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It’s official-Ahsoka Tano has arrived and I am SO here for it.
Chapter 13, titled The Jedi, was everything I could’ve asked for and more.
I probably said “oh my god,” about a hundred times during the episode, because it was just awesome.
There’s a ton of things to discuss with this episode,
so let’s get right into it and talk about our top 8 baller moments from Chapter 13-The Jedi.
Starting off at number 8, Ahsoka Tano, how I’ve missed thee.
The episode begins on Corvus and I loved the vibe of this planet.
It’s a dying world that almost looks as if its atmosphere is toxic.
We’ll learn later in the episode that the planet has been exploited
and degraded to help build the Imperial fleet.
I also enjoyed how the armed guards of Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth
looked and sounded with their masks. From there my number 1 homegirl,
Ahsoka Tano, appears and cuts down the armed guards like it’s nothing.
As was rumored, Rosario Dawson is the actress portraying Ahsoka, and I’m kinda glad Favreau and
Co. decided to not use Ashley Eckstein’s voice, which many Star Wars fans speculated might happen.
First, seeing her run through the fog, with the hilts we saw her wield in Rebels, appearing and
disappearing almost like an apparition or ghost, and cutting down those guards was amazing.
The moment her white lightsabers ignited, I could not contain my excitement and elation.
That scene where she used the force to make a noise and then sliced the
guard through the tree was so damn dope. If you’ve watched some of our other videos,
you know that Ahsoka is one of my absolute favorite characters in all of star wars,
so to see her in live-action was so special and such a treat for me.
It was extremely tough to contain my enjoyment while watching this scene.
Second, Ahsoka’s dealing in some absolutes in this episode,
which our boy Obi-Wan wouldn’t have liked. When Ahsoka stands before the Magistrate,
she tells the villainous woman to surrender or face the consequences, giving her a day to decide.
This wasn’t the only moment in the episode where Ahsoka said or did something that I
think the Jedi of old would not have approved of, which I actually love.
Characters such as Ahsoka, Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridge,
and even Luke show that the dogmatic approach of the Jedi of the prequel era was not the best
way to go about doing things, and we know that Ahsoka’s intentions are pure and good hearted.
So deal away in those absolutes, homegirl. As Ahsoka speaks to the Magistrate, we learn
that the Magistrate has information Ahsoka wants, which we’ll talk about more later in the video.
We then come to our number 7 baller moment of the episode…
Din and The Child head to Corvus I enjoyed this scene a bunch, because there
were several takeaways from it that I got. We see the Razer Crest getting ready to
enter into Corvus’ atmosphere, and Din tells the Child to get in his seat.
Initially, the child doesn’t listen, as he wants that ball knob we saw him play with in season 1,
so Din has to tell him a little more sternly a second time, which gets the child to then listen.
Once in his seat, however, he uses the force to unscrew and get the knob.
They soon land on Corvus and we get to see these dinosaur looking creatures monching
on the decayed wasteland of the planet. I know I’ve seen those Dinosaur looking
creatures before, either in concept art or something, but can’t figure it out.
If you know where they’ve appeared before, let me know down in the comments.
Din and the Child soon emerge from the Razer Crest and Din learns that the child disobeyed
him and took that ball knob outside of the crest, which Din has previously instructed him not to do.
Couple of takeaways with this scene. As with other scenes this season, we see
that the Child absolutely understands what Din is telling him, so the child is absolutely cognizant
of what he’s doing, and twice he disobeys Din. Once when Din tells him to get in his seat and
again when he brings the bally knob outside of the Razer Crest.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence in the slightest that, in the first scene of Din and the Child in
this episode, the Child is disobeying Din, even if it seems like it’s not that big of a deal.
A big motif of this series is the idea that the interactions and experiences that the child has
with Din will leave an imprint on him. Multiple times last season, that point
was hammered home, especially in the scene where Kuill explained to Din how he reprogrammed IG-11.
Is the imprint that Din leaves on the child positive or negative? Will the child lean towards
the light side or the dark side of the force? Moments such as the child disobeying Din or when
he force choked Cara Dune last season enforce that the child’s time with Din has yielded some
negative behaviors in our little green friend. That is something that I think will continue
to be at the heart of this series and will be an underlying theme
as the story progresses-it even comes up later in the episode once Din and Ahsoka come together.
I really enjoyed how this scene conveyed that. That takes us then to our number
6 baller moment... Din Meets the Magistrate
Din and the child head out for the city of Calodan in hopes of getting info on where to find Ahsoka,
and the two soon arrive at the city gate. The captain of the guard-who’s name is
apparently Lang-let’s Din enter the city, where he eventually comes across some townsfolk who
he tries to get info out of. Guards find Din and prepare
to bring the Mandalorian before the magistrate. Yo, those townsfolk that were imprisoned in those
electrocution poles totally reminded me of the slaves crucified in Meereen in Games of Thrones.
