My wife watches Rebels for the FIRST time || Season 2 Finale, Episodes 19-22

[@HoldenHardman]

Thanks so much to those of you who have been watching so far. This was one of our favorite moments so far in Rebels. If you want to just get ahead and finish off the series with us or watch The Bad Batch with us, ALL tiers on Patreon have access to those videos. www.patreon.com/hthardman

[@richardfeynman4452]

I am no jedi is hands down one of my favourite moments of all starwars, just epic.

[@mattb6369]

Jen is a fan of Sarah Michelle Gellar! Are we feeling some exploration into the Buffyverse!?

[@LunaticReason]

A little backstory about the planet and temple they where at and why the Jedi and Sith there where petrified. The planet Malachor was the location of a Sith Temple created by Darth Tanis a female Sith witch (The holocorn voice) who created a Superweapon which could turn its victims to stone. The Temple itself turns into a flying base and there are also other dark side weapons and artifacts scattered amongst the planet. The two groups fought what is known as the Battle of Malachor aka as the Great Scourge of the Sith. It was also where Darth Sidious indocrinated Maul into the Sith by making his young apprentice ingest the ashes of the dead Sith causing him to experience visions of thousands of Sith warriors dying to the Jedi. (Sith Genocide). At the time the Sith where an actual dark side using Race that where taken over by rogue Jedi seeking more knowledge/power from the force.

[@Saintphoenix86]

I'm sorry but you keep saying shit like "this is what i wanna see more in in clone wars and rebels" you are totally missing the point of the shows, its called rebels not jedis, if you are watching it just for this you are watching the wrong show, open your mind a bit more, but i guess its too much to ask a christian zealot to have an open mind

[@joshwilliams5860]

⁠@@Saintphoenix86”Christian zealot” yeah alright lol. what an odd and random sentence to include at the end.

[@__Black_Sheep__]

"Then you will die braver than most" is the hardest line in Star Wars history

[@RetroFrito]

Really? Cause "Because I'm so in love" is the one I have the hardest time with.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

I love his "perhaps I was wrong" after he defeats Ezra

[@Saiman9000]

For me it is "I'd rather kiss a Wookie."

[@mikehunt69981]

​@@Saiman9000"you could use a good KISS!"

[@Saintphoenix86]

I honestly think "i'm no jedi" is harder, its one i quote often

[@ryansemmes346]

"I am no Jedi" is such a great line from Ahsoka. I love that entire sequence so much.

[@nothingmusic42]

that was the exact moment Ahsoka became my favorite Star Wars character.

[@blakefriel704]

And then she had the sweetest lightsaber ignition in Star Wars!

[@dcworld4349]

@@nothingmusic42 I just really hope they don't backpedle. When she says it, she's not in any fear of becoming a Sith. Feloni was building even further upon that the Jedi were wrong in their dogma. Yes Maul is not a Sith but a very dark side user who revels in it because he's arguably the most insane and hatefilled character Star wars has ever produced. If he wasn't filled with such rage when it came to whatever goal is ahead of him. He would probably have become the most dangerous force user in the universe. But it's because he is unable to find any balance in the light that makes him be able to win certain battles but never the war. Ashoka on the other hand actually has balance, not in a Windu he could use the dark side because he would prepare himself mentally and meditate out the dark impulses. Ashoka actually fully achieves complete balance by not dealing in any absolutes. She's not going to slaughter a village, nor be a pacifist to the point of being ineffective. It's actually fitting that the one person who achieves true balance is the one teachings was from someone who ended up being on both extremes.

[@DaveAlkema]

You guys know that Ahsoka lived, because you're seen Mandalorian, but at the time, we didn't know whether or not she survived. Them fighting, then only Vader exiting the temple left a pit in everyone's stomachs. Dave Filoni finally broke the silence during a con interview. He wore a shirt that said "Ahsoka lives?" and then left the stage and returned with a shirt that said "Ahsoka lives!"

[@cardiac19]

That was Celebration London, right? That was one of the highlights of that Celebration. Between that moment and the trailer for Season 3 Rebels stole the show that year.

[@jpgrennan]

Why does everyone say this when we literally see her walk away in this episode?

[@DaveAlkema]

@@jpgrennan She doesn't walk away. I could say more but it'd be a spoiler.

[@hussainsultanzada6123]

@@jpgrennan it looks like she drops on her knees (no sus) and thus people presume this means her death. Plus she’s not in the Originals, so people were justifiably worried

[@Bkaberle]

@@DaveAlkemashe literally is seen walking back into the temple? Lol what?

[@troyboi7662]

i love that ahsoka hit Vader's right side, and Kenobi hit his left side. Those 2 are probably THE most important people to Anakin other than Padme. So seeing them expose Vader's face trying to find a little bit of Anakin, but failing because it was only one half, is super poetic and beautifully done. Then of course, Vader's own son eventually was able to bring Anakin back.

