The Review at the End of the Universe
Season 1 Episode 14 – “Fire Across the Galaxy” Star Wars Rebels caps off season 1 and gives the audience plenty to chew on in the wait for the next installment. Most of the episode was focused on the mission to rescue Kanan from a Star Destroyer in orbit of Mustafar (the site of Obi…
Season 1 Episode 13 – “Rebel Resolve” Woah, only one more episode of Star Wars Rebels left in the season, what a quick run this has had. It does seem like it’s coming back for a second season so that’s a promising one. In almost every sense this episode did feel like the middle point…
Season 1 Episode 12 – “Call to Action” No sooner do I say that The Empire are coming across as a bit toothless does Star Wars Rebels prove me wrong with an episode like this. The opening to this episode was great with Grand Moff Tarkin (Stephen Stanton) arriving in a way reminiscent of Darth…
Season 1 Episode 11 – “Vision of Hope” After another short break Star Wars Rebels is back and fighting fit. This week our heroes look to rescue an exiled senator who might become an ally to their cause. Senator Gall Trayvis had been set up previously as one of their informants but he appears in…
Season 1 Episode 10 – “Idiot’s Array” Star Wars Rebels gives us another look at a famous Original Trilogy character with Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams reprising his role). Yoda was featured in disembodied voice form last week so there was a risk that it could be too many cameos in too short a time….
Season 1 Episode 9 – “Path of the Jedi” Star Wars Rebels returns to the small screen after a Christmas break and continues the story of Ezra being trained as a Jedi by Kanan. In the last episode Ezra had his first brush with the dark side and his first taste of real power so…
Season 1 Episode 8 – “Gathering Forces” Last episode of Star Wars Rebels this year and what a note to end on. This episode provides a satisfying resolution to the cliffhanger from last week as well as drawing on many elements established in the previous episodes. Special attention should be given to the opening of…
Season 1 Episode 7 – “Empire Day” Star Wars Rebels begins its first attempt at a two part story with “Empire Day”. The team plan to sabotage a new model of TIE fighter being showcased at an Empire Day parade on Ezra’s home planet of Lothal. For being the first part of a two part…
Season 1 Episode 6 – “Out of Darkness” At long last we get an episode of Star Wars Rebels that focuses on Sabine and Hera, two characters that have been present since the beginning severely lacking in meaningful development. Thankfully this episode lets them embark on an adventure that lets us learn more about them and…
Season 1 Episode 5 – “Breaking Ranks” Star Wars Rebels lets the viewer see what life is like for young initiates in an Imperial Stormtrooper academy as Ezra infiltrates in order to steal information that will help the rest of the team foil an Imperial shipment of Kyber crystals. Based on my knowledge Kyber crystals…
