David Tennant gets the honor to be the first STAR WARS character to say the immortal words we have come to love. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” I never knew how much I needed to hear that with my own ears. I then started to dissolve into a pool of tears.
@@clarkbarrett6274Your opinion, but if anything, it’s Dave’s fault, he’s the director and/or the casting directors, the actors just do what they’re told, even if they might have some inputs themselves, the creators have the final word.
@@funnylilgalreactsYep... Dave Filoni clearly find his inspiration from ancient times : - Japanese Ronins for Ahsoka. - Japanese Dojos for Jedi Training Sessions (like in rebels or Ahsoka Ship) - Ancient Rome Gladiators for Enoch. Enoch is to me the perfect fusion of stormtrooper and Tigris of Gaul from Gladiator.
I raise my drink in a toast to those of us who waited years to hear Ezras cheeky attitude and playful humor. I think he is going to be mortified that home has gotten complicated... and it ties directly to how we got to find him in the first place.
Yeah, and it's going to REALLY complicate things for Sabine and Ezra when he finds out that she basically just gave Thrawn a massive opportunity to return and invade the home galaxy, now with witches and some potential other shenanigans.
@@prometheuszero9 I feel he is going to have a mad Skywalker moment saying she made the wrong choice enabling this pyramid of actions that could bring about another galactic crisis.
@@THEvagabond29 yeah, agreed,and he can definitely be forgiven if he does kinda flip out on her at first. Really looking forward to the next 2 episodes
Loved that the Nightsister Great Mothers had the same voice effect that Mother Talzin had in the Clone Wars, the second deeper echoey voice, helped solidify that connection.
@@funnylilgalreacts Well, considering these are called Night Troopers, have patched up Armor, been there for quite some time (over a Decade i believe), Creepy voices even by voice modulation standards, and Thrawn explicitly saying that he requires the Witches Dark Magic *again* I'm not sure if we even wanna see what's under that Helmet. Because i suspect that what's under there might not be fully Human or rather alive anymore.
This series is not only a gift for (us) Rebels fans but for all of us who enjoy the Star Wars universe. Each episode expands and feeds this galaxy far, far away and that makes me happy. Thrawn is an imposing villain and he has nothing but talk to instill fear. 🖤
I think that Sabine didn't tell Ezra about whats going on with Thrawn because she knows that Ezra will sacrifice himself again to stop him. And she can't lose him again.
Selfish B needs to fall to the dark side already. She's a better villain and one of a kind the show lacks... a personal one. Hopefully Shin rises to the light as Sabine gets the Sith treatment. New scary black mando-helmet and all.
Also, that sad moment I realized the "really big whale" Ahsoka is in is probably a really old whale that's going to die with her family accompanying her :'( And now the moment she gets there her family is gonna be shot at by Thrawn : ' (
I have so many questions after this episode, but in a good way. So much frickin lore was presented to us. This is the kinda stuff that gets me excited about what Dave Filoni is bringing to Star Wars.
Last week had so many great nostalgic moments, but I can’t believe how much this one expanded the canon lore. They’re definitely starting to sow the seeds for the Dawn of the Jedi movie and era.
@@rileyreese3991 I think Gwyn is talking about Baylan intention to stop the cycle he talks about in this episode. In order to do that he has to go to the beginning of Jedi - creation of the Order. How he is going to do that is the question, mb using WBW, mb that strong powerfull being he feels nearby. Bendu like creature mb. Questions, questions.
@@hint1k Wow, ok, yes didn't think of it that way, yes that can lead to some pretty interesting things, and also maybe lead to more of Anakin. That definitely continues on some of the original lore and storyline.
I think you missed the part where Thrawn said he would give Sabine the last known whereabouts of Ezra. They clearly have tried to track him down but he had eluded them and Sabine was starting with the info they gave her to start her search.
It's not just that Thrawn is making preparations to leave. It was a bit of an off-hand comment, but he said they needed to load a bunch of cargo that they're transporting as part of some agreement with the Nightsisters. To me the cargo looked a lot like caskets, so I'm thinking they may contain people.
Yeah, there is the mention of it taking 3 cycles, i.e. days before Chimera is ready to depart. So we have 2 more days before Thrawn leaves Peridia.@@funnylilgalreacts
Claudia Black! Nice to see her back in live action sci-fi, especially the biggest sci-fi franchise around... I think she's only been doing voicework for a while, now? The race of Clothahumps is a surprise, though (Spellsinger reference).
Glad to see you were excited for Wes Chatham in this episode! I love the character design. Really unique. At first it was a bit hard to tell that he was playing/ voicing him, but I thought it became really clear in that conversation with Thrawn. The cadence and screen presence was 100% Wes Chatham. I was like yep, Wes is definitely playing... That Guy.
Yes it does, unfortunately they haven't got the talent Andor has to carry an episode like this. Let's face it Ray Stevenson and Ivanna Sakhno are the only interesting characters here. As soon as Thrawn mentioned betraying Baylon that was it for me.
I love your channel. Your reactions are always so genuine, you can see it in your face. While some reactors feel the need for cheesy commentary throughout the video, you keep the commentary to questions surrounding the events. Well done.
Someone commented that the Pergill going through hyperspace may have been seen by Grogu and that's maybe why he was fascinated by them... he may have felt Ahsoka's presence. Also, notice how much Ezra looks like his father!
