Hera orders Ezra and Zeb to go grocery shopping in order get them out of the ship, while Sabine redecorates the boys’ room. Hera also asks them to buy a meiloorun, a fruit that doesn’t grow on the planet Lothal. The beginning of the episode establishes the layout of the ship and the relationships within it, moving smoothly from one character to another. In contrast, Lothal is beautifully colorful, and even the market streets are quiet. (Maybe that’s because the Imperial presence forces some folks to stay home, or because Rebels doesn’t have enough extra character models yet.) Once in the market, the episode feels a bit forced as Ezra spots the meilooruns, which are, of course, in Imperial hands. I would have like to see more of Zeb and Ezra shopping together instead of their posturing at each other in the course of getting Hera’s jokey fruit, but perhaps the even lower stakes would have hurt the episode. Their errand does feel a bit pointless – we don’t know why Ezra wants to impress Hera so badly, and he’s already one up on Zeb, as he keeps saying. Zeb is clearly having fun in this episode, which makes the stakes feel lower but also reinforces the idea that he—like Sabine with her paint and Ezra with his Force jumps— is a bit of a wild card. He is also established firmly as non-human when his ears droop or when, in another particularly exciting scene, he drives a TIE fighter with his feet. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
