Caught up uncharasterically late, had to finish watching Rebels Season 4 before what is essentially Rebels Season 5.
Love the show so far! Episode 4 ending brought up so many memories from Clone Wars. This show rewards all fans who've watched Clone Wars
and Rebels, I can understand how it may alienate those viewers who haven't.
Am I giving Ray Stevenson too much credit since he passed away, or is he winning every scene he's in and carrying the show at the moment?
I think he's been great in general. Adds poise with both his acting and his dialogue.
Agreed, i do wonder if music or lack of the right music is also an issue.
I felt the opposite, really. The ending of Episode 4, for instance was a hint of Imperial March fading into It's Over Now through the credits.
Sabine using Mando armor and weapons in the fight to counter her lack of force ability was what was missing previously. She needs to use weapons and trickery to not make the fights seem silly. She has had Darksaber training with Kanan and then we saw with Ashoka she has had more training but her having straight up battles with a force user should always be a loss.
She beats Gar Saxon in a 1 on 1 darksaber fight as well, and overpowers Kanan when she's tapping into the dark side in Rebels. She shouldn't be an automatic loss against a Sith padawan. Ahsoka, on the other hand, shouldn't be losing to Baylan given that she's kicked peak Maul's ass single handedly and survived Order 66.
After being burned with Book of Boba Fett and (the possibly even worse) Obi Wan Kenobi, but still enjoying Mandalorian, is this worth a watch?
I hated Book of Boba Fett, loathed first four episodes of Obi Wan Kenobi, and enjoyed the Mandalorian.
I would say watch the last two season of Star Wars Rebels (animated) before starting Ahsoka if you want to truly enjoy this show. There are so many symbolic scenes from Rebels that have been captured beautifully in the show already, and you'll already be invested in the characters in the show because they're from Rebels.