Star Wars Rebels Review

Hello there and welcome to the first Rebels Reviews!

I love Star Wars so it seems fitting I vent my thoughts on Star Wars Rebels here.

In case you're living on another planet without holonet access, everyone here is certainly aware of the start of Season 2 of Star Wars Rebels.

Last week Episode 1 (or as I prefer to call it Episode 1B) aired. The actual first episode premiered this summer with "The Siege of Lothal" and somehow I managed to miss this episode. I was a bit lost when I jumped into "The Lost Commanders" last Wednesday. Things made a bit more sense once I got my hands on that elusive episode. So, if you also didn't catch that pre-season episode I suggest you go watch that one.

Now for a quick and dirty review of Season 2 so far. I'm using bullet points because I love bullet points.

The Siege of Lothal

• Introduce Vader. This man certainly knows how to make an entrance. I enjoyed that they made him the badass we all know he is. He treated Ezra like he was the annoying little fly he is sometimes. You get the distinct impression that Vader didn't break a sweat fighting both Kanan and Ezra. 

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• Kanan has some of the best dialogue. My favorite is when he's talking to Ezra. His lines make me laugh more than any of the others. I'm sure the fact that they are delivered by Freddie Prince Jr. helps. 
• The scene with Hera and Kanan on the rebel ship was very well done. It gave us a chance to see the mental and emotional damage the Clone Wars had on some of the survivors. This was a very poignant moment and I loved it. 
• Space battles are always fun. Always. 

The Lost Commanders

• REX RETURNS! Who didn't love him in Clone Wars? Now he's a grizzled old war vet and seems like he'd be just as much of a badass as he was in the Clone Wars but with a bit more creaking of joints. 

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• Loved the explanation of what happened to the Clones. This always bugged me (and a lot of Star Wars fans I imagine). Why were there no clones by the time we get to Episode IV? Oh...because the Empire decided they were no longer useful and got rid of them. Okay. 
• Having said that, I am not satisfied with this explanation. There has to be more to it. Seems like a terribly wasteful use of preprogrammed resources. Unless "decommission" is a euphemism for something more awesomely sinister which was my first thought. (and my sincere hope)
• Loved this Guy:

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• Kanan: "I don't feel like discussing it." (meaning the Clone Wars) but then proceeds to discuss it without any pushing from Ezra. Way to stick to your guns Kanan. 
• Wolf's apology was terrible. It came far too easily. I know episodes are short but I did expect at least some resistance to having betrayed Rex for what is likely many years. I don't buy it. 

Over all I enjoyed the episode though it is not one of the strongest of the Series so far, but I am hopeful. 

Now it's time for some speculation. 

What are we going to do with these Clones?

My vote? Wolf, Rex, and/or Crazy Clone die defending Kanan or Ezra. 

Will Asoka reveal that she knows who Vader is? 

Probably not and it'll likely get her killed. 

What do you think?