Ahsoka 1x5 REACTION!! "Part Five: Shadow Warrior"
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- Опубліковано 10 тра 2024
- Eric, Calvin and Aaron react to discuss season 1 episode 5 of Ahsoka - "Part Five: Shadow Warrior" - #StarWars #Ahsoka
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00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Reaction
20:10 - Something Old, Something New
23:44 - Ghost or Hallucination
28:20 - Symbolism
29:20 - Jacen
30:05 - A New Ahsoka
33:18 - Anakin's Looks
35:05 - Hayden
37:04 - Flashbacks
40:02 - Ahsoka's Prosthetics
40:54 - Huyang
42:03 - More to Come
42:54 - Many Great Moments
44:18 - The Red of the Saber
46:46 - Patreon Poll
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Dont forget in tales of jedi, baby ahsoka connected with the tiger beast
I've seen other reactors say, it was just a hallucination/dream, but I have to disagree. It's possible it's a combination, but how does Jacen hear a light sabre fight if it is just a hallucination? And how does he then amplify it so Hera can hear it? It makes more sense to me, that Jacen was able to connect to the World between World's a place that multiple Jedi have, "experienced," over just a pure mind link to Ashoka, I guess.
I’m getting major Jedi Fallen Order vibes from that Master / Padawan fight (Anakin / Ahsoka & Jaro / Cal)
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@WaveSquadron Ezra gets brought back as Ahsoka promises and ends up training Jason
Hayden Christensens' best performance as Anakin Skywalker hands freaking down! Dude's a great actor, they just had to get him a good script!
And a good director!
If anyone still has any doubt on whether Hayden can deliver a great performance with the right director, just watch Shattered Glass, he’s great in it. I love George Lucas, but I can’t deny that the prequels bad acting (Hayden, Natalie and some of the others) were absolutely Lucas’s fault
He’s no Jake Lloyd but it was a decent performance
say that. he played it perfect.. dave filoni.. Salute my guy
It's also been 20 years lmao, he's improved. Its okay to say he was bad actor in episode 2.
Arianna Greenblatt did a excellent job as young Ahsoka. It never clicked when watching The Clone Wars exactly how young Ahsoka was.
That really clicked for me here as well. It's insights like that which make me open to recastings.
Dare i say she is better as Ashoka than Rosario on the short screen time she had
I like Rosario as Ashoka
But Young Ashoka was PERFECTION
I think part of it is because we were so young watching it as kids, and as a kid you always feel older than you are
She’s been great in everything. Young Gamora in IW, and she was pretty good in Barbie too.
@@TheJunmengogotta say, I agree! I really enjoy Dawson as Ahsoka and you can now see why her portrayal of Ahsoka was a little different - it was Dave’s vision to have her be portrayed as someone carrying so much guilt. By the end of the episode you could already see Rosario had that Ahsoka vibe we all know and loved because she finally let go of that guilt over Anakin’s turning. BUT you are absolutely right - Ariana Greenblatt is *perfect* as young Ahsoka. I literally cannot picture any other actress doing it better!
My favorite line from the whole episode is when anakin says to Ashoka that “you’re more than that because I’m more than that”
Hayden's Anakin at peace was absolutely everything to me.
@@williammccormick984 The dude shifted back from his darker self to his lighter self masterfully. He really became one with the force, and rised above Vader. It's so nice to see... Mastery of himself.
@@gerardlacroix6015kinda like Revan, both a Sith and a Jedi.
@@gerardlacroix6015 Exactly. He accepts the darkness that exists within himself, but does not allow that darkness to control him. Unlike the Jedi, who fought to eliminate the darker aspects of themselves by denying attachment and emotion, depriving themselves of true self-understanding. And also unlike the Sith, who allowed themselves to become slaves to darker selves. He is truly balanced.
To see him at peace and acknowledging him being Vader, honestly that hit me pretty hard. I wanna see him talk abt his downfall tho, post vader is something that I never thought I'd see. Hope Disney bring him in for more projects, it'll be disappointing if they don't 😔
I like that anakin wasn't just glorified into an inhumanly perfect mentor figure. They showed his flaws, especially in the line "Yeah, I'm joking. What would you prefer, you want me to be more serious?" It shows that the sort of humour Anakin, Obi-Wan, and even Ahsoka had, wasn't just the show being childish, it was a genuine disassociation from the violence they were in the middle of. They cracked these jokes because they'd been desensitized to the killing, it meant nothing to them, and only once Ahsoka had spent so long living after the war was she able to look back and think about how casual she had been about all that death and destruction.
It also showed how much she valued each and every clone. Yes Anakin had Rex and Obi-Wan Cody, but the Jedi (even Yoda) make it clear clones are expendable. Ahsoka learned (especially via Rex and the rest of the 501) that they're each their own person and deserve dignity and aren't cannon fodder.
@@Flufferz626 "but the Jedi (even Yoda) make it clear clones are expendable"
What? Every time we get Jedi-clone interactions, it's made clear that they don't view them as expendable - there's an episode where Yoda tells clones how they're still their own people and we have Plo Koon literally spell it out that he doesn't think they're expendable in the Malevolence arc. The only Jedi we've seen who actually thinks clones are expendable is Pong Krell - who's also turned to the Dark Side.
@@Flufferz626 LMAO The very first episode of the Clone Wars was about how Yoda values each clone as an individual. 😂
@@TitanDarwinok but there’s also episode 3 Yoda juxtaposed with Ahsoka’s actions during order 66 lol
@@TitanDarwin I mean you definitely have situations where Jedi clearly care more about their own than they do the clones. The Jedi resqued from the citadel, for example, (Even Piell?) got a mini funeral on a lava river…Cody’s troopers on the mission, all of which who died, didn’t get a second thought, only the other clones called to them.
You have a few other scenes where Jedi lead clones in the open, charging blindly at fortified positions. The Jedi make it across the killing field…but the clones often don’t. Ahsoka even directly calls Anakin out on this during the attack on the Malevolence.
