#and Ahsoka is the side character in the Rebels reunion and not the other way around

[jessicas-pi]

An updated guide to my AUs and fics:

(All fics are complete unless indicated otherwise)

Fic series:

The Time Heals 'Verse: SWR/TCW time travel fix-it fic. This fic did all the things Ahsoka (2023) did and it did them first. (no, seriously.) (Sabezra, Anidala, Obitine, Kanera, faint traces of Blyla and Vostress. Plenty of space family and disaster lineage feels.) Time Heals Mortifying Memories (we'll laugh about them later) Time Heals All Wounds (yet the scars remain) Time Heals Old Hate (put your armor on) (in progress)

The Teenage Rebellion AU: Series of one-shots. SWR AU. Ezra is an Inquisitor, Sabine is a Coruscant-socialite-turned-Rebel-agent, and Leia is so done with this banthacrap. (Sabezra, Luke/Mara, background married Kanera as per usual.) In My Garden It's A Rich Man's World Seventeen, Young And Sweet Across The Room, Your Eyes Are Glowing In The Dark Gaze Into The Night

The dumpsterverse: modern AU where Kanan, Hera, Zeb, and Sabine found Ezra in a dumpster. Also Maul is a jerk. (Space family and Kanera in original, sequels are Sabezra, alternate sequel also has Dinbo) November blizzards (and other bonding experiences) 2AM pancakes (and other kinda romantic moments) (sort-of sequel) THEY'RE in love, WE'RE just friends (and other lies to tell yourself) (alternate sequel)

The Problem Children AU: TCW fix-it featuring a musical, Space AO3, and two original characters as obi-wan's padawan and venterss's padawan, respectively. (Anidala, Obitine, Vostress, Merrical, Blyla, lowkey future Kanera.) Playwrights, Group Chats, And All Around Chaos Fives Writes Fics, Ahsoka Writes A Play, And The Ghost Of Riyo Chuchi Strikes Back In Which Ahsoka’s Project Gets Bigger And The Group Chat Descends Into Even More Chaos (also Mace is on Space Tumblr)

Standalone fics:

This Is Fine The typical Sabezra fake-kiss-on-a-mission fic... except it's set during season two. Awkwardness, comedic situations, and blatant denial ensue. (Sabezra, background Kanera.) (7 of 11 chapters posted.)

Mixed Signals I got salty about that sister line from the Ahsoka show and used Mando'a language loopholes to make sense of it. (Sabezra)

blindness, yet sight AU where Ezra is blinded on Malachor, not Kanan. (Sabezra.) (may eventually be a series.)

Starbirds and Wolves Soulmarks AU. (Sabezra, background Kanera.) (may eventually be a series.) (1 of 2 chapters posted)

Jedi means family. Family means nobody lives alone in their comm tower of depression. Sabine is haunted by All The Jedi while she lives in her comm tower of sadness. (Can be read as platonic or as Sabezra.)

Careful— He Bites! Ezra got raised by wolves. This has... side effects. (Sabezra.)

Maybe the real family was the feral chaos gremlins we adopted along the way Anakin is a Mandalorian, Korkie gains a cool older cousinbrother, and Fenn Rau starts going prematurely gray. (Obitine, future Anidala & Fennbo, assorted other possible ships.) (in progress, sloooow updates)

Ahsoka's Amazing MUSE-ical Number (feat. Force Ghosts & Shin Hati) Sabine won't say she's in love. Ahsoka aims to change that. (Sabezra.)

The Phantom Of The Chimaera Ezra embraces his inner Vent Gremlin and turns Thrawn's life into a waking nightmare. (Mostly platonic, Sabezra if you squint a little.)

11 Sabine finds Ezra after 11 years. The reunion is nothing like like they hoped for. (Sabezra)

Sabine Wren's Guide to the Mythical and Mysterious: On Merfolk Kisses, The Untimely Occurrences And Interruptions Thereof Silly little (not actually little, it's 16k words) merfolk AU. (Sabezra)

and they were cellmates (oh my gosh they were CELLMATES) You've heard of Imperials AU, now get ready for Imperial Prisoners AU! (Sabezra)

Mission (Probably) Accomplished Time-travelling padawans from the Old Old Old Republic and imaginary love triangles and repressed emotions! Yay! (Sabezra.)

Commit To The Bit Sabine and Ezra are fake dating. Very fake dating. The dating is extremely fake, I assure you. There is no mutual pining whatsoever. (Sabezra, background Kanera and Ursich, past Fennbo fake dating.) (2 of 3 (maybe 4?) chapters posted)

Best Enemies Forever Cracky Inquisitor!Sabine AU. (Sabezra, background Kanera, Mara/Luke, and a surprise crackship.)

supersonic (bleeding ears) canon-compliant minific. No ships.

Season's Greason's From Lothal Sabine and Ezra prank the Empire with a musical number. May become a series. (Background married happily-ever-after Kanera, vaguely Sabezra-ish.)

Not-fics:

The Space Family, But Make It Medieval Romance Fantasy Kanera Princess Bride AU

The Space Family, But Make It A Modern AU Modern AU. (some Kanera)

The Space Family (and company), But Make It ✨Superheroes✨ Rebels Avengers AU (Some Kanera and Anidala. lightly Sabezra-flavored if you wanna squint.)

The Space Family, But Ezra's Hair Is 70 Feet Long (Among Other Things) Rebels Disney princess AU. (Kanera, future Sabezra.) (this one has art!)

#the Time Heals 'verse #the Teenage Rebellion AU #the dumpsterverse #the problem children AU #Jessie and kenna's ridiculous unhinged headcanon AU #and they were soulmates (omg they were soulmates) #mandalorianakin au #mando anakin au #the phantom of the chimaera au #and they were cellmates #fake date au #Best Enemies Forever

[bedlamsbard]

Architect!

Architect : Name the three most important things for you to plan

1. My keystone scenes -- these are the scenes that I'll plot and write the story around, the ones that get stuck in my head and won't come out. It's helpful if I have multiple keystone scenes that fit into different points in the story, since then I can plot the connective tissue by essentially leapfrogging from keystone scene to keystone scene -- for example, Backbone's are the Ahsoka telling Cham about Hera, Cham and Alecto shooting Kanan, Kanan with both red and blue lightsabers on Mustafar (a lot of people thought this was a reference to Shroud of Darkness, but it was actually planned almost a year before that ep aired), Hera's reunion with her parents, the assassination attempt on Cham, and Ahsoka giving Kanan back his lightsabers. (I might be forgetting one or two because it's been a while.) These don't all develop at once; a lot of them will come into being as the early connective tissue gets develops and then become keystones to write towards and around. They don't always stay in their original forms, either -- one of Gambit's keystones was the massacre in the Naboo throne room, but it was originally intended to be Amidala rather than Sabe.

My concept writing tends to be ideas where I only have one or two keystones, because I need at least half a dozen at various points in the timeline to actually be able to plan a full plot. I usually start with a keystone scene (Anakin talking to Obi-Wan's ghost in the vents in Wake, Loki meeting Frigga in the halls of the TVA in Morning) and roll it around in my head as other keystone scenes develop (Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Yoda's conversation + Anakin seeing the Operation Knightfall footage + Anakin pulling Obi-Wan back into his flesh + Anakin vs. Vader on Mustafar in Wake), and then work out the connective tissue to get between those points. One of the reasons that Crown's been stalled is because I have beginning and middle keystones, but not ending ones.

(Morning does have top/middle/end keystones, for the record.)

2. Emotional resonance/theming -- I don't necessarily sit down and go "this is a story about HOPE," but a lot of the time the emotional resonance and thematic notes develops along with the plot and keystones. The Ouroboros trilogy (currently at two out of three) focuses each AU on a reflection of each PT trio member's "worst case scenario" -- Anakin's nightmare universe is, uh, well, the OT canon, where he went to the dark side trying to do the right thing and got everyone he knew killed; Padme's nightmare universe is the one where she dragged a Jedi Knight away from the Order and turned away from the her faith in the Republic and was responsible for the start of a galactic war; Obi-Wan's is the one where his failure led to the destruction of the Republic and the shattering of the Order and where he can't trust the Force anymore. Backbone is a story about identity and faith and family, blood and chosen, and how to get out of a bad situation when you can't admit to yourself it's a bad situation. (So, uh, I got out of an abusive relationship in the middle of Backbone and about six months after that I was rereading what I'd written to date and went yikes, wow, was I ever working through some stuff.)

3. So I'm not a huge fan of the term "fix-it fic," but as someone who writes exclusively AU fanfic, what I'm nearly always aiming for isn't "what canon didn't do," it's "what canon couldn't (or wouldn't) do" -- whether it's because that story has always been told and with rare exception, canon doesn't outright AU itself, or because they're not going to tell ~that kind of story (whether that's sex, violence, darkness, etc.), or because like, they've got their release schedule plotted out for the next ten years and you know the characters aren't going to intersect -- whatever. Star Wars is not going to tell an OT era story where Luke Skywalker is not the big damn hero who saves the galaxy, because, well, the OT exists, but I want to tell the story where that role is played by someone else. Marvel is not going to give me my Asgardian royal family reunion where every single person involved is from a different point in the timeline and from a slightly different universe, but I want to write that story, and while I'm at it I'm going to AU five different movies as a result so that those movies turn out the way I'd have liked, but in order to do that, I have to know those films inside out. I never want to write a fanfic I can scrape the serial numbers off of and get a perfectly intelligible original fic out of, because for me, that's a failed fanfic. I want my fanfic so deeply rooted in canon, no matter how AU it is, that it cannot be disengaged from its canon context. Which doesn't mean it can't be read by someone who's not familiar with the canon -- I got a lot of non-Rebels viewers who read Backbone -- but that as a story it cannot exist without the canon it's based on. And that's a thing I think about a lot while I'm plotting, because if I didn't want to do that? I wouldn't be writing fanfic.

