I didn't watch Rebels until after Clone Wars had fully ended last year, and honestly, I'm kind of glad I watched it that way. Not only did seeing Ahsoka and Maul's endings make their roles in Rebels hold more weight, but the more naturalistic approach to the force feels incredible earned after seeing how the war really twisted and abused the force. Seeing Kanan and Ezra use the force to interact with animals and nature feels like a really great direction after watching the full conclusion of The Clone Wars.
The end of the Clone Wars would have been so much more intense if Rebels didn't exist yet and we didn't know Maul, Ahoska, and Rex were all going to survive. But imagine if The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch and Rebels all released chronologically? Imagine if it is the last season of The Bad Batch, and we see the 99 doing a mission with Kanan bringing it all full circle and passing the torch
@@TheJadedJames that’d be awesome, and probably would have ended up with Rebels having a much larger budget. However it is pretty neat to see how they are filling in the gaps since Rebels already came out
I watched The Clone Wars and Rebels for the first time last year and I watched them back to back. I absolutely love The Clone Wars but Rebels was much more underwhelming in terms of animation and story. I still think it's a pretty good show though and this video really helped me appreciate it more
I love how Kanan was un-Jedi enough to make connections and un-Sith enough to let go. In the end, he was almost like the Bendu, but if the Bendu actually took control of its destiny.
Kanan was a true Jedi. Aware of his own limitations, but always willing to try anyway. He recognized the importance of attachments and family, but knew when he needed to prioritize the greater good. When he disagrees with his Padawan, he recognizes when he was wrong. What makes for the best Jedi in Star Wars isn't strength in the force or strict adherence to doctrine, it's seeing clearly and being open to your own flaws.
@@ENCHANTMEN_ 100% agree. The statement, "He recognized the importance of attachments and family, but knew when he needed to prioritize the greater good" is in my opinion what the Jedi should strive to be.
The original Jedi doctrine was never about forsaking all attachments. It was about not letting them control you. That is why the Jedi order during the Clone Wars was doomed, they had become too dogmatic. The truest Jedi are those who accept attachments, but also know when to let go. Meanwhile "grey Jedi", those inbetween are those who do not fully believe in the light or dark side, but rather draw from both. Apathy from the selflessness and the selfishness, never dominated by either. Kanan/Caleb by the end of Rebels was a true Jedi, much like Obi-Wan. Both of them allowed connections into their lives, but knew when to let go and how to perservere on the light side until the very end. Both of them actually loved a woman, but didn't let it consume them. Both lost many close ones and fought evil, but never stooped to their enemies' level.
I like to think Kanan is like the ancient Jedi, wandering Jedi who are of service to those in the galaxy….. having attachments to those are them and the force but never trying to dominate either, finding balance between the force and those they love
As someone who grew up watching rebels, you did such a service to the show. Obviously rebels is not without its flaws but I think it's such a beautiful story if people are willing to give it the chance.
honestly i felt it fell a little short, i didnt like ezra and kanan, they felt whiny the entire time. but it had great moments like darth maul, asoka and vader
Star Wars Rebels came out long enough ago where a girl can say, "I grew up watching rebels" ?!?! How long ago was that? haha I feel like it just came out a couple years ago! Where'd the time go chica? :0
I was always so taken with the story between Kalus and Zeb. The shot where Kalus returns to the ship and it barely greeted by anyone, left alone in an empty room with only a faint glimmer of hope behind him really made me feel for him. I love his redemption arc. Really there is a lot of good stuff in Rebels, but people always complain that it isn’t as great as Clone Wars. Which fine, it’s not, but it never set out to be like Clone Wars, it is its own thing
Dude that scene was strong. Kalus is one of the best imperial characters for sure. Zeb took him to the survivors at the end of the series. Full circle.
Clone Wars Season 7 was Filoni’s love letter to the fans, but Rebels... Rebels was his love letter to his mentor and Jedi Master, George Lucas. The circle is now complete
I partially disagree. I think both shows are a love letter to both the fans and George. Especially in TCW since George did contribute all the story concepts and worked directly with Dave, often giving him several notes over the phone with how he wanted certain pieces of dialogue and other elements of TCW's episodes to be. S7 was his way of finishing what he and Lucas had started back in 2006 (beginning of production before completing S1 in '08). Plus, Dave always constantly credits the Maker whenever he's in a featurette talking about the making of episodes from TCW. Even in the S7 featurettes that they released, particularly in the Maul v. Ahsoka BTS video you can find on the official SW channel, Dave specifically mentioned how he was now finally able to finish TCW just based on the development of a few of George's notes back in the day.
Agreed. Its still seen as TCW's uglier little brother, but I feel that is beginning to change and more and more are loving it for what it is, not comparing it to the other.
@Star Killer Did you know that the Grand Inquisitor has made a few appearances in the comics over the past few years? Mainly in the 2017 Darth Vader series and a brief cameo in the 2020 Star Wars series (as some weird ghost thing).
I recently rewatched it, and I enjoyed it more the second watch through. When Ahsoka came on the screen first time was emotional for me 😭 ... I’m a grown ass man, wtf wrong with me and these cartoons lol
@@joeracer302 It's OK, Ashoka is my favorite character (sounds like she might be yours too), and I get nostalgic when I re-watch her. She's extremely aptly named, and I think she represents her name sake well.
Yeah it would have been cool if his second lightsaber was an upgraded version. Maybe it could of been able to shoot even when the saber was ignited. Would of lead to some cool combos
Rebels was a very important show for me, and Ezra was an important character. Ezra was the same age as I was when the show premiered. and as the show went forward, I realized very quickly after season 2 how I felt I was learning the same lessons as Ezra. I don't think I've identified with a character more than that before. The show's lessons and themes really resonated with me and genuinely contributed to my growth as a person. by the end of it, the parallels of my journey and Ezra's own journey through those years were evident and I am still so grateful to have grown up with a show that left that impact on me. To sort of paraphrase Ezra, this show taught me so much, not just about star wars and its mythos, but about family, hope, doing the right thing, and being a good person.
When Rebels was airing I remember feeling like I was one of the few people who thought the show was actually kinda great, everyone hated it online and that included a lot of the youtubers I liked. I'm glad the show is being appreciated more now, I have no shame in calling it one of my favourite pieces of SW media. Great video!
I absolutely adore Rebels! Don't get me wrong, Clone Wars is a masterpiece and I love almost every second of it, but Rebels just hits different. I love how every seasons stakes rise higher and higher, how the Ghost crew grows as a family and how everyone has do deal with their own demons in order to grow and become a better version of themselves. I love the villains, from the Grand Inquisitor to Tarkin and Vader to Thrawn. Yes, it has flaws, especially the first season(s), but it's one of my favourite pieces of Star Wars media nonetheless!
@@fejuro2000 Same, actually. When I finally watched every season I was amazed. I don't have the same nostalgic feeling towards TCW as many others, and IMHO, Rebels rivals the greatness of TCW.
I wasn't in the loop at the time it aired, but I watched it recently with my seven year old son and I loved it as much as he did. The only thing we didn't love about it was that it ended.
I like a lot of episodes and scenes such as ahsoka confronting vader. I am annoyed the show was too afraid to go dark because of Disney(I understand why) and that it was y7 instead of TV-PG and a lot of the episodes are either filler or really boring. but i would give the show a solid 7/10 or 7.5/10. But Yoda is big boi ugly
I think they'll nod to it in her series. She seems content at her lot by the time of The Mandalorian however, so perhaps she feels it isn't needed - even if we do need to see it!
@@sambridgers9543 I do think they'll do something, especially since Hayden is back filming the Kenobi series just now; all they need to do is get him to act in one or two scenes and we can have resolution.
@@shugaroony Speaking of Kenobi, if the very first scene isn't a live action recreation of the Utapau campfire scene (Ahsoka's Decision by Cinematic Captures, if that rings a bell), I'm done with Star Wars.
Now he just has to cover the three trilogies with the same skill and elegance as his Clone Wars and Rebels videos. Maybe then I can finally come to peace with the Rise of Skywalker!
I’m in my 30’s, and I grew up with the first six movies, adored The Clone Wars - and Rebels is hands down my favorite piece of Star Wars storytelling. It is my absolute favorite story above any of the films or other shows. To take a completely original cast of characters and tell a cohesive story with them while also expanding the rest of the Star Wars “myth” as a whole is remarkable. Rebels is excellent. Star Wars at its best.
The growth of Agent Callus was one of my favorite and most unexpected character arcs in Clone Wars. You can only get solid character development like this in a well written series 👍🏻
ehh i thought Callus arc was one of the weaker ones, pretty predictable and hoped to see more internal struggle within himself instead of fully committing to the rebellion right after the incident. Still its a good arc and much better than any filler arc from TCW
@@Silver4Hire i like to think “imperial turned rebel” is overdone, but kallus was very much so then best one. it wasn’t “i dislike what the empire does but i serve them out of fear and a good speech from a main character will get me to turn” no, it was a realization, that he meant nothing to the empire, he kept the glowing rock, the only other thing that kept him from dying, that and a member of the very species he ordered the genocide of. it wasn’t a realization of “there is hope against the empire” it was “there is no hope WITH the empire”
While speaking of the Biblical meaning of names, don't forget that Canan was orignally Caleb. This Biblical/Hebrew name means “faithful,” “whole-hearted,” “bold,” or “brave.” This is an Old Testament character from the book of Chronicles.
Yes, Kanan means 'merchant' which could signify his life as a smuggler and job-getter for the crew. However, when he chooses to become Caleb once more, he is once more becoming faithful to the Jedi religion, and following the will of the force.
The biblical Caleb was one of the few Israelites who trusted in God when they were facing a seemingly unbeatable enemy(the Canaanites) and thus God allowed him to enter and help conquer Canaan when it was time. Caleb Dume was one of the few surviving Jedi who had hope against a seemingly unbeatable enemy(the Empire) and because he let go of his fear and trusted in the Force, through his sacrifice, Lothal was liberated.
Caleb comes from כלב (kelev) means dog in Hebrew. (The folk etymologies don't really add up, but they're not impossible.) Fitting, really, I thought at the time, given his connection to the Lothe wolf.
@@jonsmith2832 I agree but when the show finishes, They might focues on other stories with the great animation. The skies the limit with what they can do with star wars.(including the good writing).
Season 4 delivers some of the most evocative moments in the entire canon. Kanan's death and the subsequent effect upon the crew was incredibly moving and I don't understand the negativity I often see regarding SW Rebels.
I finished season 4 last night and still can't get over the scene of Hera in the cave blaming herself. Nobody talks about this segment for some reason, but it's one of the most human things we've seen in all of Star Wars. I see lot's of people talk about Ezra and his reaction to Kanan's death, but I feel like Hera was the one hit the hardest and this deserves more discussion.
@@matthewjohnson2428 Hera's reaction was profound in its intensity. The scene in the cave was powerful, as was the scene where she asked Ezra if Kanaan was finally gone. The way she kept holding her shoulder where she had previously felt his touch was so evocative.
@@somewhereelse000 for a kids show, both of those scenes kind of floored me with their maturity. Not in a way where the content deemed a higher rating, but the fact that it took time to show anguish and grieving in honest ways, realistic to how real people react. That scene outside the temple where Hera was holding her shoulder, whether it was Kanan comforting her through the Force or her imagination is irrelevant, creating physical contact with one's self and imagining it's someone they love is a very real human coping mechanism and it was good to see it portrayed as such. If I had one thing to say, it's that I don't feel a sense of completion with her character as she never really healed from her loss by the end of the show. Sure there's the epilogue, but I don't totally buy the idea of them having a son together considering she finally told him she loved him like a minute before his death. In a way I feel like we left Hera at her greatest high in accomplishment, but at her lowest low in loss and grief.
52:58 Sabine’s line hits different now post Book of boba Ep 5 after seeing the night of a thousand tears.. “ I helped enslave my people…” Because she gave the saber to Bo, the night of a thousand tears happens. Even when she thinks she’s doing the right thing in this arc, it’s the wrong thing still… damn.. chills.. Sabine is the domino to the death of mandalore..
