Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for the Ahsoka finale.
Summary
- Ahsoka's introduction of Grand Admiral Thrawn has expanded the size of the Star Wars story, but the franchise continues to rely on familiar characters instead of introducing new ones.
- Star Wars TV shows like The Mandalorian and Ahsoka depict the New Republic as weak and ignorant of threats like Moff Gideon and Grand Admiral Thrawn.
- Carson Teva's appearances in multiple Star Wars projects may be Disney's way of compensating for the canceled show Rangers of the New Republic, but it creates a lack of variety within the New Republic's entourage.
While Ahsoka has been lauded for expanding Star Wars’ scope of a galaxy far, far away, one small aspect of the series ended up shrinking the galaxy in a strange way. Unlike The Mandalorian, which focused on smaller threats like Moff Gideon, Ahsoka reintroduced Grand Admiral Thrawn, who threatens to utilize his mental prowess in rebuilding the fallen Empire. With Thrawn’s return to the original Star Wars galaxy, and with Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren stranded on Peridea, the series has effectively doubled the size of its story. Despite this, the franchise continues to bring back the same characters again and again rather than introduce new ones.
The New Republic is meant to be the most powerful government in the galaxy when Ahsoka takes place in the timeline. But for some reason, every Star Wars tv show continues to shed light on just how pathetic it really is. The Mandalorian shows how the New Republic began dismantling and wasting its weaponry, ignoring the threat of Moff Gideon. Now, Ahsoka shows how the New Republic continually insists on turning a blind eye toward any scary threats, such as Grand Admiral Thrawn’s return.
