The red blades are coming! But so are the white blades. As “The Future of the Force” begins, the Seventh Sister and the Fifth Brother are on a mysterious secondary mission to find various children and eradicate them. While Ahsoka goes to investigate what trouble the inquisitors caused aboard a transport ship, she sends Kanan,…
In Star Wars Rebels “Stealth Strike” the strike is anything but stealth, but it is definitely entertaining. As we catch up with the rebels this week, Commander Sato and Ezra Bridger are looking for a missing rebel patrol. But nothing is ever that simple for the rebels. As soon as Ezra senses that something is…
Second chances are prevalent in the Star Wars saga. Han Solo got a second chance at love with Leia after being freed from carbonite, Luke got a second chance at fighting Darth Vader, Obi-Wan got a second chance at training a Skywalker, and Han got a second chance to make the right decision when he…
As “Wings of the Master” opens, Phoenix Squadron, led by Hera in the Ghost, is attempting to deliver some much needed supplies to supporters of the Rebel Alliance on Ibaar only to run into an Imperial blockade. With Agent Kallus at the helm, the Empire’s fleet of Star Destroyers and TIEs destroys the rebel transport…
Up to this point, Star Wars Rebels has been the bridge between the The Clone Wars, prequel trilogy and the original trilogy, and “Brothers of the Broken Horn” continues that trend. We have already seen Darth Vader as a connection to the original trilogy, and Captain Rex and Ahsoka Tano, linking Rebels to the prequels….
Can discipline overcome the lack of fairness in a fight? As “Always Two There Are” begins, Kanan is working with Ezra on using the force to levitate Chopper. At Sabine’s suggestion Chopper locks his feet down so that even a Jedi master probably couldn’t lift him with the Force. After Ezra struggles and can’t lift…
Trust is something that is difficult to earn, easy to lose, and even harder to get back, and it is the overarching theme of “Relics of the Old Republic”. When “Relics of the Old Republic” begins, Kanan, Ezra, Sabine, and Zeb are readying to return to the Ghost before the Empire arrives to capture or…
The excitement and anticipation for the premiere of season 2 of Star Wars Rebels seemed to be at a fever pitch on Wednesday and “The Lost Commanders” didn’t disappoint me. It did have its highs and lows, overall. But it was a good way to start a new season and I loved seeing the crew…
When we last left Emperor Palpatine’s throne room, Luke Skywalker had defeated Darth Vader in a lightsaber duel and cut off his hand. So that he wouldn’t be tempted and able to kill Vader, as Palpatine had hoped, Luke threw away his lightsaber, thus leaving himself defenseless to any attack by Palpatine. But did he…
Last month, I began a dissection of the three parts of the psychological duel between Luke Skywalker and Emperor Palpatine that takes place on the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi. Emperor Palpatine won the first round by goading Luke into a lightsaber battle with Darth Vader. Palpatine broke Luke’s control of his…