As exciting as it is to see Filoni and co. actually pick up where Star Wars Rebels left off, though, it’s hard not to feel like Ahsoka is doing so at the expense of its eponymous character. Right now, Ahsoka herself feels weirdly stranded in the Disney+ series that is supposed to be about her.
Even the show’s attempts to push her into a new mentorship role with Sabine have felt disappointingly forced and unearned. That’s not only because Ahsoka and Sabine’s relationship in the series depends entirely on events that have taken place offscreen, but it’s also worth noting that the two characters have never had that strong of a bond. In fact, Ahsoka is essentially treated like a special guest star in Rebels, which only makes Filoni and Lucasfilm’s decision to turn the search for Ezra into such a huge part of her post-Return of the Jedi story even stranger.