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Wednesday 27 January 2016

Star Wars Rebels: "The Protector of Concord Dawn" Review

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Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.

 

A strong, Sabine-centric episode, “The Protector of Concord Dawn” was a fast-paced and intense installment of Rebels, delving into the world of the Mandalorians.

While many Expanded Universe fans bristled at the pacifist version of Mandalore seen on The Clone Wars, even there, we heard about their warrior past – and saw it in action via the splinter group, Death Watch. And while we were reminded in this episode that Mandalore itself was under Imperial rule, it seemed the warrior side of these people was still in effect on Concord Dawn (the home world of Jango Fett).

While the basic design of Boba Fett’s armor (and its influence on other Mandalorian armor since) is just innately cool, and it was fun to see a Mandalorian pilot outfit variation, the main antagonist here, Fenn Rau, was also just a strong character, regardless. Voiced by Kevin McKidd (Rome, Grey’s Anatomy, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and 3), he was a merciless warrior, quick to go all out attacking Hera and Sabine, thanks to his Imperial alliance, yet also with an open and even laid back demeanor in his one-on-one conversation with Kanan. His bemused reaction to what was happening (“One of you came here to befriend me, one of you came here to kill me”) was very fun as well.

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