While it’s already gotten the green light for a follow-up second season on Disney XD, “Star Wars Resistance†is now busy getting its two-part season finale underway, with the first segment of “No Escape†premiering this past Sunday. At that point the series has caught up to the events of “The Force Awakens†and deals the main character Kaz (Sean Christopher) a devastating, personal blow.
As fans of “Resistance†wait with bated breath for the conclusion of the show’s first season next week, let’s wrap up our own series of lists regarding its predecessor “Star Wars Rebels.†Tuesday last week marked the first anniversary of the end of “Rebels†after four seasons, something fans of the animated series greatly celebrated.
That said we’ll enumerate the episodes for the last two seasons of “Star Wars Rebels†here, ahead of what we hope to be a seasonal wrap-up of “Resistance†next week. As Ezra Bridger said when we last saw him, “The Force will be with you, always.†Obi-Wan Kenobi surely approves:
Season 3
- Steps into Shadow: Part 1
- Steps into Shadow: Part 2 – September 24, 2016 (2-part season premiere)
- The Holocrons of Fate – October 1, 2016
- The Antilles Extraction – October 8, 2016
- Hera’s Heroes – October 15, 2016
- The Last Battle – October 22, 2016
- Imperial Supercommandos – November 5, 2016
- Iron Squadron – November 19, 2016
- The Wynkahthu Job – November 26, 2016
- An Inside Man – December 3, 2016
- Visions and Voices – December 10, 2016
- Ghosts of Geonosis: Part 1
- Ghosts of Geonosis: Part 2 – January 7, 2017 (2-part midseason premiere)
- Warhead – January 14, 2017
- Trials of the Darksaber – January 21, 2017
- Legacy of Mandalore – February 18, 2017
- Through Imperial Eyes – February 25, 2017
- Secret Cargo – March 4, 2017
- Double Agent Droid – March 11, 2017
- Twin Suns – March 18, 2017
- Zero Hour: Part 1
- Zero Hour: Part 2 – March 25, 2017 (2-part season finale)
The third season is particularly popular for bringing over a character from the old “Star Wars: Expanded Universe†book series into the new Disney-Lucasfilm continuity: Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen). It also sees a good focus on the Mandalorian culture, from which Sabine Wren hails (and which were actually appropriated by Jango Fett and his clone-son Boba Fett).
Season 4
- Heroes of Mandalore: Part 1
- Heroes of Mandalore: Part 2 – October 16, 2017 (2-part season premiere)
- In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 1
- In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 2 – October 23, 2017 (first 2-part episode that is neither a season premiere nor finale)
- The Occupation – October 30, 2017
- Flight of the Defender – October 30, 2017 (first 2-episode air date in the series, of which there will be more)
- Kindred – November 6, 2017
- Crawler Commanders – November 6, 2017
- Rebel Assault – November 13, 2017
- Jedi Night – February 19, 2018 (mid-season premiere, famous as the episode that depicted the death of popular character and Jedi purge survivor Kanan Jarrus)
- Wolves and a Door – February 26, 2018
- A World between Worlds – February 26, 2018
- A Fool’s Hope
- Family Reunion
- Farewell – March 5, 2018 (3-episode air date, with the latter two being a 2-episode finale for both the season and the series)
The fourth season is the culmination of the struggle to liberate the planet Lothal from the Empire by the Rebel Alliance cell centered on the spaceship Ghost. The costs would be ultimately heavy especially towards the end, but will provide “Star Wars Rebels†with incredible storytelling across its plot arcs. This complete package would endear the show to “Star Wars†fans and set another high bar for the successor animated series, “Star Wars Resistance.â€