# Ahsoka (trailer in OP, spoilers as series airs) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu\ **Created:** [April 7, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325 "2023-04-07T16:44:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/21 "2023-07-12T19:26:14Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Not impressed with the makeup job for Hera, though. Looks a little cheap. I was going to say the same but about Thrawn. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/22 "2023-07-12T23:21:45Z")
I blew my voice out SCREAMING at the tv, while my teen was like “I’m not sure that’s him” while I glared. It was a nice surprise. I did like the latest season of the show even though it seemed most people didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/23 "2023-07-18T20:58:07Z")
It has been officially recommened that you should watch _Clone Wars_ and _Rebels_ to understand what the heck is going on in _Ahsoka_. > **[Star Wars Actor Finally Answers a Long-Standing Fan Question](https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/ahsoka-backstory-required-viewing)** > > 'Rebels' may not be the only series fans should revisit. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/24 "2023-08-21T23:41:34Z")
One more trailer before Wednesday. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/b3rBcQ9hgM4/maxresdefault.jpg "AHSOKA (2023) | FINAL TRAILER "Anakin" | Star Wars (4K) | Ahsoka Final Trailer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3rBcQ9hgM4) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/25 "2023-08-22T04:45:11Z")
That’s not a real trailer. That’s fan made. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/26 "2023-08-22T10:11:37Z")
ZakLad gets irrationally angry when we’re scanning trailers on YouTube and my dumb ass accidentally clicks a fan-made one instead of the official one. Which, of course, leads to me doing it not-so-accidentally on occasion, just to see him get spun up. 🙂 We’re all set to be on the couch at 9pm ET tonight. See y’all there (in spirit). ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/27 "2023-08-22T12:39:38Z")
Fan-made or not it had material I hadn’t seen before. I had just moments before finished a rewatch of all of _Rebels_ in anticipation, and wanted to give the trailers another look. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/28 "2023-08-22T21:00:27Z")
Yes, to be clear, the initial two episodes air tonight (Tuesday, August 22) at 6 PM Pacific (important to me 8 PM central) and NOT midnight PT the 23rd. I usually save my “important” watching for Friday/saturday night, but think I will watch episode 1 tonight and episode 2 this weekend (I also need to finish season 3 of the Witcher) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/29 "2023-08-22T21:41:31Z")
Is gonna take a Star Destroyer-load of willpower not to watch tonight, but my family has committed to not watching ahsoka until we’ve finished rewatching Rebels. We’re only halfway through season 1. 😭 ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/30 "2023-08-23T02:35:35Z")
Watched episode 1. My non-episode thought: The map in the end credits has some (I presume) Arabesh – presumably this has been transliterated (I couldn’t find anything in a quick search) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/31 "2023-08-23T03:00:35Z")
No spoilers for Ep 1, just a general bitch about technology. So today, of all days, the yard guys found the two feet of fiber that was still above ground (which I’ve been bitching about to my provider for weeks) and SHREDDED it. No internet and we’re streaming only. No problem, I’ll just pull up D+ on my phone and cast to the TV, right? Wrong. Long story short, it took over 45 minutes to get the ep downloaded to a phone, hotspotted through an iPad to cast to the fucking tv - which Rube Goldberg hook-up lasted 5 minutes before the tv simply refused to recognize the cast. So ZakLad and I ended up huddled around the iPad watching the show on a tiny-ass little screen. Fuck Apple and fuck technology. This should be seamless and easy. Fiber gets fixed tomorrow. And I will be investigating backup options that fucking work. Rant over. Enjoy the episode, it’s pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/32 "2023-08-23T04:12:05Z")
_Red_ opening scroll text? Blasphemy! I hope Lothal has a boarding kennel. Few grumbles so far, except why would an ancient temple have a map of where the Space Whales zapped Thrawn? It is as nonsensical as the snake tunnel having the Death Star wreckage map knife. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/33 "2023-08-23T12:53:47Z")
