Welcome back
rebel fans to another recap of Star Wars
Rebels episode, “Secret Cargo.” With
only four episodes left this season each reaming episode answers question that
was sparked by the premiere of this season. These episodes have even tied in
characters and planted the seeds to the rebellion alliance that we have come to
know from the films. The series
continues to fill in the gaps between the prequels and the original trilogy.
So, from this moment on the SPOILER ALERT is in effect for the remainder of
this recap you have been warned do not continue if you do not want spoilers.
The
beginning of the episode starts with Ezra, Hera, Zeb, and Chopper hiding out in
the Ghost among wreckage to give fuel to an incoming ship with precious cargo.
Our rebels know little about the mission which leaves them uneasy about not
knowing all the details needed to do their job efficiently. While they wait,
they listen to a transmission from a senator by the name of Mon Mothma. During her fiery speech about the Empire and
the Emperor, she calls him a “lying executioner” which was awesome but
dangerous.
Immediately
after listening to the transmission there is a ship approaching their location.
Not sure if it’s the ship they’re waiting for, they scan it, and it reads
imperial. So, they power down the ship
and shut down Chopper, and Ezra heads up to the nose gun just in case. The probe goes past them and then returns
because it’s also reading for life signs and spots the Ghost. The Imperial
Infiltrator is beginning to transmit the location and tries to escape. The
Ghost powers up and is in pursuit of the probe to take it out before the
location is sent. While they are chasing after the droid, the ship they were
waiting for arrives out of hyperspace.
The probe is
destroyed, but the fueling must happen quickly seeing as the location could be
flooded by Imperials. The ships begin to fuel, and we meet members of Gold
Squadron who are not impressed by the Ghost crew’s actions against the
Empire. They are also unwilling to
divulge any information about the mission which is irritating to the Ghost
crew. Unfortunately, the probe did send the location to the Empire, and they
arrive out of hyperspace shooting first and asking questions later. Making the other ship useless and the Ghost
ship the only way the cargo can get to its destination safely.
The
Gold squadron is one pilot short, so Ezra steps up and helps defend the Ghost
alongside Gold squadron leader, Jon “Dutch” Vander. The secret cargo is revealed to be Senator
Mon Mothma, and she quickly helps Hera get the Ghost free from the ship she
came in. They can escape and now are
willing to discuss the mission to the Ghost crew. Here is the rundown on the
mission. Mon Mothma needs to attend a
meeting that will bring together the rebel alliance, and her attending is not
optional but mandatory for it to be successful.
Erskin
Semaj, a protective servant, is worried for the safety of Mon Mothma if she
continues this mission, but she makes him realize there is more at stake if she
doesn’t see the mission through. So,
with Hera knowing the importance of this mission, she promises to get Mon
Mothma to her meeting safely. Meanwhile,
Grand Admiral Thrawn who is chasing after them knows exactly what the secret
cargo is and where they are heading. He
plans a trap for the rebels and sends Governor Pryce to capture them and a new
prototype TIE Defender.
Hera’s plan
is to travel through the Archeon Nebula which is an explosive group of newly
forming stars. Once they arrive, the
Empire is right on the heels and follow them right into the nebula with the new
TIE Defender and several other TIE fighters. Once they enter the nebula, the
Ghost leads while Gold squadron protects it from attack and all Gold squadron
is taken out except for Ezra and Jon Vader. Hera exits the nebula only to find
Governor Pryce waiting for them and trapping them in a tractor beam. Unable to
break free Hera tries to think of a way to escape.
While inside
the Archeon Nebula Ezra and Jon Vader destroy the TIE Defender and catch up
with Hera and are about to attack the Imperial Star Destroyers. Hera then comes
up with a plan for them to shoot their proton bombs at the nebula causing an
explosive reaction that engulfs the two ships and allows the rebels to escape.
They arrive at Datooine which is the site for the first Rebel Alliance base.
Mon Mothma makes another speech announcing her resignation from the Senate to
be part of the rebellion. A few moments
later many ships arrive, and Mon Mothma says, “This, my friends – this is our
Rebellion.” A hopeful and inspiring
ending or should I say beginning for our rebels. Let’s see if it continues with
an all-new episode of Star Wars Rebels tonight
at 8:30 on Disney XD, “Double Agent Droid.”
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Created by:
Jasmine Yard
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