Star Wars: Rebels 3x05/3x06 "Hera's Heroes"/ "The Last Battle" Reaction

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@digitaladventurer2142 10 ай бұрын

We officially get to see why Thrawn is so terrifying. He may not have the force but on the mental level he rivals Vader and Palpatine

@ilcineangolodialex5224 10 ай бұрын

He is actually more brilliant and intelligent than Vader and at the same level of Palpatine. All this without the Force :)

@lucasdolding6924 10 ай бұрын

Well that is sort of the point of Thrawn. Vader is the brute force strength and the fear of him is trying to overcome that, whereas Thrawn is an intellectual opponent and the fear of him is trying to outsmart him.

@digitaladventurer2142 10 ай бұрын

@@lucasdolding6924 Maybe at first but Vader really upped his mental game after the empire formed. In legends Palpatine even called him out for his overuse of just bullying and pure brutality and that if he didn't start using his brain he'd be replaced. He did come up with the plan to discover Phoenix squadron by luring the gang to Lothal then scaring them off so they could track them back to others.

@lucasdolding6924 10 ай бұрын

@@digitaladventurer2142 Vader is smart but his strength in the force is his big thing. Thrawn could definitely outsmart Vader but he could obviously not take him in a physical fight.

@shugaroony 10 ай бұрын

@@ilcineangolodialex5224 He is the Sherlock Holmes of Star Wars.

@thedoctor4327 10 ай бұрын

That one scout trooper jumping onboard the Ghost in a rather awesome manner only to realize he’s surrounded is hilarious. It kind of adds to my personal belief that scout troopers are slightly more competent than most Stormtroopers mostly due to being suicidally overconfident and it usually blows up in their face in spectacular fashion

@OptionZero 10 ай бұрын

Hera’s heroes puts Chopper in an entirely new light, reminding us he served actively in the Clone wars suffered tremendous trauma. He’s a war vet working through it

@comandantegorrion7271 10 ай бұрын

It also reminds us that his way of “working through it“ is wanton murder

@shugaroony 10 ай бұрын

@@comandantegorrion7271 No one is perfect, even Chopper!

@fredthirion6024 10 ай бұрын

The droid general is the one who took command of Onderon's defense during the clone wars....

@Mis7erSeven 10 ай бұрын

Yes, and in the end of that arc we actually saw Dooku sending him to his new location.

@thedoctor4327 10 ай бұрын

Although this isn't his first appearance on the show, 3x05 is a great introduction to Grand Admiral Thrawn's personality and skills for those who aren't familiar with him from before Rebels. You see his analytical mind at work, his appreciation for other culture's art, the respect he gives to enemy warriors should they earn it and a glimpse at his frustration at the ignorance/xenophobia he has to contend with in the human-centric Empire. Another thing it hints at is one of his most dangerous attributes is his desire to cultivate proteges. Slavin is a failed example but throughout his literary appearances Thrawn will mentor his assistants/subordinates on strategy and culture in order to make them better at tactical thinking and being more flexible in their approach to war/life. After his own mind, his teachings are the most dangerous thing Thrawn brings to the Imperial war effort as it raises the risk that more Imperials will think outside the box like him.

@NerdX151 10 ай бұрын

Also Thrawn's teachings were very much based on a trial and error approach. He actually rewards his crew for admitting their mistakes, which is also one of the reasons why his fleet was so powerful. His men learned from their mistakes instead of being punished for them

@tomkadams 10 ай бұрын

The scene between Hera and Thrawn is one of my favourite Hera moments in the series, along with the argument with her father in the earlier episode.

@crosskin6496 10 ай бұрын

Rex saying Cody when he wakes up just hits… hard😢. The other names probably flashing in his mind Fives, Echo, Hardcase, Tup, Ahsoka, Heavy and probably many more that I can’t think of. Ugh! This show! I love it!

@madelinegarber7860 7 ай бұрын

Anakin too.

@lucasdolding6924 11 ай бұрын

Two fantastic episodes, and that Clone Wars outro is truly special. You're right that what Ezra said isn't particularly groundbreaking and is obvious, but it is nice to have it blatantly said and acknowledged on screen that everyone lost TCW and it was the Empire who won, and Rex (and the tactical droid) needed to hear that for some closure.

@madelinegarber7860 7 ай бұрын

I knoe! And I agree. It’s nice having it laid out plainly. And that Clone Wars outtro made me feel a lot of ways. Mainly happy.

@ThomasCorp 11 ай бұрын

A fantastic Hera episode, one that featured Thrawn being most impressive, and a fantastic Rex episode. One last glorious day in the Grand Army of the Republic. Elements I knew would yield a strong reaction, and yet, I was still unprepared for how marvelous the reaction was. Oh, this reaction was most beautiful, Jess.

