This is the Star Wars I've ALWAYS wanted - Ahsoka Ep 6

[@EckhartsLadder]

Thumbnail is from the first five minutes of the episode. Literally nothing was shown before today so I had to choose something.

[@xXxRekonxXx]

Shoulda did a clickbait shot with Ahsoka haha

[@MythicOneOne]

You could also have posted nothing. Thanks for the spoiler, chief!

[@Sesekriri]

​@@MythicOneOnewhy are you looking at KZbin subscriptions for a star wars channel before watching the episode? Just don't look at social media, it's not the job of content creators to make worse content to protect you from something when you could literally just watch the show. No one is forcing you to browse social media before watching it.

[@Gestrayhan]

@@Sesekriri yeah like didn't these people already knew when the episode drops each week? lol If they're currently working and got to these "spoilers" then they should've focused more on their work than on social media

[@HaydenHero]

@@MythicOneOne watch the episode before going on social media if you don’t want to see spoilers. Otherwise get over it, you did it to yourself.

[@gianmarcopow-sang8690]

A damaged Star destroyer never looked so MENACING And seeing the underside of the Chimera was pure bliss

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

The goldish metal feels very intense like thrawn prefered it over the regulat

[@petejohnes8442]

Menacing*

[@theKonfusion]

except maybe in Kotor 2. the "ravager"

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

@@theKonfusion i mean yeah. But like the isd they probably meant. The ravager if ported into more modern graphics would be dutchman^3 levels of menacing

[@gianmarcopow-sang8690]

@@petejohnes8442 thanks! Edited

[@LadWithNoDad]

Nobody talking about how the ring of Peridea is not made of asteroids, but the bones of thousands of generations of Purgil

[@matiasdevaglia4541]

That was awesome, sad and creepy at the same time

[@fabian4809]

stellaris type beat

[@M32Mirach]

Didn't really make sense to me. How did they decompose in the cold vacuum of space?

[@NeilsonBuntowa]

@@M32Mirach the same star wars magic that enable them to jump in hyperspace lol

[@oliver8296]

@@M32Mirach erosion from micrometeorite impacts and vacuum exposure would certainly wear them down

[@SauceFring]

Anyone going to mention Thrawn just staring at Morgan for a full five seconds? Dude's been isolated for like a decade with his thoughts and was just reintroduced to dumb ideas

[@EckhartsLadder]

LOL

[@arwinaBluKat]

Yeah.😂 I thought it was kind of weird.

[@Superagent666]

Haha I noticed this as well. He's like... "did I ask you to contribute? Did I invite conversation? If so, my bad. Stfu"

[@AnimeLord512]

Bro was flabbergasted

[@atalcot1]

Morgan thinks they’re equals and Thrawn thinks she’s just his Uber driver.

[@PrejudicePotatoe]

Honestly the most tragic thing about this show so far is the actor of Skol passing away. He's easily the coolest and most interesting character in the show. What you said about wanting his story to come full circle really struck home, it will be very sad if his character doesn't die by the end of this season because of how much potential there is with his character. RIP Ray Stevenson, you did well

[@NeonNijahn]

Oh gosh I had no idea he passed. He's so good!

[@intergalactic92]

It’s reminiscent of Heath Ledger's Joker. The ending clearly leaves it open for the Joker to return in the future…. Only we all knew he couldn’t…..

[@DarthMalaks_Missing_Lower_Jaw]

I love how Sabine's trying to use the Force and Filoni's like "lol no."

[@nickywags0712]

Hey she kinda got a blaster deflect on that one bandit haha. Though that might just be her mando instinct more than force anticipation

[@jimlittle5769]

Did you notice the witches said they could smell the stench of Jedi and it was Sabine they were talking about?

[@Citizero]

@@jimlittle5769 clearly she needs to bathe.

[@TheCoDBlackout]

​​@@jimlittle5769watch it again and watch Baylens reaction, I think they smelled him and they just assumed it was Sabine since Elisabeth looked instantly at Sabine. Night sister magic ain't 100% accurate as they didn't predict Sabine being brought along in the first place

[@AlphaLeader42]

@@TheCoDBlackout i think they(the mothers) were also shocked when Thrawn had revealed that Baylon was a jedi as well

[@MrFunzerker]

All of those Stormtroopers looked like Roman soldiers looking up at Thrawn their Caesar. Like seriously, they have a General, Enoch, leading a legion of soldiers.

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Kinda reminds me of enoch from the ben 10 franchise.

[@theKonfusion]

with a mix of the japanese "golden fix" touch.

[@perkyshmurky]

how often do you think thrawn thinks about the roman empire?

[@omma911]

Let's hope Enoch won't be Filoni's Phasma.

[@deusvult6900]

I think Enoch was heavily inspired by Aurelian's helmet

[@dominiccastro6483]

It makes sense that the troopers were chanting his name, in legends Thrawn has always been known to inspire extreme loyalty in his troops.

[@gianmarcopow-sang8690]

@@saberiandream316 I wasn’t fortunate enough to be versed in legends so apologies. But I see this loyalty making sense based on the recent Timothy thrown novels. He always seemed to be a character that saw trust and belief as something that goes both ways with those that served under him

[@gianmarcopow-sang8690]

@@saberiandream316 isn’t an objective benefit of disney removing the canon the ability to allow stories to be told in which we won’t have an idea what will happen? While I have my grievances with the sequel trilogy, there was something to appreciate about going to watch them not knowing where they were going to go. In that regard, creators can reach out to the amazing EU for inspiration

[@dericplummer9272]

@@saberiandream316 if you enjoy the old eu you can enjoy the old eu still. But filoni should not be beholden to books written 30 years ago when the only media that existed then was the Original Trilogy.