Exactly and it really makes you anticipate her eventual reemergence in 'Ahsoka' since that takes place AFTER the Mandalorian Purge so we more likely get to see her guilt over being the unintentional cause of her people's destruction. She and Ahsoka now both have something extremely painful that ties them together since one could assume that Ahsoka believed for a long time that if she hadn't left Anakin he wouldn't have become Vader and caused Order 66. It's going to be so interesting to see how she behaviours now afterwards and how it affected her, especially since we saw none of Clan Wren with Bo Katan making us wonder if Sabine's family survived and whether or not they could've taken refuge on Lothal with her afterwards to hide.
Personally, I feel that the story of Mandalore should have ended there. It was a rounded conclusion. For me, The Mandalorian and The Boba Fett have only ruined the dark saber story and the legacy of Mandalore. That rule of having to win the saber in combat was ridiculous for me.
Starting with the Clone Wars, and ending in Rebels, took a character that most of us thought was 'eh' to one of the better, fleshed out 'villians' in the SW universe. and yes, rather tragic.
When Dave said, "there was nothing we couldn't do on that show. There was no challenge to big." All I could think of was, "bubble covered lightsabers underwater."
I went into star wars rebels without watching the clone wars. Went in with low expectations becuase of the uneeded hate. This show literally over delivered in every aspect, I found myself watching the entire series in less than two weeks time. I can't believe how much I enjoyed it and connected with the characters. The ending had me feeling in many different ways, but I absolutely loved this series. I cannot wait for the Ahsoka series in 2023, the search for Ezra begins. Now time to watch clone wars, hopefully I can get just as emotionally attached as rebels, im a huge prequels fan as well so I hope thats the case. I wish we could get more rebels in the future, but I know a show was good when its got myself asking for more. Awesome video by the way!
I binged rebels for the first time on disney+ after I rewatched/fully watched clonewars(pre the last season) and as it wasn't as good as clone wars most of the time when rebels was good it was amazing. But even at its worst it was a entertaining lite hearted smuggler romp. Except zeb I wish his species would've had the wookie treatment the charecters can understand him but we can't would have made him way more palatable.
I did kind of the same thing. I didn't even know about either of them until during the pandemic. I watched all of Clone Wars in like two days and all Rebels in a day. LMAO
I think Rebels was one of the last pieces of star wars media I watched, but it rose to the top and to this day is my absolute favourite. I just adored the show in every way. It hit every single one of my favourites in fiction and was a thoroughly entertaining, charming and deep piece of media I cannot recommend enough. Unlike with clone wars, I never found myself getting bored by arcs I wanted to skip and it was easier to connect with and concentrate on a smaller main group. Each and every one of the Ghost crew (Hera especially) has a special place in my heart forever. Rebels captured my interest and my heart and it deserves so much more love and admiration.
As a somewhat newer SW fan, I watched rebels as soon as I finished TCW, and to be honest, Rebels is just as amazing as Clone Wars in its storytelling. Sure it got off to a rusty start, and had big shoes to fill in the wake of TCW, but with time it grew as a show and had moments that were just as meaningful as those in Clone Wars. Dave Filoni and his team are singlehandedly keeping the mythology of Star Wars alive in the midst of the corporate restrictions and ideological differences imposed on them by Disney. When you think of Star Wars, or at least when I thought of Star Wars before I watched the series, two names automatically came to mind: George Lucas and John Williams. Now, there is a third, a name that I believe every Star Wars fan should hold with the same respect as the previous two: Dave Filoni. Thank you for this amazing documentary.
I feel like this video was made for me. I had been putting off watching Rebels, and just got around to finishing it YESTERDAY. I was looking for a good summary/ analysis of the show on TH-cam. But I could not find anything even close to as amazing as this video. Which watch the show I never realized how truly beautiful it was, thank you for opening my eyes to this wonderful show.
Couldn't make it thru one episode. Stormtroopers are a joke and there's a lot of idiotic timelines.B wings and Tie Defenders didn't exist until after Hoth. Even if this is now canon it doesn't make sense. Why no B Wings at Yavin? Or Defenders to get rid of all the X Wings in a minute. What a trash show Mayne after this video I'll give it another shot, maybe
@@captnwinkle You obviously didnt watch or pay attention to the episodes before complaining because your criticism doesnt make any sense. The B was a prototype design not finalized. None had been manufactured. Likewise, it is a major plot point to sabotage or destroy the Tie Defender factory. Why there are none in service is perfectly explained.
My first watch of rebels I somehow missed the last episode??? Fell absolutely in love with it. The animation isn't even that bad from an animation student perspective. So like a month later I rewatched the show again (I like background noise when I draw) and uh...there was an episode after the wolf one....so damn confused and awed at the same time. The whole sacrifice thing made so much sense....dude I heck'n cried.
Rebels still to this day takes a beating from overly critical armchair expert fans. I grew up with the original trilogy, I watched the prequel trilogy, in between I read a lot of books. Many were good and even more really stunk! It was after that I let my Star Wars fandom die. It stayed dead for decades. The clone wars came out and I didn't even care. Obiwan this, Anakin that.. I just didn't care. What caught my attention was the commercials for this new series called Rebels. Fresh new characters never seen before that we can meet and get to know. I was with Rebels from day one. I didn't even go back and watch The Clone Wars until after the end of season 2, so I can learn all the backstories. But through it all I enjoyed Star Wars, it sparked imagination and inspiration. But it never touched my heart like Rebels did. The feeling of family between the characters and the bond that Kanan and Ezra share just spoke to me on a level that no other Star Wars project ever did. All the little nitpicky stuff that people complain about is simply nonsense. If they had even the slightest hint of what Rebels really stands for, the stupid space alladin and helicopter lightsaber issues wouldn't even come up. This video speaks to that perfectly! Bravo on a wonderful job! Rebels is my heart and soul over all other Star Wars. It was storytelling perfection for me. Oh and Chopper kind of reminds me of my cat too..
Couldn't make it thru one episode. Stormtroopers are a joke and there's a lot of idiotic timelines.B wings and Tie Defenders didn't exist until after Hoth. Even if this is now canon it doesn't make sense. Why no B Wings at Yavin? Or Defenders to get rid of all the X Wings in a minute. What a trash show
@@captnwinkle The B wings weren't finished and the Defender project never materialized because resources were diverted to the Death Star. Jeeze, pay attention.
I loved rebels and enjoyed it just that bit more that TCW because it’s a tight knit show, a few characters felt very close and I enjoyed the family aspect and got really connected to the characters, don’t get me wrong I love the clone wars but aside from The big arcs like Mortis,umbara, mandalore, fives arc, onderon, ahsokas arcs, bounty hunters and s7 which sounds like a lot but the show ran for like 130 episodes which meant a lot of fillers which I felt dragged it down just that small bit to put it below rebels also the anthology aspect where there were so many different characters took away that family aspect outside the 501st and anakin/ahsoka, there was many better things in TCW like all those scenes that can make a grown man cry and that inevitable doom with the clones but I feel rebels averaged out better with only a few fillers
@@memesandshit228 I always found it funny with the people that complain about Rebels fillers, but yet are totally ok or ignore the fact that TCW had 3 times the amount of fillers.
@@captnwinkle This is the type of stuff OP is talking about. Stormtroopers being a joke and plot armor have been a thing in Star Wars since the originals, with deviations only coming from Rogue One and some Legends books. This isn't something Rebels started. B wing shown in Rebels is a prototype and so are the Defenders, plus this was made after Disney made everything pre 2011 non canon, so it doesn't matter anyway. Plus I like the direction Rebels took with Thrawn and the Defender, making them such big threats that that removing them helped the rebels win.
@@I_Jakob_I rebels is much better made then tcw. You are in delusion. Tcw is obviously more iconic but rebels is better. The story, the way it’s made, and inferences we can make of it. Tcw always had quotes at the beginning, but rebels taught children good things.
Best scene in all of Rebels imo is the Vader encounter at the beginning of Season 2. In terms of perspective, Ezra has no clue what Sith are and Kanan may have a vague idea of Sith as evil jedi, but Vader is suffocatingly powerful, far more powerful than any jedi he'd ever met. The two are strangled by his presence, the air feels cold and thick and they realize immediately that this foe is beyond them. Kanan was riding high off the fact that he killed the Inquisitor at this point but then Vader shows up to humble him and you can tell by the look on his face that there is an immeasurable difference in power between the foe he killed previously and the foe who is now standing before him. It does such a phenomenal job at making Vader a monster. Vader is only seen for the good he is by his own son, to everyone else he is a 2 meter tall monolith whose very presence forces his enemies to bow. We see the good in Vader from Luke's perspective, but from the perspective of an average runaway jedi, they don't see a good man, or even a man at all, they see a thing, a demon, death incarnate armed with a blade coming for them.
I feel Rebels was the first sign that things were about to get better in the franchise. Then we got the new CW season and Mando and I was absolutely sure of it. Thanks to Feloni.
Favreau wrote the Mandalorian. Rick Famuyiwa has the same writing credits on the Mandalorian as Filoni, ie 2 episodes each; Famuyiwa's are much better.
This video truly brings justice to Rebels. As someone who hates the Star Wars Disney era, Rebels was the sign that told me there's still a portion of love for Star Wars in Lucasfilms, which only grew with Clone Wars Season 7, Mandalorian, and Bad Batch.
That was beautiful. I cried. I friggin choked. This show means so much to me. Although I grew up with The Clone Wars, I never got to keep up with it week-to-week. Rebels was the first Star Wars thing - heck, the first show in general - that I ever got to follow. And most importantly, it was through this show that I met and bonded with the person who would eventually become my girlfriend. This show’s themes of optimism and family quite literally saved me during much of my teens. Meeting Ashley Eckstein a couple days ago with my girlfriend felt like a cathartic culmination of all those experiences, as she was the bridge between the two most important shows in my life, as well as part of the reason I met the love of my life. Anyway, I’m oversharing. Thank you for this in-depth summary and analysis. It completely lived up to your incredible work on the The Clone Wars videos and truly made me appreciate this series more - something I didn’t really think was possible. “Star Wars is family.”
It’s crazy cause I actually watched the clone wars week to week, it came out when I was 6 (born 2002) and as amazing as it was I still enjoy rebels much more, the inevitable doom of the clone wars was always sad but rebels had such deep meaning and was filonis 2md Star Wars media that avoided the mistakes of the first and it was emotionally perfect and so well written
I viewed Thrawn as a hades villain: his collection of art in his office is an underworld of the souls of his opponents. His mechanical, tactical treatment strikes deals that no one but himself wins. And in the end, Ezra (after his journey with Canaan ends, renamed as one of the few who entered the promised land, Caleb) and after his ascension from the trinity father/son/daughter becomes the risen christ figure that breaks the gates of hades (the rise and destruction of the dome) from his office and the plot for Lothal to be free.
What a beautiful and profound work has been done in this video, after seeing so much negativity, it is very comforting to see such a sentimental and intimate tribute to Rebels, you managed to synthesize very well the sensations and moments of the series and those that made many of us feel As fans of Star Wars, thank you very much for the effort and I hope that the future holds the best for you Greetings from Venezuela
Part of the reason I hold Rebels so close to my heart, is because it was the only animated series I’ve seen so far that I was with from beginning to end. Clone Wars started when I was like 5 and I only occasionally saw like 10 at most episodes, but only fully watched after season 6 (when it was presumed to have ended). Avatar the Last airbender ended when I was 5 as well and legends of korra I hadn’t heard of then, and only watched both less than a year ago. Adventure time I only discovered when it was in its 5th season and (for some reason I do not remember) I stopped near the start of the sixth. Gravity Falls id seem like 65% of (including the finale) but never got the full story. Rick and Marty is still going but I only started that like 2 months ago. Regular Show I dipped in and out of when it was coming out but didn’t know it had ended until a year or two after it did. It is nice that I’ve gotten up to date on all of those wonderful shows nowadays, but it still would’ve been cool to be there at the beginning, and sticking with it till the end. And I still haven’t seen Steven Universe yet! But yeah, Star Wars Rebels was the only one I somehow managed to be with the whole way and experience it, as it was happening. It was a big part of my early adolescence and (again) ill always be fond of it (not just for that reason, but it is a factor). Great video btw : )
This is so coool!! I’m glad you got to see Rebels when it was first coming out I also really value that experience! At least we are getting that with the bad batch now!!
