The whole thing with Maul and Obi-Wan was this: this two have had a rivalry that spanned nearly thirty years. They had fought so many times that they more or less knew exactly how they fought, almost on the same level that Obi-Wan and Anakin knew each other. But there was a big difference when it came to Kenobi and Maul’s final battle: Kenobi had changed, Maul didn’t. Kenobi immediately recognized what Maul was going to do: he tried to do the same move he used to kill Qui-Gon, the move where he slammed his saberstaff into his chin to stun him and then stab him. So, Kenobi baits him, switching from his Soresu stance to his Ataru stance, the style he and Qui-Gon used back on Naboo, making Maul think he’ll fall for the same ploy. But again, Kenobi by now has changed, switching from the aggressive form of Ataru to the defensive form of Soresu, so when Maul goes to perform that same move, he’s ready. That’s why it ended so quickly. Kenobi had grown and evolved while Maul was still the same old instrument of rage he had always been

It's funny: Doug hated Chopper, and the creator said that while R2-D2 was a "loyal dog", Chopper was a cat.

I damn near loved Thrawn. Everything from his theme, to his voice actor, to his calm, measured persona. He's one of the few super genius type characters that was actually shown working things out. Other times it's taken as wrote that they figured things out, but we got to see him deduce everything piece by piece, using esoteric data he collects that no else in the empire would bat an eye at. When he said he studies the art war, I fully understood what he meant.

Ahsoka vs Vader might be the most heartbreaking SW animated scene ever. And Lars Mikkaelson as Thrawn is just perfect - that’s how you write a clever villain.

I actually REALLY love how Maul vs. Kenobi was a battle of just 3 hits. I thought it was showing how powerful Kenobi was with the force, how disciplined he was, how much he grew with the force, and obviously, it was a moment he was thinking about for DECADES. He knew he'd face Maul again and want some kind of comeuppance for the death of his girlfriend and mentor. Plus he was an old man, you can't do anything crazy because then the Vader fight in New Hope looks even less justified. That fight was slow and awkward but you bought it because of the characters, same goes with the Maul fight.

Season 1 suffers partially because Lucasfilm Animation was hit with mass layoffs and change into Disney's ownership. It got caught up in Disney's new OT only plan, and decreased budget. The show had a rushed production schedule. It really is a miracle that Season 1 is as good as it is, but the later seasons really start to define the Rebels we know today

Hera is a great character. So mentally sharp, incredibly tenacious, and unendingly intelligent.

He didn't talk about Kallus, but that was a high point of the series for me. Kallus went from a typical evil ''we will meet again and I will destroy you'' villain to a much more interesting character. I do hope they will bring him in the Ahsoka series (since they want to find Thrawn). Chopper honestly I really liked. Rolling on Ezra's fingers as the kid was trying to hang on to a platform really got me.

Doug not liking Chopper breaks my heart

I love the use of Clone Wars characters in this show, it was really well done

This has my favourite line from Vader “The. You die braver than most” , that is badass and scary in too many ways to count

When Vader called out "Ahsoka" still gives me chills to this day

They also got Ian Mcdiarmid to play the emperor in this, however when the show first aired it was Sam Witwer, the voice of Starkiller and Maul, but later on, they redubbed the emperor with McDiarmid, and heck, James Arnold Taylor does a pretty good impression of Alec Guinness just like how he can do a good Ewan McGregor

The final duel between Ben and Maul is beautiful. One of my absolute favorite Star Wars moments.

S1 was definitely the most child friendly, which isn't a bad thing and I get that they were finding their footing, but when it did get more mature and complex that's when it really hooked me in.

The reason they used a precise fight for Obi wan and Maul's last fight was the fighting style his master took. Being as it was the one that Maul used to kill his master, he knew what was coming and was able to counter. It mattered in it's preciseness because they have been fighting for years and never forgot that moment.

The weird thing for me about the main characters is that I wasn't that interested in them individually, but together they made a much more compelling unit. So basically the whole Phoenix crew was for me the central character of the show, the thing that made it interesting to me, not each of the members.