[@thepinkplushie]

@@saberiandream316 All of that content is still publicly available. Canon should not be relevant to your enjoyment. Whatever you want to be included in your personal canon is all that should matter to you. Getting mad that things change and people enjoy the new way is a recipe for misery and a feeling of ostracisation. Enjoy what you enjoy, and let others do the same.

[@robertbarrows6687]

@@saberiandream316 Get off your high horse. He's not butchering anything. Purists need to accept things have changed and move on. You're really coming off as the trademark toxic fan.

[@sambeilbymusic]

I loved that Thrawn has one of the most dramatic entrances we've seen while Ezra probably took 20 minutes deciding how to pose before greeting Sabine. Truly speaks to both of their characters, so cool to see

[@atlas5745]

Yup, definitely speaks to the two different personalities. I personally liked the idea of Thrawn and Ezra working together to survive, but clearly Thrawn couldn’t stand him, lol.

[@Lungorthin666]

Thrawn's entrance gave me chills. Amazing looking episode.

[@bobsunflower1296]

He looks and acts like a blue skin commander Data from Star Trek

[@ScopeGuardPony]

That organ leitmotif.

[@Jonesyyy12]

@@bobsunflower1296no he acts like Thrawn

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

I got chills myself.

[@williamkrause5585]

⁠@@bobsunflower1296you look and act like a Horta

[@Robintalesfighter]

I really love the idea of Ezra taking a bunch of locals under his protection, it's feels like such a jedi thing for him to do.

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

Guy: So, THIS is a Jedi? Guy 2: This is what a Jedi is supposed to be. Guy: This is not so bad.

[@MX-SCARS]

Definitely works but it’s what got the Jedi killed during the Empire’s reign

[@PaulCashman]

Plot twist: THEY have him under THEIR protection. :)

[@ph5832]

Has a Moses vibe … wandering for years

[@Aurum.]

I love how Thrawn has learned from his run-in with the Bendu and Ezra a bit, He's taking into account/integrating Force wielders into his strategies it seems. Both the assumption of Ahsoka's death being a ruse, and the magick foresight are just great to see They're definitely not setting him up as just any other Imperial.

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

Yeah. He has respect for it. He knows how jedi just appear out of nowhere and mess up ur plans.

[@greyshadow9498]

In Legends he did have himself a Jedi 😉

[@alicesaxon601]

One of the few good things to say about the episode aside from Baylan was Thrawn at least so far seems to act a little more like Legends Thrawn vs. Disney Thrawn. Will never get over the visible irises though

[@Larry-Lobster]

Sure but he’s gonna get his ass whooped and the “heroes” will happily defeat him without much issue because Filoni can’t write live action to save his fckin life

[@sanholo2483]

​@@Larry-Lobsterimagine if they destroy him on that isolated planet, without ever returning to kick ass...

[@DanteYewToob]

I love how they made Ezra look exactly like his father from Rebels… he looks like the images we saw of Ephraim Bridger and I love it. Ezra grew up to be a man his father would be proud of and bears his resemblance!

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

Yeah. And, living in out in the middle of nowhere let Ezra get his cool hair back.

[@freebird6591]

​@hezekiahmontiel2571his dad had blue hair and he was older than Ezra is now. Im guessing they tried some tints shades or highlights and may have been abit too much in conjunction with his eye colour

[@DanteYewToob]

@hezekiahmontiel2571 I think the blue was just artistically representing really dark black hair… It’s common to shade black hair with dark blue. Rebels was a really stylized and artistic show, so lots of stuff will look different… like the skinny lightsabers, odd ship proportions and cartoony characters that we don’t really notice until you compare it to Clone Wars again or the live action. They did Zeb perfectly though! I want to see Zeb and Ezra together so bad! I know Zeb misses his bunk buddy !

[@setsunian5283]

i love how after finally seeing each other again ezra and sabine argue about ezra disapearing so accurate

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

And the deflection

[@Benxito808]

For bozo animated fanboi

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

I'm curious how Ezra will react when he finds out that Sabine gave Thrawn his ticket back home.

[@Benxito808]

@@kamentrainerhorn2073 he will eat some curry do get well

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

@@Benxito808 The salty Tatooine flavor or the spicy Mustafar?

[@wishonfallingstars]

I loved how Ezra felt so in character. Eman absolutely nailed it!!

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Yeah at one point he said something and I went YEP THATS EZRA

[@CyberSonic-V3.0]

Seeing Thrawn made me happy I’m not even going to lie. He’s as beautiful as the day we lost him.

[@Denjiman-qz9mi]

@@saberiandream316 It's not his fault that Disney made so much of the EU non canon. If anything he's one of the few writers who respects what came before.

[@chaseronaldo]

​@@saberiandream316I don't see a hint of destruction with Dave Filoni. You need to lighten up. He is singlehandedly saving Star Wars from the horrid sequels

[@Denjiman-qz9mi]

@@saberiandream316 Source?

[@ngabel8956]

​@@chaseronaldo Even IF he's retconning the sequels, what he's making isn't any good. Everything is vague so that the audience can fill it in with their imagination. What little actually happens is idiotic, contrived, and shallow. This is a checklist pretending to be a story.

[@chaseronaldo]

@ngabel8956 you forget there is a vastly larger audience that watches live action vs animated. So he has to kinda take introduction of characters into live action like they are new to the viewer. He can't just play it off like everyone who sees it has seen the dathomirian witches in Clone Wars, or seen Thrawn and Ezra in Rebels. It HAS to be baby steps and this is so they don't alienate those who think they are missing a huge piece of a puzzle by not watching a "kids show" which is what a healthy margin of the casual viewer will depict animated shows.

