayed, Angry, Frustrated and most of all he doesn't know what to do with his life except to just hate Obi-Wan. In a way his skill level never really improved since they last faced in the clone wars. Hence conclusion Obi-Wan basically ended him the fastest way possible not because he could but because He pitied him in the end. :)

[@darthbaldi4375]

I swear for whatever reason that ending with Obi Wan watching Luke run across the desert made me start balling my eyes out, probably a mixture of the music, imagery and the fact that Luke is the only real hope for the galaxy at that point.

[@drakeologhead385]

Darth Baldi true but anakin (Darth Vader) did fulfill his prophecy as the chosen one by killing all the Jedi and the sith. Though he may not have been the chosen one they expected but he is what they got.

[@danielcubias432]

Personally, I think the fight was brilliant for 2 reasons. 1) These two have fought each other time and time again, they don't need to feel each other out; which is the drawn out part in all fights, they know what each other are capable of already. There is no need for to master duelist to draw out the battle and waste energy 2) This fight happens in 2 parts the mental and the physical. The largest is the mental battle, Obi-Wan first goes into a stance of form 3 his favorite form and a very defensive form, Maul knows this so Maul ignites his second blade knowing that he will not break through Obi-Wan's defense using a single blade. Obi-Wan then seeing this switches to form 4 an offensive form Maul sees this and gets excited to him Obi-Wan has made a mistake going on the offense against Maul who is faster and more physically powerful. Maul attacks falling into Obi-Wan's trap. (Obi-Wan switched to form 4 because this is the form Qui-Gon used against Maul, he knows how Maul counters against this form with the hilt bash and baited Maul into using it) when Maul goes to hilt bash he does what Obi-Wan wants and loses. This fight is not just 3 seconds it's longer and complex but you have to really look at it before the blows start to see it. I get why people don't like it this just why I love it.

[@Sean-Correa-Production]

Daniel Cubias your too technical makes it sound bland now that you tried to explain something that needed no explaining at all.

[@danielcubias432]

Well, I've been seeing a lot comments and reviews that ignore the mental fight happening and just complains about the 3 move exchange, this was me responding to that. Though I kinda nerded out and went full analyses haha.

[@schoob4822]

Dynamo HD what are you trying to say? OP was exactly right

[@Sean-Correa-Production]

Schoob what are you talking about OP being exactly right.

[@schoob4822]

, "Obi-Wan first goes into a stance of form 3 his favorite form and a very defensive form, Maul knows this so Maul ignites his second blade knowing that he will not break through Obi-Wan's defense using a single blade. Obi-Wan then seeing this switches to form 4 an offensive form Maul sees this and gets excited to him Obi-Wan has made a mistake going on the offense against Maul who is faster and more physically powerful. Maul attacks falling into Obi-Wan's trap. (Obi-Wan switched to form 4 because this is the form Qui-Gon used against Maul, he knows how Maul counters against this form with the hilt bash and baited Maul into using it) when Maul goes to hilt bash he does what Obi-Wan wants and loses." This is what occurred... therefore he is right...

[@andrewcundill3660]

9:02 When Maul says "us" he means him and Obi-Wan since the they both think Luke is the chosen one (even though it's Anakin). Obi-Wan lost hope in Anakin after his fall to the Dark side but he will realize it later

[@bromthymolblue5153]

Remember, they both hate Palpatine as well. Mauls brother was killed by Palpatine, and Palpatine stole Anakin away from Obi-Wan

[@connercone]

I guess you could say Obi WON 😂 I'll let myself out

[@ZARAGOLD]

IKR!!!)))

[@prosackmetheus5409]

😂👌

[@peterparker4849]

lbt-superior Nice. 👍

[@LucLightWolf121]

Get out! 😂

[@Knuckles2761]

Spoilers!

[@DarthCynos]

The guy on the left really knows his shit, he was calling those saber moves right away. 10/10 best reaction video. It's awesome to see people who really know the Wars.

