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When Huyang said "a long time ago, I a galaxy far far away" I felt goosebumps and felt like that was Dave Feloni, honoring his teacher, george Lucas. I teared up
Also, the main night sister is played by Claudia Blak ( Vala Mal Doran from Stargate ). She was in countless video games as well. Glad to see her in Star Wars.
You know they're doing Thrawn well, when the first thing he asks for after learning about Ahsoka isn't additional troops or deploying super weapons but an assembled dossier about Ahsoka's history and methods.
I love how the show revealed Thrawn's only weakness, which is that he doesn't understand relationships. That was how Ezra managed to beat him, Thrawn never expected that Ezra would sacrifice himself for his friends, because Thrawn would never do such a thing.
muahhahaah ... thank you i needed that sarcastic joke ... He is such a let down compared to the haunting immense personality in Rebels.... even a stormtrooper is more frightning
@@andrewcruz3837 except it was never Thrawn’s physical prowess that made him intimating, always the power of his mind. A gut doesn’t affect that so of course he can still be menacing.
15:30: "What is _that_?!? Ugh." 15:49: "He's growing on me." 15:55: "I'll take one then." 19:23: "Now I'm going to be attached to it." 19:43: "Such a good boy!" It doesn't take the Force to sense a bunch of love there! 😀
All those Stormtroopers are now called Night Troopers and could either all be impowered by the Night Sisters (like Savage Oppress was) or resurrected by them And it's gonna take them 3 days to empty the catacombs and they seem to be loading all the coffins onto the Chimera And the Night Sisters can reanimated all those dead bodies as well... Thrawn might actually have one scary ass undead army on his hands. 😲😲
We already know this...they will likely get sieged again and all of Mandalore will go somewhere different and unfamiliar for new challenge and survival.@@kazehazeee
Drop the "Storm" and replace it with "Night" from *Night* Sisters, without a doubt an implication that they are influenced one way or another by Night Sister Magick.
Lars Mikkelson’s voice is simultaneously soothing and terrifying. More please. All of Thrawn’s setup is pure drip. The gold and red on the troopers. The chimera painted on the hull. Flames
We haven’t seen two Jedi as powerful as Ahsoka and Ezra on screen together in a long while. The first time they light up sabers together to fight side by side will be incredible.
I'm loving this whole "Magneto" vibe with Ray Stevenson. It's complicated but understandable. Ultimately his goal makes sense but the methods of getting there are a serious issue. The Orange saber makes perfect sense to this. He exists between Good and Evil.
Like every role he played he owns it. Like as if he wrote the part for himself, the guy is amazing. Glad he got to play such a badass but sad that he cant see how much everyone loves that character and his work with it.
@ it would be cool if we got a show about his upbringing as a Jedi during the time of the Republic and Clone Wars. That way they could use the character but with a different actor. RIP Ray Stevenson 😓
I’m told that the new seasons gonna be a movie to tie in all the streaming shows (TM, BoBF, Ahsoka) I don’t think Andor or Kenobi is in that pile since both are dead at this point
@@patriotamerican3426 Half right. The movie is coming in 2026 (last time any info was said about it at least, but given current evens in the industry I wouldn't be surprised if it gets pushed to 2027), and will be what the Filoni shows are building toward. But before the strikes began Dave had started work on writing season 2 of this show, with the plan of late 2025, basically the last thing in the arc before the movie wraps up the stuff he's set in place.
gay people always think everyone is gay though, so your point holds no real truth to it Now if Ezra and Sabine were both meeting at a gay cantina then you'd be onto something. @@ellehcimbelle
Perfect subtle character description on Thrawn. He asks if she was really willing to risk the galaxy and being stranded for her friend who may or may not be alive? Sabine responds, you wouldn’t understand. Thrawn is a military genius. The only reason he wasn’t the main guy was his inability to have relationships or political skills. Pardon the comparison but he is like military savant on the spectrum.
I think it’s more than that. Thrawn is the type of person who would put “his galaxy” before anything else. Everything he’s done was for the Chiss Ascendency. He can’t comprehend sacrificing all of that for one person.
Ironically enough, Ezra told Thrawn years earlier that he’d wouldn’t understand how or why the force works. Then Sabine basically said the same line but with a different meaning. This time, the line was referring to love and friendships/companionship. Thrawn both times never denied it because he simply doesn’t have to really understand these concepts other than they exist.
I love how Thrawn went to the Night Sisters and ask them to resurrect all of the dead stormtroopers on his ship to become his Night Troopers Army (Zombie Stormtroopers).
