Star Wars: Resistance, “The Engineer”, Review!

On Colossus Base, in the control room, Captain Doza brings his worry to Yeager.  The base’s scanners are down and may not detect a First Order attack.  Yeager’s faith is in Neeku who is busy working on a console with Kaz.  He needs a tool to weld a part and struggles to reach over for it.  Kaz’s work malfunctions and the droid, 4D-M1N (Mary Elizabeth McGlynn), reports that the scanners are now working.  Neeku checks on Kaz’s console, he finds an emergency hologram recording of a female pilot.  It is distorted, but they can hear her audio.  Kaz volunteers to fly the rescue mission.  Yeager tells him to find someone who knows how to use a blaster.  A shuttle heads off with Kaz taking Synara San.   It docks with a large freighter.  Steam fills the room with the opened air lock, Kaz and Synara have blasters out, then the blue-faced alien pilot comes out.  She says her name is Nena (Meghan Falcone), a computer engineer trying to escape the First Order.  Kaz offers to help her ship so she can help work on the base’s systems.  Her suggestion to Neeku gets the controls operational.  In the engine room, she quickly gets things running with Neeku.  

STAR WARS: RESISTANCE -- “The Engineer” -- Disney/Lucasfilm.

They end up at Aunt Z’s bar, but Nena is suspicious about pirates.  She has detected the pirates are draining power to their ship.  Kragan Gorr, the pirate leader doesn’t like the accusation, but Nena doesn’t back down.  For some reason, I’m suddenly had the feeling that somehow Star Wars: Rebels will be tied to this series.  At the finale of that show Sabine Wren and Ahsoka Tano were off to search for Ezra Bridger.  He was lost in hyperspace with Thrawn and the space whales called purrgil.  Filoni tied in Clone Wars with Rebels bringing in Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex.  The Colossus Base has also been lost.  I think the two groups will somehow run into each other.  The power suddenly goes out and Nena runs away with Neku.  They report the pirates’ activity to Captain Doza and Yeager.   Kaz sneaks into the pirate lair with a mask, but is caught by Synara.  Neku has power regulators working so no power can be stolen.  Nena asks him about his parents whom Neku says are bantha herders.  She tells her story of being sold by pirates to a Hutt clan when she escaped.  A very dark story for a Disney animated series.  Kaz discusses the power loss with Synara who blames Nena.  Synara is suspicous that she could fix her ship.  She wants to check the ship.

STAR WARS: RESISTANCE -- “The Engineer” -- Disney/Lucasfilm.

They enter Nena’s ship and find encrypted data for the ship.  They find that Nena was tracking the base for the First Order.  Synara stays with the ship and Kaz heads off to warn others.  Nena is laughing with Neeku and Kaz pulls his friend away.  He tells Neeku that Nena is working with the First Order.  They run towards Nena’s hip she blasts at them.  She wants Neku to join her.  CB-23 knocks her blaster away.  4D-M1N reports that the First Order has arrived.  Synara fights with Nena who manages to run away and escape in her ship.  Captain Doza needs Kaz and Neku to repair Nena’s sabotage.  Kaz heads off to stop the regulators.  Nena reports to Commander Pyre who sends credits to her account.  The sabotage plot was planned by Agent Tierny.  TIE fighters fire on Colossus Base as Kaz runs to bring the power back to the station.  Kaz reaches the pirates and needs their help.  Captain Kragan shut down power.  Neku restores power and they jump into hyperspace.  The failure has Commander Pyre given the order to take care of Nena.   The two friends head down the market.  

Three Lightsabers out of Five! 

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