Plot; In an effort to unite her people behind the Rebel cause, Sabine reluctantly takes up an ancient Mandalorian weapon of great power and symbolic importance.
Rebels has its peaks and valleys, with plenty of middling filler (such as the previous episode, "Warhead"), but the peaks may not have ever been as high as "Trials of the Darksaber". Sabine may the most interesting character in the Rebels main cast, and she's front and center here in a story with huge future implications. It also brings the criminally underused Kanan into the fold, and Prinze gives what is easily his best performance of the series. Beautifully animated with a strong score and a deep, thoughtful and emotionally gripping story, this is Rebels at its absolute best, and a high water mark for the series.
Rebels has its peaks and valleys, with plenty of middling filler (such as the previous episode, "Warhead"), but the peaks may not have ever been as high as "Trials of the Darksaber". Sabine may the most interesting character in the Rebels main cast, and she's front and center here in a story with huge future implications. It also brings the criminally underused Kanan into the fold, and Prinze gives what is easily his best performance of the series. Beautifully animated with a strong score and a deep, thoughtful and emotionally gripping story, this is Rebels at its absolute best, and a high water mark for the series.