For those that haven’t read any of the new Thrawn books, Thrawn has met Vader several times and kind of knows that Vader was formerly Anakin. He also was privy to the utilization of the Inquisitor’s. Hence his comment about Jedi leaving the order
🙋🏾♀️🙋🏾♀️ Guys, great reaction as always!! Mister Stevenson has always been one of my favorite Actors and in this show he's created a beautiful Swan-Song. I remember the first show I ever saw him in, it was Rome on HBO; after that he had me. His character in this show is totally galvanizing and it breaks my heart that we (as fans) only have our imagination's to show us a small glimpse as to what he would have made of this character going forward 😞😞 Side Note: Thrawn may do something unexpected when it comes to Ahsoka (remember; for those who have read the books) once he learns who her Master was. Thrawn was "friends" (for lack of a better term) with both Anakin and Vader so their meeting could be quite interesting 🤔🤔
I didn't think Sabine's reaction to Ezra was unusual. I love Sabine but she is the queen of repressed emotions, unless the emotions are anger and things like that. Not to say she's bad or anything, it's just that she wears her emotions on her sleeve when it comes to a mission, or her enemies, but when it comes to looking inward, sharing her feelings, etc you tend to get very little from her. It probably has something to do with how she can't feel the force. Search your feelings Sabine! I knew she was gonna play it cool. Even in this episode Baylon offered that being locked up in the cell would be a good time for reflection but Sabine would not even entertain the thought. Until she learns to accept and reach out with her feelings, she will not be able to wield the force. That's my opinion at least. Thanks for the great review as always.
Baylen Skoll has quickly become one of the most interesting characters in Star Wars Canon. Misses the Jedi, but doesn't consider himself one anymore. Powerful and forceful force wielder with no designs to be a SITH either. He sees a higher purpose for his life than the constant galactic struggle.
History of the universe parts 1, 2, & 3… 1 being the best! 😂 Was I only one who thought that was Prequel, Original, and Sequel trilogies reference? Too funny!!
The Mikkelsons sure do get dope villain roles. I hope they keep thrawn as more of an anti-hero. And not just straight villain, 9.5/10 episode, such a great show
@@chase5436 Yeah, people often forget that while Thrawn is competent and not a raging bigot (unlike most of the Imperial hierarchy), he's still part of a fascist dictatorship's leadership. Nevermind that his "appreciation" of art has some real British Empire vibes, with how he basically steals cultural heirlooms to put them on his shelf (see Hera's Kalikori in Rebels, for example)
The whales took Thrawn's star destroyer away, in which were both Thrawn and Ezra, but there were also Thrawn's crew as we saw just now, so probably after the whale dumped them here, Ezra managed to scape.
To add to what you said, Steve, I think the message from Anakin to Ahsoka was very much the same as the one Yoda gave to Luke in ROTJ -- "You must confront Vader." Not kill Vader, not defeat Vader, just confront him. Luke choosing to let his father redeem himself was the culmination of his path towards being a true Jedi.
The new Stormtrooper with a face gives me real Mordred (King Arthur's nephew) vibes from John Boorman's 1981 epic 'Excalibur' with the golden armoured face.
Why this is one of the best episodes of Star Wars ever made: 1) The long anticipated return of Thrawn not only paid off but FAR exceeded our already high expectations. He was already perfect in Rebels, but FINALLY seeing Lars Mikkelsen play Thrawn in live action proves was was born to play Grand Admiral Thrawn! And his “Night Troopers” are beyond awesome. They’re the most intimidating looking army I’ve ever seen in Star Wars. Especially Enoch, he looks like a mix of a Roman centurion and a gladiator. 2) The moment I heard “I knew I could count on you” from Eman Esfandi as Ezra I almost cried. 3) Baylan Skoll is proving to be one of the most complex and compelling characters in all of Star Wars. He managed to see not only that the Jedi had fallen even before Order 66 because of how they had become so blinded by their own hubris and hypocrisy, but he sees that the Galaxy can never be governed for long or even properly by either a Republic nor an Empire. So he is looking for a new power that will outlast all of them. 4) The Nightsisters being the lynchpin that ties everything together. Now it makes sense how an incredibly ancient map could lead to where Thrawn was currently, because Morgan was told so in her visions by the Great Mothers, who were instructed by Thrawn. And in exchange for aiding Thrawn, he would take them and whatever their cargo is (and I have a bad feeling I might know what it is) back to our Galaxy. DAVE FILONI YOU MAD GENIUS, YOU NEVER FAIL TO ENTERTAIN US!
Using Ray Stevenson's actual age (58), since there is no confirmed birth year for Baylan, and taking that he was already a Jedi before Order 66, he would have been around 27 at the end of The Clone Wars. Anakin was 22 when he became Darth Vader. Ahsoka is currently 48 years old, which would have made her 17 at the end of The Clone Wars (which is close to Rosario Dawson's 44, and Ariana Greenblatt's 16).
@theunknownuser9609 I stand corrected.... it's only 3 years. That would theoretically make Baylan 30 at the end of the Clone Wars. Most importantly, the casting team did a superlative job of finding the right actors for the roles, as they came pretty darn close to looks, ages, etc.
I think the Night Troopers are ressurrected. Even though Thrawn would probably never let his troops look dirty and patched up, or even have them wear ribbons, I think Feloni wanted to make it obvious they've seen battle. The red ribbons symbolise the Night Sisters' wrappings or bandages around magical repairwork. Edit: it just hit me that the Night Sisters needed three days to work their dark magic... three days for resurrection. Another bible reference. But then who have they been fighting? This "greater power" Baylan senses?
