Star Wars Ahsoka Episode 6 BREAKDOWN (FULL SPOILERS)

[@thedarkknight2221]

Lars Mikkelsen was already perfect in Rebels, but FINALLY seeing him play Thrawn in live action proves was was born to play Grand Admiral Thrawn! And his “Night Troopers” are beyond awesome. They’re the most intimidating looking army I’ve ever seen in Star Wars. Especially Enoch, he looks like a mix of a Spartan and a gladiator. And Baylan Skoll is proving to be one of the most complex and compelling characters in all of Star Wars. He managed to see not only that the Jedi had fallen even before Order 66 because of how they had become so blinded by their own hubris and hypocrisy, but he sees that the Galaxy can never be governed for long or even properly by either a Republic nor an Empire. So he is looking for a new power that will outlast all of them. It just makes it more tragic that Ray Stevenson didn’t live to see the overwhelming praise he would’ve received. What really surprised me was the Nightsisters being the lynchpin that ties everything together. Now it makes sense how an incredibly ancient map could lead to where Thrawn was currently, because Morgan was told so in her visions by the Great Mothers, who were instructed by Thrawn. And in exchange for aiding Thrawn, he would take them and whatever their cargo is (and I have a bad feeling I might know what it is) back to our Galaxy. DAVE FILONI YOU MAD GENIUS, YOU NEVER FAIL TO ENTERTAIN US!

[@AloisWeimar]

Baylan sounds more and more like Kreia, which is intriguing.

[@thedarkknight2221]

@@AloisWeimar who?

[@AloisWeimar]

@@thedarkknight2221 a Character from Knights of The Old Republic II

[@deshaunfortune912]

Thrawn was very intimidating to me bc the red eyes and blue skin is just so creepy in live action

[@piusdoe8984]

Skin was good but his eyes didn't look good to me. Weird since Ahsokas look great

[@JusGo_]

Has anyone talked about how Ezra hasn't met Jacen and might not even know about his existence? You gotta imagine that they're gonna meet in the finale right?

[@obicortes8199]

Ezra is going to be so disappointed when he finds out that Sabine allowed people who want to free Thrawn to come just to save him.

[@mightheal]

You forgot to discuss about Baylan's plans. With him going more in depth about ending the cycle I kept on thinking that he want's to go to the World Between Worlds and control time to end the conflict between light and dark.

[@endlessdark]

Having a ton of fun with these breakdowns!

[@langleymneely]

I’m with you Tim, not only is Sabine not using the force in the traditional way we think of I predict she will never use it like that. What I dig about Sabines Mandalorian Jedi destiny is that she conceivably will be a new class of Jedi in the tradition of the first Mandalorian Jedi Tarre Viszla. As much as people think the Jedi are the end all be all warriors of the galaxy most audiences don’t know that the Mandalorians kept the Jedi on their toes for a long time. The idea that Sabine becomes a badass Mandalorian Jedi that cant tap into force powers but is just as formidable in the way of the Mandalore is going to be amazing when she crosses paths with Din, Grogu and Bo-Katan.

[@d0bbs]

Ahsoka is probably becoming my favorite Star Wars show.

[@alexlyster3459]

For me, it's joint favourite with Andor. I can't really pick between the two, because they're each the perfect example of their aspect of Star Wars. Andor, the political, dirty human side, no Jedi no force, just people clawing and fighting to exist in this huge indifferent galaxy. And them Ashoka for the more classic space wizard adventures, with a more hopeful tone, and larger the life events.

[@joshb2073]

I agree about the body shape. lol I felt like he would be in shape bc he can fight and actually trains. But to be fair he has probably been stress eating wondering if his plan is actually going to work or if he is going to be stuck with the night mothers for the rest of his life lol

[@alexlyster3459]

Well that. And the reality is the actor is 70

[@tonydub98]

I haven’t been in the “the acting is too stoic” camp, but I couldn’t get over how little Sabine’s excitement was to seeing her friend she’s been looking for for a decade

[@thobat14]

I think because she knows she is going to have to tell Ezra what happened and so she isn’t that excited about seeing him because she knows she fucked everything up

[@langleymneely]

Sadly that moment solidified for me that my problem with Sabine has more to do with her performance. I haven’t been able to fully invest in some of these live action versions actually feeling like their animated counterparts. So far only Ahsoka post Anakin vision and strangely enough Ezra last night felt like the animated characters? All I see is Mary Winstead in Hera cosplay and Sabine feeling emotionally inert?