[@suremaine]

I cried my eyes out tonight. My favorite character killed my favorite character. If you complain about the length of the fight then all the intricacies are completely lost upon you. One needs to look deeper than the surface to understand what happened and all the symbolism.

[@dromundkaasresident9175]

suremaine (archived) I agree. This was masterful.

[@Samuel2oh9]

It would’ve definitely been cooler to get a longer battle, but it makes more sense that obi wan has grown so wise and powerful with his age that he would instantly own maul, especially by tricking him using qui gon’s form

[@PrimalWaters]

The ending gave me goosebumps! That's why I love Star Wars so much.

[@kmanrocks9988]

RedLeaderOne even after the last Jedi? They completely fucked Luke's legacy.

[@artsohc]

I love how at 8:55 Maul attempts to touch Obiwon and doesn’t, in a way showing his desire for a connection with him; and yet with his dying breath he speaks of vengeance, showing he never really grew into anything more than a character reacting to the bad things that happened to him. A soul truly destroyed by the dark side.

[@purple-eyesgreydragon]

What's even more sad is that Maul was the last of his kind.

[@Akiraspin]

Zabrak? Or Nightbrothers? He's the last of the Nightbrothers, which is basically just a cult of force sensitive male Zabrak on Dathomir, and all the Nightsisters died with Ventress. But the Zabrak species is still well and good, it's just their Dathomiri dark side cultist brethren that are dead.

[@MarkSmith-vo1vn]

You never know maybe theirs some in hiding ng it is a big galaxy

[@saltybulldog3241]

@@Akiraspin New game shows that's wrong on both counts just fyi.

[@alucard624]

@@Akiraspin Fallen Order made your statement null and void to a certain extent.

[@SpiderWalker3427]

@@saltybulldog3241 even in The Mandalorian episode 7 Cara fights a Zabrak 😀

[@kwanarchive]

Maul killed Qui-Gon. That affected Obi-Wan so much that he changed his lightsaber style and became the best at it. But it still is a mental scar. In the final confrontation, he switches back to the style he learned from Qui-Gon because he's at peace with what happened to Qui-Gon.

[@stephenking5852]

Really? He changed back to his old fighting style? Can you elaborate?

[@kwanarchive]

Obi-Wan used the same style as Qui-Gonn when he was his padawan, which we saw in Episode 1. After witnessing Qui-Gonn's death, he switched to a more defensive style, some would say more conservative. Whether he switched back to Qui-Gonn's style permanently or just for this final showdown I can't say. But a part of me felt that his conservative nature in all things was driven by Qui-Gonn's death.

[@novadragonz7357]

Damn Sam Witwers a great voice actor

[@JS-td8yp]

I've watched this reaction so many times, I just love how Eric knows it's Qui-Gons stance instantly. His knowledge of Star Wars is so good and makes the reactions 10x better.

[@ianmoriarty2199]

I’m sure almost everyone was expecting Duel of the Fates 2.0 but after watching this a few times, I can't help but like, or at least agree, with this approach to their final face-off. It's very much an homage to A New Hope Obi-Wan; this is Alec Guinness’ Kenobi, not Ewan McGregor’s. Maul is such a cool and tragic character, and, not being a book or comic reader, his story is to me the most fleshed out of the Sith characters; from Phantom Menace, through Clone Wars and now ending it here just before A New Hope. So far, in the two shows and the seven episodes, Palpatine is the only truly irredeemable dark-sider that can only be hated. All the others, from Maul and Vader to Ventress, Savage and Dooku can be sympathized with.

