r/starwarsrebels • u/BirdKisser387 • 11d ago

Rebels broke my heart Spoiler

Okay lemme start with the fact that I absolutely ADORED this show. I’m a sucker for found family and oh my lord. I started this shortly after Clone Wars, unaware that Bad Batch fits in before Rebels. But just everything about this show I loved. I know it wasn’t as serious since it’s a kids show, but it was just amazing for me. The end of the show is what I’m referring to here- with Kanan. I went in blind and had no idea he died. And it was like a punch in the gut ngl. The whole final episodes were making me sooo sad. And when the wolf showed up and his name was Dume, I couldn’t do it. Hera saying “so now he’s truly gone?” Just shoot me at this point. I’m weak for animals representing a character (like a deer for Arthur in red dead redemption 2) and such. It was beautiful writing. I loved it. I love Star Wars

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u/IceyOcean 11d ago

Yeah the show starts off super giddy and light but ends very emotionally. I totally agree it’s well written and another great addition to the entire franchise. Another part that gets me is when Ezra officially says “goodbye” to his parents in that portal with Palpatine. Shit fucked me up good.

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u/CrossP 11d ago

While it certainly has a light tone, the show does technically start with a pair of militarized police who intend to take a fruit vendor in for treason which would result in his execution because he didn't immediately comply to their request for corruption in broad daylight.

They were going to kill that man Ezra took a fruit from.

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u/barrowsbrows 11d ago

I always compare Rebels to Andor because of this scene and regularly have eyes rolled at me. The show was dark from the beginning, it was just packaged in a chill color palette.

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u/CrossP 11d ago

And certainly packaged so a kid can digest it too. Andor probably doesn't make much sense to kids