Ahsoka’sNatasha Liu Bordizzo is Glad to Be a Jedi Now

Star Wars : Ahsokadidn’t just pick up on screw thread from Star Wars Rebels , it also developed some new plotlines for its returning mold . Chief among them , Rebels characterSabine Wrenended up being Ahsoka ’s apprentice and discovered she had Force powers , making her a JediMandalorian — and the first of her kind , in the eyes of general audiences .

Some see that Sabine involve to the Force a bit too easy , but to actor Natasha Liu Bordizzo , the character struggled with it the right amount . In a recentEntertainment Weeklyinterview , she pointed to how much the show has Sabine try on “ again and again ” with her new powers before really get the bent of them . While her current suite of Force moves are n’t as jazzy as more experient exploiter , those grow pains were there , and the histrion enjoyed how “ messy ” said growth ultimately was . “ It ’s awesome [ to me ] that it was a journey , ” say Bordizzo . “ When the post are so gamey , she ’s able to harness it in the sentence she need to most . ”

As part of her Force battle , Ahsoka briefly sees Sabine work with Morgan Elsbeth ’s group to jump to a young galaxy . It ’s all for the sake of in conclusion bring her friend Ezra Bridger back home , and further complicated by her conflicting feelings on previously failing to be Ahsoka ’s learner . Bordizzo do it her character was “ polarizing ” to some in that first time of year . But in her eye , that turmoil was demand to show how much Sabine ’s switch since Rebels ’ death in 2018 . “ It was fun to be able-bodied to come from such a saturnine place , ” she stated . “ I recall the show would n’t have had as much of a journeying without starting with [ Sabine and Ahsoka ’s ] dynamic being so tense and need each other , but not really want to need each other . ”

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Now that we have it off asecond seasonofAhsokais in the whole kit and boodle , we ’ll likely see Sabine come more into her Force force , same as we did with Ahsoka duringStar warfare : The Clone Wars . give how versatile Sabine was during insurgent , giving her a lightsaber and psychokinesis fix sense and underscore how anyone can be a Force user . It also has the added benefit of further making Sabine one of the most busted , incredibly versatile characters the franchise currently has in its static .

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