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

Hey, us Imperials were used by Palpy too ;(

[@Mattadork]

um... i agree with you that most you can't really do that with darth maul... in the clone wars he literally executes civilians(given the angle of the blade decapitating them) just to draw out 1 person to get revenge... i wouldn't call him someone to sympathize with... especially since we don't really know what childhood was like for him or not. with savage though we do know he was 100% forced into this turned into a monster forced to do whatever he was commanded and even kill his best friend so for him you can totally sympathize with... but most of darth maul has been gruesome moments. i wasn't joking about the executing... i never noticed it as a child but i rewatched the specific episode not to long ago it cuts to the kids then back and him saying that the only thing in a war to get jedi attention is slaughter of the innocent.... and then cuts away. then the next time we see him he has people lined up ready to be executed and actually does it... i have no sympathy for maul... i mean you can say he gains sympathy points for what sidious did to him and his brother... but honestly there can only be 2. and darth maul was trying to be the "true sith lord" so really the only reason sidious went after him was because of that if he didn't make himself as noticed or at least didnt try and hold that title it wouldn't have ended the way it did. so i don't really give him sympathy points for that i give him you did that to yourself points.

[@Mattadork]

dont get me wrong though i definitely feel sad for maul but i don't have sympathy for him... unless we get something that shows full on force when becoming sith like what happened to savage but because savage had his entire body change and mind altered idk if that happened to darth maul(considering he still looks like he has a regular body) and when obiwan tries to give him sympathy points darth maul talks like he wanted to be sith.... as of right now im gonna have to be under the opinion that he did this to himself

[@percnowitzki1998]

MattadorkGaming this is late but we do know his childhood he was taken by sidious as a boy and pretty much brain washed into hating Jedi

[@belland_dog8235]

@@Mattadork Pretty sure he was brainwashed by sidious, one of the most silver tongued people in the galaxy, from a very, very young age. And that's just with basic human manipulation, I have no doubt that sidious messed with his mind, twisted it, probably broke him and convinced him that sidious was the only one who could help him (Kinda like he did with anakin).

[@IIC7]

You guys seem to be only reactors I know that recognized the stance changes, color me impressed ^_^ I also feel like when Maul was saying he'll avenge us, it seemed like it was referencing towards Kenobi and himself. Like the statement was directed towards the Emperor for all the suffering they both experienced. I felt that it was a very touching scene. Very dramatic.

[@thewerdna]

Man, as a nerd when it comes to lightsaber forms, I just loved this fight. Like, Obi-wan started in the classic Soresu stance, only to switch into the Ataru opening stance to bait Maul into using the same tactics he used against him and Qui-Gon back in eps 1.

[@MegaNinjaRyan]

Love how they knew the references to duel of the fates and the fighting stances they used like Qui Gon Jinn This is one of my favorite episodes ever👍

[@andrewcundill3660]

8:10 the second Maul mentions Luke, Obi-Wan gets serious

[@marcusc9931]

I love how you recognised the change of stance and instantly knew how he tricked him.

[@JRundy]

Can we talk about the music in this, when Maul is dying and the ending with Luke? Utter perfection.

[@parsival]

I love how this episode played the soundtrack to Binary Sunset. I just find it so fitting how it's that music that basically started Luke's adventure and now we hear it here, near the end of season 3.

[@An_NBA_Enjoyer]

The more deeply you think about the episode, the more you will love it. There are so many subtle call backs and rhymes that Star Wars always does. If anyone here is hating on the episode I urge you to check out some people that have done commentary and analysis of it. Real deep shit you never woulda thought about in the first place. P.S. I thought it was fucking awesome.

[@phousefilms]

Sam Witwer explaining this scene is something you should definitely watch.

[@silverstriker5254]

