Part Seven: Dreams and Madness

As someone who has been a constant fan of Dave Filoni's work on the animation side of "Star Wars," it warmed my heart to know that he would be given the opportunity to make a live-action show with a character that he helped make into the fan favorite that she is today. And for the most part, he has done a magnificent job. There have been a lot of highlights in this show that are worthy of the "Star Wars" name and all its greatness. However, other things have been frustrating, like this episode which did fall short in terms of some real story progression.

For what it's worth, there are a lot of stunning visual aspects in this episode. Peridea looks amazing and it's one of the few locations throughout this show that hasn't felt like it was all volume. The quality in terms of the visual direction has been upped a lot and the aesthetic seems to have found its stride, especially during the action sequences which were very entertaining this episode. There were also a lot of great character moments, with Eman Esfandi finally showing us why he was the perfect casting for Ezra, both in terms of just capturing the essence of the character, but also through the physicality he brings to the role. However, for the most part, this episode didn't really give us anything in terms of progressing the story, and it's starting to give me a bad feeling about where the finale is headed. There's a lot that needs to be processed and we need to see something formidable in order for this show to have actually been worth it, which are big expectations to put on a finale, but it just goes to show how disappointing this actually was. Again, most of what happened was cool, but it was cool from a visual perspective. Another great lightsaber duel, but not a lot of character development this time around like there was last time. I'm honestly a little worried, but I'm keeping my head high and imagining that Filoni will be able to bring us over the finish line with a good result.

"Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" was a visually stunning episode, but an episode that left a lot to be desired in terms of where everything's going. Not a lot of actual progression happened, and except for a very nice reunion, all characters seem to be right exactly where they were when the last episode ended.

Honestly, for the penultimate episode of the show (or at least the season - depending on whether or not it gets renewed for a second season), and after the super high quality of the last few episodes, this was a little bit disappointing. Although it was still pretty solid, with great action and visuals, I'm not the hugest fan of how it was written, and it leaves a lot for the finale to do.

With complete honesty, I'm very concerned about how much needs to be wrapped-up in the finale, and how it could feel rushed, like a lot of other Disney+ finales. Between Marvel Studios' WandaVision and The Book Of Boba Fett (and The Mandalorian Season 3), there haven't been a ton of great finales. Really hoping that the same doesn't happen here, especially after how awesome most of the show has been!

Thrawn develops a plan to return to the galaxy.

For those looking for plot movement there is little of significance other than events in the galactic republic concluding with a nice cameo. As much as I enjoyed seeing the character appear, I think the arc involving Hera Syndulla reaches an anticlimax.

The main plot moves slightly with scenes that involve fighting, lightsabers, and force-wielding to inject some life into the proceedings. Maybe if I had watched Rebels certain character interactions would hold more significance but unfortunately, I am struggling to keep an interest. I will tune into the finale to see if the villains' plans come to fruition and hope it includes something promising for future projects.

I still consider the only significant Star Wars story arc ended with the destruction of the Death Star in ROTJ. I am though looking forward to Season 2 of Andor, which (along with Rogue One) is a worthwhile Disney contribution to the franchise.

I think visually and technically Ahsoka continues to be excellent.

I only just learned that this show is going to have 8 episodes in total.

So, here we are at episode 7, and can someone please explain to me what has actually happened? I assumed based on the pacing that this was going to be a 12 episode show like Andor. Literally at this point, we haven't even had a major conflict occur yet. There have been a couple of small skirmishes, but outside of a brief conversation there hasn't been any meaningful interaction between the primary protagonists and the main antagonists.

And let's be clear here, Baylon and Shin are not the antagonists. They make that clear from the beginning. Thrawn and the Witches are the antagonists.

So... what is the actual plot of the show? Is it going to simply resolve with either the goodies or the baddies going home? No resolution of the original problem?

I am shocked at the lack of vision here. The acting is great, but nobody has been given anything to do. Poor Ray Stevenson went out on quite the bummer here.

This was yet another thrilling episode that I enjoyed from beginning to end! It had some great action with some familiar faces here and there!

First i want to praise the lightsaber duels! They are fast, well choeographed and they feel organic! Much better than most of the lightsaber batteri we have gotten recently! Great rematch between Ahsoka and Baylan! Ezra desciding to fight with no weapons was fun and creative as well!

Lars Mikkelsen once again proves that he is the man to play Thrawn! He is intimidating, calculative and scary whenever he appears! Since I have seen him in a lot of his other roles, including his danish ones, i can say that this might be one of his best roles!

We really see how everything went the way Thrawn wanted in this episode! He wanted to keep our characters occupied elsewhere so they could prepare for their take-off in peace!