My wife watches Rebels for the FIRST time || Season 3, Episode 1-3

[@jeremyfontaine8522]

Grand Admiral Thrawn coming on the show was a huge deal. He was the OG villain of the old Expanded Universe. The Thrawn trilogy were essential books to read during "the dark times"

[@matthewhicks714]

Was so pumped Thrawn is my favorite Star Wars character.

[@thechad4485]

And now, in the canon books, he’s less of a villain and more of antagonist. Not to mention, the galaxy’s greatest hope.

[@Dauth312]

@@thechad4485 I think that makes his character way more compelling depending on whos view of the galaxy we are looking through.

[@DerpyTurtle0762]

I vaguely remember reading those back in middle school. Good times

[@thechad4485]

@@Dauth312 I hope that during their time together, Thrawn and Ezra had the time to communicate what Thrawn’s actual goals are, and that Thrawn and Ahsoka come together by the end of the season.

[@jmacmall]

Kanan changed his name because the Empire had just killed approx. 10,000 Jedi. He had to disappear. Remember, he had gone a long time without igniting his lightsaber in public until he met Ezra.

[@lochlanmerkel7144]

Suprised Holden doesn't know who Thrawn is, he was a pretty significant character in legends with his own trilogy that pretty much jumpstarted star wars again

[@matejmatthewbures6300]

Holden is a casual fan (nothing wrong with that!). Unless people read the books they probably won’t know Thrawn. Most of my friends don’t know him or characters outside of the movies and The Mandalorian in general.

[@Meowtro]

If he hadn't watched The Clone Wars did you really expect him to have read Thrawn novels? C'mon.

[@lochlanmerkel7144]

@@Meowtro good point

[@supernerdgavin]

Yeah I was expecting that. Hopefully he’ll read some of these by the next batch

[@benengle9621]

Just a trilogy?

[@Darth_Mornabin]

Bendu is voiced by Tom Baker, the fourth doctor in „Doctor who“.

[@cardiac19]

Jelly Babies FTW.

[@Mauther]

Certainly the most famous of the Old Doctors, at least to general nerdom. Famous for his scarf and unique line delivery.

[@SJHFoto]

@maxheadroom-network23 My favourite is Jon Pertwee (the 3rd Doctor), but I know that T Baker is the common choice

[@SJHFoto]

@maxheadroom-network23 I see, and you are correct-T Baker made the show his own. I also think the BBC erred in how they treated Pertwee's run. It was a knee-jerk reaction to all the money they were spending (making the show in colour and the "elaborate" sets they built) HA! They actually probably spent more filming on location and with all the nifty stuff they use (a hovercraft, a helicopter, etc) And I didn't mean I didn't like Tom-like you, I liked them all-especially the ones from my childhood

[@noveldefender9815]

Thrawn is like Sherlock Holmes if he casually decided on Galaxy Domination...

[@evanflynn4680]

With a bit of Machiavelli

[@charleskimball7058]

Technically Thrawn isn’t after galactic domination. He’s allied himself with the Empire to protect his people in the Unknown Regions

[@Mourtzouphlos240]

Moriarty

[@SJHFoto]

@@Mourtzouphlos240 EXACTLY! I am glad someone got that

[@Darth_Mornabin]

19:01 There is a book called „A new dawn“ which explains how Kanan and Hera met each other and became a team. It‘s a tie-in novel which got released during the release of the first season of Rebels.

[@soni2438]

I listened to the audiobook and really loved it 😊

[@madisonwhovian943]

Count Vidian was an unexpectedly awesome villain

[@bluevaro505]

Forget the old ways

[@Darth_Mornabin]

18:44 Caleb Dume is Kanan‘s birth name. After surviving Order 66 Caleb had to go undercover and chose the name Kanan Jarrus.

[@Gesundheit2000]

Spoiler alert dude. They will get to that in the series.

[@Darth_Mornabin]

@@Gesundheit2000 Kanan already talked about these events in Rebels itself. I don‘t think this is a spoiler.

[@dungeonmaster16]

@@Gesundheit2000 he did mention it in past episodes but not fully. Will say this is holden still reading: you seen kanan/Caleb in last season of clone wars. Very small moment but he was there with his master during a meeting.

