Star Wars: Rebels

[Slew Foot]

The first half of this season was kinda slow but it looks to be picking up finally

 

[Sonikku]

Another alright episode. Though I'm firmly under the opinion that this season is not going to live up to 2. Thrawn is an awesome character, but he is either being underutilized or not allowed to "win" enough. Nothing this season was as thrilling or as cool as Vader allowing a few rebels to escape so he could be lead to the primary rebel fleet that he easily went on to eviscerate from the seat of a snub fighter. And the maul vs OB1 confrontation is interesting, but this has played out twice already. I highly doubt it can compare to the epicness of Ahsoka facing off against her fallen master. Everything this season just feels a bit watered down.

 

[ViRGE]

Another alright episode. Though I'm firmly under the opinion that this season is not going to live up to 2. Thrawn is an awesome character, but he is either being underutilized or not allowed to "win" enough. Nothing this season was as thrilling or as cool as Vader allowing a few rebels to escape so he could be lead to the primary rebel fleet that he easily went on to eviscerate from the seat of a snub fighter. And the maul vs OB1 confrontation is interesting, but this has played out twice already. I highly doubt it can compare to the epicness of Ahsoka facing off against her fallen master. Everything this season just feels a bit watered down.

Agreed. It's not bad, but it feels like the show always falls just a bit short of what it could be.

 

[JEDI]

lol.. saw guierra

guess they wanted to boost ratings by tying in Rogue One

 

[pauldun170]

Season 2 was the slow build up to Vader vs Ahsoka as the rebels are being chased by Inquisitors
Season 3 is going to be about the slow build up to Maul vs Kenobi as the rebels are being chased by Thrawn.
Seemed like the tie in with Rogue One and Clone Wars was a bit forced. The way the wrote Saw was simplistic but they do have other considerations (It is a Kids show after all).
Maybe someone can convince Feloni to reach out to Vince Gilligans team of writers to help control the story arch

 

[Sonikku]

Something I liked about SatAM Sonic the hedgehog when I was little was there were episodes where it felt like the bad guy won. I mean just the battle, not the war. But there were definitely setbacks to the good guys. In Rebels however thrawn doesn't seem to be able to get a decisive win against the rebels. It's too bad.

 

[desura]

I never really liked the characters. The big cat guy isn't that interesting, and neither are the two females.

I think it is inferior to the Clone Wars so far. The Clone Wars made a good attempt at fixing the prequels, and it polished them about as well as could be managed. This one...like the unreality of it works against it, because the originals are more serious movies and are more like real life, and so some of the ridiculous parts of this one don't make much sense and don't fit in well.

At this point, I'm just skipping anything to do with mercenaries or smugglers. Anything that is non-jedi I skip. They are never in any real danger. They go through all these battles without ever getting hurt by these guns and swords. It's just silly.

The only possible saving grace is that I think, I hope that Ezra ends up being Snoke.

 

[Sonikku]

I hope we get at least one major plot twist at the end that ties into everything Star Wars and changes everything about the light in which we saw things. Personally though I'm not counting on it.

 

[Fritzo]

I never really liked the characters. The big cat guy isn't that interesting, and neither are the two females.

I think it is inferior to the Clone Wars so far. The Clone Wars made a good attempt at fixing the prequels, and it polished them about as well as could be managed. This one...like the unreality of it works against it, because the originals are more serious movies and are more like real life, and so some of the ridiculous parts of this one don't make much sense and don't fit in well.

At this point, I'm just skipping anything to do with mercenaries or smugglers. Anything that is non-jedi I skip. They are never in any real danger. They go through all these battles without ever getting hurt by these guns and swords. It's just silly.

The only possible saving grace is that I think, I hope that Ezra ends up being Snoke.

You know one of the main characters in Rebels was permanently blinded in a lightsaber fight?

 

[desura]

You know one of the main characters in Rebels was permanently blinded in a lightsaber fight?

Season finale, yes. But in between, nothing. Every episode has a gun being shot and no one getting hurt.

 

[Sonikku]

I think Sabine got shot in the head one episode and it only knocked her head backwards a bit. >.>

 

[Skel]

lol.. saw guierra

guess they wanted to boost ratings by tying in Rogue One

I think it was more about bringing Rogue One more into the mix than ratings.

 

[ViRGE]

lol.. saw guierra

guess they wanted to boost ratings by tying in Rogue One

To be fair, Saw was a Clone Wars character who was then brought into Rogue One. So while I agree it was a bit of a ratings stunt, it's not quite as much a stretch as it first appears.

