My wife and I watch AHSOKA for the FIRST time || Episode 1 Reaction

[@HoldenHardman]

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[@nickk17nj]

Holden, it's funny you said the symbol was of Norse religion The Master and Apprentice are named after the wolves that chase the sun and the moon through the sky in Norse mythology. Im guessing Ahsoka and Sabine are the sun and moon

[@dungeonmaster16]

voice of governor azzadi is clancy brown. known for voice roles of lex luthor in superman animated and mr krabs for spongebob show. plus after 30 years clancy is finally getting bit more live roles so his hard work is paying off.

[@claymccarthy6198]

Did yall watch the clone wars movie ... that first introduced ashoka?

[@claymccarthy6198]

Also have you seen the episodes of clone wars that introduced hyuang? The droid with ashoka? David Tennant also voiced him in those episodes

[@15blackshirt]

If y'all haven't watched it yet, I recommend watching the animated limited series Tales of the Jedi

[@Guaseth]

RIP Ray Stevenson, he is the actor who plays Baylan Skoll in this show. He also voice acted Garr Saxon in Rebels and TCW

[@robertshaffer3808]

I can't believe how something so small as having Clancy Brown reprise is role as Ryder Azadi would make me happy. I also liked how they used "Home One", Admiral Akbar's ship from Jedi and Hera's briefing with Ahsoka was in the same room as the Battle of Endor briefing.

[@SpiderWalker3427]

Exactly. As soon as I heard his voice I started cheering so much for him. First Savage and then Ryder, voice and liveaction. Clancy was suppised to be in Star Wars, period

[@WhatKindOfNameNow]

Both hearing Clancy Brown's voice and the name drop of Jai Kell made me happy in that "fun little fanservice" kind of way.

[@cassieo]

Was it not also Admiral Ackbar asking General Syndulla for an update? That’s an OLD cameo for the OG fans. 💫

[@godzillamaster34]

The fact you said that you first saw Cad Bane in mandalorian really shows how much The Book of Boba Fett lacked its lead.

[@adamchandler7805]

This is where the fun begins

[@leonx3882]

THISSSS is where the fun begins 😁 I'm still so mad Hayden said that at Celebration before Kenobi aired and the show was such a huge frican let down

[@austinhellems9724]

This is where the snooze begins 😴

[@leonx3882]

@@austinhellems9724 yeah that's how I felt about Kenobi too lol smh!!

[@austinhellems9724]

@leonx3882 and they claim it's "tik tok brain" like I can sit through an hour long sermon, my attention span works fine, I just know a lazy show when I see it 😂

[@ZayTh3God]

@@austinhellems9724and kenobi is a lazy show also and wasn’t needed at all

[@_BloodWork_]

The Ahsoka series takes place 5 years after Return of the Jedi. The New Republic has been around for 5 years now. Also the new senator for Lothal is Ezras buddy from the imperial academy! :D

[@jesseryan3256]

Oh shit I didn’t catch the senator that’s crazy

[@brianboardwell1986]

Sorry to be that guy but it’s actually 5 years after Return of the Jedi. The Disney+ shows with the exception of Kenobi, Andor and Bad Batch all take place in 9 ABY (After the Battle of Yavin) Return of the Jedi is in 5 ABY.

[@_BloodWork_]

@@brianboardwell1986 My bad. Yeah you’re right. :D

[@Doctor2285]

The intro to Master and Apprentice was like an inverse of The Phantom Menace. So many callbacks throughout the episode to Episode 1!

[@BiggestDawgEver]

I clocked that too! Even the sound and score evoked that moment aboard the Trade Federation command ship and the arrival of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

[@Pixel0429]

I had immediate flashbacks when you see Shin (the dark jedi apprentice) on lothal with the recon droid, felt like Darth Maul on Tatooine hunting for them in ep 1

[@markmckeever3237]

All the hard work and "suffering" has led to this. So excited for this series...and your opinion, I guess.

