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A brave and clever ragtag starship crew stands up against the evil Empire as it tightens its grip on the galaxy and hunts down the last of the Jedi Knights.

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Star Wars Rebels: Series Finale Special: A Fool's Hope + Family Reunion and Farewell  Season 4, Episode 16

The 3 Part Series Finale of Star Wars newest animated series. The ghost crew faces their final on screen challenges against the empire before shuffling off to the pages of comic books, companion novels and tons of fan fiction. [more inside]
posted by French Fry on Mar 6, 2018 at 5:51 AM - 15 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Jedi Night  Season 4, Episode 10

The rebels look to rescue Hera from the clutches of Governor Pryce and Grand Admiral Thrawn. [more inside]
posted by French Fry on Feb 28, 2018 at 8:59 AM - 5 comments

Star Wars Rebels: In the Name of the Rebellion (Parts I and II)  Season 4, Episode 3

Rebels takes a significant step toward Rogue One in the two part "In the Name of the Rebellion," with the appearance of Yavin IV, Mon Mothma, and Saw Gerrera chasing after the mystery of an Imperial super weapon. Come for Two Tubes in a U-wing, stay for the first recognizable female Deathtrooper! [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 26, 2017 at 7:03 AM - 1 comment

Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore (Parts I & II)  Season 4, Episode 1

Star Wars Rebels returns for its fourth and final season with the two part premiere, "Heroes of Mandalore." Fulfilling a promise to return assistance to Clan Wren from the Season 3 finale, Kanan, Ezra, and Chopper find themselves in the thick of a Mandalorian Civil War. The two part premiere centers around Sabine Wren's effort to rescue her father, taken captive when Sabine defected from the Imperial Academy, and the debut of a fearsome weapon designed by Sabine to destroy Mandalorian warriors. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 16, 2017 at 7:48 AM - 8 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Twin Suns  Season 3, Episode 20

Reacting to a vision of Maul, Ezra defies Hera and Kanan to travel to a remote planet in hopes of stopping the former Sith lord.
posted by zarq on Mar 27, 2017 at 8:15 AM - 3 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Ghosts of Geonosis (Parts I & II)  Season 3, Episode 12

Two years before Rogue One, the rebels are sent on a mission to Geonosis to investigate the disappearance of Saw Gerrera and find themselves pulled into the mystery of what happened to the native Geonosians and what the Empire was up to on the red planet. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Jan 11, 2017 at 9:14 AM - 4 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Visions and Voices  Season 3, Episode 11

Maul returns for Rebels' mid-season finale to convince Ezra to return to him to a planet well known to aficionados of The Clone Wars, Dathomir. On the planet, once home to the Nightsisters, Maul promises a ritual which will provide the answers sought when the holocrons of the Sith and the Jedi were combined earlier this season. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Dec 13, 2016 at 7:23 AM - 6 comments

Star Wars Rebels: An Inside Man  Season 3, Episode 10

Kanan and Ezra return to Lothal to infiltrate an Imperial arms factory, unaware that Grand Admiral Thrawn has decided to take a special interest in the factory's quality control. In the midst of the espionage, the identity of the new Fulcrum is revealed. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Dec 5, 2016 at 8:21 AM - 5 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Wynkahthu Job  Season 3, Episode 9

The morally dubious pirate, Hondo, returns with an offer the rebels cannot refuse, which leads our heroes to a doomed Imperial cargo hauler caught in the whirling winds of hungry maelstrom on a gas giant. As expected, things don't go quite as planned. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Nov 28, 2016 at 8:03 AM - 2 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Iron Squadron  Season 3, Episode 8

In the course of evacuating a planet, the crew of the Ghost run into Iron Squadron, a trio of teens who fly a less than pristine YT-2400 light freighter in attacks against the Empire. Meanwhile, Grand Admiral Thrawn uses the opportunity to put Admiral Konstantine on the spot by sending him to deal with the latest irritation to the Empire. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Nov 20, 2016 at 5:19 PM - 5 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Imperial Super Commandos  Season 3, Episode 7