The reaction we’ve all been waiting for!
Now this is where the fun begins!
@@playlistb3795They took their time 😅
LET'S GOOOO!!
Facts!
Same dude
Of all the reactors I’ve seen today, I knew Eric would be the only one to call the Luke reference when Ahsoka says “I won’t fight you,” and Anakin replies “I’ve heard that before.” To me this confirms that it was actually Anakin post episode 6, rather than a force induced dream or the Son
This was definitely a force ghost anakin coming down to teach Ashoka one more lesson that he couldn't before
I interpreted that as a reference to their duel at the end of Rebels season 2.
Ahsoka: “I won’t fight you… not this time.”
Anakin/Vader: “Then you will die.”
Would love if it’s a double allusion to both though, that’d be incredible!
@@willbrightmore1737she actually said “I won’t abandon you…not this time.” It is 100% referencing his duel with Luke.
id like to think that reference makes more sense when she says ''what if i want to stop fighting?'' during the force dream clone wars thing, anakin replied ''then you will die'' exactly as vader says after she says ''I wont FIGHT you'' @@willbrightmore1737
@@willbrightmore1737also if it was just in her mind Jace wouldn't specifically say he hears lightsabers, lights ayers,. I have no clue what Aaron's talking about. It's a few things anakin referenced that she didn't know about to be a figment of her imagination.
So Anakin really is the chosen one. He can travel between worlds between worlds, jump between light and dark and still have total control over Vader. Knowing that he could teach Ashoka to let go of Vader the same way he did in ROTJ
Yeah I think this episode solidifies that he indeed became the Father and since he is the balance between the son and the daughter he channels both dark and light side at will and this leads me to think that Vader was always destined to be a part of Anakin but since no one could teach him how to find the balance between the two other than the previous Father he lost the balance and Vader won the struggle so the biggest mistake he did was not accepting Father's offer at least that's my theory of course.
@@soundwave2481half of his life as the Jedi Anakin Skywalker and half as The Sith Lord Vader. At the end of his life he was able to be both simultaneously.
agreed hope we get to see more of this in the future and not just in ahsoka maybe when she ends up meeting luke for the first time i think cuz still dont know where boba fett fits in this timeline but yeah hope we get more of he being the chosen one
He always was the chosen one
star wars is like poetry it rhymes was it? Darth VADER = Father in dutch and many other languages to become the FATHER @@soundwave2481
Eric standing up to absorb the fan service with his whole body
LOVE ERIC OMGGGG
It's not "fan service" when it serves the plot and the story OF the characters so you can't say that at all.
@@Gadget-Walkmen
It's both, you trying to be "technically correct" just for the sake of it doesn't matter to us true fans who live for this kind of amazing stuff that hits you right in the feels.
You just end up sounding like a dick more than trying to correct someone.
@@Gadget-Walkmen I didn’t mean it in a bad way. I’m a fan and I want to be served. There’s little sense to Ashoka show if you didn’t watch clone wars and rebels. It’s made for fans, not for new audience. And it’s great.
@@maxydey42 having a spin off show to a popular character still isnt “fan service” at all. It’s just a show to flesh out the character’s story so to say it has “little sense” I still say isn’t the right term to say at all as clone wars and rebels are still highly essential Star Wars shows!
I get what you’re trying to say it’s not for “new audiences” but same thing can said about any spin off media about lore characters in the universe, you’ve got to be into the series to be into all these media products. That’s what I’m saying!
Hera saying "May the Force be with you" wishing Ahsoka luck in finding Sabine and Ezra was the first time I felt the emotional meaning of those words in a long time
Dave is a genius. He knew EXACTLY what he was doing in this episode. All the emotion and tension we have felt, and when Hera spoke out those words, it hit very, very hard ❤
I was like "say it ... SAY IT... SHE SAID IT!!!!" 😂
She NAILED that delivery. The slight break in the voice, the eyes. It's the subtleties that made it feel so real and emotional. Hats off👏
@@Kanig94 He is not, but this episode was dope.
@@Golfballtauchen do a better job then
Anakin's "There's hope for you yet" only to disappear made me break down in tears. Those five words held so much power. It was such an Anakin way of sending off Ahsoka.
You never would've made it as Obi-Wan's padawan, but you might just make it as mine.
Especially since it also feels like Anakin is setting her up to be the daughter alongside with him as the father. But she needed to get over her regrets, past, and resentment she had towards herself and Anakin.
@JaayCeez so who's the sun? Palp? Lol
@@rastagamer4204 Future character...
Especially clone wars fans that's what Rex said to the domino squad specifically hevy.
I love how Anakin says, “ is that what this is about?” It’s such a subtle hint to all of us knowing the full story. It doesn’t need to be said. It’s beautiful.
Honestly that hit me hard, I cried my eyes out. The fact he acknowledges that and also his face, oof that got me too. Really want to hear him talk abt his downfall, that'd be so interesting, and I really hope Disney bring him in for more projects.
i like how he says it, like it was a petulant teenage phase
@@irrumnaaz I understand. You can tell he is hurt by the statement because it’s the truth, and the truth hurts. He is also upset and a bit angry by the fact that Ashoka isn’t seeing past that part of him, and that she is concerned about herself in that regard. Anakin is trying to show her she is more than what she was trained to be.
By far the best line in the whole episode... Every time you see Anakin you think of what he becomes... Now as a ghost who knows his future and past he hopes ahsoka can see past that but she can't so he gives her what she's most scared of... That part of him... By far my favorite star wars episode of all
@@JsscRchlDrsy He's also showing her that Anakin and by extension herself was more than just the legacy of Vader, and that it's OK to move past the guilt of him becoming Vader.
Its so great to see Hayden get the chance to show everyone just how talented he is. I remember people giving him so much flak back in the day.
It just shows that actors themselves are almost never the main reason for a bad portrayal of a character.
