The fourth and final season of Star Wars: Rebels got underway with a double episode on 16 October, 2017. Heroes of Mandalore: Part 1 was written by Henry Gilroy and Steven Melching and is basically one long action sequence. Clan Wren, of which Sabine (Tia Sircar) has recently rejoined are joined by Kanan (Freddie Prinze…
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Star Wars: Rebels (2017) – Twin Suns, and Zero Hour Parts 1 & 2
The Maul (Sam Witwer) story thread is finally tied off in Twin Suns, which first aired on 18 March, 2017. Written by Dave Filoni and Henry Gilroy, this episode sees the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor and Stephen Stanton) and the end of the former dark sith, Maul. Maul uses the holocron to…
Star Wars: Rebels (2017) – Through Imperial Eyes, Secret Cargo, and Double Agent Droid
Things are escalating quickly now as we close in on the end of the third season. Through Imperial Eyes was written by Nicole Dubuc and Henry Gilroy and had an original airdate of 25 February, 2017. Ezra (Taylor Gray), posing as a bounty hunter from Lothal, allows himself to be captured as part of a…
Star Wars: Rebels (2017) – Warhead, Trials of the Darksaber, and Legacy of Mandalore
Warhead is a bit of a lighter episode that adds briefly to the Kallus (David Oyelowo) and Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) continuity but mainly allows Zeb (Steve Blum) and the droids Chopper and AP-5 (Stephen Stanton) a chance to have some action beats when they are left behind at the rebel base while the rest of…
Star Wars: Rebels (2016) – Iron Squadron, The Wynkahthu Job, and An Inside Man
The battle between the rebellion and the Empire continues in this week’s Rebels. Things get underway with Iron Squadron. Written by Matt Michnovetz, it first aired on 19 November, 2016, and sees the Ghost crew coming to the aid of Commander Sato’s (Keone Young) nephew, Matt (Zachary Gordon). It seems Matt, about the same age…
Star Wars: Rebels (2016) – Homecoming, The Honorable Ones, and Shroud of Darkness
Hera (Vanessa Marshall) heads back to her home world of Ryloth with the Ghost crew in Homecoming. Steven Melching penned this episode which first debuted on 17 February, 2016. Arriving home leads to the inevitable confrontation with Hera’s father, Cham Syndulla (Robin Atkin Downes) who was first introduced in The Clone Wars. We also catch…
Star Wars: Rebels (2015) – The Siege of Lothal: Part 1, Part 2, and The Lost Commanders
Season Two of Rebels got underway on 20 June, 2015 with a two-part premiere, The Siege of Lothal. Part One shows the Ghost crew stepping into a larger world, as they become a part of the growing rebel alliance. They are assigned to Phoenix Squadron and the Inquisitor is no more. But Kanan (Freddie Prinze…
Star Wars: Rebels (2014) – Out of Darkness, Empire Day, and Gathering Forces
Kevin Hopps pens the first episode this week that takes us back to a galaxy far, far away and lets Hera (Vanessa Marshall) and Sabine (Tiya Sircar) have the spotlight as the pair go on a supply run in this episode that first aired on 3 November, 2014. We get mentions of Fulcrum, as repairs…
Star Wars: Rebels (2014) – Spark of Rebellion, and Droids in Distress
Where The Clone Wars took us to the years between The Attack of the Clones, and The Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Rebels takes us to the time between Sith and A New Hope (as well as Rogue One and Solo). Dave Filoni who served as the showrunner of The Clone Wars, is also…