*[This isn't my comment, it's by someone named disenyNAW but I think it's worth sharing around]* "I originally thought that what I wanted was one last battle between the two old rivals, a minute or so worth of lightsaber duelling. I thought that that was the only way to end off someone like Maul while paying tribute to the "Old Wound" comic. But this was better than anything I could've assumed or predicted, this was the perfect way to end Darth Maul's story, especially after seeing what he was in "The Clone Wars" and in "Rebels". A lot of people are saying that this should've been an ultimate duel of Jedi VS Sith. But that's not what's happening: this is a duel between one who has mastered the force and has found peace within himself, where Maul is a mere broken shell of his former self. If you pay close attention, you can see that Obi-Wan changes his Lightsaber stance to that of Qui-Gon's and Maul, noticing that, tried to kill Obi-Wan with the same move he used to kill Qui-Gon. Obi-Wan baited Maul into doing as such and cut him down. Obi-Wan was in balance where Maul had become more vile, unstable, and savage in his fighting technique. Had Maul been still in his prime, I think he would've figured out the trap. But his mental health isn't what it used to be. This isn't the Sith warrior we knew: he lost his title and all chances as a Sith, lost any opportunity at a future with power and reputation, didn't have any directions left except desperation and his old rival, lost his family, etc. He was discarded at every turn and was left with nothing. From the sound of it, Obi-Wan didn't plan on killing Maul, but when Maul alluded to Obi-Wan protecting "someone" (Luke), Kenobi knew Maul couldn't be left alive with that sort of information, and so he had to silence him. And in Maul's dying words, we really feel the tragedy that is his character, asking Obi-Wan if he's protecting the Chosen One. We know Obi-Wan only figures out that Luke will defeat Vader in his final moments in "A New Hope", so here Obi-Wan is lying to Maul by telling him that Luke is the Chosen One: he knows it's not true, but lies to Maul to give him some form of comfort in his final moments, to give him some form of peace in death. Maul's only condolence is knowing that he'll eventually be avenged with Sidious' death, that both he and Kenobi will be avenged from all the things Sidious did both to the Jedi, and to Maul. A former Sith with nothing left to himself, it was nice of Kenobi to give him a sort of comfort to take with him into oblivion (since the Sith believe there is nothing after death). And even after everything Maul did to him (killing Qui-Gon and Satine), Kenobi is above revenge and is willing to give Maul something of an warrior's death. When Maul reappeared in Rebels last season, I thought he'd go back to his old tricks and try to create a new empire for him to rise out of, but now we see that was never the case. Maul didn't care anymore about things like the Darksaber or taking back Mandalore, and he knew he couldn't take on Vader or Sidious. This whole time, Maul was looking for closure: he was looking for Kenobi to finish it all. Giving Obi-Wan a final chance to fight Maul, and either die at Maul's hands or kill Maul. If anything, I think consciously Maul was hoping that killing Obi-Wan would bring him peace and closure. But subconciously, I think Maul wanted Obi-Wan to kill him and put an end to his misery. Maul by then had been suffering for almost two decades from his losses in the Clone Wars. What chances did he have at success anymore? He had nothing, and so died a nothing. He was technically living and breathing, but had no path or reason to live, trying to rely on revenge to sustain himself further. Even more tragic is that with this death, Maul will probably be forgotten over time. The other Sith (Dooku, Vader, Sidious, etc.), they'll be remembered even in death for the tyranny they all caused and for how they died at the hands of their enemies. But here Maul's death is but a whimper in the wind, no one will know what became of Maul, no one will remember him. He'll be forgotten over time and no one will ever know his story from the Sith warrior to the broken unbalanced nothing that he became. That is the tragedy of Darth Maul. That is why this was the perfect way to end his story. And THAT is why this episode was so excellent."

[@angramainyu9220]

If only more reacters, and fans in general, were able to understand the fight like you guys did.

[@JcBravo8]

"He will avenge us..." Maul. Savage. The Jedi. Sidious is the reason Maul is the way he is. Sidious is the root cause of Maul's reason for living: Revenge. And in the very end, he at least has some hope his "cause" will live on. And SIdious will die.

[@flores5420]

He meant “avenge us” as in everyone that had suffered because of the Sith. Maul had everything taken away just like Obi Wan, and in that moment Maul understood that they were the same.

[@rubengabrielvaldiviesomach629]

+Blind Wave I think that "He will avenge us" line referred to both him and Obi-Wan. Their lives have been screwed by Palpatine's schemes...

