8.7/10. It was nice to see Ahsoka on her own a bit, struggling with her newfound autonomy and the visions of Aura. We haven't seen her and Padme interact much before, but they had a nice rapport, and I especially appreciated the way that Padme offered counsel and support based on her own experience as a young leader having to make tough decisions. I'd remiss if I didn't point out that this is an episode where the protagonist, the antagonist,, and the major supporting character were all women, and yet it wasn't a story about their gender, but rather a story about strength and finding your way in uncertain times. The show deserves a lot of credit for that.
From a pure storytelling perspective, Ahsoka's visions provided a nice bit of intrigue that propelled the story and kept the audience guessing right to the end. The double fakeout with the first assassination attempt, followed by Aura not falling for the decoy the second time around did a good job of keeping the plot interesting and throwing in twists even when we thought we knew the story. Again, it was nice to see Padme showing a certain amount of strength and determination on the political side, and on the whole it's nice to see things accomplished in the Star Wars universe without a blaster or a lightsaber. Despite that, I especially liked the maturity and growth Ahsoka showed here. Her first real solo mission was a nice way to spotlight her development as a Jedi, a warrior, and a person.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2016-04-03T04:47:16Z
8.7/10. It was nice to see Ahsoka on her own a bit, struggling with her newfound autonomy and the visions of Aura. We haven't seen her and Padme interact much before, but they had a nice rapport, and I especially appreciated the way that Padme offered counsel and support based on her own experience as a young leader having to make tough decisions. I'd remiss if I didn't point out that this is an episode where the protagonist, the antagonist,, and the major supporting character were all women, and yet it wasn't a story about their gender, but rather a story about strength and finding your way in uncertain times. The show deserves a lot of credit for that.
From a pure storytelling perspective, Ahsoka's visions provided a nice bit of intrigue that propelled the story and kept the audience guessing right to the end. The double fakeout with the first assassination attempt, followed by Aura not falling for the decoy the second time around did a good job of keeping the plot interesting and throwing in twists even when we thought we knew the story. Again, it was nice to see Padme showing a certain amount of strength and determination on the political side, and on the whole it's nice to see things accomplished in the Star Wars universe without a blaster or a lightsaber. Despite that, I especially liked the maturity and growth Ahsoka showed here. Her first real solo mission was a nice way to spotlight her development as a Jedi, a warrior, and a person.