The essential episodes of Star Wars: Rebels
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Star Wars: Rebels — each pick states its reason.
- 01
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.
- 02
The Rebels undergo a daring rescue mission, only to find themselves facing a powerful foe.
- 03
Ezra goes undercover inside the Empire to retrieve vital information for an operation.
- 04
Refugee of the Empire seeks the Rebels' help to get off the planet with important information.
- 05
To protect the Imperial deserter, Kanan and Ezra attempt to distract the pursuing Imperial forces, resulting in a confrontation.
- 06
As public awareness increases around the Rebels activity, they target an important Imperial network.
- 07
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.
- 08
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.
- 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
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.
- 11
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.
- 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 infiltrates the Imperial headquarters on Lothal to save one of their own.
- 14
While the other rebels engage the Imperial forces outside the Jedi temple, Ezra gains access inside and experiences a revelation.
- 15
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.
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