Since When has Thrawn ever gotten angry in any of his media? His calm and controlled temper has always been a feature

Here’s why Mauls death was a powerful moment: He intentionally killed himself. Think about everything Maul has lost over the years. His brother, his mother, his crime syndicate, his place by Palpatine’s side. The only thing he had left that gave his life any meaning was his hatred of Kenobi. So when he met Kenobi for the last time and Kenobi refused to hate him back, Maul realized….he had nothing. So when he fought Kenobi for the last time, Maul used the same set of attacks that helped him kill Qui Gon. Two quick strikes before hitting him on the head with the hilt of his lightsaber. Strike, strike, hilt. This would work on most opponents, but not Kenobi, because Kenobi was there when Qui Gon died. Kenobi played that scene in his head over and over as years passed. So of course Kenobi would be the only Jedi who would know how to instantly counter this attack. So why would Maul use this pattern against the only person in existence who has seen it before? My answer is that I think Maul wanted to die. He realized he had nothing left that gave his life meaning, so he wanted to go out on his terms. In battle against his greatest foe. In a way, it was “Suicide by Jedi”. And to Kenobi’s credit, I think he realized this too. That’s why he was so kind and respectful to Maul in his final moments

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Steve Blum does an amazing job voicing Zeb, sounding like a pirate ;)

I know a lot of people who don't get "Do or do not. There is no try." They think Yoda was telling people to succeed without making an attempt. For anyone who thinks that, Yoda was saying to go into the attempt with conviction that you will succeed because doubt will cause you to fail. Comparable to Miagi's "Karate do yes, Karate do no" bit from Karate Kid.

The best character is clearly Hondo Onaka. How you can think otherwise is just crazy. He's the Jack Sparrow of Star Wars.

This was the first major Star Wars TV outing under Disney (I don’t think the Lego stuff is held to the same standard but they’re still pretty fun and serve their purpose). Of course, keeping Filoni around was going to help it succeed and made a great first impression

Honestly, Sabine in season 3 is really underrated. Her entire conflict with her family and the darksaber is fantastic imo. Also, thrawn is really well done here. He is different from other empire goons. He uses history and art to his advantage. He learns the skill and strengths of his enemies, and he doesn't underestimate them (until the very end). He is competent, and he isn't just smart, he is an actual badass that can use skill and strength to take down dark troopers. Can't wait for him to appear in live action!

The Obi-Wan vs. Maul fight in this show is one of my favorites because it's probably the closest to the caliber of the lightsaber fights in the original movies and it's how I always imagined how a fight like that would realistically go down if both parties were actually serious about killing each other. The only other fight I can compare it to is the Luke vs Vader fight in Empire Strikes Back. Sure that fight was longer, but it was pretty clear that Vader was basically playing with Luke like he was holding one of those dangly cat toys. As soon as Luke grazed Vader's shoulder, all it took was three moves in as many seconds and the fight was over.

I genuinely like Chopper. I think he’s consistently funny, and I especially like his interactions with an ex-imperial droid named AP-5. By the way, Doug saying that the characters here are archetypes is how I feel about Bad Batch.

I can’t wait to see Ezra in live action, I like the casting they have!

Theres two things I love about the Kenobi and Maul fight in this.1. Instead of using his usual fighting style, Obi-Wan switched to Qui-Gon’s. It’s not much, but it shows how much more or a skilled duelist Obi-Wan has become that he’s now better than his former master. 2. Despite all the horrible thing Maul has done on order to kill Obi-Wan, he still comforts the former like and old friend in his final moments. It’s show how much respect there is between arch enemies.

I have to disagree with the interpretation of Thran's personality. He wasn't quite pulling the everything is as I planned attitude. Thran more acted like someone who was adaptable enough that he could salvage some kind of advantage from defeat. The "everything according to plan" presentation to his opponents was just a tactic to rattle them.

My first exposure to anything _Star Wars_ as in, even before seeing the films, or even being aware there were films, was me playing a game called _TIE Fighter,_ a flight sim from the 90s. An important plot thread from that game was the development of newer, more advanced TIE variants, giving them shields and hyperdrives and stuff, culminating in the TIE Defender. So I was super excited when I saw the TIE Defender appearing in the new canon, and the fact that it was Thrawn’s idea just made the whole thing even cooler.

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7:34 Pretty sure that's the whole point. His plans don't need to *succeed* all the time. It's all about learning his enemy. His final plan is intimidating because he knows everything he needs to know by that point. Him losing or getting mad would be pointless because that would make the same kind of antagonist from Season 1.

I met Zeb’s voice actor at Sakura Con this year and I have to say, I was happy to meet him. I got his autograph and picture and everything! Without a doubt, it was one of the best moments of my life. I plan on being an actor in the future, so who knows? Maybe I’ll work with him in the future! I sure hope so.

