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SPOILER Stealth strike

Discussion in 'Star Wars: Rebels' started by alex, Nov 26, 2015.

  1. alex

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    I loved this episode. Pretty much everything worked for me.
    Good:

    *i loved how things have consequences. Ezra reused his alias and it bit him in the butt. Also, the constant reuse of disguising themselves as troopers led to some accidental friendly fire.

    * the first on screen appearance of the interdictor

    *That explosion at the end.

    * the humor: I'd never wear that armor.....the empire keeps letting us steal these things?

    *ezra's hallway fight and anti-grav fight

    quibbles:

    *why is sabine putting Rex and Kanan's likeness up on the wall of that shuttle? If the shuttle got captured after the heroes left it, it would've given them away.

    *They need better excuses for splitting up the cast. I get that they are trying to focus episodes on 2 characters at a time, but Hera's "no you two go" and bring no one else....just felt flimsy.
     
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    A nice return to form for Rebels after the thoroughly underwhelming "Wings of the Master", and the relatively OK "Blood Sisters". This episode hit all the right marks from where I was sitting.

    First, the "buddy cop" duo of Kanan and Rex provided for some great material. Rex proved he still has the brains and the brawn to be a big part of the Rebellion going forward. Kanan was able to chip in with his usual bag of Jedi (mind) tricks. Watching the two of them wreak a little havoc was a big treat, and the animators clearly had fun with it as well (the helmet toss was a nice touch). It also seems like the last of the walls between Kanan and Rex might have come down a bit as it seems they have earned each other's trust and respect - something that will hopefully bode well for Ezra going forward, as it has become a running theme that their constant bickering has been driving him away from them, which is never a good thing for a budding Jedi Apprentice.

    I would still like to see Kanan and Rex have a proper discussion surrounding Order 66, though. Thanks to the comics, we've seen exactly how things played out from Kanan's perspective, and it might do Rex a bit of good to understand how that went down: how as a child, sitting around a campfire with your comrades, they suddenly turned on you and tried to kill you in a second. And I'm also more than curious to discover exactly what went on with Rex during the order - his battalion marched on the Jedi Temple with Anakin, but he wasn't there. Lots of good potential juicy storylines to mine here.

    Now, from where I sat, the real star of this show was Ezra. Picking up where he left off in Brothers of the Broken Horn, he was in full-on BAMF mode in this episode - flipping, jumping, deflecting, slashing, stunning, shooting - Ezra has clearly arrived on the show. The most hilarious moment for me was his stunning of Kanan and Rex and their subsequent reactions, but he was definitely channeling a bit of Anakin Skywalker circa The Clone Wars in this one - no shortage of confidence, and not a small amount of skill. The apprentice has come a long way.

    While the overall story was somewhat on hold for a third consecutive episode, the major resolution of Kanan and Rex is going to serve as a critical plot beat going forward. The teases for next week's episode also promise that it's going to be very engaging - the Inquisitors are back on the scene, and it seems we will finally see Ahsoka for the first time since "Relics of the Old Republic". (maybe we'll even get to see her in action)
     
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    I loved this episode so much.
    I am still swimming in feels.
    Ezra was major badass.
    Kallus was smuglord galore. (seriously, he just such a smug Peedunky sometimes)

    But the stars were Kanan and Rex. Because wow... I am out of wow.
    There were times when I legit cried and the last 5 minutes blasted me up big time.

    Kanan's face when he saluted. Rex's face!
    Oh God.

    We all tend to forget far too easily that Grey and Styles where his friends and big brothers first and for Grey to break his conditioning and the chips influence to save Kanan, they must have loved him big time.
     
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    While this episode was still a character episode, like the Sabine and Hera ones, this one felt better handled.
    Maybe because we already knew of Kanan's bias against the clones.
    Only have two remarks on the episode:
    - the Sabine painting, felt unnecessary and would give them away if anyone entered the ship
    - why wouldn't Kallus warn the other guy that Ezra is a Jedi and to make sure he didn't escape, instead of "we shall see..."
     