[@michadrzewiecki1355]

​@@dungeonmaster16 I Think you are wrong. He was in bad batch but I dont remember him in CW

[@beejee6308]

@@michadrzewiecki1355 No, they're right. He's in the very beginning of season 7 episode 9, but it's a blink-and-you-miss-it type cameo

[@Darth_Mornabin]

2:00 Ezra got the scratches during the fight with the Grand Inquisitor in the season 1-finale, Holden.

[@curtwalker2821]

Holden, don't know if you all knew this, but you actually see Kanan in the last four episodes of the Clones Wars during the Mandalorian conflict when Ahsoka was talking to the Council. He was with his Master. Everything will be explained, but I'm loving you guys watching Rebels. Keep it up.

[@plutoniumparker3849]

That "everyone has their bad days" was personal LOL

[@braden8121]

I love the relationship between Kanan and Ezra in these 3 episodes. It's really sweet. Glad y'all are enjoying this part of the series. I remember really liking this season.

[@JacobLunbeck]

I think you will both end up loving Thrawn as a character. He is the first Expanded Universe character that Disney ever brought in to their Star Wars projects and he has become a fan favorite.

[@paulmurphy4723]

Thrawn is a FANTASTIC Star Wars character, from HttE to everything else. I know the stories and characters differ from canon to legends but I love ALL of the Thrawn stuff, ngl.

[@Darth_Mornabin]

21:33 Holden, do you remember the shadow collective based, that was build into an asteorid in the „Son of Dathomir“-Comic? Guess what, it‘s the same base in episode 3. Maul is still using it, even so many years later …

[@brucechmiel7964]

Ezra got those scars from his last fight with the Grand Inquisitor back at the end of Season One. He had them ever since.

[@supremefankai5480]

God damn the talent they brought in, Tom Baker, the legendary 4th Doctor bringing his mysterious baritone to the equally mysterious Bendu, and Lars Mikkelson as Thrawn, the premier Strategist in the galaxy, who is reprising his animated role into live action with the Ashoka series. It's Katie Sackoff all over again and I love it.

[@latech7671]

The part about the Holocron being stolen confused me too at first but then I realized at that point he is no longer taking about Kanan but Ezra. Ezra stole the Holocron from Kanan (if you remember) Speaking about remembering the first season. Those Scares Ezra has were indeed there for a long time because they are the Scares he got from the Grand Inquisitor in the finale of Season 1. Stuff like this and Kan's blindness (Battle scares that last) are also part of Rebels and I find it refreshing that they aren't fixed by some technology so that you don't realize they exist most of the time

[@B1-268]

Ezra had those scars before the final battle with the Grand Inquisitor.

[@JonMercaltchannel-lp4cn]

@@B1-268no, he got them from the inquisitor in that finale battle

[@B1-268]

@@JonMercaltchannel-lp4cn My bad sorry. I just checked, I was convinced that he had those scars from the beginning of the series 🤦

[@Darth_Mornabin]

1:39 Six months have passed since the of season 2 until the beginning of season 3.

[@noxiouspizza4524]

I thought it was 2 years between the two seasons? I could be mistaken though.

[@Gesundheit2000]

@@noxiouspizza4524 S1 is 5-4 BBY, S2 is 4-3 BBY, S3 is 3-2 BBY and S4 is 2-1 BBY, before the events of Rogue One.

[@LeChaunce]

The quick shot of Rich Evans shouting "X-Wings!" killed me.

[@HeatKingMedia]

I remember the trailer for this and the big reveal of getting Thrawn in Star Wars Canon. I hadn't read the Thrawn Books but I knew of his character and the fan popularity surrounding him. So seeing him pop up was both unexpected and grand.

[@mikegoggin570]

Thrawn is a serious villain for the rest of the show.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

@11:25 - that edit killed me. First Falcon farts and then cuts RIGHT TO Kanan talking about a really foul smell; it was old. LOL I really hope that edit was on purpose. LOL.

