Kyle and Blind Wave are the only accounts I'm coming to for a reaction on this show. I can't trust anyone else. Plus, it's way more wholesome here and less toxic behavior.
@@L33Reactssometimes! If I’m really hyped about a tv show and want to see people react who I know love the show, I don’t want to see them say they didn’t like it! I know it’s dumb but it’s not for everything just Star Wars sometimes lol
@@Hellbilly709 I don't even think it's necessarily that, so much as a "Oh, that explains a great many things. We can use this." The whole "Are you sure its the one ship" bit is him potentially covering if himself showed up, since Thrawn wasn't around for the whole "Vader died" bit/
thinking back to Gideon seeing Luke 😆 -seeing character's reactions to each other is half of good cinematography! *eats all the popcorn waiting for a Ezra/Thrawn reunion O__o @@duck-tape
The fact that Leia essentially sent Threepio into that court just to say "Alright, so. If you have any further problems, direct them at me. SENATOR LEIA ORGANA, LEADER OF THE DEFENCE COUNCIL"
How??? He literally does nothing and only says platitude that mean nothing at all. And since the actor died, we literally know beforehand that his story is going nowhere. They will only use him for Shin's redemption story and that's it.
@@Jonathan-fw6ty "he litterally does nothing" yeah I'm guessing you didn't see the lightsaber fights, his conflict with his apprentice, or hear any of the info of where he was going which is going to be revealed in the next episode. Another reason people like him because he's like the next count dooku,
@@dragonsman4733Not to mention the Oscar-worthy face acting he’s doing. He has been emoting more in a single lingering look than some can in a page-long monologue. I truly wish he was around to see the love and acclaim he has been getting for this role.
What a wonderful tribute to Anthony Daniels to bring him on this show. Such a great career for him as well as a wonderful legacy. I had wonderful memories of the last time Ezra and Ahsoka spoke... within the World Between Worlds back in February of 2018 in Season 4 of Rebels. Awesome reunion. When Ahsoka makes a promise, she keeps it.
Wow 🤩 Hayden really did his homework!!! he literally became “The Clone Wars” series version of Anakin that we all love, which makes Revenge of the Sith even more heartbreaking… 💔 l teared up when Ahsoka said he was a good Master😢…
@@nexventis you know the part where Ahsoka said i wont fight you, and Anakin replies ive heard that before, he is the one that came up with that dialogue and pitched it to Dave.
What I love is Thrawn's multi-episode tactics. Like, stuff he set in motion in episode 6 is having an effect in episode 7. So like Thrawn decided to NOT keep Sabine Wren a prisoner, he chose to honor her deal with Baylan Skoll, and let her go on to find Ezra. This single decision literally made Ahsoka and Huyang travel to Sabine and Ezra's location to find them, and as such wasting time. Thrawn already knows that "Rebels have friends always rushing to the rescue." He KNEW that IF someone where to follow Sabine, a friend of hers or something, then having Sabine be a prisoner, would make Thrawn's Star Destroyer the main target, and could interfare with the loading of those caskets or whatever. So by sending Sabine to Ezra, Thrawn made sure any friend looking for Sabine would go to wherever Ezra was, and completely ignore himself and his loading process. After all, Thrawn's main objective is not to destroy Ahsoka, Sabine or Ezra. His main goal is to leave the galaxy he's in, and Ahsoka just made time an ally of Thrawn.
Kyle you've honestly become my joint favourite reaction channel on this whole site, along with Blind Wave who I've been watching almost religiously since 2015. Hearing your thoughts and the way you speak about Star Wars, in particular during this show and Andor, really is the reason I've fully grown to love this channel so damn much. I'm sure it goes without saying, but you're fucking awesome man🤟🏻
Thrawn learning from the data that Ahsoka is Anakin's padawan is interesting because Baylan already knew that and obviously never told them. I like the way he is such an interesting character and isn't just this tool for the empire.
He's definitely keeping his plans and intel close to his vest. I don't think even Shin was told that Ahsoka's Master was Lord Darth Vader. I just so hope Baylan's fate isn't left WIDE OPEN, by the end of episode 8, since, sadly, Ray has passed on.
I like that his caricature as a Knight continues. He's like the Chess piece. One of the most powerful pieces on the board because of how unpredictable and hard to understand it is. He never reveals more than is necessary at the moment.
Well he wasn't present when they realized that Ahsoka was still around. He thought she was dead and it didn't matter. I still want to find out what Baylan's plan is.
We know from the final episode of Rebels that Ezra knows what frequency to broadcast at to attract the Pergil, so the three of them riding a star whale home is a possibility.
To be fair to Leia's intervention in Hera's hearing, if she's leader of the Defense Council, she absolutely should have been looped in on a vote for Hera's mission in the first place. So while she may be doing Hera a favor here, I think Xiono was also manipulating the system to push for the outcome he wanted. Namely, to prevent Leia from convincing the others to approve Hera's mission. She's playing the game tit for tat here.
Shen behaves in a way that reminds me of young women that have experienced severe childhood abuse. Ahsoka may not be able to break down the hunger for power & barriers of isolation that Shen has built for self-preservation. Ahsoka's natural gentleness, warmth & compassion combined with absolute presence may just be the key to allow Shen to release herself from the tormenting emotional prison she obviously inhabits.
Darth Sidious said the Jedi use lightsabers as a crutch, and that they are useless to true force users. He only carried one to spite them and embarrass them. He allowed Vader to use one because Vaders injuries weakend him in the force.
This is why I was disappointed in Attack of the Clones. While the audience cheered and hollered when Yoda brandished his lightsaber and proceeded to leap around like a Tasmanian devil, I sat with cold disinterest. That’s not how Yoda would fight. He would be still. His mastery of the Force would confound his enemies.
I feel like everyone so far in this comment section are the only ones who gets it. Other reactors that I watched (along with their commenters) were mad that he didn't use the lightsaber but I found it impressive that he didn't need it. I personally like how it shows another side of a jedi that isn't normally shown because people think that the saber is their only weapon.