[@troubleondemand7703]

Whatever it is, something has the Nightsisters scared and anxious to leave their ancestral home. They seemed unhappy about having to wait 3 days to load up Thrawn's cargo.

[@alpacawizardman6778]

A lot of people on the SW subreddits are thinking this may have something to do with Abeloth, mother of the Ones. Whatever it is, it’s definitely scary if it’s worrying the Nightsisters.

[@TerminaUltima]

I still kind of think it may be the Vong. Not going to bet 100% but I’m curious

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

​@@alpacawizardman6778makes senese

[@dillydraws]

​@@TerminaUltimaI hope its the vong

[@Kelnx]

@@TerminaUltima Filoni has been borrowing heavily from Legends material for a long time, so it wouldn't surprise me. Why create a new threat from scratch when you can use one that was already fully fleshed out?

[@dssssc]

Man the carcass of the chimera rising up over the horizon like a dark spectre rousing back to life perfectly represents thrawn rising again like a Phoenix

[@lukaperazich7131]

This was a scarily ironic use of the Phoenix as a metaphor

[@thewarroom1944]

It’s so ironic too since the Rebels were called Phoenix Group.

[@ICU1337]

Someone hire this guy for a writing gig in Hollywood 🗣

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

Phoenix? Or... Ghost?

[@azboomstickco4078]

Bylan Skoll is a fantastic character. The best way to honor Ray Stevenson would be to pick a great actor to continue the character that Ray did so much to create.

[@k.j.hulander2204]

They can always pull the Star Wars classic and put a mask/helmet on Skoll 🤪

[@xUseTheForks]

​@@k.j.hulander2204or cgi him and ai his voice lol

[@jonnycashh3876]

To be honest I think thrawn will kill him in the show

[@deanfirnatine7814]

@@jonnycashh3876 That is my guess as well, he will do a Vadar and do something totally good and decent a full on light sider move and Thrawn will kill him.

[@DannyMakesVideosIGuess]

@@jonnycashh3876 I got the vibe that his apprentice may off him in the future, maybe in ep 8 when she wants to leave but he's obsessed with this galaxy.

[@sageg58]

I don't think the night sisters were talking about Sabine when they said they smelled Jedi, I think it was balin

[@markdavidson558]

Looked like the ones from the clone wars. I was never into legends, what made them so cool in legends? Honestly curious

[@Basidus258]

@@saberiandream316 maybe they'll add them into canon at one point

[@markdavidson558]

@@saberiandream316 ah, sounds rich. I hear your frustration about what you loved being torn apart. I don't think ahsoka is amazing, but i think it's pretty good to good! I guess I'm lucky i don't have legends and EU to compare it to. 🤷

[@soldier1stclass640]

Both versions are good in their own right,but the Legends Dathomir Sisters were interesting. For starters, they didnt use actual magic,nor were they Aliens. A fallen Jedi was exiled to Dathomir,which was actually a very beautiful planet. The different tribes were all descended from her,and they could use the Force but their knowledge of what it was and how to use it was limited. To them,it was magic,and thehand gestures and chants were ways for them to focus and use the Force. They had long since learned to tame and ride the native Rancor,and had a society where the women were in power,men were slaves and husbands,little more. Finally the Nightsisters. They were a clan of outcasts,those who had broken the laws of the clans,gave in to hatred and the power of the Dark Side of the Force. Palpatine had an imperial outpost/prison on the planet,and had it erased from knowledge. The main cast ended up stranded on Dathomir,and had to deal with a war between the clans and thr Nightsisters,who were also trying to take over an Imperial ship in order to escape the Planet. Dont get me wrong,what has become of the Nightsisters is certainly interesting, even beloved by many people. But the original Dathomir was precious to a lot of us,and the retcon wasnt easy to accept

[@soldier1stclass640]

Lets get something straight:I dont agree or disagree with it. I liked the original more,and if I had a choice thats how it would have been. But I understand that a lot of people only know the cannon version. They can like what I dont like,that doesnt affect me. In my mind Legends is what happened, im not going to get angry if someone enjoys the new movies,or the other version of the Nightsisters, or whatever else. My enjoyment of the series is not dictated by whether or not others agree with me, the person who produced it,or if its cannon or not

[@MalcrowAlogoran]

I love the Roman Aurelian gold mask worn by Enoch.

[@ohmygordd9426]

i started screaming when i saw it

[@Thurnmourer]

Even on Star Wars, I cannot escape Rome.

[@Arthur_Revan]

@@Thurnmourer Well, it called "The Eternal City" for a reason. =)

[@CommanderSammer]

The cinematography and visuals in this episode were top notch

[@jonnycashh3876]

Just fn amazing

[@mcdaysalive6586]

Thrawn immediately asking for everything about Ashoka so he can prepare proves he is the goat.

[@thestarseeker8196]

Thrawn: and finally, do she got a booty? ..... Thrawn: she dooooooo

[@Obironnkenobi]

Alright, so 3 big takeaways from this episode that I LOVED: 1. I wasn't hopefuly for the character they got to play Ezra. Seemed it bit off, but now that I actually hear him speaking he has a lot of the inflections and the way he talks and carries himself fits Ezra perfectly. Super stoked about it. 2. the little nod to the 3 trilogies when Ahsoka is talking to Huyang about the stories of the galaxy they were heading to, and her saying "The first one of course is the best" a nod to what people say about the mainline films. and 3. the biggest thing about this for me is the fact that they made it feel like a completely different galaxy but managed to make it still feel like Star Wars. I honestly expected them to make it feel more modernized like Promethius or something, but they didn't. And I'm super happy about it.

