The point of the Clone Wars wasn’t to tell a single cohesive story, it was to flesh out an era, while Rebels was focused entirely on the story of one rebel cell. I’d say both shows achieved their goals very well
I mean that is how it started sure but you can't tell me that the final episodes of season 5 weren't miles better than the "Shinies" episode. Like if you just watched the episodes with Anakin and Ashoka or the ones that directly setup something that payed off with them such as the first few episodes with Cade Bane overall the clone wars would probably be a better series. The little side stories and pretty much all of the first season are definitely the weakest parts of the series.
Yeah I agree with this , I remember that when I saw the promos I was to exited because I thought the series will be about the first years of the galactic civil war . The sad truth come out to be that it was about that but focusing on a minor group :( that tries to replicate Luke’s team from a new hope.
Honestly it bothers me when people say that animation as a medium is for kids, I'm in my mid 20s, and I have watched animated series, movies, as well as Anime, etc. My whole life and have been judged for it as I grew older. Animation as a medium isn't for kids, animation can be anything live action can be.
This right here. I remember the first time I showed my wife Howl's Moving Castle. "is this one of those animes"? she asked. She liked it. When Atla came to Netflix she watched it with me, mainly looking at her phone. Eventually the phone disappeared and we binged it in 2 days. While we aren't the biggest Rebels fans, we do live CW. Now she's really into opening her mind and trying out any medium. As long as the story is there. Hard judgment from her siblings, none from mine.
@@dyj321 that's great to hear eh, I love Ghibli films, my favourite being Castle in the Sky lol. I'm happy she's opening up to animation though despite the judgement from her family, when I was still with my ex wife I tried to get her to watch anime with me and despite enjoying Castle in the Sky, and Spirited Away she saw those as exceptions that make the rule.
Also *spoiler alert*, Ahsoka Tano at the end is left at the end trying to find Ezra, which at the end of her arc could be considered as why she didn't want to take in Grogu. She was on a different path, which is why she demanded the location of Grand Admiral Thrawn at the end of her battle at the end. She wants to get Ezra back.
I feel like the real reason Ashoka is searching for Ezra is not only because they are friends, but because he saved her life, in the beginning of the show Ezra says to Zeb “I saved your life, you know in some places that means something” and I feel maybe Ashoka feels the same way, also Zeb’s rescue of Agent Kallus starts his path down defecting so these things mean something imo. This is only a theory though
I think that since Anakin taught her almost everything she knew about being a Jedi, yet turned to become a Sith, Ahsoka worries if she trained an apprentice, they would be extremely vulnerable to the Dark Side.
@@wafflingmean4477 This. Ashoka is looking for Ezra because she needs his help to help her settle the battle of the force within her. She isn't at peace with the force yet and with what happened with Anakin. She has accepted that Anakin is Vader but that doesn't mean she has found peace with her choices and her role with his fall. I think part of why she is looking for ezra is that ashoka has never been tempted to fall (as far as we know), Ezra has, and has come very close to the darkness. I think talking to him and why he almost fell would help her process Anakin's journey
@@gt-j1035 Also when they leave the world between worlds (the last time Ezra sees Ahsoka in the current canon until the Ahsoka series) Ezra says "When you get back, come and find me" and Ahsoka says she will
This show did Vader so well. Everytime he's on screen he dominates. The only person who can come close to matching him is ahsoka. Kanan and Ezra just fold
I really enjoyed the clear power levels in Rebels. Kanan is like a C- Jedi. Ezra is a padawan. They crush stormtroopers and they can hold their own against Inquisitors, but they pale in comparison to classically trained Jedi like Vader, Maul, and Ashoka.
@@bigboi5545 Fallen Order? He moves his hand and the black lady goes flying. And then he uplifts the entire floor and starts chucking shit around. He rips apart the bridge. And he can seemingly teleport xD
Personally, I love Rebels, and I never found Ezra that annoying. One of my consistently favourite aspects of the show was that he kept escaping whenever he was caught in an imperial prison. And it wasn't necessarily because he was a Jedi, but because he never waited for someone to rescue him because growing up, he didn't have that option, he had to save himself or he was dead. Even after he met the Ghost crew and had a family that would come and save him, he still went out of his way to make it easy for them buy escaping his cells whenever they locked him in one. It was always fun to watch him escape.
Whenever they bring a pre-established character they know they had to honor them so they stray away from the Looneytoons style of writing. That's why thrawn and Vader make the show so much better.
As someone who has watch rebels 2 or 3 times, ill say this: give it a chance. The first few episodes are cheesy and goofy, but as it goes further, it really does get good and the characters, especially ezra, mature as the story advances and become well rounded and likeable people. Not as good as CW imo, but still definitely worth the watch. Resistance on the other hand is a waste of time...
I'm more annoyed that Resistance, even if it didn't want to really mature its characters in order stay "kid-friendly" (which isn't a bad thing in of itself), didn't do anything to help set up TROS. It so easily could have been about Kaz's adventures in establishing Resistance cells across the galaxy and weakening the First Order's hold on the galaxy, making Lando's recruitment of the "people's fleet" so much less bullshit.
I feel like Bad Batch will be the best of both worlds, it will focus on a small group of characters and their relationships as well as having the updated animation. Not to mention the answer to the great question... what happened to the clones?
For people who read legends or whatever and know what happened to the clones, that’s not canon, the bad batch is gonna be canon and awesome. Also I agree.
I think resistance actually had the best 1st season out of TCW, Rebels, and Resistance. I don’t think the second season properly developed and built upon the first, but I’m going to partially attribute it to the fact that no one (including the writers) really knew what was going to happen in 9. The target demographic is a lot younger, but I really think people should give the first season another chance. It’s a shame the show was cancelled before it could really hit it’s stride like TCW and Rebels
@@williamspencer1978 i hated resistance season one i i thought s2 was a lot better but i see where you are coming from as I didn’t like rebels season one and clone wars season one was decent but not outstanding
I HATE all of the sequels but resistance was surprisingly decent, think cause it didn't have much to do with the main sequel characters. Can't compete with clone wars but but still enjoyed it. Rebels would be much better if it wasn't for ezra
I didn’t start watching the animated SW shows until 2015. I binged The Clone Wars series in a month and I was hooked. Then I Started watching Rebels. I enjoyed the hell out of that series. I loved Kanan’s and Ezra’s relationship and watching the formation of the Rebel cell. The show shines whenever it dives into the lore of the force, the Jedi and the sith. I would tell skeptics of the show that they were missing out on some great lore material. Like you I grew to appreciate SW animation. So much so I divided right into SW resistance. Resistance wasn’t as good as TCW and Rebels. But it did have it’s moments. I think it suffered from being an a era of Star Wars that most fan’s soured on after TLJ. Resistance was the most kid friendly of the three animated series. Lastly it couldn’t take any real deep dives into the lore. As the story had little connection to the Jedi, force and Sith. I don’t think Resistance needed the Sith or Jedi to be successful. But to replace that it needed the story to be larger, the stakes higher. Resistance never gave you that. With Rebels the stakes got higher and higher with each season. Without spoiling anything those higher stakes payoff in a big way in that final season. And then Rebles does what any great show does with it’s finale. Leaving you wanting more. So when you say Rebels is better than Clone wars. I definitely can see your point. I think their both great for different reasons. Both are different types of story telling. Awesome review and break down. Look forward to your review of the series as a whole. Specifically your thoughts on Thrawn and his fate. How does this could connect to not only the Mandalorian but to the upcoming Ahsoka series. I also wonder, depending on the fate of Ezra and Thrawn. Will they or can they be apart of this story that will tie all the Disney Plus Star Wars Series together. I would love to hear your thoughts on those topics.
it shows kids that war crimes are ok when people you like do the, which really fits in with a lot of messaging young people are hit with. It can't be terrorism if we like the guys who do it! It can't be torture if it's our troops doing it!
TCW showed war in all its many forms. That there's hero's on both sides, criminals on both sides and that ultimately the only ones to prosper from it are the instigators Educational, for sure.. but with the torture, gripping emotional loss and executions it is certainly not a show for children
I think it is never a good sign for a Show If I need to "suffer" through 2 seasons before I can enjoy it. Putting this aside it was Themes and Charackters of the later seasons which Made me curious for the Show. Maul and Obi-Wan, Thrawn, Inquisitor knighting that Guy, etc. And what I've Seen from those Episode the Show did a realy good Job and I very much enjoyed it.
Everybody always seemed to think of Rebels as a letdown and The Clone Wars as a masterpiece. I never really saw a big difference between the two series to be honest. They always kinda seemed like the same thing with their own ups and downs and the only thing I didn't really like in Rebels was goofy stuff at the end but that that was only in the last few episodes and even they were still good overall as well.
Goofy Stuff at the end? Season 4 literally had no filler at all, that's why it has less Episodes than the other Seasons. It's pure story. The only bad thing in Season 4 was Kanans Haircut, but even that is adressed by Hera telling him she hates it, and - you know... Him being blind.
I think people wanted more stories tightly focused on well known characters. Like, who the fuck is Ezra Bridgers, where is Obi-Wan, you know what I mean. I think the whole band of unknown misfits concept was just not what people wanted. And honestly the ONE thing I genuinely loved about this show was Thrawn. The rest was... meh. Even Ahsokas duel with Darth Vader was kinda shallow. Some more actual dialogue would have been awesome.
I actually fell in love with Ezra as a character. You could really see him grow through the series. I also love Vader's design being an homage to Ralph McQuarrie's original design. Rebels also sets a background continuity with the Mandalorian.
Ezra was written very realistically for his age and watching him grow is a huge highlight of the show for me. His arc is very underrated. I also love his little blaster saber 🥺 I was genuinely pissed when Vader destroyed it Ezra was so excited to show it to the rest of the crew and it was a geniunely wholesome "Guys come look what I made!" moment and he probably needed that since he hadn't gotten to have that experience with his birth parents in nearly a decade.
Seasons 4-7 of TCW are probably better than Rebels, but Rebels is way better than seasons 1-3 of TCW. On balance I think I give it to rebels, but yeah Clone Wars had some great stuff. But what do I know- I'm apparently the only person who liked the Ahsoka-Martez sisters arc better than the bad batch
@Tom Ffrench The thing is, the legends Thrawn is probably too much for kids said by Disney standards while the new Thrawn is a much rounded character. Imagine if Rebels isn't all goofy and plot armor and the Stormtroopers like in Rogue One really hit the characters it would've been different. We do see glimpses of legends Thrawn like when he ordered to open fire on Vult Skerris when Thrawn saw the danger planning by Hera but his ruthlessness is toned down. In legends, Thrawn would annihilate everyone of them if he got the chance than pulling them apart piece by piece. Well, he did that but without plot armor no S4 I guess. Monster Thrawn would unite them first then have a pincer tactic to stop them from leaving the system.
@@felps_4500 I give him a pass on that since that was his flaw even in the novels. He did say that the mysteries of the force is an enigma to him. He even got a pet that can counter the force which was too much for some critics because it made him op.
rebels is a beautiful series, flaws and all! I feel some deep connection to it and I don't quite understand it but it's great when anything can touch someone like that i think, whatever it may be.
Star Wars Rebels is one of the most amazing and incredible series in Star Wars history. Kanan is my favorite Jedi, and Kallus is and incredible character. Yes I agree, I prefer Rebels than Clone Wars, for many years it was a very unpopular opinion but know I see other people think the same.