#usershleb #bedlam replies #meme response #bedlam on writing

[athrivingpadawan]

This episode was so good!

First off, it’s crazy to think I’ve got followers on this account now--I originally joined Tumblr just to reblog a few things here and there, enjoy all the cool recipes and aesthetic posts, have my own little corner of the internet...then my inner nerd kicked in this past year and now I’m addicted! It’s been fun to join in with the rest of the Star Wars community on here, especially as The Bad Batch has come out and everyone’s put on their tinfoil hats to speculate about where it’s going. I’m grateful for all of you who have followed me, and for the discussions I’ve had with some of you about TBB. ^^

Now, heads up for spoilers if you haven’t seen the latest episode, because I do want to share my thoughts about it. And forgive me in advance, I’m a little tired, so a few of my thoughts might be messy: 

Alright, where do I even begin with War Mantle...like, jeez louise, that was insane. Like, Republic Commandos?? My dude Gregor??? I was not expecting them at all, and both were happy surprises! And getting to see Echo have more emotional moments--even leading the squad into taking on the mission to rescue Gregor--was wonderful. Especially when he reminds the guys that they stuck out their necks to rescue him on Skako Minor...He had so many great moments this episode, and I hope in the next one, we get to see him step up as a leader in place of Hunter, and possibly even have another reunion with Rex. 

Then there’s Kamino. Enough time has passed that project War Mantle has effectively taken over, and the clones are being successfully phased out. I just want to know where all the clones are going? Nala Se is evacuating a lot of them, but I’m honestly getting weird vibes about their future. After all, we only see three clones in Rebels, and there’s no hint that there are others out there. I’m definitely curious about where that is going, and how the writers will reveal what happened to the clones who make it off Kamino. And speaking of Nala Se, she’s always been a mysterious character, and I used to think she was on the side of the Empire, but now I’m not so sure. I’ve seen people on Reddit talking about how she really did care for the clones, but was protective of the inhibitor chip, because it was there as a failsafe. That she never really knew the true purpose of them. In this episode, she really does seem to care about what happens to the clones, even if she only sees them as projects, and wants nothing to do with Lama Su and his future plans. I have so many more thoughts on Nala Se, but I do think we’re leading up to her either sacrificing herself in some way, or even leading an uprising against the Empire. Because she did not seem excited about Rampart’s offer to her, and hasn’t said anything to agree with the Empire’s opinions against clones that I remember...

At the end of the episode, with Hunter, don’t get me started on how sad that was. One of the codes he lives by is not leaving any of the Batch behind. He followed it for Omega after finding out who she was. He’s been struggling the whole season with the guilt of leaving Crosshair to the Empire, to the point he’s been shoving it down and trying to avoid it. He broke his code, and that’s broken him. Then he gets captured, and orders his brothers to leave him. The code is shattered again, and it is gut wrenching. Then you’ve got that scene with Omega begging the others to not leave him, and for once, her desire to help falls flat on everyone’s ears. They have to follow their sergeant’s orders even though they don’t want to; they have to stay safe, for his sake. It goes back to the arguments on here about leaving Crosshair...how can you rescue your brother, if you die in the process of trying to save him? 

 As sad as this scene was, as a writer, I have to say how proud of it I am too.  The writing team did a fantastic job, in my opinion, setting up Omega specifically, to fail here. Even though Echo was the primary reason the group took on this mission, Omega’s altruism played a role in it. The past two episodes, her beautiful selflessness has led to success, securing the Batch a true ally in Cid, and possibly one in Roland down the road, because she stood up for him. However, while her selflessness (and to an extent, the purity of her young heart) is noble, it can easily be turned against her, resulting in her or others getting into trouble. At some point, it was bound to lead to a loss of some capacity for the group. Yes, she has helped the Batch to see things from a different perspective. After all, they haven’t exactly been all that altruistic since the fall of the Republic, so there was a good purpose in her pushing them in that way. She’s been giving them a purpose outside of simple survival. But now, Omega is getting a necessary dose of harsh, cold reality that will humble and mature her moving forward. I can imagine that next episode, she’s going to be feeling guilty, or angry in some way. The light in her eyes is going to be dimmer, and Omega is going to start becoming a different character, if the writers execute this well. 

It all reminds me of Ahsoka, in the early seasons of TCW. Y’all remember when she was super cocky and headstrong, and that was the most annoying part about her? Then it caused an entire fighter squadron’s deaths, because she wanted to do things her way? It led to her developing into a more collected, rational person, maturing her in ways lectures from Anakin never would have. Omega is luckily not this extreme, but her big flaw has been her naivety, her heroic little heart, and unfortunately, despite what Hunter and the others have been trying to tell her, she’s been determined to help as many people as she can. It’s overridden her ability to properly strategize, and see situations for what they really are. She has now learned, the hard way, what Hunter has been saying all along. 

Finally, the animation in this episode. I watch this show with my dad, and we’re both always in awe of how realistic it is. And this episode, is it even possible to say it’s been better than the others? Like the trees around Hunter when he’s fallen to the forest floor are so real, I thought they had tweaked a real photo. The sun shining through the leaves, the particle effects of the dirt, and the shadow effects are all perfect. It made me feel like I was watching a movie, and I hope that the animators get nominated for an award for it. They’ve done such a fantastic job this season, and continue to knock it out of the park each week. 

I’m sorry this was long...there was so much to love about this episode, and even more to think about. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the end of the season, and I’m excited to see what you guys thought of this episode! 

#TBB #the bad batch #writing discussion #a little analysis? #this is all to say how much I've loved the show so far for all its flaws and perfections #I'm not looking forward to the end of it but hopefully more's on the way with a second season

[nicad13]

The Case for the Larger Universe

I’ve been happy with the inclusion of other characters from the larger Star Wars universe in The Mandalorian, the primary reason being that we learn so much more about Din and Grogu this way. Working backwards:

Ahsoka Tano: On top of learning Grogu’s name, we learn a ton of other things about him that only a Jedi could learn and translate for Din. All about his past, his attachment to Din, and the fear he feels. Ahsoka, specifically, is the best mouthpiece to discuss the dangers of mixing powerful Jedi with fear and severing their attachments. She saw it firsthand with Anakin. All she knows from Jedi training is based on taking kids away from their families, and she knows she can’t separate Din and Grogu. The choice of incorporating her character here is flawless.

Bo-Katan Kryze: We learn that Din was raised by a religious cult from someone who was once one of the leaders of that cult. (Yes, it’s a cult. Read up on Death Watch at Wookieepedia. They are Bad People.) Din flies the fundamentalist flag high in his reaction to Bo-Katan removing her helmet: “There is only one Way.” (Remember that this is the guy who chose to die for his religion over letting Cara take the helmet off to treat a head wound.) His whole belief system has just been threatened and he’s pissed. He’s also told the highest-ranking Mandalorian that she’s not Mandalorian and he has no clue. We learn just how lost Din is with regard to his upbringing, and he’s clueless about the foundations of Mandalorian history. Bo-Katan is the best choice to bring these revelations about – she knows exactly how bad Death Watch was, and has come to a bit of a reckoning with that past. I’m eager to see what Din does with this knowledge.

Frog Lady: While not a pre-existing character, Din’s side-quest for her was instructive for him in terms of the example she sets on how to be a parent. She’s a fierce motivator when the going gets tough, forgives Grogu when he eats a bunch of her eggs, saves Grogu from the spiders in the cockpit, and generally handles herself like a champ in dangerous circumstances. (I love her so much.) I think Din got an eyeful when he saw her reunion with her husband – he knows how hard they’ve fought for this moment, and now they finally get to be a family again. I have to wonder how hard this plucked at his heartstrings.

Cobb Vanth: Harder to say what Cobb specifically brings to this, though we learn a fair amount about how Din is capable of handling other violent cultures in peaceful ways from his dealings with the Tusken Raiders. A small part of me is murmuring something about “how to part with armor,” but I’m not sure how much volume I want to give that.

Getting to know these characters, particularly Ahsoka and Bo-Katan, through Clone Wars and Rebels is worth your time. If you lack access to those, Wookieepedia is a good resource. The thing to keep in mind with Dave Filoni is that he is a living, breathing Star Wars archive. While you don’t necessarily have to be familiar with the larger Star Wars universe to enjoy The Mandalorian, that familiarity will enhance your enjoyment of it, and that’s fair.

Keep in mind that we have a few more episodes of this season to go, and we’ve been teased that they’re going to be an “emotional roller-coaster.” Season 1 was criticized for having stand-alone episodes that didn’t seem to lend themselves to an overall plot until the last two went back and rounded many of those points up. I’m expecting something similar for Season 2. The big one, for me, will be if Din has done any further processing on Death Watch/helmet rules, and how that may relate to his interactions with Grogu and whether he will truly accept him as his son. We see so little about what goes on in Din’s head, and that is precisely why we thirst so much for it. A delicate balance to be sure, but one to keep in mind.