@@kevthepoet I was a dumb kid lol. If I knew how tv scheduling worked when I was 6 and just watched more tv and less movies I’d probably have caught all of them when they aired.
These Star Wars documentaries are fucking phenomenal, dude. I mean truly top-tier analysis with incredibly insightful commentary. I haven’t heard anyone on this entire platform reach your level of insight into what these stories are truly about. Please make more. You’re doing a fantastic job.
I may be late to the party but I have enjoyed this analysis just the same. ArTorr, George would be proud of the key elements and themes you have explained so well in your analysis. Parkes continue the great work and educate people about the mythos of Star Wars.
I grew up with clone wars and rebels and yet only rebels fills me with a sense of nostalgia a sense of hope. Maybe it’s the smaller cast maybe it’s the feeling of the small group going up against insurmountable odds or maybe I just like rebels better. I really don’t know but what I do know is I like rebels and no matter what people say I never will stop liking it
to be fair, clone wars can only end in tragedy. rebels ends on a hopeful note, and lifts up the viewers at the end instead of leaving them melancholy about the future. at the end of clone wars, even the new season seven, we have a long time to go before luke and leia grow up and defeat the empire, so it's twenty years of pain and suffering ahead of our characters. when rebels ends, there is genuine hope and the sun peeking through after the clouds of the empire.
I didn’t watch rebels for a long time because I’d heard it was “not as good as clone wars” and wasn’t any where near the quality of clone wars but after watching it I found this wasn’t true. Maybe the budget and the scale is smaller but rebels hit me in various ways when it came to characters. Characters and character development is what makes rebels amazing and i love it for what is is and can appreciate it more now than I think I ever would have years ago.
... Depa Billaba might've been so PROUD of her pawdawan's heroic sacrifice. And now that Caleb Dume is one with the Force, He is probably with his Master. *Sniff* R.I.P Caleb, you will never be forgotten 🙏😔
I love Rebels with all my heart. The Space family will always have a special place in my heart. I miss Ezra and I wonder what happened after the finale. Did he end up befriending Thrawn? Are they fighting the Grysk menace in the Unknown Regions? Also Kallus and Zeb are my favorite characters. A beautiful story: from mortal enemies, to friends, to maybe more? Even Filoni and Steve Blum admitted that there is something more between them. Whatever is your interpretion of their relationship, it’s a powerful story of redeption, forgiveness, friendship, and probably love.
You have done right by me, Good Sir. I liked “Rebels” better than “Clone Wars”. Your observations regarding “Rebels” are spot-on and well-reasoned. The true strength of “Rebels” was in the characters and their relationships. The writing was consistently good and, at times, truly excellent. “Twilight of the Apprentice”, “Jedi Night”, and “World Between Worlds” were my favorites, with “Twilight” being my favorite “Star Wars” of all (so far). I believe “Rebels” had everything pertinent to character development and writing that was so sorely lacking in the Sequel Trilogy. We had no connection to Rey because she “came out of nowhere”, and was anointed the new “hero” of Star Wars as fans watched in disbelief. “Rebels” managed to integrate Darth Vader, Thrawn, Obi-Wan, and other Prequel and OT characters seamlessly into the same series without diminishing them. And I believe Ezra, Ahsoka, and Thrawn will be the “way back” for Disney Star Wars to recover from the damage done by the fan-despised Sequel Trilogy. I was furious with the Sequel Trilogy for not utilizing the “Rebels” characters in any meaningful way. “Rebels” also TRULY creeped me out during “Rise of the Old Masters” when the mummified remains of Luminara Unduli were utilized to lure Kanan and Ezra into a trap. This plot element was VERY well-done.
I grew up with clone wars literally, especially because I watched the movie in cinemas at 4 years old but I grew up with rebels spiritually and as much as I love clone wars, rebels takes the cake in what feels more loving and caring and I feel bad for everyone who has never watched the show and hated on it, Ezra and kanan are definitely some of the best Jedi ever and Sabine in ‘trials of the darksaber’ makes her a phenomenal character in what she was lacking previously
I love Rebels!! In my opination when Ahsoka manganese to slice Vader's mask in half and he hesitates for just a moment before trying to kill her she got through to him even though his redemption would not take place for several years. The way I see things the entire story of Rebels is Sabine remembering all the adventures they had that is why she nerites the epilogue.
@@orcahhh8017 Yes I did but the fact he calls out to her to me he is asking for her help. And so before Luke redeemed him the seeds that would lead to his redemption were already there and so he only finished what Ahsoka started.
@@chriskeithsherman yes maybe But it was more an indication that he still was under the mask somewhere, but ashoka alone didn't had the power to bring him back
As a die hard fan from the 90's i really loved Rebels , great stories great characters and they brought back few legends materials. But the killing blow was Thrawn absolutly love the voice actor and his story! Nailed 10/10 And Maul vs kenobi was the ultimate nail on the coffin i call " i love dave Filoni "
Never gave rebels a chance when it was coming out. After watching the first ep of ahsoka i watched your video to get a recap so i can understand whats going on, but ended up watching rebels all the way through because you really sold it. Finished it last night, and now its probably my favorite star wars media out there. Thanks homie keep up the good work
In late 2018, Rebels is what made me truly fall in love with Star Wars all over again. I never really stopped completely caring about Star Wars, I watched all the movies, watched and of course loved the shows about it, especially The Clone Wars (also the 2003 series) read many of the books and comics, played and absolutely loved many of the games (KOTOR I, II and 2005 Battlefront 2 ftw). But by this time, with the new movies and the community of course being in flames at the time (still is) Star Wars was beginning to really weigh me down. I felt this disconnect with Star Wars despite me being so interested in it, but when in 2018 I finally got around to watching Rebels, it felt like I was transported back to being a kid again, I remembered just why this galaxy far far away means so much to me. As an added layer of meaning this show has to me, I am adopted. The decision to use the found family of the Ghost crew helped put my own life into perspective. It helped me get over my insecurities about being adopted and not being able to find my birth parents. Despite me being a 21 year old adult by this point, and already loving my adoptive parents and siblings, this helped me to appreciate them even more for choosing to love me, for sacrificing so much for a child that is not their own flesh and blood. From a purely critical and technical filmmaking (showmaking?) standpoint, Clone Wars is the superior show, but Rebels came at the perfect time for me, I'm not afraid to say that I love Rebels more than TCW even if TCW is certainly the better show.
Dude, I saw again Rebels with my girlfriend this month, a year after I saw it for the first time, and I'm still shocked. I can't watch the series finale without crying, everything is so beautifully made...I really needed this video, you deserve way much more subs and recognition, may the force bless TH-cam recomendations for getting me here. Keep going man!
I did not watch Clone Wars or Rebels until the COVID lockdown. I was 48. Once I got past the Lego-like depictions of the character animation and accepted that it is tempered for a younger audience, I grew to really appreciate the thematic choices and the expertly curated choices of what Star Wars lore was included in Rebels. It was far more comfortable dealing with myth and mysticism than anything prior to it. I think it is in many ways more sophisticated than much of the prequels and much more accessible than the dreary, confusing sequels. It and Clone Wars' time constraints in many ways makes the storylines simple and action focused which is what disappeared in Star Wars after the original trilogy. The cartoons are what made me say in my 50s that I was a Star Wars junkie, something that I certainly did not feel in my 20s, 30s, and 40s.
Rebels was my introduction to Star Wars. It's always been disheartening in my later years to find out the show I enjoyed was so disliked by the larger fandom, so this video was very lovely to watch. Thank you for all the work you put into it
Could not help noting @26:00 with as you point out, the addition of Clone Wars characters.. Bridger is the bridge.. uniting the movies and series.. IMHO, SO necessary and I'm hoping the new Disney+ series does not fail to do likewise! BRAVO!! I have greatly enjoyed this documentary! Thanks so much!
Kanan Is a favorite for sure. Knowing that he ran as a padawan is what fuels him to always be at the head of the group during times of certain doom. Its brave but also tragic since it almost feels like suicide by cop mixed with survivors guilt. Thankfully, his sacrifice became more than just that for him by the end. Another great moment was him overcoming The Grand Inquisitor. He mocks Kanan all season for being a coward, when it was his master's last order for him to run. Yet it was him who truly ran and abandoned his post as Jedi Guardian during the initial Jedi purge. The Grand Inquisitor continued to run until his cowardly end, never truly facing what he feared; Vader. while Kanan was the true Guardian of the Jedi order until the end.
I do love how the ultimate enemy of the show is the ultimate loner. One who's not alone, because he's afraid of others, but one who simply sees himself as so far above anyone else that there is no need for companionship. He's the grand architect of his own life's design, for better or worse.
The season 2 finale was one of the greatest finales I've ever watched. I watched it as it aired and the loss, uncertainty and fear that permeated the end of the season were emphasized by the wait for the next season. This was what cemented my love for the show.
I love the content. During the pandemic I convinced my sister to watch Star Wars with me. Not just the movies but the TV as well. We are currently finishing up Rebels and after we finished CW we watched your videos on it. It helped give us a greater understanding of the show and made us love the show even more. I plan to watch this video with her after we finish Rebels.
I always said that Rebels, while obviously not good as Clone Wars, has amazing moments and does some great things for the overall lore of Star Wars. Never regretted watching it and I think it gets some unjust hate (cough* Cosmonaut Variety Hour*cough). Can't wait to see your take on it.
In his video about clone wars he claims Lucas didn't work on the show and Filoni and crew hated the prequels. He either talks without knowing of bends the truth to suit his preferences. I don't know which is worse.
I have a general policy of ignoring channels who make videos whose titles use the "[insert show/movie here] is garbage and here's why" format, which is what Cosmonaut for Rebels, if I'm not mistaken. It's clickbaity and needlessly reductive, and I don't respect people who do it. I'm sure there are some good points made in videos like that, but I'm not going to watch them.
I really loved the way the show handled the force in treating it more as a religion than a magic system. It serves the underlying theme of connection as well as expands further into the Jedis philosophy while underlining the reasons they fell.
I Think this is Not about subs or making money. Of course it’s a nice to have, but I think that this is more for him and that numbers don’t matter for him yet. you are right tho
Tbf when I first subbed a few months ago on watching the Clone Wars docs, he had only about 2k subs, so his channel has grew significantly since. With content as high quality as these documentaries, it will grow exponentially I'm sure.
@@sambridgers9543 YEah I think I was similar. I have been binging a lot of Clone Wars reactors (and Rebels) and it must've popped into my recommendations. I gave the first part of the TCW doc a try, found it superb, then watched the others. This lad will go far.
I never hated rebels but I definitely felt its short comings, and this has heightened my appreciation ten fold so thank you for that. I dont think anything could dethrone clone wars for me either
I know I'm a bit late to the party but, "Remember to make these stories hopeful. Make sure to give kids that because they need it." Reminds me very much of a quote from C.S. Lewis, "Since it is so likely that (children) will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage."
Two of my favorite characters. A really beautiful story: from enemies, to friends, to something more? Even Filoni admitted that there’s something more between them. Whatever is the interpretion of their story, it’s a powerful and deep story of redemption, forgiveness, friendship and maybe love.
THIS WAS SO GOOD!!! I do fall into the “I like Rebels more than Clone Wars” camp and I think you did a perfect job summarizing everything I love about the show and all the important themes. The background about the show’s production was also very interesting. This will definitely be a video I will rewatch.
Watching the scene of AP-5 in space. I enjoyed it because it made me laugh but heard a lot of criticism about it. But after watching this video, I realised its significance now. AP-5 could have attempted to run away from the ghost crew and stayed floating in space happily without a care in the world. He could have stayed with things exactly as they were and be happy But he understood that he couldn't run away from his destiny and instead of screaming and kicking his way along. He accepts that his purpose is far greater than his own happiness. It also gives meaning to all droids in the saga of the fact that no matter how fleeting they are, they have as much of a destiny as living creatures
Rebels will always have a special place in my heart. It's one of the most beautiful stories Star Wars has ever told and it has my favorite Star Wars moment.