[@davidrichman5004]

Kenobi and Ahsoka could each only take off half the mask. Only Luke could take off the whole thing

[@rmcphail2007]

@@davidrichman5004it’s even better than that. Only Anakin Skywalker could take off the whole thing. It was Luke who resurrected him. Figuratively.

[@darthdracul8372]

@@rmcphail2007 tell me about it

[@14cole19]

If the Obi-Wan show didnt plagiarize a whole host of plot points and scenes from other Star Wars media i might say it was a neat callback.... But nah. Just lazy writing trying to play on member-berries

[@noxiouspizza4524]

Maul's defeat came from his overconfidence. He saw a blinded Kanan and got overconfident that he would win which led to him being caught off guard granting Kanan his victory.

[@Rorujin]

Yeah, it's like a theme with Maul. That's how he has been defeated in TPM, and perhaps other times.

[@wallacedufrene9971]

Every time. Maul lost many fights, but he only lost to two people his whole life. Himself and his former master in the battle that killed his brother Savage. Against everyone else, he gets cocky which leads to mistakes

[@2apocalypse-X]

Luke Skywalker: "Your overconfidence is your weakness

[@ianzamora8660]

yeah, and you know...he is old, is not explicit in his representation in rebels but he is weaker than before

[@simos6jipros154]

@@wallacedufrene9971 Maul truly is his own worst enemy. If he always gave 100% he would have achieved most of his goals

[@fpgmatthew]

I’m proud to admit this season finale made me cry. As someone who grew up on Clone Wars, this was the most anticipated fight in Star Wars for me

[@SnarkyRogue]

Kinda surprised at how many people were surprised at Ahsoka holding her own against Vader. I know people like to see him as a god but he's not entirely flawless. His suit makes him bulky and slow with a more limiting range of movement, and Ahsoka is very agile. Plus, and here's the much more significant factor, HE WAS ONCE HER MASTER. Trained by the best, fight like the best.

[@MarkDemeo]

Definitely if anyone could have a chance against Vader,it would be Ahsoka.

[@greenfalcon11]

I agree for the most part, though I do think they made it fairly clear Ahsoka was tiring during the more extended bouts of combat with Vader. For instance, right before he force pushed her off the ledge.

[@TRSEdits]

@@MarkDemeoyoda would fare better

[@TRSEdits]

The only reason why people like Luke, ahsoka, obiwan fight well against him is because he has an emotional connection to them. Sidious is basically a psychopath and doesn’t have this weakness

[@Klaital1]

Personally, I think lot of people over-rate Vader's power level a lot just becaues of how iconic character he is. Vader is only a shadow of what Anakin used to be before his injuries.

[@72Guyman]

Before the season 7 Clone Wars finale came out (The Siege of Mandalore), this was my favorite animated Star Wars finale. Vader and Ahsoka's interaction gives me chills EVERY TIME! And Maul pretending to be feeble and crazy like Yoda in ESB is great!

[@AverageJoes-cm2eo]

Same

[@acdragonrider]

mine was season five of clone wars

[@Tylerm1013]

Its insane to me that we have 9 movies and 2 of the top 3 best moments are Ahsoka moments. I know some people are sick of seeing her all the time, but if Filoni can give us a third greatest moment to round out the top 3 star wars moments Ill take it

[@MrLynamYT]

Exactly

[@ObviouslyJosh420]

@@Tylerm1013 sir im a bit late to this but there are 12 movies, you forgot about rogue one, solo, and the clone wars movie

[@Darth_Mornabin]

Maul in Rebels is, in my opinion, the best representation of the character I‘ve ever seen from him in any Star Wars-media.

[@cardiac19]

Sam gives such an awesome performance. Ray Park may be the body of Maul, but Sam Witwer is Maul.

[@masale]

I'd argue latter seasons of TCW and specially season 7 Maul was equally captivating. But I can't argue against Maul entrance in Rebels was electrifying. I'm still so annoyed with the whole thing with Kenobi. Feels like too abrupt and lacks respect IMO

[@mikehunt69981]

My favorite is his monologue about the fall of Anakin right before he and Ahsoka fight

[@TRSEdits]

Clone wars is still better

[@LincolnDWard]

@@masale Oh, I felt like that anticlimax was the perfect ending for the character. If he had had some huge final duel it would only validate his view of himself.

[@JacobLunbeck]

There is a saying about the Vader and Ahsoka fight that I love and think comes from Dave Filoni. During the Clone Wars, Anakin taught Ahsoka to fight enemies who were bigger and stronger than she was. Without realizing it, he was teaching her to fight Darth Vader.

