Here are our largely non-spoiler thoughts about the first two episodes of Ahsoka, the new Star Wars show from creator Dave Filoni, which debuts on Disney+ August 22. It stars Rosario Dawson as the former Jedi apprentice.
is evident throughout. He wants things to look much more cinematic than several of the previousDisney+ shows. So there’s lots of space travel, lots of lightsaber fights, and tons of locations, all with a more measured sense of pacing than we’ve come to see in the last few years. He’s not worried about everything moving at lightspeed. He just wants us to enjoy being in. You see this in the long shots where characters appear tiny on the screen.
It’s a welcome approach that mostly works, but not always. The biggest example is Ahsoka herself. Though she’s the title character and focal point for the action, Dawson’s performance is powerfully stoic and it keeps her character guarded. She’s quiet, thoughtful, and maddeningly mysterious. Ahsoka certainly became more like that in previousshows but here, finally the star, it’s a little offputting to see her be so passive. You yearn for her to show a bit more personality.
for the missing Ezra, and how that has manifested in suitably rebellious ways in the years since his disappearance.
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