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Post #1531011

Author
fmalover
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STAR WARS: REBELS (animated tv series) - a general discussion thread
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Date created
29-Mar-2023, 2:04 PM

Back when it originally aired I thought it was kinda bland, and had a few interesting ideas, but was royally pissed off when the first two seasons hinted at Ezra’s darker tendencies only to completely ditch that subplot after the season 3 premiere, and Ezra remains a goody-two-shoes for the remainder of the series. Creatively speaking I found that to be a cowardly move. I also hated how it was always Mission Accomplished with almost no casualties for the Rebels, retroactively cheapening the victories of the OT and painting the Empire as absurdly incompetent, the ultimate insult being how Thrawn is thwarted in the series finale by a whiny teenager.

If it wasn’t obvious by now, I thoroughly dislike Star Wars Rebels because it presents the franchise at its most sanitized, play-it-safe version where everything is smooth sailing fo the good guys.