Exactly. Of course it wasn’t as good as Clone Wars but I understand the story of what Dave Filoni was trying to tell. :) I can understand Ezra being a bit annoying in some places but he still has character build up, he had an sad backstory of his parents being killed by the Galactic Empire, and some of his moments were memorable. :) He also trained to become a Jedi and learned how to lift stuff with a lot of effort unlike Rey the Mary Sue who had no training.🙄 Sabine was also a good character, a Mandalorian girl who also had a darker backstory about her family on Mandalore and the mistakes she made but also try to stop it but her family chose the Empire over her, I felt the same pain she had.🥺 That part gave me chills and made me care about her character even more.💖
Depending on your point of view, Rebels is actually darker and handles a lot of taboo topics Clone Wars avoided. For example, the heroes of Clone Wars were mostly hired help with no personal stake outside of sociopolitical interests. The Jedi were basically galactic cops who could have walked away if they so chose. The clone troopers initially didn't know they had options, and only really gained individual will over time. Meanwhile, every member of Rebels is a survivor who's lost everything. Canaan lost his master and the entire Jedi Order, suffering PTSD in the proocess. Ezra lost his family and had to rely on street smarts to survive. Sabine was essentially an outcast of her people who designed horrific weapons before realising what the Empire really stood for. Zev lost his entire race. Hera comes from a race that's doomed to be either slaves or thugs. Every one of them comes from a broken planet, making the Ghost family even more special. Unlike Ahsoka and Anakin, Ezra and Sabine tend to be cocky because they want to provoke the enemy. They know their limitations and while both can get annoying of end up in hot water, they don't put others at risk if they can help it. For me, the Clone Wars is a typical war series, with only a few of those UC Gundam moments where you actually feel loss (such as Ahsoka abandoning the Jedi Order). The also don't spend a lot of time showing all sides of the war. But in Rebels, the smaller focus makes you care about these people more dearly and you get to know the villains and their motivations. You really feel the loss alongside the characters when something happens, and there's a sense of danger you just don't feel in CW because every loss is so much more profound. Seeing one fighter destroyed and knowing the rebel cell only has 15 and about as many pilots hurts a lot more than a huge battle where 50 fighters carrying clones are blown up and immediately replaced by 100 more. Also, while the animation style is still a bit off-putting, I find it higher quality than in CW, and that probably has to do largely with the more limited amount of assets required per scene. Fewer asserts means faster rendering and far fewer polygons, so more time and effort can be spent on each model. Clone Wars will always be better for some, but it's more about large-scale war than individual characters. It fills a gap and tells many stories that intertwine with the only really relatable character being Ahsoka. But for others like myself, the more intimate nature, higher stakes, and greater focus on main characters (on both sides) makes it the more mature of the two shows. I really hope Bad Batch is able to go more of a Rebels route and keep the tone more intimate, because both the title group and Tarkin deserve a lot of love that can't be told in a generic war story.
I literally grew up watching Rebels, it came out just after I became a star wars fan. I still remember waiting for Saturdays (it always aired saturday in my country) to come so that I could watch a new episode, and I remember myself crying at the end. I'm currently watching the whole saga in chronological order (I'm in clone wars season 2 now) and I'm sure I'll cry again
Same I became a star wars fan, 1 years before or even the years of Rebels season 1. I was able to go to the theater premiere of the first episodes and I just loved it. It's funny to find someone who was looking forward to Saturday for that too. Unfortunately after season 2 I ended up dropping out because the episodes were not (in my memory) really in order on TV. And it's only with the Mandalorian series that I decided to dive back into it (yes the last 3 Star Wars movies had disgusted me a little from the franchise) and it's just still still better then it was in my memories,... I watches it in like 3 day (I still have to watch the season 4). All the characters, scenario ans the universe are cool. It's the star wars I like
The first half of the last series, the Bad Batch episodes, didn't feel like it had that passion but otherwise I completely agree. That bit with the world between worlds (aka the "Get out of the sequel trilogy free" machine) will stick with me for a very, very long time.
@@newdivide9882 Well that's kinda stupid. Why do people compalim about the thin lightsabers? Do you guys keep forgetting that in A New Hope, when Obi-Wan and Vader dueled on the Death Star, that their lightsabers were just as thin?
@Pepper amazing. The entire rebels crew could die and nothing would change prolly. You could argue scary blue man Thrawn would still be around but he never succeeded in doing anything so it's not like he would turn any tides
As is common with Star Wars animated series, it had a pretty rocky start but by the end it’s amazing content with some of the most memorable moments around.
I do prefer clone wars a bit more but i have a massive soft spot for both and I’m glad a majority of Star Wars fans really like rebels. Don’t let any of those soulless Disney-haters who are only around Star Wars to hate complain about your opinion
Yeah I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that. The corvettes just fly around with targets painted on their back, I think there’s one episode where one shoots.
It is true the Hammerhead Corvettes never shoot anything in Rebels but it is so interesting to see how they came to be part of Phoenix Squadron so one of them could be in the position to take down the planetary shield at the Battle of Scarif in Rogue One. It is the backstory to a key piece of what allowed the Rebels to get their hands on the plans for the Death Star.
@@ronhebert3027 to be fair, also Anakin stayed pretty annoying until he became Vader. (Insert Revenge of the sith quote) And I'm sure many imperials found his constant need to choke someone annoying lol
@@CAaustinwer Obi wan But in all seriousness, I see more people point out Ezra’s annoyance as a reason Rebels is bad instead of Luke/Anakin’s annoyance
@@michaelbarckholtz6172 Plenty have had problems with Anakin, and Ezra upstages other characters when the episode is about them. So he doesn't give the audience the chance to breathe unlike the other 2.
I liked how the Force isn't just for humanoids Rebels, it's also useable by animals like the Loth Wolves, showing that the force is truly universal, and present in all things. The Bendu was also interesting, since it reinforced that there isn't purely Dark or Light side usage (and I love the usage of the never before heard terms for them), but a spectrum.
Rebels is return of the Jedi. Big risks and a lot of action but one big death with Kanan and then the others all get a happy ending. Even have Whales and Wolves like Return had Ewoks. Clones was hard hitt. Big deaths and Order 66 turned it all around. All the deaths at the end. Reallybhurts. They fought be a war and both sides lost. They were pawns😮😩😰😰
@@anatomicalx9355 it was made to be reminiscent of the original lightsaber effects, which were a heck of a lot thinner than what's now considered the norm.
@@seandabest4329 NO it wasn't lol, please go look at the old art that they say it's based on. The lightsabers look way more like a sword than a skinny pole.
@@anatomicalx9355 eh, can't say I care too much. There were many design decisions that were made because the show was supposed to be cheaper, but I can't say that really changes my mind on things.
Rebels is really fun and scrappy, till it gets sad and scary, but even then it's a pretty solid piece of canon. Thanks eck for making me feel normal for loving rebels.
@@NCRRanger16 Heres a reason rebels sucks: Its 90 percent filler *and* theres no emotion shown, even if there is, its only for a little. TCW doesnt have a "filler" episode, rebels is literally just copy paste and repeat. Its a shame to, it could of been great!
@@leoismaking What can you expect when it was set in an era that fell far far short of its predecessors? I actually think it could have worked if the era was not such raw crap. The premise is interesting enough, but it just can't deliver... the entire sequel era can't deliver.
A lot is based on original drawings by Ralph McQuarrie, the Choper and Zeb (concepts that turned R2 and Chewbbaca) the protocol droids, the security droids of Visago, the spiders of Attolon, the Jedi Temple of Lothal, the style of Vader's helmet, Lothal herself, in other words, it honors quite a lot the most original Star Wars designs
No, Star Wars: CHILD FRIENDLY BULLSHIT FILLED WITH PLOT HOLES AND GARBAGE ANIMATION AND BORING FIGHT SCENES THAT'S A COMPLETE DISGRACE TO THE BELOVED CLONE WARS FRANCHISE!!!!
Rebels would have been great if: -The inquisitors were a bigger threat and introduced before the grand inquisitor -The show was darker like clone wars -The show was introduced after season 7 clone wars ( we can't change that obviously ) -lightabaers were fatter haha
@@pepperedash4424 And if the Mandalorian arc had some of the Mandos from Legends. Just imagine if Sabine was caught between not one, but two separate Mandalorian rebel movement; Bo-Katan on one side and Fenn Shysa on the other.
It had some dark moments such as the decapitions, being burnt or shocked to death, eaten by space spiders and the capital ship explosions. The art style and tone/pacing can just detract from it.
I allways wonder why people have the mindset of "animated" beeing only for kids. Maybe I never developed that mindset because I very early in my life watches movies like Akira that are animated but not something I would say is for kids. A good story can be told in many forms and it will still be a good story. Heck lately I am watching an "animated" show that is more like a puppet show with 2D characters that are "animated" as in they wiggle a bit left and right when the talk or walk but the story they tell is hillarious and I am very well entertained...and beeing Warhammer 40k related its not exactly what I would show kids ^_^
What I like to do when people say "animated shows are for kids!" Is show them Happy Tree Friends, Attack On Titan, Star Trek Lower Decks, Archer, FMP, FMA, etc. And usually they shutup after Happy Tree Friends.
Well, that started with Hanna-Barbera. Cartoons used to be the appetizer shown before the main feature at non-kid movies. That's why the old Disney and Warner Brother cartoons from the 40s are filled with adult humor. But with the advent of TV and the fact that kids love animated shows, Hanna-Barbera figured out a way to make cheap, animated content geared toward kids. And thus animated features became for kids. The exception to the rule are the Pixar films. For whatever reason, those got a pass as family things rather than just being kid things.
@@AstroNerdBoy I remember that when Animes came to the cinema in my country they started with Princess Mononoke (IIRC) without an age restriction. The result was lots of crying kids and shocked parents because it was marketed as a "Kids movie". For those who haven't seen it. There are some bloody scenes in it and much of the context is for older kids and adults.... but as everyone here was also in the mindset of "anime = for kids" it was quite the surprise and when we left the cinema we saw a lot of parents wanting their money back and in general argueing over the age rating of the movie. Since then it changed quite a bit and animes where taken more seriouse. The second anime from the studio allready had a proper age restriction.
the shows aren’t similar at all. TCW is just loads of different arcs smacked together (but it still works out perfectly) while rebels actually follows a true story which goes from point A to B to C and so on..
Western adult audiences have an inherent bias against animation. Because Disney animation is such a building block of many of our childhoods we get programmed that animation means kids. Other cultures use animation in film and TV all the time, it’s just another medium to tell a story. I have begged my Star Wars fan friends to watch Rebels and Clone Wars and they give me the same response, “cartoons are for babies”.
Nah brother, I can and will watch animation, I really like the better done Japanese style animated scifi. But just could not enjoy the stories and style of this series. I am not a Star Wars fan that will watch all SW content just because it's branded. Perhaps if they had taken it more seriously I might have enjoyed it. There certainly are great examples of fan-made Star Wars animation out there.
I agree with you. It’s an interesting point, do you have a theory of why this bias exist among western adult audiences? Personally I love Star Wars Rebels with all my heart, the animation is superb, the landscapes of Lothal with its cats and its moons are poetic. And, I love Rebels more than Clone Wars. My favorite Star Wars characters are from this series: Kanan, Kallus and Zeb, Ezra, Chopper, Sabine.