Freaking brutal. Once inside the magistrate’s tranquil garden,
we see her guards are two HK-87 droids. HK series assassin droids first appeared in
legends in the classic 2003 RPG game, Knights of the Old Republic, with the hilarious droid, HK-47.
The magistrate then enlists Din to hunt down and kill Ahsoka,
telling Din she’ll give him a pure beskar spear as his payment for killing the former Jedi.
Din begins to head into the wastelands in search of Ahsoka.
Bringing us to our number 5 baller moment.. Din and Grogru meet Ahsoka.
There is so damn much to dissect with this scene, so let’s first start with the fact that Ahsoka
appears and attacks Din, believing him to be an enemy, but Din is able to quickly deescalate
the situation stating that Bo-Katan sent him. We now know that Beskar can in fact be used to
defend against a lightsaber, which makes a ton of sense.
Mandalorians and the Jedi were ancient enemies, so it would’ve behooved Mandalorians to make
armor that’s impenetrable to lightsabers. Also, right before Din encounters Ahsoka,
we can see this convor perched on a branch. Although we don’t know if the
convor is Morai, I’m inclined to say it is. Morai is a convor that has spiritual ties to
the Daughter-a force god of sorts that embodied the light side of the force.
Morai appears throughout the Clone Wars and Rebels and seems to act as a protector for Ahsoka,
so I think it’s safe to assume this convor is in fact Morai, which is a great detail by Filoni.
In the next scene, Ahsoka is with the child, while Din anxiously paces in the distance.
Ahsoka soon tells Din that she and freaking Grogru were able to communicate with one
another telepathically, feeling each other’s thoughts through the force.
When Din says Grogru’s name for the first time and Grogu
looks up at Din and makes that adorable cooing say, it was almost too much for me to handle.
I loved it. Aside from us learning his name,
which I like but will take some getting used to, Ahsoka tells Din that Grogru was raised
on Coruscant, in the grand Jedi temple, where he trained with many Jedi masters.
Ahsoka further explains that Grogu was hidden, following the conclusion of the Clone Wars,
after someone took him from the Jedi temple. Which, hmmm, who was it that
took Grogu from the Jedi temple? Let me know your theories down in the comments.
After that, Ahsoka explains that Grogru’s memory is dark, and I love that use of the word.
When she says dark, does she mean he can’t remember what happened after leaving the jedi
temple, or that his memories are literally dark, meaning some bad things happened.
As mentioned earlier, Ahsoka’s comment is not coincidental. Will Grogu sway towards the light
side of the force as he ages, or will his past and current experiences push him towards the darkside?
When Ahsoka said that she’s only known one other being of this species and mentioned Yoda,
I felt all the feels guys, all the feels. Wanting to know if Grogu can still use his powers,
Ahsoka state’s she’ll test the young one the following day.
Taking us to our number 4 baller moment… Ahsoka tests Grogu’s force abilities
I love the outfit Ahsoka is wearing, which seems like a combination of what she wore
in Rebels and the outfit she wore during the Siege of Mandalore in the Clone Wars.
Initially, Ahsoka is unable to get Grogu to use the force,
but Din is able to connect with the young one by using the knob from earlier, which Grogu happily
uses the force to obtain from Din’s hand. I adored how excited Din got when Grogu
used the force to get the knob. At one point, Ahsoka also explains
to Din that Grogu had hidden his abilities to survive over the years,
which makes the moments when Grogu used the force to save Din in season 1 even more meaningful.
Grogu was clearly cognizant enough to know when and when not to use the force,
and he chose to use the force several times in season 1 to save Din’s life,
further cementing the bond between these two. Because of their bond, however, Ahsoka tells Din
she can’t train Grogu, since she knows quite well what can happen to a fully trained Jedi
knight who fears losing those they’re strongly attached to, referring to Anakin Skywalker
and his fall to the dark side. Din then propositions Ahsoka,
telling the former Jedi he’ll help her fight the Magistrate if she promises to train Grogu.
Din and Ahsoka begin to discuss their strategy and that’s when Ahsoka informs Din
that the magistrate’s name is Morgan Elsbeth. Ahsoka explains that, during the Clone Wars,
Morgan Elsbeth’s people were massacred, and that she would later go on to become
instrumental in the construction of the Imperial Navy during the reign of the Galactic Empire.
Furthermore, Elsbeth plundered worlds to help fuel the Imperial military machine,
destroying them in the process, which is what she appears to be doing on Corvus.
Is she helping build the fleet for Moff Gideon, the First Order, or possibly
a different character we’ll get to shortly. We then arrive at our number 3 baller moment..
Din and Ahsoka bringthe fight to the magistrate Ahsoka charges into Calodan,
kicking ass and taking names along the way. Once inside the walls of the city, standing
before Morgan Elsbeth and her goons, Ahsoka tosses one of Din’s pauldrons to the ground, telling the
magistrate she’s killed her hired bounty hunter. Elsbeth orders her thugs to kill Ahsoka, but my
homegirl force jumps to the roof of a building, deflecting blaster fire like it ain’t no thang.