Im so mad this is gonna end on a GODDAMN cliffhanger... at least with baylan. He has such presence on the screen and enough charisma to lift his castmates up with him....
@@Flippokid As much as it sucks that Ray Stevenson passed away, with how great the character is I wouldn't be upset with a re-cast. It'll be weird at first, but it could work.
@@Flippokid RECAST!!! That's how you respect a character and an acting performance like this... if there's more story planned for Baylan then by all means they need to continue it, not cut it short and make it incomplete.
Senator Xiono gives off real Mass Effect 2 Turian Councilman vibes. "Ah yes, Imperial Remnant." instead of "Ah Yes Reapers, we have dismissed that claim."
Baylan's character keeps giving me new reasons to admire him each episode. He really feels like a fallen Jedi counterpart to Thrawn, in that he never lets his emotions run hot (he says he's not disappointed to see Ahsoka again, in that I think he's honestly glad she survived, tying back to his much earlier comments about how having to kill her would be "a shame") and that he's a student of history who's seen stories like this unfold before (in how he tells Shin upfront that he sees them going in separate directions and sends her on her way with a poignant parting lesson, rather than trying to avoid the 'inevitable' only to be stabbed in the back or betrayed later). It's obvious Baylan still cares about Shin, and I'd love to get at least a partial flashback to their past next week as a coda for Baylan's arc. Speaking of, I really can't wait to see how next week plays out, because there's still a fair amount that needs to be resolved. Especially where Baylan and Shin are concerned; I really hope they aren't relegated to sequel-cliffhanger-setup status and that we get, at least, definitive answers on what they're searching for and/or where their character arcs are going. Baylan feels like a sane version of Taron Malicos from Jedi: Fallen Order, especially with his ruminations in episode six on the "weakness" in the Jedi Order and his assertion that there was "no future there," almost direct echoes of Malicos. I'm also hoping that the "power" Baylan is searching for doesn't end up being some kind of galaxy-threatening uber-Force daemon like Abeloth in the EU; those kinds of bad guys tend to lead to ridiculous power escalation and are incredibly hard to write in a way that feels un-contrived. I'd rather see something like Darth Nihilus; someone that can cause massive destruction but is still bound in ways that make them a non-cosmic threat. But we'll see soon enough, hopefully! And if it turns out to be The Bendu after all, I'm with Kyle that it'd be great, although I doubt it. Cheers!
Honestly that's something I didn't think about until this show, how Ahsoka was affected by the reveal that Anakin was Darth Vader. We only saw her for a bit in Season 4 of Rebels in the World Between Worlds, where she did express some regret ("I couldn't save my master..."), but I suppose it wasn't enough time to see how she was changed by the encounter. So yes, Ahsoka does seem different in The Mandalorian and in Ahsoka (compared to TCW and early Rebels) but it makes sense she would be this way post-Darth Vader, still carrying the weight of that knowledge. Even if she learned from Luke that Anakin redeemed himself when he died (which we can assume she does know), it doesn't change his legacy of the dark side.
@@RSK9903 It also better contextualizes why she wasn't willing to train Grogu but didn't object to Luke's training ("I've seen what these feelings can do to a fully trained Jedi night. To the best of us..."). She feared she'd lead Grogu down that same path.
Baylan is the one who’s conflicted about good/bad but wants to end all of it. Shin doesn’t feel conflicted but either she doesn’t realize or doesn’t care that she’s being used by Thrawn.
Your knowledge of SW lore is what makes your reactions so good. Two stand out moments for this episode. Sabine telling Ezra that she's Ahsoka's apprentice. Thrawn learning that Ahsoka's master was General Anakin Skywalker. The first one made me laugh. The second - I could feel Thrawn's momentary sense of dread. Great reaction.
Hearing you two express your deep love for all the tv series that have come out would surely make the teams who made them happy. I agree that all the directions that each show has gone has elevated the universe because it allows for even more diverse stories to be told. Hope we get an announcement for season 3 of Visions soon.
It makes perfect sense that Ezra would decline to use his old lightsaber. It has been a long time and he have had to learn to fight and defend himself and his friends without the lightsaber.
I agree on how I feel Baylan respects Ahsoka more now. He clearly sees how she improved since their last encounter and how she recognized they don’t need to kill one another to get what they want. You can almost see a smirk on his face at the end of the fight after she rides off on his howler and he contemplates on his next move. He’s such an incredibly written character and it’s sad that Ray passed away
The "personal gain" that senator was arguing was Hera was using the military to find Ezra. He accused her previously as using the Thrawn stuff as an excuse to keep searching for Ezra. I'm totally psyched that Claudia Black is in this, too! She does well in witch roles. Baylan wants the power that calls to him to re-create the galaxy without the cycles of history he sees in it. "One must destroy in order to create"
The best part of this show is that not a single episode feels wasted. Fanservice aside, the whole plot feels so much more cohesive than anything we've had before. Really makes me wish Filoni had more control in Kenobi and Book of Boba Fett.
@corellioncrusaderproductio4679 OK mabe, it's not awful, but it is a disappointment thrawn doesn't feel cunning like he is in other things he feels more like a cartoon villain who always looses at the end of each episode and Bokatan and Ashoka aren't good protagonist they feel very bland with not much emotion apart from looking fed up with everything all the time and finally Anakins appearance wasn't necessary and just fan service to see the clone wars Anakin in live action to distracted from the bad writing
When I saw Ahsoka practicing with the training hologram that Anakin had made for her all I could think was, what an amazing gift that would be to give a copy of those to Luke
The reason the Nightsisters are not using their Green Magick is because the magick leaves lingering effects on surrounding environments and people. Merrin even does not rely too much on Magick but the Force depending on the situation she and her friends are in.