Not at all. The animation for Clone Wars was dirty and had a lot of jagged edges. Characters could look appropriately menacing and evil. With Rebels everything is just too cute. Even Darth Maul looks cute in that show. The problem is not animation in itself, but more the style of the animation. To me Rebels is actively trying to say "this show IS for kids" with the animation, whereas Clone Wars clearly went for an older audience.
@@peterreimer2540 Rebels tells a very serious story that honestly has some of the deepest character moments in Star Wars. It’s not just crap that’s “Star Wars branded”. The notion that the creators didn’t take it seriously is laughable and shows that you don’t actually know the story. Hence my comments about your bias against the animation style. You think it looks like a not serious show for babies therefore you didn’t watch it therefore you don’t actually know what the show is about.
That part where Vader says ahsoka I have pause that and rewound it 10 times it's amazing how they did that with the voice in the face and the eye that was amazing
I never really watched rebels properly until just a few days ago, where I’ve sat and binged it all, start to finish. I only ever saw a few odd episodes. I never thought it was possible to get attached to the crew so much, and We have Ashoka now, so we now the fate of certain characters, but I genuinely started to tear up at the finale. It’s a fantastic series, I loved every minute of it. I’ve come to deeply appreciate the art style. It does what it needs to. I love clone wars, always have, but something about rebels hit different.
I feel like this show definitely has its moments where it outpaces the clone wars as a show. One of my biggest gripes with the original trilogy was the fact that the stormtroopers seemed so useless and I wish they would be more imposing and threatening. One of my favorite parts of rogue one was that they made the stormtroopers and the empire itself feel much more like a group you wouldn't want to mess with. In rebels I find that the stormtroopers are reduced to faceless cannon fodder yet again but this time it feels even worse. If this show was specifically for kids I wouldn't mind but it it seems like the show cant decide weather it wants to be a kids show or a serious show and it makes it hard to get into for me.
The only stormtroopers who redeemed themselves was the one who knocked out rex, the one who chased ezra "all for fruit" the gunner who killed gregor. The stormtroopers who attacked the seperatist base. And maybe like 1 other sequence. I do agree with you however stormtroopers were portrayed pretty badly in this show tho.
@@tankcommander26 Generally it depend on the period. Shortly after Clone Wars, many veteran Clone Troopers sill serve as Stormtroopers and recruitment standards were still high. But over time many Imperial Trooper units (those where Solo serve) were equipped with Stormtrooper equipment and quality drop noticeably, as Empire cared more about utilizing fear factor of old units. In such context Death Troopers are actual representation of old Stormtroopers. After Endor Empire started straight hiring bandits and farmers.
I totally didn't mind the cartoony look, nor the simpler storylines. Sometimes I'm just not in the mood for a mind bender. Rebels just felt like ... Star Wars !! I still can't get over how BRAVE Ezra was when he faced Vader. How many kids would've done the same instead of just being crushed? And yes, Ezra was obnoxious at first. But like Ahsoka, he matured and really grew on me. The Obi-Wan/Maul duel was perfect. The Loth-Wolves were so special. The World Between Worlds was amazing. Ahsoka turned into an absolute BEAUTY and I practically fell in love with Kanan ! I ❤️ REBELS!
right!! i watched all of rebels, then went onto the internet expecting everybody to love it as much as i did, only to find tons of hate. let me just say, that was disappointing 🥲
No it wasn't, give me 5 good reasons rebels is good. Here are 2 bad ones: 95 percent of the show is filler and the characters barely show emotion, even if they do its for a little.
@@clonesolar 1: Kanan Jarrus 2: the rest of the crew 3: the entire mandalore arc 4: Agent Kallus's redemption/defection arc 5: literally any scene with Ahsoka, Rex, or Hondo in it. Rebels really missed the mark, but much like the prequels before them, there were some genuinely compelling and emotional storylines going on if you were willing to look past the rough edges.(and let's be honest, when has star wars ever NOT had rough edges)
While I still find myself preferring the Clone Wars for it's tone and the fact that it is an anthology story for the Prequel Era, what I really like the most about Rebels is that every episode feels some what meaningful. It feels like there is very little filler in Rebels compared to TCW. Every episode mattered.
Dude this show did Thrawn such a ridiculously huge disservice. He is arguably the greatest military mind in the history of the star wars universe. Yet he can't outwit a jedi apprentice, a mandalorian teenager, and a dysfunctional astromech.
@@michaelandreipalon359 resistance I don't even really think about. It's clearly not supposed to touch on anything important. Sequels are def a mess. Not sure it excuses this show's shortcomings tho. Star Wars having examples of meh media doesn't excuse more of it. Mando is proof they can do everything we want and deserve as devout fans. The effort they put in really shows.
@@oZyn when watching rebels for the first time, Thrawn always felt like some unstoppable, unbeatable force who always knew our hero's next move. in light of this, I am inclined to disagree with you.
@@Epic24123 yeah but he never stops, or beats them lmao. Thrawn in Rebels felt like Count Dooku in the prequels -- pretty dangerous. He should've felt like Vader at the end of Rogue One -- literally fucking unstoppable.
I don’t know lots of animated characters have nature hair color. Having dyed hair doesn’t make a character cartoony. Also it is pretty clear she dyes her hair. Having colorful is a trope in Anime. Anime is not cartoons. Anime is not all animation.
It's really funny how many people complain aboht if being so brief, completely disregarding how many hoopedy scoopedy jump around do 10 minute dance fights we've already had. The fight in this one happens before it even begins. 2 established characters that unite with the suffering the dark side has brought to them in the very end. It's seriously a thing of beauty.
I loved Rebels, mostly for the fresh perspective of seeing what the rebellion was like in a separate part of the galaxy. I actually like Rebels more than a vast majority of the other works.
I agree it was good and I don’t know if it was just me or not, but when Kanan and Ezra first meet Bendu and Ezra goes to plant the replusor rod; that camera angle they used almost made it seem like a stop-motion animation and not a 3d animated show.
It ties things together like school glue and macaroni. The only cool part is the time period in general, and the way the characters we know from before have been affected. The animation style is different, and I respect them for trying. But it failed, miserably. It looks weird in motion. Also, all the direction in the show is so bland and boring. Every shot is people just walking around in circles, dodging blaster bolts, and fighting in practically slow motion. Nothing creative happens. Remember in Clone Wars, when they put ATTEs on an asteroid? Or when they had entire episodes underwater? Or when we got to see dynamic and suspenseful space combat? (i.e. Anakin in stealth ship vs Trench) This show just gets everything wrong.
StarWars Fans Circa 2008: "Boo the new clone wars is so childish! We miss the 2003 version!" StarWars Fans Circa 2014: "Boo Rebels is so childish! We miss the Clone Wars!"
Just finished the final episode, its super underated. I genuinely cared about the ghost crew through out the show and it was incredible seeing their growth as people and as a family.
I just finished my re-watch of Rebels and I can totally agree with you about how its worth a watch, especially since Thrawn, Ezra, and Ashoka will come into play soon.
@@Larry-Lobster I’m so sorry Larry that my analogy doesn’t appease you to your satisfaction, please refer to my agent and we can discuss an analogy you’re happy with
I hate people complaining about whiny Star Wars characters. "Anakin is so whiny in Episode II." He's mirroring Luke's whiny scenes in Episode 4. He's even in the same room! "Ahsoka is so whiny." She's literally designed that way on purpose so she can learn. "Ezra is so whiny." See my above points on both Anakin and Ahsoka. It's called character growth. If you can't deal with that, then I feel sorry for your own growth as a human being. As if anyone complaining about a whiny character was never whiny themselves at some point in their lives.
I love this show but I really disliked the Purgil in the finale, I wish we saw General Kalani and the Separatist remnant show up and fight Thrawn’s fleet.
Well, things like these actually fit his defeat it's even in the novels but a bit underwhelming so I understand if some hated it. He did say that the mysteries of the force is an enigma to him and remember he even got a pet to counter it
I mean if thrawn was still around during the ot then the rebels wouldnt stand a chance. The purgls make sense to take him away from the scene. Still could be cool to see kalani and droid army. Brings me back to bf2 droids vs storms.
To me rebels started off too goofy but got better over time. It has some great characters and a ton of clone wars nostalgia, and its lows are low but its highs are just as if not as high as the clone wars
It has some great moments, which ironically came from when the story included non main characters. Ahsoka, Vader, Maul, Lando, etc...but some of the episodes come off as overly cheesy and uninteresting. It’s not as bad as people say, but I don’t think it’s as good as he says.
One thing I don’t really like about Ahsoka in the Mandalorian is how she doesn’t really look like her appearance in Rebels, she’s based of her clone wars appearance even show men’s much older in the Mandalorian.
In my mind the changes to her "hair" as a technical problem but the clothes is different just because she needs a disguise and the simplicity helps the fight scenes,in rebels ending she was full Ahsoka the white just to show the change,now she doesn't need that,is a unfortunately change but i can accept
Was sceptical about Rebels too but it’s a show that grows on you and gets better every season. Some outstanding moments, Ashoka especially. Without giving it away ( those who have seen it will know) it’s one of the best moments in Star Wars.
Rebels is the one piece of Star Wars that has made me fully cry (on multiple occasions). I’ve teared up from other stuff, but never properly cried. It’s amazing, and I really wish people who haven’t seen it would give it a chance. The cohesion and character development across the four seasons make it incredibly satisfying to watch each of the characters grow. The art style never bothered me, but that’s 100% a personal preference thing so I can understand that it might not work for some people.
Rebels had great story, character development. The animation sucked in comparison to TCW, also the saber duels were really bland. The thing that ruins Rebels a lot for me is the kid friendliness - sure TCW was also PG but it felt better.
I've seen people complain that Rebels suck because the battles aren't as big as in Clone Wars. Let me repeat - they thought the show about a group of 5 people (set in a time of relative stability and peace in the galaxy) sucked because it didn't have battles with thousands of starfighters, dozens of capital ships, and hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground. Yeah.
Absolutely loved the family dynamic and the mystical aspect of the Force. I didn't even know how attached I grew to the characters and by the time the last episodes came out, they blindsided me, it was like getting hit by a truck of emotion. Truly an incredible series and it's such a shame people put it off for something as superficial as art style.
I love rebels mainly for the characters Hearing kanan in TROS was a cool callback Can’t wait to see Ezra in ahsoka hopefully not as a bad guy or a dead body
Watching the end of Clone Wars with Ashoka and Anakin last meet and then seeing then meet again in Twilight of the Apprentice hits you right in the feels. Harder than when it originally aired. And when Vader's mask is damaged and we hear Anakin call out to Ashoka in both Vader & Anakin's voice still sends chills down my spine. And let's not forget Maul vs Obi-Wan. This show had so many great moments that felt like it expanded the OT, not just built off it.
I am a older fan with seeing the OT as they came out and I enjoyed the series. One of my kids' friends lent us the DVD and I was happily surprised. Kanan because of his flaws has made him my favorite Jedi out of both canon and Legends. I like flawed characters as you can tell with my favorite Legends is Cade.
Resistance explored some interesting stuff but if it was longer and season 2 didn't had pointless filler then it would have been almost as good as rebels
I wish in the future we get an animation that's a mix of rebels and clone wars. The Ralph Concept Art is really cool and mixed with the clean clone wars styling it would be great.
I’d say Rebels episodes are worse than the worst Clone Wars episode. For example in season one of Rebels there’s an episode where Ezra and Zeb go and get a fruit for Hera and end up stealing a Tie fighter.
