Gotta give that Star Destroyer pilot some credit, that parking job was impeccable.

David Tennant gets the honor to be the first STAR WARS character to say the immortal words we have come to love. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” I never knew how much I needed to hear that with my own ears. I then started to dissolve into a pool of tears.

Thrawn is freaking terrifying just by his posture alone.

Unbelievably, Thrawn in live action is more terrifying than animated Also, Enoch looks like such a badass! Most intimidating Stormtrooper ever

Was waiting for Captain Enoch to say "I am that guy"

I raise my drink in a toast to those of us who waited years to hear Ezras cheeky attitude and playful humor. I think he is going to be mortified that home has gotten complicated... and it ties directly to how we got to find him in the first place.

Loved that the Nightsister Great Mothers had the same voice effect that Mother Talzin had in the Clone Wars, the second deeper echoey voice, helped solidify that connection.

This series is not only a gift for (us) Rebels fans but for all of us who enjoy the Star Wars universe. Each episode expands and feeds this galaxy far, far away and that makes me happy. Thrawn is an imposing villain and he has nothing but talk to instill fear. 🖤

I think that Sabine didn't tell Ezra about whats going on with Thrawn because she knows that Ezra will sacrifice himself again to stop him. And she can't lose him again.

I have so many questions after this episode, but in a good way. So much frickin lore was presented to us. This is the kinda stuff that gets me excited about what Dave Filoni is bringing to Star Wars.

Last week had so many great nostalgic moments, but I can’t believe how much this one expanded the canon lore. They’re definitely starting to sow the seeds for the Dawn of the Jedi movie and era.

Also, that sad moment I realized the "really big whale" Ahsoka is in is probably a really old whale that's going to die with her family accompanying her :'( And now the moment she gets there her family is gonna be shot at by Thrawn : ' (

I think you missed the part where Thrawn said he would give Sabine the last known whereabouts of Ezra. They clearly have tried to track him down but he had eluded them and Sabine was starting with the info they gave her to start her search.

It's not just that Thrawn is making preparations to leave. It was a bit of an off-hand comment, but he said they needed to load a bunch of cargo that they're transporting as part of some agreement with the Nightsisters. To me the cargo looked a lot like caskets, so I'm thinking they may contain people.

Claudia Black! Nice to see her back in live action sci-fi, especially the biggest sci-fi franchise around... I think she's only been doing voicework for a while, now? The race of Clothahumps is a surprise, though (Spellsinger reference).

This episode is another calm before the storm.

OMG! Just hearing that voice again. And in live action. Thrawn knows how to make an entrance. And we have a return to the Ezrabine banter.

Glad to see you were excited for Wes Chatham in this episode! I love the character design. Really unique. At first it was a bit hard to tell that he was playing/ voicing him, but I thought it became really clear in that conversation with Thrawn. The cadence and screen presence was 100% Wes Chatham. I was like yep, Wes is definitely playing... That Guy.

I got chills seeing that Star Destroyer in that first scene with it. So cool.

Aha! Now we know where Ezra Bridger took Grand Admiral Thrawn at the end of Star Wars Rebels.

Someone commented that the Pergill going through hyperspace may have been seen by Grogu and that's maybe why he was fascinated by them... he may have felt Ahsoka's presence. Also, notice how much Ezra looks like his father!

The moment the Night Troopers appeared on screen, I felt a great surge in the Force, as if hundreds of 501st members suddenly cried out in ecstacy and their costuming budgets were suddenly vaporized. Shawna and her costuming crew are absoluteley killing it on this series! Angela or anyone else from this community planning to be at Disneyland for Life Day in November? Would love to meet some folks!

Ahsoka was "just" Sabine's master. She was never part of her chosen family. That was the Rebel's crew. So Sabine always had her priorities, and she never hid her motivations.

I had the sense that Paridia is like an elephant graveyard - where Pergil go when they are near the end of their lives.

For some reason I was not expecting Ezra to show up in this episode.

Actually Baylan did say Sabine "would be reunited with her friend" but I'm not sure if he knew Ezra was still alive.

Your smile really brings joy! Love the channel :)

The music was perfection in this episode/series overall!

Is it just me or are the Noti (the little aliens Ezra befriended) are basically space tortoise hobbits? 😁😁 Also, my guess is that Sabine will tell Ezra what happened. She just wanted to have a moment to be able to be happy that she managed to finally find him after all this time.

Ezra gave Sabine his lightsaber at the end of ‘Rebels’, but she’s made some changes to it when she was Ahsoka’s apprentice the first time. Huyang even mentioned that when Sabine was recovering from being stabbed by Shin.