The moment the Night Troopers appeared on screen, I felt a great surge in the Force, as if hundreds of 501st members suddenly cried out in ecstacy and their costuming budgets were suddenly vaporized. Shawna and her costuming crew are absoluteley killing it on this series! Angela or anyone else from this community planning to be at Disneyland for Life Day in November? Would love to meet some folks!
Watching the recap at the beginning, I love how the ancient stones resemble (and might even be a nod to) something from the Halo video game franchise, which in turn has had many nods to Star Wars over the years.
Ahsoka was "just" Sabine's master. She was never part of her chosen family. That was the Rebel's crew. So Sabine always had her priorities, and she never hid her motivations.
26:56 yes, there are KIN-TSUGI, which is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage. I’m impressed your knowledge. from Japan🇯🇵
@Angela- I love being on this journey with you. Your connection with the story, and bringing us along with your insights is why I love your channel. Sadly, Like "The Expanse" it will be over way before I want it to end... Thanks for everything, All the best, M-
At the beginning... I was fanboying hard and was ready to pop some popcorn and grab a blanket for "Storytime with Huyang." I could see a series around that. I'm enjoying more detail regarding the Dathomirian Witches and their ways of connecting with the Living/Cosmic Force and all that is getting special attention. I totally love how, with one word or phrase, Filoni can alter the entire Star Wars canon (Bokken Jedi.) Wow. All the wolf-like visuals... all Filoni. But Thrawn... one can tell that Lars is having an absolute blast playing this character in live action. It's just too cool for school to finally see him. Enoch reminds me of a character from Fallout: New Vegas. Legate Lanius. Kudos to the practical effects team, they are so talented. Ezra looks like his dad from the photo from Rebels. Last bit, a prediction... Thrawn wants to know all about Ahsoka including who her master was... tie in to Zahn's novel "Alliances." And... did you catch the "catacombs" comment? Thrawn is loading an undead army to bring with him.
The digital effects in this episode are superior (with the exception of some backgrounds). But really a high level for these series. And the actor who plays Thrawn was also downright terrifying in the BBC Sherlock series. Something about Lars Mikkelsen AND his brother Mads...they can both be so darned intimidating.
I'm interested in the fact that the night sisters in a galaxy far, far away still recognize the stench of Jedi. I think it's been talked about before that they had tamed purgill before ships with hyper drives. What if there are Jedi in this galaxy too?
It’s interesting that the Nightsisters detected Jedi from Sabine, even with no Force abilities. Those new Night Troopers remind me of Spartan soldiers. Wondering if they have some influence of Nightsisters magic, like Marrok.
Absolutely amazing episode. The Great Mothers of Dathamire. Thrawn and the duck taped troopers. Caption Gold Face. 😄😄👍🏾👍🏾 And those little rock creatures...merch.
Love your reactions.. keep them up.. About your comment about why Sabin didnt tell Ezra everything going on when she saw him... How could she... she knows hes going to be upset that everything he did to get rid of thrawn, she might have just undid by coming there with how she did.... he sacrificed himself all for not since thrawn can now return, undoing everything he did years ago... I think she knows this and wants to have as long as possible to share the joy of seeing him again and being with him.. all that changes once the truth comes out. I dont blame her and understand why she is being quiet about it. even if just for a little while.. she gets to have this moment which she has dreamed about for so long... it will come out..just not right now..... cant wait to see what happens next... and of course, your reaction is the first one qued up....
Ezra gave Sabine his lightsaber at the end of ‘Rebels’, but she’s made some changes to it when she was Ahsoka’s apprentice the first time. Huyang even mentioned that when Sabine was recovering from being stabbed by Shin.
Loved this episode...so awesome to finally see a live-action Thrawn...and those troopers, esp Enoch... My first thought when it was mentioned the whales went there to die was the big one Ahsoka hitched a ride in. And when Baylon told Sabine she would be reunited with Ezra to me could be taken several ways - he had no way to know if he was alive or not but it still stood. To get back to their galaxy all they need is the co-ordinates for the jump, which is what they needed the map for to get to Thrawn, once they had those all they needed to do was jump. Gutted though the series will be over soon and hope they make more seasons - Ahsoka is one of my favourite characters, Rosario is killing it in the role!