This video is great. I grew up with the original series (I’m in my early 40s) and never watched Rebels or Clone Wars during their original runs. I suspect what your generation of Star Wars fans felt about Rebels is how my generation felt about the Prequels when they were first released. I finally caught up on all the animated series a few years ago and not only did Clone Wars and Rebels reignite my love for Star Wars, but Rebels became some of my favorite Star Wars stories ever, mostly due to how strong the myth storytelling is, the interaction with the force and animals (space druids!), and the character development. I love this crew so much. I even named my kitten after Sabine! Thank you for giving Rebels such a great tribute. I hope it inspires more people to give it a chance.
Thank you for doing this, it is one of the most honest depictions of this show I've ever seen. I hope it gets more people to watch this show and see the beauty in it.
I never realized the symbology of Ezra and Kanan in the last episode! Thanks for pointing that out! It makes the moment even more epic! Sabine's theme and Kanan's death is enough to make a grown man cry, and that's okay! Lol!
What a great video! I think both TCW and Rebels are masterpieces that kept Star Wars alive when it needed it the most. I personally prefer Rebels over TCW however it is incredibly close. Imo Rebels is extremely underrated by Star Wars fans and even people I regularly watch on TH-cam. I really appreciate you for making this, it was a great 1 30 hours.
Rebels is my personal favourite star wars series, telling a convincing story of the Rebellion's early years and expanding the star wars mythology, all while keeping its wonderful characters at its heart. Along with the OT it's my favourite piece of storytelling in the franchise. This video really does it justice, so thank you :)
I can't put into words how much I loved this love letter to one of my favourite stories. Like fuck, I started crying before the conclusion. This video is incredible and you deserve every bit of success coming your way and more.
Rebels is a masterpiece in its 4th season, previously with a lot of unnecessary episodes but also a lot of build-up that was needed. All the characters in the Ghost Crew have a very special place in my heart, just like the show itself It's not on the level of Clone Wars, but that's also impossible as the heart of Star Wars for me, but it continues that love for the series Unlike Resistance or Mandalorian, Rebels manages to give a great story with a lot of heart and warmth to Star Wars and my Star Wars heart Thanks for your video, which again is great and sums up a lot of what I love about Star Wars and this series Great essay and please keep it up, it's always an adventure to watch these videos
I didn't finish Clone Wars going up. Got interested in what happened to ahsoka during S2 of Rebels and started watching the show. That got me to finish clone wars and love both shows. Thank you for highlighting the great of both these shows.
Thank you so much for making this video! I love Rebels but was surrounded by those that hated on it, so I've always felt isolated in my affection for it. I saw A New Hope in the theater when I was 7 years old & everytime I see the ending of Twin Suns (where Obi-Won hears Luke being called by his aunt) I get goosebumps & go back emotionally to being that 7 year old boy. Definitely one of my top 5 moments in the entire Star Wars cinematic universe
Rebels is my favorite piece of Star Wars media, period. It's strange to me because I was in my mid to late 20s as it aired, so it's not some nostalgia of my youth. And despite growing up with the OT and following the PT as a teen, I feel much more emotionally attached to the crew of the Ghost. I guess it just hits all the right emotional buttons for me. I have watched the last few minutes of the last episode at least a dozen times and it makes me cry every time. That and Ahsoka leaving the Jedi Order are the only scenes in fiction that does that to me, and I'm not entirely sure why.
As somebody who just moved into an apartment and just graduated high school and going into college at 17, I decided to give rebels a shot just because of what you said in this video and you did not disappointed; Such great points and an amazing message that truly is an inspiration of hope. Love these videos
It's pretty wild when you think about where this show started thematically and how batshit crazy the stakes were when it ended. The deep dive Rebels took into the nature of the Force still blows my mind to this day. Unrelated, but another thing that truly impressed me about the show was its sound design. Rebels wasn't afraid to forgo its score in favor of, say, the chilling whine of the Ghost's engines as it cruises through space, or the oh-so satisfying *thud* as a ship enter or exits hyperspace. So many moments really let the sound effects shine without adding music just for the sake of it, and that's pretty commendable. You can tell they really gave a damn with Rebels.
When I saw how long this video was, I wasn't expecting to finish all of it in pretty much one sitting... Incredible editing, and I gotta say, I respect the commitment to this underappreciated series. In fact there were a lot of things I learned about this series from this video, and I now have a lot more respect for it as a piece of art, and the people who made it(keep in mind, I already was a fan of Rebels).
There aren’t many fillers as all characters develop every episode but the main episodes like malachor,twin suns,thrawn eps, basically all of season 3 &4, end of s2 are just top tier Star Wars, the only episodes I don’t really enjoy is the ones about chopper/ droids and a few at the start, you should definitely watch it if you havent
This video essay did not disappoint. I love your acknowledgment of the jarring "ALL ORIGINAL TRILOGY, ALL THE TIME" tone shift following the Disney sale, where the franchise was (at least spiritually) handed over to the Gen Xers who had spent the last decade attacking the prequels. And here we are enjoying the "8th season" of TCW. I love the music cue for Ezra mourning the death of his parents, which is a very underappreciated plot twist.
Fans ripped this show time and again during its run for many reasons. Not being "as dark as Clone Wars", or "it's too kiddy" or things like that. But that's honestly the reasons I enjoyed it. It was fun, it was light-hearted, and while plenty of other Star Wars stuff is good, few left me feeling as positive as Rebels did. It was a great show, and it deserved just as much love as the other lauded entries in the franchise 😊
I was basically the same with when I first saw Rebels. It had that undeniable spark of fun early on, but it all felt so sanitary. The streets were empty, the models looked toy like, and the stories while competent were still serialized and nowhere near as mature. I fell off in the first season and didn't give the time to finish it until recently when I watched it all over again on Disney+. I was truly surprised with how much improvement was visible from season to season or even episode to episode. Themes could be explored, characters given time to breath and it all managed to bridge the gap between old and new. Both expanding on what came before while not invalidating it like the sequel trilogies did.
It’s very interesting how Sabine has some similarities with prince zuko. They both got Exiled for speaking their opinions and as a result it caused him a lot of trauma. Filoni did make avatar so I can totally see the resemblance
I LOVED this series. When it premiered, my SW buddies thought it was a failure. On the premier episode, when Kanan asks Ezra, " You want a ride? " on the door of the Ghost, I KNEW the show was going to connect with all/most SW fans. It wasn't even a question. It was more like an INVITE from the SW creators.
This was beautiful! Thank you! Rebels deserves more apreciation and I love how latly, a lot more people, finally gave it chance and Admited how much they lost for rejecting the show. Of course, most still like TCW more, but they do like Rebels too. What you said in the conclusion is literally what happened to me, I was literally Ezra's age back then in 2014 when the show first came out. I felt conected with Ezra in different levels I literally grew with him, and I was his same age when the show ended... Many called him annoying, but that's literally how a 14-15 years old acts, beside the fact he grew up in the streets, by himself, all alone. What were people specting? Never understood it. And yes, even I knew the show didn't have the best animation, but the characters, the story and the FEELING of it, was wonderfull. I love Rebels so much because of that feeling of hope, family and unity, the show is not perfect, but is imposible not to notice all the Love and Soul it was put into its production. I have rewatched it more than once, by myself and with reactors. Star Wars Rebels and Ezra are always gonna be a part of me. I still want a sequel to know what happened with Thrawn and Ezra after the Jump, but what we have, feels good and complete. S4 finale, was a closure for a chapter, which also opened the door for a new one. It was a perfect endig for Rebels
This is the show that made me fall in love with star wars and at first i couldn't understand why so many people hated it, things like the animation or the humor didn't bothered me at all, and i immediately fell in love with the characters, and following their story was a roller coaster of emotions, so far no other part of star wars media has got me this emotionally invested. So i guess i'm rewatching the show again.
"Tell me..... is it the Chosen One?"
"He is."
"He.....will...avenge us.."
George Lucas to the fans talking about Dave be like...
@@zyzzlivesinallofus7531 More like George Lucas to the prequel haters back in 2005-2007.
Truly one of the greatest moments In Rebels
“Us” as in maul and savage
"Let me quote a TCW/movie character to prove that Rebels is good"
I didn't watch Rebels until after Clone Wars had fully ended last year, and honestly, I'm kind of glad I watched it that way. Not only did seeing Ahsoka and Maul's endings make their roles in Rebels hold more weight, but the more naturalistic approach to the force feels incredible earned after seeing how the war really twisted and abused the force. Seeing Kanan and Ezra use the force to interact with animals and nature feels like a really great direction after watching the full conclusion of The Clone Wars.
I watched in the same order and I completely agree. Dave’s vision is so much more fleshed out now that he had the chance to finish clone wars
The end of the Clone Wars would have been so much more intense if Rebels didn't exist yet and we didn't know Maul, Ahoska, and Rex were all going to survive. But imagine if The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch and Rebels all released chronologically? Imagine if it is the last season of The Bad Batch, and we see the 99 doing a mission with Kanan bringing it all full circle and passing the torch
@@TheJadedJames that’d be awesome, and probably would have ended up with Rebels having a much larger budget.
However it is pretty neat to see how they are filling in the gaps since Rebels already came out
Yeah. The Jedi in the Clone Wars used the Force to destroy battle droids instead of using it to connect with living beings.
I watched The Clone Wars and Rebels for the first time last year and I watched them back to back. I absolutely love The Clone Wars but Rebels was much more underwhelming in terms of animation and story. I still think it's a pretty good show though and this video really helped me appreciate it more
I love how Kanan was un-Jedi enough to make connections and un-Sith enough to let go. In the end, he was almost like the Bendu, but if the Bendu actually took control of its destiny.
Kanan was a true Jedi.
Aware of his own limitations, but always willing to try anyway. He recognized the importance of attachments and family, but knew when he needed to prioritize the greater good. When he disagrees with his Padawan, he recognizes when he was wrong.
What makes for the best Jedi in Star Wars isn't strength in the force or strict adherence to doctrine, it's seeing clearly and being open to your own flaws.
@@ENCHANTMEN_ Amen to that.
@@ENCHANTMEN_ 100% agree. The statement, "He recognized the importance of attachments and family, but knew when he needed to prioritize the greater good" is in my opinion what the Jedi should strive to be.
The original Jedi doctrine was never about forsaking all attachments. It was about not letting them control you. That is why the Jedi order during the Clone Wars was doomed, they had become too dogmatic. The truest Jedi are those who accept attachments, but also know when to let go.
Meanwhile "grey Jedi", those inbetween are those who do not fully believe in the light or dark side, but rather draw from both. Apathy from the selflessness and the selfishness, never dominated by either.
Kanan/Caleb by the end of Rebels was a true Jedi, much like Obi-Wan. Both of them allowed connections into their lives, but knew when to let go and how to perservere on the light side until the very end. Both of them actually loved a woman, but didn't let it consume them. Both lost many close ones and fought evil, but never stooped to their enemies' level.
I like to think Kanan is like the ancient Jedi, wandering Jedi who are of service to those in the galaxy….. having attachments to those are them and the force but never trying to dominate either, finding balance between the force and those they love
As someone who grew up watching rebels, you did such a service to the show. Obviously rebels is not without its flaws but I think it's such a beautiful story if people are willing to give it the chance.
I gave it a try and i'm damn glad I did. I play a star wars game and they are my team.
honestly i felt it fell a little short, i didnt like ezra and kanan, they felt whiny the entire time. but it had great moments like darth maul, asoka and vader
Rebels is where it's at!
Star Wars Rebels came out long enough ago where a girl can say, "I grew up watching rebels" ?!?! How long ago was that? haha I feel like it just came out a couple years ago! Where'd the time go chica? :0
@@HavanaSyndrome69 i mean I was in 4th/5th grade when the show first aired
Now I just graduated high school
I was always so taken with the story between Kalus and Zeb. The shot where Kalus returns to the ship and it barely greeted by anyone, left alone in an empty room with only a faint glimmer of hope behind him really made me feel for him. I love his redemption arc. Really there is a lot of good stuff in Rebels, but people always complain that it isn’t as great as Clone Wars. Which fine, it’s not, but it never set out to be like Clone Wars, it is its own thing
Dude that scene was strong. Kalus is one of the best imperial characters for sure. Zeb took him to the survivors at the end of the series. Full circle.
kallus*
He's basically Finn but done *right.*
Clone Wars Season 7 was Filoni’s love letter to the fans, but Rebels... Rebels was his love letter to his mentor and Jedi Master, George Lucas. The circle is now complete
Throw kk into the sarlac pit!
