#ahsoka 1x01

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AHSOKA ⇢ 1x01 | MASTER AND APPRENTICE

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Ahsoka 1x01

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Jai??????? Jai Kell??????

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I really love House of R's breakdown of the Ahsoka show. Listening to the breakdown I like their point that maybe the reason for the gap in knowledge about Ahsoka and Sabine's relationship is that this is a mystery that both old fans and new watchers would see together.

I do think we will get flashbacks to the moments of Ahsoka first taking on Sabine as an apprentice to the end why she walked away from Sabine.

Another thing I realized about the table setting in the first two episodes is that they're setting up that Ahsoka show might be set more in the unknown regions outside of their current galaxy.

I actually like that we're getting more into different lore for Ahsoka, more alien, more mystic and that by going to the Unknown Regions we might get to avoid the oft criticism about 'always returning to Tatooine'.

But most of all, I love that we might be exploring different kinds of Force Users, and the show might end up touching on an ancient society that predates both the Night Sisters and the Jedi/Sith.

But also speaking of Lore, I love how Baylon Skoll and Shin Hati were named after the two wolves from Norse mythology.

Skoll is the name of the wolf Who follows the shining priest Into the desolate forest, And the other is Hati, Hróðvitnir’s son, Who chases the bright bride of the sky

= the Eddic poem Grímnismál

And that Morgan Elspeth is a confirmed Night Sister. Night Sisters of Dathomir are often called Witches because of how the Night Sisters utilize the Force like magic.

In the Clone Wars, Grevious massacred the Night Sisters.

Ahsoka's had dealings with a Night Sister before -- Asajj Ventress and Darth Maul and Savage Oppres were also from Dathomir.

But also, Shin seems to have some reservations about Morgan after she learns Morgan is a Night Sister.

I also love the sense that Ahsoka is more mystical and science fantasy than the other shows. This show doesn't shy away that it's about space wizards and space knights.

Sometimes I feel current Star Wars (and some fans) are ashamed that Star Wars is basically a show about sword and sorcery but in space.

I also really like that if The Mandalorian is a Space Western, Ahsoka is very much the Space Wizard Samurai and Din's aesthetic (or the Mandos in the Mandalorian) is more like Space Cowboys and Vikings, Sabine represents the Japanese-flavored aesthetic of her part of Mandalore.

But also I love that the lead character is the grumpy samurai master, usually in anime/manga we see stories more from the point of view of the student seeking the master to teach them once again.

Very much borrowing from the influences of Samurai movies. Also, Kanan has done this (in other Western media-- Zuko and Iroh from Avatar and Korra from Legend of Korra).

For both Kanan and Sabine, this signifies commitment -- Sabine has mentioned before that she kept her hair short because it helps her wear her Mandalorian helmet.

Sabine letting her hair grow long meant she has set aside her Mandalorian heritage, she's been in a holding pattern, possibly since the day Mandalore fell (again). It's possibly another reason why Sabine is so reluctant to celebrate.

Yes, she helped save Lothal but what does that matter if she couldn't even save her own homeworld?

Almost every character in this show lost their families, their home worlds, and their people.

I also like how Ahsoka the show is also about the Good guys winning the war, they've all been busy fighting the war that now there's peace what do Ahsoka, a soldier who has been fighting since she was a child, and Sabine, a child who is from a culture that reveres war and warriors, do now?

Hera is the only one with a clear idea of what she wants to do -- and that's to build a better world and tomorrow for her son.

But for Ahsoka and Sabine?

I feel like Ahsoka and Sabine's theme music is Wait for It:

Life doesn't discriminate Between the sinners and the saints It takes and it takes and it takes And we keep living anyway We rise and we fall and we break And we make our mistakes And if there's a reason I'm still alive When so many have died Then I'm willin' to— Wait for it...

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One of the things I love about Star Wars over Star Trek is how SW pilots have such tactile yoke and buttons instead of a touchscreen.

Considering how much touch screens fail us when it's out of power, a button and physical flight yoke can be pulled and pushed, and then even without power a flight yoke can control the flaps of a spacecraft.

I just really love the tactile look and feel of this cockpit -- also how it feels like it uses space and proportions well.

The flippy things, the buttons I love it.

You can see the buttons clearly on Ahsoka's ship too:

Look at those glowing buttons. The way they call out to flight control. I don't know, I kind of love it all.

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Rewatching Ahsoka's episode on The Mandalorian is so interesting with context -- even there you can sense Ahsoka's reticence teaching anyone else, especially a child.

Din tells Ahsoka that he was there to bring Grogu to a Jedi.

Ahsoka's demeanor changes from welcoming to stand-offish.

It reminds me of this moment in the first episode of Ahsoka.

She's been reluctant to both identify as Jedi and take in students but Din brings in the big guns and tells Ahsoka that Grogu needs help. And that just stops Ahsoka cold -- she's already taken a student and it didn't go well.

Din, and we, didn't know the whole story of Ahsoka's reluctance to teach before, but also I love that asking for help makes Ahsoka pause.

Anakin's "You lack conviction." Feels even more pointed after watching this episode -- because Ahsoka is so far from convinced about teaching Grogu.

And later when she realizes that Grogu's already bonded with Din, she's not going to take a child from their parent. 1) she doesn't trust herself to teach after the debacle with Sabine. 2) Ahsoka isn't prepared to be a parent. 3) The life she's living, she's not comfortable bringing a child with her, even if Grogu has powers.

And of course, the fourth looming presence in her life -- the fear of anyone turning into Anakin.

But she's not committing to saying 'no' to Grogu. She knows in her heart of hearts she wasn't going to take Grogu on as her Padawan.

Also, I have to say with the previously, Bo-Katan had a smile when she was talking about Ahsoka, and she knew exactly where Ahsoka was going to be. So -- whatever happened during the Great Purge of Mandalore, Bo-Katan wasn't angry with her.

I hope it's not the 'no attachments' thing because that's not Ahsoka, as I've mentioned before, Ahsoka's always had an affinity for Mandalorians. (She's been both savior and death to Mandalorians).

I hope it's something different that prevented her and Sabine from helping out.

Part 2