Hey, Angela! Lots of payoffs and lots of foreshadowing in an atmospheric episode. Very cool META REFERENCE by Huyang quoting the franchise's opening lines, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away", which is how he opened his folktales to the younglings. PERIDEA's rings are the bones of dead Purrgills! The planet is like an ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD for them. Filoni just RET-CONNED the whole origin of the Nightsisters! The LEGENDS CANON was the order was begun by a rogue Jedi 600 years in the past who set up shop on Dathomir and lured female colonists away from their families. The colonists were expelled and Dathomir became known as a witch-world. The adepts used their power to garner influence and their dangerous reputation ensured their isolation. Some pirates sold them Zabrak slaves with whom they interbred keeping the female children for the order and establishing a Nightbrother settlement for the males. The human-Zabrak hybrids of Dathomir were called Dathomiri-Zabrak like Darth Maul who was Mother Talzin's son. True Zabraks hail from their homeworld of Iridonia. By the time of the Clone Wars, all Nightsisters and Nightbrothers were Dathomiri-Zabrak hybrids. The Nightsisters debuted in the 1985 live-action TV movie "Battle for Endor". The NEW CANON states the Nightsisters originated in this other galaxy and established outposts in the Star Wars galaxy before history was recorded pre-dating the RAKATAN INFINITE EMPIRE! This is a major deviation from established lore! The three elders who greet the pilgrims are three known actresses named after the three FATE SISTERS of Greek mythology! KLOTHOW is played by CLAUDIA BLACK of "Farscape" where she portrayed Aeryn Sun and "Pitch Black" where she portrayed Shazza. She is named after CLOTHO, the Fate who spins the thread of life. LAKESIS is played by JANE EDWINA SEYMOUR of "Star Trek: Picard" where she portrayed the Borg Queen. She is named after LACHESIS, the Fate who measures out the thread of life. AKTROPAW is played by JERYL PRESCOTT of "The Walking Dead" where she portrayed Jacqui and "Ray Donovan" where she portrayed Cherry. She is named after ATROPOS, the Fate who cuts the thread of life! It's disorienting for LEGENDS fans to see LARS MIKKELSEN in the role of Thrawn because he is supposed to be a younger man with strikingly chiseled good looks and sharp cheekbones. However, I was prepped to accept the change by seeing "Rebels" and "The Witcher" where he played the wily mage Stregobor. It's good continuity keeping the voice actor and Mikkelsen did not disappoint. CAPTAIN ENOCH with the gold faceplate is played by WES CHATHAM of "The Expanse" where he portrayed Amos Burton. The troops are all bound by red Nightsister bandages and their cracked armor has been repaired using the KINTSUGI method of filling the gaps with gold lacquer. Thrawn says their numbers have dwindled and he's reluctant to commit too many troops to track Sabine. I bet these guys are mostly ZOMBIE TROOPERS like Marrok the Inquisitor. BAYLAN and SHIN are the stars of the show! RAY STEVENSON is killing it in this part! What's calling out to this man? What do the Nightsisters wish to get away from? How can it break the cycle of war? Is it possible the YUUZHAN VONG are lurking somewhere nearby? I sure hope so! EZRA BRIDGER shows up as EMAN ESFANDI with blue contacts and a beard looking very much like Ezra's pops from the cartoon images! Very good casting. He and Sabine have an unpleasant discussion ahead. The HOWLER's attachment to Sabine was very cute as were the nomadic NOTI Shell People. The bandits looked like RONIN in their red armor. What is the cargo being loaded onto the 'Chimera'? Nightsisters in stasis? Mummified Nightsisters? Nightsister relics? Nightsister treasure? We shall see...
At the end of Rebels, Ezra gave his Lightsabre to Choppa, to hand it over to Sabine in the end. Huyang also commented on that in episode 2, that she still has Ezras lightsabre, made modifications to it and made it her own.
The 3 Night sister Great Mothers are basically the Fates from Greek mythology, and looking at their names Filoni is copying that. Clotho (Klothos in the show) is the youngest and the spinner of the thread of life. Lachesis (Lakesis in the show) is the middle aspect who measures the thread of life. Atropos (Aktropaw) is the eldest and cuts the thread of life. Also how they keeping referencing the threads and seeing the future is straight from the mythology! Pure awesomeness!
Yes, it's Ezra's light saber. I agree about Sabine. I don't blame Sabine either. It's really interesting how she is a loose thread, and reeks of the Jedi. I can't wait for her to bust out with the force. I also think it's cool when you pointed out that the night sisters could not sense her, which protected her. I mean we were all scratching out heads at the reveal that she is force sensitive-ish... So I'm intrigued and excited about some of the fated aspects of Sabine, how "for Sabine it was her only choice" to give into Baylan. (Baylan would have taken her out if she tried to destroy it or run with it.) Dave Filoni is cooking up something really cool for Sabine and I can't wait to find out. Her best episode so far. I love her moment with the Noti. It felt very like a Princess Leia/ Ewok moment. And don't the Noti look like crab hobbits, with their little outfits?😂 It might be too much to expect an Ezrabine storyline, but I can hope. Come-on, Dave. You've given us lots of fan service moments. Give us this!
You need to rewatch Thrawn's entrance a couple more times. The first time it's just so overwhelming to just have Thrawn back that you miss how epic his very first sentence is. It's... just... goddamn. Talk about an opening line!
Now that I know that the main Night Sister mother lady is Claudia Black, I can't unhear it in her voice. Also...I really want a moment where Enoch takes off his helmet and is like, "I AM that guy."
6:42 I love that David Tennant got to be the first person to actually speak those words out loud in a Star Wars property. Unless I missed it somewhere else.
The casting for Ezra works really well. Sabine finding him reminds me of Zuko getting chewed out by Iroh though: "You had him! And then what? You never think this through." -"I would have thought of something" "No you wouldnt!"
....I certainly never would have even dreamed to see Thrawn in live action when I first fell in love with his character in the 90's. Jedi Fairy Tales about a distant galaxy ... of course Filoni gives us Tennant saying *THE* line 😍 Whilst not Sith, Night Sister Magicks draws from the dark side. I'm guessing this galaxy had some ancient history that informs the Great Mother's response to Sabine .... The ISD Chimera and the Stormtroopers all being both repaired and blended to fit in with the Night Sister culture ... a great visual representation of Thrawn's lack of resources and need to make an alliance for survival this past decade or so. And Ezra! Not sure I can say much that you haven't already said - is it next week yet?
Is it just me or are the Noti (the little aliens Ezra befriended) are basically space tortoise hobbits? 😁😁 Also, my guess is that Sabine will tell Ezra what happened. She just wanted to have a moment to be able to be happy that she managed to finally find him after all this time.