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@@jadedbtw3560 q+11¹
I partially disagree. I think both shows are a love letter to both the fans and George. Especially in TCW since George did contribute all the story concepts and worked directly with Dave, often giving him several notes over the phone with how he wanted certain pieces of dialogue and other elements of TCW's episodes to be. S7 was his way of finishing what he and Lucas had started back in 2006 (beginning of production before completing S1 in '08). Plus, Dave always constantly credits the Maker whenever he's in a featurette talking about the making of episodes from TCW. Even in the S7 featurettes that they released, particularly in the Maul v. Ahsoka BTS video you can find on the official SW channel, Dave specifically mentioned how he was now finally able to finish TCW just based on the development of a few of George's notes back in the day.
@@jadedbtw3560 damn auto correct!
"From my point of view Rebels was amazing."
"Then you are not lost, Anakin. "
Rebels was a show that got knocked to the ground, but by sheer will alone and love from it’s creators, it got up and finished the fight.
Agreed. Its still seen as TCW's uglier little brother, but I feel that is beginning to change and more and more are loving it for what it is, not comparing it to the other.
WHINY FANS: "You just don't know when to give up, do ya?"
STAR WARS REBELS: "I can do this all day."
@Star Killer Did you know that the Grand Inquisitor has made a few appearances in the comics over the past few years? Mainly in the 2017 Darth Vader series and a brief cameo in the 2020 Star Wars series (as some weird ghost thing).
I recently rewatched it, and I enjoyed it more the second watch through. When Ahsoka came on the screen first time was emotional for me 😭 ... I’m a grown ass man, wtf wrong with me and these cartoons lol
@@joeracer302 It's OK, Ashoka is my favorite character (sounds like she might be yours too), and I get nostalgic when I re-watch her. She's extremely aptly named, and I think she represents her name sake well.
I still miss Ezra's lightsaber-blaster. That was the coolest weapon out there
Its kinda underrated!
But that ignition sound on his second saber is just... mmh!
Yeah it would have been cool if his second lightsaber was an upgraded version. Maybe it could of been able to shoot even when the saber was ignited. Would of lead to some cool combos
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Rebels was a very important show for me, and Ezra was an important character. Ezra was the same age as I was when the show premiered. and as the show went forward, I realized very quickly after season 2 how I felt I was learning the same lessons as Ezra. I don't think I've identified with a character more than that before. The show's lessons and themes really resonated with me and genuinely contributed to my growth as a person. by the end of it, the parallels of my journey and Ezra's own journey through those years were evident and I am still so grateful to have grown up with a show that left that impact on me. To sort of paraphrase Ezra, this show taught me so much, not just about star wars and its mythos, but about family, hope, doing the right thing, and being a good person.
This is my perspective on Ezra and it’s why I defend this show to death. It doesn’t have the brilliance of clone wars. But I love it.
this is almost the exact effect the clone wars had on me it's crazy how these shows can shape us it just goes to show how talented this writers are
I was the same age as Bart Simpson when he debuted. Our lives are on very different trajectories. ,😜
@@andrewl5272 thank god
Eww cringe
When Rebels was airing I remember feeling like I was one of the few people who thought the show was actually kinda great, everyone hated it online and that included a lot of the youtubers I liked. I'm glad the show is being appreciated more now, I have no shame in calling it one of my favourite pieces of SW media. Great video!
I absolutely adore Rebels! Don't get me wrong, Clone Wars is a masterpiece and I love almost every second of it, but Rebels just hits different. I love how every seasons stakes rise higher and higher, how the Ghost crew grows as a family and how everyone has do deal with their own demons in order to grow and become a better version of themselves. I love the villains, from the Grand Inquisitor to Tarkin and Vader to Thrawn. Yes, it has flaws, especially the first season(s), but it's one of my favourite pieces of Star Wars media nonetheless!
@@fejuro2000 Same, actually. When I finally watched every season I was amazed. I don't have the same nostalgic feeling towards TCW as many others, and IMHO, Rebels rivals the greatness of TCW.
I wasn't in the loop at the time it aired, but I watched it recently with my seven year old son and I loved it as much as he did. The only thing we didn't love about it was that it ended.
I honestly think it is complete garbage but each to their own
I like a lot of episodes and scenes such as ahsoka confronting vader. I am annoyed the show was too afraid to go dark because of Disney(I understand why) and that it was y7 instead of TV-PG and a lot of the episodes are either filler or really boring. but i would give the show a solid 7/10 or 7.5/10. But Yoda is big boi ugly
Ahsoka really deserves to meet Luke and learn about Anakin’s redemption.
well, maybe she will one day. i really hope so,
I think they'll nod to it in her series. She seems content at her lot by the time of The Mandalorian however, so perhaps she feels it isn't needed - even if we do need to see it!
@@shugaroony A flashback could suffice.
@@sambridgers9543 I do think they'll do something, especially since Hayden is back filming the Kenobi series just now; all they need to do is get him to act in one or two scenes and we can have resolution.
@@shugaroony Speaking of Kenobi, if the very first scene isn't a live action recreation of the Utapau campfire scene (Ahsoka's Decision by Cinematic Captures, if that rings a bell), I'm done with Star Wars.
ArTorr is the Chosen One born to bring balance to the Star Wars fandom.
Now he just has to cover the three trilogies with the same skill and elegance as his Clone Wars and Rebels videos. Maybe then I can finally come to peace with the Rise of Skywalker!
@Nothing In Particular - Beautifully said.
Not without killing almost all of us in the process... 🤔
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I’m in my 30’s, and I grew up with the first six movies, adored The Clone Wars - and Rebels is hands down my favorite piece of Star Wars storytelling. It is my absolute favorite story above any of the films or other shows.
To take a completely original cast of characters and tell a cohesive story with them while also expanding the rest of the Star Wars “myth” as a whole is remarkable. Rebels is excellent. Star Wars at its best.
Feel that way too, and I am 63!
+1! I was so late to the party but been telling anyone that will listen how great this show is.
I 100% agree. I’ve seen it all and rebels is by far my favorite piece of Star Wars. Really have high hopes for the Ahsoka series
I'm 100% in agreement and feel exactly the same way.
Same, I am in my 40's & Rebels is my favorite story.
The growth of Agent Callus was one of my favorite and most unexpected character arcs in Clone Wars. You can only get solid character development like this in a well written series 👍🏻
ehh i thought Callus arc was one of the weaker ones, pretty predictable and hoped to see more internal struggle within himself instead of fully committing to the rebellion right after the incident. Still its a good arc and much better than any filler arc from TCW
@@Silver4Hire i like to think “imperial turned rebel” is overdone, but kallus was very much so then best one. it wasn’t “i dislike what the empire does but i serve them out of fear and a good speech from a main character will get me to turn” no, it was a realization, that he meant nothing to the empire, he kept the glowing rock, the only other thing that kept him from dying, that and a member of the very species he ordered the genocide of. it wasn’t a realization of “there is hope against the empire” it was “there is no hope WITH the empire”
@@last_simpbender1862 amazing way to put it
In clone wars ??
Kallus has my favorite redemption arc for any villain save perhaps Zuko- which is fitting, as they're both written by most of the same crew.
While speaking of the Biblical meaning of names, don't forget that Canan was orignally Caleb. This Biblical/Hebrew name means “faithful,” “whole-hearted,” “bold,” or “brave.” This is an Old Testament character from the book of Chronicles.
Yes, Kanan means 'merchant' which could signify his life as a smuggler and job-getter for the crew. However, when he chooses to become Caleb once more, he is once more becoming faithful to the Jedi religion, and following the will of the force.
The biblical Caleb was one of the few Israelites who trusted in God when they were facing a seemingly unbeatable enemy(the Canaanites) and thus God allowed him to enter and help conquer Canaan when it was time. Caleb Dume was one of the few surviving Jedi who had hope against a seemingly unbeatable enemy(the Empire) and because he let go of his fear and trusted in the Force, through his sacrifice, Lothal was liberated.
Caleb comes from כלב (kelev) means dog in Hebrew. (The folk etymologies don't really add up, but they're not impossible.)
Fitting, really, I thought at the time, given his connection to the Lothe wolf.
That was great, can't wait for your bad batch video in 10 years.
10 years?! That's absurd. It'll at least take me 18.
@@ArTorrPresents maybe one season 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Is this implying the bad batch would have more then one season?
@@RizzAustralianHistory of course, the show has too much potential to end after just one season.
@@jonsmith2832 I agree but when the show finishes, They might focues on other stories with the great animation. The skies the limit with what they can do with star wars.(including the good writing).
I’m sorry can we talk about how clean that Anakin transition was at 12:03 like damn
That was good. Top class.
This guy is a top tier editor. He always has something on screen that perfectly illustrates what he is talking about, literally or thematically.
Season 4 delivers some of the most evocative moments in the entire canon. Kanan's death and the subsequent effect upon the crew was incredibly moving and I don't understand the negativity I often see regarding SW Rebels.
I finished season 4 last night and still can't get over the scene of Hera in the cave blaming herself. Nobody talks about this segment for some reason, but it's one of the most human things we've seen in all of Star Wars. I see lot's of people talk about Ezra and his reaction to Kanan's death, but I feel like Hera was the one hit the hardest and this deserves more discussion.
@@matthewjohnson2428 Hera's reaction was profound in its intensity. The scene in the cave was powerful, as was the scene where she asked Ezra if Kanaan was finally gone. The way she kept holding her shoulder where she had previously felt his touch was so evocative.
@@somewhereelse000 for a kids show, both of those scenes kind of floored me with their maturity. Not in a way where the content deemed a higher rating, but the fact that it took time to show anguish and grieving in honest ways, realistic to how real people react. That scene outside the temple where Hera was holding her shoulder, whether it was Kanan comforting her through the Force or her imagination is irrelevant, creating physical contact with one's self and imagining it's someone they love is a very real human coping mechanism and it was good to see it portrayed as such.
If I had one thing to say, it's that I don't feel a sense of completion with her character as she never really healed from her loss by the end of the show. Sure there's the epilogue, but I don't totally buy the idea of them having a son together considering she finally told him she loved him like a minute before his death. In a way I feel like we left Hera at her greatest high in accomplishment, but at her lowest low in loss and grief.
52:58 Sabine’s line hits different now post Book of boba Ep 5 after seeing the night of a thousand tears.. “ I helped enslave my people…”
Because she gave the saber to Bo, the night of a thousand tears happens. Even when she thinks she’s doing the right thing in this arc, it’s the wrong thing still… damn.. chills.. Sabine is the domino to the death of mandalore..
Exactly and it really makes you anticipate her eventual reemergence in 'Ahsoka' since that takes place AFTER the Mandalorian Purge so we more likely get to see her guilt over being the unintentional cause of her people's destruction. She and Ahsoka now both have something extremely painful that ties them together since one could assume that Ahsoka believed for a long time that if she hadn't left Anakin he wouldn't have become Vader and caused Order 66. It's going to be so interesting to see how she behaviours now afterwards and how it affected her, especially since we saw none of Clan Wren with Bo Katan making us wonder if Sabine's family survived and whether or not they could've taken refuge on Lothal with her afterwards to hide.
This comment was written before Book of Boba Fett
Personally, I feel that the story of Mandalore should have ended there. It was a rounded conclusion. For me, The Mandalorian and The Boba Fett have only ruined the dark saber story and the legacy of Mandalore. That rule of having to win the saber in combat was ridiculous for me.
@@alexstaats5885 it was edited after, I'm sure.
@@rafaelc.c. And then The Return happened, The Darksaber is gone
Seeing Maul’s death scene in this show really shows how much of a tragic character he is
Starting with the Clone Wars, and ending in Rebels, took a character that most of us thought was 'eh' to one of the better, fleshed out 'villians' in the SW universe. and yes, rather tragic.
