I really like how Maul is introduced as a sort of dark parallel to Yoda. A strange old alien that the young protagonist has no idea how powerful he was/is

What's crazy is that they actually revealed Maul in the trailer for the mid-season. They revealed alot in their trailers.

"Are they f**king with me?" Eric Whiteley

You guys now know Erics pain of the flying spinning sabers

Back in 2016 nobody knew if Ahsoka lived or died. We didn't have Mando or the Ahsoka show (the Ahsoka show is basically Rebels season 5 in live action) so everyone was speculating about her. I love how Filoni put in her reaction to Maul and Maul's comment on her "Running away again, Lady Tano" even though Clone Wars season 7 was not out at that point and everyone thought the Clone Wars show was over. It just shows that the Siege of Mandalore was always canon for Dave Filoni.

Ezra: Maul tricked us! Ahsoka & Kanan: US?!?

Looks like Chris and Eric have another thing in common, they both can't stand the saber copters in these episodes XD

The “Legend” they are referring to about Malachoir is actually the events in the video games Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2 where Darth Revan caused the Destruction on the planet using Dark Side force powers and technologies.

kanan actually blocked mauls swing if you watch it again.. it kicked back his own light saber and hit him on the bridge of the nose , blinding him

Man, Seventh Sister really got ahead of herself. And Fifth Brother couldn't stomach any of it.

This was a wild way to end the second season! The return of Maul, the deaths of the Inquisitors, the amazing reunion between Ahsoka and Anakin/Vader, Kanan losing his eyes, and now Ezra is starting to be tempted towards the Dark Side. Season 3 awaits, and it's gonna be quite a ride!

Season 2 finale of rebels is still my favorite moment in starwars, the emotions of it all, and to watch it as it aired, not knowing Ahsokas fate at the end. truly a special moment in time.

Y'all need to remember that nobody knew what happened to Ashoka after this for years until the mandalorian tv show.

All I picture in my head is the disappointment and dread Erik had when the spiny sabers kept showing up lmao.

I loved the "Zelda" puzzles in the temple. Practically all Sith are trained to be ambitious backstabbers, so the best way to defend the temple was to make sure the only way to reach the holocron was to have two Sith who could trust each other.

- I don't fear you! - Then you will die braver than most. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🖤

The fight of Ahsoka vs Darth Vader is honestly one of the most emotionally powerful fights in all of Star Wars. Seeing Ahsoka finally coming face to face with the man she trusted and loved more than anyone else in the Galaxy, hearing her say “I am no Jedi.” And finally the most tragic of them all, after damaging his mask seeing that there is still a man under the machine she decided that even though there was no way she could bring Anakin back to the light she wouldn’t leave him alone in the dark. I wish every single Star Wars fan out there who had any hesitations of wanting to take the plunge and watch the animated shows would watch Twilight of the Apprentice and see that there is still amazing, heartbreaking content out there that isn’t just the Original Trilogy or The Mandalorian.

The green clashes with the sabers are actually from the original trilogy. Or at least New Hope. I’m pretty sure they appeared in the show before

His master removed one half of the mask. His apprentice removed the other. Only his son could remove the mask of vader completely.

*"Then you will die braver than most."* First coldest line from Darth Vader I heard before reading the comic Vader Down.

The music from this finale still chokes me up. It's so damn good.

Glad that both episodes are together

This is our Empire Strikes Back moment. These are the best episodes in the show.

Appreciate Rana getting the emotional moment behind the vader and ahsoka fight

I wasn't ready to laugh so hard 17 seconds into the video 😂

I'm really glad they added Maul in Rebels, and the fight Ahsoka vs Darth Vader is one of greatest and most emotional fights in all of Star Wars

I cannot wait till y'all hear "Kenobi.... KENOOOOBIIIIIIIIIII"

Guys...Maul wasn't pretending to be old and frail. Being around Ezra and his negative emotions, gained his strength back.