After 30 years, the Heir to the Empire himself has been seen on screen in the flesh. It honestly is so surreal to me as someone who’s read both the HTTE trilogy, as well as Zahn’s canon novels (which are arguably even better than HTTE imo). That was one of the coldest entrances I’ve EVER seen in Star Wars 🔥🔥🔥. Even for those that haven’t watched Rebels or read the novels, I think this episode did a good job at starting to solidify not only why he is feared, but also how different he is from most Star Wars villains
Thrawn's motivation in his books is actually a quite noble one, to assemble a fighting force strong enough to protect his people, the Chiss, from outside threats.
Fun fact I learned today: The cinematography for episodes 2, 3 and 5 was done by Quyen Tran, who is married to Sam Riegel who plays Scanlan Shorthalt in The Legend of Vox Machina.
Fun Fact: Baylyn Skoll and Shin Hati are named after the offspring of Fenrir, the great wolf of Norse mythology. Skoll and Hati are supposed to devour the sun and moon. The three witches are named after the Greek Fates. Thrawn has clearly been fighting something powerful on that world. It sounds like Baylan is hunting for it like Morgan hunted for Thrawn.
Jennifer Getzinger NEEDS to get her own star wars series, Filonis writing almost let her doen newr thr end but the way she MASTERFULLY navigated the terror of this new unknown universe &the impemding doom that is thrawn was just epic &chilling
I couldn’t disagree more, at least on one hand. Last week was a nostalgia dream, this was a dream in a whole different light. One’s looking to the past, the other, the future. 🙂
Enoch the new Stormtrooper with a face gives me real Mordred (King Arthur's nephew) vibes from John Boorman's 1981 epic 'Excalibur' with the golden armoured face. That film is a must watch if you have never seen it!
Gotta give that Star Destroyer pilot some credit, that parking job was impeccable.
I always forget how truly massive Star destroyers are.
The pilot was probably prepaing themselves for this moment all these ten years
Funny, how all the Star Wars space ships and planes land so perfectly.😊😊
@@roguesquadron1023and yet Stormtroopers still cant shoot
Autopilot maybe
David Tennant gets the honor to be the first STAR WARS character to say the immortal words we have come to love. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” I never knew how much I needed to hear that with my own ears. I then started to dissolve into a pool of tears.
He saved enough galaxies as Doctor Who. Guess he kind of earned it.
@@rogvortex58Well … now he _has_ seen everything.
Along with playing two official incarnations of the Doctor, so yeah, a pretty big year for the man himself.
@@rogvortex58 as well as saving the whole universe tenfold.
Literally, they just left the galaxy... so what what said is literally true.
Thrawn is freaking terrifying just by his posture alone.
He was more scary in the books. ✌️
@@raymondamador1487Nah, he’s equally terrifying in both, just in different shades/subtle ways.
Or his pauses before speaking.
Half the time he's just gaslighting. I'm not feeling it.
@@clarkbarrett6274Your opinion, but if anything, it’s Dave’s fault, he’s the director and/or the casting directors, the actors just do what they’re told, even if they might have some inputs themselves, the creators have the final word.
Unbelievably, Thrawn in live action is more terrifying than animated
Also, Enoch looks like such a badass! Most intimidating Stormtrooper ever
He was perfect!
Yeah let's just hope he's not another Phasma.
@@EricAero Or Marrok
@@funnylilgalreactsYep... Dave Filoni clearly find his inspiration from ancient times :
- Japanese Ronins for Ahsoka.
- Japanese Dojos for Jedi Training Sessions (like in rebels or Ahsoka Ship)
- Ancient Rome Gladiators for Enoch.
Enoch is to me the perfect fusion of stormtrooper and Tigris of Gaul from Gladiator.
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Marrok was an indicator of a key plot point. He was a being of Dathomiri Magicks - a plot marker setting us up for the next stage
I raise my drink in a toast to those of us who waited years to hear Ezras cheeky attitude and playful humor. I think he is going to be mortified that home has gotten complicated... and it ties directly to how we got to find him in the first place.
Yeah, and it's going to REALLY complicate things for Sabine and Ezra when he finds out that she basically just gave Thrawn a massive opportunity to return and invade the home galaxy, now with witches and some potential other shenanigans.
@@prometheuszero9 I feel he is going to have a mad Skywalker moment saying she made the wrong choice enabling this pyramid of actions that could bring about another galactic crisis.
@@THEvagabond29 yeah, agreed,and he can definitely be forgiven if he does kinda flip out on her at first. Really looking forward to the next 2 episodes
Loved that the Nightsister Great Mothers had the same voice effect that Mother Talzin had in the Clone Wars, the second deeper echoey voice, helped solidify that connection.
Was waiting for Captain Enoch to say "I am that guy"
I'm curious if we'll see his face or not! It's like casting Gwendolyn Christie and then keeping her covered.
Doubt Dave Filoni will make the same mistakes as those bad directors.. Right? @@funnylilgalreacts
He's already that "Die Well" guy. Chills 😅
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Well, considering these are called Night Troopers, have patched up Armor, been there for quite some time (over a Decade i believe), Creepy voices even by voice modulation standards, and Thrawn explicitly saying that he requires the Witches Dark Magic *again*
I'm not sure if we even wanna see what's under that Helmet. Because i suspect that what's under there might not be fully Human or rather alive anymore.
This series is not only a gift for (us) Rebels fans but for all of us who enjoy the Star Wars universe. Each episode expands and feeds this galaxy far, far away and that makes me happy. Thrawn is an imposing villain and he has nothing but talk to instill fear. 🖤
I think that Sabine didn't tell Ezra about whats going on with Thrawn because she knows that Ezra will sacrifice himself again to stop him. And she can't lose him again.