Enoch told her to "Die well", how very Mandalorian

It’s interesting that the Nightsisters detected Jedi from Sabine, even with no Force abilities. Those new Night Troopers remind me of Spartan soldiers. Wondering if they have some influence of Nightsisters magic, like Marrok.

I'm interested in the fact that the night sisters in a galaxy far, far away still recognize the stench of Jedi. I think it's been talked about before that they had tamed purgill before ships with hyper drives. What if there are Jedi in this galaxy too?

Hello there, I'm happy to see Grand Admiral Thrawn's make his Grand Appearance, he does look mencing, I wouldn't want to be on his bad side.

I can’t say it enough, they nailed Ezra! Perfect casting!

Huyang: ”A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” Me: **No thoughts, just screaming** 😭 this show is INCREDIBLE

Your upload speed is godly

Ezra does LOVE collecting stormtrooper helmets, and Enoch has a VERY cool helmet! So there's still a chance of seeing Wes's face!

Watching the recap at the beginning, I love how the ancient stones resemble (and might even be a nod to) something from the Halo video game franchise, which in turn has had many nods to Star Wars over the years.

I loved this episode, I'm so excited for the final two episodes. In Dave and Jon, We Trust.

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away 13 tribes of humans lived on a planet called Kobol..."

Now that I know that the main Night Sister mother lady is Claudia Black, I can't unhear it in her voice. Also...I really want a moment where Enoch takes off his helmet and is like, "I AM that guy."

The casting for Ezra works really well. Sabine finding him reminds me of Zuko getting chewed out by Iroh though: "You had him! And then what? You never think this through." -"I would have thought of something" "No you wouldnt!"

The digital effects in this episode are superior (with the exception of some backgrounds). But really a high level for these series. And the actor who plays Thrawn was also downright terrifying in the BBC Sherlock series. Something about Lars Mikkelsen AND his brother Mads...they can both be so darned intimidating.

Baylan did promise she would see Ezra again. "I give you my word, no harm will come to you. You will be reunited with your friend."

"They bokken, it bokke" - Anzellans about the Jedi trained in the wild

This episode was solid. Not the same highs of last episode, but DAMN does Lars kill it as Thrawn.

How funny would it be if we never see Enoch's face. His armor is so cool though!

Absolutely amazing episode. The Great Mothers of Dathamire. Thrawn and the duck taped troopers. Caption Gold Face. 😄😄👍🏾👍🏾 And those little rock creatures...merch.

So glad I stayed up for this upload

Huyang: "A star destroyer getting it on with a planet, now I have seen it all"

Awe! I looked exactly the same as you during this episode! 😄

I kind of love how the show is having fun with us on whether or not Sabine can use the force. 😂 It's like, did she just... nope!

Ezra gave his lightsaber to Sabine at the end of Rebels. Will be interesting if she gives it back to him? She did alter it according to Huyang. Ezra would surely do a better job with it than Sabine.

A good day starts seeing a funny lil girl smile/laugh on my screen.. have a good one yourself Angela

It is Sabine’s lightsaber now. Ezra gave it to her, then she modified it

I really hope the "Thrawn" chant was worked into the score because that's what made that reveal moment so chilling

You need to rewatch Thrawn's entrance a couple more times. The first time it's just so overwhelming to just have Thrawn back that you miss how epic his very first sentence is. It's... just... goddamn. Talk about an opening line!

3:55 - Imagine how a live action Thrawn feels to those of us who read the Timothy Zahn books in the early 90s.

Lol through this whole episode I was like, "The stormtrooper is Ezra!" "The head bandit is Ezra!" "The wolf-thing is Ezra!" 😆

Your man Wes Chatham, aka Amos from The Expanse, is playing Enoch!

Ezra and Sabine was a more emotional reunion for me (*-* )

After 30 years, the Heir to the Empire himself has been seen on screen in the flesh. It honestly is so surreal to me as someone who’s read both the HTTE trilogy, as well as Zahn’s canon novels (which are arguably even better than HTTE imo). That was one of the coldest entrances I’ve EVER seen in Star Wars 🔥🔥🔥. Even for those that haven’t watched Rebels or read the novels, I think this episode did a good job at starting to solidify not only why he is feared, but also how different he is from most Star Wars villains