@madelinegarber7860 7 ай бұрын

I feel like secretly Rex needed that battle as much as the battle did even if it did bring back his PTSD. And it taught Ezra a vuable leason about following orders.

@comandantegorrion7271 10 ай бұрын

4:50 I didn’t mention this in my comment on the first season three reaction, because you said you weren’t gonna be reading those, but Kevin Kiner absolutely kills it with his Thrawn theme. It perfectly captures his character, all slow and methodical and controlled and soft-spoken and dripping with malice. He’s the scariest guy in the room at all times not because he is the biggest or the loudest, but because he’s the smartest guy in the room.

@madelinegarber7860 7 ай бұрын

Freaking facts. It’s a masterpiece. Thrawn is so intimidating but in a completely different way than Vader or Palps.

@glenns7252 10 ай бұрын

After ww2 at least 1 Japanese soldier was on an island for something like 15 years after the war ended, not realizing it was over, this is the premise for this episode with the battle droids, its one of my top favorite episodes

@jasonknight1085 10 ай бұрын

This really gives you the essence of Thrawn. Well read, educated, artist. He treats war as an art. More so though he's playing sabacc when most people are out bantha tipping.} The most defining characteristic though is how unflappable he is, how he "never" loses his temper over a military loss... which is why it's so interesting to see what does make him lose his shit... and it turns out he hates philistines. We all have our triggers I guess.

@coeusdarksoul2855 10 ай бұрын

Never thought before this that a droid would be able to get PTSD. Makes his issue with getting in the Y-Wings back in the season premier make muuuch more sense.

@shugaroony 10 ай бұрын

Yes Thrawn is impressive, but Hera kills it with the line "it doesn't matter where we come from Admiral, our will to be free is what's going to beat you." And that spirit will prevail in the end.

@kevinhansen8211 10 ай бұрын

It is rare that we see Thrawn lose his temper. The captain's bigotry and stupidity brought out a single growl, but it could have been much worse. Vader would have likely killed him for that annoyance.

@bemasaberwyn55 10 ай бұрын

Remember that the ONLY reason that the 3rd sister wasn't killed by Vader on the Fortress Inquisitorius is she was (for lack of a better phrase) a "useful idiot". And she did track Obi-Wan successfully. Neither of them are fans of stupidity

@Mis7erSeven 10 ай бұрын

Kanan's fighting skills are pretty impressive, thinking about the fact that he is blind. That again shows that jedi or sith fighting is basically just using the force for 99,9% of the time. You almost forget that Kanan can't see anything.

@joemackley7894 10 ай бұрын

We do love Jedi Daredevil.

@liamr4117 10 ай бұрын

Thrawn’s pipe organ theme is so dang good

@madelinegarber7860 7 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@dragon_ninja_2186 10 ай бұрын

For context, when The Last Battle aired we didn’t know The Clone Wars was coming back so this was the closest we had to closure for the series when it was cancelled.

@jamesmayes4351 10 ай бұрын

Love the reaction as always. Chopper is the best as always. It's nice to see Kannan grow and teach Ezra about the trauma of war.

@Verebazs 10 ай бұрын

Fun fact: the scout troopers who got onboard the Ghost was voiced by Dave Filoni.

@dayanna901 10 ай бұрын

It's amazing how seeing Thrawn always makes me equally excited and terrified, ever since reading Heir to the Empire many years ago. We stan a scholar king, but also get away from my babies.

@madelinegarber7860 7 ай бұрын

Oh totally. On one hand I’m like yes more Thrawn doing Thrawn things! On the other I’m like leave my rebels alone!

@jamesbellefeuille2926 11 ай бұрын

I missed the scene with Chopper having Y-wing memories when I first watched this episode. Thanks to Sesska for the second watch. Glad to know Sesska likes blergs.

@christianwise637 10 ай бұрын

Jess' love of all creatures real or fictional (except snakes) is absolutely delightful

@darrenlgreen 10 ай бұрын

While both sides might have known that the Empire won, both sides needed to hear it so they could realize that they were never meant to win and they are not enemies, the Empire is the enemy.

@thebeaverqueen2096 10 ай бұрын

I love how much you enjoy Rebels so far... There is so many good moments in this show

@ThomasKnip 10 ай бұрын

Thrawn. Nuff said. ^^ These two episodes are remarkable. "The Last Battle" is a crucial epsiode. The whole Clone Wars scenario was set up by Palpatine to come to power. No side ever was meant to win. But him.

@crypticmaster830 11 ай бұрын

Incredible reaction as always !