The night troopers have broken army that has been repaired with a golden material. Like the art kintsugi. The fact his troopers represent a form of art is very fitting for Thrawn.
The first thing that set me off about these "night troopers" was the condition of their armor. You'd think a Grand Admiral would demand perfect military discipline and that every trooper's armor would be immaculate. But there's a theory now that these troopers may be Night Sister zombies. That would explain a lot, and adds to the utter horror and intensity of this entire setting.
I love it how every reaction is people seeing the howler and going wtf ew and then when it comes back to Sabine, it’s an immediate switch and it’s all I love him!
You got Wes “I am that guy” aka Amos in this episode and then cherry on top other then legend Lars as Thrawn. Claudia Black is one of the ancient Night Mothers. She is an amazing actress that has done so many great series including farscape and SG-1, but also a solid amount of voice over work from most of the uncharted games as chloe through mass-effect and so many more. Love this episode
It's so funny to me that some of these people who were voice actors in Star Wars end up playing these characters and kind of look like them is almost like the company itself were looking for people that looked like some of their characters dressed like Katee Sackhoff looks like bo and this guy looks like thrawn it's almost like they knew in the back of their minds that they were going to do a live-action version of them way before cartoons
Great reaction! You're not the first ones who wanted more emotion, but these are jedi-trained people. They don't let their emotions overflow. I think it's also about how their specific relationship, which was in accordance with was we saw in Rebels.
I love how much mystery came from this episode. Thrawn is definitely afraid of something. There are a lot of clues, that something weird is going on with Ezra. For one, Sabine found him within hours. There were simply no way Thrawn wasn’t able to find him as well. Two, Thrawn refused to commit too many resources to helping Baylon. Saying that they have taken heavy losses already. If I was a guessing man, I would say that the admiral is afraid of Ezra. Baylon himself spoke of a power he could feel, and also hinted at the fact that Thrawn and company are afraid of something on the planet. Either Ezra has become very powerful or he’s allied with something very powerful.
my guess is that it involves the World Between Worlds and the Mortis gods. Likely case scenario is that when Thrawn leaves, and everyone gets stranded; most likely they will find a gateway to the World between worlds and use that to escape the planet/galaxy they are in and return.
@@Indiana_Minotaur I’ve seen some theories that point to Abeloth possibly being on the planet. Abeloth is you’re unfamiliar is the wife of the father and a very powerful and evil being.
Great reaction awesome episode Thrawn is gonna be the main villain of Dave Filoni's movie and Steven I don't know if you've noticed this or not but Thrawn is now more dangerous than ever before cause he's taken advantage of something that he's previously overlooked that caused his downfall the force
Still not enough. This is gonna be the third time he's underestimating the Force. First, on Atollon. Then, Lothal. And now, on Peridia. Overplanning and his overreliance on Nightsister magic will be his undoing. You cannot 100 percent accurately predict what the Force is or isn't going to do. Oh, Thrawn. Predictable as ever. 😏
Yet Thrawn spent years there on that planet and could not find Ezra while it took 15 minutes for Sabine to find him. I am smelling shit writing there. Thrawn in Zahn's trilogy is never that stupid and incompetent yet Disney make him look so.
@@williamho1976 here’s the thing though,… was it because he couldn’t find him, or he didn’t want to find him? Remember when Morgan asked for more troops and he flat out just said no, we’ve taken too many losses? I think Thrawn is afraid of Ezra, or at least something that Ezra has allied himself with. Not to mention that Thrawn clearly just wants to get off the planet and out of that galaxy. There is something much bigger going on here. A lot of what Baylon said to Shin hints at this as well.
The plan was did Ezra’s plan for victory at Lothal work and did the rebels defeat the Empire by removing Thrawn from the battle. The plan that brought him out of the picture.
Hi guys! My favorite character so far is Morgan Elsbeth, played by Diana Lee Inosanto. Her godfather was Bruce Lee. I really hope that Ashoka and Morgan have a final battle at the end. Thanks for the reaction!
Presumably once the Purrgil and the Chimera arrived at Peridea the Purrgil released the ship (and Thrawn) leaving Ezra surrounded by a whole Star Destroyer full of Stormtroopers. He probably fought his way to an escape pod or a shuttle and escaped.
Woah this episode was awesome! Great depth and story addition to the franchise and lore. It's been epic seeing this journey unfold!. Love this show!!! Let's go!!!!! Take care fam 😁👍
As much as I enjoyed and loved seeing Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger. Great terrific. Lars Mikkelsen who voiced Thrawn in Rebels and is now here as live action Grand Admiral Thrawn!?! That's what sold this episode for me and yes just like you Steven and basically everyone else -- I'm glad they didn't cliffhanger Thrawn because that would totally suck in my opinion. And why am I not surprised that Nikki made a "I'm blue" reference lol classic Nikki
When Ezra finds out that Sabine disobeyed Ahsoka, and chose finding Baylan the orb map, that led to Thrawn and him, was more important to her than protecting the galaxy from Thrawn's return, that could begin to create a rift between them. Baylan is searching dor The Wills and the source, the wellspring of The Force.