Hey, Angela! Lots of payoffs and lots of foreshadowing in an atmospheric episode. Very cool META REFERENCE by Huyang quoting the franchise's opening lines, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away", which is how he opened his folktales to the younglings. PERIDEA's rings are the bones of dead Purrgills! The planet is like an ELEPHANT GRAVEYARD for them. Filoni just RET-CONNED the whole origin of the Nightsisters! The LEGENDS CANON was the order was begun by a rogue Jedi 600 years in the past who set up shop on Dathomir and lured female colonists away from their families. The colonists were expelled and Dathomir became known as a witch-world. The adepts used their power to garner influence and their dangerous reputation ensured their isolation. Some pirates sold them Zabrak slaves with whom they interbred keeping the female children for the order and establishing a Nightbrother settlement for the males. The human-Zabrak hybrids of Dathomir were called Dathomiri-Zabrak like Darth Maul who was Mother Talzin's son. True Zabraks hail from their homeworld of Iridonia. By the time of the Clone Wars, all Nightsisters and Nightbrothers were Dathomiri-Zabrak hybrids. The Nightsisters debuted in the 1985 live-action TV movie "Battle for Endor". The NEW CANON states the Nightsisters originated in this other galaxy and established outposts in the Star Wars galaxy before history was recorded pre-dating the RAKATAN INFINITE EMPIRE! This is a major deviation from established lore! The three elders who greet the pilgrims are three known actresses named after the three FATE SISTERS of Greek mythology! KLOTHOW is played by CLAUDIA BLACK of "Farscape" where she portrayed Aeryn Sun and "Pitch Black" where she portrayed Shazza. She is named after CLOTHO, the Fate who spins the thread of life. LAKESIS is played by JANE EDWINA SEYMOUR of "Star Trek: Picard" where she portrayed the Borg Queen. She is named after LACHESIS, the Fate who measures out the thread of life. AKTROPAW is played by JERYL PRESCOTT of "The Walking Dead" where she portrayed Jacqui and "Ray Donovan" where she portrayed Cherry. She is named after ATROPOS, the Fate who cuts the thread of life! It's disorienting for LEGENDS fans to see LARS MIKKELSEN in the role of Thrawn because he is supposed to be a younger man with strikingly chiseled good looks and sharp cheekbones. However, I was prepped to accept the change by seeing "Rebels" and "The Witcher" where he played the wily mage Stregobor. It's good continuity keeping the voice actor and Mikkelsen did not disappoint. CAPTAIN ENOCH with the gold faceplate is played by WES CHATHAM of "The Expanse" where he portrayed Amos Burton. The troops are all bound by red Nightsister bandages and their cracked armor has been repaired using the KINTSUGI method of filling the gaps with gold lacquer. Thrawn says their numbers have dwindled and he's reluctant to commit too many troops to track Sabine. I bet these guys are mostly ZOMBIE TROOPERS like Marrok the Inquisitor. BAYLAN and SHIN are the stars of the show! RAY STEVENSON is killing it in this part! What's calling out to this man? What do the Nightsisters wish to get away from? How can it break the cycle of war? Is it possible the YUUZHAN VONG are lurking somewhere nearby? I sure hope so! EZRA BRIDGER shows up as EMAN ESFANDI with blue contacts and a beard looking very much like Ezra's pops from the cartoon images! Very good casting. He and Sabine have an unpleasant discussion ahead. The HOWLER's attachment to Sabine was very cute as were the nomadic NOTI Shell People. The bandits looked like RONIN in their red armor. What is the cargo being loaded onto the 'Chimera'? Nightsisters in stasis? Mummified Nightsisters? Nightsister relics? Nightsister treasure? We shall see...

The show is perfect

Thrawn's motivation in his books is actually a quite noble one, to assemble a fighting force strong enough to protect his people, the Chiss, from outside threats.

Baylon sort of reminds me of Daenerys Targaryen with respect to "breaking the wheel."

Fun fact I learned today: The cinematography for episodes 2, 3 and 5 was done by Quyen Tran, who is married to Sam Riegel who plays Scanlan Shorthalt in The Legend of Vox Machina.

I'm willing to bet Thrawn has had to resort to Night Sister Magic giving him an army of Undead Troopers. All those Stormtroopers are obedient Zombies.

Somewhere in Cyborg heaven General Grevious is wheezing angrily at the existence and survival of more Nightsisters.

“Dog bat horse” is cute

The 3 Night sister Great Mothers are basically the Fates from Greek mythology, and looking at their names Filoni is copying that. Clotho (Klothos in the show) is the youngest and the spinner of the thread of life. Lachesis (Lakesis in the show) is the middle aspect who measures the thread of life. Atropos (Aktropaw) is the eldest and cuts the thread of life. Also how they keeping referencing the threads and seeing the future is straight from the mythology! Pure awesomeness!