Basically the first conversation Ahsoka and Rex ever had was: Ahsoka: If I'm a Jedi, then technically I outrank you, right? Rex: In my book, experience outranks everything. Ahsoka: Then I better start getting some.

Watching this episodes i was like maul. "What a fun, what a fun!" But i am still waiting for "jedi night"

This one of my favorite season finale's in all of Star Wars television.

One of the best finales ever!! It’s so good!! “I am no Jedi” still hits hard!

The green flashes are a call-back to A New Hope.

Such a great season finale, my favorite of the entire show. Seeing Ashoka confront Vader was surreal.

Interesting you guys saw the Kenobi finale before seeing this to realize that show totally rips off Ahsoka’s duel with Vader and that epic moment his mask is cut open, both great moments but this Rebels moment still stands as my favorite 10-15 minutes of all of Star Wars

To answer Micky's question no Malachor is not the origin world of the Sith. That would be Korriban (later known as Moraband). Yoda actually went there in CW when he saw Darth Bane's spirit & faced his inner dark side self.

This show does family and emotions like nothing else in Star Wars, love seeing Rana shed a tear ❤

I have been waiting a LONG time for this reaction. All of you had my same reactions.

Don't worry, not even Eric from Blindwave likes the damn helicopter sabers, and he likes almost everything Star Wars.

33:30 This was the most emotional battle I have ever seen in Star Wars! Both incredible and devastating 😔🙏🏽

Filoni knew what he was doing with Maul. I'd become his apprentice so fast!

Fun fact, the new Inquisitor, the 8th brother is voiced by Robbie Daymond

Filoni and Witwer said that what made Maul stand out is that he started out with Spider Legs and losing his mind and that they have to make him "weird" again in Rebels to stand out like before, because that's what fans will expect. Then Filoni suggested "Let's make Maul really, really nice"[To Ezra] Lmao

Eric should’ve been here!😂 The helicopter sabers!

Fun fact: this is the first time (in terms of release order) that Maul brandished a double-bladed lightsaber in animation and on-screen in general since Episode I: The Phantom Menace, back in 1999. Because in the Clone Wars, he only ever fought single blade with the severed half of his original double-bladed saber or dual-wield with it and the Darksaber.

Your costume designs are impressive, especially Ahsoka😂😂😂❤❤❤

Does the audio sound weird for anyone else?

Inquisitor, light sabers have repulser lifts inside the hilts.. giving them flight if they need it. Obviously we haven't seen that in live action yet but it would be fun.😂😂 also darth sidious and maul have been at this same sith temple , trying to get the same holocron in the past, but they didn't work well anof together so they couldn't get it...

Some things related to this episode. First, Maul at this point is no longer a Sith, as you already know. And there is the background like the murder of Savage and the torture he suffered by Sidious, on Mandalore. That the Sith have the famous rule of 2, where there can only be one master and one apprentice; and that after all, Maul stopped being "sith", since his defeat against Obi-Wan, in the phantom menace, because Palpatine, had already taken or was seducing Dooku. So Maul would be more of a dark side user. Second, Ahsoka, did not have many chances to defeat Vader, of course at first she gave him the fight, but Vader is a tank, every attack he gives with his lightsaber, he does it with violence and a lot of force, you can see how Ahsoka, struggles to withstand some attacks that Vader makes in the temple. And finally, the damage to the helmet that Ahsoka did to Vader, and the same with Obi-Wan in his series, each one destroys a different side of the helmet, and it is only Luke who can completely unmask Vader, because he is his son and has the power to do it, I imagine that you have already read it or have been told before.

It's also poignant that Ahsoka couldn't save Anakin, but it took his son to see the good still in him to save him.

