In the latest episode of Ahsoka, Morgan Elsbeth enacts her plan to find Grand Admiral Thrawn with the help of the mysterious dark Jedi, Baylan Skoll.
The map stolen from Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren reveals a path to where the Purgill took him and Ezra Bridger at the end of Star Wars Rebels. However, it ultimately comes down to Ahsoka to put a stop to their quest (even if it means never finding Ezra).
The former Jedi engages in battle with Baylan, and we learn that he knows Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. We learn very little else about him, though he does mention that he wants Thrawn to unleash war because it's the only path to peace. Baylan clearly has his own mysterious plans for the Galaxy which have yet to be fully revealed.
The villain eventually overpowers Ahsoka and it's then Sabine shows up. She grabs the map and Ahsoka implores her to destroy it; sensing Sabine's hesitation, Baylan strikes Ahsoka down with his lightsaber, sending her hurtling from the cliff into the water below.
Yes, as we first explained on SFFGazette.com, it appears this fan-favourite Jedi we first met as a child in The Clone Wars is dead!
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Back on land, Baylan convinces Sabine to give him the map, promising no harm will come to her if she joins them on their quest to find Thrawn (which, as a result, will mean she is reunited with her friend, Ezra). She does so and, while it's not exactly a full-blown turn of the Dark Side, Baylan may well see potential in the Mandalorian.
As for Ahsoka, we pick up with her in what appears to be the World Between Worlds. A familiar voice says, "Hello, Snips," and when she turns around, Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker is standing before her.
"I didn't expect to see you so soon," he says with a smile, and as the screen fades to black, we hear Darth Vader's theme play. Is this Anakin's Force Ghost in the afterlife or a more sinister force? That remains to be seen, especially as the rules of the World Between Worlds have never been firmly established.
We know it's a mystical plane within the Force that served as a collection of doors and pathways existing between time and space, linking all moments in time together. However, this ending seems to suggest Ahsoka is dead, so what in the Galaxy is she doing there? One popular theory is that this is where Force Ghosts reside.
We'll find out next Wednesday. Don't be surprised if the focus shifts to these two before picking up with Thrawn and Ezra the following week (if not later). Clearly, the plan is to build anticipation for their respective returns, but this reunion being front and centre does make the most sense in the Dave Filoni-helmed fifth episode.