by Graham Osborne
Star Wars Rebels has returned from the mid-season break with yet another strong storyline. Ezra is facing concerns from Jarrus following events against the Inquisitor during ‘Gathering Forces’ and the rest of the crew are feeling the pinch as the need for food and fuel becomes ever more apparent.
Star Wars Rebels has returned from the mid-season break with yet another strong storyline. Ezra is facing concerns from Jarrus following events against the Inquisitor during ‘Gathering Forces’ and the rest of the crew are feeling the pinch as the need for food and fuel becomes ever more apparent.
Following on from the events of last week, ‘Idiot’s Array’ brings in a new cameo from a Star Wars Alumni as well as showing some more teamwork that makes the series so much fun to watch.
After losing a card game to a mysterious stranger, the crew are required to take on his job offer in order to keep Chopper and keep flying. What follows is a series of double-dealing, shootouts and flirtation, with plenty of high tensions between the crew.
It’s fantastic to once again hear the soothing tones of Billy Dee Williams playing Lando Calrissian, especially since he has yet to be announced for The Force Awakens (my money’s on him and Leia being the parents of John Boyega’s character). His manipulation of the crew of The Ghost is masterfully done, and is reminiscent of his actions in Bespin City during The Empire Strikes Back (Or is that foreshadowing?).
After losing a card game to a mysterious stranger, the crew are required to take on his job offer in order to keep Chopper and keep flying. What follows is a series of double-dealing, shootouts and flirtation, with plenty of high tensions between the crew.
It’s fantastic to once again hear the soothing tones of Billy Dee Williams playing Lando Calrissian, especially since he has yet to be announced for The Force Awakens (my money’s on him and Leia being the parents of John Boyega’s character). His manipulation of the crew of The Ghost is masterfully done, and is reminiscent of his actions in Bespin City during The Empire Strikes Back (Or is that foreshadowing?).
This week’s episode was light on the overarching plot of the series, but that is very helpful after last week’s very plot heavy story. It’s at times like this that the show is at its strongest. The relationships between the characters are great fun to watch, and the show, as a whole, feels more streamlined when everyone is getting their fair share of the limelight. Last week may have seen Ezra grow as a Jedi Apprentice, but the show was missing the some of the light-hearted elements that made it enjoyable. This is in contrast to this week’s episode, where we get to see some of the more unique aspects of Ezra’s lightsabre and much of the plot revolving around the smuggling of a “Puffer Pig,” and everything seems to flow better.
Star Wars Rebels is still tremendous fun to watch, but it needs to take itself less seriously if it wants to keep things on such top form. Where it could improve is by shifting the focus on to the crew as a whole, instead of relying on Ezra and Jarrus to carry the entire thing.
Star Wars Rebels is still tremendous fun to watch, but it needs to take itself less seriously if it wants to keep things on such top form. Where it could improve is by shifting the focus on to the crew as a whole, instead of relying on Ezra and Jarrus to carry the entire thing.
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