I think she just knows he wouldn't approve of what she did honestly...
Selfish B needs to fall to the dark side already. She's a better villain and one of a kind the show lacks... a personal one. Hopefully Shin rises to the light as Sabine gets the Sith treatment. New scary black mando-helmet and all.
Also, that sad moment I realized the "really big whale" Ahsoka is in is probably a really old whale that's going to die with her family accompanying her :'( And now the moment she gets there her family is gonna be shot at by Thrawn : ' (
Save the Star Whales
I have so many questions after this episode, but in a good way. So much frickin lore was presented to us. This is the kinda stuff that gets me excited about what Dave Filoni is bringing to Star Wars.
Last week had so many great nostalgic moments, but I can’t believe how much this one expanded the canon lore. They’re definitely starting to sow the seeds for the Dawn of the Jedi movie and era.
Can you elaborate on that?
@@rileyreese3991 I think Gwyn is talking about Baylan intention to stop the cycle he talks about in this episode. In order to do that he has to go to the beginning of Jedi - creation of the Order. How he is going to do that is the question, mb using WBW, mb that strong powerfull being he feels nearby. Bendu like creature mb. Questions, questions.
@@hint1k Wow, ok, yes didn't think of it that way, yes that can lead to some pretty interesting things, and also maybe lead to more of Anakin. That definitely continues on some of the original lore and storyline.
..Constructing Light Saber.
Your smile really brings joy! Love the channel :)
I got chills seeing that Star Destroyer in that first scene with it. So cool.
I think you missed the part where Thrawn said he would give Sabine the last known whereabouts of Ezra. They clearly have tried to track him down but he had eluded them and Sabine was starting with the info they gave her to start her search.
It's not just that Thrawn is making preparations to leave. It was a bit of an off-hand comment, but he said they needed to load a bunch of cargo that they're transporting as part of some agreement with the Nightsisters. To me the cargo looked a lot like caskets, so I'm thinking they may contain people.
Agreed
Ooooooohhhhhhh I did not put that together at all!
Yeah, there is the mention of it taking 3 cycles, i.e. days before Chimera is ready to depart. So we have 2 more days before Thrawn leaves Peridia.@@funnylilgalreacts
@@VegetaLF7 Three days for resurrection. Not the first time the bible is referenced, not even in this episode (Enoch obviously).
I think the night troopers might be dead their voices sound weird.
OMG! Just hearing that voice again. And in live action.
Thrawn knows how to make an entrance.
And we have a return to the Ezrabine banter.
The music was perfection in this episode/series overall!
Claudia Black! Nice to see her back in live action sci-fi, especially the biggest sci-fi franchise around... I think she's only been doing voicework for a while, now? The race of Clothahumps is a surprise, though (Spellsinger reference).
Holy shit I didn’t realize that was her 🤣
this took me totally by surprise.. didnt realiced it was her
@@drumaticpageofmusic4148 Me either. Really ashamed at not getting that on first viewing, as I always like seeing Claudia turn up in anything.
As I watched Farscape and SG-1. I was thrilled to see her finally in a SW franchise. 🎉
Awe! I looked exactly the same as you during this episode! 😄
Glad to see you were excited for Wes Chatham in this episode!
I love the character design. Really unique. At first it was a bit hard to tell that he was playing/ voicing him, but I thought it became really clear in that conversation with Thrawn. The cadence and screen presence was 100% Wes Chatham. I was like yep, Wes is definitely playing... That Guy.
This episode is another calm before the storm.
Yes it does, unfortunately they haven't got the talent Andor has to carry an episode like this. Let's face it Ray Stevenson and Ivanna Sakhno are the only interesting characters here. As soon as Thrawn mentioned betraying Baylon that was it for me.
Calm? I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!! 😬
I love your channel. Your reactions are always so genuine, you can see it in your face. While some reactors feel the need for cheesy commentary throughout the video, you keep the commentary to questions surrounding the events. Well done.
So glad I stayed up for this upload
Xander gettin it done!
Ditto!
Someone commented that the Pergill going through hyperspace may have been seen by Grogu and that's maybe why he was fascinated by them... he may have felt Ahsoka's presence.
Also, notice how much Ezra looks like his father!
He also looks a bit like Kanan.
The moment the Night Troopers appeared on screen, I felt a great surge in the Force, as if hundreds of 501st members suddenly cried out in ecstacy and their costuming budgets were suddenly vaporized. Shawna and her costuming crew are absoluteley killing it on this series!
Angela or anyone else from this community planning to be at Disneyland for Life Day in November? Would love to meet some folks!
Watching the recap at the beginning, I love how the ancient stones resemble (and might even be a nod to) something from the Halo video game franchise, which in turn has had many nods to Star Wars over the years.
Your upload speed is godly
Xander is a miracle worker!
Loving your reaction videos!
Ahsoka was "just" Sabine's master. She was never part of her chosen family. That was the Rebel's crew. So Sabine always had her priorities, and she never hid her motivations.
26:56 yes, there are KIN-TSUGI, which is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage. I’m impressed your knowledge. from Japan🇯🇵
I immediately thought of that when I saw their armor, didnt know what it was called though
I loved this episode, I'm so excited for the final two episodes. In Dave and Jon, We Trust.
Actually Baylan did say Sabine "would be reunited with her friend" but I'm not sure if he knew Ezra was still alive.
To me there was always more than one way to take that...
And why is Ezra has a beard like his Master before him?
@@jasonsacchi😂 guess there's no shaving cream out here with the Hermit Crab people
@@I.LostalimThat’s disappointing hospitality. 3/5 stars. May not recommend.
