Its good when they disagree a little and flesh their opinions out. Good conversation and agreeing to disagree.

Qui gonn was unlucky. Everyone other than darth maul had their lightsabers set to stun when stabbing.

Can't wait to tune back in after the season finale to hear Joe say, "They done fucked it up!"

RIP Ray Stevenson. I was fortunate enough to know the man. A great actor, loving father, brilliant raconteur and all-round charming, caring, generous human being. All that and a PROPER GEORDIE LAD to boot. Ray was one of the boys, not your average Hollywood pansy. He will be sorely missed.

This is why I love Alex he stands his ground even when joe gets defensive and fanboys out

I love how AJ and Alex balance out AJs star wars fan boy side

Only here to give OJ props for that hilarious "galaxy close, close nearby" joke that the guys totally missed

I love how AJ is all fanboy mode and excited while Other Joe and Alex are like meh. I watched episodes my opinion is meh too, we'll see how it goes.

I can't beleive they did the lightsaber through the stomack again

So Qui-Gon is once again rolling in his force grave, being the only one to die from a lightsaber gut stab XD

Made me laugh how AJ got defensive after Alex said Rebels is a kids show.

I feel the same way as Alex. Despite having watched every season of Rebels, I personally don't enjoy it very much; very kiddish. Characters like Erza don't do it for me. I wouldn't say that Rebels is a bad show as there are a few good episodes.

"they didnt kill people in Rebels".... Chopper has killed more people than Vader

Alex is the only one that gives a good take these days...

How can an ancient map know where Thrawn went?

Seeing Hayden Christensen play his 20 year old Padawan self from 2002 as a 40 year old was very weird but if we are getting a clone wars flashback with his 2005 look, think he can still pass in the flashbacks with Ahsoka if he is in it 🙏 I hope we get live action Anakin/Ahsoka around ROTS time so we can connect certain moments to the movie when we watch it

What the heck AJ? I get that you like the series but there's no need to fangirl so hard over it. You didn't even let the boys give their review scores, you dropped a big 9/10 and ended the video handwaving the issues the others might have had. That's unprofessional and in my opinion the video isn't complete, and frankly that's totally rude man. I get that you don't like that Alex disagreed with you, but it's just his opinion, you don't have to take it personally. You're better than this.

Nice to see Alex’s and OJ’s perspectives continue to grow & mature over the years. AJ on the other hand…

Im with Alex 100%

Lmao Joe is fanboying so hard

This does feel kinda sith dagger/map to skywalker/map to palpatine type plot device stuff....

i love the master and his apprentice and the dynamic they have together. You can feel like their journey has been thought out

I love that Alex is part of this show, mostly it's AJ getting pretty excited by something, OJ is a bit more careful and wants to wait what comes and Alex just says it like it is. Many times when Alex is explaining why he doesn't like something you can see the others rethinking their opinion and get a bit off the dopamine and realize everything Disney has produced is bad to mediocre at best.

Let's see how long it lasts before they pull an Obi Wan.

I'm very skeptical.

The bar is so low at this point that anything even remotely compelling will be overblown out of proportion by fandom. That’s why reviewers like Alex are needed BADLY. Thank you Alex, you’ve said what’s in my head out loud for years and I appreciate it.

I agree with Alex, I never got into the animated series. If it was made to look like the Starship trooper animated show, that felt a bit more less cartoony. But so far I like the visuals of Ahsoka. No characters so far feel annoying or patronising characters like Halo's KWAN!!!

12:45 Yeah this is my issue with rebels in general. I get it Ashoka has been through allot but I thought most of her arc in clone wars was learning how the jedi lost their way. Why she decided to became just as reserved, stoic and kinda disconnected is beyond me.

They have somehow managed to make lightsabers ineffective (just for plot twists). Lightsaber to stomach... Just walk it off. Already lost hope for Disneys Star Wars sadly.

