Dawson is a superb actor. Doesn't surprise me she's done her homework on the character and wants to pay respect to it. I'm a big fan of her and can't wait to see what she does once she gets her own series.

Her portrayal is amazing. Watching her you almost forget the cartoon and her aren’t the same person. You believe she’s Ahsoka Tano not someone trying to portray Ahsoka.

She really is perfect for the roll. She’s leaning into it a lot more and is getting better each time. Hope we see more of her

I think the dialogue in the Mando episode where she was introduced felt a bit stiff but man she nailed it in Book of Boba. If you don't notice it, that means she did her job well

In German the "ilusion" is even better since we have the same voice actress for Ahsoka here as we did for all 13 years. Same goes for the voice of Jango, Boba and all clones, Anakin & Obi-Wan even in the animated series, everything. I feel so grateful for that.

I like how she, while portraying her accurately from the Clone Wars, she also brings a more mature, older version of Ashoka to her role

The "hand on hip" got me more excited than I should have... She captured her poses really well!!

I need more of Ahsoka telling Luke about Anakin in my life

She really studied the character

I'm glad Ahsoka outlived everyone. Filoni even hinted that she outlived the Luke and Leia too! She's a relic of the Jedi past, someone who still has trouble coming to terms with the Jedi title, but also represents the best of what the Jedi are meant to be. I have a feeling Filoni has a hard time letting his character pass away at some point, and I'm okay with him letting her live as long as she can.

To me Rosario is doing with Ahsoka what Ewan did with Obi-Wan, expertly expand on what's already there without betraying the original character portrayal.

who would've thought that Ahsoka was introduced as an annoying character in a questionable animated pilot/movie with all signs pointing towards becoming the next jar jar actually became an integral part of Star Wars lore.

I couldn't help but laugh and smile when she just casually says "I'm a friend of the family"

Thank YOU for noticing! Literally no one notices it or talks about it online

The first Ahsoka mannerism I remember her nailing was in her Mandalorian episode. Din told her that the magistrate sent him to kill her, she stopped, turned around and crossed her arms in that "Oh really?" or "Oh is that so?" way she often did in Clone Wars when someone ticked her off. At the time, I thought, "Oh that is SO Ahsoka!" Haha!

I remember when she did those gestures I was like “wow, she nailed her movements perfectly”

I can imagine it would be hard to portray a cartoon without it seeming unrealistic, but she nailed it.

Can't help but always laugh when she says ''you're so much like your father'' to Luke

It's a good thing when an actor does their job well. It's also a good thing when the writers do their job well. They clearly have enough respect for the material they're handling to give fans what they want to see.

Glad I’m not the only one who noticed lmao

Ashoka: "So much like your father." Luke: "Thanks....... I think."

The famous Tano hands on the hips and facial expressions are so translated well into live action. 🥺🥺🥺🧡🧡🧡🤝🤝🤝. Rosario Dawson really did her homework well, and it shows.

I think another great one is in Mando Season 2. When she’s fighting the magistrate, and switches her lightsaber to the reverse grip, she does this teeth gritting thing that looked exactly like Ahsoka. I love Rosario Dawson I don’t think they could have casted anyone better for live action Ahsoka

Reminding me of Ewan's close attention to Alec's mannerisms (and Hayden's to Darth Vader's, if you ever wondered why his acting was "stiff" in the prequels that is why). I love stuff like this

Honestly when she first debuted as Ahsoka it felt a bit off to me because it was strange seeing such an animated and fluid character moving in a live action setting, but after seeing this I can definitely say Dawson plays a perfect older version of Ahsoka

There was also when she was petting R2 and gave that affectionate giggle. Instantly took me back to CW with a younger, less jaded Ahsoka.

I think the greatest thing about Ahsoka as a character is that when I first saw the Clone Wars film in 2008, I thought she was annoying and couldn't stand her. And by the Siege of Mandalore, she had become one of my all time favorite Star Wars characters. Rosario is a great choice to play her, and I eagerly await her series.

