#and that first ep when ezra unlocks his powers by forgiving a man across time and space.... it rocked me to my core and i still get chills

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Hello mossy I’m late but thoughts on Star Wars rebels (whatever part you’d want to talk about)?

LEAAAAAAA bhlgkjsdlgkhksd right okay. in advance this will be long HSLDKFJ

Star Wars Rebels is my favorite piece of SW media to this day largely because of the incredible family dynamic happening in the show, but also because of the absolute love that goes into so many of the characters and the story??

It has an amazing narrative about a boy consumed by fear and survival, realizing he has the potential to extend what he’s learned to those around him, to save others and to save his home, and dear GOD the way it all ends up panning out is such an incredibly poetic echo of how the show begins, it’s a masterpiece. Ezra himself is just an incredible character, one so deeply steeped in the concept of ‘being surrounded by love and support will allow you to be a more loving and supportive person, and that connection to compassion will strengthen you beyond anything you could achieve alone’ and it makes me INSANE it makes me insane!! He’s only able to unlock the true extent of his powers when he first forgives someone who he believed had wronged him, he openly admits to being terrified and out of his depth, he cries when things get overwhelming, he loves with his whole chest and he’s overly eager and enthusiastic and he’s best friends with dozens of cats.

Every moment in the show, even at its cheesiest, is just jam packed with love (between the characters or love for the characters and the legacy of the universe), to the point where you can feel it, and you just have to root for these kids. Every single character has so much depth and dedication put into them, and they all feel like fully rounded people.

I’m trying not to go too off the rails but also special shout out to Sabine Wren, a graffiti artist who paints everything she touches, and has a love for mixing gunpowder with spraypaint. Special shout out to how the crew gives her various things to design across the show so they can carry personalized art from her on their armor, on their helmets, on their ships. Special shout out to how she comes across a relic of her people in season three and shatters, finally revealing the fear and guilt she’s been holding back for years. Special shout out to how she gets to take up the sword once corrupted by the sith and return it to her people, triumphant. I love her so fucking much.

Also, just a fun note that really makes me happy abt this show is how everyone comes from such different backgrounds/lives, and throughout the show, everyone has to go on side quests/ arcs that involve all of those backgrounds, and everyone else in the found family is totally supportive?? There’s never an element of ‘no, you’re with us now, we have missions to do and we won’t make a stop for that’, it’s always like “Hey, this is important to you! We’re dedicated to you as an individual and recognize that won’t always align with our job in the rebellion, so we’re willing to go out of our way and support you” (this is based on dialogue from an actual scene), and THAT HAPPENS SO MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THE SHOW

there’s just so much grace and humanity in this family, more than star wars usually has the time/care to put into their narratives, and it actually unhinges me

also bonus points for the fact that the entire main group of six people doesn’t consist of a single white human! 

TLDR: swr has a massive heart and i will always treasure the fuck out of it