“I don’t like Ezra” I’ve never agreed with Alex more than I do right in this moment. I have watched every episode of Rebels and I hated Ezra from start to finish. I’m really not liking Sabine here in Ahsoka either. She was probably my 2nd favorite character in Rebels, right behind Chopper, but she was nothing but an annoying brat here in Ahsoka.

regardless if you like the story or not, the actual filming quality is pretty good, a massive step up from kenobi.

Is it just me or does Ashoka fold her arms a lot? Like, I can't unsee it, she does it all the time.

You are so easily swayed Joe... it will take more than a good premiere to call good star wars is back

I'm sort of conflicted because on one hand I'm happy to see Thrawn in live action, but It feels weird having read the Heir to the Empire trilogy (amazing btw). It's still early so I don't want to write it off, but I cant help but feel they are going to attempt a bastardized version of his character and that overall story here.

Why didn’t Shn behead Sabine after pulling the saber out? Or just swipe sideways cutting her in two? A saver through the body is no longer fatal

AJ getting defensive every time the others shit on something he likes is honestly exhausting and pathetic.

Was some serious tension between Alex & Joe in this episode 😅

Let’s hope the rest of the episodes are good and satisfying, and not disappointments, and the series doesn’t turn into another hit and miss.

There's a perfect contrast of opinions between all three of these men and I'm here for it I like Ashoka episodes and wanna see what happens next but I see where all point of views are coming from

Wren got a lightsaber put through and not only survived but was ready to go in a few days! Got to love DISNEY! Ashoka was never a JEDI, ever, she stated this in Rebels! ITs also a great thing when your audience can guess your entire story's arc after the first viewing. Great Writing!!!!

It definitely feels like this is a show meant for Rebels fans, so unfortunately, since I haven’t seen Rebels yet, I can’t really say I’ve had much interest in watching this

Yeah Ahsoka was definitely WAY off in her personality compared to all previous iterations including mando and boba. Alex and Oj were 100% right and it is clearly taking place around the same time of those two stories based on the opening crawl of Ahsoka ep1 with the capture of that witch lady from mando season 2

The villains are the best part of the show so far. They just feel incredibly fresh, mysterious, and aren’t comically evil.

I thought it felt a little cheap that Sabine is now a Jedi. I can’t believe that half of the rebel crew are just force sensitive enough to where they could be Jedi. It felt like we went from Luke being the last jedi to jedis popping up in every piece of Star Wars media we get.

Dont light saber wounds actually kill anyone Anymore,?

The second I heard some about finding a map, i immediately had a bad feeling a la sequel trilogy.

It had all the amazing Disney Star Wars Tropes, Getting ran through by a lightsaber then being slightly wounded and a MASSIVE explosion from self destructing droids that made literally no sense at all.

Alex needs his own show

Expecting it to shit the floor in tops episode 4. Hoping it's NOT the case, but the track record is not good

The strange choice to have long pauses after every line of dialog put me off. Everything else I enjoyed quite a bit.

AJ needs to put his fanboy aside and review this show for what it is. Believe me I loved Clone Wars and Ashoka. This is not the storytelling I love, and it's important to recognize that.

Did anyone else think that star map reminded them of Treasure Planet? Maybe they'll run into John Silver in the new galaxy. XD

Joe how do you guys feel about the show? Proceeds to interrupt and disagree about how they feel about the show😅.

I watch these to see Alex take these shows apart and AJ slowly start to agree that YES actually they suck!😂

“Rebels are not for kids!” - while chuckles and cries

"they don't kill many people in Rebels" Chopper: Say what bro?

Too little too late.... Andor like stuff or i don't think i care anymore. Mission accomplished KK.

I liked Rebels season 2 and 3 quite a bit. Loving the show so far. Feels like a love letter to rebels.

Mando and Ahsoka run in the same time line. Thrawn was mentioned in the Mandalorian, that he was missing, Ahsoka was alrdy searching for him when she made a appearance in Mandalorian

Seeing AJ's grinning, hype and praise in the opening immediately made me fast forward to OJs and Alex's opinion😆. And, he's even arguing against their opinions and giving examples of other media to say "well, but it was like that for this, or same thing for that"... I wasn't looking for some fanboy review who gets hype off member-berries and fanservice. I wanted an actual objective (as possible) opinion. Everyone shits on Alex for being critical, but that's why they need him, and I'm glad he's there. Critical is good. Nitpicky and anal about it is bad

"good star wars is back" the hole in qui gon jinn says other wise

Clone Wars and Rebels are some of the best post-Lucas Star Wars stories. I hope Alex gets over his stubborn "it's for kids" thing and gives them a watch. Kids' show doesn't always mean bad show.