@Rusher Ranker7 I wouldn’t say some of the worst, but I would say some of the best and some mediocre. I can’t really think of a CW arc I didn’t enjoy, maybe there’s 1 or 2 I’m forgetting about.
The main characters were to insipid, annoyint and not engaging as the clone wars... BUT the plot and stories made it worth it. Easter eggs, cameos and some of the best characters make an appearance but rebels by itself is just a regular show.
@@blitzknight5371 To be honest the bad guys and villains completely overshadow and steal the spotlight to me. Tarkin, Thrawn of course, Vader, the emperor, Maul. I only liked Hera and Sabine tbh... Kanan had his moments middle tier for me... and even chopper is cooler than Ezra and Zeb. Just my opinion ofc
@@joseolivas5396 this take is interesting for me thrawn and kallus(hoping for a black series) are the highlight in the imperial side I'm ignoring vader because it's vader it's general knowledge that if that sith will be on screen he will be the highlight In the rebels I'm a fan of all of them but in terms of highlights of the series i will give upper tier to kanan and sabine mid tier is hera chopper and zeb(honestly I'm a big fan of his growth) ezra is kinda good but if I wanna revisit rebels the ones above that i will go to as a highlight(hoping they do something interesting with him in live action tho)ps I don't hate this characters i just need someone on top and bottom that's what kinda a list is
Peoples gripes with Rebels is mainly this: I don’t want it to be as good as clone wars but I expect it to be as good as clone wars and when I watched it I was disappointed that it wasn’t clone wars. Like that they’re worried they can’t like more than one at the same time because they won’t be seen as a true fan to one or the other for some reason. And that it’s childish compared to the clone wars. Yeah clone wars has adult themes but if you had never seen it and went off what fans told you about clone wars you’d think there was sex scenes, gore and swearing but it’s simply not true, obviously your never going to have a violent character like Savage Opress in Rebels but the themes it carries doesnt really require violence just for the sake of it being on screen. A World Between Worlds and Twilight of the Apprentice are better than any Clone Wars Episode. Only The Lawless comes close, but even then it’s not enough. Both of the episodes are PEAK Star Wars, the stakes, the characters, the music, the way the force is used, mystical, futuristic and ancient as well as dramatic and peaceful they are Star Wars at its finest, when I watched them for the first time it was similar to how I felt watching the original trilogy for the first time they really are that good, genuine masterpieces. Clone wars is part of rebels and to dismiss it because it’s not a carbon copy is stupid
Off screen but still kinda dark. I wish Disney has the balls to show it and even show more instances of Legends Thrawn. Like they decapitated Thanos like nothing but here? They are saying Star Wars is for kids? Yeah right.
@@hogndog2339 In the third to last episode, where Governor Tarkin calls in the two reoccurring imperial officers the fat and skinny guys, chastises them for constantly failing then has the Grand Inquisitor kill them to make an example.
Yeah, doesn't mean it's not a kid's show. Uncle Owen and aunt Beru's charred corpses were a major plot point in star wars, which was a movie made for children, so this is absolutely kiddy by comparison.
Personally i enjoyed Star Wars rebels, it showed a new part of the galaxy that we hadn’t seen before, and a bit of how the empire was before the battle of yavin
I don't mind animation. If the characters and stories are interesting, that is what is important. I enjoy the The father son relationship. And the crew in general.
Eck I don't have to watch the video to completely agree with you my whole family loves this My daughters cried when Kanan died even more so when they thought Ahsoka had died as well Suffice it to say We're all huge fans We're ALSO wondering when we'll see Chopper on the Mandolorian
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yeah no i watched it, it’s bad, not trash bad, but bad. ide rather rewatch the clone wars, you know something actually good
I've already watched it and it's BAD.. REALLY BAD
In my opinion it's 50/50 some episodes are great like zero hour but lots of them are filler
A lot of the episodes are really good but the finale was really weak.
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The point of the Clone Wars wasn’t to tell a single cohesive story, it was to flesh out an era, while Rebels was focused entirely on the story of one rebel cell. I’d say both shows achieved their goals very well
Rebels felt like it was trying to do two things at once
@@allowableman2 and succeeded
I mean that is how it started sure but you can't tell me that the final episodes of season 5 weren't miles better than the "Shinies" episode. Like if you just watched the episodes with Anakin and Ashoka or the ones that directly setup something that payed off with them such as the first few episodes with Cade Bane overall the clone wars would probably be a better series. The little side stories and pretty much all of the first season are definitely the weakest parts of the series.
Yes i totally agree with you
Yeah I agree with this , I remember that when I saw the promos I was to exited because I thought the series will be about the first years of the galactic civil war . The sad truth come out to be that it was about that but focusing on a minor group :( that tries to replicate Luke’s team from a new hope.
"Aired out of order"
That explains why that Rhodian senator who was poisoned kept reappearing
Yep lol
Yes it does
I was really confused when we saw the Toydarian king (I can’t remember his name) in some clone wars episodes even though he died.
And why Ziro the Hutt reappear even after his EX shot him
@@airforcerules747 Interesting
I still prefer the Clone Wars over Rebels but I really did enjoy both
Good to see, that im not the only one who thinks like that!
Totally me too, the Clone Wars is my fav, but Rebels is just SO GOOD!
Something ain't right though with Ezra and when he would show up
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@@diegocondepineiro8909 literally everyone thinks like that
They both got better as the seasons went on
I liked how Rebels really explored the force more than any other on-screen sources.
Honestly it bothers me when people say that animation as a medium is for kids, I'm in my mid 20s, and I have watched animated series, movies, as well as Anime, etc. My whole life and have been judged for it as I grew older.
Animation as a medium isn't for kids, animation can be anything live action can be.
This right here. I remember the first time I showed my wife Howl's Moving Castle. "is this one of those animes"? she asked. She liked it. When Atla came to Netflix she watched it with me, mainly looking at her phone. Eventually the phone disappeared and we binged it in 2 days. While we aren't the biggest Rebels fans, we do live CW. Now she's really into opening her mind and trying out any medium. As long as the story is there. Hard judgment from her siblings, none from mine.
ya had me until anime
@@dyj321 that's great to hear eh, I love Ghibli films, my favourite being Castle in the Sky lol.
I'm happy she's opening up to animation though despite the judgement from her family, when I was still with my ex wife I tried to get her to watch anime with me and despite enjoying Castle in the Sky, and Spirited Away she saw those as exceptions that make the rule.
Dude, I’m 45 and watch animation almost exclusively.
Just show them Happy Tree Friends......then laugh.
Also *spoiler alert*, Ahsoka Tano at the end is left at the end trying to find Ezra, which at the end of her arc could be considered as why she didn't want to take in Grogu. She was on a different path, which is why she demanded the location of Grand Admiral Thrawn at the end of her battle at the end. She wants to get Ezra back.
I feel like the real reason Ashoka is searching for Ezra is not only because they are friends, but because he saved her life, in the beginning of the show Ezra says to Zeb “I saved your life, you know in some places that means something” and I feel maybe Ashoka feels the same way, also Zeb’s rescue of Agent Kallus starts his path down defecting so these things mean something imo. This is only a theory though
I think that since Anakin taught her almost everything she knew about being a Jedi, yet turned to become a Sith, Ahsoka worries if she trained an apprentice, they would be extremely vulnerable to the Dark Side.
Too many "at the end".
@@wafflingmean4477 This. Ashoka is looking for Ezra because she needs his help to help her settle the battle of the force within her. She isn't at peace with the force yet and with what happened with Anakin. She has accepted that Anakin is Vader but that doesn't mean she has found peace with her choices and her role with his fall. I think part of why she is looking for ezra is that ashoka has never been tempted to fall (as far as we know), Ezra has, and has come very close to the darkness. I think talking to him and why he almost fell would help her process Anakin's journey
@@gt-j1035 Also when they leave the world between worlds (the last time Ezra sees Ahsoka in the current canon until the Ahsoka series) Ezra says "When you get back, come and find me" and Ahsoka says she will
This show did Vader so well. Everytime he's on screen he dominates. The only person who can come close to matching him is ahsoka. Kanan and Ezra just fold
I really enjoyed the clear power levels in Rebels. Kanan is like a C- Jedi. Ezra is a padawan. They crush stormtroopers and they can hold their own against Inquisitors, but they pale in comparison to classically trained Jedi like Vader, Maul, and Ashoka.
Even Ashoka he had full control
Yea Vader was dealt good with.
Rebels is the best on-screen display of Vader's power to date, prove me wrong.
@@bigboi5545 Fallen Order? He moves his hand and the black lady goes flying. And then he uplifts the entire floor and starts chucking shit around. He rips apart the bridge. And he can seemingly teleport xD
@@michaelbills8669 did you call *DARTH MAUL* a JEDI???
Personally, I love Rebels, and I never found Ezra that annoying. One of my consistently favourite aspects of the show was that he kept escaping whenever he was caught in an imperial prison. And it wasn't necessarily because he was a Jedi, but because he never waited for someone to rescue him because growing up, he didn't have that option, he had to save himself or he was dead. Even after he met the Ghost crew and had a family that would come and save him, he still went out of his way to make it easy for them buy escaping his cells whenever they locked him in one. It was always fun to watch him escape.
Whenever they bring a pre-established character they know they had to honor them so they stray away from the Looneytoons style of writing. That's why thrawn and Vader make the show so much better.
I actually really liked that in TCW almost every arc was about somebody else. It felt different, yet it connects everything together.
Yeah, you get to see many different points of view.
Except aayla and some of the other background jedi. Screw those people.
As someone who has watch rebels 2 or 3 times, ill say this: give it a chance. The first few episodes are cheesy and goofy, but as it goes further, it really does get good and the characters, especially ezra, mature as the story advances and become well rounded and likeable people. Not as good as CW imo, but still definitely worth the watch. Resistance on the other hand is a waste of time...
I'm more annoyed that Resistance, even if it didn't want to really mature its characters in order stay "kid-friendly" (which isn't a bad thing in of itself), didn't do anything to help set up TROS. It so easily could have been about Kaz's adventures in establishing Resistance cells across the galaxy and weakening the First Order's hold on the galaxy, making Lando's recruitment of the "people's fleet" so much less bullshit.
@@bioniclefan1995 yeah definitely a missed opportunity
I feel like Bad Batch will be the best of both worlds, it will focus on a small group of characters and their relationships as well as having the updated animation. Not to mention the answer to the great question... what happened to the clones?
I concur, i think it’s going to be brilliant
We would get a nice view of what happened to the millions of clones during the transition to the Empire, how they adapt to the new change
For people who read legends or whatever and know what happened to the clones, that’s not canon, the bad batch is gonna be canon and awesome. Also I agree.
@@WindrunnerB4 legends is better then Canon in every way
@@Lucifer_isthereal_god doesn’t matter, it’s not canon, it’s not in Star Wars, it’s not real.
Let’s just all agree that Rebels is way better than the Resistance!
I think resistance actually had the best 1st season out of TCW, Rebels, and Resistance. I don’t think the second season properly developed and built upon the first, but I’m going to partially attribute it to the fact that no one (including the writers) really knew what was going to happen in 9. The target demographic is a lot younger, but I really think people should give the first season another chance. It’s a shame the show was cancelled before it could really hit it’s stride like TCW and Rebels
Lmao i forgot that show even existed
@@williamspencer1978 i hated resistance season one i i thought s2 was a lot better but i see where you are coming from as I didn’t like rebels season one and clone wars season one was decent but not outstanding
Resistance?