I still can't get over how damn GOOD the deepfake of Luke is! Infinitely better than in The Rescue.

Rosario nailed the character. I don't know much about Ahsoka, but she felt like a proper Jedi; calm, wise and totally lethal in combat.

At the end of Mando S2E6 the way she looks up at Din's ship as he leaves was so spot on. She is doing an amazing job.

rosario dawson is so underrated

I haven't watched that much Clone Wars in older days. I only watched when I was very young. But when I watched Ahsoka in this episode I could see in her movement that it had purpose. I could feel that she was a "jedi".

You know whats even better? In german, the same voice actress who voiced ahsoka in rebels and clone wars voices the live action version. She really feels like ahsoka to me.

The difference in voice threw me at first (which is not Dawson's fault in any way), but once I got used to that I freaking loved the live action depiction of Ahsoka.

She does do a very good job. I actually never seen the clone wars until recent weeks I started binging it. Everytime I see Ashoka I think dang she looks just like Rosario Dawson's version.

Rosario dawson is perfect and im so hype for the ahsoka series

her little smirk was everything ❤️

There are many instances where you can see the mannerisms of Ashoka from the animated series. Rosario also absolutely nails Ashley Ecksteins cadence on how Ashoka speaks. She’s perfect.

That's what I thought immediately when watching the episode. Even the way she stands is on point.

Ahsoka: “Foundling… Perhaps he is a Padawan now.” Mando: *”What the fuck is a Padawan”*

Perfect casting choice ❤️

she always has been a great actress... its kinda sad she is not that famous a fan like me would like her to be, its been wonderful seeing her as also one of my favorite SW characters.

Never even heard of Rosario Dawson until she was cast as Ahsoka. Got nervous at first, felt stiff in Mando and when she showed up in Boba, doing the motion in the first clip, I screamed "That's Ahsoka alright!" Captured her body language perfectly that I was sold from that movement alone.

For such a hard character to bring to live action for looks reasons and fan popularity reasons, the fact some of us just have nitpicks shows how good she and the crew done bringing her to life

she needs her own series

She really grew on me this episode compared to her first, idk why she feels so much more natural and like Ahsoka here. Gonna watch the first one again tho maybe it's just time to adjust is all that changed

Dave Filoni directed the episode after all. Also, Cad Bane's quotes were used from the Clone Wars.

You can really see how much she loves Ahsoka and loves being able to protray her in live-action. Almost seems like it's a dream come true for her and I'm happy with her performance

She does a GREAT job! She doesn't try to copy Ashley's voice, but her speech patterns are Spot On.

Even the way she walks and the way she holds the lightsabers. They couldn’t have picked a better actress.

That was definitely something I wanted more than I realized I did. Ashoka and Luke, meeting, but her drawing comparisons between him and his father, and the trepidation on Luke's face, having only ever known Vader, lol

When she first told him Grogu’s name in season 2, he said “the kid” or something and she corrected him by saying “Grogu,” which to me, was exactly how she would have said it in the cartoon. That was when I knew she was just fine.

As usual, the problem with Star Wars isn’t generally with the actors or even their acting, but with the writing and directing.

I’m not a huge Star Wars guy, but I’ve got to admit it was nice seeing Luke and Ahsoka interact.

She has been doing an amazing job so far. Couldn't of asked for a better Ashoka honestly 👏

My favourite moment was when she laughed that R2 had brought Mando to her instead of Luke. That laugh felt exactly like a grown up version of Ahsoka.

I was not quite sold on her from the pictures, I felt they didn't get her look quite right. But I forgot all about that when she was actually onscreen. This was Ahsoka, alright.

Anyone else feel like she changed her voice a bit for BOBF to sound more like Ashley? I felt like her tone was just slightly higher pitched. Sounded good! I didn’t think it sounded bad before, but definitely sounded better in my opinion than her Mandalorian episode.

Did an awesome job. As a big Ahsoka fan, I can confidently say, she definitely nailed the character.

