The best episodes of Star Wars: Rebels
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- 01
Kanan, Ezra and Ahsoka gain information about the Sith and battle the Inquisitors with the help of a new ally, but when Vader arrives they quickly find themselves overmatched.
- 02
While the other rebels engage the Imperial forces outside the Jedi temple, Ezra gains access inside and experiences a revelation.
- 03
In this final episode of a thrilling two-part season finale, a daring rescue by the Rebels causes an increase in Imperial activity, forcing the crew to call for help.
- 04
On orders to hunt down the Rebels, and especially the Jedi among them, Darth Vader begins an oppressive campaign against Lothal's populace in order to find the group. The Ghost crew starts working with the wider Rebel cells, but are divided between joining the larger network and waging open war on the Empire, or staying out of a large-scale fight. The situation is even more complicated when Minister Maketh Tua, fearing punishment for failing to neutralize the Lothal rebels, tries to defect to them in order to escape Vader, offering to reveal the truth behind why the Emperor wants the planet. Vader, however, uses this to his advantage and orchestrates Tua's murder by shuttle explosion, framing the rebels for the act and turning Lothal's population against them. The Ghost crew tries to flee but are cornered by Vader, who injures Kanan and Sabine and nearly kills Ezra before they finally escape. After being smuggled off-world by Lando Calrissian to escape the Empire, the demoralized crew meet up with Ahsoka's rebel cell, but Vader pursues them and proceeds to wipe out most of the rebel ships, discovering Ahsoka in the process. Ahsoka is horrified to learn that Vader is actually her old Jedi master, Anakin Skywalker. She joins the Ghost crew as they vow to join the wider fight against the Empire. Darth Vader later reports Ahsoka's existence to Emperor Palpatine, who issues Darth Vader new orders to dispatch another one of their Inquisitors to capture the crew of the Ghost.
- 05
The Ghost Crew infiltrates the Imperial headquarters on Lothal to save one of their own.
- 06
Refugee of the Empire seeks the Rebels' help to get off the planet with important information.
- 07
To protect the Imperial deserter, Kanan and Ezra attempt to distract the pursuing Imperial forces, resulting in a confrontation.
- 08
As public awareness increases around the Rebels activity, they target an important Imperial network.
- 09
A new Imperial ship captures Ezra, Commander Sato, and his crew, forcing Kanan and the clone to go undercover as stormtroopers to free the rebels.
- 10
Ezra's team takes drastic action to free Lothal, entering Imperial HQ, and Thrawn returns to stop them; Ezra must surrender and confront a greater evil.
- 11
While on a mission to obtain fuel for the rebel fleet, the crew works to protect space creatures from the Techno Union asteroid mining operation that threatens the creatures' lives.
- 12
Reacting to a vision of Maul, Ezra defies Hera and Kanan to travel to a remote planet in hopes of stopping the former Sith lord from carrying out his plans.
- 13
The Ghost crew steal a shipment of disruptor weapons to sell to crime lord Cikatro Vizago, accidentally bringing the Imperially serviced droids C-3PO and R2-D2with them in the process. Zeb objects to the mission since the same weapons were used to nearly wipe out his species, the Lasats. Agent Kallus intercepts C-3PO's distress call and follows the Ghost to Lothal. In the ensuing duel between Zeb and Kallus, Ezra saves Zeb by using the Force to push Kallus away, allowing the crew to escape after setting the weapons to self-destruct as a diversion. Kanan returns the two droids to their rightful owner Bail Organa, who surveys R2-D2's recordings of the rebels' actions.
- 14
The Rebels undergo a daring rescue mission, only to find themselves facing a powerful foe.
- 15
Ezra goes undercover inside the Empire to retrieve vital information for an operation.
- 16
The Rebels attack an Imperial courier hoping to glean information that will help them lead a dangerous rescue attempt.
- 17
Hera goes on a dangerous mission to acquire a new ship, the B-Wing, to help break a blockade and turn the tide in a crucial battle against the Empire.
- 18
Trapped on Atollon with the rebel base under siege, Hera and Kanan fight to keep the squadron alive, as Ezra attempts to rally help from an unexpected source.
- 19
While on a supply run, Hera and Sabine find themselves stranded but not alone in a seemingly abandoned locale.
- 20
Ezra must face a great challenge as part of his growth as a member of the team.
- 21
The wrong gamble with a new acquaintance forces the crew into transporting some unusual cargo.
- 22
While attending a gathering for those who would oppose the Empire, the crew finds out something unexpected.
- 23
Having barely escaped total destruction of the rebel cell Phoenix Squadron by Darth Vader, Ahsoka Tano sends the Ghost Crew to locate a former military commander somewhere in the Seetos system who has the knowledge of useful hideouts in the Outer Rim. The crew discover the commander to be former clone trooper Captain Rex, accompanied by Commander Wolffe and clone commando Gregor. Kanan is immediately hostile due to the clones' role in Order 66 but Ezra negotiates with Rex for information relating to potential bases. In return Gregor enlists them for a hunt by using Zeb as bait. With the hunt successful, Rex holds up his end of the deal but Sabine discovers that Wolffe betrayed the Ghost crew's location to the Empire. A skirmish with an Imperial probe damages the Phantom shuttle, the crew is temporarily stranded with the clones waiting for an Imperial assault.
- 24
An aide to Bail Organa is sent to Lothal with ships for the rebel fleet, but an Imperial lockdown forces the rebels to come up with a new plan to steal the vehicles.
- 25
When the crew of the Ghost agrees to help two refugees who are revealed to be surviving Lasat, Zeb must come to terms with his past to help his people reach their new home.
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