I HATE all of the sequels but resistance was surprisingly decent, think cause it didn't have much to do with the main sequel characters. Can't compete with clone wars but but still enjoyed it. Rebels would be much better if it wasn't for ezra
I didn’t start watching the animated SW shows until 2015. I binged The Clone Wars series in a month and I was hooked. Then I Started watching Rebels. I enjoyed the hell out of that series. I loved Kanan’s and Ezra’s relationship and watching the formation of the Rebel cell. The show shines whenever it dives into the lore of the force, the Jedi and the sith. I would tell skeptics of the show that they were missing out on some great lore material. Like you I grew to appreciate SW animation. So much so I divided right into SW resistance. Resistance wasn’t as good as TCW and Rebels. But it did have it’s moments. I think it suffered from being an a era of Star Wars that most fan’s soured on after TLJ. Resistance was the most kid friendly of the three animated series. Lastly it couldn’t take any real deep dives into the lore. As the story had little connection to the Jedi, force and Sith. I don’t think Resistance needed the Sith or Jedi to be successful. But to replace that it needed the story to be larger, the stakes higher. Resistance never gave you that. With Rebels the stakes got higher and higher with each season. Without spoiling anything those higher stakes payoff in a big way in that final season. And then Rebles does what any great show does with it’s finale. Leaving you wanting more. So when you say Rebels is better than Clone wars. I definitely can see your point. I think their both great for different reasons. Both are different types of story telling. Awesome review and break down. Look forward to your review of the series as a whole. Specifically your thoughts on Thrawn and his fate. How does this could connect to not only the Mandalorian but to the upcoming Ahsoka series. I also wonder, depending on the fate of Ezra and Thrawn. Will they or can they be apart of this story that will tie all the Disney Plus Star Wars Series together. I would love to hear your thoughts on those topics.
If Clone Wars was for kids, explain the war crimes.
Wel....l uhhh...
- walks away silently -
it shows kids that war crimes are ok when people you like do the, which really fits in with a lot of messaging young people are hit with. It can't be terrorism if we like the guys who do it! It can't be torture if it's our troops doing it!
Kids don't understand war crimes, but yeah it's not a kid show.
TCW showed war in all its many forms. That there's hero's on both sides, criminals on both sides and that ultimately the only ones to prosper from it are the instigators
Educational, for sure.. but with the torture, gripping emotional loss and executions it is certainly not a show for children
Burn your enemies alive, torture them for information, lie, cheat and steal. (And thats just the things the heroes do)
I liked Rebels, even as a GROWN adult. Once you get passed the first or second season (it’s been awhile), it really gets interesting.
world between worlds is one of my favorites.
I think it is never a good sign for a Show If I need to "suffer" through 2 seasons before I can enjoy it.
Putting this aside it was Themes and Charackters of the later seasons which Made me curious for the Show. Maul and Obi-Wan, Thrawn, Inquisitor knighting that Guy, etc. And what I've Seen from those Episode the Show did a realy good Job and I very much enjoyed it.
I watched Rebels a couple of years ago and I enjoyed it. My work buddy is watching it for the first time and he loves it too.
@@anblueboot5364 I mean it is still good in season 1 since it introduces new characters pretty well
@@nikojanatuinen631 the first couple episodes of s1 were ok, but the rest of the season was pretty boring IMO
Everybody always seemed to think of Rebels as a letdown and The Clone Wars as a masterpiece. I never really saw a big difference between the two series to be honest. They always kinda seemed like the same thing with their own ups and downs and the only thing I didn't really like in Rebels was goofy stuff at the end but that that was only in the last few episodes and even they were still good overall as well.
Rebels is definitely way more consistent in terms of quality from episode to episode
Goofy Stuff at the end? Season 4 literally had no filler at all, that's why it has less Episodes than the other Seasons. It's pure story. The only bad thing in Season 4 was Kanans Haircut, but even that is adressed by Hera telling him she hates it, and - you know... Him being blind.
I was mainly referring to the time travel and teleporting animals and space whales.
For me the let down was the animation style. I prefer TCW's animation (especially in the latter half of the series).
I think people wanted more stories tightly focused on well known characters. Like, who the fuck is Ezra Bridgers, where is Obi-Wan, you know what I mean. I think the whole band of unknown misfits concept was just not what people wanted. And honestly the ONE thing I genuinely loved about this show was Thrawn. The rest was... meh.
Even Ahsokas duel with Darth Vader was kinda shallow. Some more actual dialogue would have been awesome.
I actually fell in love with Ezra as a character. You could really see him grow through the series. I also love Vader's design being an homage to Ralph McQuarrie's original design. Rebels also sets a background continuity with the Mandalorian.
Ezra was written very realistically for his age and watching him grow is a huge highlight of the show for me. His arc is very underrated.
I also love his little blaster saber 🥺 I was genuinely pissed when Vader destroyed it Ezra was so excited to show it to the rest of the crew and it was a geniunely wholesome "Guys come look what I made!" moment and he probably needed that since he hadn't gotten to have that experience with his birth parents in nearly a decade.
After the Siege of Mandalor nothings beats The Clone Wars
Seasons 4-7 of TCW are probably better than Rebels, but Rebels is way better than seasons 1-3 of TCW. On balance I think I give it to rebels, but yeah Clone Wars had some great stuff. But what do I know- I'm apparently the only person who liked the Ahsoka-Martez sisters arc better than the bad batch
I am sorry what I am watching the show for the 1st time and am on s6 what is siege of Mandalore
@@diamonddank7864 it's an arc in Season 7, just wait and see
@@NickDoubleL oh ok thanks
@@diamonddank7864 it is goooooood. I think it features the best lightsaber fight in all of Star Wars media.
The art style is pretty jarring at first but you get used to it especially when you realise that it's supposed to be like the old concept arts
Its not though. Please go look at the actual art and you'll see nothing is even close to similar
Yeah the art is kinda weird like some of the Imperials look like ghosts cause their skin is so damn pale
I actually love how vibrant the color pallete is in this show.
I hate the toothpick lightsabers
@@Mk-kk4mk I understand why, but that's because they were paying tribute to the original trilogy.
Thrawn rocks, he’s supreme and one of my favorite Star Wars characters ever on screen, animated or live action
In rebels, thrawn sometimes acts like tarkin or out of character compared to the novels of t zahn.
You have the example of the ahsoka novel. Filoni changed some parts of it in the clone wars.
@Tom Ffrench
The thing is, the legends Thrawn is probably too much for kids said by Disney standards while the new Thrawn is a much rounded character.
Imagine if Rebels isn't all goofy and plot armor and the Stormtroopers like in Rogue One really hit the characters it would've been different.
We do see glimpses of legends Thrawn like when he ordered to open fire on Vult Skerris when Thrawn saw the danger planning by Hera but his ruthlessness is toned down.
In legends, Thrawn would annihilate everyone of them if he got the chance than pulling them apart piece by piece.
Well, he did that but without plot armor no S4 I guess. Monster Thrawn would unite them first then have a pincer tactic to stop them from leaving the system.
Too bad that mofo lost his entire fleet to *space* whales...
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I give him a pass on that since that was his flaw even in the novels. He did say that the mysteries of the force is an enigma to him.
He even got a pet that can counter the force which was too much for some critics because it made him op.
rebels is a beautiful series, flaws and all! I feel some deep connection to it and I don't quite understand it but it's great when anything can touch someone like that i think, whatever it may be.
I can powerfully relate. I must also say I loved every character, and unlike many, my list includes Ezra.
the wolf was pretty much otherworldly
Star Wars Rebels is one of the most amazing and incredible series in Star Wars history. Kanan is my favorite Jedi, and Kallus is and incredible character. Yes I agree, I prefer Rebels than Clone Wars, for many years it was a very unpopular opinion but know I see other people think the same.
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Rebels is so underrated! Sure it's a bit more childish than the clone wars but the story telling in the show is spectacular and well worth seeing!
Exactly. Of course it wasn’t as good as Clone Wars but I understand the story of what Dave Filoni was trying to tell. :)
I can understand Ezra being a bit annoying in some places but he still has character build up, he had an sad backstory of his parents being killed by the Galactic Empire, and some of his moments were memorable. :)
He also trained to become a Jedi and learned how to lift stuff with a lot of effort unlike Rey the Mary Sue who had no training.🙄
Sabine was also a good character, a
Mandalorian girl who also had a darker backstory about her family on Mandalore
and the mistakes she made but also try to stop it but her family chose the Empire over her, I felt the same pain she had.🥺
That part gave me chills and made me care about her character even more.💖
Depending on your point of view, Rebels is actually darker and handles a lot of taboo topics Clone Wars avoided.
For example, the heroes of Clone Wars were mostly hired help with no personal stake outside of sociopolitical interests. The Jedi were basically galactic cops who could have walked away if they so chose. The clone troopers initially didn't know they had options, and only really gained individual will over time.
Meanwhile, every member of Rebels is a survivor who's lost everything. Canaan lost his master and the entire Jedi Order, suffering PTSD in the proocess. Ezra lost his family and had to rely on street smarts to survive. Sabine was essentially an outcast of her people who designed horrific weapons before realising what the Empire really stood for. Zev lost his entire race. Hera comes from a race that's doomed to be either slaves or thugs. Every one of them comes from a broken planet, making the Ghost family even more special.
Unlike Ahsoka and Anakin, Ezra and Sabine tend to be cocky because they want to provoke the enemy. They know their limitations and while both can get annoying of end up in hot water, they don't put others at risk if they can help it.
For me, the Clone Wars is a typical war series, with only a few of those UC Gundam moments where you actually feel loss (such as Ahsoka abandoning the Jedi Order). The also don't spend a lot of time showing all sides of the war. But in Rebels, the smaller focus makes you care about these people more dearly and you get to know the villains and their motivations. You really feel the loss alongside the characters when something happens, and there's a sense of danger you just don't feel in CW because every loss is so much more profound. Seeing one fighter destroyed and knowing the rebel cell only has 15 and about as many pilots hurts a lot more than a huge battle where 50 fighters carrying clones are blown up and immediately replaced by 100 more.
Also, while the animation style is still a bit off-putting, I find it higher quality than in CW, and that probably has to do largely with the more limited amount of assets required per scene. Fewer asserts means faster rendering and far fewer polygons, so more time and effort can be spent on each model.
Clone Wars will always be better for some, but it's more about large-scale war than individual characters. It fills a gap and tells many stories that intertwine with the only really relatable character being Ahsoka. But for others like myself, the more intimate nature, higher stakes, and greater focus on main characters (on both sides) makes it the more mature of the two shows.
I really hope Bad Batch is able to go more of a Rebels route and keep the tone more intimate, because both the title group and Tarkin deserve a lot of love that can't be told in a generic war story.
I literally grew up watching Rebels, it came out just after I became a star wars fan.