I dropped kicked it when the lightsaber stab didn't kill her immediately and then she lived. That was about it for me. The cheap SW attire was baffling as well and I really like how they’re writing the two Jedi. When the master said it would be a shame to kill Ashoka since there are so few Jedi left it gave such an interesting dynamic to his character and My favorite character in all of this is Baylan, just the way he is "silent but deadly" vibe its great! Rest in Peace Ray.

I think the issue with this MacGuffin thing is that, they didn't explain it very well. In this case, the map is not meant FOR finding Thrawn, the map was originally for finding THAT Galaxy, that specific planet. I guess they explain more of it in episode 3 when they say they are following the migrating Whales. It's another thing where you have to have watched Rebels to understand what happened to Ezra and Thrawn in the first place. It's not like they both got in a ship and just went to hide and this map just happens to know where they went even though it's been buried for a millennia lol. I suppose they probably hoped that people would figure that out on their own, but the Sequels ruined that

Only 2 episodes Joe lets wait and see

Disney sabers must be garbage because they can’t kill anyone! 🤷🏾‍♂️ I guess no one’s ever really gone anyways so there’s that! 🙅🏾‍♂️🙅🏾‍♂️

For anyone confused about the time period The last season of Rebels takes place a year before The Battle of Yavin and the Galactic Civil War or OT takes about four years. Then Mandalorian Season 1-2 takes place five years after Return of the Jedi. Ahsoka takes place immediately or relatively close to the fifth season of Mando season 2 where Ahsoka captures the night sisters which means that 10 years have passed since the battle of Lothal or when Ezra and Thrawn both went into hyperspace. That makes Sabine 29 years old, Ahsoka is 45, and Hera is 37. That also means that Ahsoka has two years of time to play with since Mando and Boba Fett take place two years apart from each other and since we haven’t seen it, we hopefully will see Ahsoka finding out about Luke at the end of this season and having the two meet.

I think this takes place after mando S3. In S3 Thrawn is still missing (referring back to the shadow counsel)

I hope the low bar that’s been set in the past will continue to be raised even if its not a perfect show

My only 2 big criticisms of the show so far is the pacing and I don’t really think Hera and Sabine’s actresses have done a tonne of research if their characters. They just feel like generic good people with not a lot of personality

15:24 Obi-Wan just needed to push Qui-Gon down the same hole as Darth Maul and he'd come back just fine.. In current Disney Star Wars, all characters seem to survive off-screen deaths if they fall from a great height.. Still waiting for Mace Windu to make a re-entry. They made the rules, so they need to own up to them :D

Joes face and tryna ignore what Alex was saying at first was hilarious

I didn’t mind it. But damn how many people that get stab by a Sabre and survive is a joke. My boy Qui Gon Jinn spinning in his crave.

Let me guess? Joe kind of like it.

😂 You can instantly tell how Alex feels it's hilarious

I wish Rosario put a little more liveliness into her portrayal of Ahsoka. She isn't some brooding character who looks off into the distance and crosses her arms all the time. When she speaks in the animated shows, she uses a lot of body language and is a bit more active while speaking.

“Good Star Wars is back.” Are we watching the same show??

Bro ezra literally mind tricks a stormtrooper into killing his squad and then killing himself.