[@HeatKingMedia]

The last two episodes are peak Star Wars. Its better than most of the movies in a weird way. Just delivers on everything built up in Rebels. Makes the journey of Season 2 worth it.

[@StrafeFusionVids]

Vader came into the fight with a portable high ground LMAO

[@bemasaberwyn55]

He's SO EXTRA

[@Heiryuu]

Just arrives standing on top of a tie fighter that he’s casually controlling with the force. THE MOST dramatic mfer in the series I swear.

[@jeremyfontaine8522]

Ahsoka vs. Vader is easily a top 5 moment in all of Star Wars

[@TRSEdits]

Definitely

[@robertmckenna3994]

The irony that Ahsoka’s meeting with Vader in a Sith temple is a twisted inversion of their goodbye in front of the Jedi temple is interesting.

[@chaosapple7771]

Maul falling off the cliff makes perfect sense for his character. Don't let your love of a character distract you from the characters designed flaws. Maul lost his fight against Obi-Wan in TPM film because of his blind arrogance. It's the same thing here. He underestimated Kanan's connection to the force and how quickly he could adapt to being blind. Maul is always his own greatest enemy.

[@kylerjohnson4352]

Fully agree with this maul is also probably weaker and kanan is obv channeling the force and his senses

[@zeke1835]

This finale went through several variations. In the first draft, the finale was an episode told from the POV of Vader. he would be hunting someone which would be revealed to be Maul. The next draft was very similar to this episode except after the Ahsoka and Vader fight, Maul would fight Vader. Eventually Vader would defeat him, telling Maul "This is for Qui-Gon" before killing him. This was scraped because of time constraints and because the writers came to the conclusion that it was out of character for Vader to say that line. The next variation included the same events as this episode except that when Ahsoka strikes his mask, Vader stabs her at the same time. The last thing that Ahsoka would see before she died would've been Anakins face. Dave felt that would be too dark and took into account the emotional reaction that Ashley Eckstein would have to this. In the final version of the finale he makes Ahsokas fate ambiguous. You can see Dave Filoni talking about these variations during a QnA for the S2 Finale and during the Ahsoka Panel at Celebration 2017.

[@__Black_Sheep__]

As much as I love Ahsoka, I think that would've been the greatest way to kill off her character. That's sounds dark yet so incredibly beautiful.

[@zeke1835]

@@__Black_Sheep__ Yeah. I think the original plan before Clone Wars was canceled in 2014 was that George wanted her to die during Order 66 or survive a little after to confront Vader then die. Part of me also feels she should've dies already, but I am also glad she is getting her own show and bringing certain characters into live action with her.

[@vSilentangel]

Ooh, cool to hear never knew any of that. Him saying this is for Qui-Gon does sound out of character, killing off Ashoka like that… man haha.

[@dankerbell]

vader caring about qui-gon would be kinda weird yeah. and i'm glad maul didn't die because his end was perfect. ahsoka could go either way.

[@mh2120]

Another early variation that Filoni was more hesitant to reveal was written by George Lucas himself. In it, the Inquisitors were originally hunting a different enemy than Maul. The cloaked figure leading Ezra through he Sith temple simply referred to himself as a "Bombad warrior."

[@jasonknight1085]

I love Ahsoka saying "There is always a bit of truth in Legends" given that "Legends" is what Disney called all the books, comics, games, and other stuff that they don't consider canon. Having "old master" quote part of the Sith creed is a perfect example of this. Over the series Filoni brings in stuff from Legends we'd been told "didn't count".

[@mauz4588]

When the episode originally aired, Ahsoka hadn't made an appearance in The Mandalorian yet, so there was the strong possibility that she was possibly dead. Especially with it being a kids' show.

[@darthkronical3390]

When the original episode aired, Mandalorian wasn't even a thing yet. In fact Clone Wars S7 wasnt even a thing yet (although it was probably in production)

[@Tylerm1013]

Except for the part where you see her walking away

[@darthkronical3390]

@@Tylerm1013 I agree with you, but it was rather ambiguous with her walking downward through the portal looking thing, it could artistically be looked at as a symbolic departure.

[@Tylerm1013]

@@darthkronical3390 I thought it was very clear she survived. I think what was left in the air was will she ever get off the planet or will she die there? Or even if she gets off, will she just vanish into obscurity? We know she's not in the OT so it made sense she'd die (eventually) or be stuck somewhere, but seems weird to assume she died from that scene

[@Darth_Mornabin]

1:38 I have to disagree with Jen there. If you use Darth Vader too much, he would definetly lose his special aura sooner or later.

[@chand911]

A lesson that no one seems to learn.

[@jlassijlali290]

reading Darth vader comcis .. I don't think ...but his cape will eat half the badget

[@lexofpower2822]

@@jlassijlali290true lol

[@EditedAF987]

Especially in a children’s show where you can’t massacre your main cast.

