Speaking of Pryce, the Imperials are given their own storyline with admirable economy. So much of her motivation in this episode was reduced to “because she was drugged.” The dialogue even goes out of its way to note that her confession of love is the truth - but should it have been handled this way? The mind probe was a shortcut to conversations that could have been had another way. This forced confession is a trope as old as time, and I don’t necessarily think it’s a death knell for her character - voice actress Vanessa Marshall does a good job of softening Hera without changing her entirely - but it’s also frustrating that her barriers had to be dropped this way instead of Hera or Kanan earning these conversations more naturally. She insists on her ownership of her kalikori and becomes even more passionate about flight than usual, but the drug also allows her and Kanan to confess their feelings for one another. Hera is usually extremely careful with her words, but the mind probe softens her into someone with less control but the same concerns. Governor Pryce does a turn as a frighteningly passionate bad cop to Thrawn’s attempt at good cop, and Hera is drugged with the same type of mind probe used against Princess Leia in A New Hope. That time and place turn out to be a pretty standard rescue mission. In a way, we had the answer all along - they had feelings for each other, but never really found the time and the place to act on them. Their relationship was vague but strong in the past few episodes, the question of whether they’re romantically involved finally answered. “Jedi Night” gets straight to Kanan’s efforts to rescue Hera. That said, these two episodes followed predictable beats, while also eliciting the emotions they were supposed to. Rebels carries the weight of Star Wars history and personal history - I had just started out with Den of Geek when I began reviewing the show. When Rebelsbegan, the fandom did not yet have a Sequel Trilogy - early hints at what The Force Awakens might contain could actually be found in Rebelstie-in books. I don’t think it would be entirely truthful to try to look at episode 10 and 11 independent of the Rebels journey as a whole.
With that feeling of finality comes heightened emotion and drama, as well as reflection on what’s come before. Disney XD continues to air two episodes back-to-back, making each pair a special event and, possibly, hurrying the show out the door to make room for whatever is coming next. Although there are four more episodes left in the last season of Star Wars Rebels, the show is in the swift race to the finale. “Jedi Night” is the beginning of the end. This Star Wars Rebels review contains spoilers.
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