I still remember waiting for Saturdays (it always aired saturday in my country) to come so that I could watch a new episode, and I remember myself crying at the end. I'm currently watching the whole saga in chronological order (I'm in clone wars season 2 now) and I'm sure I'll cry again
Same I became a star wars fan, 1 years before or even the years of Rebels season 1. I was able to go to the theater premiere of the first episodes and I just loved it. It's funny to find someone who was looking forward to Saturday for that too. Unfortunately after season 2 I ended up dropping out because the episodes were not (in my memory) really in order on TV. And it's only with the Mandalorian series that I decided to dive back into it (yes the last 3 Star Wars movies had disgusted me a little from the franchise) and it's just still still better then it was in my memories,... I watches it in like 3 day (I still have to watch the season 4). All the characters, scenario ans the universe are cool. It's the star wars I like
PS : by the way, good profile picture
@@freyery thanks
rebels really bred a new generation of star wars fans.
Calab Dume sacrificing himself to save Hera and blowing up the fuel depot hits me in the feels way more than Din Jarin saying goodbye to Grogu
same here
Honestly I think I agree.
Calab’s death was so moving and brutal.
@@Ian-ky5hf yes I agree!
Calab blew himself up because Hera was pregnant and he wanted none of that
I miss that show, you can tell that they put some hard work and love into it.
Definitely love
i Agree verry well made and follows the timeline verry accurately rebels takes place right before rouge 1.
The first half of the last series, the Bad Batch episodes, didn't feel like it had that passion but otherwise I completely agree. That bit with the world between worlds (aka the "Get out of the sequel trilogy free" machine) will stick with me for a very, very long time.
and we got to see saw garara back when he had hair. 😊
The only thing I really didn’t like was the animation felt weird to watch.
*flashbacks to rebels anakin*
Every time someone says something, especially a retort, their head does a bob/swivel-up animation.
Not gonna lie, I swerved it because I didn’t like how thin the lightsabers are. Since Ahsoka and Rex showed up though, I’ve wanted to watch it
@@newdivide9882 Well that's kinda stupid. Why do people compalim about the thin lightsabers? Do you guys keep forgetting that in A New Hope, when Obi-Wan and Vader dueled on the Death Star, that their lightsabers were just as thin?
that's because they didn't have as large a budget as they did for the Clone Wars
rebels is so underrated ezra is actually immensely important to star wars canon, as well as the entire ghost crew
How is he important ?
@Pepper amazing. The entire rebels crew could die and nothing would change prolly. You could argue scary blue man Thrawn would still be around but he never succeeded in doing anything so it's not like he would turn any tides
@@imperatornoinga3646 they liberated Lothal. Are you stupid? You don’t know a damn thing about Star Wars.
@@ozren8917 watch rebels and find out for yourself.
@@darth_kal-el oh. Lothal. Yes! The planet literally nobody heard of. Epic bro
As is common with Star Wars animated series, it had a pretty rocky start but by the end it’s amazing content with some of the most memorable moments around.
"I think I like star wars rebels more."
people watching this video: "Then you will die braver than most."
"It's treason then."
nah i like rebels better too
@@jeremycurle6880 This getting out of hand. Now there are two of them!
@@seraphdesFruehlings They can't do that. Shoot them, or something!
I do prefer clone wars a bit more but i have a massive soft spot for both and I’m glad a majority of Star Wars fans really like rebels.
Don’t let any of those soulless Disney-haters who are only around Star Wars to hate complain about your opinion
My only complaint is that the Rebel corvettes never shoot anything. Even fighters, the one thing they are made to shoot and then Yoda.
Yeah I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that. The corvettes just fly around with targets painted on their back, I think there’s one episode where one shoots.
the rebel corvettes never really fired because the have "ghost crews" meaning they don't have enough people to make it fully efective
@@bibeleebub that would make sense but is that a legitimate explanation or is that your head canon?
It is true the Hammerhead Corvettes never shoot anything in Rebels but it is so interesting to see how they came to be part of Phoenix Squadron so one of them could be in the position to take down the planetary shield at the Battle of Scarif in Rogue One. It is the backstory to a key piece of what allowed the Rebels to get their hands on the plans for the Death Star.
“Ezra is annoying” yeah man he’s 15 in the middle of a war
What Star Wars main character wasn’t annoying to begin with? Luke was, Anakin was, Rey was. It’s a rite of passage
@@CAaustinwer What do you mean Rey was? That implies that she stopped being annoying.
@@ronhebert3027 to be fair, also Anakin stayed pretty annoying until he became Vader. (Insert Revenge of the sith quote) And I'm sure many imperials found his constant need to choke someone annoying lol
@@CAaustinwer Obi wan
But in all seriousness, I see more people point out Ezra’s annoyance as a reason Rebels is bad instead of Luke/Anakin’s annoyance
@@michaelbarckholtz6172 Plenty have had problems with Anakin, and Ezra upstages other characters when the episode is about them. So he doesn't give the audience the chance to breathe unlike the other 2.
I liked how the Force isn't just for humanoids Rebels, it's also useable by animals like the Loth Wolves, showing that the force is truly universal, and present in all things.
The Bendu was also interesting, since it reinforced that there isn't purely Dark or Light side usage (and I love the usage of the never before heard terms for them), but a spectrum.
Rebels is the sibling that’s the butt of all the jokes but deep down we really love them
Aw that was a really good way to put it
But why people don't think about the sibling's feelings? You think he likes being tease like that? Poor thing. He is a good boy :''(
Rebels is kind of Clone Wars smaller brother. It starts slow but it becomes quite serious in the second season. Is in the overall an excellent series.
Clone Wars had a bumpy start got got better with time, same for Rebels
same for The Mandalorian
Rebels is return of the Jedi. Big risks and a lot of action but one big death with Kanan and then the others all get a happy ending. Even have Whales and Wolves like Return had Ewoks. Clones was hard hitt. Big deaths and Order 66 turned it all around. All the deaths at the end. Reallybhurts. They fought be a war and both sides lost. They were pawns😮😩😰😰
Once they were done with the helicopter-lightsabers, it was not too bad a series, I think.
The helicopter lightsabers were definitely some of the dumbest things we have ever seen in star wars
Rebels idea of lightsabers in general were terrible
@@anatomicalx9355 it was made to be reminiscent of the original lightsaber effects, which were a heck of a lot thinner than what's now considered the norm.
@@seandabest4329 NO it wasn't lol, please go look at the old art that they say it's based on. The lightsabers look way more like a sword than a skinny pole.
@@anatomicalx9355 eh, can't say I care too much. There were many design decisions that were made because the show was supposed to be cheaper, but I can't say that really changes my mind on things.
Rebels is really fun and scrappy, till it gets sad and scary, but even then it's a pretty solid piece of canon. Thanks eck for making me feel normal for loving rebels.
"I think I like Star Wars Rebels more."
People watching this video: "General Kenobi, you certainly are the bold one."
I immediately thought: "It's treason, then."
@@NCRRanger16 Heres a reason rebels sucks: Its 90 percent filler *and* theres no emotion shown, even if there is, its only for a little. TCW doesnt have a "filler" episode, rebels is literally just copy paste and repeat. Its a shame to, it could of been great!
@@clonesolar I mean, to be fair, Clone Wars has it's fair share of filler episodes. But otherwise I agree with you
@@NCRRanger16 I mean, they arent "fillers" they might just be boring to you. But rebels is just copy paste and repeat.
This show is truly underrated. Amazing show!
If Eck thinks the art style is weak, then I wonder what he thinks of the art style of Star Wars: Resistance??
We don’t speak of that here
No, just no, no.
*NO*
@@leoismaking What can you expect when it was set in an era that fell far far short of its predecessors? I actually think it could have worked if the era was not such raw crap. The premise is interesting enough, but it just can't deliver... the entire sequel era can't deliver.
I’m a huge Star Wars fan compared to people around me and I won’t touch that show
A lot is based on original drawings by Ralph McQuarrie, the Choper and Zeb (concepts that turned R2 and Chewbbaca) the protocol droids, the security droids of Visago, the spiders of Attolon, the Jedi Temple of Lothal, the style of Vader's helmet, Lothal herself, in other words, it honors quite a lot the most original Star Wars designs
Star Wars Rebels?
Don't you mean Star Wars: Terrorist.
yeah kinda but yeah
Ezra Bridger lead the capitol riots confirmed.
No, Star Wars: CHILD FRIENDLY BULLSHIT FILLED WITH PLOT HOLES AND GARBAGE ANIMATION AND BORING FIGHT SCENES THAT'S A COMPLETE DISGRACE TO THE BELOVED CLONE WARS FRANCHISE!!!!
Those Rebel scum
Tru tho
Rebels would have been great if:
-The inquisitors were a bigger threat and introduced before the grand inquisitor
-The show was darker like clone wars
-The show was introduced after season 7 clone wars ( we can't change that obviously )
-lightabaers were fatter haha
Who had the bright idea of having a show about a few individuals that survived a genocide be intended for a younger audience.
@@pepperedash4424 And if the Mandalorian arc had some of the Mandos from Legends. Just imagine if Sabine was caught between not one, but two separate Mandalorian rebel movement; Bo-Katan on one side and Fenn Shysa on the other.
In terms of maturity, you’d probably get that if it aired on CN.
It had some dark moments such as the decapitions, being burnt or shocked to death, eaten by space spiders and the capital ship explosions. The art style and tone/pacing can just detract from it.
@@jackcassidy7317 They chicken out and cut to black instead of showing a decapitation, most deaths are faceless stormtroopers.
Man I thought I was the only one who thought Rebels was better than clone wars. It deserves more to it and I’m super hyped for the Ahsoka series.
I allways wonder why people have the mindset of "animated" beeing only for kids. Maybe I never developed that mindset because I very early in my life watches movies like Akira that are animated but not something I would say is for kids.
A good story can be told in many forms and it will still be a good story. Heck lately I am watching an "animated" show that is more like a puppet show with 2D characters that are "animated" as in they wiggle a bit left and right when the talk or walk but the story they tell is hillarious and I am very well entertained...and beeing Warhammer 40k related its not exactly what I would show kids ^_^
I agree I mean look at the Pixar movies
What I like to do when people say "animated shows are for kids!" Is show them Happy Tree Friends, Attack On Titan, Star Trek Lower Decks, Archer, FMP, FMA, etc. And usually they shutup after Happy Tree Friends.
Well, that started with Hanna-Barbera. Cartoons used to be the appetizer shown before the main feature at non-kid movies. That's why the old Disney and Warner Brother cartoons from the 40s are filled with adult humor. But with the advent of TV and the fact that kids love animated shows, Hanna-Barbera figured out a way to make cheap, animated content geared toward kids. And thus animated features became for kids.
The exception to the rule are the Pixar films. For whatever reason, those got a pass as family things rather than just being kid things.
@@AstroNerdBoy I remember that when Animes came to the cinema in my country they started with Princess Mononoke (IIRC) without an age restriction.
The result was lots of crying kids and shocked parents because it was marketed as a "Kids movie". For those who haven't seen it. There are some bloody scenes in it and much of the context is for older kids and adults.... but as everyone here was also in the mindset of "anime = for kids" it was quite the surprise and when we left the cinema we saw a lot of parents wanting their money back and in general argueing over the age rating of the movie.
Since then it changed quite a bit and animes where taken more seriouse.
The second anime from the studio allready had a proper age restriction.
Anime bruh
Comparing it to clone wars is the problem. Just watch it for what it is. It’s honestly really fun.
the shows aren’t similar at all. TCW is just loads of different arcs smacked together (but it still works out perfectly) while rebels actually follows a true story which goes from point A to B to C and so on..
@@jamesMdlk actually, most episodes are fillers. It could have been good.
@@clonesolar rebels is better imo😤
@@jamesMdlk explain?
@@clonesolar what do i need to explain? rebels is a better show in my opinion?