My own opinion is that Din’s placement of Grogu with the Jedi is the side-quest. The real journey is his traversal of The Way. This can only happen if he is challenged by the larger universe, and I’m eager to watch it unfold.

#the mandalorian #din djarin #grogu #spoilers

[boba-fettucine]

The Clone Wars Finale Part I thoughts:

Ok Listen, I have waited 12 years for the siege of Mandalore arc and the Anakin and Ahsoka reunion so you bet your ass I stayed up till 4am to watch it. What about it?? It also appears that they literally filmed the next 4 episodes as a movie and like just chopped it for 30min episodes which is really interesting. 

THE INTRO IS DIFFERENT!!!!

Old school Lucasfilms logo ( hehe fuck you Disney)

We hear Ahsoka's theme for a hot sec in the beginning?????

OG THEME?!?!!?

THE RED LOGO!!!!!! (DAMN WE'RE REALLY IN IT NOW BOYZ)

DEPA AND KANAN! DEPA AND KANAN!

They really playing us and showing all the Jedi in the places they're going to die in. Im not gonna make it to the end of this holy shit!

THE ANIMATION.... W O W

Obi Wan with the grey hair (a very nice touch)

I'm emo over Anakin/Obi-wan banter

Fulcrum!

Ahsoka called Anakin "master" she still respects him even tho she hates the order....we stan! Also the lil smile on Rex’s face, the side eye Obi-Wan gives Anakin...perfection! 

A H S O K A (the parallel to the first time we ever saw her? Genius.)

Ok listen, we all know I wanted a sweet too good to be true reunion between Anakin and Ahsoka and I'm like damn what could have been BUT the reunion was *chefs kiss* perfect. Also the first thing he asks her is if she's ok! Poor Ani was so happy to see her and Ahsoka was just not playing! I didn't get my hug tho so im gonna have to force choke someone but this was all just incredible. Ahsoka is still upset over what happened with the Jedi, and after hanging with people who helped her understand the public view of the Jedi she truly wants nothing to do with them. She views the order as corrupt (which lets be real, it is) Anakin and Obi-wan are still apart of the order who betrayed her. I feel like she was letting her resentment towards the other Jedi get in the way of how honestly excited she probably was to see Anakin again. Anakin is excited and just so happy to see her but I think he's still low-key mad she left and moved on and grew up with out him. Also I think he was so happy to see her he like forgot that the Jedi order literally sentenced Ahsoka to die and blamed a major crime on her without ever hearing her side or believing in her. But this is why I love Dave Filoni, Like everything is so consistent and just makes sense character wise, if they had a happy reunion and Anakin was like “I understand why you left” it wouldn't make any sense cause he's about to turn to the dark side in LITERALLY less than a week. And it wouldn't make any sense because of what we see from the two of them in rebels. Like DAMN it was the perfect mix of heartwarming and heartbreaking and I will continue forever to be sad and loose sleep over Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano and their beautiful relationship and what could have been if the Jedi order hadn't failed them both so miserably. What adds to the heartache is they both think they still have time and will get to see each other later to catch up and so there's no need for a proper goodbye... SO YEP IT WASN'T WHAT I WANTED BUT IT WAS BETTER THAN I IMAGINED!!!

Also how dare they tug on my Obitine heart strings

"Loyalty means everything to the clones" Ouch.

YOU TELL HIM AHSOKA (also that side ways glance cause she KNEW her boy would back her up...) but also this too made me sad because I always loved the relationship between Obi-wan and Ahsoka and they're literally never going to see each other again. Ouch.

COMMANDER REX! (um also Rex hasn't cut the chip out of his head yet so he might wanna get on that.....just saying)

ANAKIN SKYWALKER TOOK HIS PADAWANS LIGHTSABERS AND TOOK CARE OF THEM FOR HER AND CARRIED THEM WITH HIM EVERYWHERE FOR LIKE 3 YEARS IN CASE SHE EVER NEEDED THEM AGAIN! NO ONE TOUCH ME!

"This will all be over soon" ouch.

"GOOD THING I TAUGHT YOU OTHERWISE"

SHE CALLED HIM ANAKIN!

The next time they see each other he's literally gonna try and kill her. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. FUCK

Literally name a brotp better than Rex and Ahsoka. You literally can't. That found family brother/sister relationship really has me. His laugh....I cried. "Beat you" " some things never change" NOW IM SOBBING BROTP BROTP

AHSOKA TANO KICKING ASS AND TAKING NAMES! THE CONTENT I SIGNED UP FOR BABY! THE SIEGE OF MANDALORE WAS JUST INCREDIBLE AND THIS WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING!!!!!!!

Bo Katan a true badass!

MAUL! MAUL! MAUL! (also like damn we stan a petty king lmaooo)

 NO ENDING THEME DAMN THEY REALLY AIN'T PLAYING

They did such and incredible job intertwining this episode with ROTS. I literally have 3 more weeks of this. Im not going to make it. I'm stuck in quarantine and all I have is my thoughts. This episode SLAPPED and wow I'm ok I had to wait 12 years cause it was that good! I CANNOT WAIT to see what comes next and I’m NOT emotionally ready for watching order 66 again, on May 4th, with the 501st. Im sobbing!

#the clone wars #the clones #Ahsoka Tano #ahsoka lives #anakin skywalker #anakin x ahsoka #obiwan kenobi #obitine #rex #captain rex #commander rex #star wars the clone wars #star wars #siege of mandalore #revenge of the sith

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Michael in the Mainstream - Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars is a franchise very near and dear to my heart. I’ve grown up watching the films and have fond memories of each of them, in particular Revenge of the Sith, which I got to see in theaters with my father. It’s a series that has introduced me to great characters, great actors, great ways to tell stories, and if nothing else the movies were always fun. I never saw a Star Wars movie I couldn’t enjoy on some level.

That all changed with this movie.

The Rise of Skywalker is a wet fart of a finale. It is a mess, it is underwhelming, it is disrespectful to the previous two films, and worst of all it’s bland. But hyperbole aside, this movie isn’t a complete and utter waste; it’s certainly not the worst film of all time or anything, or even the worst Star Wars movie. It’s just a sad case of a mixed bag where the bag skews more to the bad side than the good side.

Let’s go over what I actually did enjoy first. Obviously, the score was fantastic, but I think this goes without saying; John Williams has never once screwed around, so why would he stop now? His music honestly does a lot of the heavy lifting emotion-wise, as scenes such as the supposed trinity of this trilogy’s reunion at the end would not have any sort of impact otherwise. Then we have stuff like the practical effects, which is both a blessing and a curse as they seem to be a sort of dancing bear for this trilogy. As great and lively as they make the worlds, they shouldn’t be what gets focus over story and character development… but hey, Babu Frik is great.

Speaking of characters, there are a few who were handled very well in this film. In terms of comedy, there is C-3PO and Palpatine. C-3PO is just a genuine riot here, and almost every goofy little joke he cracked gave me a genuine chuckle. He’s really at his best here. Palpatine on the other hand is just a character who is so inherently hilarious that it is physically impossible to be mad at him. Like, he’s an evil zombie wizard who spends half the film insulting Kylo Ren and then the other half cackling and shooting lightning in his big arena full of hooded weirdos while strapped to a big dialysis machine and wearing a sparkling red vest under his robe. Sheev Palpatine is pretty much the greatest character in human history, and while his role in this film is so stupid, shoehorned, and underbaked, you cannot help but crack a grin at the sheer lunacy good ol’ Sheev brings to the table. The sheer revelation that this man actually, canonically had more sex than Kylo Ren is enough to send a man into a fit of giggles.

In terms of actual character, Rey gets a solid arc marred by some incredibly poor writing choices, but overall stays solid throughout. Her interactions with Kylo Ren especially solidify her as an interesting and engaging character, and honestly the whole reveal that she’s a Palpatine is intriguing and could have added depth to her… but they managed to bungle it. And it’s an easy fix too; early on, there’s a scene where she and Kylo are playing tug-of-war with a transporter that is holding an iconic character. Rey accidentally unleashes Palpatine lightning and blows it up, seemingly killing the character inside… only for the character to inexplicably be alive two scenes later. Now, if Rey had actually killed said character by accident and spent the rest of the film struggling with her nature, it would make her ultimate showdown and rejection of Grandpa Sheev’s ideology all the more sweeter and satisfying. A moment at the end would have likewise been improved if she had simply not chosen to rename herself and instead chose to just simply be “Rey,” but gotta have that sweet, sweet branding! Still, I think Rey is remarkably done here, though not nearly as good as she was in The Last Jedi.

But the real MVP here is definitely Adam Driver as Kylo Ren. I’m just gonna say it: this guy carries the film. He has had the most remarkably consistent character arc in this new trilogy, and that concludes just as well here, though sadly in the most obvious way: with a redemption. However, it comes not from Rey, as desperate shippers had hoped, but from his parents – Leia and Han both play a part in ensuring their son’s redemption. And when he’s redeemed, the way Driver is able to convey the character of Ben Solo with just his face and body language is incredible enough to make the redeemed man feel like a totally different character than when he was Kylo Ren, and all of this is without speaking. Driver deserves every ounce of praise he gets for these films, and while I feel his arc would have been far more satisfying if it wasn’t a carbon copy of Anakin’s arc, it’s a testament to Driver’s skill that he managed to sell me such a cliché turn of events and made it work.