I'm curious to know if in addition to having been a Jedi Knight and a General, if Baylan had also been a Master with a Padawan. I'm wondering if the death of his Padawan during Order 66 was the breaking point for him. If losing him or her was what made him so angry at the Jedi's blindness and failings to see that their greatest enemy Darth Sidious was literally right in front of them. Baylan has voiced how the idea of the Jedi was greater than the reality of the Jedi, which seems to be his greatest motivation to build a new Order which lives up to those ideals, as he sees them.
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OMG, Steven going fan boy over Thrawn was EVERYTHING!! 😁 "I'm Blue" from Nikki was awesome!! 🤣 This show is SO effing amazing!! 😁❤️
Did you pick up on what they are loading haha
When Huyang said "a long time ago, I a galaxy far far away" I felt goosebumps and felt like that was Dave Feloni, honoring his teacher, george Lucas. I teared up
But in-universe it also means that the Jedi’s oldest tales and origin stories don’t stem from their own galaxy.
Ray Stevenson is so amazing, I’m so sad we lost him and he won’t be able to reprise this role, one of the most interesting characters ever…RIP Ray
Enoch is such a awesomely designed character. Glad he’s played by Wes!
Star Wars version of Legate Lanius from Fallout New Vegas played by our favourite Murder-Snuggles? Yes please!
Wes? You know the actor then? Who is he?
@@andiparker3733 Wes Chatham, the actor playing Amos Burton in the Expanse, another beloved show around these parts.
the expanse made amos seem a lot taller but next to lars mikkelsen, he's a shorty 😄
Also, the main night sister is played by Claudia Blak ( Vala Mal Doran from Stargate ). She was in countless video games as well. Glad to see her in Star Wars.
Was waiting for Captain Enoch to say "I am that guy"
"Die well" was apropriate.
Wes Chatham was brilliant as Amos in The Expanse.
He's got to take the helmet off next episode right? Right?
Murder Snuggles Lives
Omg that was him?
You know they're doing Thrawn well, when the first thing he asks for after learning about Ahsoka isn't additional troops or deploying super weapons but an assembled dossier about Ahsoka's history and methods.
I love how the show revealed Thrawn's only weakness, which is that he doesn't understand relationships. That was how Ezra managed to beat him, Thrawn never expected that Ezra would sacrifice himself for his friends, because Thrawn would never do such a thing.
Thrawn has always been focused, fixed on a goal or result. Anything else is irrelevant. Relationships are... something he just doesn't "get".
Nikki replying with Eiffel 65 "I'm blue da ba dee" to Steven asking what she thought of Thrawn is hilarious. Steven looked so annoyed LMFAO
As someone who has read all of the Thrawn novels, I can confidently say that he was excellently adapted.
muahhahaah ... thank you i needed that sarcastic joke ... He is such a let down compared to the haunting immense personality in Rebels.... even a stormtrooper is more frightning
@@roelven1282yes how can people not see this 😂. He has a gut and everything
@@andrewcruz3837 Oh so because he has a gut he can't be intimidating? 😂
@@409gmoney uh duh who the hell would be afraid of that!
@@andrewcruz3837 except it was never Thrawn’s physical prowess that made him intimating, always the power of his mind. A gut doesn’t affect that so of course he can still be menacing.
15:30: "What is _that_?!? Ugh."
15:49: "He's growing on me."
15:55: "I'll take one then."
19:23: "Now I'm going to be attached to it."
19:43: "Such a good boy!"
It doesn't take the Force to sense a bunch of love there! 😀
All those Stormtroopers are now called Night Troopers and could either all be impowered by the Night Sisters (like Savage Oppress was) or resurrected by them
And it's gonna take them 3 days to empty the catacombs and they seem to be loading all the coffins onto the Chimera
And the Night Sisters can reanimated all those dead bodies as well... Thrawn might actually have one scary ass undead army on his hands. 😲😲
I think they are resurrected stormtroopers if you kill them green smoke probably pours out like a certain inquisitor we saw.
I believe this Thrawn army situation will be leading to the Mando movie
We already know this...they will likely get sieged again and all of Mandalore will go somewhere different and unfamiliar for new challenge and survival.@@kazehazeee
Yay! 😓
Drop the "Storm" and replace it with "Night" from *Night* Sisters, without a doubt an implication that they are influenced one way or another by Night Sister Magick.
Capt Enoch is played by Wes Chatham (he played Amos Burton in the expanse)
oh HECK YEAH!!! "I am that guy!"
Murder-Snuggles!
Lars Mikkelson’s voice is simultaneously soothing and terrifying. More please.
All of Thrawn’s setup is pure drip. The gold and red on the troopers. The chimera painted on the hull. Flames
We haven’t seen two Jedi as powerful as Ahsoka and Ezra on screen together in a long while. The first time they light up sabers together to fight side by side will be incredible.
You hit the nail on the head. How much more powerful has Ezra become since Rebels?
Ezra gives me huge Jesus of Nazareth vibes.
hmm. What about Luke and Ahsoka in “the book of boba fett” ?
