tv thoughts: Star Wars Rebels

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I watched the series finale for Star Wars Rebels this morning. I didn't expect it to be quite so emotional at the end, though John Williams' scores tend to give me feels when they are just playing on a stereo, so that and solemn looks from Sabine were enough to make me fight back tears.

This show started out kinda rough, I wasn't sure I was going to like it. The first season was a lot of adventure-of-the-week stories and it felt like a kids show. Nothing wrong with that, Star Wars is for everyone, all ages, and I thought perhaps it wasn't meant for me. But by the end of Season 1, the character development was starting to show - the writers had no intention of letting them stay static cookie cutter characters, they wanted them to grow and change.

By season 4, they really have. Ezra has gotten better at controlling his anger. Sabine has learned, not just how to be a part of a team, but also how to lead one too. Hera and Kanan...*sigh*

I'm sure the ending probably drove some people crazy, the few things they left hanging in case they ever wanted to return to this group. But I appreciated everything not being tied up in a perfect bow.

So long Rebels. You set the bar high for the next round of Disney Star Wars cartoons.

SPOILERY SIDE NOTE (don't read if you're not caught up!!!)

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I do have beef with the awkwardness that was having Kanan and Hera finally say "I love you" then Kanan sacrificing himself the next moment but then revealing that Hera was pregnant? Like, were they having sex and NOT saying they loved each other?

I totally knew the child reveal was coming, it is a kind of cliche in these sorts of shows (the Firefly spinoff comics did the same thing) and I don't mind it because it does help soften the blow of that lost character. I just found it a bit odd that they never gave them any *ahem* alone time for things to happen.

I know, I know, it's a kids' show! I'm overthinking! Still.