[@josephharrison5639]

Both thrawn and ezra felt 100% themselves and that is all I could hope for. Leave to Star Wars to make us fall in love with a horse, rat, dog hybird and baby ninja turtles. I can’t wait to see what the last 2 episodes have in store

[@DarthTecolote]

I enjoyed it a lot. It was a slow burn but there was quite a bit to digest. Thrawn’s announcement was perfect. Really loved Thrawn’s Kintsugi Stormtroopers. And the Captain’s helmet face. Reminded me an ancient Roman calvary helmet. That was sweet touch. Also, we got to know more about General Baylan Skoll! Can’t wait for next week.

[@thepinkplushie]

I definitely got the Roman vibes too. This show is nicely blending aesthetics. The Stormtroopers looked very interesting with the mix of Japanese and Roman elements, alongside the golden crack repairs which remind me a lot of something but I can't place it. Maybe pottery repair? And overall I've enjoyed the clear Samurai influence over the show.

[@17091ira0072]

​@@thepinkplushieI think it's called kintsugi in English. And I agree with you, I think it conveys a broken but rebuilt. The philosophy behind it is accepting that something broke and rebuilding it with beauty, the implication being thrawn represented that for the empire, a terrifying prospect.

[@Thurnmourer]

@@17091ira0072 >Kintsugi >In English Much laffing

[@SystemZ3RO]

I love the almost ghostship like appearance of the Chimera, battered and bruised, barely held together with an unearthly look to it that feels very haunting. Very reminiscent of the state of it's crew.

[@charlietheunicorn5383]

I liked the night sisters (mothers) Aktropaw, Klothow and Lakesis were analogous of "the Fates" in ancient Greece. They were three sisters: Clotho (the spinner), Lachesis (the allotter) and Atropos (the unturnable, a metaphor for death).

[@ladygrey7425]

They also reference a similar concept in Norse mythology/heathenry, the Nornir; Urd (What Once Was), Verthandi (What is Now), and Skuld (What Shall Be). These are the sisters of fate who fortell the coming of Ragnarok (which is being heavily alluded to in this series, along with the cosmic wolves, the runes, and even the Allfather himself)

[@thomasriccio4873]

I was thinking about the witches in Macbeth.

[@Arthur_Revan]

​@@ladygrey7425 Well they all came from the same place. All gods/mythology had the same concepts, just with different names and stuff. Indo-European religion, that then split into different religions just like cultures, they all it descendants. Before the dark time, before Christianity came and wiped out everything, huge thanks to muslims for keeping the scrolls with our own history.

[@Isometrix116]

The first 5 minutes _had me_ with both the “A long time ago in a galaxy far far way” and the absolute awe of a world with a ring made of dead space whales. I loved it so much.

[@johnsledge3942]

It feels so new, yet so familiar. Seeing Ezra and Thrawn gave me chills!! This is what the sequel movies should have been like honestly.

[@alicesaxon601]

And yet only a small portion of the stsr wars fandom watched clone wars and an even smaller number watched rebels so most people wouldnt give a shit about any of these characters aside from Baylan who is genuinely interesting on his own, and thrawn, who in this is a pale imitation of the original thrawn from legends

[@urilaf8598]

@@alicesaxon601this doesn’t change the fact this series is so much better then all three of those terrible sequels

[@Marvolo14]

Believe it or not there was a time when films didn't rely on characters that were already beloved by a mass audience. Films used to introduce entirely new casts and get audiences to fall in love with them. Seriously, it doesnt matter if the majority of audiences dont know who these characters are. The Sequel Trilogy could have introduced them to new audiences and made audiences like them.

[@xzenderx]

@@alicesaxon601 You could say the same about rogue one honestly. So long as they introduce/reintroduce these characters effectively, new viewers will be fine... if this ever gains traction. Being in the middle of this shitshow franchise has already seemingly hit its numbers hard.

[@kotor610]

It felt so grand and otherworldly compared to everything else we've seen.

[@lukelee7967]

The village where Sabine finds Ezra is such a Clone Wars or Rebels thing, it was really cool.

[@StaySqueezy12]

I thought the same

[@karl-niclas_burner]

Thrawn showing up to a meeting and docking, with a Star destroyer was such a power-move. Loved it!! No little bitsy shuttle for that guy! He brought everybody!!!

[@spartan4161]

Remember the times where they had to use Landing Crafts and smaller Ships because Star Destroyers are not suited for atmospherique entrance? Well seems not because otherwhise you would knew that this scene was garbage instead of maybe just show us Thrawn then introduce us to his loyal stormtroopers would be better but people at Disney dont care just rewrite the lore so everything fits instead of actually writing something good

[@Lumantrix]

​@@spartan4161well you have extremely limited star wars knowledge star destroyers are capable of atmospheric flight it just requires the power to be maximum as the reactor creates net gain which gives the repulsor's extra power for atmospheric flight

[@spartan4161]

@@Lumantrix they actually rewrote the lore for that lol venator class could do it which is a bit smaller then an imperial class star destroyer but that was OG Star Wars....then rogue one came out and now they mentioned in some newer book or comic idk but yeah they have to reroute alot of power into the engines to keep it from falling onto the planet and since 1 engine and some of the smaller one seem broken on thrawns ship ill ask why he did this since its a risk of engine failure if you take it accurate but yeah be a nerd about it but he is a smart admiral who does no showoff with risky actions ...