[@madisonwhovian943]

Fun fact- you can see Kanan (then Caleb) with his Master Depa Billaba in Tales of the Jedi! They watch Ahsoka train in episode 5.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

And Bad Batch

[@bemasaberwyn55]

This DEFINITELY sets a tone right out of the gate as Ezra goes FULL DARKSIDER(a TERRIFYING moment). He's around 17/18 now so it's been some time since Twilight. I love these last 2 seasons are INCREDIBLE

[@Tylerm1013]

I love the speed these rebels ones are dropping

[@infinitedonuts]

I watched season 3 in a week and I watched season 4 in two days because of how good it was. The first two seasons took me about two months.

[@matejmatthewbures6300]

The markings Kanan has on his mask are the same ones Rex had on his helmet in The Clone Wars. They’re called Jaig Eyes and they’re basically a mark of honor in the Mandalorian culture, clan leaders give them to soldiers for bravery. I’m guessing Sabine painted them on his mask.

[@pigs18]

In addition to Asohka, Thrawn is mentioned in the recent season of Mandalorian, and in the present tense, indicating that he is either active in that time or that people believe that he is.

[@davxlau]

When the Bendu (big guy) mentioned the Ashla and Bogan - the light and the dark, him being in the middle... They are the names of the legends planets where the jed'aii and sith originated before the whole disney changing it ti Ach-to stuff.

[@MarkDemeo]

Watching this will definitely prepare them more for Ahsoka, when Thrawn makes his live action debut.

[@jmhaces]

Caleb Dume survived Order 66 as a Padawan when he was a teenager, so he took Obi-Wan's message about not coming back to the Temple and remaining hidden to heart and changed his name in order to better keep a low profile. Hera knows all this because, well, they've been running together for a while now and she knows him pretty well, and Maul simply read her mind after she lied to him about not knowing anything about where he keeps the Jedi holocron and all that. Season 1 and 2 already showed us that Kanan hadn't even attained the rank of Jedi Knight before the Empire fell and he had been struggling with the idea of teaching Ezra because he felt he didn't know enough himself, until he was finally knighted by a force vision in the Jedi temple in Lothal.

[@alexisprojects]

I know they're done watching the entire series at this point, but how unmoved they were by hearing Thrawn's name was funny to me. I love that Thrawn's voice actor is coming back to reprise the live action role and hopefully Jen and Holden will react to the Ahsoka series! I can't imagine they won't. Loving that you guys are releasing Rebels on KZbin. :D

[@SJHFoto]

I am not a fan of the Disney Star Wars (Rebels is the only thing I'll watch from it), but I find it weird that they stole Thrawn from "Legends" after kicking it to the corner

[@patrickcromwell7554]

So Hondo, (the one they rescue in the first episode) made such an impression that when the Sims put Star Wars into it's game, HE became an NPC. lol Most Batuu NPC's are just AI generated Star Wars Sims, but this guy is actually from this show. His name, his personality and dialogue were scripted just right.

[@TheOGNebulus]

Oh it's the Hardmens getting down to season 3 YEEEAAHH!

[@charleskimball7058]

The novel “Thrawn” tells us what happened at the Battle of Batonn

[@sofialu226]

Man, The Secene in the Falling Station is my favourite scene in the whole show, the metaphorical representation of whats going on is so good. Most people just mentioned Kanan coming from "The Light" telling Ezra to "Let Go" because of the special sound effect, but is WAY MORE than that. I feel so much for Kanan and for Ezra. Ezra Blamed himself for what happened to Kanan and Ahsoka thinking she is dead. He was full of Guilt and Trauma with the encounter with Maul and Needed Kanan to guide him and be there, but Kanan retracted onto his own grief leaving Ezra all Alone with his Struggle and the Sith Holocron, no one else was there in Malacor so the other couldn't understand what Ezra was going through, so by Blaming Himself and Scare of losing a loved one he used the Sith Holocron to gain more knowledge and power for Love, but as we know, Dark Side is eassay but Dangerous, so, basically expaling why the scene is so good: The Falling station represents Ezra situation, when things went wrong he was crying out for Kanan but was nowhere to be found. The Station represents Ezra's Grief and Fears, he is Holding so hard to them to a point is making him fall to his own destruction, meannign the path down the dark side, but even though he is falling, when Kanan comes in he comes as the Light to help him out of the path, but Exra jolds so tight that he says "I can't reach you, you are too far" showing how his grip to what happened would keeo dragging him down, but when Kanan says "Let Go" Ezra chooses to let go of the Station, of his Fears and is able to be saved, he was falling, but atill in a place he could be Reached Only by Kanan. I have Drawn that scene before because of how much I love it. (I have explained it even further before in other videos about Rebels, but for that same reason I don't feel like explaining more details, but the point stands and could say more about it 😂)

[@noxiouspizza4524]

Thrawn is my favorite Star Wars villain and I hope he becomes one of yours's as well.