Hang on; what if Kanen lost his sight in Order 66? As he teaches Ezra, he slowly learns how to see without sight, it’d be a cool metaphor for his trauma over 66. Hell, you can have him die the same way with the final shot showing his eyes fully healed. I think that’d be kinda cooler than just him loosing it in season 2.

Okay, anyone who hasn't seen this show: *IGNORE* everything that Doug says here, because the show is great. Especially the fight between Maul and Obi-Wan.

Chopper is actually voiced by show creator Dave Filoni

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That's probably what happened. Season 1 was under the Disney Execs rule where the writers had to do nothing but appease in order to gain more creative freedom with the later seasons.

Eh, if look into the Maul thing it gets a lot better. Obi-Wan baits Maul into using the same move he used to kill Qui Gon but he through patience and control uses the best counter attack against Maul, I thought it was really clever, and the build up to the fight was great as well.

Kota from Star Wars Force Unleashed is a great example of a blind Jedi done right, he can still sense people but it's clear the loss of sight still inhibits his ability to fight as effectively

The thing is with Thrawn, Timothy Zahn was actually asked to approve of his dialogue in the show. You can tell it wasn't written by him, but according to Zahn, he wasn't out of character.

I think Rebels started a bit slow, but got really good further in. What I do like in this show is that they actually use quite a few alien species. In the main cast and the supporting/side cast as well as random encounters. It makes the universe feel bigger, seeing all those species especially in contrast to "modern Star Wars" where you rarely see an alien AT ALL

Chopper’s voice was deliberately the way it was because Filoni was cussing up a storm when he was doing the voice. There are KZfaq videos where people try to decipher all the curse words that Filoni put in.

I feel like the point was missed on the Obi-Wan vs. Maul duel. The whole point of the scene was to show that after years have passed since their rivalry as mortal enemies, Obi-Wan has grown as a person while Maul hasn't learned from his failures whatsoever. Maul went into the fight with every disadvantage possible. He was barely of sound mind by this point, exhausted from wandering the desert for days, and went in unaware of how Obi-Wan was not the same man he once fought over a decade ago. Obi-Wan was both physically and mentally prepared to face him and knew Maul well enough to know how to take advantage of his shortsightedness. If you pay attention to the choreography, Obi-Wan switches his fighting stance early on from his traditional stance to that of his master, Qui-Gon-Jinn. Maul notices this immediately, and attempts to take advantage of Kenobi's familiar fighting style by thoughtlessly lunging in to kill him using the same move he killed Qui-Gon. But obviously, Obi-Wan knew Maul would try this. How could Obi-Wan possibly forget how Qui-Gon was killed? Unfortunately for Maul, his rage and desperation for revenge blinded him from recognizing Obi-Wan became a far wiser and skilled warrior than he could ever be. He was immensely outmatched. Once Obi-Wan uses the opening Maul gives him to cut Maul down, you can see in Maul's face his sudden realization of his failure. This was Obi-Wan's trap, and Maul fell into it. Obi-Wan was thinking entirely on how to outwit Maul. All Maul could think of was killing Kenobi like an animal kills its prey. Maul failed to realize Kenobi was not the same Jedi he once knew. As Obi-Wan points out, despite living in a squalor, he had "risen above" the likes of Maul. Obi-Wan learned from his failures. He grew as a person and as a warrior as a result of them. Maul chose to make the same mistakes time and time again, and not only remained stagnant, but actually regressed both physically and psychologically. This fight was the representation of states of growth in contrast to one another. The brevity of their duel was inevitable.

I legit cried when Kanan died.

A worthy successor to CLONE WARS. The sequence were Ahsoka confronts Darth Vader was great.

Man I loved Kanan so much and was heartbroken when he died seeing you trash him so much is brutal ;_; (still respect your opinion tho)

For many fans that love Star Wars, but don't go too deep into the comics like me, this was the first introduction to Admiral Thrawn, and it was AWESOME. The entirity of the show, this guy doesn't show any sign of desperation, but rather analize and sees how his opponents move and then traps them with the ruthlesness that we associate the Empire with. I saw many of the fights were he was, and in most of them, I feeled like Thrawn wasn't the one who was in fault when the rebels get away with it, it was the fault of stupid undisciplined people under his command, or he would have won. I seriuosly got the vibe of an awesome, outstanding member of the Empire fleet, someone that was intelligent and observative, and ruthless once he won.