[@HollowKnightCapybara]

Ahsoka's droid (Hu Yang) is from that one clone wars arc where he taught younglings how to build lightsabers. Fun :D

[@BichaeldeAngelo]

I’m surprised they didn’t seem to notice that (or notice that it is David Tenant)

[@darthkronical3390]

The droid is also the same droid that was with Ahsoka in Clone Wars when she took the younglings to Ilum to get their lightsaber crystals. The droid was the lightsaber building instructor. And is voiced by David Tennant

[@benschultz1784]

I like how now that we see Morgan Elsbeth in a brighter setting we can see that she's got some more Dathomiri features. My guess is that she's mixed Dathomiri/human. Also she needs to have a fight scene, why else hire Bruce Lee's goddaughter? Jai Krell was the character in Rebels that Ezra got out of the Imperial Academy and joined Ryder, voiced by Dante Basco. The theme of 3 (the 3 witch statues, the Celtic Trinity Knot) in the Nightsister iconography is directly from Wiccan/Druidic Pagan iconography with the 3 Sisters (The Daughter, The Mother, and The Crone).

[@WhatKindOfNameNow]

To be fair, they already got a fight scene with Diana Lee Inosanto in The Mandolorian. That said, I do hope we get to see her throw down some more in this series.

[@thebrightphoenixx]

Originally Nighsisters were descended from human and Zabrak lineage. I think it's been changed now though

[@patrickcromwell7554]

I just want to say that if Jen were to get all done up in Twi'Lekk make-up, she'd definitely win a costume contest. You have very sharp facial features and angles that would look great with those head tails.

[@madisonwhovian943]

I've gotta give a shoutout to the composer Kevin Kiner who is already killing it with the score! He did all of the music for the animated shows as well. I'm so glad Filoni brought him on for this. Kiner's music gets better with every project.

[@NelsonVlog66]

Ewen Mcgregor's daughter appeared in Kenobi. Keeping it in the family. His uncle Dennis Lawson played Wedge Antilles in the original trilogy and returned for a brief appearance in Rise Of Skywalker.

[@nickgjenkins]

I love it when Holden is surprised. His, "OH!" reactions bring me joy.

[@SWTobito0702]

What an amazing premiere. I'm already really intrigued by Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati (named after the wolves Skoll and Hati of norse mythology). I love how much ferocity is in every single one of Shin's saber swings, while Baylan is very controlled and precise. But what I am most happy about is the return of Kevin Kiner as composer for the show. Kevin Kiner has previously been the composer for both TCW and Rebels, which means we're gonna get alot of thematic synergy with those shows, something we've already seen in episode 1. Besides Ahsoka's theme, which is obviously also incorporated into the show's main theme, we have so far also heard both Ezra and Sabine's themes, with the theme for Sabine being that beautiful melody they started using in season 3 when Kanan trained her to use the darksaber and obviously Ezra's theme is the one used ever since season 1 of Rebels. Edit: Mixed up the name of one of the wolves.

[@kingofthemooners09]

Filoni naming a character after a wolf😮

[@Guaseth]

You mixed the name of the other wolf, it is not Shin, it is Skoll. Also yeah, Filoni's love/obsession with wolves point us that this is going to be pretty deep lore moment.

[@SWTobito0702]

@Guaseth Oh yeah, didn't notice that, thanks!

[@VonJay]

I thought it was weak. It seems like people are just excited to see live action versions of cartoons and not the story overall.

[@JamesWiseMagic]

So far I am loving this show! RIP to Ray Stevenson, he is owning each scene he's in even though we've only seen him just a little bit. And Sabine was one of my favorite characters in Rebels and so far I'm really liking the live action version so I can't wait to see more!

[@darthkronical3390]

9:45 Yes, that is the voice actor for the character. And the kid in the baby blue outfit next to him is Jai Kell, the kid who Ezra broke out of the academy in S1, who came back towards the end of S4 (eho saved Ezra and Sabine in Old Joe's bar after the empire took it over

[@GenerationWest]

A little fun fact, we got a Shawshank reunion with Mark Rolston (The New Republic Captain) and Clancy Brown (Ryder Azadi) in this episode (Also these two have been prominent voices of Lex Luthor in so many things, and Mark is also the face and voice of Norman Osborn in Insomniac's Spider-Man games too.)

[@Theloganatomic]

Man that scene with Shen and her probe droid was so sick and I think purposely done to reflect Maul in TPM. Loved it. Shen and Baylan are so sick.

