There's no small parts in a galaxy this big. If you thought you saw some familiar faces in episode 6 of "Ahsoka", you were right. Here's where you've seen these actors before.
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00:00 There's no small parts in a galaxy this big.
00:03 If you thought you saw some familiar faces in Episode 6 of Ahsoka, you were right.
00:08 Here's where you've seen these actors before.
00:11 You just never know who's going to show up in a galaxy far, far away these days.
00:15 Whether it's cousin Richie from The Bear popping in to assist with the Aldani heist on Andor,
00:19 or JD from Scrubs appearing on Obi-Wan Kenobi, the supporting cast of the Star Wars franchise
00:24 is an eclectic collection of top-of-the-line character actors and fan favorites.
00:28 Sometimes, however, you might not even recognize them, as they're buried under layers of makeup
00:33 or wearing a helmet the entire time.
00:35 Speaking of, let's take a look at the newest episode of Ahsoka.
00:39 Titled "Far, Far Away," the episode follows those aboard the Eye of Scion to Peridia,
00:44 the extragalactic homeworld of the Dathomiri, and a planet so ancient it had fallen into
00:49 myth.
00:50 There, we finally got our long-awaited introduction to the live-action Grand Admiral Thrawn, with
00:55 Lars Mikkelsen reprising his role from the animated series Star Wars Rebels.
00:59 Since his defeat at Ezra Bridger's hands during the Battle of Lothal in the Rebels finale,
01:04 Thrawn has clearly gained a new appreciation for the Force and all its mysteries.
01:09 As such, he's now aligned himself with the Great Mother and Nightsister Clotho, and the
01:14 other witches of Dathomir on Peridia, giving him a shiny new weapon in his arsenal to go
01:19 with his army of troopers led by Captain Enoch.
01:21 "The mercenaries have departed."
01:24 "Good.
01:25 Prepare to attack squads.
01:26 Wait for Lord Balen's signal."
01:27 Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Star Wars just quietly added two more celebrated sci-fi veterans
01:34 to its ranks, with Claudia Black and Wes Chatham, who play Clotho and Enoch.
01:39 Black, for those not in the know, came to fame by playing Eren's son in Farscape, the
01:43 hit '90s-born sci-fi series that still has a devoted fanbase.
01:48 She would go on to play a notable part on Stargate SG-1, and has since developed a habit
01:52 of showing up for multi-episode stints on genre shows as varied as Rick and Morty, Roswell,
01:58 New Mexico, and The Nevers.
02:00 Black is also a rather prolific video game voice actor, having voiced Chloe in the Uncharted
02:05 series, and starring in the Mass Effect franchise.
02:08 No slouch himself, Chatham played Amos Burton across all six seasons of The Expanse, prior
02:13 to his turn on Ahsoka.
02:15 He also had a small role as the rebel cameraman, Caster, in the Hunger Games movies, and briefly
02:20 appeared as a SWAT agent in Christopher Nolan's Tenet, further cementing his bona fides in
02:24 the sci-fi genre.
02:26 With Thrawn's old bodyguard and go-to assassin Rook no longer in the picture after his demise
02:31 on Rebels, that leaves a nice opening for Enoch to fill in the remaining episodes of
02:35 Ahsoka and potentially beyond, giving Chatham another feathered add to his cap.
02:41 Having been trapped on Peridia for years, Thrawn has undoubtedly spent that time devising
02:45 an ingenious plan for what he intends to do upon returning to the known Star Wars galaxy,
02:50 and reuniting the remnants of the fallen Galactic Empire.
02:53 That could well involve using the Nightsisters to create an army of the dead with their dark
02:57 magic, much like they once did on the animated series Star Wars The Clone Wars.
03:02 If so, that will also leave it to Enoch to lead Thrawn's night troopers, giving him a
03:06 two-pronged means of attacking and potentially taking down the struggling New Republic.
03:12 To that very point, it's feasible, if a little unlikely, that both Clotho and Enoch will
03:17 have substantial roles to play in Ahsoka creator Dave Filoni's take on the franchise going
03:21 forward.
03:22 That could even extend to them being a key part of the movie Filoni is planning to direct
03:26 down the line, which itself will serve as the culmination of the overarching story of
03:30 The Mandalorian and its spinoffs.
03:33 Failing that, it's just nice to see a pair of sci-fi aficionados getting their chance
03:37 to appear in arguably the biggest and best-known sci-fi property of all time.
03:42 New episodes of Ahsoka drop Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Eastern on Disney+.
03:46 (Outro)