Part Two: Toil and Trouble

Ahsoka attempts to pick up the pieces following the loss of the star map.

Starting off positive, I love how it looks and sounds. Everything from the sets, costumes, makeup and props feel part of the Star Wars universe and the musical score enhances it all.

When the action springs to life, it is very good. One droid character is used especially well to generate both humour and excitement. It finishes in a way that makes me want to see the next episode, so "mission accomplished" for the overall production.

Unfortunately, I struggled with the pacing of this one, mainly because the material does not intrigue me enough. The plot device feels similar to those used the sequel trilogy and the tension between Ahsoka and Sabine has little dramatic impact for me. It might be different if I had watched Rebels, but I find it difficult to invest in their relationship so far.

Andor was slowly paced but I enjoyed it far more because of the world building it does on foundations laid by the original trilogy, the tension it developed in the run up to certain events and the way the writers and actors made the characters feel like real people. However, it is still early days and Ahsoka may have its best moments to come.

Some of the performances has been criticised, but I think this is harsh. Certain actors have not been challenged by the material, so there has been little to do other than look the part, deliver exposition dialogue and swing lightsabers.

Another very solid and very good episode. This is even better than the first since it did not need to set up so much and get the show started. The choppy editing is consequently gone which make the flow of the episode a lot better. I also feel the actors have got more used to their roles and perform better.

Very few complaints about this episode. Perhaps it felt a bit short, and perhaps a couple of minor issues like "the eye of Sion"... like, what? Really? That is the name you give your ship? And I still feel this is more made for those who loved Rebels because the nostalgia and feel of the show is very much a follow-up of that cartoon - which is nothing wrong, it is just that Ahsoka almost get to sit in the backseat on her own show.

But this was excellent and two episodes in a row with high quality and good performances. Perhaps Star Wars is not yet dead.

A weak 9/10 but this is starting to look very good and promising. Lets see if they can keep it up.

I was little skeptical but I watched the second episode and I liked it.

• I really liked the score. It catches the vibes of the old one and mixes it with modern elements.

• Special effects are for a tv show excellent.

• Acting of Ahsoka and Witch are little off but still ok. - I liked the sith duo. Well chosen actors.

• Story, so far so good. At least not another death star :) . I don't think it will be as good as andor but still interesting.

• Please hire someone good for the fight scenes with light sabers and let the actors train more. If the actors can't do it, make it shorter but more impact full. This episode it was little better but still there is room for improvement.

I doubt that a new audience that isn't familiar with Ahsoka and the ghost crew will have an easy time getting into it, not because it is complicated necessarily, just vague when it comes to the characters and their history. It kind of expects you to know a lot of things. But for the fans of Ahsoka, who followed her from moment one, it was a real treat. Still, there are some things I want to talk about.

This review is for the first two episodes.

I love Ahsoka's character and her journey. The jump from animation to live-action was alright. I gave the handling of her appearances in the Mandalorian/Book of Boba a pass because she only had limited screen time and wasn't really at the centre of the story. But now that she has her own show, she still feels like a secondary character in a certain way.

The first two episodes of Ahsoka were rather boring and predictable. Perhaps it is because the promotion and trailers relied heavily on showing the footage before the episodes were released and caused these key moments to be less impactful. But it isn't necessarily the action that I found lacking.

The dialogue was extremely stiff, and I found most of the acting stale, especially Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka. I loved Sabine, though.

After Andor, Star Wars will have a difficult time living up to that level of quality, and as of now, it is difficult to tell if Ahsoka will get close. So far, the story setup is rather average and a safe play (how come there are always convenient maps leading to places where major characters are; like how?). I hope it gets more interesting and engaging (at least by the time Thrawn appears).

It could've definitely been better in terms of dialogue and chemistry between the characters, which in my opinion, was virtually almost non-existent.

Overall, I found the entry to Ahsoka to be average. Entertaining. Nothing special.

To point out the positive: the score was great, the visuals were so good and cinematic. Baylan Skoll and his apprentice can make for two interesting antagonists and I can't wait for the story to dive into their characters more.

I really love Ahsoka and I want this show to be good!! I hope/think it will get better.

Going into the first episode, I was very anxious about how this series would follow-on from the Rebels finale, which is one of my favourite episodes in TV animation. Fortunately, it's not disappointed me yet, and these first two episodes have been really great, faithfully continuing the story and characters from Rebels. If the rest of the series follow-suit, this could honestly wind-up being one of the best things we've gotten from Star Wars in a while!

The action was great, the story was great, the characters are great, the visuals are great... And just everything about this episode was great. Can't wait to see how the series continues!