Things have become quiet on the shattered planet Concord Dawn, a base of operations for Mandalorian warriors under the command of Fenn Rau. With Sabine Wren in the lead, Ezra Bridger and Rau go forth to investigate to discover why the strategic base has gone silent. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Nov 7, 2016 at 11:04 AM - 7 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Last Battle  Season 3, Episode 6

While investigating an old Separatist base from the Clone Wars, the rebels encounter a small army of still active battle droids under the command of a super tactical droid, who refuses to accept the shut down order issued to the Separatist armies at the end of the war. For the droid commander, the war can only end one way to the detriment of our heroes. "Roger, Roger!" [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 24, 2016 at 11:46 AM - 5 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Hera's Heroes  Season 3, Episode 5

The crew of the Ghost returns to Ryloth, Hera Syndulla's homeworld, to take on a mission of extremely personal value to our twi'lek captain. Unsurprisingly, things go awry once a certain blue-skinned grand admiral makes an appearance. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 16, 2016 at 12:45 PM - 9 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Antilles Extraction  Season 3, Episode 4

A shortage of pilots leads Sabine Wren into taking a daring mission to infiltrate an Imperial flight academy to find and extract cadets with rebel sympathies. Between her and a successful mission, however, stands Governor Pryce and Agent Kallus, keen on weeding out the traitors in the academy's midst. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 10, 2016 at 12:30 PM - 5 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Holocrons of Fate  Season 3, Episode 3

A menace from Season Two's finale returns to threaten the crew of the Ghost and demands the return of the Sith Holocron. Master and apprentice, Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger, face a challenge created by the ancient creature, the Bendu, in order to not just save their friends, but to re-establish their relationship as student and teacher. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 1, 2016 at 12:41 PM - 9 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Steps into Shadows - Parts 1 & 2  Season 3, Episode 1

Star Wars Rebels returns with the crew of the Ghost continuing their fight against the Empire. Both Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger deal with the aftermath of last season's events and the Empire turns to a new commander to deal with the rebel problem.
posted by Atreides on Sep 24, 2016 at 6:54 AM - 10 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Twilight of the Apprentice, Parts I & II  Season 2, Episode 19

The Rebels Season Two finale calls upon the myth and lore of The Clone Wars and Knights of the Old Republic as our Jedi, Ahsoka, Kanan, and Ezra, venture to the forbidden planet of Malachor in search of knowledge to defeat the Empire's dreaded Inquisitors. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Mar 31, 2016 at 6:44 AM - 22 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Mystery of Chopper Base  Season 2, Episode 18

As the rebels prepare to setup base on the new planet, a previously unseen menace makes its presence known. In the face of this threat, Kanan and Ezra prepare themselves for a mission to stop the Inquisitors. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Mar 24, 2016 at 7:51 AM - 26 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Forgotten Droid  Season 2, Episode 17

The allure of a new replacement leg strut causes Chopper to abandon his post on the Ghost and be left behind when the crew make a quick escape. After seeking shelter on an Imperial cargo hauler, the droid makes a new friend and ends up saving the rebel fleet. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Mar 17, 2016 at 7:45 AM - 15 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Shroud of Darkness  Season 2, Episode 16

After repeated encounters with the Inquisitors, Kanan, Ezra, and Ahsoka, return to the Jedi temple on Lothal in search of answers and perhaps, the guidance of a certain small, green, Jedi Master. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Mar 3, 2016 at 6:23 AM - 17 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Honorable Ones  Season 2, Episode 15

The rebels visit Geonosis to discover the planet barren without life and evidence of a past massive orbiting construction project. As Admiral Ackbar would say, "It's a trap!" and the rebels are forced to flee. In the ensuing retreat, Zeb and Agent Kallus end up marooned on an icy moon above Geonosis, forced to rely on each other to survive. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Feb 25, 2016 at 8:01 AM - 8 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Homecoming  Season 2, Episode 14