Something I liked about SatAM Sonic the hedgehog when I was little was there were episodes where it felt like the bad guy won. I mean just the battle, not the war. But there were definitely setbacks to the good guys. In Rebels however thrawn doesn't seem to be able to get a decisive win against the rebels. It's too bad.

Considering that they picked up a shield generator for Chopper Base last episode, I suspect Thrawn is finally going to get his victory soon enough. Given the foreshadowing, I don't think Chopper Base is long for this world. But I do agree that for half-way through the season, Thrawn has been all talk and no action.

 

[Sonikku]

Too little too late for making a thrilling season from start to finish. The first episode to introduce Thrawn should have been a devastating blow against the good guys with the Rebels being taken aback by this guy unlike the clowns they've been facing up to this point. Thrawn should have been a wake up call for the Rebels that forces them to get their shit together and improve their tactics but it doesn't happen. I feel the season has wasted so much time already.

 

[Slew Foot]

Saw seems to have aged a lot in the 2 years or so between Rebels and Rogue One

 

[Slew Foot]

I cant say Im a big fan of todays episode, kinda slow, and barely pushes the plot along. Focuses too much on meh characters.

 

[Sonikku]

Thrawn: The rebels have won this time Callous, but next time... NEXT time!

ugh. What a waste of a season.

 

[Slew Foot]

I just hope Thrawn is planning something big. But you know at the end of the season he's going to get killed off. Probably some suicide mission by Kallus

 

[Newbian]

I just hope Thrawn is planning something big. But you know at the end of the season he's going to get killed off. Probably some suicide mission by Kallus

Unless they go crazy with the storyline of thrawn from the book series this will not happen.

 

[ringtail]

Silly flic for teen chicks - all about fem empowerment etc.
Will not watch again. BAD MOVIE CONCEPT.

 

[Newbian]

Silly flic for teen chicks - all about fem empowerment etc.
Will not watch again. BAD MOVIE CONCEPT.

 

[ViRGE]

Thrawn: The rebels have won this time Callous, but next time... NEXT time!

ugh. What a waste of a season.

Eh, I wouldn't be quite that harsh. Narrowing down the list of planets the rebels is on may not be as much as Thrawn was hoping for, but it is a win for him in the long run.

Though it doesn't change the fact that this episode was almost entirely filler.

 

[ViRGE]

This series gets a lot of criticism thrown at it, and for good reason. But I think tonight's episode (Trials of the Darksaber) is proof that the show can be good - and possibly even reach the high points of The Clone Wars - when the writers have something bigger to work with.

In fact I think Rebels' minimalism does it a favor here, as the limited voice talent and scenes in this episode means the focus must be on the characters and the plot, and not on the action. Which means not only is Sabine finally getting the focus episode the character deserves, but it's easily among the best episodes of the series. It's the kind of episode where on the surface little of importance has happened (it's a training episode), and yet having Sabine work through her fears and Kanan try to connect with her as a teacher can easily carry the whole show just because it's that damn captivating.

And I see they didn't forget about Bendu.

 

[Sonikku]

This may have been the best episode the whole seasons. No stupid filler or chasing down trinkets, but actual character development. It almost feels like Ezra is fading into the background though. Have they basically given up on the whole "Is he or isn't he going dark?" thread or what?

I think the thing I liked most about this episode had to be making the manalorian war canon. Good, Disney. Goooood. Now name the leader of the Republic's forces already and I may finally die in peace.

 

[JEDI]

This series gets a lot of criticism thrown at it, and for good reason. But I think tonight's episode (Trials of the Darksaber) is proof that the show can be good - and possibly even reach the high points of The Clone Wars - when the writers have something bigger to work with.

In fact I think Rebels' minimalism does it a favor here, as the limited voice talent and scenes in this episode means the focus must be on the characters and the plot, and not on the action. Which means not only is Sabine finally getting the focus episode the character deserves, but it's easily among the best episodes of the series. It's the kind of episode where on the surface little of importance has happened (it's a training episode), and yet having Sabine work through her fears and Kanan try to connect with her as a teacher can easily carry the whole show just because it's that damn captivating.

And I see they didn't forget about Bendu.

good episode but you can see the ending from a mile away once she's consumed by anger/guilt.

Spoiler

of course she beats a jedi in light saber combat.
nevermind that she only started learning how to wield a saber a few days ago.
meh