[@alexlyster3459]

Oh it's absolutely the guilt she feels. She's clearly happy to see him, but feels like she's failed him twice over. Letting him go in the first place, and now busy making his sacrifice irrelevant

[@JDomino_]

This comment section is insane. That was without question the best episode.

[@falcon4196]

Ezra was still on that planet because he didn't have a ship. Neither the Noti or the bandits seem to be space faring.

[@PatrickBrophy]

Thrawn is intimidating because he is always in control. Not because of his physical appearance, albeit I sill thought he looked bad ass. I've been waiting since the 90s to see him live-action. Obviously we'll never get the original version of Thrawn, but the new Disney/Filoni one has lived up to his mystique of his original source so far. I can't fucking wait to see where it goes... hopefully not in the First Order's direction. I know that probably will somehow have to go that route eventually, but I just want more of the greatest Star Wars character ever. Long Live Grand Admiral Thrawn.

[@anotheralt1025]

I thought this was a really good episode. It was fun seeing Thrawn and hearing the voice from Lars. The same goes for seeing Ezra. Baylan and Shin are definitely becoming some of my favorites. Also, welcome back, Tim! And with him returning means he's going to get cut off or talked over by everyone else as per usual, unfortunately

[@langleymneely]

YO, LITTLE NOTI GANG in the house baby!! Little Noti is a stone cold G! My boy Huyang & Babu Frik have some competition for my favorite weird tiny support character!? The Noti are also going to be the riz kings of SW! Hes so smooth that my boy carries his apartment on his back so he can love em and leave em in the middle of the night!! I’m all about Little Noti!!❤😜

[@AloisWeimar]

Over/Under on The Bendu showing up in the penultimate or finale

[@acarboni]

Episode 8: ALL BENDU

[@scottowen84]

Thrawn has teased Vader about Anakin because he knows saying kid force sensitive chiss are called Skywalkers and stuff. Got to point Vader was getting frustrated with all the hints about him knowing.

[@randalladkins7452]

32:49 This is classic Thrawn. He studies his opponents’ history, culture, and art and then he knows their mind and thinking and can then out strategize any of their plans! (A La Akbar in the original Timothy Zahn books, and Hera in Rebels). Ezra had to go really off book to defeat him with the space whales! Something so crazy Thrawn couldn’t predict it. (In the Zahn books it was his most loyal bodyguard betraying him after the Noghri people were freed from imperial domination by Leia Organa Solo!) But, “At least … it was artfully done!”

[@saltycsc1358]

Turtle People? Seriously... how is no one seeing these as snails? I saw another KZbinr refer to them as Crab People, I think. Y'all need to study some wildlife! 🤣

[@zmj1799]

okay hear me out what if while Sabine tells Ezra of everything that happened he says "so Saw was right after all..." like damn that would be killer to me.

[@TheEagle247]

Nitpicks, petty complaints and “how I would have done it.” That’s all these “breakdowns” are. Annoying you don’t dive into what is actually on screen and instead complain about how you would do it better.

[@MaximumCarnage-]

Thrawn didn't give Ezra a ride to that planet smh. They said its where the whales go to die. The planet is surrounded by dead purrgil. It's also been referenced before that's where the route they take goes. So of course Thrawn and Ezra landed there from Rebels

[@FlamingWhippet]

I love the idea that Baylan's plan is to kill the Star Wars quota of Jedi and Empire which has all Stars Wars is.

[@langleymneely]

So I am genuinely curious if anyone reading this is watching Ahsoka without having seen Rebels? Are you able to keep up and enjoy things because Ive been disagreeing with fans that say you MUST know everything about Rebels to watch. Anecdotally people in my life that are watching and have no idea what Rebels is are liking Ahsoka just fine. I think as diehard fans that consume everything about these franchises we over inflate the importance of knowing everything backwards and forwards. I know on more than one occasion people were turned off on watching Ahsoka because everyone, meaning no harm, told them they HAD to watch Rebels to understand it and after convincing them otherwise it would seem that similarly to the MCU outside of very specific key moments in certain films/tv shows you can still rely on the story you are currently watching to give you the context and information needed to follow along?