[@RetroFrito]

This is actually not RIGHT after Return of the Jedi. It's about 5 years later. This is shortly after Ahsoka had her encounter with Mando.

[@joshhunt4146]

Yeah, it’s 11 years ABY so about 7 years after Jedi :)

[@RetroFrito]

@@joshhunt4146 I read it was 9 ABY

[@joshhunt4146]

@@RetroFrito the mandalorian season 1 was set in 9ABY… this is set the same year as mando 3 which is 2 years later

[@RetroFrito]

@@joshhunt4146 Interesting okay thanks for the info

[@jernigan007]

FUN FACT !! : The Captain who gets killed in the 1st scene, is the Heavy Gunner in ALIENS , from the 80s

[@NuclearFridge1]

Drake

[@SaladVonBaco]

I heard you say this takes place after Episode 6 (Return of the Jedi) and that's true but to be more specific it takes place after Ashoka's appearance in season 2 of the Mandalorian where she captured Morgan Elsbeth. It takes place about 10-15 years after the events of Rebels.

[@BiggestDawgEver]

Oh man, wouldn't it be great if we had an appearance by Temuera Morrison as Rex at some point?

[@lucas.2.3.9.4]

rex gotta be old as shit by now, he was at least 80 during the battle of Endor but I agree I wanna see live action rex so badly

[@elicorry-wright5364]

The blonde girl reminds me of Chloe Grace Moretz in kick ass but it's just the hair 😂

[@robertshaffer3808]

I liked the deep dive easter eggs like the R2 unit that was in the E-wing that blocked Sabine. It's a nod to the 1977 Kenner R2D2 action figure.

[@kiki7401]

This will be so satisfying for you guys, can’t wait! May the force be with you 🙏❤️

[@timothywhitfield8785]

This is right after her adventures in Mando S2/Fett - after that Din and Ahsoka go there separate ways and Mando does season 3 and Ahsoka does her season 1, some have said both shows are roughly the same time chronologically. Basically, she's doing this, he's doing that. No official statement of 'exactly' when though. We will know more as the series goes on.

[@DomovoiJr]

I feel like they went a little bit harder on making this feel like a formal inclusion in the style of the movies specifically because Filoni is going to be directing the next Star Wars movie, which I’m betting money will be titled “Heir to the Empire” and feature the final confrontation with Thrawn.

[@BlackLotus2077]

On my hands and knees BEGGING and PLEADING that this show continues to be good. This and Andor are the only things keeping me somewhat invested in this franchise. Edit: Idk if some of you can’t read or something but I’m not saying Ahsoka is on Andor’s level. Stop coming up with dumbass conclusions.

[@Productive_Chad]

Bro this is nothing close to andor lvl. The writing in this show is garbage what are u talking about

[@BlackLotus2077]

@@Productive_Chad Writing isn’t garbage, flawed but not bad and where on Earth did I say it was on the level of Andor. I specifically said these two things are what’s keeping me invested, that’s all.

[@Productive_Chad]

@@BlackLotus2077 I took it as that when u write andor and this in the same meening. And i dont know how you can call this writing flawed. Its like a toddler wrote it. The map could have been solwed by a 5y old, the droids could have blown up right away but ofc they dident. I will explain to you how you can fix that sceen with 1 change. When she see they are self destructing what about you use the force to blow them away. Fixed youre sceen and now it dosent look like a 5 year wrote it. And finally for this post. Sabine survived a lightsaber. Lightsabers are usless now and every motherfucker survives. I guess Qui-Gon Jinn was the most usless jedi ever. What a bitch he was. Imagien dying to a lightsaber. How cringe. I can go on but i think you get it.

[@Saphthings]

Hated Andor lol, It's cool how different ppl can like diff things and someone could enjoy that x_X

[@Ambmdm]

Andor is levels above this

[@jmelamp3926]

“He’s strong,… he’s super strong” thank you Holden, thank you 😂

[@masterdude9419]

I'm already in love with this show! Sabine was my favorite character in Rebels! Seeing her as an Apprentice here is weird, but I like it!