[@lexofpower2822]

@@EditedAF987 I mean if they were ballsy and made a PG-13 animated movie or 6 episode show about Vader then yea. But they aren’t gonna do that.

[@PhatGuSS]

The helicopter blades weren't received very well. However, the blades and their flying/spinning function is also a symbol of the Inquisitor's overall lack of skill and lack of connection to the force so they need to rely on tricks and tools to be effective against true force wielders.

[@BigScreenMovies]

Gotta love how Anakin's not lost his showmanship since becoming Vader 😂 he's so extra with his entrances

[@steezbekillin]

Fr

[@Jon_FM]

The rebirth of Darth Maul was one of my favourite aspects of the animated series. George's idea to bring him back at the time seemed so silly but he and Dave made him so incredible.

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

You said in a previous video that Ezra reminds you of Aladdin. That whole sequence of Maul & Ezra retrieving the holocron had me thinking "The Cave of Wonders" the whole time🤣🤣 All the way down to him taking his hand. I expected Maul to say "First Give Me the Lamp!" 🤣🤣 I never would have watched this show without you😇

[@mikehunt69981]

Ezra being similar to Aladdin was very intentional. In the first episode he even gets called "street rat" by some stormtroopers, a name Aladdin was regularly called.

[@f.m848]

18:39 I love how Darth Maul's eyes start to glow the sith color when he's teaching Ezra about using his emotions! At first, I was wondering why isn't his eyes glowing yellow like they usually are, turns out he was suppressing the Darkside to approach Ezra without putting him on alert. It's this kind of attention to details that makes you sure this was made by people who live and breath Star Wars. Also, back when it came out, everyone thought Ahsoka was killed by Darth Vader. we didn't know she survived (which you'll see how in the future)

[@kylerjohnson4352]

Dooku did the same thing g I believe obv maul prob did it to lesser affect but being around sidious who also can do it he prob learned how to it somewhat

[@Dudewithguns-ww7wc]

I love how Maul is like "I am so old" while canonically speaking he is like in his 40s to 50s

[@PBuffdaddy00]

I will never forget the pit I had in my stomach watching this for the first time. We didn't have the Mandalorian. We didn't know if Ahsoka was dead or alive. I was an absolute wreck after this finale. Then the infamous Dave Filoni "Ahsoka Lives? and Ahsoka Lives!" shirt happened. It gave us all hope. Star Wars got really wacky with that storyline, and I loved it. That feeling though of not knowing if she survived.

[@AccidentalInsomniac427]

27:59 I think it's important to acknowledge that Darth Vader lives for drama. Literally had someone fly a ship underground into this cave with him standing on top of it, for the drama

[@alecl.9849]

We had to wait two years to find out if Ahsoka lived! And now her show comes out in a month 😅

[@ldarrow]

This is my favorite season finale of the show, the Ashoka and Vader fight one of my favorite moments in the show and I can rewatch it so many times and never get tired of it.

[@Lala-ex9nx]

This season finale is one of the reasons I love Rebels. And it still gets better from here.

[@Darth_Mornabin]

23:21 Originally, Maul was supposed to die in this episode by the hands of Vader. But they didn‘t want to put away the tension from confrontation between Vader and Ahsoka.

[@hussainsultanzada6123]

Anakin was coming back, but then Ahsoka reminded him that she had once left him, and it allowed Vader to overcome Anakin. Also the same with Obi-Wan, they both reminded him of his past, so he could never turn back. However, Luke didn’t know Anakin and thus represented the future, so Anakin had no conflicting thoughts and why he redeemed himself.

[@kylerjohnson4352]

That's crazy I never took it like that cause u could take it as Vader just trying to play to ashoka emotions like this

[@boomieboo]

That scream Ahsoka gives right before striking Vader's mask to reveal him always gets me. This and one other to come are THE episodes that make the entire series worth it. Thanks for the reaction.

[@diegopansini3152]

Ahsoka fights like a master at this point, trained by the best. No surprise that she was able to hold her own against Vader

[@LetsGetitBoah]

The Twilight episodes are some of the best Star Wars to ever have been put out there.

[@Aaron__Parker]

I was so hyped when this finale aired. I argued back and forth with a friend about how they intended the ending to be interpreted.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

AP-5 is the sardonic C3P0 to Chopper's maniacal R2-D2. Also the ship captain voiced Meeber Gasgon in the droid Arc in CW that introduced Gregor. I loved seeing Kanan and Ezra sparring in Mystery Of Chopper Base. Twilight is hands down one of the BEST hours of SW content of the Disney era. Before we had Vader's hallway in Rogue One, before Ahsoka fighting Elsbet in Mandalorian, before Luke in Mandalorian, before Maul on the Republic Cruiser in CW(or the fight in those episodes between Ahsoka and Maul), before Obi-Wan and Vader in Kenobi...... there was 3 inquisitors, Maul, Kanan, Ezra, Ahsoka and Vader on Malacor. Gotta love how extra Anakin is by FLYING INTO THE TEMPLE ON TOP OF HIS TIE FIGHTER. Also this is where this show gets........interesting

[@primal1233]

These final episodes of season 2 are amazing! Thanks for another good reaction.