@@eugger3011and it’s something that weird fans still don’t accept to this day. They still rip actors apart for character portrayals
When Huyang said "They never listen, they never do" I think he was talking about all the Jedi he's seen die across his 1,000 years. He's seen so many risk their lives and put a mission first. He's just found he may have lost 2 more, and perhaps the last.
He's 25,000 years old.
We'll be alright as long as we stay together 🥺
@anna-mariedonnelly2104 FINE I'll watch clone wars again 😭
It is really difficult to get an emotional response from people when the character is a robot/droid. How many times has Star Wars pulled it off now? Huyang hit me in the feels.
Man imagine being 26000 years old and seeing so many of people you've literally watched grow up die. Someone needs to give Huyang a hug
That moment where they were just looking square at each other when she took his saber conveyed so much without uttering a word. Anger, pain, regret, and then forgiveness. This episode was hauntingly beautiful and Kevin Kiner outdid himself with the score.
LOVE TO SEE THE RESPECT ON KEVIN KINER'S NAME 😩🫶🏻
I even didn't realise it's not John Williams! Such a good effort to bring those legendary Anakin "clone wars-revenge of the sith" notes to a new generation
Eric went batshit crazy this episode and I loved every second of it
The reason for her travelling galaxies also changes now.
Before this she was going for a hunt, she was going out of fear , agression and panic, although unknowingly. She was looking to harm thrawn. She was ready to doom her companions or use her as a means to an end...kind of rude tbh. She was pushing people away out of fear.
But now her focus has shifted to sabine and Ezra , to the rescue to protect them. Shes going to defend, shes going to save and rescue, shes going to help, her compassion has taken centre stage. Shes also more trusting of herself, and of others.
Which is literally what yoda said in ESB "A jedi uses the force for knowledge and defense, never for attack" . She just basically completed her transformation into being a true jedi master.
She is a keeper of the peace, not a soldier.
and this is exactly what Luke Skywalker himself does in the Last Jedi and SO many miss it. He didn't lift a FINGER against Ben. For the first time in SW history, it was the SEQUELS that showcased what being a Jedi truly meant. And now here Filoni is the one reminding us of it. Gotta love being a SW fan man.
All the guilt, worry and fear she had regarding Anakin has been lifted off her shoulders. For the first time, she has inner peace, which is why her demeanor changed after she woke.
@@TheRibottoStudios @TheRibottoStudios people do get it, except the issue is, this is a first for Ahsoka, Luke already went through it with Vader in return of the Jedi, He already learned those lessons, he acted out of fear in episode 5 and got his ass whooped, then he learned to be calmer in episode 6, and then out of anger he almost kills Vader but decided to put down his weapon and choose the Jedi path. The OT shows plenty of times what a Jedi truly means. I don't know why you're acting like only the sequels showed that. Obi wans first introduction is healing luke, immediately followed by attempting diplomacy with a stormtrooper and then showing disarming of a criminal (lol). Not once in the original trilogy does a Jedi, besides luke kill anyone.
What happened in the last Jedi wasn't really that bad to be fair, but is was very very unneeded, because he's already gotten those lessons, he knows past Jedi failed, he knows that the whole attachment forbidden thing was wrong. He chose to be his own Jedi , he learned those lessons, there was no reason for him to backtrack. I don't think he would ever pull a saber on a literal child no matter how angry he is.
He knows the dark side, he's even kept up with training according to book of boba Fett, so he shouldn't just give in because of some future visions, he's had those before too. It just didn't make a whole lot of sense timeline wise.
Fight with Ben was cool he didn't really hurt kylo/Ben although I would've liked him to actually be there and do what he did for real but that was cool too. Maybe just disarm Ben? Honorary Skywalker arm loss in the second movie of trilogy lol. What he did with kylo wasn't the issue, but how he got there was. Do I make sense? I don't know how else to explain my views lol
@@thomasharfst3381 after seeing this episode as a lifelong fan i have inner peace too. I feel so validated having watched all the media and actually liking them when people used to hate on them (namely prequels and rebels show) lol. All hail lord Dave
Ahsoka’s complete demeanor change after her final lesson from Anakin felt so earned. The imagery of her being bathed in water and then being up in the sky wearing all white looking angelic was so powerful, especially with Kevin Kiner's incredible score. She’s Ahsoka The White now and I thought it was an incredible way to show her character growth. Also, it was so amazing to see Hayden as Anakin with good direction and dialogue. This was easily his best performance as the character and it made me realize how much potential he’s always had. Filoni kept it vague, but him flashing between Vader and Anakin felt straight out of legends and almost as if Anakin is an otherworldly being now (Mortis god, The Father perhaps). He finally gets the chance to be the one to keep the ones he cares about from dying - at least that’s how I saw it. Bravo Dave, bravo.
Filoni truly understands the lore.
Couldn’t agree more and I felt said. Nice observation about stopping the ones he cares about from dying as well! This episode was so amazing
i agree with mostly everything but i would argue that defining moment where he saves someone he cares about works better with luke on the deathstar
Something Filoni did smartly was using the world between worlds to smoke the flashbacks. That way it makes it feel like you are still in the WBW but are also saving money on how much crazy visuals there are. Because you know for a fact he could've gone all out on the visuals, CGI and the use of the volume with those scenes but he smartly did it in a way that connects with the story. I love it!!!
Yeah. I get people saying the visuals aren't as quality, but at the end of the day it is a TV show with a TV shows budget. You're right it was a clever way to save money and make it feel ethereal
Ya it was very clever and didn’t feel forced like it does sometimes when shows use smoke too much or fog. It was set up perfectly. Just wish we had more 😂
This! It made it feel like a dream…not everything in a dreamscape is within vision.
Wow that's a good point😅
@@andyb6400 exactly, a lot of it looks practical in those scenes. It might also explain why other sequences in the show are bigger on effects. Those space whales probably cost a lot who knows.
Anakin finally learned how to keep those he cares about from dying. It wasn’t a Sith Power. It was his.