At the beginning... I was fanboying hard and was ready to pop some popcorn and grab a blanket for "Storytime with Huyang." I could see a series around that. I'm enjoying more detail regarding the Dathomirian Witches and their ways of connecting with the Living/Cosmic Force and all that is getting special attention. I totally love how, with one word or phrase, Filoni can alter the entire Star Wars canon (Bokken Jedi.) Wow. All the wolf-like visuals... all Filoni. But Thrawn... one can tell that Lars is having an absolute blast playing this character in live action. It's just too cool for school to finally see him. Enoch reminds me of a character from Fallout: New Vegas. Legate Lanius. Kudos to the practical effects team, they are so talented. Ezra looks like his dad from the photo from Rebels. Last bit, a prediction... Thrawn wants to know all about Ahsoka including who her master was... tie in to Zahn's novel "Alliances." And... did you catch the "catacombs" comment? Thrawn is loading an undead army to bring with him.

Great reaction! Enoch is that guy!!❤

Jennifer Getzinger NEEDS to get her own star wars series, Filonis writing almost let her doen newr thr end but the way she MASTERFULLY navigated the terror of this new unknown universe &the impemding doom that is thrawn was just epic &chilling

Loving your reaction videos!

Love it when they say the thing =) Oh! I was driving behind a car with BOOMER on the license plate =P

And that's how you do an entrance!!!!!

26:56 yes, there are KIN-TSUGI, which is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage. I’m impressed your knowledge. from Japan🇯🇵

Wes Chatham as Enoch! SO COOL

Yes, Ray Stevenson is owning it . . . what a legend that Legionnaire Pullo!!!

Thrawn right hand man Enoch is played by Wes Chatham. He was Amos in the expanse.

If you remember the picture Ezra had of his parents, he's grown up to look a lot like his father.

Watched your reactions as part of 'Fans React' videos. Subbed.👍👍😉

Loved this episode...so awesome to finally see a live-action Thrawn...and those troopers, esp Enoch... My first thought when it was mentioned the whales went there to die was the big one Ahsoka hitched a ride in. And when Baylon told Sabine she would be reunited with Ezra to me could be taken several ways - he had no way to know if he was alive or not but it still stood. To get back to their galaxy all they need is the co-ordinates for the jump, which is what they needed the map for to get to Thrawn, once they had those all they needed to do was jump. Gutted though the series will be over soon and hope they make more seasons - Ahsoka is one of my favourite characters, Rosario is killing it in the role!

We're in for a wild ride for the last two episodes.

loved that line from Huyang

hit us with that organ music Grand Admiral

My Daughter and i Loved this

what i cant wait to see, is the expression thrawn will give once he finds out anakin aka vadar, trained ahsoka.

Did you notice Sabine used her saber deflect a blaster bolt? This is why she Force sensitive are teasing then she will doing it when it counts.

Yes, it's Ezra's light saber. I agree about Sabine. I don't blame Sabine either. It's really interesting how she is a loose thread, and reeks of the Jedi. I can't wait for her to bust out with the force. I also think it's cool when you pointed out that the night sisters could not sense her, which protected her. I mean we were all scratching out heads at the reveal that she is force sensitive-ish... So I'm intrigued and excited about some of the fated aspects of Sabine, how "for Sabine it was her only choice" to give into Baylan. (Baylan would have taken her out if she tried to destroy it or run with it.) Dave Filoni is cooking up something really cool for Sabine and I can't wait to find out. Her best episode so far. I love her moment with the Noti. It felt very like a Princess Leia/ Ewok moment. And don't the Noti look like crab hobbits, with their little outfits?😂 It might be too much to expect an Ezrabine storyline, but I can hope. Come-on, Dave. You've given us lots of fan service moments. Give us this!

The terrifying thing about Thrawn is the way he could order the genocide of a whole species in a tone of voice like he is ordering tea.

Neither Thrawn nor the Night Sisters were anticipating lots of whales, so destroying them won't be easy. It was great to see Claudia Black, from Farscape and Stargate, playing one of the Night Sisters, specifically the Great Mother. I am so happy they got Lars Mikkelson to play Thrawn. He's such a great actor and his voice as Thrawn from Rebels was epic.

The Actor of Enoch is the same as Amos from the Expanse and I love that

Baylan is definitely giving off those Gray Jedi vibes at times.

6:42 I love that David Tennant got to be the first person to actually speak those words out loud in a Star Wars property. Unless I missed it somewhere else.

@Angela- I love being on this journey with you. Your connection with the story, and bringing us along with your insights is why I love your channel. Sadly, Like "The Expanse" it will be over way before I want it to end... Thanks for everything, All the best, M-

I think peridia is like an elephants grave yard, the whole pod travels there regulary and the old ones stay there to die, while the rest of the pod moves on.

I haven't gotten far enough into Rebels to see Thrawn yet, so this was my first time seeing him. I was praying he wouldn't be 'actively' evil, but more disconnected evil, which did not disappoint. One of the great aspects of Vader, as a villain, specifically in Empire, was his emotional disconnection to the atrocities he was committing.