This is where my kindness dries up, however, as the rest of this is going to be pretty negative. The story here is just an incoherent mess; it honestly feels like an entire trilogy crammed into one film, a film divorced entirely from the other two films. The big problem with this trilogy is how there is so little cohesion between films that each film feels like a soft reset, and nowhere is that more clear than here. It doesn’t help that this film decides to cram in a bunch of stupid backspaces to everything from The Last Jedi, the most awkward and egregious being how they write off the “Holdo Maneuver” as a one in a million shot at success despite the fact that using the far more obvious “using the rebels as suicide bombers is a bit morally iffy and such a move should not be used unless we’re totally desperate” explanation would have sufficed. It honestly feels like the writers were chickening out a lot of the time and decided to try and distract us from their yellow-bellied attempts at ignoring the previous film by slapping us in the face with tons of fanservice. Sometimes it works – the voices of all the fallen Jedi in the final act was an awesome touch (I hear you Qui-Gon, Windu, and Ahsoka!) - but most of them time it is just painfully on-the-nose and groan worthy, such as when Chewbacca gets his medal. The worst offender here is Lando, who is so carelessly tossed into this mess of a plot that it feels really disrespectful to Billy Dee Williams.

Speaking of screwing over characters though, no one got it worse than Finn, Poe, and Rose. With Rose, it’s frankly just insulting they didn’t even try. It would have been so easy to redeem Rose in the eyes of the fans that didn’t like her character in The Last Jedi; if The Clone Wars can make Jar Jar a likable character, then I’m pretty sure a big budget Hollywood blockbuster can fix the issues of a poorly written character in its sequel. Instead though, this film takes the coward’s route and relegates Rose to a role less important to the plot than Babu Frik, who despite his integral role is only in one single scene. Poe is just handled as nonsensically as ever, given really dumb jokes and a forced and unneeded backstory as a spice smuggler, complete with an implied female love interest in an attempt to try and convince us the character is heterosexual.

But Finn gets it worst of all. Not only does he get a forced implied love interest (who is black, because we can’t have miscegenation in our big blockbuster films!), but he just in general gets shafted so hard. Finn being shafted has been a running theme with this trilogy. The first film set him up to be an integral, important main character, one who would even become the main character…. And then he slowly faded from relevance as the writers put him in increasingly bad plotlines, culminating with the slap in the face this movie gives us by implying but not outright stating that Finn can use the Force. There were so many interesting ways they could take Finn’s arc and they chose the route that is, quite frankly, the absolute worst. The fact that Finn got totally shafted in such a way despite being a fan favorite is all the more baffling and honestly has me wondering what the suits at Disney were thinking. If they weren’t actually minimizing a character as beloved as Finn was after The Force Awakens out of racism, what were they even trying to do? John Boyega has a right to be as angry as he is.

There’s other stuff that’s obnoxious. Leia’s scenes are all terrible and poorly executed, which comes off as really disrespectful to Carrie Fisher; the romance in this film which, as mentioned above, is totally forced, but special mention goes to the Ben/Rey kiss at the end, which while not some life-ending travesty is so utterly out of nowhere due to the lack of romantic chemistry between the two in any of these films that it’s laughable; the editing is so incoherent and terrible in places that it feels like it was done by someone on a mixture of crack and Red Bull; the complete waste that is Hux and his childish reasoning for betraying the First Order, completing the character’s change from a terrifying Nazi allegory to a complete and utter joke; the fact that the new First Order general who takes center stage gets so little development despite being a great throwback to Grand Moff Tarkin and a genuinely amazing character otherwise, with a fascinating history with Palpatine that is never explored and no meaningful interactions with the heroes; the complete and utter unexplained nature of Palpatine’s return; and just how painfully unfunny a lot of the humor in this film is. This movie just has so many problems, so many flaws, and it ends on such a completely limp and unsatisfying note that it’s honestly kind of sad.

This film… I don’t know about this film. It’s definitely not the worst Star Wars film, because it at least has some genuinely good bits to it, unlike Attack of the Clones which I can only really justify liking ironically. But that being said, this film is just so unsatisfying, and what’s more, it’s not very memorable. Not much will stick with you with this one, and if it does, it might be more of the bad things rather than the good ones, which is a shame, because I do think there’s some good stuff buried under the garbage here, but I don’t know if it’s worth sitting through this film to find. This is not the worst thing ever, I really can’t stress that enough… but it’s just not fun, engaging, or anything that will really make you feel anything meaningful, and sometimes that’s just worse.

Ultimately, this film has an incredibly uncertain audience. It’s wrapping up a trilogy in one of the biggest franchises on earth with a plotline that tries to pander to fans in a way that feels gross and condescending, leaving the film feeling like it was made for absolutely no one. If you like this, that’s fine; Star Wars is a franchise that has greatness ingrained in its DNA, to the point where I can’t say any of the films are really among the worst I’ve ever seen. But I think generally this is not going to be a film worth watching, and certainly one to skip in any future marathons of the franchise. It really is a shame… this trilogy if nothing else was full of potential to be a new take on Star Wars for a new generation. Instead, it ended up as a confusing, corporate mess. 

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Star Wars: Best Darth Maul Moments from The Clone Wars and Beyond

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This Star Wars article contains spoilers.

Since his debut in The Phantom Menace, Darth Maul has demanded the attention of Star Wars fans everywhere. In 1999, Maul looked unlike any villain that had come before in the saga, and the movie’s high-energy lightsaber duel is still one of the most memorable parts of the Prequel Trilogy. It’s unfortunate, then, that Maul was originally created by George Lucas as a one-off character, present only to re-establish the threat of the Sith. 

But you can’t keep a good character down. Maul returned in The Clone Wars season 4 to introduce even more chaos to the galaxy. Infamously unkillable, his obsession with killing Obi-Wan Kenobi and reuniting with Palpatine kept him going for much of the galactic conflict and well after the rise of the Empire.

Maul has been a Sith apprentice, a ranting hermit, and a powerful crime lord throughout his strange and storied life. Maul failed to become a Sith Master, as Palpatine tossed him to the side once his role in Anakin Skywalker’s story was over, but Maul never stopped trying to clamber to the top. As you’ll see in The Clone Wars season 7 and the Rebels animated series, Maul will fight until the very end to get what he wants.

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As we say goodbye once again to one of Star Wars‘ greatest villains, let’s take a look back at the former Sith’s best moments from The Clone Wars, Rebels, the comics, and beyond.

Duel of the Fates

The Phantom Menace is not a perfect movie, but the two-on-one lightsaber duel in the third act is a great example of the kind of action and physical storytelling that makes Star Wars such an effective and enduring movie franchise. Maul is a nearly voiceless demon dogging the heels of the good guys for most of the film, his powers obscured until he finally reveals himself on Naboo. For the audience watching this duel on the big screen, this was the first chance to see a full-fledged Jedi of legend dueling a Sith Lord.

Actor Ray Park was hired primarily for his ability to do the stunts and fight work. Choreographed by Nick Gillard, the lightsaber fight was acrobatic and wide-ranging, mixing in more melee than had been possible in the Original Trilogy. The climactic duel also introduced the double-bladed lightsaber to the Star Wars galaxy. The weapon and the character would be inseparable in fans’ minds for years to come.

Maul’s Return

How do you revive a character who has been cut in half? Just as in the world of comic books, Star Wars offers plenty of options. Since the Original Trilogy, Star Wars has made it common practice to rebuild mortally wounded and horribly mutilated villains, shaping them into a whole new threat. In 2012, The Clone Wars confirmed that there was more to Maul’s story than The Phantom Menace. Season 4 episode “Brothers” opens with the horror movie atmosphere of the scrapyard on planet Lotho Minor, where Maul has been living since his defeat on Naboo.

He fashions himself a new, arachnid-like body out of trash, and it fits the frightening philosophy of the Sith as well as Maul’s gruesome fate. Spider legs twitch and stab, allowing Maul to climb around his trash-filled cave. Maul has become a hybrid of person and machine, human and animal. He doesn’t keep the spider legs for long, only for a few episodes, but it’s one of the most dramatic changes to his look, and a frightening new possibility when it comes to what cyborgs in Star Wars can become. Spider Maul will haunt your dreams.

Rematch with Obi-Wan 

Obi-Wan Kenobi is skeptical when he hears Maul is back from the dead. But their confrontation is certainly real. After his surprise return in “Brothers,” Maul beelines for Obi-Wan in the next episode, suitably titled “Revenge.” This is the first chance to see the Sith’s rebuilt legs in action. It also shows Maul’s ruthlessness, as he destroys an innocent settlement just to draw Obi-Wan to his location. With the help of Savage Opress, his newfound brother, Maul captures Obi-Wan and kicks off a couple of action-heavy episodes that re-establishes Maul as a force to be reckoned with.

The Shadow Collective

Try as he might, Maul can’t get back into Sidious’ good graces, so he throws the Star Wars villain version of a tantrum: he forms a gang. With the help of the Mandalorians, he goes on a killing spree in season 5 to take out rival criminal organizations in the name of his new Shadow Collective. It’s a sequence of slaughters where there are no good guys.