[@nydabeats]

That opening scene was so Star Trek it could have been a scene right out of Next Generation

[@HolyknightVader999]

If that happened in TNG, Picard and his crew would be dead.

[@mattn2206]

The Nightsister reaction!!!! You two are the best!

[@aadil1998]

"i understood that reference" the episode: Holden Hardman edition😍

[@gales5680]

That orb map is unmistakably inspired from the Treasure Planet. The twisting and holo projections on the orb gave me so much nostalgia.

[@JacobLunbeck]

When I finished watching the premiere I realized that my face was in pain because I hadn't stopped smiling. Really looking forward to what's to come!

[@marjoe32]

This show Deserved the opening crawl! I was so hyped

[@ssj3raditzkingofallhair248]

I love you guys! Wanted to be a member for a while but been going through a lot with health lately and broke as. Back at work again now so I'll join when first pay comes in. Appreciate you guys ❤

[@wildman00sax]

Amazing episode! It's cliffhanger perfection and I am excited to see how you both like it. I'm glad you watched Rebels for some much needed context.

[@JW-xd8up]

One thing I loved about these episodes was how Filoni and Green used silence to build the mood. When his Clone wars first aired, a lot of ppl accused Filoni of over relying on dialogue, unlike Genndy. It was genuinely great seeing Filoni take that criticism to heart and use silence.

[@MattHargreaves1212]

Ray Stevenson did a amazing job as Baylan Skoll. I loved him in the punisher war zone, if you ever get round to watching that.

[@jonathanwilliams9612]

I said ur exact words when I watched it lmao, “it looks like Star Trek” I got worried at first

[@aaroncruz9145]

I also love that Lucas and Filoni made the force even more mystical and ethereal than it was implied to be. Love the World Between Worlds and the Mortis trio. As you said: very fascinating.

[@VonJay]

The problem I have with it is that I think the Jedi and the Sith weren't explored enough. We get all these other things in the universe before we get a Jedi's journey in the old republic, creating lightsabers from scratch while they're on the run from a No Country For Old Men type assassin. There is plenty to explore with the Jedi and Sith (golden age of the sith) but they're just giving us peanuts on the side of a butter sandwich.

[@jonfox4022]

There's no depth to the content they've put on screen. At this point the force has basically become a crutch that they can use to get themselves out of a jam when their writing skills are not up to par.@@VonJay

[@richardfeynman4452]

OST so far amazing. In Dave we trust Edit: Many will mention this but anyway, don´t know if you noticed but the robot that is with ahsoka is David Tennants droid, he guides the younglings to make their lightsabers in the youngling arc of clone wars. Ahsoka takes'em to the ice Mountain so they can get their kyber crystals, and then they get attacked by Hondo.

[@DMFX1]

The music is actually by the same composer from The Clone Wars and Rebels

[@PedranZ]

Yes ryder azadi is Clancy Brown the same voice actor as in rebels and also mr krabs😂😂😂

[@Jon_FM]

Holden voicing all of our thoughts about how we recognized the points of connection to the animation.

[@extraleague01]

FYI, this show takes place around the same time as The Mandalorian. Mando season 1 began 5 years after Episode 6 Return of the Jedi. The show definitely takes place after Mando season 2 where Ahsoka captured Morgan Elsbeth.

[@Starscreamxx]

lol I was thinking in my head when Sabine learned she needed to spin those pieces on the cube, it had me thinking, don't open it, have you ever seen hellraiser??? When that box was open all hell broke loose lmao. Very good reaction and can't wait to see the other episodes :).

[@jomanLo]

So many phantom menace vibes - starting with being on a republic ship, tracking droids, and Shin really gives a maul vibe with her energy

[@Saphthings]

I love how Baylan Skoll is a great cosplay option now for us bearded burly guys lol. Too bad he passed away.

[@lukesmale24]

Huge Star Wars fan and yeah I really enjoyed it. Can't wait for more

[@TheOGNebulus]

I'm so happy with how these 2 episodes started ahhhhh can't wait

[@mrtherxpyyy5640]

Fun fact, the droid that flies with Ahsoka is the droid that had taught younglings how to build lightsabers for thousands of years if you remember the episodes from TCW about a group of younglings learning how to build their own lightsabers

[@thomdeeksdijksman5552]

Fun fact: The actor who plays Governor Alzadi is indeed also the voice actor in Rebels, but also the voice of Savage Opress in Clone Wars.

