SPOILER Rebels Season 3 Ep 7: Iron Squadron

Sorry to be a buzz killer about the title but it was episode 8 we're on, still a great episode.

 

Oh I see I should stop believing wikipedia it showed episode 8. No worries.

 

I thought this was a very bland and forgettable episode. I felt like Thrawn was there just to remind us that he exist. I liked Zeb's line "looks like a ship full of Ezras" and then he goes off for his own adventure.

 

really getting frustrated with how they are using thrawn. 95% of the time he is standing around twirling his proverbial mustache and plotting... maybe? i hate to reference the thrawn trilogy here, but what made thrawn so great was he always seemed to be one step ahead of everyone, he was an actual threat. now at the end of this one when thrawn finally entered the field i thought here was his moment. he was going to kill sato in a brilliant trap. but nope he let everyone go again with out firing a shot. what is he doing, what is his plan, does he even have a plan? i'm going to give filoni the benefit of the doubt here, of course, but i can't help but be concerned.

 

The YT-2400 we see in this episode is not the Outrider.

 

i think this is the third week in a row i've just watched andi and the rebels recap. There has been no point actually watching the episodes.

Rebels is fast becoming inconsequential to my star wars fandom.

 

A really weak episode and a filler. This kind of episode worries me about Rebels.

 

By and large, I'm lockstep with the notions above— 'Iron Squadron' is yet even *more* filler & priming for later episodes or other SW stories.

And at *this* point, I empathize with those that get the sense of this episode was like adding a seventh layer of primer paint to a living room before adding the long-awaited 'Mint Whisper Lavender'.

But hey- it's still interesting. Accompanied by 'Rebels Recon' gabs & chats, I find the overall experience appealing.

 

The episode was alright but definitely not great. It seemed to me that Ezra could recognize himself in the youthful bravado of the Iron Squadron. Perhaps the Iron Squadron might play a role in Ezra's "descent" later in the season. The Iron Squadron might be captured and, in his desperation, Ezra uses the dark side of the Force to rescue them.

However, I agree with @Darth Ezra that the plan that Thrawn is drawing up must better be devastating to the Rebellion. He had the opportunity to land some significant blows in this one and previous episodes.

 

Its another fodder episode. Thrawn will be a factor like how Julius Ceasar was in Spartacus. It was a heart felt episode with uncle/nephew Disney type feel. Oh I can be on my own, wait I do need help, thanks Uncle Sato! It was just a bunch of kids who show courage in what they are doing but are still too young to understand the whole universe Disney type episode. Season 3 hasnt been up to par cause of R1 coming to fold and trying not to give alot to Rebels that R1 can show more about. The point of Rebels is the fate of Kanan/Ezra/Ahsoka as far as Jedi goes. they are the only Jedi/force wielder in the galaxy that Vader knows about. The time line to R1 is prolly a few years back but I would like to see something form in Rebels from R1 and the death star. maybe we get to see a glimse of the construction of the death star in Rebels(like we seen in ROTS) and possibly a saw guerra apperance with starting another rebel cell(R1) to help further the Rebels into finding a bases and the stolen plans(R1)

 

We might see a connection between Rebels and Rogue One in Episode 10, "An Inside Man".

 

no amount of dressing up will disguise how much of a filler episode that was.. but hey ho, perhaps it was only disappointing because of how good the series has been so far?

the Thrawn i remember was all about the end game. it's a long game of chess, and he'll have his pieces and his enemy's pieces exactly where he wants them at the end.

I'm not convinced that his end game is defeating the rebellion. I think his end game is to be in the big chair running the whole show... post ROTJ.

we will see, but i'm not buying some half ass showing as another useless Empire minion that fails during the OT.

 

I found this episode entertaining, yeah maybe more like a build-up episode to bigger things to come. Anyhow I enjoyed it.

We have to mind also the times in TV. Most of the series had already Winter Finale episodes last week since this week there are holidays in the US. So kids are out of school since Friday so audiences are expected to be lower.

Agree. We have to remember this is the building-up period of the season towards the mid-season finale and the second part of the season. Thrawn is exactly like a chess player, moving his pieces across the board to crush his enemies with a swift movement.

Bwahahahaha Mint Whisper Lavender. Hilarious.