Maul uses his Force powers, intimidation, and overwhelming force to destroy or intimidate the Black Sun gang, the Pyke gang, and the Hutts, including Jabba himself, into joining him. Maul is back on top.

Taking Over Mandalore  

After recruiting a group of rogue Mandalorian warriors known as Death Watch to his side, Maul has bigger ambitions: to take over the entire planet of Mandalore. In season 5’s “The Lawless,” he slaughters the planet’s reigning leader, Duchess Satine Kryze, as well as the leader of Death Watch, and claims the symbolic weapon of Mandalore, the Darksaber, for himself.

It’s a visually striking episode, with much of the action set inside the Mandalorian throne room. The Darksaber is also the perfect example of silly Star Wars lore taken to the extreme. It also, somehow, works, even when it returns in live-action in The Mandalorian. 

Duel Against Darth Sidious 

Much of Maul’s story in The Clone Wars is about a student who wants to return to the teacher who discarded him. But Sidious isn’t going to accept him back so easily. “The Lawless” also features a duel between three dark side users: Maul, Darth Sidious, and Savage. This is a three-way clash of red lightsabers, ranging up and down the edifices of Mandalore. It’s one of many examples of The Clone Wars‘ elevated Star Wars action, and it’s one of the series’ most exciting sequences.

There are no good guys here, but someone has to win: Sidious kills Savage and defeats Maul, sparing his former apprentice so that he may feel the sting of rejection for the rest of his life. This is the reunion Star Wars fans had been waiting for since Maul’s return and it goes about how you’d expect.

Facing Grievous 

The Son of Dathomir comic was adapted from unproduced episodes of The Clone Wars, so it’s closely linked to the events on Mandalore. It also features the entire rogues’ gallery of Prequel era villains, pitting Maul, Sidious, Count Dooku, General Grievous, and Mother Talzin against one another. The fight between Maul and Grievous, in particular, is the stuff of fantasy “What If” scenarios and it’s a visual delight, even if it happens off-screen. 

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The Siege of Mandalore

One of the most hotly-anticipated conflicts of The Clone Wars did not disappoint. The Siege of Mandalore, which shows how the Republic took the Mandalorian homeworld back from Maul, features a lightsaber duel between the former Sith and ex-Jedi Ahsoka Tano. Though both have left their old orders behind, they bring all the acrobatics and Force powers one could want from a Star Wars fight.

This duel in Mandalore’s throne room and high above its capital city is an amazing use of setting, as Maul and Ahsoka climb up the rafters of one of Mandalore’s domed cities and balance themselves on thin beams. The fight also feels mythic, the two characters’ viewpoints clashing as much as their lightsabers. 

The episode “The Phantom Apprentice,” in particular, shows that, despite being banished from the Sith, Maul is still one step ahead of the Jedi in terms of Palpatine’s grand plan. In fact, Maul instigates the Republic invasion in order to lure Anakin to the planet and stop him from becoming Sidious’ new apprentice — something he’s already seen in a vision before the Jedi even begin to suspect that Palpatine might be an agent of the dark side.

Maul’s Solo Cameo

Solo: A Star Wars Story spends plenty of time with the galaxy’s underworld. Throughout the movie, Han Solo and Qi’Ra tangle with rogues, thieves, smugglers, con men, and drifters, all leading to a big standoff with Dryden Vos, the leader of criminal organization Crimson Dawn. But Vos isn’t the true villain pulling the strings of the movie.

A big reveal is left for the end: Maul has been in charge of the criminal syndicate Crimson Dawn all this time, manipulating others the way Palpatine manipulated him. Maul doesn’t do a lot in Solo, appearing just for a few minutes to make Qi’Ra his new lieutenant, but he does ignite his lightsaber, showing he’s a step above most of the enemies the group has faced so far by virtue of his Sith legacy. 

Maul’s Epic Death

Even though it seemed like he could survive anything, Maul had to die eventually. Luckily, the team behind Star Wars Rebels knew how to make Maul’s ending something truly amazing.

Maul has spent decades seeking revenge against his old Jedi enemy, while Obi-Wan has gone into hiding to protect Luke Skywalker, finding peace and coming to terms with the tragedy in his own life. The episode “Twin Suns” shows the final confrontation between Maul and Obi-Wan.

Although not a true adaptation, “Twin Suns” is loosely inspired by “Old Wounds,” a non-canon comic from the speculative comic series Visionaries. That comic, which was written and drawn by Aaron McBride, is also a great Maul moment unto itself, with a vivid lightsaber battle and the threat of Maul possibly discovering a very young Luke Skywalker. It gets to the heart of why Maul works as a frightening villain: a demonic-looking Sith with the drive to keep hunting you, even if you cut him in half. 

“Twin Suns” chooses to go a more contemplative route than “Old Wounds.” While the basic setup is the same (Maul finds an older Obi-Wan on Tatooine), the lightsaber duel isn’t the focus in “Twin Suns.” Instead, one of the best Maul moments is actually an Obi-Wan moment. Their lightsaber duel is just one move, both of them considering their options but it’s Obi-Wan who actually finds the inner strength to carry it out.

In the end, Obi-Wan kills Maul, but also shows him pity, telling a truth that comforts both of them: Luke Skywalker, the one to bring balance to the Force, is still alive. Obi-Wan has escaped the cycle of revenge and ambition Maul has been stuck in his entire life, and he’s closer to the Force for it. It’s also a stunning farewell fit for a fan-favorite character like Maul.

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Yeah I know I haven't written much for a while. But I had an AU concept come to me the other day and I felt the need to share. I'm sorry in advance.

It starts with Anakin Skywalker waking up in a body that is not his. He knows this because

a) He's pretty sure he still had three of his original limbs last he looked

b) The overwhelming pain that courses through him has a definite tinge of chronic hurt, which again he did not have previously.

and

c) Every laboured breath he takes has him almost CHOKING on the Dark Side.

Unfortunately he barely has time to get his bearings before the bacta tank he is in begins to empty and robotic assistants inform "Lord Vader" that his suit is ready and if he didn't know his existence probably relies on his ability to fake his identity Anakin would be FREAKING OUT.

Ok so he IS freaking out internally. Thankfully of all the apparent Sith Lords whose body he could have been stuck in, at least he's ended up in one who is physically incapable of accidentally emoting. Striding through the halls impatiently while saying very little is apparently in character for this Sith.

(He doesn't panic the first time the mask comes down, albeit only because he is frantically attempting to remember every meditation Obi-Wan ever taught him.)

Then things just get stranger. Because this is definitely similar to the Republic ships he's used to but the uniforms and symbols are wrong and... Oh. The date on all the systems is a good twenty years ahead of the last he remembers.

Force. What happened????

He plays along as best he can - the Sith he's in apparently serves a Galactic Empire and is currently tasked with dealing with an ongoing rebellion and ok this is really really NOT good.

It gets worse though. Because his research soon shows that almost everything he ever knew is gone. The Republic. The Jedi. Padmé...

The walls around him begin to shake as he takes in the news. How??? How could she be gone??? What about Obi-Wan? Ahsoka?

The shaking turns to the screech of straining metal as Anakin discovers that he is currently residing in the body of their murderer...

When he re-emerges the crew are tense, but such outbursts are apparently not unusual for this Vader, and his captain seems collected as he hands him their latest briefing and oh. OH.

There it is. The Empire's most wanted rebel.

Skywalker.

Luke Skywalker.

Not everything has been taken from him after all.

.

So Anakin keeps his cover just long enough to work out an extraction plan because it's obvious he needs to do all he can to find his way to his son and then home again to make sure none of this ever happens.

(Im the meantime he delights in reading about Luke's career as a rebel, really he is so proud! He smiles on discovering the list of frequent associates because it seems appropriate that Padmé's son is close friends with Bail's daughter, he's less keen on this smuggler though...)

Of course once he DOES get away one of Anakin's first tasks is to work out a way to modify this suit to be less identifiable because even he realises that it's a bad idea to show up to the Alliance in the form of one of their greatest enemies.

Except... He recognises this work.

He KNOWS the way the circuits fit together, the signature in the code that optimises the tactile responses, the very personalised setup of the power relays.

It's his.

And it's recent.

Which means...

Anakin Skywalker breaks.

He throws off the caution which has so far constrained his presence and just REACHES searching out into the Force for ANYTHING, ANYONE who can tell him he's wrong.

But there is only silence.

And then.

A voice, familiar yet not - old and tired and aching with a mix of hope and disbelief.

"Anakin? Is it truly you?"

A ghostly blue figure stands before him and Anakin tries to weep at the sight of his old Master only for his burnt and broken body to fail him.

"Oh Anakin."

.

The reunion is painful. Anakin is full of questions, questions that Obi-Wan's ghost is either unable or unwilling to answer. But he gets enough. He Fell. He Fell and destroyed everything he ever loved. The only thing that survived was Luke and only because Obi-Wan had hidden him well.

I could write pages and pages of the angst that this conversation involves but for the moment just know that it ends with Anakin even more set upon working out how to help the Rebellion and being about a better future.

I'm not completely sure what happens next.