The part where Anakin says “There’s hope for you yet” and changes back to the Anakin we all know and love hits sooooo hard. Simply amazing. Thank you guys for another great reaction. The best reactors on UA-cam!!!
i still rather the "you lack conviction" with vader's voice mixed into anakin's.
I was so impatiently waiting the entire day just for this to release so I can watch Eric cry and share all my feels 😭
Hayden as clone wars Anakin made my whole life!
DAVE EXECUTED ORDER 66 ON ALL FANS BECAUSE WE'RE ALL DEAD AFTER THAT PERFECTION.
They really made us wait for this reaction lol!
@@devindoty4989 I've literally been refreshing this page dying for this reaction... the wait was agony lol but so so so worth it... exactly why they will always be my favorite star wars channel ❤
Anakin literally pulled up and said "Wait, you lost? Nah. Back to basics young lady!" Hahaha
You literally pulled up to every reaction channel and posted the same comment. Cringe.
@@LaVespaMortale imagine getting so annoyed over a harmless comment🤣
@@connorlynch428 lol im hangry, crosshairs were on him 😅
@@LaVespaMortale surely Crosshair would be dead 😝
Watching it a second time, I feel like Ahsoka's melancholy, no nonsense attitude in the first half of the series was a result of her giving into fear in a very subtle way. She knew that the one who trained her had fallen and done evil, vile things...and he had taught her everything he knew...and perhaps she worried that she would suffer the same fate. So she tried to harden herself against it because she feared it might be inevitable.
The lesson here was that she did not need to stand in his shadow or follow his path. She could choose life....she could choose to be more...and that's what she did. Instead of striking down Anakin in that moment as a Sith would do, she made her choice to not give in. To live.
Another thing that occurred to me just this morning is the symbolism of the water, and I'm pretty sure it was intentional. It's a common rite in many religions and cultures to submerge in water or have water poured over one's self as a way of cleansing the soul and the spirit, or being reborn, or committing one's self to an ideal.
Here too, I think we see Ahsoka's rebirth from the Grey to the White, casting off her doubts and her fears and becoming her true self. This particularly hits home at the end of that sequence as she lets herself slowly be submerged in the rising water, and calmly accepting it. Very powerful imagery.
Well said 🤝🏻
"...the symbolism of the water...It's a common rite in many religions..."
Indeed. And it also perfectly mirrors Anakin's "baptism by fire" to be "reborn" as Vader - Ahsoka chooses a different path partly _because_ she was Anakin's Padawan and can learn from _both_ his triumphs and disasters. So yep, totally intentional, i'd agree.
(it's been a minor frustration that some fans have complained about how Rosario Dawson is playing Ahsoka because to me it's been very clear even since "The Mandalorian" that she's deliberately playing her as withdrawn and somewhat broken by her experiences, almost certainly with an eye to exactly this kind of character arc, where we see her come back to herself. And sure enough, once Ahsoka's inner conflict is resolved Dawson perfectly portrays that lightness of spirit that's been missing up to now. Hopefully those people that couldn't see it before will be able to appreciate her performance all the more now)
Feels like Ahsoka was more worried about perspective padawans turning out like Anakin did than herself. It's presumably why she stopped training Sabine and wouldn't train Grogu
Also by choosing not to give in and delivering the killing blow, she is validating Anakin's statement that he is more than death and war, the same validation Luke gave him.
And because everything he is live on in her, Ahsoka by extension validates that SHE is more than death and war.
The lesson was nothing more than "you need to keep fighting, or you'll die". Nothing else was clear in this episode.
Anyone notice at 6:44 how Eric effortlessly does the anakin lightsaber spin motion with his pen 😂 a true jedi master
I almost cried several times. This is one of the best pieces of Star Wars content I've ever seen. Everyone who worked on this show should take a bow. I felt like a little kid again.
alomost,, and I am not even a fanboy
My favorite episode of live action Star Wars TV behind all 12 eps of Andor! Easily!
Brought me back to when I was 12 watching her walk away from the order crying, to then crying at 20 years old seeing them reunite in season 7 and now almost 24 bawled my eyes out seeing this. Their relationship means so much to me I can’t even explain it
@@MarcieQueen99It's the first time since Disney took over that a live action show truly felt like Star Wars imo. It felt exactly as when i first watched the originals and the prequels. I'm so damn happy how it turned out.
My wife came in and asked what I was watching. "Oh, just the best Star Wars ...EVERRR...buzz off!"
Anankin's portrayal in this was absolutely amazing. Got to see more of a glimpse of what he could have been if he didn’t end up in Vader armour. The change in speed when he's fighting, the effortlessness...no one moves like Anakin. I would love to think that if he didn't up in the stiff Vader armour that sparta kick into oblivion would've become one of his trademarks lol. Hayden's range of emotion in his voice and face, the vader glimpses and the slight voice modification in YOU LACK CONVINCTION...wow. THIS was Anakin as The Chosen One. Dave Filoni needs to just direct everything in star wars for a bit now!
I am so happy for Hayden Christensen he is such a good guy and deserves all this love and more!!!
That means that Rosario Dawson was playing Ahsoka exactly how she was supposed to in the first four episodes cause Dave was telling her to. Cause after she comes back from being with Anakin she is back to being herself. Screw all those people who were just trying to be difficult and say Rosario was doing a bad job. Also shout out to Ariana Greenblatt for playing young Ahsoka.
Ahsoka going back to her lighter personality was beautiful.
@@1idd0kun It really was :) I was like "there she is", I knew she just needed to talk to Anakin again. I just didn't think it would happen in episode 4 and 5. Dave gagged me with that, I'm not gonna lie.
People I've noticed in the last ten years or so are so overly critical I feel. A lot of times you see people just pissed off about a character while refusing to let them go through their own arc or growth. They bitch and complain about nuance but when you give them a static character that doesn't grow or change they complain about that too. Really wish people would just learn to shut the hell up and let something tell it's story before they judge it.
@@JustNardo Preach. 🙌🏽. I honestly think it is just the side effects of being an Internet generation. Everyone is so quick to post how they feel and they also want instant gratification. They don't like waiting. It's sad.