Western adult audiences have an inherent bias against animation. Because Disney animation is such a building block of many of our childhoods we get programmed that animation means kids. Other cultures use animation in film and TV all the time, it’s just another medium to tell a story. I have begged my Star Wars fan friends to watch Rebels and Clone Wars and they give me the same response, “cartoons are for babies”.
Nah brother, I can and will watch animation, I really like the better done Japanese style animated scifi. But just could not enjoy the stories and style of this series. I am not a Star Wars fan that will watch all SW content just because it's branded. Perhaps if they had taken it more seriously I might have enjoyed it. There certainly are great examples of fan-made Star Wars animation out there.
I agree with you. It’s an interesting point, do you have a theory of why this bias exist among western adult audiences? Personally I love Star Wars Rebels with all my heart, the animation is superb, the landscapes of Lothal with its cats and its moons are poetic. And, I love Rebels more than Clone Wars. My favorite Star Wars characters are from this series: Kanan, Kallus and Zeb, Ezra, Chopper, Sabine.
@@peterreimer2540 I dunno for me rebels feels very Star Wars. Just because you didn’t like it doesn’t mean they didn’t take it seriously
Not at all. The animation for Clone Wars was dirty and had a lot of jagged edges. Characters could look appropriately menacing and evil. With Rebels everything is just too cute. Even Darth Maul looks cute in that show. The problem is not animation in itself, but more the style of the animation. To me Rebels is actively trying to say "this show IS for kids" with the animation, whereas Clone Wars clearly went for an older audience.
@@peterreimer2540 Rebels tells a very serious story that honestly has some of the deepest character moments in Star Wars. It’s not just crap that’s “Star Wars branded”. The notion that the creators didn’t take it seriously is laughable and shows that you don’t actually know the story. Hence my comments about your bias against the animation style. You think it looks like a not serious show for babies therefore you didn’t watch it therefore you don’t actually know what the show is about.
That part where Vader says ahsoka I have pause that and rewound it 10 times it's amazing how they did that with the voice in the face and the eye that was amazing
I never really watched rebels properly until just a few days ago, where I’ve sat and binged it all, start to finish. I only ever saw a few odd episodes.
I never thought it was possible to get attached to the crew so much, and We have Ashoka now, so we now the fate of certain characters, but I genuinely started to tear up at the finale. It’s a fantastic series, I loved every minute of it. I’ve come to deeply appreciate the art style. It does what it needs to.
I love clone wars, always have, but something about rebels hit different.
Star Wars Rebels: Where kids can commit war crime without any consequences.
Welcome to Star Wars.
Except when kanan died😞
This is Disney's Star Wars too kek
@@dojokonojo only sequals and resistance were cringe the rest is kek
@@michaelandreipalon359 wat?
I feel like this show definitely has its moments where it outpaces the clone wars as a show. One of my biggest gripes with the original trilogy was the fact that the stormtroopers seemed so useless and I wish they would be more imposing and threatening.
One of my favorite parts of rogue one was that they made the stormtroopers and the empire itself feel much more like a group you wouldn't want to mess with. In rebels I find that the stormtroopers are reduced to faceless cannon fodder yet again but this time it feels even worse. If this show was specifically for kids I wouldn't mind but it it seems like the show cant decide weather it wants to be a kids show or a serious show and it makes it hard to get into for me.
The only stormtroopers who redeemed themselves was the one who knocked out rex, the one who chased ezra "all for fruit" the gunner who killed gregor. The stormtroopers who attacked the seperatist base. And maybe like 1 other sequence. I do agree with you however stormtroopers were portrayed pretty badly in this show tho.
I hate how In star wars in general they are treated like a joke. But it is really bad in this show
Its an issue in star wars in general. They are useless in the Mandalorian as well, they seem incapable of hitting anything other than mando's beskar.
@@tankcommander26 Generally it depend on the period. Shortly after Clone Wars, many veteran Clone Troopers sill serve as Stormtroopers and recruitment standards were still high. But over time many Imperial Trooper units (those where Solo serve) were equipped with Stormtrooper equipment and quality drop noticeably, as Empire cared more about utilizing fear factor of old units. In such context Death Troopers are actual representation of old Stormtroopers. After Endor Empire started straight hiring bandits and farmers.
@@edmundaubrey322 Yes I agree . That's one of my other main gripes with the mandalorian too.
Rebels doesn't come close to Clone wars but I still very much enjoyed watching it
I totally didn't mind the cartoony look, nor the simpler storylines. Sometimes I'm just not in the mood for a mind bender. Rebels just felt like ... Star Wars !!
I still can't get over how BRAVE Ezra was when he faced Vader. How many kids would've done the same instead of just being crushed? And yes, Ezra was obnoxious at first. But like Ahsoka, he matured and really grew on me.
The Obi-Wan/Maul duel was perfect. The Loth-Wolves were so special. The World Between Worlds was amazing. Ahsoka turned into an absolute BEAUTY and I practically fell in love with Kanan !
I ❤️ REBELS!
Normies: "wait rebels is good?"
All 15 of us who gave it a chance: "always was"
People just follow what others think instead of forming their own opinions.
right!! i watched all of rebels, then went onto the internet expecting everybody to love it as much as i did, only to find tons of hate. let me just say, that was disappointing 🥲
No it wasn't, give me 5 good reasons rebels is good. Here are 2 bad ones: 95 percent of the show is filler and the characters barely show emotion, even if they do its for a little.
@@clonesolar
1: Kanan Jarrus
2: the rest of the crew
3: the entire mandalore arc
4: Agent Kallus's redemption/defection arc
5: literally any scene with Ahsoka, Rex, or Hondo in it.
Rebels really missed the mark, but much like the prequels before them, there were some genuinely compelling and emotional storylines going on if you were willing to look past the rough edges.(and let's be honest, when has star wars ever NOT had rough edges)
@@coopsxo5877 yeah me too
While I still find myself preferring the Clone Wars for it's tone and the fact that it is an anthology story for the Prequel Era, what I really like the most about Rebels is that every episode feels some what meaningful. It feels like there is very little filler in Rebels compared to TCW. Every episode mattered.
Rebels...SW Firefly.
I like the show but I prefer CW.
Managed to tie into the wider Star Wars universe without sacrificing the story of its own band of heroes.
And Thrawn.
Dude this show did Thrawn such a ridiculously huge disservice. He is arguably the greatest military mind in the history of the star wars universe. Yet he can't outwit a jedi apprentice, a mandalorian teenager, and a dysfunctional astromech.
@@michaelandreipalon359 resistance I don't even really think about. It's clearly not supposed to touch on anything important.
Sequels are def a mess. Not sure it excuses this show's shortcomings tho. Star Wars having examples of meh media doesn't excuse more of it.
Mando is proof they can do everything we want and deserve as devout fans. The effort they put in really shows.
@@oZyn when watching rebels for the first time, Thrawn always felt like some unstoppable, unbeatable force who always knew our hero's next move. in light of this, I am inclined to disagree with you.
@@Epic24123 yeah but he never stops, or beats them lmao. Thrawn in Rebels felt like Count Dooku in the prequels -- pretty dangerous. He should've felt like Vader at the end of Rogue One -- literally fucking unstoppable.
@@michaelandreipalon359 be sure to stay away from reddit then my friend. Never have I seen a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
Sabine's hair isn't cartoony, it's just dyed. I've known people with hair like hers.
It is a cliche cartoon trope though.
props to her though for keeping it so colourful, hair dye comes out so quickly
I don’t know lots of animated characters have nature hair color. Having dyed hair doesn’t make a character cartoony. Also it is pretty clear she dyes her hair. Having colorful is a trope in Anime. Anime is not cartoons. Anime is not all animation.
@@Eman-720 it's literally ingrained as a character trait though. she's an artist. she even paints her armour different every season
I also really like the crew, especially Kanan, but the final fight between Obi-Wan and Maul, is my favourite scene in every SW I think.
It's really funny how many people complain aboht if being so brief, completely disregarding how many hoopedy scoopedy jump around do 10 minute dance fights we've already had. The fight in this one happens before it even begins. 2 established characters that unite with the suffering the dark side has brought to them in the very end. It's seriously a thing of beauty.
I loved Rebels, mostly for the fresh perspective of seeing what the rebellion was like in a separate part of the galaxy. I actually like Rebels more than a vast majority of the other works.
Rebels was good. Animation was a bit different, but I do like how it ties everything together.
I love how the art style in Rebels is inspired by Ralph Mcqaurrie concept art.
@@TheLiamster I Like that detail too, especially with the lightsabers looking closer to fencing blades now.
I agree it was good and I don’t know if it was just me or not, but when Kanan and Ezra first meet Bendu and Ezra goes to plant the replusor rod; that camera angle they used almost made it seem like a stop-motion animation and not a 3d animated show.
It ties things together like school glue and macaroni. The only cool part is the time period in general, and the way the characters we know from before have been affected.
The animation style is different, and I respect them for trying. But it failed, miserably. It looks weird in motion.
Also, all the direction in the show is so bland and boring. Every shot is people just walking around in circles, dodging blaster bolts, and fighting in practically slow motion.
Nothing creative happens. Remember in Clone Wars, when they put ATTEs on an asteroid? Or when they had entire episodes underwater? Or when we got to see dynamic and suspenseful space combat? (i.e. Anakin in stealth ship vs Trench)
This show just gets everything wrong.
@@Sam_T2000 Rebels kind of has that modern disney animation style. Everything is like perfectly airbrushed and weird looking.
Rebels is good. But Clone Wars is another level.
this is brilliant.
but I like this.
Clone wars is all powerful
Og clone wars is better IMO
StarWars Fans Circa 2008: "Boo the new clone wars is so childish! We miss the 2003 version!"
StarWars Fans Circa 2014: "Boo Rebels is so childish! We miss the Clone Wars!"
That's Star Wars fans.
fucking facts, i hate star wars fans i wish people could just enjoy things for what they are
Just finished the final episode, its super underated. I genuinely cared about the ghost crew through out the show and it was incredible seeing their growth as people and as a family.
Kanan is one of my favorite Jedi across all of Star Wars media, he’s great
Same hes amazing
HMMMMMMMMMMMMM
I think the show would have been better if he was the main character instead of Ezra. His relationship with Hera was cool
I just finished my re-watch of Rebels and I can totally agree with you about how its worth a watch, especially since Thrawn, Ezra, and Ashoka will come into play soon.
Trying to compare these shows is like trying to compare how fun a toy is with how good some food is, very different, but both are awesome
this is a shit analogy. they’re both shows of the same franchise, they aren’t that different and definitely comparable
@@Larry-Lobster I’m so sorry Larry that my analogy doesn’t appease you to your satisfaction, please refer to my agent and we can discuss an analogy you’re happy with
I hate people complaining about whiny Star Wars characters. "Anakin is so whiny in Episode II." He's mirroring Luke's whiny scenes in Episode 4. He's even in the same room! "Ahsoka is so whiny." She's literally designed that way on purpose so she can learn. "Ezra is so whiny." See my above points on both Anakin and Ahsoka. It's called character growth. If you can't deal with that, then I feel sorry for your own growth as a human being. As if anyone complaining about a whiny character was never whiny themselves at some point in their lives.
I love this show but I really disliked the Purgil in the finale, I wish we saw General Kalani and the Separatist remnant show up and fight Thrawn’s fleet.
