It’s funny how mad everyone was when Disney acquired the rights to Star Wars. They were all, to a one, lamenting the death of the Extended Universe, despite the fact that none of the books or comics were considered canon to the films. But they’re slowly floating in elements from the EU into Star Wars Rebels. In some cases, that may well be awesome. Others… maybe not so much.
I have to say that I love the decision to have every shuttle piloted by a RX droid. Bonus points for having them all voiced again by Paul Reubens. It’s really indicative of the amount of little touches and callbacks they put into the series. Too bad he tends to get blown up.
What kills me is that Hera sends Sabine, Chopper and Ezra on a mission that requires a “low profile”. Yeah, no one’s going to notice the rainbow haired girl in brightly painted light Mandalorian armor and the kid in a repainted Imperial academy helmet. You know what would’ve really lowered their profile? Duct taping a bunch of lit road flares to Zeb and sending him with them.
They’re supposed to find a rebel courier with the phrase “It’s a long way to Alderaan”. And, call me crazy, but it really reminds me of the “I’m Captain Basch fon Ronsenburg of Dalmasca” bit from Final Fantasy XII. Best part? It takes them all day to find him, and the courier turns out to be one of those dumpy ass box droids that you always see moving around in the background at 35 feet per hour.
Too bad one of Sabine’s old friends (and bounty hunting companion) shows up to fuck them over. She’s got a contract to bring back the Rebel courier, and that is the droid she’s looking for. Also, she’s a member of the Black Sun crime syndicate. That sound you just heard? That’s the sound of neckbeards everywhere needing a change of underwear.
It’s past curfew, though, so a bunch of stormtroopers get involved. As we all know, only stormtroopers could have the accuracy to miss what they’re shooting outside of point blank range, so they somehow manage to knock Ezra out of the shuttle they steal. They of course left Sabine’s friend, Ketsu Onyo, to fend for herself, which she does.
She follows Sabine in her own ship, and she’s willing to do anything to get the droid. Including destroying the shuttle, friendship be damned. After a couple of passes, they dock the ships to settle things. It takes an Imperial cruiser showing up for them to settle their differences. And also blow up the shuttle, because you can hardly call it an episode without an explosion.
End of the day, Ketsu slightly warms up to the idea of maybe not working for the space mafia. She kindly decides to just help Sabine deliver the droid to Alderaan, since money isn’t worth more to her than a friend. And we get an obligatory R2-D2 cameo that way.
Final Thoughts:
- Ketsu looks more Mandalorian than Sabine does. You know, other than the armor, that is.
- I have no idea why anyone would want a power droid. They move so fucking slow! And I can’t figure out how it managed the stairs!
- Ketsu’s lines about working for Black Sun remind me of a GameStop commercial, what with her going on about having access to the best ships and gear.
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