Something I noticed (and pointed out multiple times to my family who barely watched the Clone Wars Series) was how spot-on how even her walk was. The way she has an almost rolling bounce to her step just like Ahsoka does is so cool and accurate. I really appreciate the attention to detail Dawson has to her character.

One of the best casting for live action Star Wars

I love Rosario and think she is PERFECT to play Ahsoka!! I'm so glad that I am not the only one who loves her!

I wasn't convinced she'd be a good fit when they announced her. But I'm fully convinced of her now!

I love that she gets all this practice in other Star Wars series before her own feature- it just makes me feel like when we get Ahsoka we’ll be getting someone who’s inhabited the character for a meaningful amount of time- from her perspective as an actor she’ll have more experience, and from our perspective as an audience we’ll be so comfortable with her portrayal of Ahsoka! Very smart to do things that way, especially when the character is so beloved by so many fans (and by Filoni)! I have no doubt that Ahsoka (the show) will be amazing thanks to this ✨

* Stands around looking attractive * Fanbase: YEP! She's passed!

Genuinely shocked by how much gushing love this episode got. Ahsoka's entire story arc is that she learned that the old Jedi way is absolute garbage. While the actions of Palpatine and Anakin are obviously theirs to bear, the Jedi weren't blameless either and certainly contributed to the societal detritus that paved the way for Palpatine's rise to power and their own subsequent fall. ~17 years after leaving the Order, she *reiterated* that she was "No Jedi" and then fast forward another, what, like 10ish years and in Mando S2 she feels somewhat like Ahsoka, if not in her contraction use then at least in her determination and self-respect. She refused to take on the burden of training Grogu; that was not her path because she's what? No Jedi. This all tied well with her rejection of the Old Jedi Way. She felt more mature, had a bit more of a stoic vibe, but genuinely felt like the same character we saw over the course of TCW and Rebels. Now, suddenly, both she and Luke are #TheJediWereRight? Huh?? Luke's attachment to his father is literally the *only* reason the Empire is no longer formally around and that the Emperor was defeated by the Chosen One. Had he abandoned his attachments and KILLED his father like Obi-Wan and Yoda believed to be the sole path... he would have accomplished what, exactly? Killing the Youngling Slayer... only to almost assuredly be killed by Palpatine. Now sure, Mando S3 could actually address the discrepancy and provide ample explanation for either why they've radically shifted perspectives within only a handful of years... or they could reveal that neither actually wanted Grogu to abandon his attachments. IMO, that all sounds like wishful thinking though. But that still doesn't matter until it matters; in terms of mannerisms and whether the characters felt like themselves, we only have the current episode to go off of and... well, they don't? Combine that with the slightly different speaking mannerisms and it's jarring. Why are people so thrilled with this depiction? Also -- to be clear -- I love Rosario as Ahsoka. As I mentioned, I vastly preferred her Mando appearance. To me that felt waaaaaay more like Ahsoka than... whatever this was. Same with Luke tbh though obviously he had way less screen time and dialogue; but that just means he had no time to NOT feel like Luke from ROTJ. He suddenly, and without explanation, already kinda feels like Sequel Luke. If their intent is to "rEtCoN" the sequels by having a Luke depiction feeling more akin to what we had in Legends, this is a *bizarre* first step toward that goal. If the goal is to link ROTJ Luke to depressed hermit failure as a person and as a Jedi Luke from the Sequels, which many felt didn't seem to line up well even with the explanation given in TLJ, then in theory, these shows should do for the Sequels what TCW did for the Prequels... and in that case, this is a *bizarre* first step toward that goal. Also let's not pretend like Favreau and Filoni are some infallible geniuses -- they literally wrote an entire season of Mando devoted to handing Grogu off to Luke only to reunite them after *checks notes* a SINGLE episode lmao. No stakes for anything.

She is spot on and knows the character well. Great casting there

Was pointing these out to my mate while watching, very happy she did her homework

Yeah she was more spot on during Boba Fett than in Mandalorian. She was more relaxed and got Ashoka manerism down. I think she has really been studying The Clone Wars series. When she did hand gesture I have instantly saw Ashoka hardcore and actually cried. I can't wait to see how much she refined in the time we get to the Ashoka series.