[@davido.1233]

There are two reasons why I love season 3: Grand Admiral Thrawn, and Tom Baker voicing Bendu. Fun fact: An early concept for the Jedi were going to be called the Bendu Sages.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

Fun Fact: Darth Maul is voiced by actor Sam Witwer who has also voiced Palpatine and is also the model for Starkiller in The forced Unleashed Games. So he has a fair history with star wars. OH!! and he was also Crashdown on Battlestar Galactica and Aiden on the Canadian version of Being Human.

[@Pinkielover]

He had a growth spurt, It's only been about six months or so Bendu is voices by Doctor Who.. Cool character

[@Do0msday]

Thrawn is my favorite Star Wars character. When he first appeared in here I was absolutely overjoyed. If you ever read the books you'd see just how brilliant (and entertaining) some of his strategies were. Even the books that came out afterward have been terrific. Thrawn is a major character and bringing him into this (and Ahsoka) is one of the best moves Star Wars has made in recent memory.

[@mw5885]

"WHERE IS GRAND ADMIRAL THRAWN??!"

[@Julianthebagel]

I don’t think you will see Vader again in this show but Thrawn is one of the best villains in Star Wars and he is a worthy replacement

[@solrachernandez3389]

The reason the Imperials all had their hats down was because they didn't want to have different animations

[@solrachernandez3389]

The Bendu was played by Tom Baker Doctor Who himself it was amazing he was in this

[@invalidusername883]

Yay!!! I was afraid we’d have to wait for Season 3 reactions. This is my new fav series on this channel

[@cerberus01]

You have seen a young Kaleb Dume, he was in episode 5 of Tales of the Jedi, he was the little boy that cut away to at the beginning during Asohka's training at the temple. Plus they revealed a little bit of his past in season 2 when Asohka sent them them to see Rex and his crew.

[@marshsundeen]

The Bendu is voiced by Tom Baker, the 4th Doctor in Classic Doctor Who.

[@Gojirawars03]

“That sounds just like Liam Neeson.” Tom Baker: “Am I a joke to you?”

[@ramoncunningham71]

Kanan has elluded to his background when they met Rex for the firts time. Once order 66 was given the clones attacked him and his master. He was about Ezra's age when that happened. She told him to run. He changed his name from Caleb Dume to Kanan Jarus to conceal his identity as a Jedi. You can find out his full story in the comicbook that came out of his.

[@medafan53]

According to the crew, 6 months have passed since Twilight of the Apprentice, Ezra has experienced a growth spurt since then, but I think he seems more mature, mostly because of the haircut and the shift in attitude. As other's have noted, Kanan's backstory has been expanded on in other media, and notably we see his experience of Order 66 in the Bad Batch's first episode. Also the Bendu is voiced by Tom Baker, the 4th Doctor from Doctor Who, who is a key contender for most beloved Doctor in the franchise. If you've seen Day of the Doctor, he also appeared as the Curator.

[@robhax]

Taste of his own medicine... Holden: "Tatooine! Luke!" Me: "We'll just have to wait and see..."

[@wakebacon8301]

The Bendu is great Force Character also voiced by my favorite Dr. WHO Tom Baker. He was a great choice for the BENDU!

[@coltonschroer3150]

Don’t get me wrong I know the title shows “my wife watches for the first time” but it sounds like it needs to be “Holden watches for the first time”since he’s never seen it either 😂

[@HeatKingMedia]

22:20 - Kanan goes out into space and uses the force in his own way to get back to safety and nobody panicked. Leia does it in TLJ and everyone lost their minds and complained like no tomorrow. Just saying.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

RIGHT

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

There's a difference between climbing along a ship to get back into a hanger 15 feet away... and getting blasted out into space by a missile, surviving that, and then using the force to fly into a ship with nobody else getting sucked out when the doors open.