I swear if Ezra is killed off in this show I’m going to implode. Like after years of waiting for there to be a show that explains what happened to Ezra and then to just see him get killed off would be devastating. And dude is like “can’t wait to go home”, like he said it so many times.
The thought has crossed my mind. 😢 That incident could be a catalyst for Sabine to finally capture the force. I really hope Ezra gets to return home!!!
Agree wholeheartedly. That would be enough to make me not watch the rest of the coming shows and movie. Ezra became my favorite character and I would be devastated if they killed him off.
LET’S GO!!!!! Been waiting for and Blind Wave’s reactions for quite sometime, and Kyle doesn’t disappoint in the slightest! They’re the channels I go to for reactions, especially considering their fans of the lore and other canon, this is the way. The way Hera burning the senator in the court is hotter than Mustafar.
Daaaamn, imagine the last scene we have of Baylan is him staying in that place, looking at the horizon, and we hear the voice of the Bendu and that’s it. I would probably scream lmaooo
I’m choosing to believe that was Anakin’s last digital lesson for Ahsoka because she went on to get kidnapped by the Trandoshans; and returned to tell Anakin that she survived and saved the lost padawans because of *his* training.
I'd just like to thank whoever added those little bug-things eating at the whale bones. I loved the idea of the whale graveyard but it bugged me that the bodies had decomposed down to bones (which wouldn't happen in space)
They're gonna use the World Between Worlds. In Rebels Ezra walked past a portal that was marked by Zeffo and the Howlers. The entrance is probably in that temple, which is most likely an ancient Zeffo temple. The Zeffo may have created the World Between Worlds
I really don't want this season to end, I'm having far too much fun! It's starting to feel like season 1 is starting to be a prologue for Filoni's film, though if that became true I wouldn't be disappointed.
In Legends, if you eject out of a hyper-capable ship into hyperspace in a not hyper-capable ship or pod, you do get stuck in Hyperspace forever, this was established in one of the OG Thrawn novels. In the new canon, if you eject from a hyper-ship in a non hyper-capable pod you are violently ejected into real space, this was done by Kanan and Ezra in the Ghost in Rebels season 1.
One of the things i loved about the EU thrawn in the Heir to the Empire Trilogy of books he was shown to have no ego he would retreat from a losing battle that he had no hope of winning
Did you notice when Thrawn says Ahsoka has lost time you see they've nearly loaded the star destroyer with the dead night sisters to take with them 😮 I bet Dathamere is the destination.. My guess
I love how they didn't resort to using a deep fake of Leia, and instead gave us Anthony Daniels one more time in his signature role - from what I've read, he didn't just do the voice, it was him in the costume as well.
In Rebels, Hera and the the crew of the Ghost have attached to the outside of a large ship and "space skitched" a ride through hyperspace. I wouldn't be surprised if Ezra and Sabine don't at least mention Hera's move or attempt to attach to the Ring or try to latch onto or actually dock on the Chimera probably right as they are jumping back to their galaxy.
@@andylikesstuffchannel no need, they put everything in that finale they wanted to do but not sure they would have the possibility later. and with the ahsoka series they went back and expand those things
I think Thrawn makes it back to the “regular Galaxy” because I suspect he’s going to be the big bad for Filoni’s movie that brings the “Mandoverse” together. I think the caskets are absolutely nightsisters awaiting to be zombified like the Clone Wars episode to be Thrawn’s undead army. I think the good guys either end up sneaking on the Star Destroyer or the Ring. My biggest question is Baylan and what he finds and where he ends up. I’m obsessed with that portion of the story and I REALLY hope there are more seasons to come!
I think Thrawn wasnt afraid of an army, he was afraid that Anakin/Vader is with Ashoka. Dont forget, he was missing for a long time. Also if the reports say Ashoka is death but she is alive, then Vader could be too in his perspective.
I keep feeling like Ezra's not going home. Either he'll opt to stay for some reason, or he'll sacrifice himself to save the others. It's just a vibe I get from him.
I think they can pull the Millennium Falcon's move from Empire and attach to the back of the hull before it jumps into hyperspace to get back. I can't believe the season finale is next week. Really loved this show.
15:33 as funny as that line is, it is a good question that the show sadly has not had the time to answer. Why does Sabine want to be a Jedi? Cause that was something Ezra had to answer, and he answered because protecting people made him feel alive. So what did Sabine tell Ahsoka that made her say yes?
“Take a blaster.” “No the force is my ally that all I need.” Two minutes later Night trooper turn up. Ezra “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster.”
About your idea of detaching the star destroyer from the ring, something similar happened in Rebels. When they had to save Zeebo, the Rodian friend of Ezra's parents and had a tracker on the Phantom, they detached the Phantom from the Ghost in hyperspace and it returned to normal space and they went to the abandoned base with the creepy bat things. Granted this would be on a larger scale traveling between galaxies, but still, I think the principle is the same. Also, Ezra's fighting style is to me more reminiscent of Windu's fighting on Dantooine in the original Clone Wars show than Chirrut's. Windu uses pushes and punches and kicks to wreck the droids. Ezra doesn't wreck so much, but the style is similar.
06:50 So apprantly with subtitles, in the first episode of Ahsoka, the Officer that calls to Hera on the bridge of Home One was indeed Admiral Ackbar so I have no doubt this too is Ackbar himself, before he “retired” from the New Republic and joined the soon to be Resistance. Side note, Ackbar, & Chewbacca are some of the few characters that have fought in all 3 wars thus far minus 3po and R2
The actor playing Ezra does totally nail it. I feel like this is possibly the best animation to live action transformation of a character ever. The same for Thrawn, but he was the original voice actor.
Last week when Shin was saying to Baylan about "finally it will be our turn" so many were saying you could see her lust for power. Baylan told her then that that kind of power is "fleeting" & so you saw the divide. I don't know how permanent this split is between Shin & Baylan. Still, I felt bad for her almost like Ventress being tossed aside but Shin really is doing this of her own volition. Whatever Baylan is up to I doubt it could be accomplished before everyone else takes off back to the other galaxy. Baylan is gonna have this planet & whatever "is calling to him" all to himself.
