Plenty of spoilers here so watch out.
As the crew of the Ghost deal with the events of ‘Jedi Night’ in different ways, DUME can be cleanly split into three parts. I’ve got some thoughts on each.
Hera and Chopper – The best part of episode. Easy to forget that Hera is effectively Chopper’s mum, so him holding her hand is a tear-jerking moment. As they discuss Kanan and the impact he had it’s clear that he understands the situation very well. They’re grief turning into a renewed sense of hope felt genuine.
Ezra and the Loth-Wolfs – Not so sure. I like answers, so these guys dragging me out of the story is uncomfortable. Ezra’s mini-arc felt right for him at least. We’ve lost the Jedi Knight. But what of the Padawan?
Zeb and Sabine – Ugh. I get that they might want to take something from the Empire after their loss, but this is the weakest section. Ruhk is meant to be a hardcore assassin and not someone who gets mugged off by two Rebels. His initial appearance marked him as something to fear, but that hasn’t really worked out.
DUME should be commended for giving the characters time to grieve in their own ways. I found it a bit clumsy in places but the Hera/Chopper scenes were plenty enough for me. That their loss resulted in the shutdown of the factories on Lothal (a hammer blow to the Defender project), is small comfort at the moment. But Rebels only has four episodes left, so it’s going to need to get its skates on if we’re going to get decent conclusions for each character. Rebels has been a great over the past four years; let’s hope it doesn’t make a mess of the finish.
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