Summary
Star Wars: Ahsokamade one addition to the lead character’s skillset that has many fans upset at the series, sparking a wave of complaints on social media concerning the change.
While technically being a spin-off of the live-actionStar WarsseriesThe Mandalorian, Dave Filonirevealed thatAhsokahas a link toStar Wars: Rebels, effectively continuing the overarching narrative of the animated universe that includesStar Wars: The Clone Wars,Tales of the Jedi,The Bad Batch,and more. Taking place after the dissolution of the Galactic Empire, the show gives fans a look at an older, wiser, and more powerful Ahsoka Tano than they got in theClone Wars, complete with a stronger connection to the Force than in her Jedi days.
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However, Ahsoka’s refined mastery of the Force has come with one big drawback for her live-action premiere, whichbeatThe Mandalorianseason 3 in one big way. In the second half of the show’s two-episode premiere, it is revealed for the first time that Ahsoka now possesses the Force power of Psychometry. This rare ability allows force sensitives to sense echoes of past events associated with a person, place, or thing by being in the vicinity of or coming with physical contact. The revelation has some fans in an uproar because Ahsoka has never displayed such abilities before, despite debuting inThe Clone Warsas a gifted 14-year-old padawan and serving as a General during the eponymous war.
Psychometry is one ofStar Wars' most powerful Force abilities, giving characters access to an unimaginable tool for tracking, discerning truth, and learning even the most obscure information. In the episode, for example, Ahsoka uses this ability to discover the events leading to Sabine Wren’s critical condition after she’s taken in for treatment by simply stepping into the room where the event happened. The ability cannot be learned through training, as every user in recorded lore has been born with the power, manifesting it well before their teen years, with the latest recorded incident of such an awakening happening to obscure force-sensitive Karr Nuq Sin at the age of 13.
While theAhsokareveal made for a cool moment, the disregard for lore accuracy from a show regarded as a love letter to fans was sure to rile up those same individuals. The ability is rare, and for good reason, because its use can look like lazy writing, a barb that many fans have already tossed at Filoni on social media. A more popular and well-received example of a user of the ability is the protagonist of theStar Wars Jedivideo game series, Cal Kestis. The fan-favorite character, described as aStarkiller for the new generation of fans, manifested his psychometric abilities at an early age and has them prominently featured in the games he’s featured in.
Ahsoka’s relative success is a godsend because Disney has been undergoing a harrowing cost-cutting campaign that has only ramped up lately, now including harsh actions likecanceling theSpiderwick Chroniclesseriesdespite post-production on it being finished. While there might be one or two causes for complaints, the overall fan support for the project could be the key to seeing the team’s vision through.
Star Wars: Ahsokais available for streaming on Disney Plus.
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