General Star Wars Rebels Discussion

Well, crud... what does this mean then?

http://www.starwarsunderworld.com/2016/09/report-justin-ridge-replaces-dave.html

Wow, I'm not really sure. I feel like it means Dave Filoni has been assigned to other things at Lucasfilm, since I doubt he is ready to retire yet and I find it extremely unlikely that they would demote him or anything considering all the great work he has done for them. I think most likely he is working on a new animated Star Wars show, or maybe even one of the spin-off films.

The one thing I'm not sure about is what this means for Rebels. I feel like this means season 3 will be the last season, but then again season 3 is probably almost complete right now since they work on these way in advance so why would they need to bring on a new supervising director if the show is about to end? But even if Rebels does get one more season I feel pretty certain season 4 will be the last.

So, what did everyone think of the Season 3 premiere?

(Sorry it took me so long to bring it up, I had to wait because I wanted to watch it with my dad first and we've been busy this week)

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I thought it was a great episode. It definitely set up that Ezra's most likely going to turn at some point. I liked that Ezra's really stepping up even though he's going about it the wrong way. It set up Thrawn as the season-long bad guy well, though I can't tell if he's faithful to the original Thrawn from the EU books since I never read those. I find Bendu pretty interesting (and not just because he's played by the 4th Doctor), and I feel like maybe he might be the answer to the season's major conflicts. It's sort of sad to see that Kanan distanced himself from everyone, and even from the Force, though it is interesting to see his progression back to where he should be (and where I thought he was going to be).

On an random note, my dad said he didn't like Ezra's new look...

I did like the premiere, but I actually liked last night's episode even better!

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It was really nice to see that moment between Ezra and Kanan in the caves. I'm so glad their relationship is on the mend.

That moment with the holocrons was really intense. Twin suns.... and then Maul rambling about "he lives"... guys. I think we're going to Tatooine!

and not just that but we may be getting the final obi-wan vs maul duel. i am praying.

So, who's caught up on the second and third episode?

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I liked both the second and third (the most recent) episode, but I'm still finding them too short for my taste, especially the third episode. They're both stories that are good enough to warrant more time devoted to them.

I totally thought (since I wasn't paying attention to the time) that once Sabine, Wedge, and Hobbie were immobilized the story was going to be a two-parter. Sorry to bring it up all the time but TCW probably would've made it a two-parter. The story would've been a good two-parter along with the second episode with Maul. *Sigh* It's useless to complain about this anymore. At least it seems to be the only "bad" thing in these past two episodes.

Anyways, how long do y'all think it's going to take Agent Muttonchops to officially defect to the Rebels? It's so obvious at this point that's what they're setting up. I'm gonna guess that he defects either at the mid-season finale or the season finale. I'm also guessing that Agent Muttonchops right now is, in fact, the new Fulcrum (I was kind of disappointed to hear that Fulcrum was a codename for many people; I had such high hopes for like 2 seconds that Ahsoka was alive).

So, what does everyone else think?

Looks like we have the names of the next five episodes: (http://www.starwarsunderworld.com/2016/10/three-new-star-wars-rebels-episode.html)

"Hera's Heroes" (Saturday's episode)

"The Last Battle" (Hmm... reminds me of Narnia)

"Imperial Supercommandos" (Ooh, sounds cool)

"Iron Squadron" (If Rebels did arcs, then this sounds like it would be in the same arc as the previous title)

"The Wynkahthu Job" (WTH?)


I'm going to concur with the article and say that "Imperial Supercommandos" will probably be the Mandalorian episode. I'm gonna guess that Bo-Katan will be in that episode.

The Wynkahthu Job is a title almost as charming as A Sunny Day In The Void from the Clone Wars. Lol what even???

allishmalli wrote:

It actually almost seems like they're purposefully rushing the show along rather than taking their time.

Hmm. It's hard to say. I definitely think the show has some pacing issues- we'll have five filler episodes in a row, then all the important stuff jam packed into two episodes- but I'm not sure if the entire show is rushed. They probably want to tell as many stories as they can and not get caught off guard again with a cancellation, like they did with the Clone Wars. That's why the timeline is a bit accelerated.