In need of a ship large enough to possess hangar bays, the rebels head to the Twi'lek home planet of Ryloth and enlist the aid of General Cham Syndulla. A veteran of the Clone Wars' Battle of Ryloth, Cham fought with the Jedi against the Separatist droid armies, and additionally, he's Hera's father. Generations clash in the space above Ryloth. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Feb 18, 2016 at 6:36 AM - 2 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Call  Season 2, Episode 13

On a mission to capture fuel and destroy a refinery, the crew of the Ghost encounter space whales giant space dwelling creatures who appear to be more than what they seem. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Feb 11, 2016 at 6:32 AM - 6 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Legends of the Lasat  Season 2, Episode 12

The crew of the Ghost discover two refugees from Zeb's ruined homeworld, Lasan. Inspired by an ancient legend, they set off on a journey to find a new home for the surviving members of Zeb's race. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Feb 4, 2016 at 6:42 AM - 11 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Protector of Concord Dawn  Season 2, Episode 11

In dire need of new routes to avoid Imperial detection, the rebels attempt to negotiate safe passage through the region of Concord Dawn. Under the control of a colony of the fierce warriors of Mandalore, the rebels discover that it will take more than simple talks to convince the Mandalorian leader, the Protector of the Concord Dawn, to give the rebels permission. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Jan 28, 2016 at 8:14 AM - 7 comments

Star Wars Rebels: A Princess of Lothal  Season 2, Episode 10

Rebels returns for the back half of its second season with a princess from Alderaan sent to Lothal to deliver much needed supplies and aid to the rebel movement. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Jan 21, 2016 at 6:28 AM - 14 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Legacy  First Watch   Season 2, Episode 9

Ezra receives visions from the Force concerning the fate of his parents, leading him, Kanan, Zeb and Chopper back to Lothal in a search for answers. Meanwhile, the Empire confirms the location of the Rebels' hide outs and attacks with the intent of wiping them out, forcing the freedom fighters to make a mad dash to safety. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Dec 11, 2015 at 11:34 AM - 11 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Future of the Force  First Watch   Season 2, Episode 8

The Inquisitors are hunting and it's up to Kanan, Ezra, Zeb and Ahsoka to stop them. The prey? Children. Also, Chopper continues to be a sociopath. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Dec 3, 2015 at 6:38 AM - 8 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Stealth Strike  First Watch   Season 2, Episode 7

Commander Sato and Ezra Bridger find themselves captured by a new Imperial ship designed to force space faring vessels out of hyperspace. As Ezra figures out his own escape plans, Kanan and Rex are sent in together to find out what happened to them. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Nov 30, 2015 at 2:30 PM - 9 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Blood Sisters  Season 2, Episode 6

Sabine and Ezra are sent on a mission to rendezvous with an important courier, only to find their task interrupted by a bounty hunter from Sabine's past, Ketsu. Also, Chopper breaks a weapon array. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Nov 19, 2015 at 6:55 AM - 6 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Wings of the Master  Season 2, Episode 5

With the Rebels in desperate need of help in breaking a blockade, Hera travels to a dangerous planet to meet an old Mon Calamari engineer and test out a new prototype fighter: the B-Wing. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Nov 12, 2015 at 8:40 AM - 12 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Brothers of the Broken Horn  Season 2, Episode 4

Seeking a brief respite from the training demands of being a padewan, soldier, and crew member of the Ghost, Ezra takes an unannounced trip to respond to a distress beacon signaling from the ship of a well known smuggler. Instead of the smuggler he expected, Ezra encounters Hondo Ohnaka, a pirate and familiar face to viewers of The Clone Wars. Also, Chopper tries to shoot people. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Nov 5, 2015 at 10:20 AM - 13 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Always Two There Are  Season 2, Episode 3

In need of medical supplies, Ezra, Zeb, Chopper and Sabine, explore an abandoned Old Republic space station, only to encounter more than expected. A simple search turns into a life and death escape from Inquisitors intent on killing them and asking questions about the location of a former padewan of Anakin Skywalker. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 29, 2015 at 12:16 PM - 10 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Relics of the Old Republic  Season 2, Episode 2