Right as Elsbeht’s guards are about to execute the individuals in those electrified poles,
our boy Din appears and saves them. The moment when Ahsoka ignited her lightsabers
as she stood behind the guards was so awesome. Total call back to her duel with Darth Vader
in the season 2 finale of Rebels, which I loved. That then brings us to our number 2 baller moment…
Ahsoka and Morgan Elsbeth go toe to toe I loved that, right before Ahsoka and
Morgan Elsbeth are about to duel, I totally got samurai movie vibes as the two enemies stand
before each other, about to face off. In combat. Once they begin their duel, Elsbeth proves to be
no slouch with her beskar spear. For a moment, I irrationally feared
for Ahsoka’s life, especially when Ahsoka lost one of her lightsabers.
While their duel roars on, Din and Lang, speak to one another. Their standoff was tense as hell,
especially when coupled with the noise of Ahsoka and Elsbeth’s duel.
Ahsoka is soon able to disarm Elsbeth, asking the magistrate where she can find her master...Grand
Admiral Thrawn, which holy scheisse balls. We even see the symbol of the Chimera in the
episode, which is the symbol used by Thrawn. As mentioned earlier, is she helping
builded a fleet for Thrawn? Could be dope as hell if she is.
Before Elsbeth can answer, we come to our number 1 baller moment of the episode…
Din and Grogu Must Head to Tython After the dust has settled from the battle
and the citizens of Calodan make that gentleman, whom Disney+ referred to as the craggy faced man,
the magistrate, Ahsoka gives Din the Beskar spear. Din begrudgingly accepts it, which means
our homeboy has leveled up again. Din then heads back to the Razer Crest
to bring Grogu to Ahsoka for training, and my heart was melting as Grogu slept on the crest.
Seeing Din wake Grogu and then hold the youngster brought all the feels.
Din is clearly not thrilled about having to part ways with his young ward.
Ahsoka then arrives and informs Din she can’t uphold her end of the bargain,
since Din is like a father to Grogu. However, she instructs Din to travel
to the planet of Tython, where the ancient ruins of a Jedi temple with
a strong connection to the force resides. In Canon, Tython’s only other mention came in the
comic Doctor Aphra, in issue 40, but will appear again in the upcoming High Republic comic series.
In legends, however, Tython was a very important planet, essentially serving as the birthplace of
the Jedi Order, as well as their predecessors, the Je'daii Order, so I appreciate that we’re
going to get to visit Tython in the Mandalorian. Ahsoka continues and tells Din to place Grogu on
a seeing stone that sits atop a mountain, which will allow Grogu to choose his path,
which I’m assuming is a similar sort of stone that we saw Luke use in the Last Jedi.
If Grogu reaches out with the force, Ahsoka explains, a Jedi may sense his presence
and come search for the youngling, even if there aren’t many jedi left.
When the Razer Crest is lifting off and Ahsoka watches the ship, with that orange
glow illuminating her face, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the scene in The Empire Strikes Back
when Luke lifts off from Dagobah and Yoda speaks to force Ghost Obi-Wan, concluding the episode.
Guys, after watching that episode twice, I can safely say I loved everything about it.
Ahsoka’s appearance is most likely setting up the possibility of an Ahsoka series of a Rebels sequel
series, which has been rumored for some time. Even if it’s not, I’m just so happy we got to see
Ahsoka appear in live-action in the Mandalorian Additionally, this episode sets the stage
for Thrawn to appear in live-action as well, which would be dope.
Disney, hurry up and get Benedict Cumberbath to agree to portray Thrawn.
Fans of Rebels and the both the legends and canon Thrawn books series
are probably thrilled by this revelation. Din and Grogu heading to Tython also sets
up the possibility of characters such as Luke, Leia, or Ezra possibly appearing in the series,
which I’m ambivalent about. I’d rather Ezra appear over Luke or Leia, as I’ve had
my fill of legacy characters at this point. Couple of other last takeaways, I loved the
japanese aesthetic that was present throughout the episode, from the design of the buildings,
the music in the episode, the gong that was used as an alarm, clothing worn by characters,
as well as the HK Assassin droid flipping onto the roof like a ninja in the episode’s final act.
It was a great touch considering Lone Wolf and the Cub was used, at least in part,
as inspiration for the story of this series, which is a manga about an assassin and his son .
I also enjoyed Din referring to Ahsoka’s lightsabers as laser swords, a reference to
the Last Jedi and The Phantom Menace. And Lastly, We also got a loth
cat appearance, which hell yeah. All in all, this episode was so god damn cool,
and I can’t wait for Chapter 14 next week. But what do you guys think about Chapter 13?
How do you feel about Ahsoka’s Appearance? And do you like the name Grogu?
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