[@chn.175]

god i always gets chills when vader and ashoka talk

[@skullwarrior13]

Jen's sith rants are always a highlight of any sith heavy episode

[@liamm8197]

These episodes and the last 7 of season 4 are why I think Rebels’ emotional peaks are higher than Clone Wars, it’s just not as consistent.

[@JudgeFudge57]

TCW has some very high Highs but also very low Lows, whereas Rebels worst episodes are at worst just mid. Plus the pacing is just more consistent and the fact that we stay with the same characters throughout every episodes makes us care more I'd argue.

[@brysonoduyela5779]

@@JudgeFudge57 That's true cause the most consistent thing in Clone Wars is that the story was constantly switching focus on different characters

[@nikulus2840]

Season 4 is just an emotional rollercoaster, especially episodes 5-15 which is just one long story arc.

[@Heiryuu]

“ so they just helicopter away? Everyone is cool with that?” No. Nobody was cool with that. The amount of memes that came out of that reveal was insane. My favorite was fortunate son played over the inquisitors flying in to ambush our rebels.

[@Iwillone]

Spinning is a good trick and the Inquisitors took that to heart.

[@braden8121]

The scene with Maul falling is meant to illustrate the grittiness of Kanan and his will to perservere in that moment. Yes, Maul is very capable, but it falls in line with his character to be arrogant as well.

[@kylerjohnson4352]

100 agre we literally see this in episode 1 vs kenobi who is a padawan so idk really see the surprise here especially because this maul is somewhat weaker and kanan is obviously channeling the force

[@mathewlang5749]

You could do an entire David Letterman's top 10 for the great one liners from this episode 10: "There must be two, no more, no less" 9: "It may cost you your life, or the life of your friends" 8: "Once Darth, now just Maul" 7: "Asoka" 6: "Then you will die!" 5: "You mean... My Apprentice?" 4: "What fun!" 3: Any line spoken by Chopper 2: "I am no Jedi" 1: "Then you will die braver then most"

[@joshg5657]

New Patron, couldn't wait for the rest of Rebels any longer!

[@MarkG-Pouncinglion]

I was definitely excited for you watching this, and looked forward to it. You didn’t disappoint. This two parter I would have loved a full reaction to watch along with you

[@aliz0141]

seeing them hate kanan and his mask after he was just blinded kinda hurts lol harsh. one of the most pivotal moments in his whole storyline and they can't get over how he "doesn't look cool" enough...

[@B1-268]

Exactly, I had the same feeling..

[@jinhokim9484]

Obiwan slashed the left side of Vader's mask, Ashoka slashed the right side of Vader's mask. They were both close to Anakin but were not able to fully bring him back to the light. Only Luke was able to remove Vader's mask fully thus truly redeeming him.

[@kylerjohnson4352]

I think ashoma could of done but she reminded hi. That she left him or st least brought more conflict out at least

[@kevinzhang6623]

So weird. He'd never even met Luke, who cares if they have the same DNA, his bond with Obi Wan and Ahsoka goes way deeper.

[@darthkronical3390]

Malachor is a throwback to the Knights of the Old Republic game. It is where Revan defeats the Mandalorians during the Mandalorian War against the Republic, about 3,000 years before the Rebellion. He used his newly acquired Sith abilities to perform a ritual that completely wiped out all life on Malachor, which was the Mandalorian's home planet (the original Mandalore was destroyed long ago from all the wars they wage). Surviving Mandalorians became rogue mercenaries until Canderous Ordo (your Mando companion in KotOR) brings them together to restore the Mandalorians as a people again. Contradictory to this, 300 years later (during The Old Republic game era) the Mandalorians were no longer a people, but a creed - open to anyone who proves themselves worthy of being called a Mandalorian. Mostly bounty hunters and mercenaries, but also anyone who could contribute to other aspects of civilization. The creation of these events in the timeline falls between the acquisition of the franchise by Disney and their retcon of the timeline. Filoni loves his easter eggs, and this one is a huge one, for the fans that know its signifigance.

[@Darth_Mornabin]

8:44 We need more such relaxing bonding moments in Star Wars.

[@markmckeever3237]

"I'm Mary Poppins, Y'all" 🤣🤣🤣

[@itskrvpt]

i love the poetry with vaders mask. kenobi broke one side and ahsoka broke the other, both not being able to bring anakin back to the light. and then luke was able to take off his mask bringing him back. true poetry.

