#But it was so artistically done series

My personal theory (much as I loathe personal canon) is that it was also picked up from the aftermath of the battle of Malachor. Which is odd given that such a big deal was made out of the last crystal. As a brief aside, as far as I know, it wasnвЂ™t explained how he got his new crystal. Something similar may be happening with his lightsaber. Here now is this lethal weapon demonstrating how hard the times are and, if the similarity to HanвЂ™s blaster holds up, it may reflect a similar, Han-like devil-may-care attitude. Gone is the non-lethal slingshot, gone is his link to his childhood. If accurate, itвЂ™s interesting because it may be a way to show EzraвЂ™s maturing outlook. ItвЂ™s difficult to make out, and there arenвЂ™t any reference photos that IвЂ™ve found, but the blaster seems reminiscent, and a blend, of KananвЂ™s and Han SoloвЂ™s. Instead, I note EzraвЂ™s new weapons, his blaster and his lightsaber. IвЂ™m just surprised no one thought of hair gel as an answer. Though to answer that: itвЂ™s likely done because of the negative feedback of his magically immovable hair. This leaves Ezra вЂ“ and I donвЂ™t mean just the hair. ItвЂ™s a strong visual cue to demonstrate that Hera is the unyielding rock upon which the crew can rely. Speaking of Hera, itвЂ™s interesting that, beside the new military ranks and insignia, she is pretty much the same. But still: Take that, Kanan/Hera shippers! Even though technically theyвЂ™re almost the same as human eyes and thus not quite so interesting. I notice they didnвЂ™t put TwiвЂ™lek eyes on there. And: to demonstrate, via the Jaig eyes, KananвЂ™s deepening relationship with Rex. The eyes serve two purposes: to aid in animation having a visual mark to let them know where heвЂ™s looking helps keep their animation accurate. As for Kanan, Filoni had in mind that the backstory being that Sabine or someone found it at Malachor вЂ“ though this is far from being official. Beyond that, I donвЂ™t know вЂ“ though I have a feeling that the owl on SabineвЂ™s shoulder may mean something. Indeed, I donвЂ™t quite grasp the meaning of SabineвЂ™s or ZebвЂ™s looks, aside from telling us that one is artistic and the other is marshally minded. I donвЂ™t really know what ZebвЂ™s new look is about. Thrawn, for example, has been in the design stage for roughly two years. Well, that didnвЂ™t happen last year, but that specific change was implemented this year! On the face of it, that seems a little tardy, but keep in mind that animation is planned out fairly well in advance. Specifically, she recounted how Filoni, at the end of the first series, asked her what changes sheвЂ™d like she responded by asking for a specific hair colour. During the talk, Dave Filoni and Tiya Sircar, who plays Sabine, noted her new hair. If you were there or watched the live stream on youtube, some of this will be old information, but IвЂ™d be remiss if I didnвЂ™t include it here. I should note that I did attend the recent Celebration held in London and, along with several others in the SWR family, saw this episode at the Rebels panel. Ezra, meanwhile, gets some interesting changes. Sabine gets a new paint job on her armour, Zeb pulls out the (bo) gun show, Kanan gets a fancy helmet and Hera, well, she stays pretty much the same. This was done obviously in this premiere episode with the above Y-Wings, but there were some different, somewhat more subtle changes: as you probably know, with each series, the characters get new looks. Without going too much into it, it visually explained the different tone of the eras and the differences in character and even the showвЂ™s mission statement.

This makes sense given the time frame, but also from a narrative perspective.

#But it was so artistically done series

I love it too! We can be вЂ¦ friends? We could have ice cream and talk about the altogether refreshing addition to the crew? Oh yes: itвЂ™s new, itвЂ™s blue, itвЂ™s EzraвЂ™s new вЂdo! On with the review!ДЇrom the very beginning of the show, the art department has sought to meld the designs favoured by the prequel trilogy and The Clone Wars TV series with that of the original trilogy of films. Okay, okay, I know itвЂ™s Rebels you truly love. Welcome back one and all! Star Wars Rebels has returned вЂ“ and with it these reviews! I know which one youвЂ™re more excited about. At which point we adduce that the Noghri did it. Here, much like Sherlock Holmes, we like to take a closer look at one or two things.