Why is AJ so offended when they disagree with him? I think a lot of people didn't care for rebels

I'm mostly liking Ahsoka so far. It looks promising but I wouldn't place it that high yet among my favorites after only two episodes. I like the early callbacks to The Phantom Menace, Rogue One, and A New Hope. With no House of the Dragon S2 this year, Ahsoka sorta quenches our thirsts for any MCU/DC/SW/GRRM/nerdy content this August. I do find it slow in parts but Andor started much slower and it ended up finishing well after Ep 3 once Luthen showed up to plant the early seeds for the Rebel Alliance. Ahsoka is very stoic and quiet, so there's a lot of dead silence. The series gets these awesome fight scenes for a couple of minutes and then things slow down to a crawl for another 10 to 20 minutes of little talking and humor like you're watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. I'm not completely digging Sabine Wren yet. I find her a bit too emo. Obviously, she misses Ezra and that's not Ezra Miller. She's almost a cross between a bratty young Leia and Reva. She's Mandalorian but doesn't follow the rules. I like her enough but I'm not completely invested into caring about her or her motives yet. I think she drags the pacing down a bit. Disney is sorta doing it again. Is this about Ahsoka or Sabine? Just like Din Djarin took over The Book of Boba Fett by Ep 5 and essentially saved it from being the worst SW content ever. Just like Obi-Wan was really Reva's story. Just like The Mandalorian S3 became Bo-Katan's story. BTW, does Sabine have Wolverine's healing powers? Qui-Gon Jinn didn't survive the same type of cut from Darth Maul's stab. Fennec Shand needed mechanical parts for her tummy to revive her. Sabine heals like the very next day! Did she drink the Living Waters of Mandalore to heal that fast? The plot armor is strong with this one. Too bad Bacta tanks weren't invented before Qui-Gon got killed and it wasn't like Sabine was put in one to heal her wounds. Great to see Clancy Brown getting more work. I'm now aware he voices Savage Oppress in Rebels. Byron Hadley is my favorite character in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). "You either shut the f*ck up or I sing you a lullaby!" Clancy also voiced Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok. "It's a crown." Mary Elizabeth Winstead getting a Star Wars role thanks to being married to Prequel Obi-Wan in real life. She looks like a young Lynda Carter in her green Twi'lek getup. Her eyes really shine wearing that headdress. I think her character is just whatever. Doesn't bring humor to it but neither does most of the cast. The standout to me is actually the one Tyrone Magnus mocks with the staring: *Shin* *Hati* (portrayed by Ukranian, Ivanna Sahkno). She reminds me of *Chiaki* *Kuriyama* in Battle Royale (2000) and Kill Bill Vol. 1. Has this same maniacal doll face stare. Think M3GAN earlier this year. Or an evil version of Hit-Girl from the Kick-Ass films. Another character Shin reminds me of is Pom's Paris in Dead Reckoning Part One. I want an action figure of that savage little bitch! I thought some of the action sequences were really cool. Some moves looked cooler than all the cool ones Yoda did in Revenge of the Sith. But I do think the lightsaber fight between Shin vs. Sabine looked a little too amateurish in Ep 1. I don't expect these actresses to wield a lightsaber like Hayden and even Adam did in The Rise of Skywalker. They're just not as skilled and athletic enough, so they looked like they were noobs to their fight. I can tell the most experienced with the lightsaber is Rosario Dawson. Her moves are very simple but her stances looks fluid and confident when she swings them. Rosario probably trained the longest for it that Natasha Liu Bordizzo and Ivanna Sahkno didn't do for as long. I'm not saying Rosario is as good as Hayden, Ewan, and Adam, and she's already in her 40s, but she's the best from this cast so far from what I've seen. I'm just happy for Rosario. First time I saw her was in Kids (1995). A controversial NC-17 film along with Showgirls and I remember seeing it on TV during my high school freshman year. I've seen Rosario in He Got Game, Men In Black II, Alexander, Clerks II, both Sin City films, and Zombieland: Double Tap. I'm really happy she has a character she will forever be remembered by although she's probably a bigger Star Trek fan and knows Klingon. When I saw Clone Wars (2008 film), Ahsoka was about 16. Ahsoka is 47 in this show while Rosario Dawson is really 44. Battle of Yavin: When Luke blew up the Death Star in A New Hope. BBY: Before Battle of