[@fpgmatthew]

Briefly after release, in 2016 or so, Dave Filoni confirmed this was the ONE time that ANAKIN resurfaced from Darth Vader. For just a brief moment, when he looked on Ahsoka with his own eye, and said “Ahsoka”, he was Anakin. But the his anger and hatred took over and he was Vader again with “then you will die” This was the first time someone had cut a piece of Vader’s mask off, so, when nearly the exact same thing happened in the Kenobi show, I had serious trouble enjoying it as much as I should’ve, because it felt like they copied the homework exactly from this show. Later, I’ve accepted that it’s ok to have Ahsoka cut off one piece of his mask, and Kenobi the other half of his mask. But when it happened that first time, and Ahsoka says “I won’t leave you, not this time” it broke me The final 2 minutes of the ep are insane. Hera learning that Kanan is blind, Morai (the owl who embodies “the daughter” and follows Ahsoka) was circling near Vader. Rex stepped out to see his best friend Ahsoka did not return from the mission, so he thinks she is dead. Ezra is teased to turn to the dark side. WHAT AN ENDING

[@Harrison11106]

Rebels was a decent series, but I think it blew some things too. Remember how Kaiden was always glowingly talking about the Jedi & the Clone Wars until the Clones betrayal? I was always waiting for that scene where either Rex or Ahsoka was in the room while he said that, & where they let Kaiden have it in regard to THEIR experiences: how some Jedi generals treated the Clones , how the Clones were treated in general post war, Ahsokas trial & how the only one who went to bat for her was Anakin.

[@Mindstormer]

11:18 so fun fact these are the same spiders we saw in mando season 2 with the frog lady sidequest. grogu went to eat a few of their eggs before they attacked the ship.

[@ayofat6542]

With what you said about Maul vs Vader that was actually originally the plan according to Dave Filoni but they ultimately decided to have ahsoka fight her former Master!!!

[@estebanibaca681]

Not seeing the end of the fight and only seeing Vader walk away from the temple, the owl, left all of us with the question: Is Ahsoka dead ? At the time, this was the only appereance of her besides Clone Wars, and there wasn´t season 7 of Clone Wars either or Mandalorian.

[@thelegallyblindcritic4403]

37:37 they have no idea what’s coming

[@darthdracul8372]

Funny thing is lady you thought he was playing on her emotions, but Truth Be Told Vader was knocked out for a little while for Anakin to take control. I’m sure you probably kind of got the idea through your head.

[@Darth_Mornabin]

4:29 No, it‘s not Cad Banes voice actor. Actually it‘s the same voice actor who gives Tarkin his voice in the animated shows. And you never saw AP-5 before.

[@dylankoch1757]

My favorite detail about the bit where Ahsoka cuts open Vader's mask is that, in doing his voice distortion, they had James Earl Jones AND Matt Lanter (the guy who voiced Anakin in the Clone Wars) do the lines. The first time Vader says "Ahsoka," it's James' voice over Matt's. The second time, it's Matt's over James'. Then, when Vader says "Then you will die," it's just Matt (Also, I like how, in the Kenobi show, Obi-Wan cut open the left side of Vader's mask when Ahsoka cut open the right side, showing how they weren't enough to bring Anakin back but Luke was the one to get the mask all the way off)

[@Darth_Mornabin]

27:05 It‘s actually the same voice actress as Ventress. But no, not the same character.

[@kimbit47]

Okay, a couple of things, the helicopter lightsabers... awful!! I hate that they can do that. There are a few things you mentioned that you will get answers to them in later episodes. Also, I love that when Vader's mask is cut they brought James Earl Jones and Matt Lanter (Anakin form Clone Wars) voices together... fantastic!

[@SnarkyRogue]

Broke my heart back in the day to know that helisabers were canon and Revan wasnt

[@mlggrievous]

Canonically they can only do it here because of how powerful the dark side is on the planet. Still stupid, but at least there’s a little bit of an explanation

[@ryern6350]

​@@mlggrievousI miss when Jedi could just learn to fly in legends, no helisaber required

[@1dudecrush]

Kenobi was pretty underwhelming for a lot of reasons, but when they blatantly ripped off the scene with Ahsoka cracking his mask, I literally yelled at the TV. I was so mad. It was the cheapest cash grab BS they could have possibly pulled. In rebels, it’s heartfelt and dramatic and meaningful. But kenobi had nothing new or worthwhile to offer. What a waste of the last time we’ll ever get to see Hayden and Ewan together.

[@fluffernutter6633]

It was definitely one of the best moments in Star Wars though?

