#LINEAGE
#I’M CRYING ABOUT HOW EACH GENERATION OF JEDI SEES THE NEXT AS WISER THAN THEMSELVES
#EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE JEDI MASTERS GENUINELY ADORED THEIR PADAWAN
#EACH ONE OF THEM SAW THEIR STUDENT AS A JOY TO TEACH
#AND EACH ONE OF THEM TOLD THEIR APPRENTICE SO
#YEAH THEY MAY BE THE DISASTER LINEAGE
#BUT THEY WERE SO GOOD TO EACH OTHER
Jesse was one of the oldest clones to be involved with the 501st so it hit me right in the chest when I realised that he was one of Rex’s men in helping Anakin train Ahsoka to fight off their enemies earlier in the war, and Jesse was there trying to kill her under the chip’s orders at the end of S7, where she and Rex were fighting for their lives before they were able to escape in the end. Jesse helped her escape from himself, even if he didn’t know it in the beginning. and ohhhhhh I cannot do this, fellas
bail organa is the realest motherfucker in the entire franchise. he’s a bad bitch. he’s the unsung hero of the whole saga.
he does what he can, he helps who he can and protects perhaps the greatest secret in the galaxy like it ain’t no thing.
him helping, protecting ahsoka, being gentle with her knowing how bad she’s hurting and he cannot tell her anything all the while offering her that comm for the future -- you a good one bail organa.
TOTJ: The other Jedi all died because they didn't have Anakin's super special clone blocking endurance training he gave Ahsoka.
TCW: Rex is able to hesitate for about 10 seconds extra after he gets the order, which allows him to give Ahsoka a warning before anyone starts shooting that literally no other Jedi is able to have. This also has the double effect of giving Ahsoka access to information that allows her to know she can reclaim Rex as an ally if she can just remove the chip somehow, something no other Jedi is able to have.
Don't think about the fact that the whole "stun" training literally became a recurring game for Ahsoka and the clones, one they seemed to do and enjoy pretty regularly. Don't think about the fact that Anakin trained Ahsoka to survive Order 66 and Ahsoka trained Vader's Fist (the remaining 501st) to kill Jedi.
Don't think about the fact that Rex instantly stuns Ahsoka within seconds even though "it took them 5 minutes that last time". Don't think about the fact that when Order 66 happened, Ahsoka immediately tried to take down Rex first before she could get him separated because she knew he was the biggest threat.
Don't think about Ahsoka walking into a room of clones who all painted their helmets with her facial pattern to honor her. Don't think about the horrifying perspective of walking into a room with those same men, in those same helmets, now pointing guns at you her. Don't think about how small and outmatched and hopeless that perspective felt.
Don't think about shiny Jesse yelling "sorry commander" when he was the first to stun her. Don't think about him ultimately leading the charge against her during Order 66. Don't think about his helmet over a grave.
#I AM IN EMOTIONAL RUINS ABOUT THIS MOMENT
#THAT PAUSE BEFORE HE SAYS ‘FOR EITHER OF THEM’
#AHSOKA THINKS THAT ANAKIN IS DEAD AND BAIL IS ABSOLVING HER OF GUILT ABOUT NOT PROTECTING HIM FROM THE CLONES
#BUT BAIL ORGANA KNOWS THE TRUTH
#AND HE KNOWS SHE MAY WELL ONE DAY FIND OUT WHAT ANAKIN REALLY DID
#AND HE WANTS HER TO KNOW THAT SHE COULDN’T HAVE STOPPED IT
#BAIL ORGANA’S OWN PAIN AND HURT IN THIS MOMENT ARE IMMENSE
#HE LOST ONE OF HIS DEAREST FRIENDS AND CLOSEST ALLIES
#AND HE STILL HAS COMPASSION AND CARE FOR ANAKIN’S APPRENTICE
#I AM IN PAIN BECAUSE AHSOKA WILL BLAME HERSELF
#AND BAIL AND I BOTH KNOW SHE SHOULDN’T SHE DESERVES TO LET THAT GUILT GO ONE DAY
#BECAUSE SHE COULDN’T HAVE CHANGED IT
#NO MATTER WHAT HER GUILT WILL TELL HER
#ANYWAY I’M GONNA GO CRY ABOUT BAIL ORGANA AND AHSOKA TANO
kills me how in ToTJ Qui-Gon is all 'you don't need to worry about me Master my beloved Padawan and son whom I'm very proud of takes care of me just fine' as if he didn't just try to ditch Obi-Wan as his apprentice
I have nitpicky timeline feelings about Bail Organa being at Padme's funeral, but the concept of Bail Organa just carrying around what is likely an encrypted communicator specifically for the purpose of handing it to any Jedi survivors he happens to come across is just.