Baylon was just using lure tactics to get Sabine to turn over the map
@Angela-
I love being on this journey with you. Your connection with the story, and bringing us along with your insights is why I love your channel.
Sadly, Like "The Expanse" it will be over way before I want it to end...
Thanks for everything,
All the best,
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A good day starts seeing a funny lil girl smile/laugh on my screen.. have a good one yourself Angela
At the beginning... I was fanboying hard and was ready to pop some popcorn and grab a blanket for "Storytime with Huyang." I could see a series around that. I'm enjoying more detail regarding the Dathomirian Witches and their ways of connecting with the Living/Cosmic Force and all that is getting special attention. I totally love how, with one word or phrase, Filoni can alter the entire Star Wars canon (Bokken Jedi.) Wow. All the wolf-like visuals... all Filoni. But Thrawn... one can tell that Lars is having an absolute blast playing this character in live action. It's just too cool for school to finally see him. Enoch reminds me of a character from Fallout: New Vegas. Legate Lanius. Kudos to the practical effects team, they are so talented. Ezra looks like his dad from the photo from Rebels. Last bit, a prediction... Thrawn wants to know all about Ahsoka including who her master was... tie in to Zahn's novel "Alliances." And... did you catch the "catacombs" comment? Thrawn is loading an undead army to bring with him.
The digital effects in this episode are superior (with the exception of some backgrounds). But really a high level for these series. And the actor who plays Thrawn was also downright terrifying in the BBC Sherlock series. Something about Lars Mikkelsen AND his brother Mads...they can both be so darned intimidating.
I'm interested in the fact that the night sisters in a galaxy far, far away still recognize the stench of Jedi.
I think it's been talked about before that they had tamed purgill before ships with hyper drives. What if there are Jedi in this galaxy too?
I can’t say it enough, they nailed Ezra! Perfect casting!
It’s interesting that the Nightsisters detected Jedi from Sabine, even with no Force abilities.
Those new Night Troopers remind me of Spartan soldiers. Wondering if they have some influence of Nightsisters magic, like Marrok.
Not from Sebine... there was an ex-jedi next to her..
Shoutout to angela & the whole team for bringing us early reactions! You're a champ!
Absolutely amazing episode. The Great Mothers of Dathamire. Thrawn and the duck taped troopers. Caption Gold Face. 😄😄👍🏾👍🏾
And those little rock creatures...merch.
I really hope the "Thrawn" chant was worked into the score because that's what made that reveal moment so chilling
Always enjoy you're reactions. 🙂
I kind of love how the show is having fun with us on whether or not Sabine can use the force. 😂
It's like, did she just... nope!
She's immune to lightsabers. Seems ridiculously supernatural to me.
Watched your reactions as part of 'Fans React' videos. Subbed.👍👍😉
3:55 - Imagine how a live action Thrawn feels to those of us who read the Timothy Zahn books in the early 90s.
Love it when they say the thing =) Oh! I was driving behind a car with BOOMER on the license plate =P
For some reason I was not expecting Ezra to show up in this episode.
Me neither, was thinking Sabine going adventuring would be a season 2 thing
This guy does Ezra's voice and delivery quite well
I didn't see Ezra. Who is this Ezra? I did see Jabba though.
@@shugaroony no, that was Lando
Ezra does LOVE collecting stormtrooper helmets, and Enoch has a VERY cool helmet! So there's still a chance of seeing Wes's face!
Have you seen how small the Apollo command module is compared to the booster that takes it into space?
Great reaction! Enoch is that guy!!❤
Aha! Now we know where Ezra Bridger took Grand Admiral Thrawn at the end of Star Wars Rebels.
Love your reactions.. keep them up.. About your comment about why Sabin didnt tell Ezra everything going on when she saw him... How could she... she knows hes going to be upset that everything he did to get rid of thrawn, she might have just undid by coming there with how she did.... he sacrificed himself all for not since thrawn can now return, undoing everything he did years ago... I think she knows this and wants to have as long as possible to share the joy of seeing him again and being with him.. all that changes once the truth comes out. I dont blame her and understand why she is being quiet about it. even if just for a little while.. she gets to have this moment which she has dreamed about for so long... it will come out..just not right now..... cant wait to see what happens next... and of course, your reaction is the first one qued up....
Ezra gave Sabine his lightsaber at the end of ‘Rebels’, but she’s made some changes to it when she was Ahsoka’s apprentice the first time. Huyang even mentioned that when Sabine was recovering from being stabbed by Shin.
Didn't Huyang say this in part 2?
@@jakecook2375, yes.
Thank you@@sithlordkaeyl21
Loved this episode...so awesome to finally see a live-action Thrawn...and those troopers, esp Enoch...
My first thought when it was mentioned the whales went there to die was the big one Ahsoka hitched a ride in. And when Baylon told Sabine she would be reunited with Ezra to me could be taken several ways - he had no way to know if he was alive or not but it still stood. To get back to their galaxy all they need is the co-ordinates for the jump, which is what they needed the map for to get to Thrawn, once they had those all they needed to do was jump.
Gutted though the series will be over soon and hope they make more seasons - Ahsoka is one of my favourite characters, Rosario is killing it in the role!
Enoch told her to "Die well", how very Mandalorian
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away 13 tribes of humans lived on a planet called Kobol..."
Hey, Angela! Lots of payoffs and lots of foreshadowing in an atmospheric episode.
