#sw: Ahsoka

[foxtrovert]

Jacen Syndulla, C1-10p & General Hera Syndulla

Ahsoka: Part 4 - Fallen Jedi

[robbiedaymonds]

Baylan Skoll in Ahsoka Part One: Master and Apprentice

[starsanchor]

EZRA USING THE FORCE TO STOP SHIN'S LIGHTSABER,, HELLO?!?!?

And his sarcastic little "close" when shin burned off a piece of his hair,,, I've missed him so much 😭

[fukutomichi]

Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll

[jelzorz]

No one's talking about Ashoka the Grey "dying" and returning as Ahsoka the White and it's bothering me

[gold-as-hera]

Hey, remember how fking amazing Ahsoka was?

[nogoodninny]

I loved Blueberry baby boy Ezra Bridger so fucking much

But this Ezra, this Ezra makes me FEEL things.

things I’ve never felt before, please help me

[techs-goggles9902]

Sick-of-Ahsoka-being-stuck-in-a-random-galaxy Saturday!

I miss my togruta. A lot. Snips ❤️

[daken-howlett]

Anakin saying Ahsoka looked old really hurts because she was older than he ever got to be

[jedisentinel]

I would like a howler for Christmas please and thank you.

[swan-orpheus]

“Wolves and a Door”

Well this is compelling...

Shin Hati and Baylan Skoll (the two dark “jedi” from the Ahsoka teaser trailer)

Skoll (pronounced roughly “SKOHL”; Old Norse Sköll, “One Who Mocks”) and Hati (pronounced “HAHT-ee”; Old Norse Hati, “One Who Hates”) are two wolves who are only mentioned in passing references that have to do with their pursuing Sol and Mani, the sun and moon, through the sky in hopes of devouring them.

Source.

[aslanscompass]

Ahsoka 1.1 & 1.2

As a side note, my tags for the show will be "sw: Ahsoka" and "ahsoka spoilers." I will also use the "Ahsoka" tag for general references to the character, as well as the character tags for the Rebels characters.

So, onto the actual review:

I've been hesitant about this show from the beginning, mostly because the promotion is so heavily weighted in favor of Ahsoka. I've watched all of The Clone Wars and read some of the tie-in novels as well, but I never really latched onto Ahsoka as much as some of the others. I mean, I don't hate her or think she's overpowered; I just prefer the Ghost crew. I've been waiting for Ezra's return since the season 4 finale. And I don't want Ahsoka to overshadow it.

On a purely practical/effects level, it is /so weird/ to see the familiar characters in live-action. Some shoots are identical to the original--the speeder route outside Lothal's capitol, the communication tower, and that mural.... On the other hand, the characters just feel off. Previous complaints about Ahsoka's appearance in The Mandalorian seem even more relevant here, as Hera's lekku and skin marking look rather too smooth for live-action. Maybe it's just the long hair, but Sabine doesn't look right either (NOTHING against the actors involved) She does look slightly better after the haircut, but I have so much trouble with age for all the leads. It's so hard to tell what age they're supposed to be.

Don't have any feelings one way or another about Houyung, but I would have loved to get even a glimpse of Jacen. I mean, sure, I have Feelings! about how he was included, but now that he exists, he needs to have screen time.

The Ahsoka-training-Sabine element kind of strikes me the wrong way too. I mean, sure, things would have happened between the battle of Lothal and the 'present day,' whatever that actually is. But I don't think Sabine is a good choice for Jedi training and I actually don't WANT her to have Jedi training. I think her style as a Mandalorian is interesting, a contrast from other rebels, and an important part of her heritage. She doesn't /have/ to be a Jedi to be special, or even to be on the right side.

The fight sequences felt wrong too. I mean Ahsoka's fights were okay, but I don't think Sabine got to show enough credit or skill in her fights. Sure, her preferred weapon in Rebels was explosive paint, but she did her fair share of hand-to-hand, and was pretty good at it. When she got grabbed at the tower, she didn't show any evidence of her formal skill or training.

Plotwise.... eh, too early to say. But the emphasis on Thrawn as a potential threat to the New Republic as opposed to the promise of finding an old friend.... and this is part of the reason I'm skeptical about bringing the Ghost crew into the broader universe. I mean, of course, Kanan and Ezra had to be out of the picture for the original timeline, otherwise Kenobi wouldn't be the only remaining Jedi, but now.... you can't retcon Ezra or Kanan into the film, because they would have had an impact, but I don't want to draw attention to that fact. In my imagination, Kanan and Ezra are both still alive, hanging around and playing games in some remote corner of the galaxy.

I guess we'll see

[robbiedaymonds]

me, nearly at the end of episode 4: that is not my ahsoka but damn if lord baylan can't slice and dice me any time he wants

[sephirajo]

You know, Dave, can I call you Dave... I really don't like how I"m hearing this music cue all over Ahsoka, Dave. You're getting together with Kevin and you're paying my therapy bills.

Is this all going to go back to Malachor?

[gil-estel]

[amarcia]

Don't try and test me.

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