Bruh that would’ve been so cool
Well, things like these actually fit his defeat it's even in the novels but a bit underwhelming so I understand if some hated it.
He did say that the mysteries of the force is an enigma to him and remember he even got a pet to counter it
I mean if thrawn was still around during the ot then the rebels wouldnt stand a chance. The purgls make sense to take him away from the scene. Still could be cool to see kalani and droid army. Brings me back to bf2 droids vs storms.
To me rebels started off too goofy but got better over time. It has some great characters and a ton of clone wars nostalgia, and its lows are low but its highs are just as if not as high as the clone wars
Well, this is certainly someone I didn’t expect to see on a star wars channel
It has some great moments, which ironically came from when the story included non main characters. Ahsoka, Vader, Maul, Lando, etc...but some of the episodes come off as overly cheesy and uninteresting. It’s not as bad as people say, but I don’t think it’s as good as he says.
Clone Wars starts just if not more goofy. Characters can't go anywhere if they arrive finished, c.f. rey.
One thing I don’t really like about Ahsoka in the Mandalorian is how she doesn’t really look like her appearance in Rebels, she’s based of her clone wars appearance even show men’s much older in the Mandalorian.
My headcanon says those tails can be trimmed like you would trim your nails or like Hellboy grind his horns down
@@ChiliFrog that’s a really horrible image 😂 don’t mind me, just sharpening my tendrils 😂
@@caleb_dume just like peeling a carrot
In my mind the changes to her "hair" as a technical problem but the clothes is different just because she needs a disguise and the simplicity helps the fight scenes,in rebels ending she was full Ahsoka the white just to show the change,now she doesn't need that,is a unfortunately change but i can accept
The only problem with Clone Wars was there weren’t enough clones.
Was sceptical about Rebels too but it’s a show that grows on you and gets better every season. Some outstanding moments, Ashoka especially. Without giving it away ( those who have seen it will know) it’s one of the best moments in Star Wars.
I like Both Rebels and The Clone Wars. If I had to give a rating I would say 8/10.
Rebels is the one piece of Star Wars that has made me fully cry (on multiple occasions). I’ve teared up from other stuff, but never properly cried. It’s amazing, and I really wish people who haven’t seen it would give it a chance. The cohesion and character development across the four seasons make it incredibly satisfying to watch each of the characters grow. The art style never bothered me, but that’s 100% a personal preference thing so I can understand that it might not work for some people.
yes i agree when Kanan died man that hit me hard in the feels
Is it strange that one of my favorite moments of Rebels is finally getting to see Royal Guards in action? Oh, and Thrawn...
A lot of people’s reasons for not watching the show is “It IsNt ThE cLoNe WaRs!”
And the animation itself ugly and the story so simple and dumber down compared to clone wars
@@Jablickymorant The animation isn’t that bad. And the story got better at season 2.
Rebels had great story, character development. The animation sucked in comparison to TCW, also the saber duels were really bland. The thing that ruins Rebels a lot for me is the kid friendliness - sure TCW was also PG but it felt better.
It felt like a watered down experience compared to TCW. I only finished a few seasons hoping I'd care more about some of the characters, but I didn't.
I've seen people complain that Rebels suck because the battles aren't as big as in Clone Wars.
Let me repeat - they thought the show about a group of 5 people (set in a time of relative stability and peace in the galaxy) sucked because it didn't have battles with thousands of starfighters, dozens of capital ships, and hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground.
Yeah.
Absolutely loved the family dynamic and the mystical aspect of the Force. I didn't even know how attached I grew to the characters and by the time the last episodes came out, they blindsided me, it was like getting hit by a truck of emotion. Truly an incredible series and it's such a shame people put it off for something as superficial as art style.
I love rebels mainly for the characters
Hearing kanan in TROS was a cool callback
Can’t wait to see Ezra in ahsoka hopefully not as a bad guy or a dead body
Personally, I think Ezra as canon C’baoth would be awesome, although, outbound flight might be canon now, after Ascendancy, but still
Ooh I forgot that, thats pretty cool
@Darth Sidious dont mention fallen order! I haven’t finished the game yet
@Darth Sidious thats alright
Rebels is underrated. It definitely had its moments
Yes it did
Yeah it had moments but you have to suffer through at least 3/4 bullsh
Underrated because sucks
I was a little bummed that Jedi were involved instead of being a completely normal rebel cell but oh the places they went👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Yeah I get that, but kanan is such a cool character and wouldn't change the ghost crew in any way! Besides we got rogue one for our non jedi team
@@robertbush7530 agreed 100%
"...characters like Sabine having different coloured hair..." Does Eck really not know what hair dye is? #askEck
I’m pretty sure he knows -_-
@@HolyCrusader5 this is the same dude who asked if acclamators had weapons during the battle of genosis, what? I swear, eck is dumb sometimes.
Watching the end of Clone Wars with Ashoka and Anakin last meet and then seeing then meet again in Twilight of the Apprentice hits you right in the feels. Harder than when it originally aired. And when Vader's mask is damaged and we hear Anakin call out to Ashoka in both Vader & Anakin's voice still sends chills down my spine. And let's not forget Maul vs Obi-Wan. This show had so many great moments that felt like it expanded the OT, not just built off it.
We got rebels
We got resistance
Where's my Star Wars Republic?
But rebels is awesome, ngl
THE REPUBLIC HAS BEEN REORGANIZED AS THE FIRST GALACTIC EMPIRE.
@@elitegamer9310 *Thunderous applause*
@@felps_4500 Liberty: *dies*
@@lucasmoura6276 F
Lol
TCW is about the Republic
You like Rebels more than the Clone Wars? That's a sin. Unsubscribing. Left a dislike.
Nah just kidding, you have a lot of good points. Great video :)
They had us in the first half, not gonna lie
I am a older fan with seeing the OT as they came out and I enjoyed the series. One of my kids' friends lent us the DVD and I was happily surprised. Kanan because of his flaws has made him my favorite Jedi out of both canon and Legends. I like flawed characters as you can tell with my favorite Legends is Cade.
me, who’s watched rebels three times, watching a video on why you should watch rebels
Man I loved clone wars and rebels. Resistance was hit and miss.
Yes, but still watchable. Sometimes I feel like people shit on Rebels, only because it was made by Disney. It is actually really good show.
Resistance explored some interesting stuff but if it was longer and season 2 didn't had pointless filler then it would have been almost as good as rebels
@@orbaitv5991 Yeh, this series died prematurely.
@@orbaitv5991 just like rebels, its literally just filler. HOW CAN YOU GUYS BE ENTERTAINED? I got bored after the 2nd episode.
You guys watched Resistance?
My biggest issue with Rebels was that the Art Style looked goofy at times
Like Yoda looked absolutely putrid
@Imabubble yay my God pls don’t bring it up 🤮
My man was on ketamine since order 66 and this is the result
I wish in the future we get an animation that's a mix of rebels and clone wars. The Ralph Concept Art is really cool and mixed with the clean clone wars styling it would be great.
I feel that Rebels never gets as good as The Clone Wars at its best, but never gets as bad as Clone Wars at its worst
I’d say Rebels episodes are worse than the worst Clone Wars episode. For example in season one of Rebels there’s an episode where Ezra and Zeb go and get a fruit for Hera and end up stealing a Tie fighter.
@Rusher Ranker7 I wouldn’t say some of the worst, but I would say some of the best and some mediocre. I can’t really think of a CW arc I didn’t enjoy, maybe there’s 1 or 2 I’m forgetting about.
@@TheLiamster rebels are modeled on the vietcong. Ambush and attacks of opportunity are your only option in asymmetric war.
The main characters were to insipid, annoyint and not engaging as the clone wars... BUT the plot and stories made it worth it. Easter eggs, cameos and some of the best characters make an appearance but rebels by itself is just a regular show.
I'm curios please rank the rebels characters from your favorite and least fav one
@@firehazzard8497 yeah but I add agent kallus in my list because I kinda like his redemption and his episode"the honorable ones"
@@blitzknight5371 To be honest the bad guys and villains completely overshadow and steal the spotlight to me. Tarkin, Thrawn of course, Vader, the emperor, Maul.
I only liked Hera and Sabine tbh...
Kanan had his moments middle tier for me...
and even chopper is cooler than Ezra and Zeb. Just my opinion ofc
@@joseolivas5396 this take is interesting for me thrawn and kallus(hoping for a black series) are the highlight in the imperial side I'm ignoring vader because it's vader it's general knowledge that if that sith will be on screen he will be the highlight
In the rebels I'm a fan of all of them but in terms of highlights of the series i will give upper tier to kanan and sabine
mid tier is hera chopper and zeb(honestly I'm a big fan of his growth)
ezra is kinda good but if I wanna revisit rebels the ones above that i will go to as a highlight(hoping they do something interesting with him in live action tho)ps I don't hate this characters i just need someone on top and bottom that's what kinda a list is
Peoples gripes with Rebels is mainly this: I don’t want it to be as good as clone wars but I expect it to be as good as clone wars and when I watched it I was disappointed that it wasn’t clone wars. Like that they’re worried they can’t like more than one at the same time because they won’t be seen as a true fan to one or the other for some reason. And that it’s childish compared to the clone wars. Yeah clone wars has adult themes but if you had never seen it and went off what fans told you about clone wars you’d think there was sex scenes, gore and swearing but it’s simply not true, obviously your never going to have a violent character like Savage Opress in Rebels but the themes it carries doesnt really require violence just for the sake of it being on screen. A World Between Worlds and Twilight of the Apprentice are better than any Clone Wars Episode. Only The Lawless comes close, but even then it’s not enough. Both of the episodes are PEAK Star Wars, the stakes, the characters, the music, the way the force is used, mystical, futuristic and ancient as well as dramatic and peaceful they are Star Wars at its finest, when I watched them for the first time it was similar to how I felt watching the original trilogy for the first time they really are that good, genuine masterpieces. Clone wars is part of rebels and to dismiss it because it’s not a carbon copy is stupid
I love how you say you thought it was a kid show when in the first season people decapitated
Off screen but still kinda dark. I wish Disney has the balls to show it and even show more instances of Legends Thrawn.
Like they decapitated Thanos like nothing but here? They are saying Star Wars is for kids? Yeah right.
Been a while since I saw S1 what was the decapitation?
@@hogndog2339 In the third to last episode, where Governor Tarkin calls in the two reoccurring imperial officers the fat and skinny guys, chastises them for constantly failing then has the Grand Inquisitor kill them to make an example.
Yeah, doesn't mean it's not a kid's show. Uncle Owen and aunt Beru's charred corpses were a major plot point in star wars, which was a movie made for children, so this is absolutely kiddy by comparison.
Why do people still think individual moments make something dark or grown up lmao
Personally i enjoyed Star Wars rebels, it showed a new part of the galaxy that we hadn’t seen before, and a bit of how the empire was before the battle of yavin
Even in a kid show, Vader is still portrayed as a powerful force user
I just finished rebels a week ago, it was amazing!! I had a great time and I haven't cried over a showing in a while🤧 I loved it!💫
I don't mind animation. If the characters and stories are interesting, that is what is important. I enjoy the The father son relationship. And the crew in general.
Eck I don't have to watch the video to completely agree with you my whole family loves this
My daughters cried when Kanan died even more so when they thought Ahsoka had died as well
Suffice it to say We're all huge fans
We're ALSO wondering when we'll see Chopper on the Mandolorian
Hopefully never