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Breaking Ranks, the newest episode, was released on demand tonight. On the whole, I liked it. It was good to see the rebels being proactive. This was really the first time since the premiere that they went after the Empire (as opposed to stealing weapons, bumbling into a rescue, or trying to find a Jedi Master), and it was their first time really hitting the Empire as hard as they can at this point in time. Ezra was the focus of this episode, and he wasn't annoying at all. He showed smarts and leadership. We also got to meet a recurring character, Zare Leonis, who I have been looking forward to meeting ever since learning about him, and I like how his story kicked off and where he went in this episode. The Inquisitor was also briefly in it, continuing the story of "Rise of the Old Masters."
EDIT: I forgot to mention, this also has a nice bit of continuity with the recently released "Crystal Crisis on Utapau" story reel episodes from The Clone Wars.
The only real downside to this episode was that it felt like the ending to a multi-episode arc. Ezra has been in the Imperial Academy for weeks by the time this episode starts, and there's a lot of unseen story there where we could have explored Ezra navigating through the hardships of the academy. At the same time, it's good to see Ezra having gone through the academy in SOME form. We saw him with a blaster, we saw him with better combat abilities, and we saw him show leadership qualities. I haven't been a big fan of Ezra so far, so hopefully this episode serves as some much-needed character progression and improvement.
If you've watched the episode on demand, what did you think?
EDIT: I forgot to mention, this also has a nice bit of continuity with the recently released "Crystal Crisis on Utapau" story reel episodes from The Clone Wars.
The only real downside to this episode was that it felt like the ending to a multi-episode arc. Ezra has been in the Imperial Academy for weeks by the time this episode starts, and there's a lot of unseen story there where we could have explored Ezra navigating through the hardships of the academy. At the same time, it's good to see Ezra having gone through the academy in SOME form. We saw him with a blaster, we saw him with better combat abilities, and we saw him show leadership qualities. I haven't been a big fan of Ezra so far, so hopefully this episode serves as some much-needed character progression and improvement.
If you've watched the episode on demand, what did you think?
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