[@gabrielcarrasco8414]

Obi Wan baited Maul into a trap similar to how Maul baited Qui Gon into fighting into a confined space. Obi Wan switched his stance to resemble Qui Gon's which made Maul feel he could attack using the same methods that he used to defeat Qui Gon. Instead Obi Wan only switched his stance to look similar, but not his form which beat him. Also Maul said he would avenge us, he was referring to how Sideous took him and tortured him and trained him in the dark side thus ending his life and his brother's life. Also he meant how the Chosen One would avenge Obi Wan as well for Sideous basically eradicating most of the jedi. The Chosen One would defeat Sideous thus avenging them both.

[@BlindWave]

We address all these points in the video.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Blind Wave Do you think he could have been talking about avenging the lives Palpatine destroyed?(Anakin, Obi-Wan, Maul, Ashoka, Ventress, Savage, Talzin, Windu, Tinn, Fisto....and the other members of the order)

[@gabrielcarrasco8414]

I don't think he specifically meant the names, but the order itself he might not have known every single person that died.

[@michelveilleux1275]

I think deep down, underneath all the insanity and hate for Kenobi, Maul truly wanted to die, to finish what the old Jedi started all those years back on Naboo, where it should have ended. I pity Maul really, though I do not hate him, Sidious is the one o place the blame on how Maul turned out. I pity Maul, I understand his pains of wanting it all to end. Rest in peace Maul, may you find peace in death when you couldn't have in life.

[@99thJediWarrior]

Anakin is the Chosen One period. Luke was the key to helping his father bring balance to the Force. That and I don't believe Anakin was meant to be a Jedi or a Sith. But being the Chosen One, I believe he was an agent of change. Especially since the Jedi (save for Qui-Gon) weren't sure what part he would play. Unlike Qui-Gon, the Jedi actually misunderstood what Anakin really was: an agent of change.

[@YOU_SHALL_NOW_PASS]

99thJediWarrior "The father"

[@YOU_SHALL_NOW_PASS]

99thJediWarrior People who don't get that, remember when the father in the mortis said Anakin had to take his place?

[@teamcybr8375]

Luke is the hand that turns the key.

[@SkywalkerArts1]

Luke's force projection to save that little group of Resistance fighters + Leia will be the key to victory in Ep9

[@cianohannrachain4902]

@Mobley House Video The dark side isn't another side of the same coin as the light, it has no place. It is imbalance. It is comparable to crime. We do not strive to have an equal amount of criminals and upstanding citizens. By eradicating the dark, it never finds a balance, balance is just the word used for inner peace. The force can rest, the force can find peace. But with the dark, it is conflicted, it cannot reside at any one peace. However, balance can be brought by having complete darkness. It is a peaceful society if everyone is willing to kill and steal. It is also peaceful if nobody kills or steals. This is balance. Not a 50/50 split.

[@Shadowfire204]

His change in stance is him changing between his old one from the prequels and the one he had in the original. He's become more skilled and wise.

[@Titchius101]

I always believed that Ezra was led to Tatooine by the holocron because of Luke, but because no-one knows about him, they assume Kenobi

[@RyanWitalison]

Rebels Recon touched on why the battle was so short, basically, after so many battles the two know each other so well that Obi-Wan knew what he would do and how to beat him. They also talked about how it was inspired by the Samurai films

[@CPP1999]

Greatest quote I’ve ever heard Eric say; “I’m such a nerd” as he tears up. That man is my spirit animal

[@GhoulishGwyn]

This is one of the best Star Wars discussions I've heard in a long time. Love all the insight, guys. Also, I love that Ben switches to his ANH pose between his RotS pose and Qui-Gon's pose. Just thought I'd point that out.

[@franciscooctavius5957]

Finally got around to watching Rebels and I simply can NOT believe the movies did not flesh out this amazing Maul character like Filoni did in CW and here in Rebels. Amazing writing, voice work and story arc. This is handled so effing good!