[@TropicalElf4442]

Huyang was seen in the Clone Wars. One of my all-time favorite droids

[@matthewlundquist2152]

Soooo excited to watch this series with you two 😊

[@SGz_Eliminated]

"Sometimes even the right reasons have the wrong consequences" hits heavy because Ahsoka leaving Anakin and the Jedi Order might have been the final straw that broke the camels back that was Anakin turning to the Dark Side because Ahsoka wasn't there to keep him in the light. Imagine how much death and carnage might have been avoided even though. She was right to walk away from the Jedi Order but consequences were very dire.

[@nickk17nj]

Holden, it's funny you said the symbol was of Norse religion The Master and Apprentice are named after the wolves that chase the sun and the moon through the sky in Norse mythology. Im guessing Ahsoka and Sabine are the sun and moon

[@bemasaberwyn55]

3 is important to Wicca. 9 is important to Norse Mythology

[@nickk17nj]

@@bemasaberwyn55 cool

[@Saphthings]

@@bemasaberwyn55 I wonder how many women spent half their lives pregnant trying to make a 9th son lol

[@MeesdeFilmliefhebber]

And when Skoll and Hati catch the sun and moon... Ragnarök begins! One can only wonder the implications for that in the grand scheme of things. Another galaxy opens up a realm of possibilities and new threats. Threats that not even Thrawn knew (Yuuzhan Vong?)

[@davidstratton9918]

The timeline is right after Ahsoka appears in the mandalorian. She captured Morgan elzbeth. Remember? 10aby roughly

[@dylanbrooker9705]

I was thinking the same about who the female apprentice looks like, and she really resembles Chloe Grace Moretz (Hit-Girl).

[@QuiJon]

More specifically the time period is right after the "Jedi" episode with Ashoka of season 2 Mandalorian. The Lady Morgan that was rescued at the begining of the show is the same woman Ashoka defeats at the end of that episode that fights her with the beskar spear.

[@jbelisle1986]

The astromech driod that is in the ship that Sabine slides under with her speeder is modeled after the original R2-D2 Kenner action figure from the 70s.

[@nangstalgic4423]

I also love the mythical aspect of Star Wars! And I accept it even more since it came from the mind of George Lucas himself! He worked closely with all the story decisions in clone wars.

[@alexgaray1216]

Rip ray Stevenson! You gave an amazing performance as balon

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

Stevenson. Ray Stevens is a countyr/comedy musician (and still alive, as far as I know).

[@Shock_shmane]

Does he know?

[@JaceLorran]

Fun fact, Clancy Brown wasn’t the only cast member to star in Ahsoka and The Shawshank Redemption. Captain Hayle (Mark Rolston) also played Boggs in Shawshank.

[@anthonydean1743]

Always great when an actor like Clancy Brown can play his animated character in live action.

[@jasonvoorhees310]

Been waiting on this reaction. Thank you.

[@DanielPerez-jz8jk]

the whole planet is watching Ahsoka for the first time my friend, it's a new show 0_0

[@yobud6637]

The dark Jedi in this episode really give me feelings of the High Republic or even the Old Republic and I love it so much

[@sakisaotome6753]

The show takes place 10 years after a new hope or about 5-6 years after return of the Jedi. Also it takes place sometime during our after season 2 of Mando where we see Ahsoka fighting Morgan elsbeth

[@Belnick6666]

droid from clone wars, David Tennant

[@pigs18]

Making him the second Doctor with a connection to Rebels.

[@AdamH93]

Huyang

[@jamesmayes4351]

There had better be Hondo in this series or we riot.

[@DirtyBeasts]

Great seeing Mark Rolston, another Aliens cast member after Michael Biehn coming to Star Wars.

[@SinShadyVA]

Oh yeah it's all coming to together nicely

[@4eis4me]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who got a Star Trek feel at the start of this.

[@MrZachoria]

"Dave FYloni" 😂

[@patrickcromwell7554]

Judging purely based on the sound that Ahsoka's lightsabers make when they hit the staff's I'm going to assume they're made of a Beskar alloy. They have the exact same sound that happens when Madalorian Beskar is hit by blasters or lightsabers. It's that quick metallic ring (or dinging sound).