Spoilers for both episodes, so be warned: I’m still processing the premiere, but I’ll give my initial thoughts. They really are going all in on this being a sequel to _Rebels_, aren’t they? I wonder how it played to someone who hasn’t seen the animated stuff. I think it has promise so far, and as someone who really enjoyed _Rebels_, it’s nice seeing so many of the familiar characters and settings in live action. Rosario Dawson continues to be a satisfying Ahsoka, but Mary Elizabeth Winstead somehow doesn’t scream “Hera” to me. I’ll give her some time. I don’t know about the idea of Sabine being Ahsoka’s padawan, which seems to have come out of nowhere. Okay, yes, Sabine had some lightsaber training when she found the darksaber, but she never showed any particular Force sensitivity, so why is she trying to become a Jedi? Nice to see she’s still an annoying and rebellious student. Can anyone tell me the name of the actor who played the officious little bureaucrat in episode 2? I know I’ve seen him before, but I couldn’t quite place him. I suppose it’s realistic that there are still some people (maybe a lot of people) who are loyal to the Empire. Like they said, an Empire doesn’t become a Republic overnight, and it makes sense that there are people who had it good (or at least had it safe and predictable) under the Empire who are afraid they will do worse under the Republic. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/34 "2023-08-23T14:09:36Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Can anyone tell me the name of the actor who played the officious little bureaucrat in episode 2? Yes. > **[Peter Jacobson | Actor, Producer, Soundtrack](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0414772/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl14)** > > Known for: House, WeCrashed, Ray Donovan ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/35 "2023-08-23T14:29:18Z")
Thanks! _House_ is what I was remembering him from. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/36 "2023-08-23T14:31:10Z")
He looked familiar to me, too, but I think for me he is more of the “that weaselly little guy” archetype. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/37 "2023-08-23T14:32:59Z")
(No spoilers outside the details box at the bottom.) This two-episode premier is the best Star Wars _movie_ I’ve seen in a long time. I love all the characters: the characterizations, the acting. Every character seems to have some depth and the direction gives the actors time to establish themselves. Even the antagonists are well done. The pacing is leisurely until it’s not, and then switches back. The callbacks to the Rebels series are everywhere and done well, but I don’t think it’s required watching, simply because time is taken to establish here anything important. The sets and scenery were beautiful. Overall, the movie really captures the feeling of being Star Wars, like the original series. Scenes I especially liked (slight spoilers) > **** > > - The beginning scene of how bad-ass the antagonists are, and then a scene showing how bad-ass Ahsoka is. > - When they’re hacking the droid head with a risk of explosion, Hera is eager to do it, but then gets called out on just being there as a hologram. > - Ahsoka’s two-sword form is a beautiful rendition of a samurai form with katana and wakizashi (long sword and short sword). > - Sabine’s hair-cutting ritual is also a samurai tradition, performing a symbolic suicide before starting a new life. When she was kneeling in reverence before her helmet and knife, I knew immediately what was happening. > - The perfect conclusion at the end, “I am ready”. And then, “Padawan”. Speculation: > **** > > I really hope the “Sith” apprentice becomes a long running character. The actor playing the role is perfect for it. I like the antagonist characters a lot; they do feel like card-board bad guys. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/38 "2023-08-23T14:33:36Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Like they said, an Empire doesn’t become a Republic overnight, and it makes sense that there are people who had it good (or at least had it safe and predictable) under the Empire who are afraid they will do worse under the Republic. Also, as they said, “greed”. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/39 "2023-08-23T14:49:35Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Sabine’s hair-cutting ritual is also a samurai tradition, performing a symbolic suicide before starting a new life. When she was kneeling in reverence before her helmet and knife, I knew immediately what was happening. [It is a much wider trope than that](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImportantHaircut). ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325/40 "2023-08-23T14:54:15Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > I really hope the “Sith” apprentice becomes a long running character. Well the master certainly can’t, given that the actor died not long after they finished shooting. I hope the character-arc got a reasonable wrap-up at the end of the season, avoiding messy dangling plot threads for a possible season two. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahsoka-trailer-in-op-spoilers-as-series-airs/982325.md?page=3)