I know he does make it to the Rebellion, that he and Luke do get the chance to bond. That they go flying together and Anakin tells him all about his mother. That there are good times.

Because alas the ending is set.

This isn't a time travel story.

It's an amnesia AU.

Vader ends as he does in canon as Anakin Skywalker looks into the eyes of his son, having defeated the Sith, knowing that his sins are many but the future is in good hands, and allows the Force to take him home...

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Tari’s Top Twenty OTPs - #16

OTP: Ezra/Sabine

Fandom: Star Wars Rebels

Ezra: A young Force Sensitive from the Outer Rim planet of Lothal, Ezra had already seen his share of tragedy as a child, when his parents were arrested by the Empire, on his birthday, for speaking out.  Ezra spent seven years alone on the streets of Capital City, scrounging to survive.  He’s a bit cynical and self-serving when he first meets the crew of the Ghost, but quickly becomes more outwardly selfless and altruistic thanks to their influence, their good example bringing forth the long-buried lessons his parents taught him about standing up for the helpless that were already within him.  Ezra matures considerably over the course of the show, going from an awkward novice who can barely hold a lightsaber to a powerful, capable, and clever warrior.  His sense of justice and his desire to protect remain a constant throughout his development.  He is immensely empathetic and caring and trusts easily, despite the betrayals in his past.  Ezra is a driven, determined Rebel who will do whatever is in his power to save his people.

Sabine: A precociously brilliant weapons and explosives expert, Sabine was forced to flee from her home when a weapon she designed was used by the Empire against her people.  Broken by her family’s abandonment, when they sided with the Empire instead of with her, Sabine finds it hard to trust, and hates being kept out of the loop.  A talented artist, Sabine applies her creativity to her Rebel activities.  Sabine is smart and clever, quick-thinking and a bit impulsive.  She has trouble holding back her hot-headed stubborn Mandalorian nature and sometimes makes very rash decisions.  But underneath her tough exterior, Sabine truly cares about the cause and about the new family she found in the crew of the Ghost.

Together: Ezra took an immediate shine to Sabine and was not subtle about his crush, though Sabine was firmly uninterested.  As the show progressed and they got older, Ezra’s infatuation faded, replaced by a bond of close friendship and trust that grew between them.  Ezra and Sabine come to care about each other very much, worrying for each other, offering words of encouragement and comfort when the other is down, and relying on each other in moments of danger.

How I Got Into The Fandom: The husband brought home Season One on DVD for us to binge watch.  It did not take long for me to find the fandom after that.

When I Started Shipping Them: I sort of shipped it in a vague, “Aww, that’s cute, he has a crush on her.” sense for the duration of Season One and Season Two and enjoyed bits and pieces of fanwork here and there but it wasn’t very serious until the preview clips for Season Three came out, in which Ezra and Sabine were Battle Couple and awesome.  Me being a weak sucker for that just found myself falling more and more in love with them as they slowly demonstrated how comfortable they were now and how much they’d come to mutually care about and trust each other.

Why I Love Them: They’re a Battle Couple that mutually care about and protect each other with an intimate bond of trust and friendship between them, with Ezra being an adorably awkward Geek Boy to Sabine’s Stoic Girl.  They confide in each other.  They can sense when the other’s upset and needs to talk.  They’re confident in each other’s abilities and show faith in each other’s character.  It was kind of inevitable really that I’d descend into shipper hell for them, is what I’m saying.

Three Favorite Moments:

1. “A Fool’s Hope”/”Family Reunion And Farewell”

Is it cheating to say everything about their interactions in the series finale?  You know what, whatever, it’s my list and you can’t stop me.

But seriously.  EVERYTHING ABOUT THEIR INTERACTIONS IN THE SERIES FINALE.

Sabine coming up to him in concern at the start, mirroring/paralleling similar scenes between Kanan and Hera and Kanan and Ezra earlier in the season.  The soft way she looks at him and puts her hand on his shoulder.  The way they talk to each other.  How she notices how scared and distracted he is before they start their mission and asks if he’s okay.  Their heart-wrenching silent communication as Ezra sneaks away to give himself up to Thrawn and Sabine covers for him.  The faith she has in him to do what he needs to do.  The faith he shows in her to come find him after all is said and done.  Their adorable banter over the comm when Ezra reveals his plan, which turns into desperate pleading as Sabine begs him not to leave.  Her implicitly being entrusted with his lightsaber–his life, as Obi-Wan would remind Anakin over and over.

Her living in his tower, protecting his planet and his people for seven years until the war is over, and her tender, affectionate finger poke to his painted face at the memorial, before she leaves with Ahsoka to go find him and bring him home.

UNGHNNHHH MY HEART.

2. The end of “Heroes of Mandalore”.

The look they share between them is ridiculously unfair. Everyone else’s eyes are on Bo-Katan as she holds up the darksaber.   They gaze up at her in awe, accepting her leadership.  But Sabine turns aside, sensing something, and sees Ezra.  And he’s only looking at her.  He gives her such a heart-meltingly warm and tender smile and a soft nod and all she can do is return it.

Kills me every time.

3. Canyon chase.

Ezra and Sabine tag-team against the Imperial Supercommandos.  And even if Ezra kind of has to desperately cling to Sabine as she jetpacks them through the canyon, the two make quick work of the group, demonstrating a fluid coordination and synergy that makes them rather formidable together.  Add in Ezra’s needlessly dramatic yelling Sabine’s name and reaching out for her when he or she are falling and it’s not really surprising that this is what got me to ship it. :)

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The Feral Opress Headcanon Masterpost

Now updated and expanded!

Canon Star Wars Timeline:

Feral was the youngest son of Mother Talzin. He was born almost two months premature and had a twin who died at birth. Feral himself almost died because he was very weak. Talzin rejected him because of this. However, the Nightsister Kycina believed there was hope for him and raised him in secret. Once he was strong enough, she delivered him to the Nightbrothers, directly to Savage Opress.

Feral was very quiet and shy as a child, preferring to stay Savage’s side. He would cry at the slightest thing, resulting in his peers calling him a crybaby. Savage would defend him every time.

There are a large number of blue moth-like insects that live on Dathomir, in the caves surrounding the Nightbrothers’ village. Feral watched them when they come out at night. They often settle on his nose and/or horns.

Feral was a late bloomer when he reached adolescence. He even still had four of his milk teeth. As a result, his markings developed later than other Nightbrothers and it made him very self conscious and physically uncomfortable. Poor little babby </3

Feral, like most Nightbrothers, was illiterate until he became a tribal leader, alongside Savage. Even now he can barely count past 23.

Feral was born on a leap year. Technically, although he should be 20, he’s only 5 years old. <3

AU: A Galaxy Far Far Away

Feral is never choked by Savage. Instead, he tags along with Obi-Wan and Anakin, is taken to Coruscant and starts a new life as a Republic officer. He becomes friends with Ahsoka and gets along very well with the Clone troopers. He and Rex also happen to fall in love, as well. <3

Feral has a crush on a fellow Nightbrother, Lash, but doesn’t meet him again until the latter becomes a bounty hunter and finds work on Kamino training Clone cadets.

On one occasion, Feral is captured by Separatist spies, frozen in carbonite and transported to the remote system of Tau Cheti. The planet of Tau Prime - located on the edge of Wild Space - is home to a race of hostile bird-like aliens who have a deep hatred for Zabraks.

Feral barely makes it out of there alive. Lash teams up with Rex, Ahsoka and Anakin to rescue him and they succeed! :D

After finding Savage again, Feral stows away on board the ship that takes them to Lotho Minor. He and Savage have a tearful reunion.

When he finds Maul, Feral is horrified, to say the least. He’s even more shaken up when he realises his home world is in ruins. After Maul is healed, Feral is further frightened by his lust for revenge.

After Obi-Wan is captured, poor Feral finds himself torn between his loyalty to his brothers and the Republic. In the lightsaber fight between Jedi and Sith, Feral loses his right hand to Maul’s lightsaber. He would have lost more if he hadn’t escaped with Obi-Wan and Ventress.

Feral later receives a prosthetic hand, but the poor bab is still very upset. He can’t stop thinking about Savage and Maul. During this difficult time, he meets Yoda and discovers that he is Force sensitive like his brothers. Although he is too old to begin Jedi training, Feral gets an idea of what it’s like from Ahsoka.

After having a vision of Savage’s death on Mandalore, Feral travels to the war-torn planet, much against the will of everyone else. There, he tries to persuade Savage to join him and the Republic. However, he is shot by a Death Watch Commando. The shot doesn’t kill him, but he loses consciousness and Savage, grief-stricken, believes he is dead.

Taken back to the Republic by Obi-Wan, Feral remains comatose for a few weeks. When he regains consciousness, he is heartbroken to learn that Savage is dead. He constantly blames himself for not being able to save his brother. Try as they might, neither Rex nor Ahsoka can console him. </3

When Ahsoka travels to Mandalore to fight Maul after leaving the Jedi Order, Feral goes with her and Rex. There, he and Maul fight once again. Maul ignores Feral’s pleas to join him. Feral bravely states that he has no hatred for Maul and forgives him, hoping that they may meet again someday.

Sure enough, Maul and Feral do meet again by the time of the Rebellion. After Maul’s redemption, he joins Feral in Phoenix Squadron. In that same Rebel cell, Feral reunites with Rex, Ahsoka and Lash, who has become an A-Wing pilot.

