At first, a very long time ago, I also thought it a bit odd that Anakin had an apprentice. But there was so little that we actually saw in the films of even Anakin's own training - not to mention the very small amount of development the Jedi got at all as a whole - that eventually I was okay with it.
If the show could add to these characters and the Jedi Order as a whole, then the era would be stronger for it. As the show improved over time, I was happy with the added world building and Ahsoka soon won me over as she grew as a character.
I did like her appearance in Rebels, and the felt her appearance in The Mandalorian was appropriate and properly done; sparingly as not to detract, But the point is moot since whether you like her appearances there or not would probably just hinge on how you feel about the character.
So while we don't agree, I do understand your opinion and appreciate the civil discourse.
Thank you and agreed!
And I certainly can appreciate other peoples' appreciation for a character, because of course, if a person doesn't like, don't watch. Seems likes there's a lot of *vibrant discussion*
but - for right now, I am just hoping since Ahsoka has her own show, Mandalorian is as rumored, and gets more into his character and Moff Gideon. Have no doubt there's gonna be some big crossover end battle show tho.
Sassafras, I like you a lot so please don't take this personally, but calling Ahsoka a Mary-Sue is the single dumbest thing I have ever read on this forum. Terrible opinion.
Appreciate that, but IMO an opinion is just that, an opinion. E.g. I get presented with a character and start forming judgements, like anyone. Like, do I wanna spend lots of dollars to have this on my shelf?
I'll get hate for this but I find Ahsoka an infinitely more interesting character than Leia.
Not sure I understand the whole Mary Sue thing. Heroes overcoming seemingly impossible odds and far stronger foes has always been a staple of cinema and storytelling in general. David and Goliath anyone.
Well, I don't, but the WHY is hard to explain. And people will see the same thing differently. Best I can say with a character is, does this feel natural to me, when presented with this character? It's not male/female. Leia, for instance, was raised as a princess, beloved, it felt natural that she'd be fiesty, able to handle weapons, and serve as a diplomat. Ahsoka is presented as a padawan to someone far too inexperienced to have a padawan IMO.
So that's a problem from the start, for me. Plus, can't get past the Anakin from the films, who definitely isn't, er, stable. Then there's Ahsoka, who to me as depicted, is too young to be a general for instance, and is just too nice. All of the time. Even when she messes up. Plus, she can't die, apparently. Even Anakin-Vader can't seem to let go of her. Filoni sure can't. And she's a massively talented fighter and can fix things too. Obi-wan looks to her for help. etc. The Clones love her. Then re the Mary Sue thing - Mary Sues often have some talented animal around. Check (the owl).
Overall, for me, because she feels like a Filoni princess character rather than *realistic*, like Leia or Cara Dune. Even Darth Maul seems taken with her - where Vader was perfectly willing to kill Leia, at first.
Actually for me Sabine Wren crosses into the MS territory some with her amazing engineering skills, but at least she was raised Mandalorian (fighting skills). And I don't feel like Ahsoka overcame impossible odds, because everyone always loved her, and she made friends wherever she went. It's not like she really FELL off the deep end and became a ruthless criminal or something, and then reformed. Which would have been interesting if handled well.
Anyway, she's just not a character I took to, but again, script-wise, think her introduction into CW was handled about as well as that kind of character arc could be handled.