The fact that the “cargo” was human-ish sized boxes, being moved one at a time, from the catacombs (sometimes used as tombs) I definitely think they’re loading Thrawn’s future undead army.
What an episode. Still think the relationship between Ahsoka and Huyang is incredible, i love it. One of my favorite parts of the show Also big brain move by Thrawn... he was like yo, this is Anakin's padawan. Let her cook because there's no way we can know wtf she'll do because he was unpredictable I also feel like Baylan was sort of proud to see Ahsoka survived and proud that she got the better of him in that duel
Kanan and Ezra had ejected the Phantom mid-hyperspace jump before. However, that was within the main Star Wars galaxy, so they could use star charts to triangulate their location. Not Thrawn, however, if the Chimaera is ejected mid-jump between galaxies.
Another great reaction as always. I feel that Baylan did indeed say goodbye to Shin and he's going to do something crazy. Possibly summon a super power like Abeloth? Pull off an Ozymandias from Watchmen and force the conflict between parties to cease because there's a much bigger threat that everyone has to band together to deal with. I don't know how it's going to go down, but I'm all here for it.
17:29 it’s was already confirmed that she had the force by Baylan. When he says I know you believe Ezra bridger is the only family you have left. And then says I know that what’s holding you back. So he confirms it there cause he looks deep within Sabine and feels it. But sabines emotions are to much witch a Jedi is supposed to have none of witch is making her unbalanced.
I think that Ahsoka and crew will need to decide between going along for the ride back in the Ring (but letting Thrawn return) or disabling it and strand everyone in that galaxy, setting up a Season 2 that will mostly take place in the new galaxy.
I still feel the mechanical voice from Captain Enoch and the other speaking red ribbon troopers is telegraphing they are smoke troopers. I also feel the “cargo” constitutes the earthly remains of the smoke troopers who cannot be separated from their bones by too much distance. And I am calling it, Chopper will take down Senator Snark.
I believe what i love the most out of you reactions are all the catch up and references to Avatar: TLAB or Lord of the Rigs which are both on my top notch nerd sh!it. Cheers to you guys from Panama
Kyle and Blind Wave are the only accounts I'm coming to for a reaction on this show. I can't trust anyone else. Plus, it's way more wholesome here and less toxic behavior.
guy on right overreacts too much imo
There are a lot of good reactions to this show, personally. I watch about 10 a week lol
So you just want the positives... and no criticisms?
@@L33Reacts Less toxic doesn't mean no criticisms. it just means less toxic.
@@L33Reactssometimes! If I’m really hyped about a tv show and want to see people react who I know love the show, I don’t want to see them say they didn’t like it! I know it’s dumb but it’s not for everything just Star Wars sometimes lol
I love the little moment of pause Thrawn has, when he learns that Ahsoka's master was Anakin Skywalker
He was definitely thinking "Oh Shit"
And the moment Baylan watched Ahsoka ride away. Conveyed respect and regret in one expression, masterful acting.
“It was at that moment he knew he fucked up.” 😂
@@Hellbilly709 I don't even think it's necessarily that, so much as a "Oh, that explains a great many things. We can use this."
The whole "Are you sure its the one ship" bit is him potentially covering if himself showed up, since Thrawn wasn't around for the whole "Vader died" bit/
thinking back to Gideon seeing Luke 😆 -seeing character's reactions to each other is half of good cinematography! *eats all the popcorn waiting for a Ezra/Thrawn reunion O__o @@duck-tape
The fact that Leia essentially sent Threepio into that court just to say
"Alright, so. If you have any further problems, direct them at me. SENATOR LEIA ORGANA, LEADER OF THE DEFENCE COUNCIL"
Definitely a Girl Boss/Rebel, Rebel/Princess Of Alderaan play. Carrie Fisher would definitely approve.
@@anthonyyoutubefan7567 ABSOLUTELY!
I’m leia organa and I do what I want
@@slowbro173 Yep. She could also simply say, "Was your planet completely destroyed by The Empire?"
She is indeed the daughter of Anakin and Padmè
Baylan has to be one the most compelling antagonists in recent Star Wars. Amazing performance
A damn shame too, RIP Ray Stevenson.
How???
He literally does nothing and only says platitude that mean nothing at all.
And since the actor died, we literally know beforehand that his story is going nowhere. They will only use him for Shin's redemption story and that's it.
@@Jonathan-fw6ty "he litterally does nothing" yeah I'm guessing you didn't see the lightsaber fights, his conflict with his apprentice, or hear any of the info of where he was going which is going to be revealed in the next episode. Another reason people like him because he's like the next count dooku,
@@Jonathan-fw6tythey've already said that they will most likely be recasting him for season 2
@@dragonsman4733Not to mention the Oscar-worthy face acting he’s doing. He has been emoting more in a single lingering look than some can in a page-long monologue. I truly wish he was around to see the love and acclaim he has been getting for this role.
What a wonderful tribute to Anthony Daniels to bring him on this show. Such a great career for him as well as a wonderful legacy. I had wonderful memories of the last time Ezra and Ahsoka spoke... within the World Between Worlds back in February of 2018 in Season 4 of Rebels. Awesome reunion. When Ahsoka makes a promise, she keeps it.
So it's been 5 years since then? Damn!
@@lune-3214 well .. 5 of our years. The Canon timeline is closer to 10 years.
Wow 🤩 Hayden really did his homework!!! he literally became “The Clone Wars” series version of Anakin that we all love, which makes Revenge of the Sith even more heartbreaking… 💔 l teared up when Ahsoka said he was a good Master😢…
Hayden is a reat actor, he just needed a good script
@nexventis dave Feloni makes bad live action. Star Wars shows the cartoons are decent, but the shows are awful
@@nexventis you know the part where Ahsoka said i wont fight you, and Anakin replies ive heard that before, he is the one that came up with that dialogue and pitched it to Dave.