Maul probably has the crappiest life of any star wars character. Like its so horrible you have to feel bad for him.
When Dave said, "there was nothing we couldn't do on that show. There was no challenge to big." All I could think of was, "bubble covered lightsabers underwater."
I understand this reference
“we would’ve blown our bubble budget by the first episode”
As soon as I saw your The Clone Wars series, I was dying to see if you would make this! Super happy to see you have done Rebels justice!
I went into star wars rebels without watching the clone wars. Went in with low expectations becuase of the uneeded hate. This show literally over delivered in every aspect, I found myself watching the entire series in less than two weeks time. I can't believe how much I enjoyed it and connected with the characters. The ending had me feeling in many different ways, but I absolutely loved this series. I cannot wait for the Ahsoka series in 2023, the search for Ezra begins. Now time to watch clone wars, hopefully I can get just as emotionally attached as rebels, im a huge prequels fan as well so I hope thats the case. I wish we could get more rebels in the future, but I know a show was good when its got myself asking for more. Awesome video by the way!
Same 100%
I binged rebels for the first time on disney+ after I rewatched/fully watched clonewars(pre the last season) and as it wasn't as good as clone wars most of the time when rebels was good it was amazing. But even at its worst it was a entertaining lite hearted smuggler romp. Except zeb I wish his species would've had the wookie treatment the charecters can understand him but we can't would have made him way more palatable.
I did kind of the same thing. I didn't even know about either of them until during the pandemic. I watched all of Clone Wars in like two days and all Rebels in a day. LMAO
I think Rebels was one of the last pieces of star wars media I watched, but it rose to the top and to this day is my absolute favourite. I just adored the show in every way. It hit every single one of my favourites in fiction and was a thoroughly entertaining, charming and deep piece of media I cannot recommend enough. Unlike with clone wars, I never found myself getting bored by arcs I wanted to skip and it was easier to connect with and concentrate on a smaller main group. Each and every one of the Ghost crew (Hera especially) has a special place in my heart forever.
Rebels captured my interest and my heart and it deserves so much more love and admiration.
@@Dwendele How? Like how is that physically possible?
As a somewhat newer SW fan, I watched rebels as soon as I finished TCW, and to be honest, Rebels is just as amazing as Clone Wars in its storytelling. Sure it got off to a rusty start, and had big shoes to fill in the wake of TCW, but with time it grew as a show and had moments that were just as meaningful as those in Clone Wars.
Dave Filoni and his team are singlehandedly keeping the mythology of Star Wars alive in the midst of the corporate restrictions and ideological differences imposed on them by Disney.
When you think of Star Wars, or at least when I thought of Star Wars before I watched the series, two names automatically came to mind: George Lucas and John Williams.
Now, there is a third, a name that I believe every Star Wars fan should hold with the same respect as the previous two: Dave Filoni.
Thank you for this amazing documentary.
Finally, a video essay that does Rebels justice
I feel like this video was made for me. I had been putting off watching Rebels, and just got around to finishing it YESTERDAY. I was looking for a good summary/ analysis of the show on TH-cam. But I could not find anything even close to as amazing as this video. Which watch the show I never realized how truly beautiful it was, thank you for opening my eyes to this wonderful show.
You are welcome :) And thank you for taking the time to check it out!
Couldn't make it thru one episode. Stormtroopers are a joke and there's a lot of idiotic timelines.B wings and Tie Defenders didn't exist until after Hoth. Even if this is now canon it doesn't make sense. Why no B Wings at Yavin? Or Defenders to get rid of all the X Wings in a minute. What a trash show
Mayne after this video I'll give it another shot, maybe
@@captnwinkle You obviously didnt watch or pay attention to the episodes before complaining because your criticism doesnt make any sense. The B was a prototype design not finalized. None had been manufactured. Likewise, it is a major plot point to sabotage or destroy the Tie Defender factory. Why there are none in service is perfectly explained.
My first watch of rebels I somehow missed the last episode??? Fell absolutely in love with it. The animation isn't even that bad from an animation student perspective. So like a month later I rewatched the show again (I like background noise when I draw) and uh...there was an episode after the wolf one....so damn confused and awed at the same time. The whole sacrifice thing made so much sense....dude I heck'n cried.
been looking for a great summary of Rebels - this is the best out there bro
Rebels still to this day takes a beating from overly critical armchair expert fans. I grew up with the original trilogy, I watched the prequel trilogy, in between I read a lot of books. Many were good and even more really stunk! It was after that I let my Star Wars fandom die. It stayed dead for decades. The clone wars came out and I didn't even care. Obiwan this, Anakin that.. I just didn't care. What caught my attention was the commercials for this new series called Rebels. Fresh new characters never seen before that we can meet and get to know. I was with Rebels from day one. I didn't even go back and watch The Clone Wars until after the end of season 2, so I can learn all the backstories. But through it all I enjoyed Star Wars, it sparked imagination and inspiration. But it never touched my heart like Rebels did. The feeling of family between the characters and the bond that Kanan and Ezra share just spoke to me on a level that no other Star Wars project ever did. All the little nitpicky stuff that people complain about is simply nonsense. If they had even the slightest hint of what Rebels really stands for, the stupid space alladin and helicopter lightsaber issues wouldn't even come up. This video speaks to that perfectly! Bravo on a wonderful job! Rebels is my heart and soul over all other Star Wars. It was storytelling perfection for me. Oh and Chopper kind of reminds me of my cat too..
Couldn't make it thru one episode. Stormtroopers are a joke and there's a lot of idiotic timelines.B wings and Tie Defenders didn't exist until after Hoth. Even if this is now canon it doesn't make sense. Why no B Wings at Yavin? Or Defenders to get rid of all the X Wings in a minute. What a trash show
@@captnwinkle The B wings weren't finished and the Defender project never materialized because resources were diverted to the Death Star. Jeeze, pay attention.
I loved rebels and enjoyed it just that bit more that TCW because it’s a tight knit show, a few characters felt very close and I enjoyed the family aspect and got really connected to the characters, don’t get me wrong I love the clone wars but aside from The big arcs like Mortis,umbara, mandalore, fives arc, onderon, ahsokas arcs, bounty hunters and s7 which sounds like a lot but the show ran for like 130 episodes which meant a lot of fillers which I felt dragged it down just that small bit to put it below rebels also the anthology aspect where there were so many different characters took away that family aspect outside the 501st and anakin/ahsoka, there was many better things in TCW like all those scenes that can make a grown man cry and that inevitable doom with the clones but I feel rebels averaged out better with only a few fillers
@@memesandshit228 I always found it funny with the people that complain about Rebels fillers, but yet are totally ok or ignore the fact that TCW had 3 times the amount of fillers.
@@captnwinkle This is the type of stuff OP is talking about. Stormtroopers being a joke and plot armor have been a thing in Star Wars since the originals, with deviations only coming from Rogue One and some Legends books. This isn't something Rebels started. B wing shown in Rebels is a prototype and so are the Defenders, plus this was made after Disney made everything pre 2011 non canon, so it doesn't matter anyway. Plus I like the direction Rebels took with Thrawn and the Defender, making them such big threats that that removing them helped the rebels win.
rebels is (in my opinion) the most underrated star wars media out there, the story is great and it really shines once you get through the first season
I was absolutely blown away after I finished it 1 week ago. Everyone told me its a bad kids show that doesnt come close to CW
I think it’s the best. Better than the clone wars.
@@spectre8_fulcrum nah sorry. Nothing beats the clone wars
@@I_Jakob_I rebels is much better made then tcw. You are in delusion. Tcw is obviously more iconic but rebels is better. The story, the way it’s made, and inferences we can make of it. Tcw always had quotes at the beginning, but rebels taught children good things.
@@spectre8_fulcrum so did clone wars. Every arc had a deeper meaning. But dont get me wrong, Rebels is a masterpiece.
Best scene in all of Rebels imo is the Vader encounter at the beginning of Season 2. In terms of perspective, Ezra has no clue what Sith are and Kanan may have a vague idea of Sith as evil jedi, but Vader is suffocatingly powerful, far more powerful than any jedi he'd ever met. The two are strangled by his presence, the air feels cold and thick and they realize immediately that this foe is beyond them. Kanan was riding high off the fact that he killed the Inquisitor at this point but then Vader shows up to humble him and you can tell by the look on his face that there is an immeasurable difference in power between the foe he killed previously and the foe who is now standing before him. It does such a phenomenal job at making Vader a monster. Vader is only seen for the good he is by his own son, to everyone else he is a 2 meter tall monolith whose very presence forces his enemies to bow. We see the good in Vader from Luke's perspective, but from the perspective of an average runaway jedi, they don't see a good man, or even a man at all, they see a thing, a demon, death incarnate armed with a blade coming for them.
I feel Rebels was the first sign that things were about to get better in the franchise. Then we got the new CW season and Mando and I was absolutely sure of it. Thanks to Feloni.
Favreau wrote the Mandalorian. Rick Famuyiwa has the same writing credits on the Mandalorian as Filoni, ie 2 episodes each; Famuyiwa's are much better.
@@arthurballs9632 I don't think they're trying to say Filoni wrote The Mandalorian.
@@sam8404 they're trying to say Filoni made the Mandalorian great, ignorant to the fact Filoni did barely anything regarding the show
@@derrickstorm6976 He merely directed the pilot, thats no small task.
He said
Thanks to feloni
Means thanks for rebels
This video truly brings justice to Rebels. As someone who hates the Star Wars Disney era, Rebels was the sign that told me there's still a portion of love for Star Wars in Lucasfilms, which only grew with Clone Wars Season 7, Mandalorian, and Bad Batch.
Same
What about Rogue One or Jedi: Fallen Order?
That was beautiful. I cried. I friggin choked. This show means so much to me. Although I grew up with The Clone Wars, I never got to keep up with it week-to-week. Rebels was the first Star Wars thing - heck, the first show in general - that I ever got to follow. And most importantly, it was through this show that I met and bonded with the person who would eventually become my girlfriend. This show’s themes of optimism and family quite literally saved me during much of my teens. Meeting Ashley Eckstein a couple days ago with my girlfriend felt like a cathartic culmination of all those experiences, as she was the bridge between the two most important shows in my life, as well as part of the reason I met the love of my life. Anyway, I’m oversharing. Thank you for this in-depth summary and analysis. It completely lived up to your incredible work on the The Clone Wars videos and truly made me appreciate this series more - something I didn’t really think was possible. “Star Wars is family.”
The way Star Wars brings people together is really special :) I'm happy the video delivered for you. Thanks for checking it out 🙌
It’s crazy cause I actually watched the clone wars week to week, it came out when I was 6 (born 2002) and as amazing as it was I still enjoy rebels much more, the inevitable doom of the clone wars was always sad but rebels had such deep meaning and was filonis 2md Star Wars media that avoided the mistakes of the first and it was emotionally perfect and so well written
The family dynamic is a good message.
I viewed Thrawn as a hades villain: his collection of art in his office is an underworld of the souls of his opponents. His mechanical, tactical treatment strikes deals that no one but himself wins. And in the end, Ezra (after his journey with Canaan ends, renamed as one of the few who entered the promised land, Caleb) and after his ascension from the trinity father/son/daughter becomes the risen christ figure that breaks the gates of hades (the rise and destruction of the dome) from his office and the plot for Lothal to be free.
Wow this shows is deep.
Damn I love that interpretation. Ezra as a narrative messiah figure is something I love to talk about.
Completely agreed!
And to add onto the meaning a little, Ezra's father is also named from a Biblical character- Ephraim; the son of Joseph.
What a beautiful and profound work has been done in this video, after seeing so much negativity, it is very comforting to see such a sentimental and intimate tribute to Rebels, you managed to synthesize very well the sensations and moments of the series and those that made many of us feel As fans of Star Wars, thank you very much for the effort and I hope that the future holds the best for you
Greetings from Venezuela
Thank you for checking this out!!
