Ahsoka: Episode 2 (Review/ Impressions)

Good ole Disney, they know exactly what the Star Wars fandom wants, and they never released anything that could be considered disappointing, or boring. If there's one company in the world of film right now who knows the IPs they own, and the reason people love them, it's Disney... Okay, sorry, I'm lying.

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Ahsoka Is Kind of Boring

I really like the character of Ahsoka and think she was well-written during The Clone Wars animated show. While I haven't watched Rebels, I've heard she has some good episodes in it. I liked seeing her in live-action when she joined the cast of Mandalorian, and I thought the actress who plays her, Rosario Dawson, did a good job bringing her to life.

She does seem the same as she did in that show; playing the stoic grey Jedi, who is able to cut through the nonsense and get right to the point of whatever issue she finds herself in. Although, now, it feels a bit off.

What I find strange is, it's almost like she was a cooler character in The Mandalorian when she was a side character. Now that she has her very own show where she is given the spotlight it's like the creators said, "Okay, now it's our chance to shine a light on everyone else."

The Main Character Problem

I've noticed a strange occurrence that has taken place in these Star Wars shows, and it only became apparent during my viewing of this show.

• Mandalorian - At first, was in charge of the show, and was bolstered by the side characters, but then by season three, it's almost as if the side characters have forced him into the back seat.
• Bobo Fett - He was a side character in Mandalorian but then got his own show, and sure enough, he is given the backseat so everyone around him could do the cool stuff. He even became overshadowed by Mando which almost seemed like revenge for being overshadowed by Boba Fett previously.
• Obi-Wan - Was just a bit all over the place, and in a way, nobody seemed cool, or particularly compelling in that show.
• Ahsoka - She just seems to be a side character in a way, and the time in the last few episodes seems to centre more around the others. Also, I'm starting to feel a little lost for having not seen Rebels.

Andor is the only character with his own show who very much seemed to be in charge of the show itself and was enhanced for the other people introduced along the way, rather than being placed in the backseat.

Why Are The Writers Doing This?

The only reason I can think for this behavior is that the writers are being told to consider each new character introduced as a way to expand the IP and potentially give each of these people their own shows and films.

Personally, I think they should just focus on writing a good story, with good characters, instead of dreaming about these far-flung pipedreams of more content down the line.

Let's face it. If the shows aren't good, nobody is going to care about the side characters and people who are introduced throughout its runtime.

Look at Rogue One for example, it was a good film that did its job and had a good lead who was helped by the rest of the cast. Due to this, we were given a really good TV show, in the form of Andor, which allowed us to get some more insight into Diego Luna's character from the film.

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What Didn't I Like About This Episode

I found it was a bit convenient for them. They're searching for a star chart that was stolen from them by some Sith who were also looking for it.

The star chart holds some significance because it is said to lead to Thrawn because rumor has it he is off in the Galaxy somewhere gathering Imperial strength for a total invasion of The New Republic.

So, now without this star chart they think of a new idea, and head to Corellia - the world Han Solo is from, which is known for constructing - and deconstructing - Imperial star destroyers - this world is kind of cool, and it has appeared multiple times in the films, shows, games, comics and novels.

While here they speak with the head of one of these deconstruction factories, who is asked about the types of people working there, and he admits that there are ex-Imperials employed who don't care about politics so long as they're being paid.

Now, here's where it gets convenient... they're talking to the guy who is stonewalling them because some of the information they want is classified - they use their rank as a way to get the information, but it doesn't work.

But, a droid overhears this exchange and allows them access, but there are some shots of the workers looking suspicious and because of the Imperial talk only a few minutes ago, we know what's about to happen.

While getting the info they ask about a HK assassin droid, the leader says there are no models like that employed, but the droid had just had an exchange with one.

"What ship are they on?" Ahsoka asks,

"Oh, that one there that's about to take off," the droid responds.

But, before they can give chase to the ship all of the workers start shooting, while also shouting, "For The Empire!" Just in case we're confused at why they turned hostile.

I get that they need workers, but why have they not vetted these ex-Imperials thoroughly? Also, why are they allowed to be in a position of power to classify information?

Ahsoka gets into a scrap with some Sith, while Hera pursues the ship in a ship of her own.

During the lightsabre duel, we cut between that, and Hera's ship dodging a silly amount of canon fire. But, by the time the duel concludes, she manages to catch up to them just in the nick of time to attach a tracking chip.

I just found myself scratching my head, but shrugging at the end and thinking, "Just don't think about it too hard, enjoy the ride."

We follow the ship to where it's going, and the main characters can now hang back since the tracker is attached. Now at this huge structure being made, we see the Sith having something of a meeting when the head Sith basically scratches his head and says,

"We have a problem, I can feel that Ahsoka is coming."

Why didn't he use the force to know that just as the tracker was attached? He could have flown around in circles for a bit and thrown them off their tail or something.

I'm Still Curious
I am going to finish watching this show regardless of how I feel at the moment, I just hope it picks up and really changes my mind because at the moment I just feel that it's a bit boring and lacking skill in the writing department.

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