What I love is Thrawn's multi-episode tactics. Like, stuff he set in motion in episode 6 is having an effect in episode 7. So like Thrawn decided to NOT keep Sabine Wren a prisoner, he chose to honor her deal with Baylan Skoll, and let her go on to find Ezra. This single decision literally made Ahsoka and Huyang travel to Sabine and Ezra's location to find them, and as such wasting time. Thrawn already knows that "Rebels have friends always rushing to the rescue." He KNEW that IF someone where to follow Sabine, a friend of hers or something, then having Sabine be a prisoner, would make Thrawn's Star Destroyer the main target, and could interfare with the loading of those caskets or whatever. So by sending Sabine to Ezra, Thrawn made sure any friend looking for Sabine would go to wherever Ezra was, and completely ignore himself and his loading process. After all, Thrawn's main objective is not to destroy Ahsoka, Sabine or Ezra. His main goal is to leave the galaxy he's in, and Ahsoka just made time an ally of Thrawn.
Kyle you've honestly become my joint favourite reaction channel on this whole site, along with Blind Wave who I've been watching almost religiously since 2015.
Hearing your thoughts and the way you speak about Star Wars, in particular during this show and Andor, really is the reason I've fully grown to love this channel so damn much. I'm sure it goes without saying, but you're fucking awesome man🤟🏻
Thrawn learning from the data that Ahsoka is Anakin's padawan is interesting because Baylan already knew that and obviously never told them. I like the way he is such an interesting character and isn't just this tool for the empire.
He's definitely keeping his plans and intel close to his vest. I don't think even Shin was told that Ahsoka's Master was Lord Darth Vader. I just so hope Baylan's fate isn't left WIDE OPEN, by the end of episode 8, since, sadly, Ray has passed on.
I like that his caricature as a Knight continues. He's like the Chess piece. One of the most powerful pieces on the board because of how unpredictable and hard to understand it is. He never reveals more than is necessary at the moment.
Well he wasn't present when they realized that Ahsoka was still around. He thought she was dead and it didn't matter.
I still want to find out what Baylan's plan is.
We know from the final episode of Rebels that Ezra knows what frequency to broadcast at to attract the Pergil, so the three of them riding a star whale home is a possibility.
Then why didn't he do that for nine years?
@@jasonmatkovich6342kinda needs a ship of his own to use to do what Ahsoka did
To be fair to Leia's intervention in Hera's hearing, if she's leader of the Defense Council, she absolutely should have been looped in on a vote for Hera's mission in the first place. So while she may be doing Hera a favor here, I think Xiono was also manipulating the system to push for the outcome he wanted. Namely, to prevent Leia from convincing the others to approve Hera's mission. She's playing the game tit for tat here.
And you don't play those games with the daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmè Amidala
Shen behaves in a way that reminds me of young women that have experienced severe childhood abuse. Ahsoka may not be able to break down the hunger for power & barriers of isolation that Shen has built for self-preservation. Ahsoka's natural gentleness, warmth & compassion combined with absolute presence may just be the key to allow Shen to release herself from the tormenting emotional prison she obviously inhabits.
RIP to Ray, its crazy his career defining performance is airing just after his death. Baylon is SUCH a compelling character.
More of a tribute to his career now 😢
Ezra has gone most of his life without a lightsaber, so it’s not surprising that he didn’t want it.
Yeah, after all the years without a lightsaber in this new galaxy, he had to learn how to rely on the force alone in all combat situations.
I just like how he is essentially fighting how i imagine a force sensitive monk (thats not a jedi) would fight. Haven't seen that since Chirutt imwe
Darth Sidious said the Jedi use lightsabers as a crutch, and that they are useless to true force users. He only carried one to spite them and embarrass them. He allowed Vader to use one because Vaders injuries weakend him in the force.
This is why I was disappointed in Attack of the Clones. While the audience cheered and hollered when Yoda brandished his lightsaber and proceeded to leap around like a Tasmanian devil, I sat with cold disinterest. That’s not how Yoda would fight. He would be still. His mastery of the Force would confound his enemies.
I feel like everyone so far in this comment section are the only ones who gets it. Other reactors that I watched (along with their commenters) were mad that he didn't use the lightsaber but I found it impressive that he didn't need it. I personally like how it shows another side of a jedi that isn't normally shown because people think that the saber is their only weapon.
Im so mad this is gonna end on a GODDAMN cliffhanger... at least with baylan. He has such presence on the screen and enough charisma to lift his castmates up with him....
And the actor passed away, so it's even more of a cliffhanger... What are they going to do with his character?
@@Flippokid As much as it sucks that Ray Stevenson passed away, with how great the character is I wouldn't be upset with a re-cast. It'll be weird at first, but it could work.
@@Flippokid RECAST!!! That's how you respect a character and an acting performance like this... if there's more story planned for Baylan then by all means they need to continue it, not cut it short and make it incomplete.
@@Bayard1503Gerard butler’s time to shine😂
@@Flippokidrecast
Senator Xiono gives off real Mass Effect 2 Turian Councilman vibes. "Ah yes, Imperial Remnant." instead of "Ah Yes Reapers, we have dismissed that claim."
This - yes!!!
Thank you guys. I dig watching you two b/c you not only entertain with your reactions, but educate me with your SW lore.
Baylan's character keeps giving me new reasons to admire him each episode. He really feels like a fallen Jedi counterpart to Thrawn, in that he never lets his emotions run hot (he says he's not disappointed to see Ahsoka again, in that I think he's honestly glad she survived, tying back to his much earlier comments about how having to kill her would be "a shame") and that he's a student of history who's seen stories like this unfold before (in how he tells Shin upfront that he sees them going in separate directions and sends her on her way with a poignant parting lesson, rather than trying to avoid the 'inevitable' only to be stabbed in the back or betrayed later). It's obvious Baylan still cares about Shin, and I'd love to get at least a partial flashback to their past next week as a coda for Baylan's arc.
