Episode 140: Rebels: “Warhead” and “Trials of the Darksaber” (Season 3, Ep. 14–15)

“Trials of the Darksaber” (Rebels S3, Ep. 15) is, quite simply, one of the tightest-scripted, haunting, and beautiful episodes of Rebels so far. And “Warhead” (Ep. 14) is a delightful buddy cop special feat. Zeb and AP-5.

This week, we dive deep into the lore of lightsabers and darksabers. We talk about what it means to wield the Force, rather than just be a part of its flow, and talk about Sabine’s inner demons. And Sam crowns Sabine and Kanan’s training duel as one of the Top 5 Lightsaber Duels, Ever.

In the meantime, Thrawn has cut his list of planets the Rebels may be inhabiting down to 94…

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Plot Overview

00:11:54 Lightsabers and Darksabers Discussion

00:17:19 Sabine’s Demons 

00:28:12 The Force for Non-Force Users

00:39:28 Imperial Infiltration

00:53:34 Bae Watch

00:58:38 Closing Thoughts