I understand a lot of your opinions on this show (even though I love it very much), but I cannot see where you’re coming from on Thrawn. Granted, I haven’t read any other media with him in it, so I don’t know exactly what he’s like in the EU. However, he’s not just another villain. He wins almost 100% of the time. The only times he fails is when his underlings go against him for their own personal glory. If Pryce doesn’t destroy the Tie Defender production, Thrawn would have single handedly won the war for the empire

As Tv Tropes put it, the abruptness of the duel showcases not just Obi-Wan's technique, but also his personal philosophy; that of a supremely talented man who appreciates the brilliance of simplicity. In A New Hope, he could have fought his way through the Death Star, felling troopers left and right, before engaging Vader in an wild, epic lightsaber battle... but the mark of a true master is one who can temper his skill with patience and humility, thus accomplishing more with less. He's not as random or as clumsy as one of the more "modern" lightsaber duelists, but a more elegant warrior from a more civilized age. Which is, of course, the lesson Anakin "Why-Can't-I-Be-A-Master" Skywalker never learned.

OK but the quick choreography of obiwan and mauls fight is literally the best story telling I've seen in starwars. I reccomend looking up a breakdown analysis of it to do it justice. The subtle moves obiwan uses to fool maul is genius.

How can you hate Chopper? He's like a droid as a cat.

I loved season 1 of rebels It builds up to why these group of people become a family unit and goes through thr growing pains of what that looks like Call me a rebels fanboy...I feel this series is very unnapreciated

This is like the fourth video I've watched where Doug mispronounces a name and I can never tell if that's deliberate or not!

You can compare R2-D2 and Chopper to pets. R2 is a dog, while Chopper is a cat

The hug between ashoka tano and captain rex was a nice little nod to their friendship

Ashoka vs Vader was, in my opinion, the best fight we ever got as it combined the original trilogy and the prequel/clone wars fighting styles and it felt so natural, Ashoka’s quick stokes combined against vaders powerful swings made it an epic battle and an emotional one too

Him shitting on the Obi-Wan be Mail fight is where he lost me. That part showed me he 100% did not understand that scene, episode, or even characters

You watch 4 sessions of a show and can't get Kanen's name right? Also, Chopper has one of the highest kill counts of any character in start wars. He was more effective then any battle droid

I assume Doug missed the detail of Maul attempting to use the same move on Obi wan that he used to kill Qui Gon. I'll admit I didn't catch it on first viewing either, but once I figured it out, it was very satisfying.

Thrawn and the Timothy Zahn Heir to the Empire Trilogy should have been used for the Star Wars Sequels, I have spoken

I'll never forget watching Ahshoka vs Vader for the first time, I was in stunned silence.

I'm sorry, but no. The Maul and Obi-Wan fight is one of the best moments in Star Wars, period.

I think it’s really telling how 90% of the comments here are disagreeing with Doug about the Twin Suns duel. It shows just how much that fight resonated with people over the years. And to be fair, I remember being super disappointed with the duel because the ads spent so much time hyping it up. But then when Rebels Recon explained it, I went back and looked, reanalyzed and fell in love with it.

I think my biggest gripe with this show is that the Empire never really felt like a threat.

Chopper is pure sass and I love it.

For me I liked all 4 seasons of the show and in my opinion its worth owning on dvd and blu ray

I will say that I like this show, but there is actually some brilliance for huge Star Wars nerds like myself in the Obi-Wan vs Maul fight. If you watch what Obi-Wan does, he starts out with his Form 3 stance that he fought with in the Clone Wars, but then he changes his stance to Form 4, which is the form Qui-Gon was a master of, and one Maul has bested before, killing Qui-Gon. Kenobi knows Maul so well that he baited him into attacking him the same way that he did Qui-Gon, then uses the advantage to strike the killing blow. It's honestly one of the coolest and subtlest parts of Rebels, and I love it.

I actually would like to see a live action adaptation of this

I appreciate Doug's honesty and not being afraid to have contrary opinions.

I love chopper such an evil little bastard

I kinda disagree with how Doug views Thrawn, cause In Star Wars a lot of villains are either angry savages or pompous egotists or a mix of both, with thrawn he’s a strategist who has the most conviction of any other character in Star Wars. He doesn’t care if he loses a small battle because it won’t interfere with his main goal, in fact he literally Learns from the losses to gain more info on his opponents every defeat he obtains a important trait or detail of his enemies that he uses against them when he can And that’s fascinating to me. Plus his rage is there it’s just he knows that anger will cloud his judgement and make him slip up so he does his best to calm himself to be rid of the problem.

