Hera is established as a master pilot at last in the latest Star Wars Rebels episode.
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When Sabine accompanied Hera to Fort Anaxes in season one, Heras unwillingness to share information frustrated Sabine.
The episode both begins and ends with Phoenix Squadron, the Rebel fighter pilots attached to Commander Sato.
Instead, the conflict remains with the Ghost, and Hera gets some beautiful scenes of joyful flying.
(Some repeated voices and repeated character models among the Imperials, however, do.)
Unfortunately, those memories offer us little more solid information than we had before.
There isnt anything revelatory here, though, and Im torn on whether there needs to be.
That confirmation could give more depth to a character still defined in part by secrecy, though.
One thing has definitely changed between season one and season two: Hera and Sabine trust each other.
On the other hand, the Hera-Kanan relationship took an odd tone in this episode.
Maybe, like Ezra, Kanan was more freaked out by the Inquisitors than he first appeared.
Their story is just the secondary part that adds drama to Heras, though.
At the end of the episode, the status quo has changed yet again.
It remains to be seen how Phoenix Squad will be handled going forward.
Wings of the Master definitely established Hera as a master pilot without making her uncharacteristically forthcoming.
Rating:
3 out of 5