Yavin ABY: After Battle of Yavin * The Acolyte - ~132 BBY * Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - 32 BBY * Star Wars: Attack of the Clones - 22 BBY * Star Wars: The Clone Wars - 22BBY to 19 BBY * Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - 19 BBY * Star Wars: The Bad Batch - 19 BBY * Solo: A Star Wars Story - 13 BBY to 10 BBY * Obi-Wan Kenobi - 10 BBY * Andor - 5 BBY * Star Wars Rebels - 5 BBY to 1 BBY * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - 1 BBY * Star Wars: A New Hope - 0 BBY * Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - 3 ABY * Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - 4 ABY * The Mandalorian (Seasons 1 & 2) - 9 ABY * The Book of Boba Fett - 11 ABY * The Mandalorian (Season 3) - ~11 ABY * Ahsoka - ~11 ABY * Star Wars: The Force Awakens - 34 ABY * Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 34 ABY * Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - 35 ABY * Star Wars Resistance - 34 ABY to 35 ABY * Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's Star Wars Movie - 45 ABY Ahsoka was born in 36 BBY. The series is parallel to The Mandalorian Season 3's timeline which is about 11 ABY. Hence, she's 47. Sabine is about 32. Luke Skywalker is still alive at this time and is about 30. Same with his fraternal twin sister, Leia. Han Solo would be 43. I find the music mostly mid. Obviously, Japanese since Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress (1958) and Japanese samurai culture were a big influence on Star Wars. Even the name Ahsoka Tano sounds Japanese. Jedi comes from the Japanese word, 時代劇 jidaigeki, meaning 'period drama' motion pictures about samurai. If you remember, The Mandalorian S1, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Andor all started slow. Andor started the slowest that I gave up on it after two episodes only to give it another chance about 9 months later. TBoBF was a chore until Din showed up. I think once Ahsoka gets to Ep 4-5, things will pick up like it did for Andor. We got 7 more episodes of this. I do believe Ahsoka started better and faster than Obi-Wan and Andor did. After two episodes so far, I might put Ahsoka above The Phantom Menace. I got it at 10th. I'm still not sure if I like it more than Obi-Wan which I found mid. I'm seeing the same mistakes with this that the previous SW series did but could trend up very quickly. Call it Ahsoka when it should be called Sabine. I do like Ahsoka Tano more than Rey Palpatine. The actress who portrays Sabine is beautiful. I think Daisy Ridley is beautiful too. I never saw the sequel to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, so Natasha is still new to me. Beautiful actress but I'm just not sure if I'll care about Sabine by the end of this series as it seems like it's her hero (or heroine) journey and redemption arc and not from the titular character. It is cool that Ahsoka trained a Mandalorian to become a Jedi. That's new to me. You can already see the major crossover between the two shows is imminent. My favorite female character from The Mandalorian remains The Armorer but I do like Bo-Katan and didn't mind S3 centered around her. Reason why I like Shin Hati the most so far other than Ahsoka is because I finally see a deranged and *eager* female badass that I've never seen before in live-action SW form. She's kinda like a female version of Darth Maul but I also like that she asks questions. If you see other photos of Ivanna, she does give that same stare like she does in Ahsoka. Dollface and robotic like M3GHAN. Wide-eyed. Doesn't blink much. Ready to kill on the spot. I believe Shin Hati doesn't seem to trust Morgan Elsbeth and will later kill her master, Baylan Skoll, after a failed attempt at killing Morgan and the fact the actor for Baylan already died. She looks like she's holding a secret. But I don't necessarily see her turning good. She might have an ax to grind with the Nightsisters or just seeking for more power like Anakin did. There's a theory on Reddit that Shin could also be Mandalorian? Let's not forget, Sith apprentices kills their masters all the time in attempt for more power. Vader wanted to do it with Luke by the end of Empire. Shin could've beheaded Sabine right after she stabbed her through her stomach. 1. The Empire Strikes Back 2. The Mandalorian 3. Revenge Of The Sith 4. A New Hope 5. Return Of The Jedi 6. Andor 7. Rogue One 8. The Force Awakens 9. Obi-Wan Kenobi 10. Ahsoka (tentative, can move up next week) 11. The Phantom Menace 12. The Rise Of Skywalker 13. The Last Jedi 14. The Book Of Boba Fett 15. Attack Of The Clones 16. Solo RIP Ray Stevenson (Baylan Skoll)