I always say that after initial movies, some Star Wars fanboys stopped actually genuinely watching things and taking them in. It feels like they watch everything with the intention to pick things and because of this, miss out huge details.
Hayden wields the lightsaber effortlessly, he’s so good he makes everyone else look mediocre or bad.
So glad to see him back!!!
Something I appreciated that I haven't seen talked about much is that Kanan's theme was playing when Jaycen was using the force to try to find Ahsoka
Waiting for him to adopt a 🐺 before the end of the show 😂
Did they mix it into the Force theme? Because that is what I heard when Jacen listened with Hera.
@@najtrows If I remember right I think so
Rosario's smile melts me, she's so gracious, perfect choice for Ahsoka. Thank you for being such great fans, Wave Squadron, and thank you Dave. Made me feel like a kid again.
Hayden is so good with a saber in his hand, he makes it all look effortless
When Anakin first says, _“Live… or die.”_ the shot of him igniting his lightsaber uses the exact same composition as the shot of Anakin & the younglings from Episode III. There is just _SO_ much visual poetry amongst all the fantastic moments, I just can't get enough.
And when he ignites his red lightsaber, he's in the same pose as when he fought Kenobi on mustafar
Feloni's parallels always astound me
Every time 😮
It's like poetry it rhymes
I think that finally we can all agree it was a purposeful choice how Dawson has been playing Ahsoka up until now? With you know, all the trauma? Greenblatt did an amazing job at bridging Eckstein and Dawson's performances, putting all the sorrow of the later on the former. Ahsoka has been fighting her whole life, not giving up, yet not living, closing herself off, stern and aloof.
To finally see her choosing to live and move on, reborn, in a way, was so wonderful. I feel she will always carry that sorrow of all the losses, but I hope we get more of that joy now.
Well said.. 👍
I hope the people who were judging this show too quick feel like idiots now. At least let the last episode air first before judging.
Loving the change, though I honestly think they could have made it a bit more clear for people who never watched Clone Wars or Rebels in the earlier episodes, because this is the only Ahsoka they know and for all they know she's always been like this. Huyang knew what she used to be like. Maybe in episode 2 Sabine could point out how distant and stoic she is and Huyang reminices about how she was during the clone wars. Maybe we wouldn't see as many people complaining about her performance, heavens knows there's already enough people frothing at the mouth looking for any excuse to bag on Star Wars shows.
@@rezaimran98a lot of people have no appreciation for nuance or subtlety, they want everything spelled out for them
It's almost as if she lost a part of herself when she lost Anakin. A part that's now been re-found.
This is honestly the best Star Wars content we’ve had in years, I’m so glad Ahsoka is getting the treatment she deserves.
It's shit.
This episode above all shows what Hayden Christensen can do when he's actually _allowed_ to act. His line, "you're more than that because _I'm_ more than that." hit surprisingly hard. It's wonderful to see him here and with this kind of performance.
Hear me out.
Dave is making canon the fact that Anakin literally *is* the chosen one. This is his purpose now. The keeper of the World Between Worlds, or similarly powerful force entity. After death he continued to hone his abilities in the force and found his way to the World Between Worlds. He achieved a perfect balance of light and dark, literally becoming the embodiment of "balance." He was able to control the light and dark side of the force at will (subduing his sith eyes). Comparably, in the Clone Wars he was able to control/submit the daughter and son simultaneously. The Father wanted him to replace him as the arbiter of the force because he knew he was the chosen one. If Dave chooses, he could give us everything we've ever wanted.
Side note: I think Ahsoka's final lesson was a test of her ability to overcome her battle with the dark side. It was symbolized by her holding his RED lightsaber in that moment, and her eyes went slightly yellow. Every Jedi is tested by the dark side. Anakin lost his battle with it. Ahsoka chose to rise above her anger and guilt, and let it go. Anakin then subdued the dark side in him, said "theres hope for you yet", and sent her back to the mortal world. She learned her lesson, and from that point on, her demeanor was much more Ahsoka-like. Hopeful. Optimistic. And most importantly, fully trusting in the force.
He’s been the chosen one for 24 years. And no he didn’t. It’s impossible to use the light and darksides as Pablo Hidalgo and every canon work dealing with Jedi makes clear.
@@TheAwesome45 What about the Father? The Bendu? Extremely powerful, ethereal force beings (of which, Anakin now is) that were able to tap into both. Anakin very well may be the embodiment of the Father himself. Then again, if you haven't seen The Clone Wars and Rebels I wouldn't expect you to have those points of reference. But if you HAVE, and you're choosing to ignore the deeper lore deliberately, I can't help you.
@@TheAwesome45 For a JEDI. Anakin at this point is more than just a Jedi, or Sith.
@@TheAwesome45what did you just watch then because he was literally switching between the light and dark side at will, and it’s not like it’s a vision that’s actually anakin.
@@CRlMZlNthe bendu were cool. Reminds me of the old legacy books or story’s in future stories stwor mmo game. Where they meet very old Begins from long ago. They understood the force as the force no light or dark. How you used it. I like that stuff :)
It took awhile for me to figure out the best word to describe this episode, but I think I finally figured it out. Magical. This episode was magical. Everything from Ahsoka’s visions and everything that contained, to her beautiful transition once she came out on the other side. Then of course the absolute wonder of the purgill in all their glory. The acting, the directing, the effects, the choreography, the cinematography. On top of that everything was excellently elevated by Kevin Kiner’s amazing music. Magic.
It wasn't a vision, it was actually happening. A lot of people are saying it's a vision or in her head, but Jaycen could hear it happening. It was real.
Dramatic lol
Magical is an overstatement. Disney is unable to make their own good show, so they pander to nostalgia to make it good. Notice how the only good parts in the show are when they go back to the old characters/scenes. The duels all were bad, the only decent one was Anakin, and that was because he's actually good at saber fighting.