Speaking of, I really can't wait to see how next week plays out, because there's still a fair amount that needs to be resolved. Especially where Baylan and Shin are concerned; I really hope they aren't relegated to sequel-cliffhanger-setup status and that we get, at least, definitive answers on what they're searching for and/or where their character arcs are going. Baylan feels like a sane version of Taron Malicos from Jedi: Fallen Order, especially with his ruminations in episode six on the "weakness" in the Jedi Order and his assertion that there was "no future there," almost direct echoes of Malicos.
I'm also hoping that the "power" Baylan is searching for doesn't end up being some kind of galaxy-threatening uber-Force daemon like Abeloth in the EU; those kinds of bad guys tend to lead to ridiculous power escalation and are incredibly hard to write in a way that feels un-contrived. I'd rather see something like Darth Nihilus; someone that can cause massive destruction but is still bound in ways that make them a non-cosmic threat. But we'll see soon enough, hopefully! And if it turns out to be The Bendu after all, I'm with Kyle that it'd be great, although I doubt it. Cheers!
So happy to see Ahsoka get her groove back. She hadn't been the same since Twilight of the Apprentice and I can't really blame her.
Honestly that's something I didn't think about until this show, how Ahsoka was affected by the reveal that Anakin was Darth Vader. We only saw her for a bit in Season 4 of Rebels in the World Between Worlds, where she did express some regret ("I couldn't save my master..."), but I suppose it wasn't enough time to see how she was changed by the encounter. So yes, Ahsoka does seem different in The Mandalorian and in Ahsoka (compared to TCW and early Rebels) but it makes sense she would be this way post-Darth Vader, still carrying the weight of that knowledge. Even if she learned from Luke that Anakin redeemed himself when he died (which we can assume she does know), it doesn't change his legacy of the dark side.
@@RSK9903 It also better contextualizes why she wasn't willing to train Grogu but didn't object to Luke's training ("I've seen what these feelings can do to a fully trained Jedi night. To the best of us..."). She feared she'd lead Grogu down that same path.
Tbh, she hasn’t been the same since the end of the Clone Wars.
@@gbozzi05_ that is true, though I feel her fight with Vader made her spiral even more.
That moment when Thrawn learns that Ahsoka was Anakin's apprentice was excellent. You could almost hear him thinking "Oh shit" :D
Baylan is the one who’s conflicted about good/bad but wants to end all of it. Shin doesn’t feel conflicted but either she doesn’t realize or doesn’t care that she’s being used by Thrawn.
Your knowledge of SW lore is what makes your reactions so good. Two stand out moments for this episode. Sabine telling Ezra that she's Ahsoka's apprentice. Thrawn learning that Ahsoka's master was General Anakin Skywalker. The first one made me laugh. The second - I could feel Thrawn's momentary sense of dread. Great reaction.
Hearing you two express your deep love for all the tv series that have come out would surely make the teams who made them happy. I agree that all the directions that each show has gone has elevated the universe because it allows for even more diverse stories to be told. Hope we get an announcement for season 3 of Visions soon.
"Oh, Snap! It's a trap!" The way I cackled
It makes perfect sense that Ezra would decline to use his old lightsaber. It has been a long time and he have had to learn to fight and defend himself and his friends without the lightsaber.
I agree on how I feel Baylan respects Ahsoka more now. He clearly sees how she improved since their last encounter and how she recognized they don’t need to kill one another to get what they want. You can almost see a smirk on his face at the end of the fight after she rides off on his howler and he contemplates on his next move. He’s such an incredibly written character and it’s sad that Ray passed away
I just noticed the casual droid behind Kyle and I can’t stop looking at it
The "personal gain" that senator was arguing was Hera was using the military to find Ezra. He accused her previously as using the Thrawn stuff as an excuse to keep searching for Ezra.
I'm totally psyched that Claudia Black is in this, too! She does well in witch roles.
Baylan wants the power that calls to him to re-create the galaxy without the cycles of history he sees in it. "One must destroy in order to create"
The best part of this show is that not a single episode feels wasted. Fanservice aside, the whole plot feels so much more cohesive than anything we've had before. Really makes me wish Filoni had more control in Kenobi and Book of Boba Fett.
All this show feels wasted. it's awful
@@garbageshore9683 I'm sorry you feel that way. Would you care to elaborate on why you feel that way, and how it could have been done better?
Andor was also very cohesive storytelling. But I like Ahsoka, too. Huge difference to BoBF and Kenobi.
@corellioncrusaderproductio4679 OK mabe, it's not awful, but it is a disappointment thrawn doesn't feel cunning like he is in other things he feels more like a cartoon villain who always looses at the end of each episode and Bokatan and Ashoka aren't good protagonist they feel very bland with not much emotion apart from looking fed up with everything all the time and finally Anakins appearance wasn't necessary and just fan service to see the clone wars Anakin in live action to distracted from the bad writing
I just think with Andor we know we can have so much better
When I saw Ahsoka practicing with the training hologram that Anakin had made for her all I could think was, what an amazing gift that would be to give a copy of those to Luke
I love these little talks theorizing what's going to happen before the episode. I wish my friends and me would do that and watch it together.
The reason the Nightsisters are not using their Green Magick is because the magick leaves lingering effects on surrounding environments and people. Merrin even does not rely too much on Magick but the Force depending on the situation she and her friends are in.
I swear if Ezra is killed off in this show I’m going to implode. Like after years of waiting for there to be a show that explains what happened to Ezra and then to just see him get killed off would be devastating. And dude is like “can’t wait to go home”, like he said it so many times.
The thought has crossed my mind. 😢 That incident could be a catalyst for Sabine to finally capture the force. I really hope Ezra gets to return home!!!
Agree wholeheartedly. That would be enough to make me not watch the rest of the coming shows and movie. Ezra became my favorite character and I would be devastated if they killed him off.
