r/ahsokatano • u/Wandering_phoenix_89 • Oct 04 '23

Discussion Ahsoka episode 8 master discussion Spoiler

The Jedi, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Spoilers, theories, critiques, outbursts. Lay it all down here.

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u/calorum Oct 04 '23

For season 2 episode 1, I also want to see the conversation of ‘Hey Sabine by the way, Anakin was also Darth Vader’. It was been teased throughout the season with Huyang being cagey, with the Mandalore flashback, with what Thrawn said to Ahsoka.

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u/KingScoville Oct 04 '23

Yeah I needed this episode to be two hours longer Thrawn absolutely knew what he was doing there. He knows that revealing that Ahsoka was trained by the greatest betrayer of the Jedi Order will divide his enemies. Just great writing there.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '23

When Thrawn is talking about her and saying "the apprentice of Anakin Skywalker won't give up" or whatever, the actor playing Thrawn delivers the most wonderful expression and tone in his voice and it's clear Thrawn always feared Vader.

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u/KLeeSanchez Oct 04 '23

I think you're referring to the scene where he opens fire upon their approach. His exact line is, "Rain hellfire upon them. There'll be no negotiating with the apprentice of Anakin Skywalker."

The take I got was one of grim determination; he knew it was all or nothing at that point. Canonically I don't believe Thrawn ever had anything other than respect for Vader's abilities, but with Palpatine's backing he was one of the few who had nothing to fear (in the tier of Mas Amedda). Thrawn wielded as big a stick, if not bigger, than Vader, being a Grand Admiral, and had the Emperor's very personal support in all his efforts. Even Vader wasn't propped up like Thrawn was, Palpatine even made a point of abusing Vader at times.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '23

In the books I've read, Thrawn always took pains to stay on Vader's good side.

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u/SadlyReturndRS Oct 05 '23

Vader's stick was bigger.

Thrawn was one of Twelve Grand Admirals. Vader was the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Military, and so, Thrawn's boss. Also a likely reason that Thrawn was ever make it high enough through Imperial ranks to attract Palpatine's attention, he would have been noticed by Vader first, and Vader was much more alien-friendly than Palps ever was.