After crash-landing, Hera is able to easily evade capture, and it's only when she fights Rukh in order to buy time for Mart and Chopper to escape that she gets overtaken. Her initial attack on the blockade impresses even Thrawn, earning her more of his respect and interest, which really can't be a good thing. Though the scene of Kanan and the Loth-wolves is another curious moment in a list of curious moments this season, 'Rebel Assault' is really the Hera Syndulla show. (Sure makes the final shot of that smug-looking Loth-wolf extra infuriating, doesn't it?) That's all we know and that's all we're going to know until Rebels returns next year. They're clearly connected to The Force and have displayed incredible abilities they are reaching out to Kanan specifically, and to a lesser extent, Ezra they seem to know something of Kanan's true identity as a Jedi, one of the remaining few still alive and they are warning of an impending doom, one that may be coming for all of Lothal. What exactly the Loth-wolves are remains this season's biggest mystery, and all the scene of the wolves interrupting Kanan's daring rescue accomplishes is to further confound that mystery. (And for those playing along, the closed-captioning does reveal that this time the Loth-wolf really is growling " Doooooom.") It's the sort of moment that makes all the Kanera shippers swoon, but it's also just further evidence of Kanan's impending doom - something the Loth-wolf's sudden appearance only cements. But Kanan decides to turn back, needing to save Hera. While Hera, Chopper, and rebel pilot Mart Mattin sneak through the city, her fellow rebels, knowing their mission has failed, head back to base. With the attack thwarted, the crashed rebel pilots are on the run as Thrawn orders their capture - dispatching Rukh to personally see that Captain Syndulla is brought back alive.
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Before they can even reach the surface, Hera's entire attack force is shot out of the sky. Unfortunately, all her fancy flying is for naught because Grand Admiral Thrawn - who has been absent for much of season 4 - is not only expecting the attack, but has a second wave waiting for when the rebels inevitably make it past his blockade. It's an exhilarating Rebels debut for the X-Wings and only another instance in which Hera shines as an incredible pilot and leader. Related: Star Wars Rebels Has Heartbreak On The HorizonĪfter her stirring speech to rebel command, Hera leads a squadron of X-Wings through the Imperial blockade of Lothal in an attempt to destroy the TIE factory.
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This isn't to suggest that tonight's episode, 'Rebel Assault', is a bad installment or that it takes the season off track - quite the opposite, in fact - but having it serve as midseason finale makes for an arbitrary point in the action to hit pause.
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But this final season of Star Wars Rebels is not only a shortened season but a more serialized one, and forcing the series into a hiatus only hurts the momentum that's been building all season long. There are some shows that use the midseason split as a way to break a season more or less in two, with each half exploring a different arc or theme. To be fair, a midseason finale is more a construct of how a television series is aired rather than the intention of the show's creators. WARNING - This review contains SPOILERS for Star Wars Rebels season 4, episode 9
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'Rebel Assault' is a lackluster entry as a midseason finale, but it features a tour-de-force from Hera and is another exciting entry in Star Wars Rebels' final season.