The fifth episode of season two of The Mandalorian, “The Jedi”, is the introduction of Ahsoka Tano in the form of a new actress, Rosario Dawson, in live action form was great. Still, in the upcoming Ahsoka series, I hope that key to her story would be a character played by Ashley Eckstein. A pilot, a New Republic Ranger, or smuggler who is support or advisor to Ahsoka. It seems with Dave Filoni as creator and executive producer he favors not only the character he created, Ahsoka Tano, but also Eckstein. Ahsoka was introduced in the Clone Wars (2008) movie and then the series in that same year to her last episode in the fifth season finale, “The Wrong Jedi” (2013). Then, it was a surprise when she was revealed as the mystery agent in Star Wars: Rebels first season finale, “Fire Across the Galaxy” (2015).
We had a survivor of the Jedi Purge, technically Ahsoka is not a Jedi, she left the order in the fifth season so this does not contradict what Yoda said about the Jedi. We did get what happened to Clone Troopers with “The Lost Commanders” (2015). Ahsoka was now older carrying not only her double lightsabers, but they were white. This was explained in the Ahsoka (2017) novel by E.K. Johnston. It covered her time from Clone Wars to Rebels. Highly recommended if you want to understand the character, I hope there is a follow up novel that covers what happened after Star Wars: Rebels to The Mandalorian, but this may be in the Ahsoka series. Johnston should be a consultant or writer on the Ahsoka show. It felt like there was a connection to Star Wars, the George Lucas Original Trilogy and Prequels in animated form with Ahsoka and Rex. Still, we were stunned when Ahsoka’s former master was revealed as Darth Vader and he finished her in the second season finale, “Twilight of the Apprentice” (2016).
This was an ending to the character, Star Warriors were lost, it made sense that we didn’t see Ahsoka in the Original Trilogy, but also we needed Ahsoka Tano in our Star Wars! There was the “Ahsoka Lives!” movement and Dave Filoni wasn’t talking. Luckily, there were flashback appearances of Ahsoka in Star Wars: Forces of Destiny in 2017. I hope the makers of that series is moved to the Bad Batch animated show. The start of the third season of Star Wars: Rebels was the two part movie, “Steps Into Shadow” (2016). Lars Mikkelsen voiced the character of Thrawn in the series, good casting, if he is brought into live action. It re-introduced Grand Admiral Thrawn, who was the Imperial mastermind in the Heir to the Empire (1992) by Timothy Zahn. Unlike the Sequel Trilogy, this brought Legends characters into the canon, the Sequel Trilogy was you wasted your time and money reading novels and comics, that was the old Star Wars, now Legends. Um, the Sequel Trilogy is Legends to me. We heard Ahsoka press with her lightsaber to Morgan Elspeth’s throat about her master, Grand Admiral Thrawn! Morgan Elspeth and Lang may play into early episodes of Bad Batch or maybe Ahsoka.
It was a dark period with the rise of Thrawn and the lost Ahsoka Tano. The protagonist of Star Wars: Rebels, Ezra Bridger (Taylor Gray) learned more about the Force. In “Wolves and a Door” (2018), season four and the last season of the series, Ezra and Sabine Wren (Tiya Sircar) find the Gateway at the Jedi Temple. On the temple is pictures of The Ones, the Father who holds the balance between the Daughter, the light side of the Force, and Son who represents the Dark Side. Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka encountered them in “Overlords” (2011) in the third season of the Clone Wars. Ezra noted that the Convor bird seen in the picture of the Daughter is connected to Ahsoka. Through the Gateway in “A World Between Worlds”, Ezra hears the voices of Jedi; Yoda, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. He finds himself in a Twilight Zone-like world of lines connecting the galaxy! A Convor is above one gateway, Ezra sees the fateful battle of Ahsoka and Darth Vader!, he reaches in to pull her out at the last moment. Minister Veris Hydan, voiced by Malcolm McDowell!, is trying to uncover the secrets of the Temple for the Emperor.
When Ezra sealed the Temple, Hydan fell, but could he play a part in the Ahsoka show? The Season Four finale and conclusion to the Star Wars: Rebels was “Family Reunion - and Farewell” (2018). On Lothal, the Rebels led the resistance including Rex who is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker whom I know will have a live action part or parts in Ahsoka if Dave Filoni is in charge, Ketsu Onyo, a Mandalorian and ally of Sabine Wren, voiced by Gina Torres, she would be a perfect fit for Bo-Katan fighting for Mandalore possibly in season three of The Mandalorian. Ezra stood on the bridge of Thrawn’s Star Destroyer Chimaera holding Thrawn with the Force as it was pulled into hyperspace. The story then shifts to Sabine who explains that she has kept Lothal safe until the fall of the Empire with the Battle of Endor. She is seen with Ahsoka in her white cloak and staff and leaving on a T-6 red and white shuttle that looks like a dagger.
Season seven of the Clone Wars debuted on Disney+ on February 21st. We picked up with Ahsoka in “Gone with a Trace.” She leaves the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and ends up in level 1313. This introduced Trace Martez (Brigitte Kali) and her sister Rafa (Elizabeth Rodriguez). What characters I don’t want to see in Ahsoka? Trace and Rafa Martez! Dave Filoni co-wrote the Martez episodes so they most likely will be in Ahsoka. They seemed like spin-off characters. Bo-Katan re-entered the Clone Wars with “Old Friends Not Forgotten” to battle Gar Saxon and Maul in the Siege of Mandalore. We have seen her ties to Bo-Katan and Mandalore, but she still has the quest to find Ezra. He will probably be found after Thrawn is discovered! If you ignored the Star Wars animated series, then you weren't in the "Room Where it Happens", but you can still catch up! It is interesting to track Ahsoka Tano’s story throughout Star Wars. She is connective tissue for the Original Trilogy, the Prequels, Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels, and now The Mandalorian! The Book of Boba Fett is set for Christmas 2021 so it is probable that Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka will be in 2022 or 2023, so we have much look forward to as the Star Wars story unfolds!
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