Very cool META REFERENCE by Huyang quoting the franchise's opening lines, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away", which is how he opened his folktales to the younglings.
PERIDEA's rings are the bones of dead Purrgills! The planet is like an ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD for them.
Filoni just RET-CONNED the whole origin of the Nightsisters!
The LEGENDS CANON was the order was begun by a rogue Jedi 600 years in the past who set up shop on Dathomir and lured female colonists away from their families. The colonists were expelled and Dathomir became known as a witch-world. The adepts used their power to garner influence and their dangerous reputation ensured their isolation. Some pirates sold them Zabrak slaves with whom they interbred keeping the female children for the order and establishing a Nightbrother settlement for the males. The human-Zabrak hybrids of Dathomir were called Dathomiri-Zabrak like Darth Maul who was Mother Talzin's son. True Zabraks hail from their homeworld of Iridonia. By the time of the Clone Wars, all Nightsisters and Nightbrothers were Dathomiri-Zabrak hybrids. The Nightsisters debuted in the 1985 live-action TV movie "Battle for Endor".
The NEW CANON states the Nightsisters originated in this other galaxy and established outposts in the Star Wars galaxy before history was recorded pre-dating the RAKATAN INFINITE EMPIRE! This is a major deviation from established lore!
The three elders who greet the pilgrims are three known actresses named after the three FATE SISTERS of Greek mythology!
KLOTHOW is played by CLAUDIA BLACK of "Farscape" where she portrayed Aeryn Sun and "Pitch Black" where she portrayed Shazza. She is named after CLOTHO, the Fate who spins the thread of life.
LAKESIS is played by JANE EDWINA SEYMOUR of "Star Trek: Picard" where she portrayed the Borg Queen. She is named after LACHESIS, the Fate who measures out the thread of life.
AKTROPAW is played by JERYL PRESCOTT of "The Walking Dead" where she portrayed Jacqui and "Ray Donovan" where she portrayed Cherry. She is named after ATROPOS, the Fate who cuts the thread of life!
It's disorienting for LEGENDS fans to see LARS MIKKELSEN in the role of Thrawn because he is supposed to be a younger man with strikingly chiseled good looks and sharp cheekbones. However, I was prepped to accept the change by seeing "Rebels" and "The Witcher" where he played the wily mage Stregobor. It's good continuity keeping the voice actor and Mikkelsen did not disappoint.
CAPTAIN ENOCH with the gold faceplate is played by WES CHATHAM of "The Expanse" where he portrayed Amos Burton.
The troops are all bound by red Nightsister bandages and their cracked armor has been repaired using the KINTSUGI method of filling the gaps with gold lacquer. Thrawn says their numbers have dwindled and he's reluctant to commit too many troops to track Sabine. I bet these guys are mostly ZOMBIE TROOPERS like Marrok the Inquisitor.
BAYLAN and SHIN are the stars of the show! RAY STEVENSON is killing it in this part! What's calling out to this man? What do the Nightsisters wish to get away from? How can it break the cycle of war? Is it possible the YUUZHAN VONG are lurking somewhere nearby? I sure hope so!
EZRA BRIDGER shows up as EMAN ESFANDI with blue contacts and a beard looking very much like Ezra's pops from the cartoon images! Very good casting.
He and Sabine have an unpleasant discussion ahead.
The HOWLER's attachment to Sabine was very cute as were the nomadic NOTI Shell People.
The bandits looked like RONIN in their red armor.
What is the cargo being loaded onto the 'Chimera'? Nightsisters in stasis? Mummified Nightsisters? Nightsister relics? Nightsister treasure? We shall see...
And that's how you do an entrance!!!!!
This is "Ahsoka The White". Wiser and more powerful than before. Just like Gandalf 😜
At the end of Rebels, Ezra gave his Lightsabre to Choppa, to hand it over to Sabine in the end. Huyang also commented on that in episode 2, that she still has Ezras lightsabre, made modifications to it and made it her own.
The 3 Night sister Great Mothers are basically the Fates from Greek mythology, and looking at their names Filoni is copying that. Clotho (Klothos in the show) is the youngest and the spinner of the thread of life. Lachesis (Lakesis in the show) is the middle aspect who measures the thread of life. Atropos (Aktropaw) is the eldest and cuts the thread of life. Also how they keeping referencing the threads and seeing the future is straight from the mythology! Pure awesomeness!
I had the sense that Paridia is like an elephant graveyard - where Pergil go when they are near the end of their lives.
You are correct. Peridea is is where the Purgil go to die, it’s not a killing field - although it might be if Thrawn/Morgan have a say
They literally say that in the episode. 👍
Yes, it's Ezra's light saber. I agree about Sabine. I don't blame Sabine either. It's really interesting how she is a loose thread, and reeks of the Jedi. I can't wait for her to bust out with the force. I also think it's cool when you pointed out that the night sisters could not sense her, which protected her. I mean we were all scratching out heads at the reveal that she is force sensitive-ish... So I'm intrigued and excited about some of the fated aspects of Sabine, how "for Sabine it was her only choice" to give into Baylan. (Baylan would have taken her out if she tried to destroy it or run with it.) Dave Filoni is cooking up something really cool for Sabine and I can't wait to find out. Her best episode so far. I love her moment with the Noti. It felt very like a Princess Leia/ Ewok moment. And don't the Noti look like crab hobbits, with their little outfits?😂 It might be too much to expect an Ezrabine storyline, but I can hope. Come-on, Dave. You've given us lots of fan service moments. Give us this!
