The first two episodes of Ahsoka are now streaming on Disney+, and the series premiere marked a somewhat surprising first for a live-action Star Wars series or movie.
If you haven't watched "Master and Apprentice" yet, spoilers follow.
In the closing moments of the episode, Baylan Skoll's apprentice Shin Hati makes her way to Lothal to retrieve the star-map currently in the possession of Sabine Wren. A tense lightsaber duel ensues, with Hati getting the best of her inexperienced opponent and running her through the side (Sabine survives, of course).
While we've seen numerous lightsaber battles over the years, this is actually the first time two female characters have crossed blades (Ahsoka did face Morgan Elsbeth in season 2 of The Mandalorian, but only one of them wielded a lightsaber) outside the animated corner of the Galaxy Far, Far Away - and something tells us it won't be the last.
Sabine will no doubt seek a rematch, and we're sure Ahsoka will also encounter Hati at some point before the end of the season.
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Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
The series stars Rosario Dawson in the title role, with Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla, Diana Lee Inosanto as Morgan Elsbeth, Ivanna Sakhno as Shin Hati, Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll, David Tennant as Huyang, Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn, with Eman Esfandi appearing as Ezra Bridger.
Kevin Kiner was announced as the series' composer.
Ahoska is written by executive producer Dave Filoni, alongside executive producers Favreau, Kennedy, Wilson, and Beck. Gilchrist is co-executive producer. The series’ directors include Filoni, Steph Green, Peter Ramsey, Jennifer Getzinger, Geeta Vasant Patel and Rick Famuyiwa.