I agree 100 percent. Thanks from Canada✡️✝️🇨🇦
Part of the reason I hold Rebels so close to my heart, is because it was the only animated series I’ve seen so far that I was with from beginning to end. Clone Wars started when I was like 5 and I only occasionally saw like 10 at most episodes, but only fully watched after season 6 (when it was presumed to have ended). Avatar the Last airbender ended when I was 5 as well and legends of korra I hadn’t heard of then, and only watched both less than a year ago. Adventure time I only discovered when it was in its 5th season and (for some reason I do not remember) I stopped near the start of the sixth. Gravity Falls id seem like 65% of (including the finale) but never got the full story. Rick and Marty is still going but I only started that like 2 months ago. Regular Show I dipped in and out of when it was coming out but didn’t know it had ended until a year or two after it did. It is nice that I’ve gotten up to date on all of those wonderful shows nowadays, but it still would’ve been cool to be there at the beginning, and sticking with it till the end. And I still haven’t seen Steven Universe yet!
But yeah, Star Wars Rebels was the only one I somehow managed to be with the whole way and experience it, as it was happening. It was a big part of my early adolescence and (again) ill always be fond of it (not just for that reason, but it is a factor). Great video btw : )
This is so coool!! I’m glad you got to see Rebels when it was first coming out I also really value that experience! At least we are getting that with the bad batch now!!
Why are you so bad at watching TV? 😂🤷🏾♂️
@@kevthepoet I was a dumb kid lol. If I knew how tv scheduling worked when I was 6 and just watched more tv and less movies I’d probably have caught all of them when they aired.
These Star Wars documentaries are fucking phenomenal, dude. I mean truly top-tier analysis with incredibly insightful commentary. I haven’t heard anyone on this entire platform reach your level of insight into what these stories are truly about. Please make more. You’re doing a fantastic job.
I may be late to the party but I have enjoyed this analysis just the same. ArTorr, George would be proud of the key elements and themes you have explained so well in your analysis. Parkes continue the great work and educate people about the mythos of Star Wars.
I grew up with clone wars and rebels and yet only rebels fills me with a sense of nostalgia a sense of hope. Maybe it’s the smaller cast maybe it’s the feeling of the small group going up against insurmountable odds or maybe I just like rebels better. I really don’t know but what I do know is I like rebels and no matter what people say I never will stop liking it
to be fair, clone wars can only end in tragedy. rebels ends on a hopeful note, and lifts up the viewers at the end instead of leaving them melancholy about the future. at the end of clone wars, even the new season seven, we have a long time to go before luke and leia grow up and defeat the empire, so it's twenty years of pain and suffering ahead of our characters. when rebels ends, there is genuine hope and the sun peeking through after the clouds of the empire.
I didn’t watch rebels for a long time because I’d heard it was “not as good as clone wars” and wasn’t any where near the quality of clone wars but after watching it I found this wasn’t true. Maybe the budget and the scale is smaller but rebels hit me in various ways when it came to characters. Characters and character development is what makes rebels amazing and i love it for what is is and can appreciate it more now than I think I ever would have years ago.
Wow! This is a fantastic essay on Rebels--one of my favorite Star Wars stories. I can't wait for Ahsoka. I'm sure I'll be back to watch again.
Thank you! We ❤️ Rebels
When Kanans death came. I found myself crying.
Me too. Kanan has become my personally favorite Jedi.
I sobbed like a baby
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Depa Billaba might've been so PROUD of her pawdawan's heroic sacrifice. And now that Caleb Dume is one with the Force, He is probably with his Master. *Sniff*
R.I.P Caleb, you will never be forgotten 🙏😔
Kanan was far from the most powerful or skilled Jedi, but he was by far one of the best written and most human, and also one of the bravest IMHO
And Kanan embraced his Jedi greatness BECAUSE of his personal attachments, not despite them
I love Rebels with all my heart. The Space family will always have a special place in my heart. I miss Ezra and I wonder what happened after the finale. Did he end up befriending Thrawn? Are they fighting the Grysk menace in the Unknown Regions?
Also Kallus and Zeb are my favorite characters. A beautiful story: from mortal enemies, to friends, to maybe more? Even Filoni and Steve Blum admitted that there is something more between them. Whatever is your interpretion of their relationship, it’s a powerful story of redeption, forgiveness, friendship, and probably love.
Yeah. I still wonder if we'll get more adventures between Zeb & Kallus.
Ezra and Thrawn are trapped in space IKEA
Rebels is the most underrated piece of Star Wars content.
Agreed, the show is underrated AF
More are coming round to appreciate it on its own merits; dare I say its becoming quite beloved by a large section of the fandom.
Season 3 and 4 are brilliant
It is a pile of crap IMO
@@SonOfExcess And yet here you are watching this video.
You have done right by me, Good Sir. I liked “Rebels” better than “Clone Wars”. Your observations regarding “Rebels” are spot-on and well-reasoned. The true strength of “Rebels” was in the characters and their relationships. The writing was consistently good and, at times, truly excellent. “Twilight of the Apprentice”, “Jedi Night”, and “World Between Worlds” were my favorites, with “Twilight” being my favorite “Star Wars” of all (so far). I believe “Rebels” had everything pertinent to character development and writing that was so sorely lacking in the Sequel Trilogy. We had no connection to Rey because she “came out of nowhere”, and was anointed the new “hero” of Star Wars as fans watched in disbelief. “Rebels” managed to integrate Darth Vader, Thrawn, Obi-Wan, and other Prequel and OT characters seamlessly into the same series without diminishing them. And I believe Ezra, Ahsoka, and Thrawn will be the “way back” for Disney Star Wars to recover from the damage done by the fan-despised Sequel Trilogy.
I was furious with the Sequel Trilogy for not utilizing the “Rebels” characters in any meaningful way.
“Rebels” also TRULY creeped me out during “Rise of the Old Masters” when the mummified remains of Luminara Unduli were utilized to lure Kanan and Ezra into a trap. This plot element was VERY well-done.
I grew up with clone wars literally, especially because I watched the movie in cinemas at 4 years old but I grew up with rebels spiritually and as much as I love clone wars, rebels takes the cake in what feels more loving and caring and I feel bad for everyone who has never watched the show and hated on it, Ezra and kanan are definitely some of the best Jedi ever and Sabine in ‘trials of the darksaber’ makes her a phenomenal character in what she was lacking previously
"There's so much more she can do Across the Stars" - nicely done
Hahaha when the Ghost crew scoops AP-5 out of space, you can hear a really distinct, "CLANK!!" 🤣
(gets me every time. 😂👍)
That scene is legendary
I love Rebels!! In my opination when Ahsoka manganese to slice Vader's mask in half and he hesitates for just a moment before trying to kill her she got through to him even though his redemption would not take place for several years. The way I see things the entire story of Rebels is Sabine remembering all the adventures they had that is why she nerites the epilogue.
That is such a wild and interesting take on how Rebels is told through her perspective. I love it!
Manganese
Yes, but as you might have noticed, vader's eyes dont switch back from sith yellow
@@orcahhh8017 Yes I did but the fact he calls out to her to me he is asking for her help. And so before Luke redeemed him the seeds that would lead to his redemption were already there and so he only finished what Ahsoka started.
@@chriskeithsherman yes maybe
But it was more an indication that he still was under the mask somewhere, but ashoka alone didn't had the power to bring him back
As a die hard fan from the 90's i really loved Rebels , great stories great characters and they brought back few legends materials. But the killing blow was Thrawn absolutly love the voice actor and his story! Nailed 10/10
And Maul vs kenobi was the ultimate nail on the coffin i call " i love dave Filoni "
Never gave rebels a chance when it was coming out. After watching the first ep of ahsoka i watched your video to get a recap so i can understand whats going on, but ended up watching rebels all the way through because you really sold it. Finished it last night, and now its probably my favorite star wars media out there. Thanks homie keep up the good work
In late 2018, Rebels is what made me truly fall in love with Star Wars all over again. I never really stopped completely caring about Star Wars, I watched all the movies, watched and of course loved the shows about it, especially The Clone Wars (also the 2003 series) read many of the books and comics, played and absolutely loved many of the games (KOTOR I, II and 2005 Battlefront 2 ftw). But by this time, with the new movies and the community of course being in flames at the time (still is) Star Wars was beginning to really weigh me down. I felt this disconnect with Star Wars despite me being so interested in it, but when in 2018 I finally got around to watching Rebels, it felt like I was transported back to being a kid again, I remembered just why this galaxy far far away means so much to me.
As an added layer of meaning this show has to me, I am adopted. The decision to use the found family of the Ghost crew helped put my own life into perspective. It helped me get over my insecurities about being adopted and not being able to find my birth parents. Despite me being a 21 year old adult by this point, and already loving my adoptive parents and siblings, this helped me to appreciate them even more for choosing to love me, for sacrificing so much for a child that is not their own flesh and blood. From a purely critical and technical filmmaking (showmaking?) standpoint, Clone Wars is the superior show, but Rebels came at the perfect time for me, I'm not afraid to say that I love Rebels more than TCW even if TCW is certainly the better show.
Hell yes let's go, you're honestly one of the best video essayists I've ever watched
Dude, I saw again Rebels with my girlfriend this month, a year after I saw it for the first time, and I'm still shocked. I can't watch the series finale without crying, everything is so beautifully made...I really needed this video, you deserve way much more subs and recognition, may the force bless TH-cam recomendations for getting me here. Keep going man!
May The Force Be With You.
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I did not watch Clone Wars or Rebels until the COVID lockdown. I was 48. Once I got past the Lego-like depictions of the character animation and accepted that it is tempered for a younger audience, I grew to really appreciate the thematic choices and the expertly curated choices of what Star Wars lore was included in Rebels. It was far more comfortable dealing with myth and mysticism than anything prior to it. I think it is in many ways more sophisticated than much of the prequels and much more accessible than the dreary, confusing sequels. It and Clone Wars' time constraints in many ways makes the storylines simple and action focused which is what disappeared in Star Wars after the original trilogy. The cartoons are what made me say in my 50s that I was a Star Wars junkie, something that I certainly did not feel in my 20s, 30s, and 40s.
Rebels was my introduction to Star Wars. It's always been disheartening in my later years to find out the show I enjoyed was so disliked by the larger fandom, so this video was very lovely to watch. Thank you for all the work you put into it
Could not help noting @26:00 with as you point out, the addition of Clone Wars characters.. Bridger is the bridge.. uniting the movies and series.. IMHO, SO necessary and I'm hoping the new Disney+ series does not fail to do likewise! BRAVO!! I have greatly enjoyed this documentary! Thanks so much!
Brought a tear to my eye
Same here 🥲
Kanan Is a favorite for sure. Knowing that he ran as a padawan is what fuels him to always be at the head of the group during times of certain doom. Its brave but also tragic since it almost feels like suicide by cop mixed with survivors guilt. Thankfully, his sacrifice became more than just that for him by the end.
Another great moment was him overcoming The Grand Inquisitor. He mocks Kanan all season for being a coward, when it was his master's last order for him to run. Yet it was him who truly ran and abandoned his post as Jedi Guardian during the initial Jedi purge. The Grand Inquisitor continued to run until his cowardly end, never truly facing what he feared; Vader. while Kanan was the true Guardian of the Jedi order until the end.
I really like the dichotomy between Kanan and the Inquisitor you described here!
I do love how the ultimate enemy of the show is the ultimate loner. One who's not alone, because he's afraid of others, but one who simply sees himself as so far above anyone else that there is no need for companionship. He's the grand architect of his own life's design, for better or worse.
The season 2 finale was one of the greatest finales I've ever watched. I watched it as it aired and the loss, uncertainty and fear that permeated the end of the season were emphasized by the wait for the next season. This was what cemented my love for the show.
I love the content. During the pandemic I convinced my sister to watch Star Wars with me. Not just the movies but the TV as well. We are currently finishing up Rebels and after we finished CW we watched your videos on it. It helped give us a greater understanding of the show and made us love the show even more. I plan to watch this video with her after we finish Rebels.
I hope you enjoy the video once you've finished the show!!
I always said that Rebels, while obviously not good as Clone Wars, has amazing moments and does some great things for the overall lore of Star Wars. Never regretted watching it and I think it gets some unjust hate (cough* Cosmonaut Variety Hour*cough). Can't wait to see your take on it.