You need to rewatch Thrawn's entrance a couple more times. The first time it's just so overwhelming to just have Thrawn back that you miss how epic his very first sentence is. It's... just... goddamn. Talk about an opening line!
Now that I know that the main Night Sister mother lady is Claudia Black, I can't unhear it in her voice. Also...I really want a moment where Enoch takes off his helmet and is like, "I AM that guy."
"They bokken, it bokke" - Anzellans about the Jedi trained in the wild
“Dog bat horse” is cute
You got me into starting to watch Rebels now. I've gotten 5 episodes in and am loving it.
Oh trust me it gets so much better aswell! Each season just improves and improves and then s4 is a masterpiece
Thrawn right hand man Enoch is played by Wes Chatham. He was Amos in the expanse.
I just saw this episode a few minutes ago Happy I got to finish watching your reaction to it Next , so excited to see Ezra and Thrawn in real life❤
loved that line from Huyang
6:42 I love that David Tennant got to be the first person to actually speak those words out loud in a Star Wars property. Unless I missed it somewhere else.
I’m pretty sure it was the first time it’s ever been said by a character in Star Wars
My Daughter and i Loved this
The casting for Ezra works really well.
Sabine finding him reminds me of Zuko getting chewed out by Iroh though:
"You had him! And then what? You never think this through."
-"I would have thought of something"
"No you wouldnt!"
hit us with that organ music Grand Admiral
The show is perfect
Wes Chatham as Enoch! SO COOL
Huyang: "A star destroyer getting it on with a planet, now I have seen it all"
....I certainly never would have even dreamed to see Thrawn in live action when I first fell in love with his character in the 90's.
Jedi Fairy Tales about a distant galaxy ... of course Filoni gives us Tennant saying *THE* line 😍
Whilst not Sith, Night Sister Magicks draws from the dark side. I'm guessing this galaxy had some ancient history that informs the Great Mother's response to Sabine ....
The ISD Chimera and the Stormtroopers all being both repaired and blended to fit in with the Night Sister culture ... a great visual representation of Thrawn's lack of resources and need to make an alliance for survival this past decade or so.
And Ezra! Not sure I can say much that you haven't already said - is it next week yet?
Huyang: ”A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…”
Me: **No thoughts, just screaming**
😭 this show is INCREDIBLE
Is it just me or are the Noti (the little aliens Ezra befriended) are basically space tortoise hobbits? 😁😁
Also, my guess is that Sabine will tell Ezra what happened. She just wanted to have a moment to be able to be happy that she managed to finally find him after all this time.
@troyross4920If they’re hermit crabs, the shells are removable (AND there are additional arms holding those shells on their backs).
Baylan did promise she would see Ezra again. "I give you my word, no harm will come to you. You will be reunited with your friend."
After 30 years, the Heir to the Empire himself has been seen on screen in the flesh. It honestly is so surreal to me as someone who’s read both the HTTE trilogy, as well as Zahn’s canon novels (which are arguably even better than HTTE imo). That was one of the coldest entrances I’ve EVER seen in Star Wars 🔥🔥🔥. Even for those that haven’t watched Rebels or read the novels, I think this episode did a good job at starting to solidify not only why he is feared, but also how different he is from most Star Wars villains
Ezra and Sabine was a more emotional reunion for me (*-* )
Thrawn's motivation in his books is actually a quite noble one, to assemble a fighting force strong enough to protect his people, the Chiss, from outside threats.
Fun fact I learned today:
The cinematography for episodes 2, 3 and 5 was done by Quyen Tran, who is married to Sam Riegel who plays Scanlan Shorthalt in The Legend of Vox Machina.
Fun Fact: Baylyn Skoll and Shin Hati are named after the offspring of Fenrir, the great wolf of Norse mythology. Skoll and Hati are supposed to devour the sun and moon. The three witches are named after the Greek Fates.
Thrawn has clearly been fighting something powerful on that world. It sounds like Baylan is hunting for it like Morgan hunted for Thrawn.
Jennifer Getzinger NEEDS to get her own star wars series, Filonis writing almost let her doen newr thr end but the way she MASTERFULLY navigated the terror of this new unknown universe &the impemding doom that is thrawn was just epic &chilling
This episode was solid. Not the same highs of last episode, but DAMN does Lars kill it as Thrawn.
I think the last episode was once in a lifetime
Yeah topping last episode was always going to be impossible. But this was still really good.
I couldn’t disagree more, at least on one hand. Last week was a nostalgia dream, this was a dream in a whole different light. One’s looking to the past, the other, the future. 🙂
what i cant wait to see, is the expression thrawn will give once he finds out anakin aka vadar, trained ahsoka.
Yes, Ray Stevenson is owning it . . . what a legend that Legionnaire Pullo!!!
Enoch the new Stormtrooper with a face gives me real Mordred (King Arthur's nephew) vibes from John Boorman's 1981 epic 'Excalibur' with the golden armoured face. That film is a must watch if you have never seen it!
How funny would it be if we never see Enoch's face. His armor is so cool though!
Hello there, I'm happy to see Grand Admiral Thrawn's make his Grand Appearance, he does look mencing, I wouldn't want to be on his bad side.
Did you notice Sabine used her saber deflect a blaster bolt? This is why she Force sensitive are teasing then she will doing it when it counts.
Lol through this whole episode I was like, "The stormtrooper is Ezra!" "The head bandit is Ezra!" "The wolf-thing is Ezra!" 😆
Woo! Fantastic episode!
It is Sabine’s lightsaber now. Ezra gave it to her, then she modified it