[@dustinbredice6949]

Catching up on your content. Just got into your channel over this COVID life. So much fun!! Love the content! When Maul says, "He will avenge us." He was talking about him and Obi-Wan because of the betrayal Palpatine did to Maul and the Jedi/Obi-Wan. AND the 3 moves is an absolute tribute to Kurosawa. Go Filoni! Thanks so much for the content guys!

[@riddhidev]

This was an homage to the short duels from Kurosawa movies. For example, the duel in the end of Sanjuro consisted of a long staredown, and then two slashes. At least Obi - Wan didn't turn around and exclaim: "You're already dead" while Maul exploded in a shower of blood.

[@fourtysomethinggeek1157]

I gotta admit I was a little pissed that the Obi-Wan-Maul fight wasn't longer, but after watching this episode again, I get it. It was a good idea to keep it short. And that shot of Obi-Wan holding a dying Maul, reminiscent of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon in the Phantom Menace, wrapped up the old feud between the two enemies beautifully. Definitely the best episode of the season...

[@RivynPlays]

This was handled in such a fantastic way, without a doubt my favorite Rebels episode

[@Tashwampa]

Something about young Luke running around, being so carefree with the twin suns is somehow very bittersweet. Nostalgic too.

[@sarahsmiles9127]

So after watching this reaction awhile back I still marvel at this epsiode. I stumbled across Sam Witwer talking about this episode at Celebration. You guys HAVE to watch it. Witwer is the man!

[@Degamer422]

“ It’s not how I thought it was going to go down but so much better”Every true Star Wars fan agrees with you

[@Jjop017]

I loved this episode. The duel was short, but it told so much story and it really showed how far Obi-Wan has come as a Jedi Master. He waited and found his opening just as he did with Vader and perfectly expressed the new path Yoda and Obi-Wan chose to fight the Sith. So happy you guys appreciated this duel.

[@TheBongReyes]

The Kurosawa mention is such as great description of the Kenobi/Maul scene.

[@JeighNeither]

Yo... The Red head nailed this episode in real time (except for the chosen one stuff; Lucas is clear that Anakin is the Chosen one)! He called the stance of Gui Gon & then Maul's head-butt! Nice job dude! I've always thought following one Star Wars group (Jedi Council) was more than enough, but you just won a new fan with pure Star Wars nerdom!

[@REDANDSILVER741]

Just a pet peeve with almost everyone who's reacted to this. At the end they play the full binary sunset song at the credit. John Williams and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra score is so brilliant and nostalgic it hurts me a little inside when people leave the video before it finishes playing

[@tombarnes6923]

In a deleted scene for ROTJ, Vader was attempting to contact Luke through the force over an obvious vast distance. I don't see why Kenobi and Yoda couldn't do it, Yoda even spoke with Kanan and Ezra that way.

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

I'm just imagining Vader as that one parent who keeps calling thier kid all through the day at the most awkward times.

[@Goaheadandstaymad21332]

Tom Barnes I imagine the scene from Family Guy

[@NorthernLaw_]

"Awh I'm such a nerd" Lmao we all were during those Kenobi scenes, if anything it gets us more excited for the Kenobi spinoff coming who knows when, SOON PLEASE

[@damienkakoschke3099]

Kenobi had been replaying the fight that cost Quigon his life, in his mind, for decades. He set Maul up by taking Quigon's stance so that Maul would makes the same moves as last time, confirmed by Maul changing his stance before attacking, so this time Kenobi was ready with a final counter attack. And yes, classic Samurai tale. Two Samurai cross paths, they size each other up & both know how the fight will go before they draw their swords. But yes, it was the perfect way to finish the conflict between these characters. :)

[@anonguy271]

star wars = deep asf

[@anonguy271]

i always thought luke was the chosen one

[@anonguy271]

the fight is so simple, but yet still so deep.

[@Mokkari77]

Thank you for uploading your reaction so fast! I personally loved the duel. It shows Obi-Wan's experience and skill. I also teared up like Eric at the end when they showed Luke from a distance.