It's honestly really difficult not to compare Rebels to the Clone Wars, and I find myself doing it very often. "They did X in TCW and they aren't doing it in Rebels and I don't know why" seems to be a running thing with me. I try to enjoy Rebels without the comparison, but it's hard sometimes because Rebels is the replacement show and basically the reason we don't have the Clone Wars.

Idk. The Clone Wars will always be my favourite and when Rebels messes up sometimes I go to the place of "TCW never would have done this to me."

Okay, that's enough negativity from me. What are five things you love about Rebels?

1: The Ghost Crew's family dynamics. I love the Found Family trope and the ghost crew is like, the definition of that trope. Especially the way Kanan and Hera took on an orphaned teenage boy and decided to basically raise him is amazing and I love it.

2: The way they're tackling the Force in ways we've never seen on tv before, from the Malachor/holocron stuff to the Lothal Jedi Temple visions, to that episode with the Lasats and the hyperspace run, to Bendu in this season. It's captivating to watch.

3: When this show is good, it's really good. Episodes like Rise of the Old Masters, Path of the Jedi, The Siege of Lothal, Legends of the Lasat, The Honorable Ones, Shroud of Darkness and Twilight of the Apprentice all display what this show is capable of at it's full potential. Twilight of the Apprentice in particular raised the bar for me.

4: They've brought in so many fantastic characters, from Rex to Hondo to Ahsoka. You name them, they've probably been in Rebels, and I think that's great. It just been nice to see that so many great characters from the OT era had a hand in the making of the Rebellion.

4 1/2: I'm dedicating half a point to the Ahsoka/Vader storyline, just because it was so compelling and well done, if slightly underused. It felt like Filoni used Rebels as an opportunity to finish telling Anakin and Ahsoka's story and I'm really grateful for that.

5: The girl characters. We've got a tough and loving pilot mom and a teenage girl that loves to paint as much as she loves blowing stuff up. How cool is that?? I appreciate Hera and Sabine so much.

So, what are your general thoughts on this half of the season?

I'm liking it so far (especially the past two episodes), but there have been too many filler-feeling episodes for my taste. I get that some of them aren't actually filler (or won't be filler once they reference back to them in future episodes), but they feel like filler to me and it's continuing to bring my opinion of the show down, even after I watch tons of videos and read plenty of articles praising the show.


But enough negativity, let's get to some things I'm excited about...

Saw Gerrera is coming to Rebels!!! I'm really excited for that!!!




Also, I'm excited to see Thrawn's story to play out. Actually, I'm excited to see everyone's stories play out. They're definitely setting up a lot of things to play out in the future... if most of them play out this season, then I'm sure that this second half is going to be a wild ride!

Mid-Season Trailer is here!




Oh my gosh, I'm so excited!!! We've got Saw, Mon Mothma, Thrawn, the Darksaber, and OBI-WAN!!! This is gonna be epic!!!

So I finally got caught up during Christmas break! I've gotten into the habit of watching this show one half-season at a time... not sure why because every time I catch up I'm like "This show is so good! I can't wait for it to come back and have an episode every week!" I get distracted I guess...

But wow, the latest episode was awesome, and the trailer looks awesome too! I can't wait to see Darth Maul and Obi-Wan (probably) having to face off again! I wonder if Luke will be incorporated somehow... I kind of doubt it since he isn't involved with the Rebels like Leia is, but it's interesting to think about. For a while I had a theory that Darth Maul was really going to Tatooine to find Luke and make him his apprentice, but nope, I guess he's just still hung up on fighting Obi-Wan XD Not that I blame him but I did laugh when he gave Ezra this huge speech about forgetting the past while Maul has a creepy shrine to the woman he killed and is still obsessing over Obi-Wan like 40 years after TPM.

Anyways, I'm super excited for the rest of the season! Though I do agree with you guys about the structure of the show being a bit frustrating. I really want some of these episodes to end up being arcs. And I feel bad comparing it to the Clone Wars, especially when the original characters Rebels has introduced are all really good, but at the same time nearly all of my favorite episodes of this show are ones that continue stories from the Clone Wars. But I still enjoy Rebels for what it is. And like I said, the Ghost crew is fantastic.

Who's excited for new episodes tonight?