The word you were looking for with Ray/ Baylen was Gravitas
Nikki's "I'm Blue"... Girl, you just made this viewing a million times better off one nostalgic reference 🤣
I laughed at that! Made my day! 😂😂
I love that goofy side of Nikki and Steven giving her the eye roll 😂
A 90's classic.
man... Giving light/gentle colored eyes to such a terrifying and powerful villian is such boss Star Wars move.
Wes Chatham, aka "I am that guy", as Capt. Enoch. Expect to see MUCH more of him in next two episodes.
"Die well"
They must give us even more! You cant kill off amos burton after only 2 episodes within the starwars universe😅
I'm loving this whole "Magneto" vibe with Ray Stevenson. It's complicated but understandable. Ultimately his goal makes sense but the methods of getting there are a serious issue. The Orange saber makes perfect sense to this. He exists between Good and Evil.
Once again Ray Stevenson presence on screen is so imposing, rip to this great actor
Makes me wish he was in the Prequels. May he Rest in Peace
Like every role he played he owns it. Like as if he wrote the part for himself, the guy is amazing. Glad he got to play such a badass but sad that he cant see how much everyone loves that character and his work with it.
"you would not be the first" I think he was referring to anakin. i wonder how morgan found baylon.
amazing! waited 30 years for Thrawn live action...did NOT disappoint
I want a Baylan Skoll miniseries on his backstory. He's been one of the best characters created in recent years.
Sad that we wont see the actor... He died some months ago 😭 did a great job tho
@ it would be cool if we got a show about his upbringing as a Jedi during the time of the Republic and Clone Wars. That way they could use the character but with a different actor. RIP Ray Stevenson 😓
@ it's so f'ing sad. He was taken away too young.
maybe thre is a chance we'll see him in Bad Batch considering the timeline.
He could get a tales of the Jedi arc, animated seems the most appropriate way to see more of him in the absence of Ray
Lars was perfect like we all expected. Hopefully we see a lot more of him in future seasons.
Yes. Lots more Thrawn!!!!
@@NikkiStevenReactlong live thrawn
I’m told that the new seasons gonna be a movie to tie in all the streaming shows (TM, BoBF, Ahsoka) I don’t think Andor or Kenobi is in that pile since both are dead at this point
@@patriotamerican3426 Half right. The movie is coming in 2026 (last time any info was said about it at least, but given current evens in the industry I wouldn't be surprised if it gets pushed to 2027), and will be what the Filoni shows are building toward. But before the strikes began Dave had started work on writing season 2 of this show, with the plan of late 2025, basically the last thing in the arc before the movie wraps up the stuff he's set in place.
Bruh I could listen to him him talk all day.
Sabine went across galaxies to find a guy, I wouldn't be surprised if there's some love there, Nikki. LOL Love Steven geeking out over Thrawn.
It is there in the subtext.
yeah love like a brother
@@ellehcimbelle there is zero way there isn’t chemistry there. They have it, whether Dave gets that or not. They looked like they needed the tent lol
@@Ashley_e she has always given me gay vibes and treated Ezra like a bro.
gay people always think everyone is gay though, so your point holds no real truth to it
Now if Ezra and Sabine were both meeting at a gay cantina then you'd be onto something. @@ellehcimbelle
Perfect subtle character description on Thrawn. He asks if she was really willing to risk the galaxy and being stranded for her friend who may or may not be alive? Sabine responds, you wouldn’t understand.
Thrawn is a military genius. The only reason he wasn’t the main guy was his inability to have relationships or political skills. Pardon the comparison but he is like military savant on the spectrum.
I think it’s more than that. Thrawn is the type of person who would put “his galaxy” before anything else. Everything he’s done was for the Chiss Ascendency. He can’t comprehend sacrificing all of that for one person.
Ironically enough, Ezra told Thrawn years earlier that he’d wouldn’t understand how or why the force works. Then Sabine basically said the same line but with a different meaning. This time, the line was referring to love and friendships/companionship. Thrawn both times never denied it because he simply doesn’t have to really understand these concepts other than they exist.
This episode gave me Dune vibes, it was really well crafted
Baylan's talk with Hati about the cycles of the galaxy is pretty much the rut that Luke fell into in The Last Jedi.
"they say he rides into battle on the back of his dire wolf, they say hes never lost a battle" That mount reminds me of Grey Wind. :(.
I love how Thrawn went to the Night Sisters and ask them to resurrect all of the dead stormtroopers on his ship to become his Night Troopers Army (Zombie Stormtroopers).
For those that haven’t read any of the new Thrawn books, Thrawn has met Vader several times and kind of knows that Vader was formerly Anakin. He also was privy to the utilization of the Inquisitor’s. Hence his comment about Jedi leaving the order
Thrawn and Ezra finally return 🥹 and the visuals of nightsisters🤩🤩🤩
Ezra gives me huge Jesus of Nazareth vibes.
Yeah Wes Chatham is Enoch
But The amazing Claudia Black from Stargate and Farscape is one of the Night sisters.
🙋🏾♀️🙋🏾♀️ Guys, great reaction as always!!
