#this episode was so good only complaint is i miss sabine

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theory has been debunked but i am still in fucking awe holy shit holy shit holy shiiiiiit

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Okay.... so now that I've had sometime to recover and think (and write ngl) I have some thoughts. This is veryyyyyy long because I basically take it apart character by character so sorry about that.

- I love how Ezra's story in particular ended. There's a couple of nuances to this:

1. I love how they showcased him finally letting go of his parents and moving past the grief of his childhood. I'm glad he got to hear that they loved him one more time too.

2. I love his physical ending - his final lesson from Kanan being that sometimes in order to do the right thing that you have to do the thing that you necessarily don't want to do (in Kanan's case; die, and in Ezra's: leave his new family behind).

3. I'm glad that Ezra was the one to take down Thrawn. While Thrawn will always be Hera's villain, I do believe that he was the type who only someone of Ezra's strength would have been able to defeat. (On a side note, I'm glad that they didn't underestimate Thrawn's power as a villain but that they didn't overestimate him either by making him undefeatable - they struck the perfect balance between the two).

4. I'm delighted that Ezra's talent with connection helped so much here. It really highlighted what makes Ezra great as a Jedi - his ability to be empathetic and understanding - which helped to pay off in the long run as all of his allies (both animal and sentient) came to help him willingly.

5. More importantly, I'm glad that Ezra took the time to think his plan completely through. He had backups in place in case things went wrong which just serves to highlight just how much he has grown even in a season. He did improvise (with his parents), but he recognised the importance of careful planning here and took all the steps to inform the right people about the paths he was covering and ensure the safety of his friends, his family, and his planet.

6. The purgill. Enough said.

- I'm really happy with the development of Hera's story and journey, and all the little hints we got as to the progression of her future.

1. I'm delighted that the whole "I love you" Kanera thing has been cleared up. I do believe that it now meant to be taken as Hera beginning her whole "I'm pregnant" spiel that Kanan had obviously been waiting for some time but that they got interrupted by everything else. (On that note, Jacen was probably conceived between episodes 4 and 5 or episodes 5 and 6) (also, while it might not have been the creator's intentions for the scene to be interpreted as a pregnancy confession or even as Kanan already knowing, that's the way I'm going to take it because I feel it suits their pairing better and does them far more justice than what they actually got.)

2. I'm glad to see Hera let Ezra (and ultimately Sabine) take the lead on this mission because it highlights a lesson that Hera had been learning all mission (and a lesson Kanan had been trying to teach her) - the kids are grown up now, they're clever and they're smart and they'll be okay if you trust them to do this.

3. I am so sorry Hera by the injustice you were done by your child. That boy looks like a creepy elf - I am so sorry.

4. I have seen some people wonder about her wearing makeup which I genuinely think is just to show that Hera is truly free post-Endor.

- SABINE!!!!!

1. Sabine letting Ezra go because she knew that it was the right thing to do was very hard-hitting because it just showcases the amount of trust that exists between them now and them then.

2. Sabine taking care of Lothal for Ezra made me very happy.

3. Her painting made me cry like a little bitch.

4. Her hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5. I had a feeling either Sabine or Hera would narrate the ending (either we were getting the ghost crew story being told to a child (I had begun to suspect Hera was pregnant when she touched her stomah when overhearing Ezra talk about the family) or Sabine would paint the picture for us as the artist) and I was so happy when they went with Sabine because she was the first one to describe them as a family all the way back in Spark of Rebellion so I'm glad it was her who closed the space family's story.

6. Ahsoka and Sabine going off to find Ezra made me weak ngl

- Zeb probably had more character development this last episode than he did in the entire of last season:

1. The whole jumping and attacking Rukh was A++++ Zeb content

2. I am slightly disappointed by the end of Zeb's story, mainly because while I think that the Kallus redemption arc was handled very well, this is still the man who murdered so many of Zeb's people but idk maybe that's just me.

3. Zeb and Melch omg

4. Zeb being a good older brother!!!!!! A+++++

5. I thought Zeb was dead when he was fighting Rukh on the electricity thingy; the amount I relief I felt when he survived was immense.

6. Zeb talking to Thrawn askfhjadhfladhfkhadf

- I love Chopper

1. He ultimately knowing about Ezra's plan all along made me so sad because he is such a loyal little droid

2. His little complaint to Sabine after he rebooted was so in character

3. Tricking the stormtrooper by pretending to fall had me in stitches

4. This season has really solidified Chopper as my fave droid of all time because while he is 99% murderbot he is also 1% loves his family

- Kanan:

1. I'm devastated that Kanan's lightsaber didn't get seen again but I'm sure it's intentional. If there's anything we've learnt from the past season is that nothing in Rebels is unintentional.

2. The thought that Kanan may have died knowing that the love of his life was pregnant with his child kills me.

3. I am disappointed by the lack of mentions of him but I suppose that the three previous episodes made up for it.

4. Was Thrawn meant to have Kanan's mask from Malachor? Like how did he know how that was relevant?

5. That child looks nothing like you soz m8

Other characters:

- The Clones!!!! In particular Gregor! There were so many references to TCW that it made my little heart sing. From the Wolfpack to Gregor's death moment - it was all so special to me. Also, Rex living past the Battle of Endor!!!!!

- The implication of Ahsoka returning when she did implies on some level that they both knew that Ezra would be going missing because of the whole "come find me thing" which makes me sad

- Is Jai dead? Mrs Sumar?

- Vizago and Hondo made me laugh

- I had gotten sick of the wolves so I'm glad that they weren't so involved in Family Reunion

- These episodes warmed me more to Kallus so I suppose that's good

Other thoughts:

- I kinda predicted that we would have a reunion between Ezra and his parents so I'm glad for it

- The character design for Jacen was so lazy I'm sorry. He could be anyone's child he literally looks nothing like either of them

- Does this mean that Thrawn and Ezra are on some crazy space adventure together or?????

- Also, I legit thought that Ezra was dead when Thrawn shot him I'm so glad it was on the shoulder