Star Wars Rebels S03E05 Heras Heroes

Star Wars Rebels S03E05 Heras Heroes

Synopsis

"Heras rebel supply mission to Ryloth becomes personal when she and the Ghost crew brave overwhelming Imperial forces to recover a memento from her ancestral home."

What I thought?

I wasnt really looking forward to this Hera episode. Shes not my favourite character but overall this wasnt anywhere near as bad as I feared. There were however numerous ridiculous moments during various battle scenes that, even though this is a cartoon, I couldnt overlook as there were just too many "What?" moments; Weve stormtroopers missing from close range, animals outrunning those speedbikes, a rocket launcher being used to knock a portion of cliff off when they could have taken out the Imperial walker and Kanan suddenly a blind jedi ninja. On the latter topic, I realise Kanan has accepted his blindness but the transformation in one episode is so great that its almost as if not having eyesight is no problem to him. Surely it would take longer to adapt and learn to solely use the force for sight?

Quite how the Empire conquers anywhere is highlighted this episode with an incompetent and arrogant captain in charge. Sure, its the might of the Empire that wins them their battles but with so many stupid people in their ranks, and incompetent stormtroopers, you do really wonder how they manage anything when you see them in an episode like this. There also didnt appear to really be that much of the Empire controlling Heras "house" either. Where were they all? Only ever saw about 10 in total. Its ridiculous. Then theres the lack of an ID checks when Hera and Ezra drove up to the entrance. Sigh. If thats not bad enough, Hera then shouts to Chopper (in Empire disguise) across an open courtyard whilst there are stormtroopers nearby. Whats she thinking???

It wasnt all ridiculous enough to not be interesting, We got more cool calculating Thawn to admire, as well as Chopper at his daftest and funniest. However, there wasnt a lot of quality in the episode, although there was enough to make it a decent watch.

Good = Kanan back in Jedi action, Admiral Thawns calculative manner and that brief show of aggression. Choppers scenes. Empires "Endor" stormtroopers on those bikes.

Not so good = So many ridiculous moments in numerous battle related scenes. Clearly a filler episode concentrating on Hera and introducing Thawn to rebels, Kanan a blind master too quickly.

Rating 6/10 (Good)

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