[@mightheal]

My dad has never watched rebels and has been enjoying the show.

[@langleymneely]

@@mightheal Ok cool, Im not the only one observing this!

[@jamesvogt8441]

I havent watched rebels and loving it.

[@langleymneely]

@@jamesvogt8441 Awesome, thank you! Sometimes I can only gauge these things in a vacuum so I can’t tell if I’m off base or not.

[@DamnFineCupOfCoffee]

I’m here for the art direction alone

[@jaredrmyer]

Loved the episode. Just hope they do the work of giving Thrawn motivation beyond “I want to rule the galaxy now.” Dave’s Thrawn has always felt just a touch too overtly evil compared to his book counterpart, and coming in with basically a white walker army isn’t helping in that regard. (I also think zombie army is totally lame compared to OG Thrawn, but I’ll let them cook and see)

[@Mike_L.]

4:20 Spoonerism! oh and yeah good episode

[@stanco4ever]

Did Barrett just hint at a major Tim announcement when he said diapers on the mind?

[@BarrettCourtney]

No lol just teasing Tim for saying diapers

[@BoomSlang001]

​​@@BarrettCourtneyDiaper Deeve should 100% become a regular segment on all breakdowns from this point forward. 😂 Give Voss a run for his money.

[@bennetthasty7886]

Soo is anyone gonna address the fact that Sabine undid Ezra’s sacrifice it’s like if St Peter undid Jesus’ crucifixion because he missed his bro 😂

[@bennetthasty7886]

Sorry for making this overly religious just using it as an example 😅

[@prettyhatemachine101]

Lars is great as Thrawn. But boyfriend you should never wear white after Labor Day. It’s not slimming.

[@BLonsdale912]

Can someone explain what makes Thrawn so scary for everyone? I know nothing about him

[@fixation9281]

Because he’s extremely intelligent. He considers his enemies’ culture, history and artwork when planning his next move, and is pretty much unbeatable in a traditional battle. Ezra only beat him by using the Purrgil to send him to another galaxy He overcame racist prejudice and rose to the rank of Grand Admiral in the Empire, and he’s also an important member of the Chiss Ascendancy, which is a very advanced empire. The Empire probably would’ve won if he had been around

[@BLonsdale912]

@@fixation9281 ah, thanks for that! Sounds like a pretty awesome villain. No special powers or anything, just a great mind.

[@alexlyster3459]

​@BLonsdale912 He's more, "terrifyingly formidable" than he is straight up terrifying like Vader. He's not an opponent you want to have to face because he's probably 2 steps ahead of you, but he's not exactly evil embodied either.

[@IBODEGAI]

Let it go my boy.

[@stanco4ever]

In a more serious version of the show I think it would have been cool if the Ezra they found was a changed and traumatised man from whatever he went through in tye past 7 years. But in this version, I thought that actor killed it as Ezra and look forward to seeing more

[@alexlyster3459]

To be fair, there's nothing so far to say he isn't. I'd love it if we see his facade start to break more in the next episode, showing he's been putting on a brave face for Sabine as he doesn't want her to feel guilty.

[@MarcoBayod_MB]

I really hope Sabine ended up as a sith/dark jedi, because what a horrible character, how can someone who did everything to help Ezra to beat Thrawn, sacrificing himself, now decides to betray his sacrifice just like that... I'm tired of this stupid character

[@langleymneely]