Micky constantly questioning everything while watching a show about space wizards with laser swords never gets old

The voice in the Sith Holacron is the Exile (Meetra Surik) from KOTOR 2…She used the weapon in the temple to end the LAST Jedi civil war (the one Revan & Maalik was waging pre KOTOR…Surik was the #3 in the Republic Army

FINALLY they're starting season 3 and they're gonna meet the best SW character! Cannot wait for their reaction to HIM... 👀💙

One of your best opening skits! 😂

Skit written by: youthfuleagle, cameron236, PeculiarMahz, jameswokey02, Tim Bruce, JonMercano, Dante and Suraj. Season 3 of Rebels is on Patreon NOW!!! THRAWN IS COMING!!! www.patreon.com/thenormies

No one involved is Sith. Maul is doing his own thing for revenge and Inquisitors aren't Sith either.

I love the skit, it’s so funny

This was peak Star Wars.

8:02 “ I know I used to work for that MF, he owes me $50, you ain’t no Jabba”

Maul was not just hanging out on Malachor since the end of CW. We know he was basically a crime lord from the end of Solo. I just assume has been doing research to find Malachor. Palpatine had his as a high value target being hunted like any rogue force user but Vader and the Inquisitorius. He just had so much wealth and influence in the underworld that he could remain free. His whole bit with Ezra is straight up Darth Bane "Rule of Two" Palpatine was always cultivating a new apprentice. He used Maul until he was no longer useful, then he brought Dooku off the bench. Dooku got uppity trying to make Ventress his apprentice to take down Palp, so Palp cultivated Anakin into his ultimate apprentice. When he killed Savage and spanked Maul it was primarily to stop anyone that might rival him or mess up his plans. Palp is smart in that he gives his people enough power to make then useful but not enough that they can be a real threat. If they came close to being an issue he took then down. Pre-Disney Malachor V was a thing from the KOTOR games, I wonder if Mickey played that and was getting echoes of that memory. Filoni was straight mining EU/Legends content particularly the KOTOR games in this. I almost jumped out of seat when Maul started echoing parts of the Sith Code from the game at Ezra. Still mad that company beefed it before they could even get started making the KOTOR remaster. That old game is great but i find it hard to go back to, would have been nice to have an updated version. This was good from the start but for it just gets better from here, which is wild. The Ahsoka show is nothing without these 2 seasons of Rebels and all of the good arcs from CW.

Years' worth of Clone Wars and Rebels reactions have all built up to this point. What a journey it's been.

Well actually I think the physics of those spinning lightsabers as helicopters is actually kind of possible, as we all know heat can actually provide lift and lightsabers are basically sticks of pure heat, and if those lightsabers are spinning around fast enough with all that heat and if they're using the force to make themselves lighter they can definitely fly with those lightsabers.

Ok. Does anyone else think that Suraj looks a lot like Eman Estafani in his role as our favourite Jedi?

Back when this episode aired, Clone Wars had yet to showcase its final season. As such, the revelation that Ahsoka and Maul had met before was mindblowing and I spent the next few years speculating about what could have been. Needless to say, Phantom Apprentice more than lived up to the hype.

"I don't fear you!" "THEN YOU WILL DIE BRAVER THAN MOST" 💀

20:45 no try again, key word "Twilight"

Whats wrong with the audio in this one? It feels like it constantly rises and drops

"your passions give you strength And through strength you gain power" He is literally quoting the sith Creed

6:46 Chris channeling Eric from Blind Wave lmao, he hates the Inquisitors flying as well 😂

Sith holocron with the voice of darth kreia and ventress which is same voice actor I believe was nice touch from legends from KOTOR 2

Season 2 finale freakin fantastic

Twilight of the Apprentice still holds up one of THE BEST episodes of Star Wars content of all time 🏆

the skit was hilarious hahah y’all killed it 🔥🔥🔥

i remember when this first came out, we went literal years without knowing if ahsoka survived this

the season 2 finale was insane when it came out. i remember just sitting there and processing it all once it finished.