[@spartan4161]

Legends lore tells us that they had to built them in space and they were heavy to carry repulsorlifts also it is kind of idiotic to use since you need to shut off your energy shields on lower ship part for it to work but they changed it and now we got this mess and sure there is a canon explanation but tbh i liked the legends way more it already is a strong ship which could easily be used for orbital bombardment and as transport for many landing troops it is a huge weapon platform and carrier unit and there where also different other classes but now because it is so iconic and fans love to see the big triangle we got it everywhere... i mean sure on a planet with low gravity it even could have stayed in Atmosphere for some time even in the legends lore but it would have been an a risk you wouldnt take

[@Lumantrix]

@@spartan4161Well when thrawn most likely assed the Chimera he most likely would want to repair the most critical infrastructure so the reactor and repulsor would probably be one of the major priorities most likely harvesting the resources provided by the planet they repaired the ships reactor and repulsor allowing it to once again fly within atmosphere also thrawn wants to initiate a quick mass scale evacuation of all resources he has on the planet so most likely he moved the ship all the way down to the atmosphere and onto the platform so they could get the resources contained within the catacombs to the ship faster and leave as soon as possible as the largest ship they have capable of carrying these resources would be the lamboda shuttle which would take a long time so the star destroyers being close would be a far more efficient option

[@CallTheCousins]

This episode was the first time for a while that felt truly star wars. For me Star Wars feels like there is something larger than the story we are being told with a mystic and powerful essence. This episode hit that on the money so hard!

[@dirtlump7801]

They did Thrawn so well!

[@RenegadeElite101]

@@saberiandream316 Wouldn't be shocked if many of the people here have. I've read both the trilogy and the duology 2x. This Thrawn seems grade A to me...at least so far.

[@lowlow.05]

@@saberiandream316 You're such a debby downer. Let people be happy for once

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

​@@RenegadeElite101cunning strategizing and a respect for his foes.

[@sonny9493]

​@@saberiandream316Ah the book reader arrives to bore everyone to death. Welcome

[@josecolon2717]

@@saberiandream316like you have the authority to disagree when Timothy Z, the man who wrote Heir to the empire and by extension Thrawn at his purist, has said the portrayal is spot on.

[@l0afofbr3ad38]

The Full-on "Roman Warlord" aesthetic Thrawn has is really cool! That unwavering loyalty of his soldiers reminded me of that of a Roman warlord, and even the look of his commander Enoch seems to be Roman-inspired. I love the historical draws of medieval knights and Rome that this series has is awesome!

[@zocphra]

Despite all these huge reveals my favorite part was the howler doggo 😅

[@ella_dee04]

Yes 😂 how was it so cute!

[@petejohnes8442]

You mean the rat wolf

[@ella_dee04]

@@petejohnes8442 shhh it was adorable 😂

[@striverFor]

It is a cutie

[@josh113866]

A wolf-analogue in a Filoni production?! Never!

[@Emberheart_]

The Great Mothers have some serious Bene Gesserit (from Dune) vibes in this episode, from the threads of destiny and precognition themes, to their overall presentation.

[@DarthMalaks_Missing_Lower_Jaw]

The patched up Star Destroyer looks awesome.

[@houckola84]

I got Peter Pan vibes in this episode. After reintroducing Ezra they had a shot of the Chimera and I was like 'Oh! Thrawn is Captain Hook, the Chimera is his pirate ship, and Ezra is Peter hiding out with the nomadic Lost Boys.'

[@tsardean9192]

First Jonah and the Whale, now Peter Pan. What will Filoni do next?

[@MX-SCARS]

@@tsardean9192I saw the Nightsisters as a reference to Hamlet, not sure if I’m reaching but thought it was pretty fun, pretty sure Enoch is a biblical reference too

[@PaulCashman]

@@MX-SCARS it IS a pre-Biblical reference. There are scriptures attributed to Enoch but they were dropped and are no longer considered Biblical canon. [Source: Wikipedia] --Of course, Thrawn wasn't considered canon either...until recently. :)

[@intergalactic92]

@@MX-SCARSit would be a Macbeth reference I.E. the three witches that predict his rise to power, and then later on his downfall. I don’t think there are witches in Hamlet.

[@MX-SCARS]

@@intergalactic92 MACBETH FUCK SAKE thankyou 🤣🤣

[@kentslocum]

As someone who never watched the animated Star Wars Rebels series and thus admittedly has no preexisting connection to these characters, I can honestly say that this live-action Ahsoka series is ridiculous. Not as bad as Obi-Wan, but not even moderately good. None of the characters are likeable (except maybe the droids), Thrawn wasn't intimidating like everyone said he would be, and the plot is hair-thin. Unlike Andor, which took nothing for granted and built each character from the ground up with smaller stories connecting to larger plots, this series feels like the kind of fan service that excludes non-fans.

[@joshisasjoshdoes8760]

these last 3 episodes have been straight HEAT

[@BlackMoonHawk]

I hope that they recast him he's such a smooth character because Disney/Marvel decided not to recast T'Challa/Black Panther it was an epic fail!!! Rip Ray Stevenson Rip Chadwick Boseman🥲

[@Seldz1]

Yeah- hot garbage

[@Ahzuv]

4 was dope 5 was awful 6 is amazing

[@jonnycashh3876]

@@BlackMoonHawk but u don’t even know if Baylan dies in the show to ask to be recast

[@Wasattsi]

@@AhzuvSpotted the guy who’s never seen The Clone Wars.

[@mollymacdonald5271]

Definitely my favourite Star Wars episode in a long while.

[@Zooropa1310]

I'm getting a vibe that the sisters and Thrawn made an agreement that if they contact Elsbeth, that the Nightsisters would have a place in Thrawns "New Order." The caskets could also be dead witches, as dead troopers being burried in their catacombs doesn't seem likely. Thrawn mentioned that they'd suffered a lot of losses since being stranded, if they were reanimated troopers, I'd hardly think that'd be a concern. Amazing episode, the magnitude of Thrawn's presence was felt immediately.

[@JMel2012]

The color grading of this episode was insanely great.

[@zacharysims8161]

It is worth noting given how thematically similar Peridea and the prison at the center of the Maw are, along with how much they seem to be trying to entwine the nightsisters with the mortis stuff. they could be planning on reintroducing the Abeloth the Mother as some kind of dark deity or progenitor for the nightsisters.

