This is it, the last trio of episodes of the highly enjoyable follow up to Star Wars: Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels. The series has tied the film series, the television and growing universe together nicely and it’s hard to believe that it comes to an end with the fourth season. A World Between Worlds…
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Star Wars: Rebels (2018) – Jedi Night, DUME, and Wolves and a Door
The end is closing in for the Rebels series, and the stakes have never been higher. Kanan (Freddie Prinze jr.) turns to Ezra (Taylor Gray) to concoct a plan to break Hera (Vanessa Marshall) out of the hands of the Imperials. Jedi Night, written by Dave Filoni and Henry Gilroy, first aired on 19 February,…
Star Wars: Rebels (2017) – Kindred, Crawler Comandeers, and Rebel Assault
The battle for Lothal continues in Kindred. Written by Dave Filoni and Henry Gilroy, this episode first debuted on 6 November, 2017. Ezra (Taylor Gray) has a problem, he seems to have unwittingly led the Imperials to the hidden base on Lothal, causing a desperate scramble to escape. In fact the Imperials are led by…
Star Wars: Rebels (2017) – In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 2, The Occupation, and Flight of the Defender
When we left Ezra (Taylor Gray), Sabine (Tiya Sircar) and Chopper (Dave Filoni) last week, Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) had just rescued them from a mission into Imperial space. A good episode, but the follow-up was amazing! In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 2 was written by Matt Michnovetz. Forst airing on 23 October,…
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) – Hera’s Heroes, The Last Battle, and Imperial Supercommandos
Hera (Vanessa Marshall) and Ezra (Taylor Gray) have their first face to face confrontation with Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) in Hera’s Heroes. With an original airdate of 15 October, 2016, this episode was written by Nicole Dubuc, and brings Timothy Zahn’s creation of the Admiral further into the developing story, and highlighting his interest…
Sherlock S03E03 – His Last Vow
And like that season 3 of Sherlock comes to an end, but oh, Mr. Moffat, you crafted a helluva season finale! It took me forever to find time to watch the episode, happily I remained spoiler-free, and it was so worth it… I had been looking forward to this moment all week, and as…
The Mind Reels 