Long have I waited- now its here 🙌🏽

They have no idea what lies ahead and I’m here for it

You can tell in that brief moment that Anakin wanted Ahsoka to just go. What more tragic is that Vader is trying to kill her because (as far as he knows) she is the last remnant of his past… of being Anakin Skywalker. This is also a theory I believe, but I think the voice coming out of the Sith Holocron is the spectre of Darth Traya (the omnicidel Sith Lord).

@32:42 I still cannot get over the fact that the absolute HARDEST line in all of Star Wars is from this cartoon too few people watched. Just ... damn.

Vader vs Ashoka will be one of Star Wars best battles. Then they copied it exactly for the Kenobi show 😂😂😂

I have been looking forward for this

The holocron voice sounded like both Ventress and Mother Talzin. The person who voiced "The Presence" also voiced Ventress.

One of the best season finales. They threw everything at us

Ezra: I want justice “Justice is merely a construct of the current power”

Normies! This episode is where the FUN begins.

I've been waiting a long time for this!!!

The way the Inquisitors fly, is there is tiny repluser (an anti-grav unit, making the Inquisitor weight essentially nothing, but only powerful enough to lift one person) and saber blades heat shielding comes down to allow the heat of blades to act as propulsion. I also always felt that in that moment when Ashoka said she wouldn't live him again. Anakin remerged for just a second (when Vader looks down for a moment) and then Vader realizing this pushed Anakin down again, determined to kill Ashoka. What I like most about this, is it plays into Return of the Jedi. Luke said that he felt the good in Vader aka Anakin and that there was conflict with in Vader between the Darkness and the Light.

Ahsoka's line about there being "a bit of truth in legends" is actually a meta reference to Star Wars canon as a whole. When Disney took over, they took every piece of canon material (originally called the EU) that wasn't the core movies and currently-running shows and retconned them out of existence. Those EU stories were then labelled as Legends, which is what Ahsoka is referring to; Disney is taking bits and pieces from the Legends stories that worked and incorporated them into the new canon. Notable examples include Thrawn, Darth Bane, and the name Starkiller being repurposed for the sequel movies. Even Kanan being blind is a callback to Rahm Kota, one of the original blind Jedi. And speaking of Starkiller, there were some theories as the series ran guessing that one of the Inquisitors was actually going to be a new Starkiller (it even bled into the Ahsoka series). That didn't pan out obviously, but his face model/VA Sam Witwer is still voicing Maul so that's still neat.

This was… a moment for Star Wars and pop culture history. 😢😢

To tell you guys how strong Ezra’s telekinetic abilities are. Those doors weigh around 2,500-5,000 pounds each!! In the Ashoka series it’s more like 10,000 pounds

Fun fact if you played the old knight of the old republic game, the planet Malakor is where the Mandalorian War ended. Jedi name Revan used a superweapon on the surface that killed most of the Mandalorian and a handful of jedi and Republic troopers to end the war. He later disappeared to an uncharted region in space and returned years later as a sith

The Inquisitors lightsabers have a repulsorlift in the hilt that lets them "fly" like that. That's why they can do that, has nothing to do with the spinning. I also hate it, but thought I should give the explanation on how it works.

Ah, the one we've all been waiting for!

"Could be a memory show".......Ahsoka literally in Mandalorian season 2 😂

Great reaction! What a finale!

23:45 im fairly sure there are small thrusters o the hilts, they are just showing off

I have a waited a long time for this moment. My Normie friends.

I love when Maul shows up and the Jedi and Inquisitors all turn to face him

So if you guys remember back to the last episode when Kanan and Hera were talking at the end, he told her, "We'll see each other again, I promise." And now he'll never be able to see her again. Oops, watched more of the discussion and saw Suraj tell them this, oh well. Also "Then you will die braver than most." is one of my all time favorite Vader lines!!!

Maul is no longer a Sith. He renounced his title and their core fundamentals. He's just a Darkside Weilder.