Fun fact: Rosario is engaged to Cory Booker. Her fiance is The Senate.

Thank you for pointing this out! I mentioned this in another video. She played ahsoka perfectly!

When the Thumbnail alone captures the character perfectly you know the Actor did a perfect job. That classic Ahsoka smirk.

I was really impressed with Rosario Dawson in Book of Boba Fett. I wasn't sure if I was fully on board with Ahsoka in live action at first but she has quickly taken away my concerns

best actor/actress in the world is rosario dawson my queen

I was worried about her at first but she plays ashoka so well

The giggle at the 15:00 mark in the movie right after she says, "That's why Artoo brought you to me instead..." was PERFECTLY modeled after the cartoon.

She is amazing.

Great casting. Even better acting. Love them both

"so much like your father." Luke sittin there like "is that the good side or bad side?"

Don’t know why so many people hate on her acting. She just gets better every time we see her. This lady’s done her homework and is doing the character justice.

She makes you really think she is Ahsoka and it doesn't break the immersion. Perfect cast.

Yea this episode definetly made me think this was Ashoka, the first one with her, did not. It's cause Filoni was directing it. They should let him Direct the first few episodes of her show so she can learn the manerisms then she clearly will take it from there.

She's getting a lot better. You can tell she's done her homework on the character.

I feel like her introduction in The Mandalorian was just a little bit off.....just bit. Can't exactly say what it was. She was still super amazing in that show, but I feel like in The Book of Boba Fett, she nailed the character as close as you can get. It genuinely feels like this is the same character form the Clone Wars, which is epic. I was pretty worried about this character coming to live action, just due to how important she is, and how much of an impact she has on the franchise, but Rosario Dawson absolutely did an amazing job.

Too bad it's only the mannerisms she's nailed so far. The attitude, the voice, the energy, is not Ahsoka.

"So much like your father." "In a good way, right?" *Ahsoka walks away* "In a good way, right?!...Ah, I'm sure she meant in a good way." *years later, tries to slay a youngling*

words can not describe how excited I was to see Dawson announced as the live action Ahsoka actor. I was hoping for her or Gina Torres!

yeah I noticed this too, her body language was really reminding of ahsoka in boba fett

I love her as an actress and also the depth of the character she played it's well written. No need for woke writing like the new trilogy, she's already a strong female jedi.

Rosario Dawson should be wayyyyyyyy more well known. She’s terrific.

OMG I KNEW THAT POSE FROM SOMEWHERE AND I DIDNT REMEMBER WHERE I SAW IT

I just want a scene about Ahsoka and Luke talking about Anakin! Luke asking "What was my father like?" and Ahsoka asking "You were there when he passed, right? How much did he suffer? Did he find his path into the light?"

Y'know, Ahsoka kinda exemplifies Obi-Wan's "from a certain point of view" mindset. She was still alive during the OT era, she could have been a powerful ally to Luke and tell him more about his father. She was still out there... But Yoda still told Luke that he was going to be "the last Jedi". Because Ahsoka wasn't a Jedi anymore by then. "From a certain point of view, the last Jedi you will be, because that powerful Force-sensitive Togruta woman, no longer a Jedi is". Yeah, yeah, I *know*, writing wise Ahsoka didn't exist back then, but from a narrative point of view, I wonder if it was Yoda being spiteful, tricking Luke, or just encouraging him to defeat Vader all by himself.

I love how also Ashoka herself has a lot of mannerisms from Obi Wan and Anakin.

Yes, I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed. When I saw that scene I exclaimed to my husband, "She has Ahsoka's mannerisms down!"

Yeah, I wasn't sure about her as Ahsoka initially, but she's nailing it.

Also the little giggle when with r2 was soo ahsoka

“So much like your father.” All I heard in my head was TFS future gohan, “in what regard?”

I saw her put her hand on her hip and I instantly went "THAT'S SNIPS" almost started crying tbh

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