[@1dudecrush]

@@fluffernutter6633 yeah it was, when it happened the first time. In rebels. It sucked when kenobi just blatantly copied it. And copied it because the show had nothing else to offer. It was a cheap move.

[@kylerjohnson4352]

Fully agree them thinking it's from kenobi is stupid cause it's supposed to have alot more impact Vader getting his masked half cut off all the time dosent have sane impact if u keep doing it

[@fluffernutter6633]

@@1dudecrush Obi-Wan seeing the monster Anakin was and apologizing for everything he and the jedi order put him through is one of the best Star Wars moments. This is also only 1 of 2 good moments that rebels has. You can't praise it but then say Kenobi is trash lmao. If Kenobi has nothing going for it then rebels should've been cancelled before it even started.

[@fluffernutter6633]

It's happened twice. Two whole times is not "all the time" if anything it's more impactful in Kenobi because you have real human actors showing real emotions.

[@dannychefalo432]

22:45 I think more people just try ignore it because it is pretty stupid. I may be wrong but I don't think we see an Inquisitor fly by spinning their blade again anyways.

[@danielcielak9228]

Fun fact, Ahsoka cut off Vader’s helmet and Kenobi cut Vader’s right side, showing that if they had worked together, they probably would’ve been able to save Anakin

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

Maul didn't just trip and fall off the pyramid - maybe you missed that Kanan grabbed Maul's wrist and flipped him off the ledge. A bit of Jedi Judo.

[@kylerjohnson4352]

They kinda think kanan is weak asf but when he channels the force his shown to be strong like when beat the grand inquister and later on in season 4 and vs maul

[@wakebacon8301]

the Helicopter sabers were mocked severely lol

[@joshuahays3328]

My favorite thing in this. The Anakin reveal behind the mask. Ahsoka reveals one side, Obiwan the other side of his face. Neither could get through the mask by themselves, Anakin could never fully see his Master or his Apprentice. Yet, at his end, he gets to take the mask off to look at Luke with his own eyes.

[@Ezramando16]

Them saying they are not the age demographic, trying to justify why they don't really like it (Rebels, and the same could be said of clone wars). But then theres channels like Blind Wave, Kyle Katarn, Itsaprimate and so many other channels and people around the world who love rebels so much. And many of those people love clone wars as well and don't complain about the first 3 seasons of it. 🙄 You can like rebels and clone wars no matter your age.

[@Eryxist]

If Holden and Eric from BlindWave ever met, they would have a special bond about their hate for those helicopter sabers. 😂

[@BcBTheta]

No one likes them lightsaber copters 😂

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

9:20 I believe those are the same spiders we saw in mandalorian - the episode with the froglady and eggs Grogu ate...

[@1Vmiboy]

Kanan gets brutally blinded and y’all laugh. Wonder who the real villains are here 🧐 ;P

[@1pieveofKH]

I absolutely love that the Kenobi show mirrored Ahsoka breaking part of Vader's mask. It is so fitting that Obi-wan and Ahsoka each broke different part of the mask, but were unable to save Vader, while Luke removed it completely at the end of RotJ

[@supremefankai5480]

One the best bits of symbolism here is the partial removal of Vader's helmet, you notice that it's only the right side. Then think to the Kenobi series where he also slashes Vader's helmet and revealed hus left side. The two most important Jedis in Anakin's life could only reach him a bit, it took his son Luke to fully remove the helmet and reveal the man within, only Luke truly reached him in the end because he never gave up, so symbolic.

[@iamhuffman]

this show is actually quite good and gets better every season!!

[@TheRamBoiiii]

The Sith Temple exploded, and it was an emotionally shaken Ahsoka vs Vader. The finale shows that Ahsoka has a low chance of surviving -- and with the Light Side bird in the scene, it is implied that she may have died. The shock and defeat, not only of the audience but also for Ezra, pushes us all into despair and loss. For Ezra, that looks like shame, guilt, and a capitulation to the Dark Side. Big emotions

[@TBelen91]

Great reaction guys! On Maul's "downfall" - first off, there's a good chance he's not gone for good... - and second, one of the main traits about Maul since his introduction is his arrogance. Look at how Obi-Wan defeats him in Phantom Menace; he was essentially gloating and that allowed Obi-Wan to get the jump on him. It's a recurring theme that Maul gets overconfident and underestimates his opponents, and doesn't learn from those lessons. Hence why Kanan is able to beat him through his concentration and connection to the Force. Look out for that to keep reoccurring as you explore more Star Wars material!

[@TessaxMusic95]

Lol well Jen, it sounds EXACTLY like Freddie Prinze Jr to me!😂 he didn’t change his voice much at all

[@Matisaro]

Kanan was allowed to throw Maul off the edge because Maul YET AGAIN underestimated his opponent, it is one of his through flaws. He lost to Kenobi because he taunted him over the ledge of the fall. He lost to Kenobi again because he tortured him instead of killing him. He lost to Ashsoka in season 7 because he tried to recruit her and did not kill her when he had the chance. Maul thought that Kanan was an easy kill due to the blindness and Kanan used his overconfidence like Judu to throw him off using his own momentum.

