#ashoka huyang

[blood-ology]

Because I never watched rebels (rip), in my eyes the stars of the ashoka series so far are local loth cat (!!!) and huyang (david tennant bot can I get a wahoo?)

[ohsnapitzmarvel]

Anakin immediately roasting Ashoka for losing :’’) I missed them

[cyle-stuff]

ASHOKA SPOILERS!!!

OH MY FUCK HE MADE HIS LIGHTSABER LIKE KANAN’S!!

(I’m okay, I’m sorry to my neighbours for screaming again)

[spacedilflvr]

that one scene in the new ashoka ep(you know the one) reminded me of the line from clone wars in the mortis arc(you know the one) and now i’m just sad

[monikanarnia]

AHSOKA

S1.E5 ∙ Part Five: Shadow Warrior

[itsagrimm]

Ezra is on the way back to the known Galaxy and his rescue crew is stuck on Rock-turtle-people-planet.

I'd call that a classic

[bailey41]

This is everything to me, Natasha Liu Bordizzo channeling some pre-Code Hollywood comedienne with David Tennant as a foil (now I’d definitely watch that movie.) Shades of Joan Blondell and Anna May Wong (!) in that face 💜👁️ Natasha’d done some chopsocky comedy in a movie with Jack Ma (yes that Jack Ma) but I wouldn’t really want anyone to…

[lightwise]

Ahsoka Show Episode 2 - Spoilers/Thoughts

Okay, now for episode 2 thoughts. (I've posted my reaction to *that* moment at the end of episode 1, and it's resulting consequences in this episode, in another post).

SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT! DO NOT SCROLL IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE EPISODE YET! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Okay, I ranted about my dislike for Sabine's injury here. Moving on.

Literal chaos child. Sabine is the natural successor of the disaster lineage force sensitivity or not lolol. "I uh, I unlocked the map. And then lost it. And then lost all my backups. But everything's fine I swear!" Anakin would be proud.

I gotta say it, Baylon's ship makes me think of the Marauder just a bit.

I am loving these nightsister temples. So cool. Very Celtic/stone circle/mapping the planets and stars vibes.

Ahsoka trying to trace the fight between Shin and Sabine almost felt like she had some Psychometry skills ala Quinlan Voss going on??

AHSOKA PET THE DANG LOTHCAT. YOU MUST PAY TRIBUTE BEFORE ENTERING THE ABODE.

Love that she's so calm feeling that droid coming down behind her before taking it out.

Huyang vs Hera as Sabine almost blows them all to pieces...gotta love it. I need to see Tech and Huyang hanging out together. They would either be besties or drive each other insane.

I really love the practical effects of all the droid and machine builds in this show. It feels even more detailed and realistic than props in Mando.

Hera just still doesn't quite feel like Hera to me :/ And it's not MEW's fault at all. It feels like costuming and dialogue choices. Love her talk with Sabine though. I'm fascinated to know what viewers who have never seen Rebels are thinking of these scenes, bc they have no idea the backstory behind these two and the mother/daughter, older sister/younger sister nature of their relationship.

The CGI here is absolutely gorgeous when Morgan opens the star map. I also love how it is much more extensive and detailed than what Sabine was able to get. And the hint of green nightsister magic!

It will be really interesting to see if she's referring to the Chiss homeworld, the Yuuzhan Vong, or something else by "other galaxy".

I really want to see more of Baylon and Shin's history. She is attached to his every word and obeys his commands very seriously. How did he come to take her on as his padawan? When did he find her? What made him abandon the Jedi order (did he have doubts before the Clone Wars? Or just found a way to survive after?) So many questionssss.

Ahsoka and Hera, on the detective trail. Love it. When this series was announced, long before it was apparent that it would be Rebels season 5, I had hoped it would be Ahsoka hopping around the galaxy solving mysteries. This is fun to see.

Guys. I am trying SO HARD to not fall down the "imperial remnants and new republic politics as the galaxy tries to rebuild" rabbit hole that my brain eagerly wants to fall down whenever they start bringing up these dynamics. I was almost losing my mind during the Dr. Pershing episode in Mando season 3, and this is whetting my appetite again. Idk if I will someday need to write fanfiction about this or copious amounts of tumblr posts, but you have been warned. Star Wars and politics and the navigation of the collapse of empire and the redistribution of status and wealth and goods and the devious ways that can all quickly start to fall apart...okay I'll stop myself. When we get to the Mon Mothma episode...heaven help me.

Again, the subtle facial expressions in this show are so good. Not all of the dialogue is escaping cheesiness, but the facial expressions are conveying a wealth of emotions that is backing and grounding each line of dialogue.

This scene. THIS SCENE. Okay, I promised I would talk about Sabine's Jedi training and supposed Force sensitivity that we all have been wondering about since the trailers. I was not thrilled about the idea of Sabine being retconned to be force-sensitive. There's no hint of it in Rebels, and it would feel like a shocking contrast to her lineage as a Mandalorian if it wasn't handled properly. That said, I went into it with a relatively open mind, and have not been overly bothered (more just confused and wanting the backstory) on her and Ahsoka all of a sudden having this master/apprentice relationship that has taken place off screen and that obviously did not go well. Sabine has trained with lightsabers before (the Darksaber and Ezra's lightsaber), and it did make sense to me that she could want to know how to use it more effectively and want to be closer to the practices of what made Ezra who he is in his absence. Why Ahsoka would have agreed to train her...that I am unclear on. I wonder if her failure in that also contributed to her telling Din that she couldn't train Grogu. Anyway, all of this has been a "what the heck are you up to Dave," but I haven't hated it.