Feral survives the Battle of Scarif, the Battle of Yavin, the Battle of Hoth AND the battle of Endor! :D He and Rex are overjoyed that the Empire has fallen and they both live peaceful lives.

Feral, Maul and Rex all pass away on the same day. About twelve years before the events of The Force Awakens, all three of them die peacefully in their sleep. (sry if this is too sad)

AU: Legend of the Night Watcher

Feral and Savage both live relatively normal lives on Coruscant, running a small delivery service.

However, Feral dresses up as a vigilante every night and goes to fight crime in the Coruscant underworld, earning himself the alias of the Night Watcher.

Nobody else knows the Night Watcher’s true identity except for Savage and Maul, who is the ruler of Mandalore. Maul is openly proud of Feral, whereas Savage is very protective and wants Feral to be safe, despite his risky job.

Feral is notably more confident and sassy in this AU, but he’s still the cinnamon roll we all know and love. <3

He and Rex are married as well :D

AU: At Home With The Zabrak Brothers

Feral lives a normal suburban life with his brothers and spends his days playing the guitar in the streets, singing Ed Sheeran songs and the like. He hopes to become a professional musician someday. <3

He is obsessed with Luke Skywalker and watches the Original Trilogy on an almost daily basis. He even has the Jedi’s name tattooed onto his abs in Korean script. XD

Feral vapes frequently, mostly just to annoy Maul when he’s reading so he can blow a huge cloud of steam into his face. :D

His relationship with Mother Talzin is shaky, to say the least. She barely even knows his name half the time.

Feral has a red panda plushie named Luke Skywalker, which he sleeps with every single night <3 In addition to his, he still uses a pacifier and Savage reads and/or sings to him at bedtime.

Feral loves Disney movies and listening to trap music. He always sings in the car when he and his bros are travelling somewhere. Savage now has A Whole New World stuck in his head for eternity XD

Feral has two exotic shorthair cats named Nightwish and Starset, after his favourite bands. Yep, Feral listens to some pretty hardcore music XD Those cats are spoiled rotten and Feral pampers them and pets them so much that he’s basically turned them into bratty sentient pillows that follow him around demanding treats 24/7.

Feral is addicted to junk food. When Savage bought a giant box of cookies, Feral snuck into the kitchen in the middle of the night and ate them one by one for about three months solid before he was busted.

He once mistook wasabi for guacamole, which eventually led to him and his brothers being thrown out of Itsu.

In this AU, Feral is basically a big kid. He eats messy, is super innocent and loves playing and having a good time.

AU: YouTuber Life

In this AU, Feral and his bros are youtubers, of course :3

Feral has his own solo channel, called Forever Feral. It’s basically a little like dangmattsmith. Video topics include mini-vlogs, reactions, life hack experiments and LEGO Star Wars gameplay. Feral has his plushie with him in every single video :D

A number of Feral’s videos contain little skits in which he plays three different characters: Luke Skywalker, (the plushie), Inspector Whitby, his Sherlock-esque British alter-ego and Tariq, a blue dragon that speaks in verse and lives in an Arabian magic lamp.

Feral also has a channel that he shares with his brothers, just called The Zabrak Brothers, which has vlogs, Battlefront 2 gameplay and sketch comedies.

Feral has a habit of making cute commentaries on everything and has become famous for his catchphrase: “Sheesh-kebabs!” which he says whenever something dramatic happens.

AU: Nightbrothers: Ghosts of Dathomir

This AU is basically an alternate ending for the Son of Dathomir comics, tied in to A Galaxy Far Far Away in some aspects, as Feral and the other Nightbrothers are all relatively safe there (well Feral is anyways) until the Shadow Collective and Separatists bring the war back to their world. Instead of being exterminated, however, the Nightbrothers simply escape and try to find their own place in the Galaxy.

During the age of the Empire, Feral returns with his brethren to Dathomir, only to find the entire place populated with Nightsister Ghosts. After Brother Viscus resurrects Savage via an eerie blood-theme ritual, Feral explains what’s been happening to his brother as best he can, but the poor bab is pretty much traumatised by all the spooky stuff happening around him. Nonetheless, he joins his fellow Nightbrothers as they basically become the Star Wars equivalent of Ghostbusters and seek to purge Dathomir of the Ghosts and leave the past behind. 

Feral is rather skittish and meek in this AU, but has something of a boastful streak despite that. He’ll claim to be hard to scare, then cling to Savage screaming “Mommy!” Not ideal when you’re a ghost hunter XD

Misc/General Headcanons

Feral is gay and asexual. He’s been questioning his sexual orientation since he reached puberty and it’s taken him some time to come to terms with it, but he’s happy with it <3

Feral is also a demiboy and only feels vaguely connected to the male gender. He’s pretty much always known what he was feeling, but couldn’t find the words to describe it until recent years. Sometimes he worries that he ends up supporting the ‘flamboyant gay’ stereotype, but Savage and/or his S.O. reminds him that he’s perfect just the way he is <3

Feral will always be a kid at heart. He might have brief moments of cynicism but overall he has a very innocent and optimistic outlook on life.

Feral is on the autism spectrum (possibly Aspergers, but nobody’s really sure). He also has a bit of social anxiety, but the stronger his connection to someone, the easier communication is :)

Canon fact about Feral that few people know: 

He was only 20 when a certain event happened... </3

So yeah, this is it, finally completed! Yay! :D Hope everyone enjoys this! <3 May the Force be with you, always :)

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I’m late for #rebelsremembered ‘cause I had to be a responsible adult all day but now I’m here and Imma just talk about my favorite episodes because cripes this show is so good uhhggnnnn.

And there are honestly so many episodes I love so I kinda had to narrow it down to just three per season.  So here they are!

Season One: “Gathering Forces”, “Path of the Jedi”, “Idiot’s Array”

The midseason two-parter that was “Empire Day” and “Gathering Forces” was when I knew the show was playing for keeps and getting serious about consistent continuity and dramatic storytelling.  “Gathering Forces“ is my favorite of the two, mostly due to the culmination of Ezra’s character growth moment and the deepening of his and Kanan’s master-padawan surrogate father/son relationship.

The moment where Ezra channels the Dark Side to save Kanan is Iconic(TM) and totally a scene I’d show to an outsider to sell them on the show.

“Path of the Jedi“ continues the dramatic fun and character growth and also gives Ezra his unique lightsaber which is just awesome and satisfying to watch.

And “Idiot’s Array“ is just hilarious and fun.

Season Two: “Legends of the Lasat“, “The Call“, “Twilight of the Apprentice“

Journey Into The Star Cluster baby.  Just... the music and the gorgeous animation and the deep lore dive into the mysticism of the Force outside the traditional Jedi-Sith dichotomy aaaaah it’s just a beautiful episode.

I always loved “The Call“ and what it did for Ezra and his character development long before his connection to the purrgil became plot relevant lol.

And of course I would be remiss if I didn’t mention “Twilight of the Apprentice“.  It’s a popular choice but I like it more for the change in status quo, the effect on Ezra and Kanan’s character development, the reintroduction of Maul as a personal threat to the Ghost crew, rather than the Ahsoka-Vader confrontation.  (Though that’s good too.)  It’s dark and bleak and it’s the death of innocence and such a good mature story all around.

Season Three: “Imperial Supercommandos”, “Through Imperial Eyes“, “Twin Suns”

It was a hard toss-up between “Imperial Supercommandos” and “Visions and Voices” because on the one hand you have Ezra and Sabine battle-tag-teaming and being awesome together and on the other you have creepy horror-movie-esque peril with Maul.  Ultimately I’m gonna hafta to go with the episode that officially made me ship Sabezra.  Stupid cute dorks in love that own my heart now how dare you two.

“Through Imperial Eyes“ stressed me the hell out when it aired because of how tense the intrigue and close calls were, and it was such a rush all the way through.  Add in Thrawn being his creepy awesome self and the delicious Ezra peril and you have the perfect recipe for an episode I rewatch over and over again.

“Twin Suns“ is one of the two Rebels episodes that made me cry.  Like, gasping sobbing tears, gotta-pause-playback-and-compose-myself kinda crying.  Ezra’s spiritual journey across the desert, the symbolism and arc-welding, his character growth, it’s all just so so good.

Season Four: “Flight of the Defender”, “The World Between Worlds“, “Family Reunion and Farewell“

I had been looking forward to “Flight of the Defender“ all season and it did not disappoint, with cute Ezra-Sabine interaction, Thrawn being stoicly implacable, awesome flying action sequences, and the first glimpses of the Loth-wolves.  Plus cute Loth-cat bits.  It’s very rewatchable.

“The World Between Worlds“ is just... there are no words to describe how much it adds to Star Wars’ lore and mythology and how beautiful it is.  It’s got beautiful animation and music, the themes are pitch perfect, it’s got EMPEROR PALPATINE freaking menacing our heroes.  And that ending sequence is just perfect signature scene material.

I WILL FOREVER LOVE THE FINALE TO THE END OF TIME.  Beautiful and poetic and amazing and thrilling and oh my gosh I love Ezra so much you guys haskfhkajfsh.  This episode is pitch perfect and I love it to pieces.

