'Star Wars Rebels' Season 2 Release Date and Plot News: Season 1 Finale Ushers in What's in Store for New Season
As season one of the animated TV series "Star Wars: Rebels" ended with a finale episode last March 2, some of these major events happened to usher in what will happen in the next season. Showrunner David Filoni discussed major events and where season two is headed.
Season one's finale featured a major character's death and another major character's return. The character who dies in the final episode is The Inquisitor, who was tasked by Darth Vader to hunt down all remaining Jedi in the galaxy. He kills himself by hurling himself into an explosion, after he was defeated by Jedi Kanan Jarrus.
Ahsoka Tano, a former Jedi, returns in the final episode, much to the surprise of the show's protagonists. All the while, she was hiding behind the identity of an informant of Hera Syndulla, helping the rebels by providing information about Imperial activities and supplies. Ahsoka is also a Padawan of Anakin Skywalker (or Darth Vader).
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With Ahsoka's return comes the possibility of a confrontation between her and her master Darth Vader. Filoni however told IGN that "a collision course" such as this will not likely happen anytime soon. While Ahsoka will play a major role in the continuing story of the rebels, Filoni says that the next season will still focus on the "back stories" of the core group of Lothal rebels, the crew of the starship Ghost.
The Inquisitor's death, according to Filoni, also emphasizes the difference between the Inquisitors and the Sith. The Inquisitor apparently chose death because he realized his failure to do his duty will bring a punishment from Darth Vader that is worse than death. Filoni said this about the Sith: "A Sith sees death as an absolute. They'll do anything to avoid it because there's nothing for them after death and they know this." And with the Inquisitor's death, Filoni expects that a true Sith will take over. But he also said that it's not going to be Darth Vader but some other Sith villain.
According to Filoni, if season one is like "A New Hope" for rebels, season two will be like "Empire Strikes Back," where our heroes are "starting to pass through this new part of their journey and things become ratcheted up, more exciting, more adventure; but darker, more dangerous like you would expect."
"Stars Wars: Rebels" was renewed for a second season in 2014 and is expected to return later this year.
