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On one level, “Ahsoka” embraces the same kind of straightforward plotting first embraced by “The Mandalorian”: Over the course of the season, former Jedi Ahsoka Tano ( Rosario Dawson) tries to stop the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) and reconnect with her erstwhile apprentice, Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), while Sabine yearns to be reunited with her long-lost best friend Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi), who disappeared with Thrawn. I’m just not quite sure it was, you know, good storyelling - or, at least, whether that kind of storytelling will allow “Star Wars” to endure for another 50 years. Phew! Even in our current era of legacy sequels and franchise universes, bringing all of these characters together is a real testament to “Star Wars” as one of the most enduring cultural forces of the last 50 years. Finally, making a surprise appearance on “Ahsoka” to save the day once again: C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), the loyal protocol droid who speaks the first line of “Star Wars” dialogue ever (“Did you hear that?”) in 1977’s “Star Wars: A New Hope.”

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She was first introduced (briefly) in 1983’s “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” as played by Caroline Blakiston, then showed up (even more briefly) in 2005’s “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” as played by O’Reilly, and then appeared in 2016’s “Rogue One” and had a far more substantial presence on the first season of the Disney+ series “Andor” in 2022. Presiding over it all is Chancellor Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), who has occupied three different eras of “Star Wars” on her own. Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), first introduced in 2014 on the animated series “Star Wars: Rebels” as voiced by Vanessa Marshall. Carson Teva (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee), the New Republic ranger first introduced in 2020 on the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian.” Then there’s the focus of the scene, Gen. There’s a brief moment in the penultimate episode of Season 1 of “ Ahsoka” when characters from at least four different eras of “ Star Wars” occupy the same scene. SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in the Season 1 finale of “Ahsoka,” currently streaming on Disney+.

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