He defo giving me war movie 'can't wait to see my gf when I get home' vibes
worst case scenario he's going to a bacta tank in a coma, no way they would kill off the golden eggs goose
@@luketimewalker Thrawn is the true star of the show and they know it. What's more memorable than killing a beloved character?
Ezra: "Guys, I'm getting a feeling. I think I might be going home after all."
I don't think he's going home
LET’S GO!!!!!
Been waiting for and Blind Wave’s reactions for quite sometime, and Kyle doesn’t disappoint in the slightest!
They’re the channels I go to for reactions, especially considering their fans of the lore and other canon, this is the way. The way Hera burning the senator in the court is hotter than Mustafar.
Tell me you're Borsk Fey'lya without saying you're Borsk Fey'lya.
Daaaamn, imagine the last scene we have of Baylan is him staying in that place, looking at the horizon, and we hear the voice of the Bendu and that’s it. I would probably scream lmaooo
This is the reaction I was looking for.
I’m choosing to believe that was Anakin’s last digital lesson for Ahsoka because she went on to get kidnapped by the Trandoshans; and returned to tell Anakin that she survived and saved the lost padawans because of *his* training.
I'd just like to thank whoever added those little bug-things eating at the whale bones. I loved the idea of the whale graveyard but it bugged me that the bodies had decomposed down to bones (which wouldn't happen in space)
By that logic every space battle should bug you because they couldn’t happen in space lol stupid nerd
They're gonna use the World Between Worlds. In Rebels Ezra walked past a portal that was marked by Zeffo and the Howlers. The entrance is probably in that temple, which is most likely an ancient Zeffo temple. The Zeffo may have created the World Between Worlds
I really don't want this season to end, I'm having far too much fun! It's starting to feel like season 1 is starting to be a prologue for Filoni's film, though if that became true I wouldn't be disappointed.
It clearly is. The movie will be his Avengers End Game. Carson Teva is his Nick Fury
I love that Threepio's role in the scene is literally a Deus Ex Machina! 😂🤣
Many thanks to Kyle, Bendu & Nerd Chronic! 🐚 #KyleKatarn #StarWars #GeetaVasantPatel #Ahsoka
Baylan Skoll is an awesome Dark Sider character, I love that he isn't following the Sith Code, but he still comes off as very intimidating.
In Legends, if you eject out of a hyper-capable ship into hyperspace in a not hyper-capable ship or pod, you do get stuck in Hyperspace forever, this was established in one of the OG Thrawn novels.
In the new canon, if you eject from a hyper-ship in a non hyper-capable pod you are violently ejected into real space, this was done by Kanan and Ezra in the Ghost in Rebels season 1.
Thrawn shook for a bit when he learned Ashoka’s master was Anakin Skywalker. That was cool
Few reactors can match Kyle's surgically precise wit while reacting
One of the things i loved about the EU thrawn in the Heir to the Empire Trilogy of books he was shown to have no ego he would retreat from a losing battle that he had no hope of winning
Did you notice when Thrawn says Ahsoka has lost time you see they've nearly loaded the star destroyer with the dead night sisters to take with them 😮 I bet Dathamere is the destination.. My guess
I love how they didn't resort to using a deep fake of Leia, and instead gave us Anthony Daniels one more time in his signature role - from what I've read, he didn't just do the voice, it was him in the costume as well.
I think they're loading Spaarti Cylinders for cloning - just like what Thrawn wanted from Mount Tantis on Wayland in the OG Heir the Empire trilogy
These two are just great
Love your reviews guys.
In Rebels, Hera and the the crew of the Ghost have attached to the outside of a large ship and "space skitched" a ride through hyperspace. I wouldn't be surprised if Ezra and Sabine don't at least mention Hera's move or attempt to attach to the Ring or try to latch onto or actually dock on the Chimera probably right as they are jumping back to their galaxy.
Kazuda's father talking about how the idea of space whales is crazy while he has a fish admiral at his side
Here's a thought, Sabine talking in the Rebels epilogue is actually her catching Ezra up to speed that happened off screen in this episode.
I like that thought.
Theirs got to be a explanation why Ahsoka is in different colours in Rebels
@@andylikesstuffchannel no need, they put everything in that finale they wanted to do but not sure they would have the possibility later. and with the ahsoka series they went back and expand those things
-Ezra is out there somewhere, and it’s time to bring him home.
-What?
I can't see Thrawn not making it back. They've been building up his return as the biggest galactic threat since season 2 of The Mandolorian.
I think Thrawn makes it back to the “regular Galaxy” because I suspect he’s going to be the big bad for Filoni’s movie that brings the “Mandoverse” together. I think the caskets are absolutely nightsisters awaiting to be zombified like the Clone Wars episode to be Thrawn’s undead army. I think the good guys either end up sneaking on the Star Destroyer or the Ring. My biggest question is Baylan and what he finds and where he ends up. I’m obsessed with that portion of the story and I REALLY hope there are more seasons to come!
I think Thrawn wasnt afraid of an army, he was afraid that Anakin/Vader is with Ashoka. Dont forget, he was missing for a long time. Also if the reports say Ashoka is death but she is alive, then Vader could be too in his perspective.
I keep feeling like Ezra's not going home. Either he'll opt to stay for some reason, or he'll sacrifice himself to save the others. It's just a vibe I get from him.
Chopper be like “The FUCK you say!?”
My prediction. The cargo bodies are engineers. They built all those Star Destroyers on Exogol. Just, putting it out there.
Glad to see the reference to Thrawn Alliances, I loved Thrawn’s reaction to finding out Anakin taught Ahsoka
I think they can pull the Millennium Falcon's move from Empire and attach to the back of the hull before it jumps into hyperspace to get back. I can't believe the season finale is next week. Really loved this show.
I like that idea! That would be quite the nod!
Ezra is behaving extremely civilized and extremely uncivilized in this episode.