The thundering steps of AT-ATs announce the Empire's decision to attack our heroes and the surviving clones on the planet's surface. Armed only with a relic tank of the old Republic and the Force, our heroes face long odds and difficult barriers between fulfilling their mission and simply staying alive. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 22, 2015 at 8:11 AM - 7 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Lost Commanders  Season 2, Episode 1

On the advice of Asokha Tano, the crew of the Ghost travel in search of former allies of the Jedi for assistance in fighting the Empire. Their journey brings them to a remote desert-like planet where they come across three familiar faces to viewers of The Clone Wars. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 15, 2015 at 8:23 AM - 7 comments

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal  Season 2, Episode 1

The crew of the Ghost return fighting with the nascent Rebellion's Phoenix Squadron before being drawn back to Lothal by an opportunity to gain valuable intelligence. Awaiting the team on Lothal is a dark lord of the Sith, Darth Vader, who is prepared to crush the rebels by any means necessary. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Jun 21, 2015 at 1:55 PM - 20 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Fire Across the Galaxy  Season 1, Episode 14

The rescue of the Jedi Kanan is in full effect as the crew of the Ghost steal an Imperial cargo ship and board Grand Moff Tarkin's Star Destroyer. Kanan and Ezra find safety and themselves separated by the Inquisitor intent on killing both Jedi and his padewan learner. The identity of the mysterious Fulcrum is revealed and two extremely familiar faces return from the past, solving one of the great mysteries of Star Wars fandom. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Mar 3, 2015 at 11:04 AM - 19 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Resolve  Season 1, Episode 13

The Jedi Kanan, captured and in the hands of Grand Moff Tarkin and the Inquisitor, is tortured in an attempt to learn more about his rebel compatriots. The crew of the Ghost strive to discover Kanan's location so a rescue can be plotted and find themselves forced to put Chopper on a dangerous mission to gather potential intelligence to Kanan's whereabouts. Meanwhile, Ezra's broadcast to the galaxy has had an effect and unbeknownst to the young Jedi in training, he is becoming a symbol of hope for those who dream of rebellion. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Feb 26, 2015 at 7:17 AM - 15 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Call to Action  Season 1, Episode 12

Grand Moff Tarkin guest stars as an example of the Empire's competent and ruthless branch of might and terror in this week's episode of Rebels! Dismayed at the inability of the local Imperial forces to stop the rebel band, Tarkin takes personal control over operations and lays a trap for the crew of the Ghost. Meanwhile, absent knowledge of the new threat, Kanan proposes an attack on an Imperial broadcasting tower with the purpose of sending their own message of hope to the galaxy in the wake of Senator Trayvis' betrayal. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Feb 10, 2015 at 9:57 AM - 4 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Vision of Hope  Season 1, Episode 11

Young rebel and padawan, Ezra Bridger, experiences his first Force vision, which reveals that the popular dissident, Senator Gall Trayvis, will be coming to the rebels' planet of operations. The crew of the Ghost make preparations to meet the rebellious senator, who promises that the Empire can be overcome, while fearing an Imperial trap set to capture everyone involved. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Feb 3, 2015 at 7:11 AM - 8 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Idiot's Array  Season 1, Episode 10

Low on fuel, supplies, and credits, the crew of the Ghost are on the search for a job to remedy their problems. A simple card game for Zeb goes awry when he bets Chopper and loses to the man who ends up hiring the gang for a quick job. His name? Lando Calrissian. In a short story concerning Twi'lek slavery, hedging one's bets, and the usefulness of a solidly constructed tray, everyone, including one of the smoothest talking smugglers in the galaxy, end up with something close to what they were aiming for. Also, Ezra gets the opportunity to demonstrate one of the abilities of his lightsaber and Lando hits on every woman on the Ghost. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Jan 20, 2015 at 9:21 AM - 9 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Path of the Jedi  Season 1, Episode 9

Ezra's training to become a Jedi takes an important step forward as Kanan insists that he must undergo an important test before he can continue his education. During the test, Ezra must face his greatest fears and in the process, encounters guidance from a familiar voice. Also, several deaths.* [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Jan 8, 2015 at 7:15 AM - 5 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Gathering Forces  Season 1, Episode 8