[@Ar17778]

@@willfanofmanyii3751this guy gets it

[@LiquidSmoke2517]

aaaaand it’s go time, Thrawn is on the board. strap in Holden and Jen…the rest of this series is a treat

[@diefty94]

Caleb Dume is his "real name". He changed it to Kannan Jarrus to lay low after order 66 in the same way that Obi Wan changed it to Ben.

[@markmckeever3237]

My favorite content from y'all. Glad you're enjoying this series. 🖖

[@noveldefender9815]

Wrong universe Invader! , lol... 🖖 Live Long and Prosper

[@jerrychouinard9005]

Grand Admiral Thrawn was the creation of author Timothy Zhan. He was introduced in the trilogy of novels starting with Heir to the Empire. Caleb Dune aka Kanan Jarrus, shown in the Bad Batch series. I believe it was episode 1. When order 66 was given, a Jedi was attacked and she told her Padawan to run. Although the Bad Batch tried to chase him, to say they weren't going to kill him, he got away. That was Caleb Dune Kanan's back story was retrofitted into Bad Batch. Hope that helps.

[@gunshinestatee]

They also talked about Grand Admiral Thrawnes return in the Mandalorian

[@PhatLayCes7825]

This is very serendipitous... I was running errands .. it had started pouring down raining at this dept store at Pensacola.. as I'm listening to this in my earbuds waiting to pick up my mother... low and behold 👀 in front of me 😅 I was mind blown that Harden & Jen were right in front of me IRL not trying to get soaked by the storm!! Thanks y'all and stay safe in this weird summer weather we're having this yr.😊😊😊

[@SJHFoto]

That's so cool!

[@mexicanman_8117]

Jen is gonna freak out by the end of the show 😂

[@Laochri]

Caleb Dume is in the last few episodes of Clone Wars when Ashoka is talking with the council he and his Master Depa Billaba were there. He escaped Order 66 on Kaller where his Master Depa Billaba was killed as showcased on The Bad Batch.

[@mcborge1]

"Sounds like Liam Neeson!" That's Tom Baker who played the fourth Doctor!

[@matvangogh]

The Sith holocron gave Ezra massive powers now. He now is the ultimate gray Jedi even more powerful than Vader and Palpatine

[@calebjackson1793]

So Kanan Jarrus aka Caleb Dume. Is the padawan in the opening scene in The Bad Batch that Hunter chases

[@Xonslaught1]

Thrawn and Kanan boyh have miniseries comics that tell their origins. The Bendu was played by Tom Baker who played Doctor Who in the late 70s mid 80s.

[@emeraldscorpio]

The legendary actor Tom Baker as the big moose.

[@solrachernandez3389]

Kanan is the kid that we saw in the beginning of the Bad Batch series

[@RetroFrito]

I like how Ahsoka and Maul are sort of opposites in that she is a former Jedi and willing to lean a little outside of their ways but still good at heart, whereas Maul is a former Sith, leans a bit outside of THOSE ways but still evil at heart.

[@bennywark3103]

I love it that Tom Baker voiced a character there.

[@Belnick6666]

they forgot that Ezra manage to open the Sith holocron ?

[@marshsundeen]

Caleb Dume is Kanan's Jedi name. He was about eleven or twelve at Order 66.

[@JoeFF85]

The rough rule of thumb is that the four seasons of Rebels happen across a four year period. Whether that means each season takes a year, or there is downtime, is debateable. Ezra was under cover in the academy in season one for weeks between the prior episode and that one, for example.

[@davidboivin7996]

Grand Admiral Thrawn.....yes indeed.

[@jovanleonardi1574]

fun fact caleb dume's master was dipa billaba who was mace windu's apprentice.

[@brianhowells1547]

Thrawn was the main evil character from the Timothy Zhan trilogy of books, Heir to the Empire etc.

[@thejmeister]

I think the name change to hide from the Empire is to further draw parallels between Kanan and Obi-Wan.

[@dekulruno]

I think the Bendu would have helped Maul or an inquisitor just as quickly as he did Ezra and Kanaan, it only seems good because he is helping good characters, he is neutral not good.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

He's the one in the middle

[@DeadpoolTesla]

9:33 - Everybody freaks out... You..........................................

[@Matisaro]

That killing of the imperials with the walker and the cold "He didn't." was the coldest dark jedi shit.