[@BonJovi1987Fan]

I love Thrawn's entrance, it made me feel scared of his undead army.

[@thatautistrob]

That was THE MOST Thrawn entrance ever.

[@hamsamich9]

This episode opened up this series so much. There is a lot of potential here.

[@Akira_Jatho]

I loved that the stormtroopers armors shared a strong resemblance to the art of "kintsugi", where they would fix pottery with golden lines where it originally broke to honor the process and show the Restauration.

[@recycledcontent2959]

10:01 “No, this I thought was excellent” me the whole episode. You’re the best Eck.

[@liamthompson8563]

"One of the balls is just barely hanging on." You could have worded that better.🤣

[@im_nic]

So much RIGHT with this episode! To start, Thrawn felt immediately more intimidating in this episode than he did throughout Rebels. I sense Thrawn living up to the potential he showed in the original Zahn trilogy. Also, pristine Lucas-isms, with Sabine befriending the cute native alien species, a la RotJ. Not to mention more world building! With every question answered, two more created. I love the allure of the Star Wars mythos, and hope a lot is still left unanswered. The plot thickens, and my excitement continues to grow. Also, Enoch already goated with the sauce.

[@im_nic]

@@saberiandream316 Don’t like it? Don’t watch it

[@infinitehazard5197]

@@saberiandream316 No one cares what you think, cry about it

[@mrgermanvono35]

@saberiandream316 stop hating and spending your energy bringing peoples excitement down with your negative energy. Sorry this isn't how you like it but read the room. You're the only one.

[@theleftfootedsultan]

@@saberiandream316You have over a thousand comments on this channel, mate. You click on analysis videos of a show you haven’t watched in a franchise you incessantly denounce, just to complain, and have been doing so for literal years. Is this normal to you?

[@WRSpiral]

Something about Thrawn and his introduction felt unnerving. The star destroyer over the horizon, the soundtrack, the night troopers. It's frightening. I love it.

[@elisekehle8520]

"And why Enoch?" "Because he walked with God."- Seward and Renfield, Dracula

[@WeaponizedAutism7]

I told people… let Dave cook. They didn’t listen. I say it again: LET HIM COOK

[@angelperez1014]

@saberiandream316 It is not good to limit a saga. New things must be created as long as they respect the previous, and this is what I said

[@jimlittle5769]

Apparently, it's more fun for some people just to throw constant shade and hate.

[@disturbed1734]

​@@saberiandream316 I swear, as long as you throw nostalgia bait at fans, they'll eat up all the poor writing and characterizations and just giggle in glee at Thrawn being on screen.

[@ngabel8956]

What Lucasfilm is doing now is failing because they don't have a story to tell. With or without restrictions. Andor is the only Star Wars that's felt like a story since the prequels. Everything else is a glorified checklist.

[@ngabel8956]

​@@jimlittle5769 Some people have standards. Andor got a lot of praise. If you wanna hear more praise, I'd recommend the video "Star Wars cannot grow up" by MauLer, in which he breaks down two great episodes of television to exemplify why Star Wars is failing in comparison.

[@matthewmalovich64]

Thrawn using Nightsister resurrection Magick is an amazing detail I did not expect this episode. This show has really done an amazing job of tying the whole universe together while opening up new ideas and new avenues for story telling

[@wadewilson524]

One of the awesome things about this series is having no idea what’s coming….

[@the_etra6100]

What's very interesting to me is that not only stormtroopers are patched with those gold elements (except for red parts) but Chimera also seems to be bit randomly patched with some ancient Dathomiri stuff. At first I thought these were just damage but then noticed it's golden as well and it's actually replacing certain parts. I can really see Thrawn making use of some ancient tech of Dathomiri, it fits his appreciation of unique culture and history as well as his nature to use many unorthodox methods. Can't wait to see more ^^

[@HaydenHero]

I love that they picked Thrawn’s voice actor for live action. His portrayal of Thrawn’s intellect is perfect.

[@alicesaxon601]

Too bad they didnt tell the actor Thrawn was always in peak physical condition

[@YormanGina]

Yeah, that initial side shot didn't help lol

[@emilsinclair4190]

​@@alicesaxon601... he is old. Realy old.

[@emilsinclair4190]

Problem was that his argument for distrusting the dark jedes made no sense.

[@NeilsonBuntowa]

@@emilsinclair4190 at that age its very dangerous to force the old actor to change his physic like a young man can do.

[@daschwah]

First three episodes: this is the end of Star Wars Filoni is a washed up one trick hack just put Sam Witwer in charge of Lucas already Last two episodes: I never doubted you for a moment WONDERFUL I respect you so much for what you do, Ecks. Fandom is so freakin’ exhausting.

[@baz5042]

I don’t think the Stormtroopers are undead. But I loved the design of them, with the repairs on the armor, looks like some of them reinforced some parts.

[@silentgrind34]

Lmao😊

[@Vantud391]

The Thrawn's entrance theme music and the night troopers are very terrifying, especially captain Enoch. They nailed the atmostphere greatly.

[@nilvenet1346]

Finding Ezra having made friends with the locals made a lot of sense and these cuties were very Star Wars in a way.

[@tryorse8340]

3:16 Elsbeth did mention seeing the catacombs when Thrawn mentions to move the cargo. Also Baylan is getting more giddy and anxious as the episode goes on. He rests his hand on his saber frequently

[@s.k.6100]

I love that the distorted music was super interesting and to hear the organ suddenly play underneath it was great. Thrawn naturally gets his organ theme, but it also gets storted by Peridia. As for Baylan, I think perhaps Filoni is inspired by Kreia from KOTOR2 and that maybe Baylan could want to kill the Force. He said similar things to her such as the endless cycle of war, death and renewal. Side note: I also think Shin's design is interesting because she seems to be a mashup between Vaylin and Senya from SWTOR as well. Just... observations.