All that said, I didn't really want Sabine to be Force sensitive bc I also hate when Star Wars, or Star Wars fans, try to make everyone have latent force abilities in ways that feel like a cop out, like it's the only explanation for a character being cool, or having value, or tying into the plot (I am not trying to call out anyone in particular here, just the concept). Star Wars is not only about Jedi, and while it is almost always about the Force, that doesn't always happen in the highly specialized, exclusive ways we see from force users like the Jedi and the Sith. So, I was hoping, let's see Sabine trying to tap into the fact that the Force is inside everyone, but not everyone can access it to the same capability. Let's see her trying to gain certain skills and practice a way of existing in the world that goes beyond some fancy lightsaber moves and meditation rituals. Let's see a Mandalorian who already has a distinct and powerful way of fighting and philosophy in the world, attempt to mold it with another, almost opposite, approach. And I think that's what we are getting! (maybe this should have been it's own post, oops).

Huyang's no nonsense talk to Sabine is exactly what she needs to hear. For all his sass and directness, he doesn't lack compassion in how he chooses his words with her. And yet he also isn't afraid to eviscerate her (lack of) Force abilities with the most Jedi worthy burn I've ever heard "your skills would fall short of them all." He's been around for 2500 years. I don't think Sabine is force sensitive ya'll. At least not in a conventional way. And yet, Huyang, who has been the keeper of lightsabers and Jedi youngling training for generations, is not at all discouraging her from applying herself to try. His tone is exceedingly gentle with the words "the only time you are wasting, is your own." Is it possible to marry a droid? Pretty sure he's husband material lol.

Also his hands look like medieval gauntlets. So cool. They outdid themselves on the practical effects here.

Star Wars has Solid State Drives?? (Sorry the SSD reference was kind of funny).

Alright, Ahsoka against a droid and a former Inquisitor. Easy peasy.

Hera and Chopper (who looks FANTASTIC btw, there is no distinction between Choppper animation and Chopper live action LOL), in the Phantom and their dialogue back and forth was perfection.

That lil force push and lil backflip midair and lil shoulder turn to miss the lightsaber from behind 👀 please more force usage from Ahsoka! In her own show!

Very interested to learn more about Marrok too. Their stunt actor is really good.

Girlie is pulling out the Mando armor. We're getting serious now.

"It's not loyalty. It's greed."

I liked Sabine's part in this recreation of the end of Rebels, but I didn't really love the retcon on Ahsoka's. Where is her staff? Why is her cloak a different color? Where is Morai? It just fell kind of flat for me. Like the live action hasn't earned the emotional gravitas and hope that this scene held in Rebels. Again Dave, really fascinated to see where you're going with all this.

Finally, Ahsoka's ship is cool. I would travel around the galaxy with her for sure. And, the unique way that holograms show up on Morgan's ship is very, very cool. Can't wait to see what next week holds!

[denimbex1986]

Get your questions in by midday on Monday folks!

[tardis-in-rivendell]

Ok, but can we take a minute to talk about Huyang? Because, I don't think I made it to the bit in clone wars where he shows up. And his origin story is basically just a big reference to Doctor Who because he's voiced by David Tennant and I can't 😂 the layers of nerdism dudes.

[purgatory-of-assbutts]

i wonder if dt had to do mocap for his ashoka stuff

[totally-gogo-salt]

Huyang!?!?

[spacedilflvr]

the whole scene in huyangs workshop absolutely had me tearing up

[itsagrimm]

am i just autistic or the ancient droid the sexiest being in the series?

[lightwise]

This scene was utter perfection, may I say.

Also just on a *technical* ☝🏻observation…I know Huyang is a practical robot build similar to other droids. I’m really wondering how they accomplished the fight scene with him, whether it was mostly practical with some CGI, or if for some scenes there’s a person in a suit and then CGI is used for the rest. Can’t wait to see the behind the scenes on this show.

While we're on the subject of similarities between Tech and Huyang. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Now I'm certain they're teasing us. 😏

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FATHER UPDATE #2

we are watching Ashoka! He seems??? To be enjoying it???

his thoughts:

“It feels weird to have this be marketed as a stand-alone show when it’s obviously a sequel, seems like bad advertising tbh”

“Where is zeb??? Where is Kallus????”

#1 chopper enjoyer

huyang reminds him of KS0, thinks they would be best buds

”what’s the connection between Ahsoka and Hera??? Did they date?”

“If Jacen is Kanan’s kid then they fucked?? Who has time for that??? And didn’t they just figure out they loved each other??”

“WAIT SHE WAS PREGNANT WJEN THEY TORTURED HER AND KANAN DIED??

“No shit it’s the clone wars, look at the clones 🙄”

“Oh!! Mandalor! That’s the one battle I remember”

*mourning maul for 5 minutes*

“So what did Anakin teach her??? How to relive her trauma??”

”I can’t believe Sabine went with the stereotypical villains willingly”

”this cell has a window, her earlier one didn’t so really it’s a win”

”NO YELLING AT THE WOLF”

”that’s enough tortured looks for today” *turns of TV*