@@FortniteBlaster2 exactly. Like nothing in this episode was new…we get it….Anakin is Vayder. Not sure why everyone is freaking out about those snippets.
@@EmilioGTravelsDisney playing at nostalgia and emotion. I get it, it's cool... but how many times are they going to do it? Are they going to do it every show since they are incapable of making new characters as good as the prequels?
[AHSOKA SITH EYES]
Have you noticed Ahsoka’s eyes when she grabbed Anakin’s red saber? I saw it in the internet and wasn’t sure if it’s just the red glow to her eyes. But as soon as I rewatched that part, I am blown by how much small detail they put into this episode. Try to watch it again at that part and look at her eyes. Small detail but sick 🔥🔥🔥💯
Yea there are a lot of small details. I noticed when Anakin said "Time to die" he has 1 normal eye and 1 sith eye
This was a landmark moment in Star Wars as a franchise. Ahsoka is such an integral and beloved part of the fandom, and the choices Anakin made and who he became must have affected her so profoundly, but were never shown as more than subtext when Ahsoka confronts Vader. This was finally digging into how the mainline story affected her so deeply and her resolving that and it was magnificent
That conversation with Ahsoka and Anakin after the Ryloth battle is clearly meant to echo what Ahsoka tells Rex after the Siege of Mandalore:
"We were trained to be keepers of the peace, not soldiers. But all I've been since I was a Padawan is a soldier."
Did you Notice of all the Actors wielding a lightsaber, Hayden is the most natural. it's an extension of himself. it looks like he doesn't think of it anymore. He mastered the Lightsaber... Nick Gillard's Training mastered !
And for Ahsoka... Fighting Anaking is a mix Maul / Baylan / Vader (agility, tricks, strength) Anakin as all of this.
And now we have proof that with good dialogue... Hayden is a real good actor.
I noticed that too. You could see Rosario struggling to keep up with Hayden just because he's so damn good. He definitely keeps up with his training even at home.
@@cptbabyface9804 If I recall correctly, people said the same thing about him in episodes II and III: intense and fast.
I love that when Anakin comes out of the fog, James Earl Jones' voice blends with his. "You lack conviction."
agreed with calvin's immediate "that's one of my favourite episodes of television ever". Hands down.
Episode 5 is awesome, I'm glad you guys liked it
I think Ahsoka's soul literally travelled to the world between worlds where anakin is the guardian/mortis god as the extension of his chosen one prophesy. One line he says 'i heard this before' shows to mean he has all his memory and is not past anakin but rather present and it's his spirit because Ahsoka wouldn't know that dialogue between Luke and Vader/Anakin. Jacen hearing the lightsabers and even Hera heard which to me show that it's actually happening. Hera an hear it because a portal is open. I like to think this is now Anakin being able to stop people he cares about from dying (as long as they fight for themselves to live and choose and want to live) especially if it balances the cosmic scales.
Agreed, I also think her respect and love of Anakin was renewed on that ethereal plane.
Excellent analysis.
This is Anakin in full balance of the force. He is so incredibly powerful in this! She only won because he was teaching her.
I don't know why, but Anakin in this feels to me like the Father, Daughter and Son all rolled into one.
He's probably only the father, since he is the balance between the son and the daughter
@@markosmatrozos4175yup :D😊
He is definitely the father, but also saw him as the brother once his eyes went red and not Sith yellow for a bit.
@@markosmatrozos4175yeah, 22 years light, 22 years dark for anakin. He has experienced both sides and seemed balanced in both dark and light when embracing them, which only the father could do.
It’s always fun to think that but for story purposes that would be so hard to fit into this show hard to explain I’d say a majority of the audience hasn’t seen the animated series so the Morris arc means nothing and that would be so hard to show in love action or just explain it in a conversation
If that scene with Ahsoka and the injured clone does take place on Ryloth, then it would presumably take place very shortly after Storm Over Ryloth, the Clone Wars episode where she struggles with that same issue. She’s probably still mourning those clones in this new scene.
Conflicted you say 😂
Oh 100%, we basically got the 3 most important episodes of the clones wars in live action; Episode 1, The Ryloth episode (which was one of the episodes where ahsokas character completely changed, and the last episode.
It was absolutely perfect to see that episode in particular and how coming out of the flashbacks she had regained what made her great. Rosario absolutely nailed the shift in the character having had that immense weight lifted off her shoulders.
This was hands down - the BEST Anakin Skywalker depiction to date! The transformation in his face and voice from Sith to Jedi gives me the chills every time I rewatch it. It might be my favorite episode of a SW television show --> because it so effectively brings together the live action prequeles and the animated shows. Dave was the Padawan of George, but now I think we fans should grant him the rank of Master...
I definitely think this is the real Anakin we all know and love post-ROTJ, because Ahsoka has never said she wouldn’t fight Anakin before; meanwhile, Luke has.
I loved how this episode showed more of the fact that Ahsoka was sadly both a Jedi AND a child soldier. What’s more is that while while the Jedi were taught to not form attachments to people, she and her master clearly broke that rule and cared for not just their men but their friends and family. The difference is that while Anakin failed and fell to the Dark Side because he couldn’t let go of those he loved, Ahsoka succeeded and learned to let go and move on.
After seeing Ahsoka having a moment of catharsis with her master, and letting go of her guilt and pain to more fully embrace the Light Side, Rosario Dawson now truly has become the Ahsoka we remember from Clone Wars! She has now truly risen and has now become tied with Luke Skywalker for me as the greatest Jedi of all time.
This is also easily the best performance Hayden has ever given as Anakin, he actually felt more like Anakin from the Clone Wars than the movies. I honestly never thought I would see LIVE ACTION scenes from Clone Wars, or even Hayden in Anakin’s Clone Wars armor!
And for those that thought “it was all in her head”, the very fact that Jacen was able to sense Ahsoka proves that she was somehow in the World Between Worlds.