[@adamraddish]

This was pure epic episode even the ship was awesome jaw dropping

[@SpencerTwiddy]

Definitely my favorite episode! I was grinning ear to ear watching Star Wars for the first time since season 1 of the Mandalorian

[@bdavis24fan]

Dude, I love the look of Thrawn's Night Troopers. I'm half tempted make a custom figure with one of my Stormtroopers. I've got some ribbon. So I might. Also Enoch looks freaking sick!!! Also also, I love the idea of the Night Troopers being undead Troopers brought back to life by Night Sister Majick.

[@jacobsoto7228]

magic*

[@Ahzuv]

they are so dope

[@sillerbarly4927]

I loved Thraw's introduction, also enjoyed the pipe organ motif he had in rebles being brought back

[@duanefreestone4557]

This series has been so good, great charachters, beautiful and weird visuals, the battle of good and evil within oneself

[@LPdedicated]

I watched it with my friend and both he and I almost (if not fully) cried when Ezra and Sabine reunited! In the short time he was there I was like: "Yes! This IS Ezra!". The body language, the mannerisms, even his voice! And as for my fellow countryman Lars Mikkelsen, he absolutely nailed it as well! The introduction was spectacular and worthy of Thrawn!

[@kineuhansen8629]

this should have been the sequel trilogy material here the reveal of thrawn isd wasawesome and the reunite between ezra and sabine was amazing

[@directorphase]

I was thinking that throughout the episode. That this whole new universe and lore with the shows should've just been the sequel trilogy. Smh

[@directorphase]

@@saberiandream316 it's still better than any part of the sequel trilogy. I'll take what I can get post Disney

[@RenegadeElite101]

@@saberiandream316 That's what he has to do, Disney destroyed all the EU. Luckily we have people like Filoni who is trying to bring in what he can. If it wasn't for that Thrawn would still be exclusively in the EU.

[@smittyjjensin558]

​@@saberiandream316god you people are obsessed with your old star wars comics. Just stick with those and stop watching the live action if it offends you so much.

[@RenegadeElite101]

@@saberiandream316 Well to each their own I suppose. I'm a big fan of what Filoni's done over the last few years. Long as he keeps bringing quality star wars. I'm here for it.

[@jonathonrodriguezthomas6457]

One great thing I like about the episode is how you can see how the stay in the other galaxy has worn down the Imperials, when you look at the Chimera you can see how it was repaired as best as possible but even still some parts were damaged. For the actual crew you can see most visibly how the stormtroopers had cracked armor with dull colors that they needed to mend with red cloth and gold, (I choose to believe that that's what the cloth is there for rather than magic healing) heck even Thrawn wasn't spared by time, as people said he was a little out of shape and you could see his uniform was worn on the right side. They're small details but they help to add to the story.

[@felixthecat2786]

I can't help but feel as if they are preparing us for the Yuuzhan Vong

[@emchamberlain]

Every scene was epic and moved the story on. Good tight plotting. Amazing design and feel.

[@JamesHynz]

Seeing the battle worn Chimaera was dope as hell! Loved the detail of the broken ion engines.

[@MrBLAAHHHHHHHHHHH]

The battered and revived Storm Troopers look so badass with the patched armor. The red straps and gold Kintsugi repairs, just amazing.

[@Noda971]

I really loved how they have portrayed thrawn so far. He has that cool (yet slightly calming) menace that he had in the books. He also takes time to think through his responses. There were a few scenes where he was asked a question or told some news and he would stand there and think for a moment before responding. Also how he kept his cool and responded rationally when discovering that someone is using the purgils to travel to them. He basically went "it would be idiotic of us not to assume it was ahsoka." Over all, as a huge thrawn fan I am happy how he's been portrayed so far.

[@Xuren17]

Thrawn’s portrayal is impeccable, I enjoyed every second of his appearance.

[@NekBodesh]

Love that we finally have confirmation that the night sisters aren’t from the main SW galaxy. Explains so much about their force powers.

[@matzebob]

The three nightsisters reminded me in many way of the Moirai, the fates, from greek mythology. They kept talking about threads and fate in the same way the Moirai did.

[@GlorfindelofGondolin]

That reveal shot of the Chimaera was epic. Love that, even when badly damaged, an Imperial I-class can still look menacing and force to reckoned with. Such an iconic and timeless design. Though, the design is odd. In the Rebels series, Chimaera was a modified ISD I, basically having the hull and sensor array of an ISD I, but her primary battery of superfiring turbo lasers and ion canons on either side of the superstructure were replaced with octuple turbo laser mounts, more akin to what would be introduced as standard aboard ISD IIs. In Ahsoka, it looks as though they did the opposite, having an ISD II sensor array and hull, but utilizing ISD I turbo laser and ion cannon mounts in superfiring positions on either side of the super structure. You may be right about the sensor array being damaged and part of it is missing, but the primary battery is inaccurate to how Chimaera is in Rebels. Just some fun details I noticed. Can’t wait to see more of her. Hopefully they fix her up and she becomes the infamously famous flagship of the Imperial Remnant that her ISD II counterpart was in Legends.

[@andrewbernard1911]

The world building and story writing here is unreal. After this episode I’m dying to know more of Baylans backstory and also what the heck happened during Thrawns exile

[@ElChris816]

I love that we are constantly changing Baylan and Shin's intentions from week to week. This was a great setup for the last two episodes of the season. I mentioned this on the StarWars Comics channel, but I noticed Baylan kept his right hand on the hilt of his lightsaber ever since they dropped out of hyperspace. It's obvious he doesn't like what he senses about Morgan, the Night Mothers, and Thrawn. I can't wait for next week.