[@kalebdiaz1671]

I think it’s sweet chopper helping Kanan was sweet

[@illrated]

We don't talk about the flying sabers. As far as Maul, they did the best they could portraying him to be careless with him saying "I will make this quick." Maul underestimated a blind Kanan. If Maul took the fight seriously it would have played out different.

[@nothingmusic42]

we need to start a counter for every time Holden says "it was a whatever episode" that turns out to have major impact on the story in the last season.

[@blazeyyblaze]

Anakin did teach Ahsoka how to fight enemies that were bigger than her, this battle is peak

[@Edboy33]

I love you and Jen hope your new baby “is fun lol”

[@HoldenHardman]

Aw, thanks so much man! We're doing really well, other than the sleep deprivation, lol.

[@littlesparrow303]

Just seeing Vader & Ahsoka fight really plays with your emotion after seeing all their adventures and growing together. Glad you guys recorded this ahead of time so we don’t want to see the rest of your reactions to S3/4

[@davidrobertson2204]

The Sith inquisitors rising into the air on their helicopter spinning sabre blades - "I'm Mary Poppins Y'All!"

[@diegopansini3152]

22:46 No, not everyone is cool with that 😂 I personally find it hilarious. You should see Eric from Blindwave’s reaction to the helicopter sabers, priceless

[@JMFBizzle]

Dude if you don't like Chopper, & think his episodes are bad, stop watching the show. This isn't a lightsaber war show. Its about a rebel resistance cell & what they have to go through. By this point chopper has saved the entire crew almost a dozen times, & saved the entire rebellion twice. In future episodes, he will send up with the greatest kill count in SW history by a lot. Chopper is cut throat, loyal, hilarious(sorry if you're too unsophisticated to get the humor), and almost a savior type figure. Drop the you're a serious smart cool guy persona. I'm glad at least your wife gets it.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

I like how Darth maul's lightsaber here looks like he took a broken Inquisitor Lightsaber hilt and just jammed it into a stick to use as a cane.

[@jeffburnham6611]

Seeing Ahsoka at the ending of Season 2 was what every fan had hoped for, as well as the reintroduction of Maul. Makes for an interesting Season 3, especially the appearance of other well known Star Wars favorite characters.

[@chrismcbrayer4018]

Did you guys miss seeing Maul leaving on a ship?

[@acdragonrider]

31:57: It's important plot details. I am here also to follow how the rebellion builds and gets stronger. I wish the show had spent more time showing how the rebellion grows. What it's military machine is like. The show kind of does it, but not enough imo.

[@MrRimant]

I'd say we are getting the starts of that from the first season of Andor, and should hopefully get even more of it in season two of that show.

[@kuleyklips5324]

I know I’m not the first one to say this but It’s very poetic that Ashoka took the right side of Vader’s mask, kenobi took the right, but only Luke could fully turn him back to the light.

[@14cole19]

No. I think what the Obi-Wan show did was plagiarizing a better piece of SW media and relying on member-berries The conversations are also basically the same too And that scene/plot point inst the only thats stolen from better pieces of SW media

[@jesseryan3256]

So glad I got to watch this again with y’all

[@benschultz1784]

I love the symbolism between this show and Kenobi and Return of the Jedi. Obi-Wan and Ahsoka cut off half of Vader's helmet and Anakin did return briefly, but only when Luke removed the helmet was Anakin redeemed. Anakin could not be saved by his past, but by his future.

[@kylerjohnson4352]

U can even say that because anakin was always afraid of his past eith his mother so it never let him think about the future clearly in till luke

[@willydadog2]

remember ashoka trained under anakin he not only taught her how to survive when surrounded against blaster fire but also taught how to fight against a bigger opponent which helped her against vader for a while. the blaster fire helped obviously against the clones in order 66 thought not intentionally mostly meant to be used against droids at the time and she learned how to fight larger opponents was most likely due to fight with grevious where she just barely managed to survive. This is just one many cases where anakin ends up accidently creating problems for vader and the empire. Saw Garrea is one of those accidents that turned into a problem for the empire. Anakins kids were one of the biggest accidents that end up being some of the biggest problems for vader and the empire.

[@nightwingman666]

Even as Vader he still has the same flair for drama as Anakin did. The fight between Vader and Ahsoka was something it was equal parts thrilling as Ahsoka and Vader have changed in their own ways since they last saw one another but also heartbreaking to hear the voice that called her ‘snips’ for seven tv seasons say ‘You will die’ with such intent.