Mister Stevenson has always been one of my favorite Actors and in this show he's created a beautiful Swan-Song. I remember the first show I ever saw him in, it was Rome on HBO; after that he had me. His character in this show is totally galvanizing and it breaks my heart that we (as fans) only have our imagination's to show us a small glimpse as to what he would have made of this character going forward 😞😞
Side Note:
Thrawn may do something unexpected when it comes to Ahsoka (remember; for those who have read the books) once he learns who her Master was.
Thrawn was "friends" (for lack of a better term) with both Anakin and Vader so their meeting could be quite interesting 🤔🤔
I didn't think Sabine's reaction to Ezra was unusual. I love Sabine but she is the queen of repressed emotions, unless the emotions are anger and things like that. Not to say she's bad or anything, it's just that she wears her emotions on her sleeve when it comes to a mission, or her enemies, but when it comes to looking inward, sharing her feelings, etc you tend to get very little from her. It probably has something to do with how she can't feel the force. Search your feelings Sabine! I knew she was gonna play it cool. Even in this episode Baylon offered that being locked up in the cell would be a good time for reflection but Sabine would not even entertain the thought. Until she learns to accept and reach out with her feelings, she will not be able to wield the force. That's my opinion at least. Thanks for the great review as always.
Baylen Skoll has quickly become one of the most interesting characters in Star Wars Canon. Misses the Jedi, but doesn't consider himself one anymore. Powerful and forceful force wielder with no designs to be a SITH either. He sees a higher purpose for his life than the constant galactic struggle.
History of the universe parts 1, 2, & 3… 1 being the best! 😂 Was I only one who thought that was Prequel, Original, and Sequel trilogies reference? Too funny!!
I think that would have gone by release order not episode order.
I know Mel Brooks hasn't done a History of the World Part 3, but Part 1 was definitely better than Part 2.
The Mikkelsons sure do get dope villain roles. I hope they keep thrawn as more of an anti-hero. And not just straight villain, 9.5/10 episode, such a great show
Thrawn has never been an anti-hero. He's a very calm and calculating villain.
@@chase5436 Yeah, people often forget that while Thrawn is competent and not a raging bigot (unlike most of the Imperial hierarchy), he's still part of a fascist dictatorship's leadership. Nevermind that his "appreciation" of art has some real British Empire vibes, with how he basically steals cultural heirlooms to put them on his shelf (see Hera's Kalikori in Rebels, for example)
The whales took Thrawn's star destroyer away, in which were both Thrawn and Ezra, but there were also Thrawn's crew as we saw just now, so probably after the whale dumped them here, Ezra managed to scape.
To add to what you said, Steve, I think the message from Anakin to Ahsoka was very much the same as the one Yoda gave to Luke in ROTJ -- "You must confront Vader." Not kill Vader, not defeat Vader, just confront him. Luke choosing to let his father redeem himself was the culmination of his path towards being a true Jedi.
The new Stormtrooper with a face gives me real Mordred (King Arthur's nephew) vibes from John Boorman's 1981 epic 'Excalibur' with the golden armoured face.
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Enoch with the Roman Empire legionarie style mask had me so hype
Why this is one of the best episodes of Star Wars ever made:
1) The long anticipated return of Thrawn not only paid off but FAR exceeded our already high expectations. He was already perfect in Rebels, but FINALLY seeing Lars Mikkelsen play Thrawn in live action proves was was born to play Grand Admiral Thrawn! And his “Night Troopers” are beyond awesome. They’re the most intimidating looking army I’ve ever seen in Star Wars. Especially Enoch, he looks like a mix of a Roman centurion and a gladiator.
2) The moment I heard “I knew I could count on you” from Eman Esfandi as Ezra I almost cried.
3) Baylan Skoll is proving to be one of the most complex and compelling characters in all of Star Wars. He managed to see not only that the Jedi had fallen even before Order 66 because of how they had become so blinded by their own hubris and hypocrisy, but he sees that the Galaxy can never be governed for long or even properly by either a Republic nor an Empire. So he is looking for a new power that will outlast all of them.
4) The Nightsisters being the lynchpin that ties everything together. Now it makes sense how an incredibly ancient map could lead to where Thrawn was currently, because Morgan was told so in her visions by the Great Mothers, who were instructed by Thrawn. And in exchange for aiding Thrawn, he would take them and whatever their cargo is (and I have a bad feeling I might know what it is) back to our Galaxy.
DAVE FILONI YOU MAD GENIUS, YOU NEVER FAIL TO ENTERTAIN US!
The "Best" episode ??? We did not even see Ashoka in her own show come on she was only there for 3 minutes or so....
@@j.coursol5249 there were episodes of Andor where Cassian had just as much screen time, and yet they were still amazing.
Using Ray Stevenson's actual age (58), since there is no confirmed birth year for Baylan, and taking that he was already a Jedi before Order 66, he would have been around 27 at the end of The Clone Wars. Anakin was 22 when he became Darth Vader.
Ahsoka is currently 48 years old, which would have made her 17 at the end of The Clone Wars (which is close to Rosario Dawson's 44, and Ariana Greenblatt's 16).
Ahsoka is 45. This is the year 9 ABY
@theunknownuser9609 I stand corrected.... it's only 3 years. That would theoretically make Baylan 30 at the end of the Clone Wars.
