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episode 58: Rebels: “Warhead” and “Trials of the Darksaber” (Season 3, Episodes 14–15)
“Trials of the Darksaber” (Rebels S3, Ep. 15) is, quite simply, one of the tightest-scripted, haunting, and beautiful episodes of Rebels so far. And “Warhead” (Ep. 14) is a delightful buddy cop special feat. Zeb and AP-5.
This week, we dive deep into the lore of lightsabers and darksabers. We talk about what it means to wield the Force, rather than just be a part of its flow, and talk about Sabine’s inner demons. And Sam crowns Sabine and Kanan’s training duel as one of the Top 5 Lightsaber Duels, Ever.
In the meantime, Thrawn has cut his list of planets the Rebels may be inhabiting down to 94…
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Plot Overview
00:11:54 Lightsabers and Darksabers Discussion
00:17:19 Sabine’s Demons
00:28:12 The Force for Non-Force Users
00:39:28 Imperial Infiltration
00:53:34 Bae Watch
00:58:38 Closing Thoughts
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