15:33 as funny as that line is, it is a good question that the show sadly has not had the time to answer. Why does Sabine want to be a Jedi? Cause that was something Ezra had to answer, and he answered because protecting people made him feel alive. So what did Sabine tell Ahsoka that made her say yes?
That's a very fair question.
“Take a blaster.” “No the force is my ally that all I need.” Two minutes later Night trooper turn up. Ezra “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster.”
About your idea of detaching the star destroyer from the ring, something similar happened in Rebels. When they had to save Zeebo, the Rodian friend of Ezra's parents and had a tracker on the Phantom, they detached the Phantom from the Ghost in hyperspace and it returned to normal space and they went to the abandoned base with the creepy bat things. Granted this would be on a larger scale traveling between galaxies, but still, I think the principle is the same. Also, Ezra's fighting style is to me more reminiscent of Windu's fighting on Dantooine in the original Clone Wars show than Chirrut's. Windu uses pushes and punches and kicks to wreck the droids. Ezra doesn't wreck so much, but the style is similar.
Dude that 332nd Helmet is just ….. perfect!
06:50 So apprantly with subtitles, in the first episode of Ahsoka, the Officer that calls to Hera on the bridge of Home One was indeed Admiral Ackbar so I have no doubt this too is Ackbar himself, before he “retired” from the New Republic and joined the soon to be Resistance.
Side note, Ackbar, & Chewbacca are some of the few characters that have fought in all 3 wars thus far minus 3po and R2
The actor playing Ezra does totally nail it. I feel like this is possibly the best animation to live action transformation of a character ever. The same for Thrawn, but he was the original voice actor.
22:25
"Damn, I REALLY should have gotten the full insurance package on that Howler!"
Last week when Shin was saying to Baylan about "finally it will be our turn" so many were saying you could see her lust for power. Baylan told her then that that kind of power is "fleeting" & so you saw the divide. I don't know how permanent this split is between Shin & Baylan. Still, I felt bad for her almost like Ventress being tossed aside but Shin really is doing this of her own volition. Whatever Baylan is up to I doubt it could be accomplished before everyone else takes off back to the other galaxy. Baylan is gonna have this planet & whatever "is calling to him" all to himself.
The fact that the “cargo” was human-ish sized boxes, being moved one at a time, from the catacombs (sometimes used as tombs) I definitely think they’re loading Thrawn’s future undead army.
her "personal gain" is her ability to keep searching for Ezra "with new republic funding"
Thrawn is almost Zanatos levels in strategy.. He may apparently lose.. But he has somehow won
Now when I saw the blood orange Sabres. Combined with the outfits and Baylon's description, I am surprised no one has mentioned The Grey yet.
What an episode. Still think the relationship between Ahsoka and Huyang is incredible, i love it. One of my favorite parts of the show
Also big brain move by Thrawn... he was like yo, this is Anakin's padawan. Let her cook because there's no way we can know wtf she'll do because he was unpredictable
I also feel like Baylan was sort of proud to see Ahsoka survived and proud that she got the better of him in that duel
My favorite little bit were the space shrimp while Ahsoka and Huyang sat in the whale graveyard. As a marine scientist, I was tickled.
"This is the place the purrgils come to die"
- Purrgils arrive and refuses to die
Why am I only NOW noticing the sexy B1 in the background 😂
I completely forgot that Claudia Black is in this show. That makes it SO MUCH better.
Shin’s little jog away when she was defeated 😆
They could pull a classic rebels move by taking the night troopers armor and sneaking on thrawns ship.
Yours is the first reaction I watch before any others. Kyle, for knowing every single reference and Bendu, because he's mutha f'ing Bendu. _Dew it!_
Kanan and Ezra had ejected the Phantom mid-hyperspace jump before. However, that was within the main Star Wars galaxy, so they could use star charts to triangulate their location. Not Thrawn, however, if the Chimaera is ejected mid-jump between galaxies.
Another great reaction as always. I feel that Baylan did indeed say goodbye to Shin and he's going to do something crazy. Possibly summon a super power like Abeloth? Pull off an Ozymandias from Watchmen and force the conflict between parties to cease because there's a much bigger threat that everyone has to band together to deal with. I don't know how it's going to go down, but I'm all here for it.
Thrawn is a master of the Xanatos Gambit.
17:29 it’s was already confirmed that she had the force by Baylan.
When he says I know you believe Ezra bridger is the only family you have left. And then says I know that what’s holding you back.
So he confirms it there cause he looks deep within Sabine and feels it.
But sabines emotions are to much witch a Jedi is supposed to have none of witch is making her unbalanced.
I think that Ahsoka and crew will need to decide between going along for the ride back in the Ring (but letting Thrawn return) or disabling it and strand everyone in that galaxy, setting up a Season 2 that will mostly take place in the new galaxy.
I still feel the mechanical voice from Captain Enoch and the other speaking red ribbon troopers is telegraphing they are smoke troopers. I also feel the “cargo” constitutes the earthly remains of the smoke troopers who cannot be separated from their bones by too much distance.
And I am calling it, Chopper will take down Senator Snark.
Bendu or Abeloth I think is calling Baylon. Or perhaps a colony of Sith Purebloods, due to the writing on the Temple, perhaps even Zeffo.
Ezra finaly got to see sabine holding his saber
If they lose anyone I think it would be Sabine. She's done her part, and her death will set up Asoka eventually taking Shin as an apprentice.
The magic that the night troopers have is them having good aim
The way Ezra kept saying he cant wait to get home...what if he dies?
I think Ashoka’s ship is going to pull an Empire Strikes Back Falcon buzzing the tower move. Where the Falcon was attached to the Star Destroyer.
I believe what i love the most out of you reactions are all the catch up and references to Avatar: TLAB or Lord of the Rigs which are both on my top notch nerd sh!it. Cheers to you guys from Panama
Watching with you guys is so much fun, much better that watching with someone who is silent for long periods with little emotion. That’s boring.
Yea theory sits in silence for hours