Most importantly, the casting team did a superlative job of finding the right actors for the roles, as they came pretty darn close to looks, ages, etc.
I think the Night Troopers are ressurrected. Even though Thrawn would probably never let his troops look dirty and patched up, or even have them wear ribbons, I think Feloni wanted to make it obvious they've seen battle. The red ribbons symbolise the Night Sisters' wrappings or bandages around magical repairwork. Edit: it just hit me that the Night Sisters needed three days to work their dark magic... three days for resurrection. Another bible reference.
But then who have they been fighting? This "greater power" Baylan senses?
Morgan did mention the catacombs ..
The night troopers have broken army that has been repaired with a golden material. Like the art kintsugi. The fact his troopers represent a form of art is very fitting for Thrawn.
@@c.a.honeycutt5046 But it's still not Thrawn-like to allow them to be dirty.
So glad to watch this with y’all. For me this is one of the most visually satisfying and attentive offerings from Star Wars yet. ❤
The first thing that set me off about these "night troopers" was the condition of their armor. You'd think a Grand Admiral would demand perfect military discipline and that every trooper's armor would be immaculate. But there's a theory now that these troopers may be Night Sister zombies. That would explain a lot, and adds to the utter horror and intensity of this entire setting.
I like that Sabine took care of the nomads pretty quickly with the saber. She is skilled with it, against non-Force-users.
Thraw and Baylan are just peeeerfect in this episode. We really can feel some SW love in this series.
So cool the credits did confirm that Enoch is played by Wes Chatham! Amos Burton is officially in Star Wars
The creature that Sabine was riding according to the subtitles is called a Howler I assume it’s like a lothwolf but a different species variant
I love it how every reaction is people seeing the howler and going wtf ew and then when it comes back to Sabine, it’s an immediate switch and it’s all I love him!
Captain Enoch played by Wes Chatham? Let's go!
He’s gonna wake up the dead troopers
"Children stories come to life." Thanks Dave!
Dave is the man!!
Ahsoka episode 6 Far Far Away. The performances amazing live action Ezra and Thrawn unbelievable 😊
Thrawn Is basically the Sherlock Holmes of the Star Wars universe
Thrawn plays chess and everyone else is playing checkers.
That means Thrawn is doing everything wrong
You got Wes “I am that guy” aka Amos in this episode and then cherry on top other then legend Lars as Thrawn. Claudia Black is one of the ancient Night Mothers. She is an amazing actress that has done so many great series including farscape and SG-1, but also a solid amount of voice over work from most of the uncharted games as chloe through mass-effect and so many more. Love this episode
I love this show. It is so good. Nice commentary guys. Looking forward to this weeks episode. 🙂
Great reaction, guys. I love your enthusiasm for this series. They are definitely creating something special here.
It has been such a great show and very rewarding for the fans. Glad you are enjoying it as well.
Just saw the episode and now I will really enjoy this! ❤
LOVED IT!!! GEEKING OUT!!!
It's so funny to me that some of these people who were voice actors in Star Wars end up playing these characters and kind of look like them is almost like the company itself were looking for people that looked like some of their characters dressed like Katee Sackhoff looks like bo and this guy looks like thrawn it's almost like they knew in the back of their minds that they were going to do a live-action version of them way before cartoons
Great reaction! You're not the first ones who wanted more emotion, but these are jedi-trained people. They don't let their emotions overflow. I think it's also about how their specific relationship, which was in accordance with was we saw in Rebels.
Nikki 😂 with her jokes is the highlight of EVERYTHING! 😂
I love how much mystery came from this episode.
Thrawn is definitely afraid of something. There are a lot of clues, that something weird is going on with Ezra.
For one, Sabine found him within hours. There were simply no way Thrawn wasn’t able to find him as well.
Two, Thrawn refused to commit too many resources to helping Baylon. Saying that they have taken heavy losses already.
If I was a guessing man, I would say that the admiral is afraid of Ezra.
Baylon himself spoke of a power he could feel, and also hinted at the fact that Thrawn and company are afraid of something on the planet.
Either Ezra has become very powerful or he’s allied with something very powerful.
my guess is that it involves the World Between Worlds and the Mortis gods. Likely case scenario is that when Thrawn leaves, and everyone gets stranded; most likely they will find a gateway to the World between worlds and use that to escape the planet/galaxy they are in and return.
@@Indiana_Minotaur I’ve seen some theories that point to Abeloth possibly being on the planet.
Abeloth is you’re unfamiliar is the wife of the father and a very powerful and evil being.
I think Ezra sensed she arrived and then sent them looking for her. In a way maybe he found he.
"I'm blue daba dee daba daay" xD Nikki just had to slip that in there haha
Nikki's reaction to Thrawn without missing a beat was hilarious 🤣
Enoch is played by Wes AKA Amos from Expanse.
seeing thrawn, while also being played by the SAME FUCKING VA, in live action gave me the same chills I had seeing Thanos in Infinity War.
