It's years after the fall of the Galactic Republic and the destruction of the Jedi. The Galactic Empire with its Emperor has risen in its place. On the outer planet of Lothal, street kid thief Ezra Bridger comes upon a group of rebels who are stealing some Imperial cargo. The group takes in the young kid and forms his new family.
I heard that this is a good show, but I was never going to watch it. As I started to watch Ahsoka, it becomes obvious that it's a sequel to Rebels and watching that would help getting into Ahsoka. So I quickly binge the whole show. This is a good show. First, it has a good Scooby gang. That is a prerequisite for this type of show. Of all the guest characters, the most compelling has to be Maul. Quite frankly, he deserves his own show. If I have a complaint, this keeps bending over backwards to show the rebels as the good guys. There are small instances but there is the one big instance with Rukh. I could not believe that they would release him. Sometimes, it gets ridiculous. Finally, I do like the return to the mysticism of the Force even when it gets excessive. It doesn't all have to make sense. All in all, this is a fine entry in the Star Wars saga. It rides the divide between adult story telling and childlike fantasy. I can also see the desire to make a sequel.
I heard that this is a good show, but I was never going to watch it. As I started to watch Ahsoka, it becomes obvious that it's a sequel to Rebels and watching that would help getting into Ahsoka. So I quickly binge the whole show. This is a good show. First, it has a good Scooby gang. That is a prerequisite for this type of show. Of all the guest characters, the most compelling has to be Maul. Quite frankly, he deserves his own show. If I have a complaint, this keeps bending over backwards to show the rebels as the good guys. There are small instances but there is the one big instance with Rukh. I could not believe that they would release him. Sometimes, it gets ridiculous. Finally, I do like the return to the mysticism of the Force even when it gets excessive. It doesn't all have to make sense. All in all, this is a fine entry in the Star Wars saga. It rides the divide between adult story telling and childlike fantasy. I can also see the desire to make a sequel.