[@SavishGoat]

When I heard "he will avenge us" I thought about the idea of Maul referring to everyone that was killed in the clone wars and all those unnecessary deaths

[@SantiHRod]

The mastery of a sword fighter is defined by the number of movements it does on a fight, the less it does, the greater its skill.

[@SarahJaneNg]

Since Maul died in such a visual way, then it can only mean that Ahsoka is alive. I think this is Blind Waves best reaction and review video that they have ever done.

[@mistermoose-2926]

Sarah-Jane Ng why would it mean ahsoka is alive? That makes zero sense, ahsoka and maul are dead, they aren't coming back to life whether you like it or not

[@RandomSpaceChicken]

Mister Moose HD Dude it's quite clear what she meant, and I agree with her. If they could make mauls demise this graphic on screen then why would they make Ashokas death that vague? It were a typical season ending death so you *gasp* will be shocked when she turns up and saves the day in a future season or series. She will be back.

[@mistermoose-2926]

Ronni Marker that would be shit if they bring her back if you kill a character they should stay dead and how was mauls death graphic? They barley even showed the saber hitting him. I guess you could say when maul threw the saber at the inquisitors, since it wasn't graphic, the same inquisitors will be back.

[@emperordaniel9595]

It's the principle of _Never Found the Body_ - we *see* the Inquisitors' bodies (well, with the exception of Eighth Brother, but we have explicit confirmation of his death anyway) and here we *see* Maul's body, but we never saw Ahsoka's body. What we _did_ see was her figure quite clearly walking down into the depths of the Sith Temple.

[@pirateman1144]

+Mister Moose HD Rule of fiction: If you don't see a body they're not dead.

[@davidpitts5851]

It’s nice watching a reaction where the people actually understand what’s going on. It blows my mind how many are oblivious to the form 3 change into qui gons form and then the death of maul as he tried to kill obi the same way as he did his master

[@rawkmode6315]

The most perfect light saber duel ever filmed.

[@alexlynncullen9891]

I just watched that episode and was soooo hoping they would show Luke or make a reference and then I heard "Luke...Luke?!" and I screamed and then when I realized they played the "Binary Sunset Theme" I started crying...

[@MagmaProductions1948]

When you think about it, you can only pity Maul. He lost his legs, respect, power, sanity, mother, brother and was betrayed by someone he saw as a father-figure, and by the end, all he had left was literally just revenge against the one who started that chain-reaction. And like they said, after all the suffering Sidious put them through, Maul and Obi-Wan didn't only stop hating each other, but in the end, actually saw each other as kindred spirits.

[@kaiser-starkvolker5629]

How Obi-Wan killed shows how much he has learned, how he has gotten so much stronger, how much higher up he is. So Good

[@TrlSTlx]

I had exactly the same reaction as Eric. Started crying when you saw Luke and the immediately was like ... fuck I'm a nerd

[@matthew3114]

Amazing episode and i love the final fight, at first i was a bit dissapointed but after rewatching i get it. But my favorite fan boy moment was at the very end, the shot of the homestead the music then that line of aunt beru shouting luke. Man that just got my smiling like a little kid again :)

[@Pioneer5118]

"Fucking little kid running in the desert made me cry" XD

[@ocaell]

I know I’m super late to this video but the love you clearly have for Star Wars is so nice to see and yes Star Wars is one of the few things that can make me cry like I’m 5

[@PierceArner]

My favourite bit that Dave Filoni clarified is that Obi-Wan believes that Luke is the Chosen One at this point, but he's the key to destroying the Sith, because Luke is the only one who still believes in Anakin.

[@ojgoudeau]

The "Now you can't leave" moment was awesome. There was no way Maul was leaving there alive.

[@AngelaSealana]

Love your idea for a story about Obi-Wan trying to rescue Ahsoka. It's a long shot, but love it.

[@colourjerry]

it's cool eric, I cried too. the music and the two suns, nostalgia when you were a kid.