Great reaction awesome episode Thrawn is gonna be the main villain of Dave Filoni's movie and Steven I don't know if you've noticed this or not but Thrawn is now more dangerous than ever before cause he's taken advantage of something that he's previously overlooked that caused his downfall the force
Still not enough. This is gonna be the third time he's underestimating the Force. First, on Atollon. Then, Lothal. And now, on Peridia. Overplanning and his overreliance on Nightsister magic will be his undoing. You cannot 100 percent accurately predict what the Force is or isn't going to do.
Oh, Thrawn. Predictable as ever. 😏
Yet Thrawn spent years there on that planet and could not find Ezra while it took 15 minutes for Sabine to find him. I am smelling shit writing there. Thrawn in Zahn's trilogy is never that stupid and incompetent yet Disney make him look so.
@@williamho1976 here’s the thing though,… was it because he couldn’t find him, or he didn’t want to find him?
Remember when Morgan asked for more troops and he flat out just said no, we’ve taken too many losses?
I think Thrawn is afraid of Ezra, or at least something that Ezra has allied himself with.
Not to mention that Thrawn clearly just wants to get off the planet and out of that galaxy.
There is something much bigger going on here. A lot of what Baylon said to Shin hints at this as well.
Best action of any of these Disney SW shows. By a good margin. Fun watch.
The plan was did Ezra’s plan for victory at Lothal work and did the rebels defeat the Empire by removing Thrawn from the battle.
The plan that brought him out of the picture.
This has been an excellent series so far! Its like watching one of the good movies!
SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMON! LOL! That is an apt description for Enoch. Those Night Troopers creep me out.
They picked Eman Esfandi well, I have been of that opinion ever since I first looked him up.
I've never been so excited to see/hear: "Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away..."
that was a great little moment
It's the derp tongue, The howler's derp tongue endeared him to me immediately :D
How can I be in the room with you two while we watch Ahsoka!!! It'll be so much fun.
there's very good boys even in a galaxy far far away 🥰
I love the alien dog and I love those little turtle creatures. I wonder if Thrawn is aware that sidious is still ... sort of alivish?
Hi guys!
My favorite character so far is Morgan Elsbeth, played by Diana Lee Inosanto. Her godfather was Bruce Lee.
I really hope that Ashoka and Morgan have a final battle at the end.
Thanks for the reaction!
Presumably once the Purrgil and the Chimera arrived at Peridea the Purrgil released the ship (and Thrawn) leaving Ezra surrounded by a whole Star Destroyer full of Stormtroopers. He probably fought his way to an escape pod or a shuttle and escaped.
Ezra looks exactly like his Dad in Rebels on the pictures. Outstanding casting I gotta say.
Woah this episode was awesome! Great depth and story addition to the franchise and lore. It's been epic seeing this journey unfold!. Love this show!!! Let's go!!!!! Take care fam 😁👍
As much as I enjoyed and loved seeing Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger. Great terrific. Lars Mikkelsen who voiced Thrawn in Rebels and is now here as live action Grand Admiral Thrawn!?! That's what sold this episode for me and yes just like you Steven and basically everyone else -- I'm glad they didn't cliffhanger Thrawn because that would totally suck in my opinion.
And why am I not surprised that Nikki made a "I'm blue" reference lol classic Nikki
The music is often mentioned in these reactions,I love the theme that plays during the end credits.
ughh made my night thank you guys!! ❤
When Ezra finds out that Sabine disobeyed Ahsoka, and chose finding Baylan the orb map, that led to Thrawn and him, was more important to her than protecting the galaxy from Thrawn's return, that could begin to create a rift between them.
Baylan is searching dor The Wills and the source, the wellspring of The Force.
Thrawn confirmed Baylan was a general during the clone wars and not much older than Shin during order 66
Enoch's helmet reinds me of Joachin Phoenix's mask in Gladiator
yeah it does... awesome, unique look
Enoch: I am that guy!
Thrawn will be surprised when he finds out who ahsokas master was
He knows Anakin and he closely works with vader before he got exiled
@@kieffer9705 I know that’s why
@kieffer9705 duh we know that. We just want to see his reaction
12:19 Of course he is terrifying! That's Murdersnuggles baby! Wes Chatham! No, really. That is Wes Chatham portraying Thrawn's Senior Stormtrooper!
Well, "He is that guy" that would wish you "Die well".
Amos' mask reminded me of the former champion that Russell Crowe fights in Gladiator.
You mean Enoch's mask
it’s really cool that ezra looks like his dad with the long curly hair and beard
I'm curious to know if in addition to having been a Jedi Knight and a General, if Baylan had also been a Master with a Padawan. I'm wondering if the death of his Padawan during Order 66 was the breaking point for him. If losing him or her was what made him so angry at the Jedi's blindness and failings to see that their greatest enemy Darth Sidious was literally right in front of them. Baylan has voiced how the idea of the Jedi was greater than the reality of the Jedi, which seems to be his greatest motivation to build a new Order which lives up to those ideals, as he sees them.
With the viking theme, music feels very viking. Very norse. Even the end credits have a Nordic feel to it
The genius of Kevin Kiner
I mean pretty cool considering Lars is Scandinavian.