Another episode following Kanan and Ezra makes the Jedi Master more juvenile than he should be.
ThisStar Wars Rebelsreview contains spoilers.
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Pleasing fans is in no way a bad thing here.
The Interdictor Star Destroyer brings a new weapon into theStar Warsuniverse too.
Its gravity wells can tug ships out of hyperspace, which was formerly used in the Expanded Universe.
Rexs military experience bothers Kanan, who feels both unfairly restricted and out of his depth.
Their arguments are both the heart of the episode and one of its big weaknesses.
Now, he and Rex bicker like children, muttering as they mock one another.
I could practically hear No,you are, when Kanan said No, you followmylead.
This episode is very smart at other moments, picking up on its own potential plot holes.
Ezra has clearly grown as a Jedi and as a person.
However, this is another episode where Ezra feels tacked on.
The same thing happened when Ezra served as an awkward framework for Sabines story in Blood Sisters.
He doesnt like being the object of Rex and Kanans fighting.
However, Kanan and Rex could have rescued Sato and his team without Ezra accompanying them at all.
Ezra does some acrobatics worthy of a Jedi.
The animation is top notch elsewhere in the episode as well, with details of mechanical parts and explosions.
The Interdictor itself introduces an important element back intoStar Wars.
Hera explains that ships cant be tracked in hyperspace.
With an interdictor, though, the Imperials dont have to track them.
Rating:
2.5 out of 5