Rebels returns in media TIEs with the Ghost in hot pursuit by the Inquisitor and Imperial forces. A tracking device planted on the small detachable shuttle, Phantom, allows Kanan and Ezra to lead the following Imperials away from the rest of the crew and their valuable cargo, Peebo, a rodian with a head full of Imperial secrets. The Jedi and apprentice return to the abandoned Clone Wars era asteroid base with a hope to use the base's "natural" defenses against their pursuers. For the first time, Ezra learns about the Dark Side of the Force. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Nov 25, 2014 at 6:41 AM - 9 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Empire Day  Season 1, Episode 7

It's Empire Day across the galaxy in celebration of the founding of the of the Galactic Empire, but the day also holds a special significance for Ezra Bridger. The crew of the Ghost have their own plans on celebrating Empire Day, while Imperial forces conduct extensive searches for a certain Rodian who shares a past with Ezra and possesses knowledge of the Empire's future plans that may be invaluable for the rebels.
posted by Atreides on Nov 19, 2014 at 3:46 PM - 3 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Out of Darkness  Season 1, Episode 6

Sabine and Hera set off on a supply run that quickly spirals out of control. While a shuttle fuel leak strands the two women on a planet surrounded by deadly creatures, they are forced to come to terms with their own issues while awaiting rescue from the rest of the team aboard the Ghost. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Nov 17, 2014 at 12:40 PM - 13 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Breaking Ranks  Season 1, Episode 5

Welcome to the Imperial Academy, where children become soldiers! Amongst these children this week is none other than Ezra Bridger, undercover and on a mission to retrieve a tool to reveal the location of a dangerous Imperial cargo shipment. Whilst undercover, his and another recruit's natural aptitude at defeating the challenges placed before the recruits attracts the attention of their teachers who in turn notify those who have an interest in young men and women who appear gifted. Also, our favorite foul mouthed astromech droid gets a temporary paint job. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Nov 5, 2014 at 6:40 AM - 5 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Rise of the Old Masters  Season 1, Episode 4

Ezra begins his Jedi training under the critical eye of Kanan with less than stellar results, when an illegal broadcast by a rebellious member of the Imperial Senate cues everyone to the presence of a captured Jedi Master being held in a remote and nigh impenetrable Imperial prison. The crew of the Ghost immediately formulate a rescue plan which ends with a terrifying discovery. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 28, 2014 at 6:46 AM - 10 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Fighter Flight  Season 1, Episode 3

A quarreling Zeb and Ezra are sent to town to gather supplies in an attempt by Hera to get the two to spend time together that doesn't involve fisticuffs. However, the routine shopping trip is interrupted by the presence of Imperial forces behaving like Imperial forces, which leads our two crew members of the Ghost into trouble, a stolen TIE fighter, and a rescue mission to help local farmers. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 21, 2014 at 7:25 AM - 12 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Droids in Distress  Season 1, Episode 2

In need of supplies, fuel and credits, the crew of the Ghost hatch a plan to steal an Imperial cargo shipment. Two familiar characters from the original and prequel trilogies find themselves caught up in the circumstances, while more of Zeb's background is explored and Ezra's capabilities with the Force appear to grow. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Oct 13, 2014 at 2:01 PM - 18 comments

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion  Season 1, Episode 1

Star Wars returns to the small screen since the cancellation of Clone Wars with the first Disney produced Star Wars franchise, Rebels! Set only five years before two droids crash land on Tatooine and into the life of Luke Skywalker, Spark of Rebellion begins our story on a rural planet in the Outer Rim with Ezra Bridger, a force sensitive orphan, with a habit of stealing, conning, and causing trouble with Imperial forces. This leads to his run in with the crew of the Ghost, a nascent band of rebels, in the midst of stealing weapons from the Empire. Caught up with the crew, Ezra finds himself traveling from an Imperial star destroyer to the spice mines of Kessel and ultimately, a new adventure in life. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Sep 28, 2014 at 2:13 PM - 34 comments