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    One question I had upon first seeing this episode was why the Immobilizer was consistently being referred to as a 'new' ship when it had appeared nine years prior in the "Tarkin" novel (thus, making it canon).

    So I went back to "Tarkin," and it is mentioned that the Immobilizer prototype is to be sent back to space dock for re-evaluation due to design issues. The prototype we see in this episode is probably the result of that work-over.

    Furthermore, the "Heir to the Jedi" novel states that by the time of that novel (post-Yavin), the Empire had stopped producing Immobilizer cruisers and instead had opted to install gravity well projectors on existing Star Destroyers. The reason that the Empire may have stopped producing Immobilizers may have something to do with the events of this very episode. I question whether the Story Group would be thinking that far ahead (especially since "Heir to the Jedi" was already mapped out before the canon wipe), but the fact that everything ends up fitting so tidily into the new timeline was probably one of my favorite things about this episode.

    I figured this might be a good thing to bring up for those who had similar questions about the Interdictor's first on-screen appearance.
     
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  6. Johnny

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    Imperial officers are shady perhaps Kallus wanted the Admiral to fail to divert attention from his own failings. Kallus can truly say I never screwed up this bad.
     
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    I still don't understand Kallus' rank. But it was a good episode. Wish there were more episodes centering Kanan
     
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    Agent Kallus was an officer of the Imperial Security Bureau, specifically charged with eliminating any rebel threats. His Imperial code name was ISB-021, a low number indicating his high rank.
    http://www.starwars.com/databank/agent-kallus

    "more episodes centering Kanan"
    I agree, those tend to be the better episodes, to me at least.
     
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    Thanks! Now it is more clear to me how he can be higher in rank than an Admiral.
     
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    Anybody still wondering why Sabine left Ezra behind in "Blood Sisters " episode?
     
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    I never saw Kallus this way. He seemed more focused on the mission that political backstabbing.

    I feel like ISB is a separate chain of command. Rather than Kallus being above an admiral and below a grand moff, Kallus is just given free reign to complete his objective.
     
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    I think that was true before people started losing their heads or getting blown up for failure. Now survival is mixed up in there


    I agree same thing with the Inquisitors.
     
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    Lol, makes me think....If inquisitors are outside the normal chain of command, and specialize in force users....and ISB is outside the normal chain of command and deals sparks of rebellion.....

    What is the normal military doing?
     
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    I really enjoyed this episode, i am wondering if and when Ezra will surpass Kanan as he seems far more powerful than Kanan but maybe that is a misconception? Overall it was nice to see Ezra really growing into his powers, while he seems weak in other areas i wonder when it comes to a point that Kanan can only teach him so far before it become dangerous? We have Ahoska, which essentially was on par with Anakin and she was very much a Jedi Master at how young she was, i wonder if Kanan and Ezra train along side with her? Just some interesting things id like to know.

    As for the next episode, Ahsoka i hope kills one of the inquisitors as she is capable of doing so, she is very much a Master even if she didn't finish her training, her and Anakin seemed to be far ahead of their Masters in terms of training and force using. IT is why i tend to leen towards Ahoksa being a Master Jedi, even though she left. I hope she kill one of them, it would be nice to see her in a duel while the other one runs away.
     
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    Just when I was about to give up on this franchise the Rebels team have gained my full attention.
     
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    While Anakin and Ahoska were naturally talented it doesn't seem like either got trained in deeper knowledge of the force or abilities because of the Clone Wars. Just looking at Obi-Wan padawan stayed under a master much longer prior to the Clone Wars. I think Fifth brother is toast since Seventh sister has a celebrity voice.
     
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    Perhaps you are correct on the side of Anakin and Ahoska, however we don't know how much their force usage and training when into during the CW. As well, during War experience becomes a greater source of pulling from, even if it isn't in the way so the force but while we don't know how extended or not that training is, both of them were very gifted in their abilities and using those abilities. So, i wouldn't necessarily reject that she is far more a master than not. But, it is all assumption. I think the Fifth brother is going to get slaughtered by Ahoska. Id like to know, if Ahoska and Kanan are in some ways training Ezra?
     
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    Ezra might be the Obi-Wan of this series he's getting wiser
     
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