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I honestly didn't really see the point of this story. It would've worked if it wasn't for the blatantly obvious fact that this is suppose to be part of Ahsokas story. However she pretty much is reserved to being a Grogu clone (sound effects and all) which are really noticeable especially since those same baby sound effects are used in shows from 20 years ago.

I felt that without expanding on it, it just feels like they needed to fill time to have an excuse to make this show and figured that a cute Ahsoka would suffice for a rather short and generic story. Even for Star Aars standards these creatures are lackluster and uncreative. All of it just feels unnecessary and would've been better if they had Ahsoka actually impact the story and make her for connections believable. The wise old woman (which is a trope as old as time) just declared she's a Jedi all because she can become likened by a Tiger? Which that whole scene of her getting taken in the first place was so obvious it was funny. "There's always a bigger fish" was in my head from the second they dragged out her mom going out to see her kill. Not only that but the whole town just going out after hearing three shots in a row was so laughable.

While the other shorts I have actually started to love, this one feels like a boring and nostalgia fueled way to start an otherwise great series.

This first tale of the Jedi follows the origin of Ahsoka Tano. I was very hyped for this series and this first part was very enjoyable. Ashoka as a baby was cute and it was interesting to see the culture she grew up in and her learning to use the force and interact with the world. The other characters all fit their parts and the action scenes were fun to watch, with good tension. Also the animation continues to improve and looks stunning. The story was a bit basic and didn't elevate the character too much. It reminded of the first episode of What If?, in that it introduces you to the concept of these stories, Overall, intresting and fun, but not anything groundbreaking. Score: 6.5/10.

We're back! Back to this timeline, animation, and direction/creation of content by Dave Filoni.

Episode one was a bit slower-paced for my taste, but the themes were very Star Wars: Family, Life, and Death. The scene that stuck out to me was the hunting scene. It felt very Native American based, in regards to how the hunt was handled and used as an opportunity to teach Ashoka about death. All things die and as Pav-ti (Ahsoka's mother) says, "You must face death, Ahsoka. Do not fear it". It flows beautifully into what a Jedi is. As Yoda said, "The fear of loss is a path to the dark side. Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those who transform into the Force".

The only thing I wish we had in this episode (and the series) was Plo-Koon taking Ahsoka to the temple. Overall, a great start to this series.

8.5/10, but 8/10 for the IMBD rating system.

Hunting a mother with a baby is not logical at all because apparently the baby is very young. It would have been better if Ahsuka was older Slaughtering an animal in front of a baby child is not interesting, although there is no common opinion about this in the cultures and customs of civilizations.

I think The final sequence of the episode was the best part of the story and a good ending.

The music and graphics was very good, but the relationship between Ahsuka and the panther reminded me of the last part of the book of Boba Fett grogu vs monster and finally Baby Ahsuka's voice sounded like Baby Yoda.

This series has an interesting episode premiere with giving a origin to Ahsoka Tano. It is fun to see the culture Ahsoka grew from. Ahsoka is featured as a baby and her mother is taking her to go hunting (not that Ahsoka is going to be able to contribute). Ahsoka's mother is teaching her interesting themes of life and death. The themes of knowing when to take life or not and Ahsoka surviving play well into her future arc. This is an interesting short that doesn't contribute too much story wise, but it is still visually beautifully and has some interesting themes. The ending is interesting with Ahsoka's parents' concern over her future as a Jedi with the power and responsibility that is in her future.

7 Baby Ahsokas out of 10 Baby Grogus.

I'm not sure how much can be done in a 15 minute short, but I don't feel this one was well executed or an interesting story. The only particularly decent thing is the animation, which wasn't ground-breaking or anything.

Otherwise, the concept is boring in of itself. It's not unique, it's a pretty old trope. The execution doesn't make it add anything. The little dialogue there is is generic and actually a tad stiff (like Pavvti's monologue about life), and the action and choreography is incredibly simplistic.

Hopefully the other shorts are better, because this is actually one I was looking forward to. Maybe they simply weren't allowed enough runtime by Disney, but the execution of what time they were given leads me to believe this isn't a story that they cared to tell anyways.

It's not a good sign when even the animation, a part of the studio that seemed to be less severely affected by Lucasfilm's overall focus on fan service, is also beginning to ride on the goodwill from Lucas-era stories and the nostalgia and attachment people have for those characters. Previously it seemed that the corporate side of Disney Lucasfilm saw less value in the animation, leading to less oversight that in life action tended to make marketable rather than careful story choices. Perhaps I was mistaken, and this is a problem even when Star Wars writers aren't subjected to oversight. Either way, a worrying trend.

4/10.

This was just plain stupid. The mother knew the world she lived in, therefore she knew that there were beasts out there. Not only did she go hunting ALONE, but with her one year old daughter.

"It's custom" is just not enough to make us oversee that immense level of stupidity, dear writers.

Beside that, it was pretty boring. I didn't care about the mother (reasons: see above), and we all knew the child would survive.

A pretty weak opener for a "Star Wars" series.

I watched the other episodes too, because, well, still a Star Wars fan (I grew up with the original trilogy), and it got better. Way better.

If that episode would have been episode three or four, it might have been "that filler episode".

Opening with it: just as stupid as the mother's decision to go hunting alone with a toddler.

This wasn't a great episode!! For starters, Ashokas parents have an India accent while the rest of the village has different accents!! Then her mother takes her hunting while daddy stays home? That's not how Star Wars creatures ever worked!! Taking her on a hunt then mommy was not able to protect her was not really smart!! Then having the "tiger" take Ashoka so a one year old can use mind control on it? That's not even great writing for Jedi!! This was lame writing!! One more thing, they never said Jedi for younglings, EVER!! What would be said is, they are strong with the force!! Again, Disney shows they have no one who has a clue about Star Wars!!

My GOD that baby sound fx that they use in every animation movie is so annoying, Dave Filoni personally attacked me at the end when they put in the sound effect AGAIN right when the credits rolled, assholes, boring episode too. If they were going to show us Ahsoka's backstory then show us something interesting this is like that thing in that awful Secrets of Dumbledore movie where a beast of some sorts can define if someone is pure of heart of in this case a Jedi, but to be fair in that dumbledore movie they didn't even finish the fx, that deer thing was glitching through hands 💀 lmao this ep had ok visuals tho.