[@darthvocrum5719]

im such a nerd "starts crying" u are not alone sir :,)

[@tatatata9292]

The end of this episode and the music during the credits gave me so much goose bumps and feels ! Not many franchise can have that much impact

[@mrx00666]

Obi wan doesn't take Luke in because people like Maul are looking for him. and if Luke is near him at his side they're going to know what's up.

[@manuelsilva5608]

Eric (left) Mann ... I am such a Nerd ...(onions) Love it ... I feel you pain, brother :) I had the same reaction as you. A little tier when 1 saw little digital Luke running I am similar you physical looking. black hair/beard version of you :) Same age, same size ... with love for Star Wars. Dont be ashamed :) Be proud ... Our love for Star Wars is pure :) Hang in there friend

[@soberhippy8240]

Damn that song at the end hit me harder than it should've

[@AmericanMade87]

“I’m such a nerd. Fucking little kid running in the desert made me cry” LMFAOOOO I was dying 😂😂 I love these guys

[@AgustinMartinez-3]

So I was watching a video and I heard that when Obi Wan cuts through Mauls light saber he also cut Mauls face but it can't be shown cause Disney

[@prosackmetheus5409]

Comic Reader Well, he had to deliver some final words for the impact. It would be a shame if he had died silently.

[@AgustinMartinez-3]

Prosack Metheus very true

[@fightingfaerie]

yeah from the angle and everything you would think he sliced Maul's face. so i was confused why he was dying and didn't have a mark. a second closer watch i saw it looked like maybe his chest got slashed, but its still very unclear and hidden

[@simonnielsen5565]

You can see smoke rising from his chest... Even though you can't see the wound, it is quite grim.

[@josephattwell1006]

7:24 The "Old Wound" line is based on an old legends comic (that never was actually canon) that told a similar story where Obi-Wan and Maul had a final battle on this planet in a similar situation.

[@samsmusichub]

Normal people: "Omg they're so serious." Star Wars fans: "That's Qui-Gon's stance!"

[@turinturambar1688]

In the end the “he will avenge us” referring to all who were destroyed due to the sith

[@gutz1981]

The problem with Luke here is Leia has been shown on this show as a teenager, and since they are twins it feels like a mistake to have Luke appear small.

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

girls mature faster than boys.

[@itsjustvin7630]

gutz1981 what if its just the distance and hes just the same age as leia

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

I pretty sure that expression also refers to physical maturity as boys tend to get growth spurts at later ages. Also it's far away, perspective may be scewing with your sense of scale, not helped by the fact that the Lars family houses are short due to the inner parts being sunken down more. I'm not saying that the show runners didn't make a mistake, but that descrepency is easy to handwave.

[@slappyguy4456]

gutz1981 "Your short for a stormtrooper"

[@dark3rthanshadows]

he was a small kid

[@gallopintojacinto]

Obi-Wan shifting stance from his younger self to Qui-Gon's style was very badass. And very samurai, the duel ended with the bare minimum blows. Maul tried the same move as on Naboo, but.... not this time. The ending might be fluffy topping, but so what? We all know who's there, and they nailed it :)

[@thosewhoslaytogetherstayto3412]

As far as the Chosen One debates. I thought the idea was that Obi Wan gave up on Anakin and saw Luke and felt that Luke would be the key to balance but didn't know how Luke would do it. Which would be by turning his father back and redeeming his father and helping guide him to complete his destiny and defeat the Sith.

[@UnkemptMinecraft]

I come back to this reaction a lot. That duel was pure Kurosawa, the way the Jedi were written. Perfection.

[@krennicsaspirations4883]

Last time I was this early, maul was still alive.

[@theaustralian1970]

Cristhian Covarrubias too soon

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

Krennic's Aspirations Last time I was this early YOU were still alive...

[@ChilledSoul216]

Watching this to prep for the finale tomorrow!!

[@Mbg.2007]

What

[@ChilledSoul216]

@@Mbg.2007 The Kenobi finale!!