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How The Mandalorian Season 2 Finale Could Give Us the Ezra Bridger Moment We’ve Been Waiting For

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This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers.

The Mandalorian season 2 finale is poised to be the series’ biggest episode yet. Mando and the cruel Moff Gideon are set up for a rematch, and this time, the stakes are higher than ever before, with little Grogu’s life hanging in the balance.

Fortunately, Mando won’t be taking on the Empire on his own. He’ll have help from Boba Fett, Fennec Shand, and Cara Dune, but is that enough? Gideon not only commands a brigade of stormtroopers but also has the fearsome dark troopers at his disposal as well as the Darksaber. Even for the galaxy’s greatest bounty hunters, those odds may be too great. That’s why some fans believe the stage is set for one last big cameo that could turn things in Mando’s favor.

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Ever since Grogu used the Force on Tython to contact any Jedi who might be listening, fans have been speculating about which Jedi might answer the call. There are plenty of theories. The most obvious Jedi who might be coming to Grogu’s rescue is Luke Skywalker since he’s the only Jedi besides Ahsoka Tano who we know for sure is out there. Fans of more recent Jedi characters have put their hopes on Cal Kestis, the young hero from the Jedi: Fallen Order video game. A more far-fetched candidate is Mace Windu, the Jedi Master from the Prequel Trilogy who met his end in Revenge of the Sith but who some believe is still alive somewhere.

While any of these Jedi could potentially break the internet on Friday, there is one other beloved Star Wars character who many fans hope will make his live-action debut in Chapter 16: Ezra Bridger, a hero who not only could still be alive during the time of The Mandalorian but who also has direct ties to other cameo characters like Ahsoka Tano and Bo-Katan Kryze. In fact, ever since the latter two animated characters were confirmed for the live-action series, many have wondered if they were paving the way for this third major guest appearance.

For those who missed Rebels during its original run or haven’t binged it on Disney+ yet (shame on you), Ezra is the main protagonist of the animated series, a young, Force-sensitive freedom fighter who joins a band of rebels known as the Spectres in the years before the official start of the Galactic Civil War. He’s one of the earliest rebels and a key player in the formation of the Rebel Alliance, and even brushes shoulders with many of its leaders, such as Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Princess Leia.

In the years just prior to A New Hope, Ezra also becomes one of the few Jedi left in the galaxy when former-Jedi-turned-Spectre Kanan Jarrus decides to train him in the ways of the Force. Together, the master and apprentice delve deeper into the secrets of the Force, the Jedi, and the Sith than any of the characters in the movies have. But while Ezra’s connection to the Force and his life as a Jedi padawan are integral to his role on the show, his storyline always goes back to being a rebel on his home planet of Lothal, which he tries to free from the Empire throughout the series.

Finally, in the series finale, “Family Reunion — Farewell,” Ezra gets his chance to liberate Lothal once and for all. But it comes at a cost. While fighting Grand Admiral Thrawn’s forces, he and the Chiss Imperial are zapped into hyperspace to parts unknown, leaving the fate of both the hero and the villain unresolved. Two years since the Rebels finale, we still don’t know where Ezra is.

Fans of Rebels undoubtedly perked up when considering the implications of Ahsoka’s return on The Mandalorian and how it might open the door for Ezra to come back, too. After all, the last time we saw Ahsoka (chronologically) was on Lothal, where she reunited with Sabine Wren (another Mandalorian) before heading out on an adventure together to find their missing comrade.

Ahsoka and Sabine’s reunion is actually an epilogue to the show set a year after the Battle of Endor and the fall of the Empire. That’s 5 ABY (After the Battle of Yavin). Meanwhile, The Mandalorian is set in 9 ABY, four years after that epilogue and not too long after Ahsoka and Sabine set out to find Ezra.

When Mando finally meets Ahsoka in “The Jedi,” we learn that she’s a step closer to finding Thrawn. In fact, she’s on Corvus because the tyrannical Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth knows where the Imperial villain is. While the very mention of Thrawn on The Mandalorian could suggest that Disney is interested in retelling one of the most beloved post-Return of the Jedi stories from the old Legends continuity, it’s just as likely that Ahsoka needs to find the villain because he might know where Ezra is.

Fans who have been following executive producer Dave Filoni’s Star Wars work from The Clone Wars to The Mandalorian know that he loves to follow story threads from one series to the next. With so few years having passed between the Rebels epilogue and the start of The Mandalorian, the live-action series provides a very easy way to explore what happened next to Ahsoka, Bo-Katan, Ezra, Thrawn, and other characters he used for the animated series. But due to the toy box mystery nature of the show, it’s unclear just what chapter of Ahsoka’s journey we’re seeing in “The Jedi.” Has she already found Ezra and is now out to end Thrawn’s reign of terror for good or is the Rebels hero stil missing?

Whether already back in action by the time of The Mandalorian or miraculously guided home by Grogu’s call through the Force, the Ezra we’d meet in live-action would be a bit different from the young hero we last saw on Rebels. For one thing, he would be a bit older in 9 ABY. Born in 19 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin), Ezra would be about 28 if he were to appear on The Mandalorian, paving the way for Disney to cast an older actor in the role. This would allow showrunner Jon Favreau and Filoni to reintroduce the character but in a slightly different way. And how have Ezra’s adventures after Rebels changed him? We could very well meet an Ezra who is much stronger in the Force than the last time we saw him.

Or, if Star Wars follows its long tradition of sending light side characters to parts unknown and bringing them back corrupted and evil, we could meet an Ezra who’s given in to the dark side. Rebels season 3 teased that Ezra had a dark side, and bringing him back to Star Wars as a villain would really add some complexity and stakes to Ahsoka’s own story on The Mandalorian.

Regardless of what Ezra would be like in his late 20s, a story of this magnitude really deserves its own space to breathe instead of being shoved in as a sub-plot in Mando and Baby Yoda’s adventure. This might be where the newly-announced Ahsoka spinoff series might come in. A show focusing solely on Ahsoka’s search for Ezra, as well as her further adventures, seems like a more appropriate place for the young Jedi’s return.

But that’s not stopped people from hoping for Ezra’s return on The Mandalorian or from fancasting the character. Who is the front runner? The Haunting of Bly Manor‘s Rahul Kohli, who has been the subject of many rumors over the past few months, chiefly that he’s been cast as Ezra in secret and is set to make his debut in Chapter 16.

While Kohli has denied being involved in any way with Star Wars, the actor has not been shy about his interest in playing Ezra. In September, he sparked a new round of rumors when he tweeted, “I’ve gotten into that Lothal orphan, force sensitive, trained by Kanan Jarrus kind of shape. For no particular reason.” The tweet excited such a furor among fans that Kohli had to walk back the post, explaining that he’d made it in jest on his way to the gym.

Seriously, for no particular reason.

— Rahul Kohli (@RahulKohli13) September 24, 2020

But since then, Kohli has joined in on the fancasting, often retweeting fan art imagining himself as an older Ezra.

I got Bosslogic’d! 👀 https://t.co/XcznVUU8B8

— Rahul Kohli (@RahulKohli13) November 29, 2020

At first light, on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the East. https://t.co/b2W7T59Uyf

— Rahul Kohli (@RahulKohli13) December 12, 2020

This hasn’t helped dissipate the rumors, of course. Commenting on why he’s encouraged fans who want him to be in Star Wars, Kohli put it simply: “Lemme set the record straight real quick, why do I fancast or engage with fancasting? Because unless it’s rammed down people’s throats, ain’t nobody thinking of casting an Indian guy in iconic roles. If I keep pushing, maybe one of us gets through.”

Lemme set the record straight real quick, why do I fancast or engage with fancasting? Because unless it’s rammed down people’s throats, ain’t nobody thinking of casting an Indian guy in iconic roles. If I keep pushing, maybe one of us gets through 💕

— Rahul Kohli (@RahulKohli13) December 12, 2020

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Personally, as a Latino who has enjoyed watching actors like Pedro Pascal and Oscar Isaac play major characters in Star Wars projects, I’m absolutely here for what Kohli is saying. I do hope he gets cast as Ezra.

Whether this has already happened in time for Kohli to thrash his way through Gideon‘s forces in The Mandalorian season 2 finale remains to be seen. And what would happen next? Would Ezra decide to train Grogu? The two Jedi have at least one captivating connection: both of their lives have been devastated by the Empire (Ezra’s parents were killed by the evil government), and while Ezra grew up after the fall of the Jedi, his master was a padawan during Order 66. We watch Kanan pass on that history and many of the traditions of the old Jedi Order to Ezra throughout Rebels, so Ezra would understand where Grogu comes from and why he’s afraid to be a Jedi even after the fall of the Empire. In many ways, it would make sense for Ezra to become Grogu’s master.

But even if Ezra is about to hit The Mandalorian, it seems very unlikely that he’d actually take Grogu away to train him. After all, Mando and Grogu’s relationship is the core of the show. Why would Disney want to break away from the formula that has made the live-action series such a success?

Still, seeing Ezra in live-action for the first time would pack one final punch in a season full of exciting guest appearances. Star Wars has always strived to be one long, cohesive story, and The Mandalorian has truly excelled at connecting its gritty post-Return of the Jedi corner of the galaxy to the animated universe inspired by the Prequel Trilogy. And if Ezra isn’t the final guest character of the season, there’s a chance it could be Sabine?

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