@bemasaberwyn55 10 ай бұрын

That moment in Hera's Heroes when Thrawn deduces her identity and then fells Ezra is WHY we fear Thrawn. And like Vader going off on the 3rd sister Thrawn doesn't flip out often, but when he does he is TERRIFYING. The Last Battle was our goodbye to the Clone Wars before we got season 7. Say hello to the 2nd Phantom Jess. So this particular Droid leader was on Onderon(Saw's home planet). We love Rex so much and this episode REALLY addresses his PTSD

@Mis7erSeven 10 ай бұрын

The entire empire didn't manage to figure out Hera's identity for two seasons and Thrawn took like 10 minutes for it :P

@Son_Joe_Productions Ай бұрын

I think we all agree that we cried when we heard the clone wars theme played at the end of episode 6. The Clone Wars theme was our childhood anthem.

@nickthedreamer4434 6 ай бұрын

"The Last Battle" is one of my favorite episodes in this show. At the time, it had been so long since anything Clone Wars related had come out and it was great to see a callback episode. It's also nice to see Kalani again...even though we have no idea where he is in the current canon now. To be honest, I know it hasn't been said by anyone, but I'd like to think that this episode was greenlit the moment Disney had total control over the Clone Wars series from Cartoon Network and, at this time, also started planning the Season 7 that would be announced a year and a half after this episode aired.

@jackson857 9 ай бұрын

The droid General in "The Last Battle" episode was called Kalani. You last saw them in The Clone Wars Season 5 episode 5 on Saw Gerrera's home planet of Onderon.

@Mis7erSeven 10 ай бұрын

Thrawn getting angry because the captain has no sense for art, grabbing him and then calming down again is pretty much me when someone insults one of the star wars movies or shows in front of me :)

@Cornberry 10 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness I'm so glad you pointed out the Clone Wars style end theme!

@madelinegarber7860 7 ай бұрын

Man Rebels did Thrawn so well. I have to be careful what I say so I don’t spoil Ahsoka, but what I will say is I look forward to seeing what he does in the future. He’s terrifying as is, but even more terrifying when he gets mad because it so rarely happens. Aside from loving and respecting various cultures and their art, the other reason he has no tolerance for bigotry is because he’s the only nonhuman grand admiral and he worked hard to get there. And that Clone Wars episode and outtro was truly special. Ezra learned some valuable lessons about war and trauma and following orders and Rex had the best worst day of his life.

@cacho100uva 10 ай бұрын

Agreed. Ezra coming to the conclusion the Empire was the one winning the Clone Wars was like someone, after serious calculations, concluding two plus two equals four and everyone being astounded with the realization. I get the point of the scene, the fictional positioning of these characters is such that they are somewhat unaware and far removed from what truly went down in the Senate and the political trickery and maneuvering that happened at the end of the war and they might not quite understand how the Empire came to be. Caleb (Kanan) was a young padawan that saw himself on the run and abandoning everything to survive. Ezra was just born or about to be born when it all went down. Rex is the only one that might have some clue given his closeness to high command, Jedi Masters and even senators but his focus was the war, his brothers and, at the end, running and surviving just like the surviving Jedi. In any case, the scene can seem a tad silly with how obvious the realization sounds to us.

@UncleMilo 10 ай бұрын

Given your reactions to the Clone Wars I have been silently excited for you to get to this episode that is such a fantastic throwback to the Clone Wars! The Hera episode, of course, is another brilliant episode and one I knew you'd love... but this was a reaction I was so happy you finally have gotten to! YAY! Thanks as always for being awesome!

@lordofalltime 10 ай бұрын

at least Ezra is no longer pretending to be a cadet

@Pinkielover 10 ай бұрын

What a great Day to be a Star Wars fan we get you early in the morning At least for me and the Ahsoka series drops at 9 pm est They changed the date .. Man super excited , So excited I lost sleep 😂

@ArcRogerr 10 ай бұрын

I love that you recognized the Blurggs! You're a true Star Wars fan 🤙

@Jon_FM 11 ай бұрын

Thrawn is by far the most cerebral of the imperials. Only Palpatine has even close to his ability. That is why I think he makes a great villain for Rebels because he is such a cold hearted but wise villain instead of the usual mustache twirling or scary villains.

@jamesbellefeuille2926 11 ай бұрын

Thrawn is definitely not Kendal Ozzel.

@JCG52577 10 ай бұрын

Thrawn may very well be more skilled at looking ahead than even old Palps is!

@lloydtransom8525 10 ай бұрын

That was an awesome reaction. I loved the Last Battle; the final battle of the Clone Wars. I can't wait to see your reaction to the rest of the series.