So up until this episode I have had a “wait and see” approach regarding these live action characters feeling like their animated counterparts. I have had specific trouble with Mary Winstead’s Hera and Sabine. Early on Rosarios Ahsoka felt way too subdued and inert in her performance UNTIL she faced Anakin last week. Since then it’s more apparent that Dawsons performance has been intentional as Ahsoka has evolved & gained more faith in the force and herself. In this episode 1 moment answered a question Ive been trying to answer about Sabine: is it a problem with the way she is written or the actresses approach to the role? I solidly think its an issue with the actress and her moment by moment choices as Sabine. She saw Ezra for the first time in over a decade, a family member she thought she’d never see again and her reaction was just as flat and unimpressed as her response to thinking Ahsoka had been killed. What made it worse was the fact that the actor playing Ezra miraculously felt JUST like his animated counterpart from the minute he opened his mouth?! It brought a stark contrast between the two actors and their approaches to these established roles. The only other Rebels character that hasn’t felt right in live action yet is Hera. Mary Winstead is a phenomenal actor and I could watch her read the phone book, BUT 6 episodes in she feels NOTHING like the plucky, charismatic rogue Hera Syndulla. It constantly feels like elaborate cosplay. Ive been holding out hope that once she gets more to do it will click into place but for now, it’s still up in the air for me?

[@mightheal]

I still think they should have gotten Venessa Marshal to play Hera. While Mary is doing a good job and I've gotten used to her I still think she lacks the presence that Venessa's performance brought. I have no issues with Sabine we just have to wait for the story to get out of the brooding phase to get the more interesting and lively performance we expect from the character.

[@langleymneely]

@@mightheal Agreed! Even Marshals speaking cadence is/was unique. She was able to convey so much emotion and personality with just a few words. Winstead has yet to match that for me.

[@NYGChris]

Yo this dude just needs to give in and start shaving. Idk how old he is but that hairline is making him look older than Nick. Jeez

[@mightheal]

Thrawn is supposed to be 71.

[@piusdoe8984]

Wish they went with different Thrawn. Bro i just see Elon Musk 😂 glad its not just me. And i could see that in a different universe. Him leading fleets and incel soldiers Its the actual voice actor tho so thts cool but his potbelly is very unlike Thrawn to let that happen 😂

[@BoomSlang001]

I haven't had the chance to finish this video, but has anyone talked about that intro scene with the purrgil in intergalactic hyperspace? It looked like a shot straight out of Rebels. Unfortunately, I don't mean that as a compliment. It was jarring. I think they could've done better for live action.

[@Benjparkour1]

But like.. why put Thrawn in the thumbnail

[@connorweir1993]

He looks nothing like Elon Musk

[@BoomSlang001]

Nothing?! Only Sith deal in absolutes.

[@HellfireClub242]

Although this is a good series, Disney Star Wars franchise is souless. The ST has ruined the Star Wars franchise. No matter how much they try by giving fan service, the damage has been done. Whats the point in watching Andor, Ashoka etc? The rebellion failed, Luke Skywalker failed. It leads to nothing.

[@mightheal]

They're still interesting stories. The Sequel Trilogy doesn't matter to enjoy something.

[@devinpelech]

Nice try, Nick's alt account. You can't fool us.

[@HellfireClub242]

@mightheal You can enjoy other shows of course. But the ST tarnished everything that the legacy characters built. These shows offer nothing more than fan service and lazy writing.

[@BoomSlang001]

I mean, Andor takes place well before the ST, but you have every right to enjoy your apparent life on Crait with that take. There's a lot of good TV out there for you to enjoy.

[@KingJohnMichael]

You can say the same thing about Old republic High republic Prequels Clone wars It's called STORY TELLING AND WORLD BUILDING

[@TenDoses89]

This was by far the worst episode. I haven't liked Sabine since the series started, but I was holding out until the series ended hoping it would get better. I don't know if the actress is just giving a weak performance or the writing for her is subpar or the combination of the two, but I just groan Everytime she's on screen. Thrawn was on point and Ray Stevenson continues to do his thing, but everything else in this episode fell flat including the very noticeable use of volume.

[@BoomSlang001]

I think they needed another take or two on a lot of her lines. That's the fault of the directors, too. Almost every episode there is a scene that falls flat with her, but I'll admit that I'm more used to it by this point. The volume was noticeable at times. I really felt it in the Ezra reveal scene, which is unfortunate. Otherwise, I don't think I agree that it's clearly the worst.

[@alexlyster3459]

Really? I thought this was one of the better ones. Things happened, the story moved forwards. We got Thrawn and Ezra, what more could you want?