Beautifully said!! To me, she is the greatest Jedi of all time
If there's one thing I rate about this episode it's the fact that Dave & co knew not everyone who watched Ahsoka had seen the animated shows and chose to show us the most brutal, tragic and ugly aspects of the Clone Wars - the Jedi being forced to forsake their peaceful ways, literal *children* being pushed into military command positions, clones dying either by heroic sacrifice or by terrifying & easily preventable bloodshed. And all of that to facilitate the Sith's return to power. The visual portrayal - the fog, the dust, the fire, the all-consuming endless skyless hellscape - hammered it home. The lack of any detailed scenery in these scenes might annoy some people but the abstract feel and the atmospheric Kiner score made it work for me.
He inherited the mantle of Father. Perfectly balanced between his dark and light. Truly the chosen one.
Haven't felt like this since Vader in the hallway in R1. Fucking chills. Hayden deserved this moment and he absolutely killed it.
Seeing Anakin with a red lightsaber without the armor was awesome! Only time I've seen that was in the Revenge of the Sith video games' alternate ending.
And it was for 1 cut scene
You guys mentioned Ezra’s thing being able to talk to animals and now Ahsoka having that power too , but don’t forget that Tales of the Jedi episode had baby Ahsoka communicating with that saber-tooth beast! And then she was able to ride it back to her village.
Love watching your guys’ reactions. Your channel is my go-to for Star Wars content when I want to vicariously watch something for the first time again.
In the Legends.. books that Power existed (moré développéd with the after thrawn stuff, galaxy war).in video Games (kotor) it existed
Something to note too is the very large gap of control over that ability between the two. Ahsoka managed to convince one to let her hitch a ride to whereever they were going, Ezra convinced them to go out of their way to a planet they probably never intended to visit, attack a giant, dangerous ship and drag it to another galaxy. It's like teaching a dog to shake paw vs teaching a dog to be a search and rescue badass.
That little confused shrug and exhale was SOOO young Ahsoka it gave me the biggest smile when i saw it, Ariana Greenblatt was great
Live action Clone Wars complete with Hayden’s Anakin interacting with Ahsoka and a cameo by Rex. This episode was not just fan service but a love letter to Star Wars fandom. We love you too Dave Filoni. May the Force always be with you.
The second she came down the ramp with the white cloth, I lost my shit. Ahsoka the White, finally! And immediately, all that grumpiness is gone, she's light-hearted and balanced again. It's so beautiful
Haven’t been more excited to see a reaction in years!!
agreed
Man, this entire episode was a cinematic masterpiece. Truly some of the most beautiful and deep sequences that I've ever seen in any piece of fiction. Wonderous, just wonderous.
It isn't.
11:02 Blind Wave Goat Moment
The thing I'm most excited about the last 3 episodes is... I have no idea what's going to happen from here. I know we're going to see Thrawn, but no clue what else is going to take place. That is exciting!!!
The trailers only showed footage from the first 4 episodes (minus a few Thrawn shots). It's all surprises from here!
That's the crazy thing. This show has been so good, and they haven't even introduced the best character yet.
I just wanted to see more of Anakin, I really couldn't get enough. I really hope they make more Anakin/Vader content in the future, it would be such a disappointment if they don't 😔
@@irrumnaazhe’s probably gonna be in the later part of the season because of the speech in one of the trailers
That “You lack conviction.” as he was advancing on her was such a Vader line. 14:34
Yeah and the added Vader voice effect was just a cherry on top just 10/10...
I just realised, "then you will die" is the last thing Vader said to her, then after Anakin says it he starts flashing between them
This whole series just feels like Star Wars more than anything that’s come out in the last 20 years. The vibe is right. The aesthetic is right. I don’t know how to describe it in detail it’s just a quality. The mystery is back.
i always loved haydens way of acting with his body language and his facial expressions but clone wars dialogue and this really combine the two finally bringing anakin into one this was such a beautiful moment
No shade to other UA-cam reaction channels, but Blind Wave’s channel (or in this case, Star Wars: Wave Squadron) is the one I go to first when it comes to anything related Star Wars. I know they, especially Eric, are huge Star Wars fans. And seeing them having the Star Wars knowledge they know and reacting to certain moments/scenes is much more satisfying to me.
The true fans...... Those tears were real man❤❤❤❤❤
48:05 It can't be in her mind, Jacen and Hera heard her fighting.
I loved this episode. Hayden’s performance was amazing and Arianna portrayed young Ahsoka wonderfully. I legit screamed at the flashbacks and overall this episode is my favorite so far
This episode really showed how Anikan is the chosen one and really truly was the balance of the force.
I watched this episode and I didn’t cry then, but I was bawling watching you guys watching it. It just hit me that this answers so many questions about what was left unsaid between Anakin and Ahsoka. I’m so deeply sad about the way things went for Anakin, but if Feloni can give us clone wars Anakin, show us that the Sith didn’t destroy all of the Anakin we loved, I’d feel like that’s redemption, that Luke truly saved the best of his father, I need to believe that. They just need to turn Star Wars over to Feloni at this point and make him Star Wars Kevin Fiege, let him draw the road map at this point.
Feige is dogshit now. Marvel is garbage so Feloni should not end up like him
This episode was just pure sugar! The transitions between Anakin and Vader were made so very well - loved it!
Hayden as clone wars Anakin brings a tear to my eye
Eric's reaction to Anakin vs Ahsoka was gold LOL, loved every seconds of it
I think Huyang reiterating “they never listen” when referring to him telling Ahsoka & Sabine not to split up, could also be a call back to Rebels episode “The Last Battle” where the super tactical droid that set up that fighting simulation against Rex, Ezra & Kanan said that in his experience & calculations throughout the Clone Wars, Jedi & their padawan tend to split up during missions over 70 percent of the time. Which is a outrageously high number if you really think about it.
I am so happy for Hayden.