[@mrwatermelo50]

[@1Atlkid]

The saber scenes remind me of how I visualized Bane and his apprentice in the books.

[@dungeonmaster16]

also love the credits. the map shows uncharted galaxies which opens up a whole new section of star wars lore to explore in.

[@bahamayellow1960]

Aliens, Highlander and Dr who all collided

[@lonestarr_sixer9554]

the speeder bike Sabine is riding is based on original Star Wars concept art by Ralph McQuarrie

[@silentassason]

Im with Jen, i can't wait for Thrawn. I still need to finish rebles and most of my love for him comes from what I've seen from tellings of the novels, he is my favorite antagonist in all of starwars. I know he's good in Rebels and I'm so excited to see him in live action.

[@origynally]

Just FYI: It doesn't "fall right after the Episode VI" - Mandalorian Season 3 is places in the year 11 ABY, and the events of Ahsoka are supposed to be happening immediately after it (or maybe even overlapping a bit) so same year, which places it 7 years after Episode VI

[@shortstuff780]

As a major rebels fan (best star wars completed story) I'm so fking happy that this basically rebels continued.

[@At0micBaby]

The looking up video game puzzles is so true

[@SleepySloth2705]

The two antagonists, Baylon Skoll and Shin Hati, are a reference to Skoll and Hati from norse mythology, the two wolves that hunt the Sun and the Moon

[@nijil1801]

Holden they changed the font color from yellow to red. Huyang (droid) is the one from clone wars who teaches the younglings how to make lightsaber( Episode were Hondo tried to kill Ahsoka and the younglings for the kyber crystal). The bad guys have orange lightsaber which clearly shows that they are neither Jedi nor Sith. I think this series will redefine what it is to be a Jedi and I am all for it. I thought this episode was slow but for people who has not watched Rebels might feel different.

[@HaileytheEquestriann]

9:17 had me in literal tears. Hera was so careful about asking, just in case it wasn’t true. You can tell how much she really worries about him. Sabine too. Hopefully we can get him back home safe and sound!

[@r.j.h.l2031]

So far I'm really digging it. I think you are right on the female characters. Of course, the three we are familiar with are well established and Sabine still holds the role of the annoying kids that still needs lots of growth. Loving Baylan Skoll and his apprentice Shin Hati. The actress for Shin Hati is convincing me that there is already some kind of conflict within her as she's trying to figure out the overall plan of her master.

[@Kurohige229]

What's interesting is that Baylen's last name is Skoll and his apprentice's last name is Hati. This could be a reference to Skoll and Hati, two giant wolfs from Norse mythology. They were children of Fenrir and grandchildren of Loki. They chased the sun and the moon until Ragnarok.

[@Black0raz0r]

I am still so freaking sad that Ray Stevenson who plays Balin Skoll and voices Gar Saxon in Clone Wars and Rebels died. He was such a great actor and even the short screentime he had at the moment. HE is sooooo amazing!

[@DanielDeLeon69]

Love Your Guy's Channel!😊

[@walterhefty5618]

It doesn't take place just after Episode VI. This is post "The Jedi" episode of The Mandalorian. Which was more than 15 years after the death of Palpatine.

[@kuhpunkt]

I don't think I wouldn't have had much of an idea what was going on if I hadn't seen Rebels :D

[@kjaime7030]

Haven't seen Clone Wars or Rebels, but I am hooked on all the characters thus far (droids included) through episode 2, so Feloni did a great job of introducing them and their relationships and backstories without excruciating info dumps, while still building an intriguing story.

[@Stincinati]

Timeline for these two episodes would be right after Ahsokas appearance in Season 2 of the Mandalorian which if I’m correct is like 5 years after Return of the Jedi

[@StarQueenEstrella]

9:47 you may also know Clancy Brown - the older gentleman - as the voice of Savage Oppress in The Clone Wars

[@darthkronical3390]

This takes place at the same time as Boba Fett and Mando. Considering Morgan Elsbeth was defeated/captured by Ahsoka in Mando S2