TV #70 of 2021: Star Wars Rebels, season 4 There are two resonant character farewells in this last year of Star Wars Rebels: first in the episode “Jedi Night” and then in the overall finale. We also get the surprise return of Ahsoka Tano following her apparent death two seasons back, which may have worked …
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TV Review: Star Wars Rebels, season 3
TV #53 of 2021: Star Wars Rebels, season 3 Another mixed bag of a season. The best element is clearly the villainous Grand Admiral Thrawn, making his long-overdue introduction into proper Star Wars canon a full quarter-century after first appearing in the 1991 novel Heir to the Empire. I actually haven’t read any of the …
TV Review: Star Wars Rebels, season 2
TV #43 of 2021: Star Wars Rebels, season 2 A definite step down from its first season, this sophomore run of the Disney Star Wars cartoon is a frustratingly meandering piece of storytelling. There are some slight attempts at character arcs, but mostly we’re given a lot of episodic filler that doesn’t really capitalize on …
TV Review: Star Wars Rebels, season 1
TV #32 of 2021: Star Wars Rebels, season 1 This cartoon is definitely kid-friendly, but it offers a lot to older Star Wars fans as well, and largely avoids the sort of slapstick humor and wacky episode premises that could be so grating in The Clone Wars. As the first TV show in the franchise …
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