Such an incredible episode. If ever there was an episode which completely shows that the animated shows are canon, it’s this one. I loved the Clone Wars flashbacks, especially Anakin in the same outfit. Love the blink-and-miss Rex cameo with Tem Morrison voicing him and even his musical theme. Kevin Kiner’s score was incredible and had me happy crying, especially at the end. Hayden’s continuing to be amazing and I want him to keep coming back! Anyway, loved your reactions. I’ve said before that I love how big fanboys you all are and you definitely didn’t disappoint.😁👏
9:28 something about the way Aaron said "there's Rex" was so heartwarming
Bless you Filoni. You have given us what we have imagined for 15+ years. In a few short moments, we have witnessed the culmination of our dreams and wishes. Live action Anakin and Ahsoka... from current timeline to the beginning of the Clone Wars to the Siege of Mandalore. Through trials, you have learned. And in your learning you have birthed something that is beyond believable.... beyond our wildest imaginations. From master to apprentice, master to apprentice... you have become a wiser Jedi than your forebears. Take up your mantle, you have more than earned it. The legacy lives strong within you. I cannot wait for the next piece of brilliance you bring to the Star Wars Universe.
I like the idea that Ahsoka saying “Anakin… Anakin…” at the end was a reference to/similar to Luke saying “Ben… Ben…” on Hoth.
man I love how Eric is not able to sit still even before the episode started, he's all of us
This is just a fking GREAT MOMENT TO BE ALIVE, I have cried with joy, nostalgia, and finally seeing how well Star Wars and its community are treating
11:05 MY JAW DROPPED HERE AND NEVER CAME BACK UP 😭😭 tears throughout the whole episode… my childhood brought to life 😫
You can actually hear Vader's breathing before he comes walks back into the shot in world between worlds. Perfection!!!!
Whoa.
Late reply but when he says "You lack conviction." The voice is synthesised over a little to sound like Hayden but with the metallic Vader overlayed to produce an echo effect.
When the episode ended I was literally in tears just like I was when I was 12 years old when I watched the season 5 finale live watching Ahsoka walk away. I can’t believe how much the clone wars specifically the relationship between Anakin and Ahsoka made such an impact on me and my childhood
Seeing little ahsoka and anakin from the clone wars in live action..... man.. can't even put it into words. So awesome.
Don’t forget, we see Ahsoka does have Force animal abilities in Tales of the Jedi with the Sabre tooth tiger.
the switch to vader was great acting from hayden, the change in his voice and demeanour was subtle yet obvious
It's crazy that other then The Last Jedi this is the only flashback that I can think of in live action or animation. Great casting and deaging of Hayden. Can see more of this in future. So much emotion in this episode. Fioloni is the Heir To The Empire thank you so much.
The Kenobi series and bTh1 Boba Fett series
there were some flashback scenes in Clone Wars, like the ones with Ventress's backstory in the nightsisters arc. And there were some flashback scenes in the Mandalorian for Mando's backstory.
Flashbacks are a rarity in Star Wars, but they're becoming more common in the modern era. Other flashbacks we've seen include Luke and Leia's training flashback in The Rise of Skywalker, Din's flashbacks to the death of his parents in The Mandalorian, Boba Fett's bacta tank reminiscences about the Tuskens in The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan and Anakin's training duel in Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the flashbacks to Cassian Andor's childhood in Andor. When used sparingly, they can be extraordinarily effective, and what we saw in this episode may have been the best use of them yet!
So you just didn't watch Obi-Wan or Mandalorian?
Mandalorian had Din as a child, BOBF had Boba meeting the sand people, Kenobi had Anakin flashback.
I NEED TO WATCH THIS EPISODE AT LEAST 2 MORE TIMES. I'm still processing that they gave me everything I wanted in like... one episode.
This episode was gorgeous through and through. The beautiful scenery elevated by Kiner’s masterful score was just perfect
A lot of people were complaining of how stoic and hardened Ahsoka was in the first few episodes. She didn't seem like she had much life or energy in her and the performance felt a bit wooden, but that was the POINT of it. Rosario Dawson was playing a version of Ahsoka who had a ton of guilt and abandonment issues. She felt betrayed and left, but still carried the burden with her and it impacted how she treated others (such as her relationship with Sabine). There was always something blocking that connection between the two of them. Now she's basically conquered her issues head on (literally) and after that she suddenly feels the weight lifted. She doesn't have that Anakin/Vader guilt to weigh her down anymore.
And I'll say this on repeat, but Dave Filoni is the best thing to happen to Star Wars in...a long damn time. Clone Wars and Rebels have really been the best of Star Wars since the original trilogy (and Revenge of the Sith). The Skywalker Saga has really been a let down and felt all over the place. But this? This *IS* Star Wars. For the love of god keep Kathleen Kennedy far away from Star Wars and let Filoni do his thing. He knows what fans want. Oh, and a shout out to Hayden Christensen for (in my opinion) giving his best performance of Anakin. In 'Attack of the Clones' I found him extremely annoying and all over the place, but as he went to the Dark Side his performance improved. But now? The back and forth Clone Wars version...perfect. Just so damn perfect.
24:20 Jacen could hear the light saber battle, and he told Ahsoka that he heard it. That confirms to her that those events were real, they really happened, and it was not just a hallucination or a dream.
Great acting by the actress playing young Ahsoka. Is Ahsoka the White now the embodiment of The Daughter? I can see her staying in the new galaxy and starting her own version of the Jedi.
It's Anakin fulfilling his role as the chosen one, an eternal being in the force.
10/10 episode. This episode will stand the test of time and become one of the most legendary moments in Star Wars History. I cried at the end of it. Only because I know what ROTS had the deal with when it came to the “fans.” With me being young at the time and seeing the Prequels live in theaters, and witnessing the shit and hate fans and media give to the movies and actors (mainly Hayden), then seeing Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau work so hard to give the prequels the flavor and beauty it deserves is so satisfying. And the praise that Hayden is getting now makes me tear up since his re-entrance in Obi-Wan. This episode made me tear-up even more because this whole episode was a tribute to ROTS, Clone Wars and Rebels, pretty much all of Star Wars, which was so beautifully done.