9/10? Not a chance.

Wait till the classic Disney bait and switch mid season lol

Ahsoka's first two episodes weren't as bad as those of, say, The Book of Boba Fett or Obi-Wan Kenobi (or Season 3 of the Mandalorian), but they weren't nearly as good as I hoped they would be. The only stand-out performance was Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine, because she actually brought some energy to her performance. Everyone else, including Rosario as Ahsoka, seemed like they were at half-energy or didn't even want to be there. The pacing was glacial; I wanted to reach into my screen to pull the words out of them, because the drawn-out scenes of characters talking to one another or looking at stuff just DRAGGED. They could have easily compressed those two episodes down to one. The story was interesting to me only because I personally enjoyed Rebels, but since no one seemed like they cared about what they were doing on-screen, I was struggling to care, even though I know and like the characters. Also, I'm not buying Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera. She's not terrible in the role, but she absolutely wouldn't have been my first, second, or even 20th choice to play her. I'm not sure who I would've picked, but it wouldn't have been her. I'll watch another episode or two and see if it manages to hook me, but if it doesn't, I'm out. I'll just wait for Andor's 2nd season.

Did we watch the same show? This schlock was not a 9/10 lol

Not gonna get excited or even get expectations up in the slightest. Time and time again, Lucasfilm has never disappointed with disappointing fans of their IP's. If it's a good show? Great, I'm very happy they did something right finally. If it's just another multimillion dollar sh^tshow? Well, water is still wet, can't really get any lower than it is now.

I appreciate them having three perspectives to get a more accurate depiction if the review. I appreciate Alex holding his ground on his perspective. I agree, as a standalone show, which is what this show is. It needs to hit on that front and not use everything from a show most audiences have not seen.

I think Angry Joe's perspective is a great voice to have, a bit of positivity, hope and boosterism is what makes me smile. I thought Ashoka was incredibly boring having watched all of Rebels but just because you don't agree with someone doesn't mean its not worth hearing what they have to say :)

Why does Disney insist that you can just take a Lightsaber to the gut and walk it off first obi Wan and now ahsoka I remember back in the day if you got hit by a lightsaber you would either die or lose a limb

I think the spot where the person got stabbed matters cause I went back to look at where Qui Gon got stabbed after I saw people complaining about it and Qui Gon's spot was dead center

Why doesn't Joe pay attention to his friend's responses?

Good StarWars is back? huh ... where is it? Is it hiding behind Ahsoka? Is that good StarWars with us in the room right now? Comparing it to Andor and the good Mandalorian parts hurt my sould lol.

Considering episode 1 of mando was directed my Dav. I give him props. This is much.... improved. I was worried about him potentially handling a movie but if he puts the same attention and directing into a movie as this show, I think it'll be good

AJ has become so insufferable throughout the years and never owns up to it. Thank god for Alex and OJ

So, I gave it a chance…My god, how much can the bar be lowered for this type of ish to be considered good?

2:05 starts off with the dark Jedi being invited onboard which was stupid and the Captain brings six lightweight security officers just in case something goes wrong. Why not just hand over the keys to the ship and throw himself out to the vacuum of space as well?

AJ six months later: "I think I went easy on my rating for Ahsoka."

Oh man I can't wait to see how Joe sours on this series by the final episode. He never seems to learn... You would think after all those disasters from Disney, Joe would be a little less generous with the praises lol. Good thing AJ and Alex tend to be the counter weight to Joe's enthusiasm. I think Joe needs a break from smoking up, feels like he never has both feet on solid ground anymore lol.

Yeah ,this is why Alex needs his own channel. I’m really only here for him and OJ at this point

17:00 Joe is thinking of the Yuuzhan Vong, I doubt we’d see that awesomeness adapted to tv and even then I think they deserve to be in a movie.

What do you mean they don’t kill people in Rebels? Chopper has a bigger body count that almost anyone else in the galaxy 😅