The kickoff to Star Wars Rebels is entertaining enough. There are some decent character moments that add a little depth and there are some characters that we love thrown into the mix as well. It is still obviously a kids show though.
I know Stormtroopers had lousy aim but those must have been the ones that even by the low standards fell through. Not hitting a person, while practically standing right in front of them, seems harder to do then accidentally hit them. :joy:
Don't know if they need to bring C3PO and R2 in but they sure where a fun addition. It also ties everything in with the lore early on.
Pretty cool that the ship and pilot are modeled after the star tours ride at Disneyland. Nice little Easter egg
6.5/10 - Yay, some familiar faces (C3PO, R2D2, and Senator Organa)! :)
It's kinda nice but also kinda stupid (why doesn't that imperial commander (Kallus?) send more troops, how does he always survive despite failing in his mission, why does Ezra seem to make more use of the force than Kanan despite his lack of Jedi training, etc.?!?).
Anyway, I'm looking forward to she what Senator Organa has planned :)
The writing improved a bit here, and we get a pretty personal story on Zeb's behalf as well. There also was a pleasant change of setting that gave us some rather vibrant colors, which was much appreciated.
I knew they were in it beforehand but did I have the biggest inane grin when Artoo and Threepio appeared? Yes, yes I did.
Excellent animation, wonderful action sequences, a great story...this was a fabulous episode, indeed. Can't wait to see more!
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2016-09-28T17:30:33Z
7.2/10. A solid debut for the first regular episode of the show. I'm always a sucker for a good heist episode, and it only contributes to my Firefly flashbacks with this show to watch the crew of the Ghost pull off boosting a set of imperial weapons under the nose of a traveling attache. Throwing R2-D2 and C-3PO into the mix felt a little pandering, but I understand having to hook casual first time watchers with some familiar faces (though their designs looked a little off to me - probably just fitting them in with the art style of the show.)
I really liked the idea of Zeb's discomfort with the crew of the Ghost selling blasters that had been banned because they were used to wipe out his people. It added some real stakes and character to distinguish this heist from any other "sell weapons to make money" bit the show might do again. But I liked it a lot better when it was stray lines of dialogue that told as much of the story as we needed rather than Hera giving Ezra an exposition dump about the assaults. Similarly, I liked that they were trying to give Zeb an "anger before reason" rationale to dive into the fray to fight Callis, but having Callis use a Lasat weapon and declare that he gave the order to wipe them out was a little too simplistic and mustache-twirlingly evil for my tastes.
There's other interesting bits here or there. Ezra having a Potter-esque "emotion = magic powers" moment is kind of cheesy, but worked well enough. And seeing Bail Organa was a treat. Overall, it's a solid, if somewhat unambitious start to the season in earnest.