[@robertshaffer3808]

The twin suns aren't leading Maul to Luke, another "old friend". Season 1 episode 1 of The Bad Batch shows what happened to Kanan/Caleb Dume. And lastly, not being able to see the Imperial officer's eyes saves time and money on animation.

[@TearYouApart360]

RIP to the Phantom.😢

[@eddieroche8176]

If I had a nickel for every time Dave Filoni based a characters design on Cate Blanchett, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s still weird that it’s happened twice.

[@Phizzo4real]

The Bendu is one of my favorite characters in all of Star Wars... the way Star Wars is going with light side weilders, i really hope we see the Bendu back... someone whonis truly neutral in the Thrawn Thrilogy. It will be interesting if Baylan Skoll follows the same ideology as the Bendu.

[@TolPhontos]

As someone who read the old novels, seeing no reaction to Grand Admiral Thrawn's appearance hurt my soul. But I won't hold it against you.

[@NatashaSalgado]

I know having Darth Vader is always a plus but this kind of shows where the good guys need to win against the bad guys and they need generic bad guys to win against them all the time. If you have Vader all the time, his power and respect will fade away because of multiple defeats.

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

I never would've watched this show if y'all weren't reacting to it😅

[@cyanide7270]

Wow, for someone thats apparently so into Star Wars, im surprised to see zero reaction to Thrawn being brought into the show. Aside from the usual Big Bads, Thrawn is one of the biggest and most popular villains of all Star Wars media.

[@boomieboo]

There are a ton of comics on Caleb.

[@patrickcromwell7554]

Actually Ezra did not use the Jedi Mind trick. He actually took control of the pilot's body telekinetically. We literally see Ezra motioning as if HE'S controlling the walker. That's NOT the Jedi Mind trick. that's simply telekinesis.

[@harrymillar4193]

S3-1 was such a good episode and renewed my faith in Rebels… then they immediately ruined it by immediately throwing away all that tension of Ezra possibly falling to the dark side. That would have been so interesting to see.

[@That_Service_Dog]

Just as Obi-Wan took on a new name to hide from the Empire, so did Caleb Dume. He was 14 when Order 66 occurred. He met Hera nearly a decade later. I didn't particularly enjoy the book or the writing style of the author and had issues with inaccuracies in it, but "A New Dawn" goes into their meeting.

[@toddhardoin3370]

Ezra is about 17 in this season.

[@juanisaia1583]

Ezra is one of the best star wars characters. He is one of the characters that "The Path of the Hero" is best handled in my opinion

[@danieldollison2188]

How dare Kanan get thrown out into space and use the Force to get himself back! That's totally unacceptable! Even the daughter of Anakin can't do that without ridicule!

[@quoniam426]

What Ezra did to the walker crew goes against the Jedi code. Typically they are not supposed to influence people to kill others or kill themselves. Yes, Governor Pryce is heavily inspired from Irina Spalko from Indy 4 although her face is a little more oriental looking. Personnality and haircut match, though. The Bendu is NEUTRAL Thrawn is a mix between a military Sherlock Holmes and Belisarius (famous Byzantine general who was a master strategist).

[@JamesWiseMagic]

Thrawn will become one of your favorite characters as he's so intelligent. He plays chess while everyone else is playing checkers, he's almost always 10 steps away of everyone else. And as you mentioned, in the mandalorian with Ahsoka, she mentions Grand Admiral Thrawn. I may be alone in my opinion of this but I honestly dont really like Bendu, a talking, force wielding, space moose who repeats the fact he's in the middle over and over again. It gets pretty annoying after awhile.

[@davedoesyt]

Bendu is played by Tom Baker, aka Dr Who

[@patrickcromwell7554]

Okay here's my thing. WHY is Ezra "the little punk." for stepping up when his Master pretty much abandoned him?? For actually telling Kanan he's not doing his duty AS a Master?? No; if a teacher flakes on you and you then call them out, that doesn't make you the little punk. It makes Kanan "the big punk." Because that's what he did to Ezra. He punked him out. Just up and disappears when Ezra needs him the most He hasn't even expressed even the smallest interest in how Ezra's doing; as Hera actually told him. You can't just expect Ezra to just get over it and be all fine with being abandoned.