Star Wars Rebels: Thrawn Returns This Week
Season 3 of Star Wars Rebels marches on, and Disney XD and Lucasfilm have released a new clip and some photo stills for the next episode of Star Wars Rebels, which is called “Hera’s Heroes.” This week’s episode sees the return of popular, iconic character and villain, Grand Admiral Thrawn. You can check out the new images and clip below.
For this week’s episode, Hera’s rebel supply mission to Ryloth becomes personal. She and the Ghost crew have to overcome some huge Imperial forces in order to recover an important memento from Hera’s ancestral home. The clip features Hera Syndulla coming face-to-face with Admiral Thrawn, who reveals his approach to war. He also shares a very disturbing amount of knowledge regarding the Ghost crew and his enemies.
Based on the clip, it looks like the memento Hera is trying to retrieve is a family portrait of her as a child along with her mother and father. Based on the images, Hera’s dad will make an appearance this week, plus the appearance of Imperial Scout Troopers. Seeing Scout Troopers in Rebels is definitely long overdue. The show definitely appears to nail Thrawn as a character, and it’s great to see him come to life in this series.
Star Wars Rebels’ next episode, “Hera’s Heroes,” airs on Saturday, October 13 at 8:30 pm ET/PT on Disney XD.