First Impressions - Ahsoka Season 1 (2023)
Rosario Dawson is great as Ahsoka
As I said before, we have seen Rosario Dawson play the role of Ahsoka Tano in live action but she really gets the shine here and is fantastic. She definitely takes cues from the animated version but realises that the character has moved on even from there and her character is way more impatient and not accepting of the Jedi way which is interesting to see.
Ray Stevenson is amazing as Baylon Skoll
Though, for me the best performance so far is that of Baylon Skoll played by the recently deceased Ray Stevenson. He isn't just some evil cackling villain, there is a presence there and a real care for the history of the Jedi Order. He is just fantastic and it is such a shame that we will only ever see him perform as this character in this show.
Morgan Elsbeth is a Night Sister
This was only briefly mentioned but I thought it was a big enough plot point that it needed to be discussed. We met Morgan Elsbeth in The Mandalorian and here she has been confirmed to be a member of The Night Sister cult. These characters were introduced in The Clone Wars and were shown to be dark side users with evil motivations, it was believed they were all killed off until we met Merrin in Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and now Morgan here, I wonder if we will see her use her powers in this show.
Sabine Wren is a failed Jedi Padawan
At the end of Star Wars Rebels we saw Ahsoka & Sabine team up to go and find Ezra Bridger. But this show reveals that things were a bit more advanced then that. It turns out that Ahsoka became Sabine's Jedi Master and attempted to train her. It was revealed in Rebels that Sabine had no connection to the force so unsurprisingly this doesn't go well and it causes the two characters to have a fractured relationship until this show.
Hera is a General in The New Republic
Hera is played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead and she is great, we also see that Hera has kept her title as General in The New Republic. She is one of the heads of the new government and a big part of keeping the good guys going. I am curious to see if her son Jace turns up in this show as there has been no mention of him so far.
Who is Marekk?
A mysterious member of the villain team is seemingly the last Sith Inquisitor called Marekk. Now Marekk has a mask so it isn't exactly clear who they are. I have seen rumours suggesting that Marekk is either Ezra Bridger or Cal Kestis but I personally don't like either of those theories. My belief is that Marekk is either a nobody which makes you wonder why to have the mask and create all this intrigue or it is Barris Offee. Barris is a failed Jedi from The Clone Wars who betrayed Ahsoka and turned to the dark side. The way Marekk moves, I think it is a female and Barris has clear connection to our lead character. Though if it is Barris, I hope the reveal comes soon so it doesn't leave it too late to give her some story.
No Grand Admiral Thrawn yet
Those hoping for Grand Admiral Thrawn in these first two episodes will be disappointed. Both sets of characters are trying to locate both Grand Admiral Thrawn and Ezra Bridger and even though we see Ezra via hologram we see none of Thrawn and I am fine with that. I have stated before that I don't think Thrawn will be in the show that much and this happens here.
Huyang is back and is once again voiced by David Tennant
Huyang was a droid voiced by the brilliant David Tennant in Clone Wars and he is back here for this show. He wasn't in many episodes of Clone Wars but was a pretty memorable character, he is back and I love how he is presented, he is sarcastic and actually adds plenty of humour to the show.
Are we heading to The World Between Worlds?
Towards the end of Star Wars Rebels, we were introduced to a plain of existence called The World Between Worlds. This dimension allows the person in it to move across space and time to influence any event that they want such as Ezra saving Ahsoka in Rebels. The markings of the dimension are all over this show and the markings from the map look just like The World Between Worlds. If we end up here, it would be huge for the future of Star Wars and could mean massive things for the future.
This is basically a Star Wars Rebels Sequel
Yes, this is an Ahsoka show and the focus is on her and her troubles. But there is no denying that this is basically a Star Wars Rebels Live Action Sequel. Ahsoka, Hera & Sabine are the main characters and we see their troubles since that show ended and it is the main influence. I think you can get by if you haven't watched Rebels but the show is certainly better if you have.
Overall
Overall, I loved the first two episodes of Ahsoka. As you can tell by the length of this post, there is plenty of intrigue and discussion points here and that is great to see. It feels like a Star Wars Show for Star Wars Fans and I am happy to see that.
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