Don't you dare insult my girl Sabine.

A lot of things I completely disagreed Kanan being way better at being blind with the help of supernatural make sense. Unlike Toph and Daredevil, Kanan has the Force. And yes, his sight has enchanted, but that’s most likely a high technique taught by Jedi and he’s a Padawan at best. And face it, he was a kid when he stopped being a Jedi, most likely you forget a sh&t ton just to survive. And some say a robot arm is far better than a regular arm, doesn’t mean you should go around and slicing it off to “improve” Thrawn is still amazing and of course he doesn’t react much to failure. If he did, he wouldn’t be a good Admiral if he reacted like Lord Hater or something. In fact, he beat up a soldier for not accepting defeat because “failure we can learn and improve.” Obi-Wan vs Maul make sense for him to lose not only because how samurai it is, but because Maul went day and night just to find Obi, and clearly he got so exhausted he could barely function anymore. Doesn’t help old age is catching up to him. Hating Chopper is completely fair

I've been able to watch much of the final season of the show around May the 4th I think a year ago in 2021. I think I particularly like the resolution when Darth maul finally meets up with Ben Kenobi it's not as exciting as you expected to be but it does make sense showing the pointlessness of Darth maul seeking out Ben Kenobi for Revenge when he could have just simply let it all go and start a new life somewhere else

I disagree on the subject of Maul's final duel. I think the precision and speed of it is what makes it great. Especially when you account for all the emotion and build up to it.

5:45 The Kenobi Scene wasnt a ripoff of Rebels, it was one of multiple attempts by Anakin's old friends to get him back. I saw a theory saying that Obi Wan and Ahsoka could only remove half the mask but Luke took it all of. When you see it like that you see it like a verse in a poem it rhymes. So I personaly think it was genius that they followed George's poetic style

The sequel series to the clone wars.

You could say the whole series is a metaphor for how it would be living under the empire. Mundanity, annoying, archetypes cause they gotta shoot straight but can't... But then... when you truely await being patience.. the rebellion arrives with hope, intrugiue and amazement! ..Yea that's how I see it. I don't think that's how the series was INTENDED though XD That would be some 5D chess, but I can say... Rebel's peaks.... is what we love about Star Wars and beyond. It's dips.. is what we hate about current star wars and even some old star wars.

I've been waiting for you to do this review since last year and thank you for tackling such a pretty damn good follow-up series to clone wars ❤️👍

Why did you say the Kanan's name was Kaden?

Been waiting on this one for an entire year.

I take issue with saying that half of Vadar's mask being cut off was ripped off in the Kenobi series. I see something specific happening here. Both Obi-Wan and Ashoka LOVED Anakin as a brother. A strong bond. They both wanted to bring Anakin back and felt the good in him. And their effort (and love) was strong, but not strong enough to remove the entire mask. Ashoka got the right side off, Obi Wan the left side. Their efforts were powerful, but not quite enough. (maybe had they worked together they could have succeeded, but that's a hypothesis for another video) It took the love of his son Luke to remove the ENTIRE mask in Return of the Jedi to bring back Anakin and destroy Darth Vadar for good. This is just something I read into it, and it made the climax of ROTJ even more poignant IMHO.... Peace and Love to all :)

“They literally call him a street rat!” Err…so? He IS a street rat, when you are introducing your characters is important to explain where they are in life and what they are doing.

Critic really missed the nail when he criticized the fight between Obi Wan and Maul. It wasn’t about an epic battle but a fight between two old men from polar opposite sides and yet cast out by the same person aka Palpatine. However, while one was able to rise above and continue to live, the other was unable to let go and subconsciously sought death as a release . It was a quiet but powerful moment. A moment in which the Sith and Jedi found themselves on the same side and will be avenged by the Chosen One. A moment where Obi Wan chooses to forgive Maul despite everything

Wow.... can't say I seen anyone dislike the last Obi-wan and Maul fight but here we go

I enjoyed how There was an enemy who turned ally.

