Well - it’s here! The first two episodes are on Disney+
Keen to hear what everyone’s thoughts are. Needless to say, there will be lots of spoilers in this discussion.
I really liked it. Felt like a solid continuation of Rebels, a bit slow at times, but overall a solid setup for what could be a very interesting and exciting series.
I feel like we should be able to guess the identity of the masked third Sith-esque villain. Don’t think it’s a fallen Ezra (too boring a plot line) but the stance and mannerisms seemed very familiar…
Also - great to see Kevin Kiner doing the music! Nice callback to some Rebels motifs here and there.
I would’ve liked to see Vanessa Marshall as Hera, I felt her voice was so uniquely matched. This Hera seems way too girly for a maternal older Hera. And where is her son?
Hoping for a Freddie Prinze Jr cameo.
Dave Filoni must be so happy to finally tell this story. Can’t wait to see what comes next!
Incidentally I was playing a SW game on my DS that I just discovered earlier. It's SW Battlefront Elite Squadrons, and it's alright, but it's really basically nothing on its own and relies on the SW theme for everything - story, music, assets... You know.
It got me thinking how little SW media actually need to be watchable/playable, and it really isn't much. As long as it copies everything from what came before, it only needs very little of its own. Just don't mess it up.
Anyway I was thinking of this same thing when watching Ahsoka. Everything SW is there, it looks great, it continues the Rebels and Mando storylines, presumably the OG Thrawn trilogy as well, but what does it add on its own? Ummm... Not much really? Seems to be pretty safe.
Well, I do really love seeing animated SW characters in live action, so I can't be mad at it. It does have potential, and definitely seems to be heading towards something "epic"... I don't quite feel like it can actually live up to it like Andor has every couple episodes.
Intergalactic travel could be a big and brave addition to the franchise depending on whats at the other end when they get there.
We'll see