In his video about clone wars he claims Lucas didn't work on the show and Filoni and crew hated the prequels.
He either talks without knowing of bends the truth to suit his preferences.
I don't know which is worse.
I have a general policy of ignoring channels who make videos whose titles use the "[insert show/movie here] is garbage and here's why" format, which is what Cosmonaut for Rebels, if I'm not mistaken. It's clickbaity and needlessly reductive, and I don't respect people who do it. I'm sure there are some good points made in videos like that, but I'm not going to watch them.
The rise of the Rebels crew was a spectre to behold, wasn't it?
ohhhhh.
i get it.
@@zagraflicks sorry about that
Heh, hehe.
I really loved the way the show handled the force in treating it more as a religion than a magic system. It serves the underlying theme of connection as well as expands further into the Jedis philosophy while underlining the reasons they fell.
SW Rebels completed The Clone Wars arc beautifully.
Still waiting for that Ezra, Sabine, Ahsoka, Thrawn story.
Dude you deserve way more subs
I Think this is Not about subs or making money. Of course it’s a nice to have, but I think that this is more for him and that numbers don’t matter for him yet. you are right tho
Tbf when I first subbed a few months ago on watching the Clone Wars docs, he had only about 2k subs, so his channel has grew significantly since. With content as high quality as these documentaries, it will grow exponentially I'm sure.
@@shugaroony I don't know when I found ArTorr, to be honest. I think I got recommended them in a comment that I don't remember which video it was on.
@@sambridgers9543 YEah I think I was similar. I have been binging a lot of Clone Wars reactors (and Rebels) and it must've popped into my recommendations. I gave the first part of the TCW doc a try, found it superb, then watched the others. This lad will go far.
This couldn’t be any more accurate, Rebels is an emotional masterpiece. 10/10
I never hated rebels but I definitely felt its short comings, and this has heightened my appreciation ten fold so thank you for that. I dont think anything could dethrone clone wars for me either
I know I'm a bit late to the party but, "Remember to make these stories hopeful. Make sure to give kids that because they need it." Reminds me very much of a quote from C.S. Lewis, "Since it is so likely that (children) will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage."
Rebels is there most under appreciated project in all of Star Wars. It’s truly an incredible show.
The callus and Zeb episode is actually one of my favorite episodes
Two of my favorite characters. A really beautiful story: from enemies, to friends, to something more? Even Filoni admitted that there’s something more between them. Whatever is the interpretion of their story, it’s a powerful and deep story of redemption, forgiveness, friendship and maybe love.
THIS WAS SO GOOD!!! I do fall into the “I like Rebels more than Clone Wars” camp and I think you did a perfect job summarizing everything I love about the show and all the important themes. The background about the show’s production was also very interesting. This will definitely be a video I will rewatch.
Watching the scene of AP-5 in space. I enjoyed it because it made me laugh but heard a lot of criticism about it. But after watching this video, I realised its significance now. AP-5 could have attempted to run away from the ghost crew and stayed floating in space happily without a care in the world. He could have stayed with things exactly as they were and be happy But he understood that he couldn't run away from his destiny and instead of screaming and kicking his way along. He accepts that his purpose is far greater than his own happiness. It also gives meaning to all droids in the saga of the fact that no matter how fleeting they are, they have as much of a destiny as living creatures
AP-5 was such a fucking riot, basically the more cynical and actually funny version of C3P0
Rebels will always have a special place in my heart. It's one of the most beautiful stories Star Wars has ever told and it has my favorite Star Wars moment.
This video is great. I grew up with the original series (I’m in my early 40s) and never watched Rebels or Clone Wars during their original runs. I suspect what your generation of Star Wars fans felt about Rebels is how my generation felt about the Prequels when they were first released. I finally caught up on all the animated series a few years ago and not only did Clone Wars and Rebels reignite my love for Star Wars, but Rebels became some of my favorite Star Wars stories ever, mostly due to how strong the myth storytelling is, the interaction with the force and animals (space druids!), and the character development. I love this crew so much. I even named my kitten after Sabine!
Thank you for giving Rebels such a great tribute. I hope it inspires more people to give it a chance.
Thank you for doing this, it is one of the most honest depictions of this show I've ever seen. I hope it gets more people to watch this show and see the beauty in it.
I never realized the symbology of Ezra and Kanan in the last episode! Thanks for pointing that out! It makes the moment even more epic! Sabine's theme and Kanan's death is enough to make a grown man cry, and that's okay! Lol!
What a great video! I think both TCW and Rebels are masterpieces that kept Star Wars alive when it needed it the most. I personally prefer Rebels over TCW however it is incredibly close. Imo Rebels is extremely underrated by Star Wars fans and even people I regularly watch on TH-cam. I really appreciate you for making this, it was a great 1 30 hours.
Rebels is my personal favourite star wars series, telling a convincing story of the Rebellion's early years and expanding the star wars mythology, all while keeping its wonderful characters at its heart. Along with the OT it's my favourite piece of storytelling in the franchise. This video really does it justice, so thank you :)
I can't put into words how much I loved this love letter to one of my favourite stories. Like fuck, I started crying before the conclusion. This video is incredible and you deserve every bit of success coming your way and more.
Thank you so much!!!
Rebels is a masterpiece in its 4th season, previously with a lot of unnecessary episodes but also a lot of build-up that was needed.
All the characters in the Ghost Crew have a very special place in my heart, just like the show itself
It's not on the level of Clone Wars, but that's also impossible as the heart of Star Wars for me, but it continues that love for the series
Unlike Resistance or Mandalorian, Rebels manages to give a great story with a lot of heart and warmth to Star Wars and my Star Wars heart
Thanks for your video, which again is great and sums up a lot of what I love about Star Wars and this series
Great essay and please keep it up, it's always an adventure to watch these videos
I loved "Rebels" from the beginning. Love the utilization of Mr. McQuarrie's work.
I didn't finish Clone Wars going up. Got interested in what happened to ahsoka during S2 of Rebels and started watching the show. That got me to finish clone wars and love both shows. Thank you for highlighting the great of both these shows.
Thank you for reminding me why rebels is the star wars story for me. Time to go rewatch the whole series.
Thank you so much for making this video! I love Rebels but was surrounded by those that hated on it, so I've always felt isolated in my affection for it. I saw A New Hope in the theater when I was 7 years old & everytime I see the ending of Twin Suns (where Obi-Won hears Luke being called by his aunt) I get goosebumps & go back emotionally to being that 7 year old boy. Definitely one of my top 5 moments in the entire Star Wars cinematic universe
You’ve done it again my friend, you’ve crafted another beautifully fantastic video. You create truly inspiring work. Thank you for doing what you do.
You are very welcome :) Thank you for checking out this video!
Incredible video essay, you helped me remember why I love Rebels again.
Rebels is my favorite piece of Star Wars media, period. It's strange to me because I was in my mid to late 20s as it aired, so it's not some nostalgia of my youth. And despite growing up with the OT and following the PT as a teen, I feel much more emotionally attached to the crew of the Ghost. I guess it just hits all the right emotional buttons for me. I have watched the last few minutes of the last episode at least a dozen times and it makes me cry every time. That and Ahsoka leaving the Jedi Order are the only scenes in fiction that does that to me, and I'm not entirely sure why.
As somebody who just moved into an apartment and just graduated high school and going into college at 17, I decided to give rebels a shot just because of what you said in this video and you did not disappointed; Such great points and an amazing message that truly is an inspiration of hope. Love these videos
Thank you, glad it resonated with you!
It's pretty wild when you think about where this show started thematically and how batshit crazy the stakes were when it ended. The deep dive Rebels took into the nature of the Force still blows my mind to this day.
Unrelated, but another thing that truly impressed me about the show was its sound design. Rebels wasn't afraid to forgo its score in favor of, say, the chilling whine of the Ghost's engines as it cruises through space, or the oh-so satisfying *thud* as a ship enter or exits hyperspace. So many moments really let the sound effects shine without adding music just for the sake of it, and that's pretty commendable. You can tell they really gave a damn with Rebels.
When I saw how long this video was, I wasn't expecting to finish all of it in pretty much one sitting...
Incredible editing, and I gotta say, I respect the commitment to this underappreciated series. In fact there were a lot of things I learned about this series from this video, and I now have a lot more respect for it as a piece of art, and the people who made it(keep in mind, I already was a fan of Rebels).
I don’t love rebels but this makes me think better of it
There aren’t many fillers as all characters develop every episode but the main episodes like malachor,twin suns,thrawn eps, basically all of season 3 &4, end of s2 are just top tier Star Wars, the only episodes I don’t really enjoy is the ones about chopper/ droids and a few at the start, you should definitely watch it if you havent
@@memesandshit228 most of Season 1 and 2 is filler but from the Season 2 finale onward the show is just amazing with very little filler.
This video essay did not disappoint.
I love your acknowledgment of the jarring "ALL ORIGINAL TRILOGY, ALL THE TIME" tone shift following the Disney sale, where the franchise was (at least spiritually) handed over to the Gen Xers who had spent the last decade attacking the prequels. And here we are enjoying the "8th season" of TCW.
I love the music cue for Ezra mourning the death of his parents, which is a very underappreciated plot twist.
Damn Gen Xers. We live in a society where auteurism is a distant memory.
Fans ripped this show time and again during its run for many reasons. Not being "as dark as Clone Wars", or "it's too kiddy" or things like that. But that's honestly the reasons I enjoyed it. It was fun, it was light-hearted, and while plenty of other Star Wars stuff is good, few left me feeling as positive as Rebels did. It was a great show, and it deserved just as much love as the other lauded entries in the franchise 😊
And the clone wars was about the fall of the republic, this show is about the rising of hope, of rebellion the 2 tones make perfect sense
I was basically the same with when I first saw Rebels. It had that undeniable spark of fun early on, but it all felt so sanitary. The streets were empty, the models looked toy like, and the stories while competent were still serialized and nowhere near as mature. I fell off in the first season and didn't give the time to finish it until recently when I watched it all over again on Disney+. I was truly surprised with how much improvement was visible from season to season or even episode to episode. Themes could be explored, characters given time to breath and it all managed to bridge the gap between old and new. Both expanding on what came before while not invalidating it like the sequel trilogies did.
It’s very interesting how Sabine has some similarities with prince zuko. They both got Exiled for speaking their opinions and as a result it caused him a lot of trauma. Filoni did make avatar so I can totally see the resemblance
I LOVED this series. When it premiered, my SW buddies thought it was a failure.
On the premier episode, when Kanan asks Ezra, " You want a ride? " on the door of the Ghost, I KNEW the show was going to connect with all/most SW fans. It wasn't even a question. It was more like an INVITE from the SW creators.
This was beautiful! Thank you! Rebels deserves more apreciation and I love how latly, a lot more people, finally gave it chance and Admited how much they lost for rejecting the show. Of course, most still like TCW more, but they do like Rebels too.
What you said in the conclusion is literally what happened to me, I was literally Ezra's age back then in 2014 when the show first came out. I felt conected with Ezra in different levels I literally grew with him, and I was his same age when the show ended... Many called him annoying, but that's literally how a 14-15 years old acts, beside the fact he grew up in the streets, by himself, all alone. What were people specting? Never understood it.
And yes, even I knew the show didn't have the best animation, but the characters, the story and the FEELING of it, was wonderfull.
I love Rebels so much because of that feeling of hope, family and unity, the show is not perfect, but is imposible not to notice all the Love and Soul it was put into its production.
I have rewatched it more than once, by myself and with reactors.
Star Wars Rebels and Ezra are always gonna be a part of me. I still want a sequel to know what happened with Thrawn and Ezra after the Jump, but what we have, feels good and complete. S4 finale, was a closure for a chapter, which also opened the door for a new one. It was a perfect endig for Rebels
That part when darth vader says "ahsoka" just sends my body into a chill so hard that I feel numb holy fuck that moment was fucking life changing
This is the show that made me fall in love with star wars and at first i couldn't understand why so many people hated it, things like the animation or the humor didn't bothered me at all, and i immediately fell in love with the characters, and following their story was a roller coaster of emotions, so far no other part of star wars media has got me this emotionally invested.
So i guess i'm rewatching the show again.