A slightly muddled story and unremarkable villain hurt an almost beautiful episode.
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Star Wars Rebels:Season 2, Episode 13
Rebelsis showing its age.
Its also showing the age of its target audience.
It has a lot of gravitas at moments and builds on the development of the characters.
Its something of a one-way trip: they have just enough fuel to get to a gas refining facility.
best people out without fuel.
Unlike inProtector of Concord Dawn, the Imperials dont make a cursory appearance in this episode.
On the other hand, the Rebels have no problems with killing the people who work at the mine.
Its apparently enough to villainize them that theyre selling their gas to the Empire.
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The Call isnt particularly original or surprising.
The cowboy Jedi is not outright altruistic or outright dark.
He advises against killing for a practical reason, not a moral or environmentalist one.
She says that people she knew were killed by purgill, but those people are never named.
It could certainly have come from the strong value she places on loyalty.
Instead, it sounds a bit like the script simply neededsomeoneto voice a different opinion about the situation.
Were the whales…predatory the whole time?
The design coheres, but is too close to its Earthly counterpart.
I couldnt determine a source for the light that shines on the purgill in space.
(Kanans stormtrooper helmet, spruced up by Sabine, is cool too.)
The latest episodes ofRebelshave been pretty, but the stories dont stick.
I feel like Im saying this a lot lately.
But sometimes, its important to remember that this is a kids show.
The characters dont have to be genre savvy.
Its going to make somebody feel a little more awe when they look at the stars.
But for others, this story has simply been told before.
Rating:
3 out of 5