Damn, teh way you apaprently hated Knana to the end hurts XDD Kanan is great character, he goes through a proper character development like Ezra from a lost padawan who never finished his training to a true Jedi. Same with Ezra. Going from a street rat who focuses on himself for his own survival to the best version of himself, making the ultimate sacrifice like his master following the will of the force to save everyone nd for a greater good. I LOVE Rebels. I feel like is so undarrated, some of the best parts are in the little things that slowley build up to the finale and to who the characetr evolve into. Rebels get better in a rewatch when you start noticing the little things. The show may have a weird artstyle and a general wacky animation sometimes, but at least the faces say so much about the characters and how they feel. I love Ezra so much since the literal beggining. I understand people findign him annoying, but he wasn't just that, plus he acted like an actual 14yo may act, especially having to grow up alone after his parents were taken. I belive his "annoyance" shouldn't be a reason to hate him like many say, due to what I said and for the basic thing call "Character development" thats the whole point. Watching the finale and how much he grew as a charceter and a person to then go back to the very begining feels the most satisfying and simply make me love him more. I can't wait for the Ahsoka show to see him again :')

i hope andor makes an appearance

As much as I enjoyed the Obi-Wan/Vader confrontation in Kenobi and thought Hayden Christensen's performance was excellent, Rebels WAS what I immediately thought of while watching it. It really is a play-by-play imitation, with even some of the same dialogue. I'm not sure if one is necessarily better than the other in their own contexts, but the fact that the Kenobi one was a copy of the Rebels one makes it look worse in comparison. I initially hated the fight between Obi-Wan and Maul too, but it's grown on me. They're both older and wiser. They've known each other for decades.That fight wasn't going to look like their fights in the Prequel Era. Kenobi even switches stances, going from his usual Clone Wars pointing-the-blade-at-you one to his New Hope just-hold-it-upright one, to illustrate where he's at now as a warrior. The moves Maul uses were also the ones that he used to kill Qui-Gon, so the fact that Obi-Wan was able to counter them shows that he's learned and moved on from the past whereas Maul has not.

I do think the show gets more hate than it deserves, and I do think a big part of the problem is that this was the sequel to Clone Wars. If this had come out first, I don't think it would have gotten nearly this amount of hate. But I'll be the first to admit, when I heard Clone Wars was cancelled, and I saw the commercials for this as the replacement almost immediately after, I felt like it was the first evidence that I was not going to like Disney managed Star Wars. The trouble is that you cannot watch this one before watching Clone Wars. It just doesn't work that way. You have to watch this afterwards and for me it does feel like a step down. But I wholeheartedly agree that it adds so much lore to the world that is critical to know. I will also go on record saying Thrawn was awesome. I do think they could have utilized him more

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Is it just me or do you get really pulled out of the video every time he calls Kannan Kadin?

This and Clone Wars were the best Star Wars content to watch on Tv ;)

The death of Darth Maul is one of the best moment of the show. So they don't jump every where and move their sabers in empty space ? Critic, did you notice the standing of Obiwan ? He tricked Maul into the same move he used to end Qui Gon. At first, I was like you, like "all this for that ?" but yes, I understood the idea only after. Obiwan was already stronger than Anakin in Mustafar, so Maul isn't really a threat (Ashoka herself said so in Clone War). Not physicaly, but in his head, Obiwan manipulated Maul. So the fight end quickly. It was unexpectd, and a bold move from the show. But it was so much more dramatic. One of my top tem favorite episode of all Star wars rebel/clone wars.

The show didn't really grab me but I will say, my favourite character of the entire show was Zeb. Why? Because he was voiced by Steven Blum and any character who is voiced by Steven Blum is always gonna be my personal favourite.

3:53 Ironically I didn't appreciate Cannan initially he used the force to hold an explosion to save Hera, then sacrificing himself.

The season 2 finale is perfection to me. Full stop: the return of Maul and his decision to make Ezra his apprentice by exploiting the dark side threads that we've seen through two season. A lightsaber battle between Ashoka and Kanan vs Maul vs Inquisitors. Mostly it's Ashoka facing Vader. The raw emotion, heartbreak and betrayal both characters feel at their reunion is palpable. Vader: Anakin Skywalker is dead Ashoka: then I shall avenge him Vader: vengeance is not the Jedi way Ashoka: I am *no Jedi*

In defense of the Maul vs. Obi-Wan fight, it was more of a mental battle than anything. Both are past their prime and it's been over a decade since they last saw each other. They're tired, struggling, and trying to survive the Empire. The only difference is that Obi-Wan has found peace (as much as he can at least), come to terms with what happened, and now has a new goal: protect Luke, the new hope. Maul has not moved on and is stuck in the past. He has no new goal to fight for. It would make sense for Obi-Wan, who has a new goal and accepted what happened, to strike down Maul, who refuses to change. Plus, I don't think it's really practical to see them flipping around in the desert. It would be a little awkward.