[@mydreaminorbit9297]

Seeing the Night Sisters in live action was rad. This show continues to be fire.

[@falcombr123]

​@@saberiandream316🤓👌

[@mydreaminorbit9297]

​@@saberiandream316take your hate elsewhere bud

[@jakewheeler6014]

@@saberiandream316 Go cry elsewhere.

[@urilaf8598]

@@saberiandream316it’s still great just enjoy things it’s good. Everything can be better the original trilogy can be better but they are still good. Stop bitching. Fans like you are just so miserable

[@qdaniele97]

I liked how the top of the Mothers' tower matches the layout of the "temple" on Seatos, but in a far better shape. Makes sense, you would need one on both ends to read the map. And while the one on Peridea has presumably been maintained over the centuries by the Mothers (the same three or generations of them? Who knows) the one on Seatos had long been forgotten and fallen in disrepair. Which is why one looks pristine, with shiny golden inlays in the carvings, while the other looks battered by the ages.

[@hudhud.al.miari.1426]

I struggled to breathe because I held my screams of joy

[@scottf5791]

Jesus Christ get a life

[@marcohansen7937]

Awesome episode where a lot of the characters get additional layers (or get introduced). However, my personal highlight was "Howler". The creature design was amazing and it really helped that they did not go cheap on the details. From him shaking his fur, to him drinking from the little stream and so on. I'm sad we will probably see only one or two more episodes with him.

[@danielcasas8582]

I agree completely, this episode really worked for me and Ezra reintroduction is perfect

[@thecomrade1196]

I actually think Thrawn being a little on the heavier side of things, it reminds of the Napoleon I at Fontainebleau on March 31, 1814 oil painting. It's like a mirror to how Napoleon was defeated in battle was exiled to the island of Elba, just like how Thrawn was exiled to Peridea. And like Napoleon, Thrawn plots for his eventual return with what meagre forces he has at his disposal to restore the fallen Empire. It would be really cool if there was Grenoble at Laffrey moment where Thrawn through charisma convinces surviving Imperials to join his cause.

[@SpaceMonkeyBoi]

That dark presence could be Abeloth grom Legends. If it isn't the Vong, then it's probably her, and she seems like a pretty big endgame threat to deal with.

[@Marvolo14]

No way they introduce something as existential and lovecraftian as Abeloth. Filoni has to keep all of this stuff digestible for general audiences. Besides Abeloth wasnt even popular during the Pre Disney days. She was more of a "Jump the shark" part of the lore. So it's best that Filoni and Star Wars leave Abeloth in the Legends and forget her. Tho I suppose Filoni could change Abeloth to just be a really powerful and scary Night Sister. Give her some of Abeloths qualities, shape shifting and sharp teeth, and have her use magic but get rid of the goddess stuff.

[@esotericVideos]

I genuinely love it when people get super nerdy/technical like you get at 7:45

[@suffer8318]

Didn't think we'd see Ezra until next week honestly lol.

[@froqwo4851]

4:41 The witch in the middle's mouth looks like Abeloth's mouth as well, just something I noticed along with what you said about mortis.

[@skylargray455]

Chimaera's entry was out of this world. Looking forward to seeing her like a ghost ship of the past appearing later in the main galaxy out of nowhere and wrecking havoc on the New Republic Fleet.

[@adam.s.92]

I don't think Thrawn having a gut is a major problem or anything, but a significant part of his characterization is his belief in mental and physical excellence. "The mind and body are linked in a physical meshwork of oxygen."

[@RiloTribez]

I feel like with this new galaxy and this whole cast of “new” characters (I only put that in quotations cause they came after the prequels and aren’t well known to casuals) is Disney putting stock in Filoni to be the George Lucas of the next generation of Star wars. And Im all for it, I am so excited to see where this goes

[@golf007sd2]

The episode was AWESOME. In fact it was so good, I watched it again back-to-back.

[@Ezramando16]

Technically this is the first time Thrawn and Sabine have seen each other in person. Thrawn saw Hera, Kanan, Chopper and Zeb mostly through S3, but also saw Hera again in S4 as well as Ezra. So yah, Thrawn before this episode has never actually seen Sabine before in person and I can't really recall if they've even spoken to each other before either. Can't wait to see what happens in the final 2 episodes.😊

[@EvanSolomonBerger]

They may have only met for the first time, but thrawn truly knows Sabine better than anyone because of her art.

[@Ezramando16]

@@EvanSolomonBerger Yes, Thrawn knows Sabine primarily from her art. I was stating that this is the first time they've actually met in person. The closest time was in S4 and while Sabine saw Thrawn, he didn't know she was in the Tie Defender until later on. Which is ironic, since Thrawn was fascinated by her art, but she's the last member of the Ghost crew he meets.

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

Maybe off screen. But he is very attuned to her art and understands her possibly more than her own family

[@cd5sircoupe]

@@Ezramando16 Define how tight you want "face to face" to mean. There was that time Sabine & Ezra took the Tie Defender Elite out from Thrawn at the Lothal airfield, and he pulled his best North by Northwest impression (well kinda) and shot at Sabine with his dinky pistol as she strafed the runway. You could also argue things like Thrawn's transmission to our cast within the Lothal dome asking for their surrender, though it's very vague how those transmissions actually work. I'm just having some fun.

[@imjashingyou3461]

He had pictures of each of the rebels

[@greyshadow9498]

Barren landscape, grey dreary sky, mutant dog/horse thingy, witches, homeless drifter living by the bay, legions of the undead, sentient hermit crabs? Who knew Thrawn was exiled to North Jersey?