Yeah I understand that, but the fact is that twice in a row he could have easily destroyed one rebel captain and two Jedis as well as one of the most efficient crew of the rebellion and he doesn’t for a “master plan” we - as the audience - have no clue about (not even a hint of some kind, just “they shall see… they… shall… see” stuff). This is why I don’t like the way it’s written because there is no real contruction of the main season plot yet, things don’t add up so far, so it doesn’t work well (but it seems I’m the only one bothered by that). When Vader in season 2 or Tarkin in ANH lets the rebels go away we quickly know why; here it’s just “yeah they can go away, I want the entire fleet”. Thrawn reminds me of Maul (series version): (very) talkative and smart ass but in the end everything falls apart for every possible reason. But again I would be pleased the show proves me I was wrong.