But I also love to bits one of the most widely criticized ones - “Fighter Flight”. Ezra slowly becoming more selfless and less self-centered (never really selfish), his relationship with Zeb, you know, I just love hanging out with them, could do it for two extra season of the so widely hated “fillers”. I kept an eye out for actual, true filler episodes that add nothing to the overall story and out of 75 there’s maybe two or three, so not a lot, huh?
Absolutely agreed with you Omni. I feel like the idea that Rebels is largely made up of “filler” is a pretty big misconception. Every episode has character development at its heart, taking the time to focus on a particular character or just the relationship between a couple of them, giving each member of the Ghost crew - even Chopper - the attention they deserve. You can pick out any minor episode, bar 2 or 3, and something that was established at the beginning - be it an insecurity, a rift in a relationship, anything character-related problem - will have changed by the end. That’s not filler, that’s good storytelling, and I think it’s something most of the other Star Wars series forget to do.
And I’ll always stick up for Fighter Flight. Ezra and Zeb never get on well in the previous 3 episodes, but they bond through a failed mission and their shared desire to help others, and they’re like brothers from that point on. It’s an important episode. And it’s fun!