#Ahsoka’s fourth episode was better than its first three, but even a tantalizing final scene can’t erase the show’s pacing problems, its inadequate lead actor, and its lazy villain writing. 🧵
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Ahsoka was right to warn Sabine that they might have to abandon Ezra. I like this pragmatic side of Ahsoka, I like how the dilemma makes Sabine feel conflicted and rattled, and I like how the situation raises fresh doubts for Ahsoka about Sabine's discipline and priorities.
When Ahsoka says that we sometimes have to set aside our personal feelings to do the right thing, Sabine asks her if she really believes that, and Ahsoka says she has to. That's interesting — she might not *want* to believe it, but she has to force herself to, given the stakes.
One of the reasons the fight scenes are such a welcome interlude between all the molasses-slow dialogue is that Rosario Dawson is only good at playing Ahsoka when she’s fighting. That's the only time when her gruff stoicism actually suits the Ahsoka we know and love.
I appreciate that Ahsoka was able to defeat Marrok so easily. I love how she bypassed his fancy spinning lightsaber move with a graceful, minimalist strike. It reminded me of how Obi-Wan killed Maul on Tatooine in Rebels. Elegant, restrained, disciplined.
Despite her doubts, Ahsoka's feelings toward Sabine are clearly thawing. You can tell how much Ahsoka cares about Sabine from the way she instinctively uses a pretty aggressive Force move to knock out Shin when she thinks Sabine is dead. A flash of her old impulsiveness, perhaps?
I liked Sabine making Shin think she was trying to use the Force, only to hit her with a gauntlet missile. At first, I thought the show was going to reveal that she does have Force powers, but I’m really happy with how they subverted that. Characteristically sly move by Sabine.
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