AHSOKA Episode 4 ENDING EXPLAINED - How ANAKIN Returned

Ahsoka Episode 4 ends on a massive cliffhanger--Ahsoka re-enters the World Between Worlds and meets her former master, Anakin Skywalker. In this video, we break down the lore in the Clone Wars and Rebels that led us to this point, and talk about where we go from here. This could set up the BIGGEST Star Wars crossover of all time.

Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright, Randolf Nombrado, and Brianna McLarty

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This ending gives us a flipping awesome reunion between Ahsoka and Anakin Skywalker [hello snips]. But it does it in the weirdest, most controversial part of star wars this side of the last Jedi. Guy trapped in tV…doug…Welcome to: the world between worlds. [show Ahsoka looking, set to jurassic park music]

So I’m going to explain this ending, the lore, and how all of this sets up a meeting between Anakin and Luke Skywalker.

Doug: Now that sounds cool.

And before I get rolling, once again thank all of you for watching, supporting the channel, and shopping our merch store. We have brand new designs dro pping next week that I am so excited to show you, but in the meantime we have our apprentice lives, the hello there, doug as the foundling, and many, many more.

So, the most important thing about this scene is that is going to help Ahsoka deal with her childhood trauma of the clone wars,and the guilty she feels for walking away form Anakin and the Jedi order decades ago [i walked away from Anakin]

So here’s where we are. Ahsoka is fighting Baylon Skoll, and falls off a cliff. Later we see the c'off form overhead, and it's clear there‘s no way she could have survived that fall.

But first, I’m gonna explain all of the weird lore from the animated shows that led us to this moment. So, there is a three episode arc of the excellent clone wars series where Obi wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka travel to a force world called mortis. And when they’re there, they encounter 3 beings that are seemingly made of the force–the brother who represents the dark side, thes sister who represents the good, and the father who balances the 2. The sister also has an owl called Morai that follows her around.

So the father knows that he is going to die soon, so he wants Anakin to take his place as the one who can balance the force. The brother kills Ahsoka, then mortally wounds his sister with a special force dagger. Then Anakin channels the sister’s life force into ahsoka. So after this, Ahsoka has an attachment to the force owl Morai. Basically, all of this means that Ahsoka has the spirit of a very strong force within her–and she is being watched over by a magic bird.

Now these three beings were essentially like force gods. We’ve seen other disliked force beings before, like the Bendu in rebels [clip]. [hold fum] So Ahsoka has the spirit and power of one of these force gods inside of her.

Now that you’re caught up on all that backstory, let’s talk about what the heck this place actually is. Ezra finds himself on this path in the middle of a void, with different roads leading to different gateways. And notice how he hears voices from the past and future–with a sound bite form Kylo Ren mixed in there [clip]. This is because this world is like a way station where you can access different points in space and time–similar to hyperspace travel.

Each gateway is a bit different, to mark where it leads. The Lothal gate has wolves. And then, Ahsoka’s spirit animal, Morai, leads him to a gate shaped like a sith temple.

Now, at the end of season 2, Ahsoka fought Darth Vader at a sith temple on malachor. She kept Vader busy so Ezra could escape. It’s a powerful scene, where the former padawan has to confront what her master has become [Anakin…Ahsoka]. Which, by the way, parallels this fight in Obi Wan Kenobi, when the other half of Vader’s mask was destroyed [you find't kill Anakin…I did].

We were led to believe that she died in this battle–but then, Ezra pulls her into the world between worlds–2 years into the future, for her. [clip].

Now I have to stress that this was not time travel, and Ezra did not change the timeline. This is like closed loop time travel, where everything that happens was supposed to happen all along. In fact, when Ezra tries to save his master from dying, Ahsoka warns him against this [clip].

[GangstaCrab]

The transition from the ocean to the world between worlds was beautiful

[justingee]

It should be noted that when Ryan mentions at 5:30 that there's a novel in which Thrawn teaches Vader how to navigate hyperspace using the Force, the reason Thrawn knows how to do this is NOT because Thrawn is Force-sensitive, but because among the Chiss (Thrawn's species) there are a few girls that are born Force-sensitive whose purpose is then to be navigators aboard Chiss ships through hyperspace. They are girls because, for some reason, only females among the Chiss are born with this connection to the Force, and they also lose this ability as they grow older. Meaning that it's only young Chiss females that can be these navigators. Also, and perhaps the coolest detail, is that the Chiss call these young navigator girls "sky-walkers".

[linkaran]

I feel people are overthinking the Anakin in the world between worlds. I think he's just the force ghost appearing to her in the way she last remembered him as good person. The line "I didn't expect to see you so soon", is him just quipping with her and giving her crap about almost dying and meeting her in the Force "afterlife".

[claireheideman]

I'm curious of the choice of lighting on Anakin's face. Half his face is in shadow. Could that be a subtle hint that Anakin has accepted the mantle of the 'Force Balancer' now that he is one with the force?

[giantwookiee]

That cliff hanger.. made it be a real long week to say the least. 😂

[logansummer]

I didn’t find out until this year, but after rewatching rebels season 2 when ahsoka “dies” you see something. When Vader is walking out of the tunnel, it pans to another figure looking like ahsoka that quickly walks into the tunnel. This has me thinking filoni always had her coming back.

[BrockSamsonite]

I think she burned the map into her hand, and it now acts as both a key and compass for ashoka to access the world between worlds.

[robertmcmath]

Of all the "talking head" YouTuber videos, this has been the absolute best one in explaining things about Ahsoka episode 4. Can't wait to hear/watch what you say about episode 5.

[nicholasgarrick]

I think the anakin we see his new protector of the world between worlds i think he represents the father who provides the balance between dark, and light side of the force.

[patrickconner]

I really loved the "could get really out of hand" comment, juxtaposed with Luke's hand getting lopped off footage 😂😂

[phantom]

I think you’re right about Anakin entering the world between worlds early. I think he will say he left his body when Vader killed him and when he has to leave Asoka, it will be to enter back in to his body to save Luke from the emperor. And that will be why he looks like Jedi knight Anakin as a force ghost.

[Hasmanian]

If the World Between Worlds allows travel between planets strong in the force, that could explain how the Night Sisters have ancient temples/henges on planets other than Dathomir and how they lost the map. They might have lost access to the WBW & those other planets in the distant past.

[cxvalenz]

I’m just glad you’re finally pronouncing “PURR-Gull” correctly 😅

[skelleytor]

Hopefully the world between worlds can prevent Palatine from somehow returning

[StamfordBridge]

A lot of work went into this video. Thank you.

[Kalama_Llama_King_Kong]

Bro. Thanks for going through jaw-clenching stress for us. Love your videos.

[JohnCocozza]

It is The Son. The Mortis Gods are literally on the doorway to the WBW. Erza and Sabine had to figure out the Mortis God's mural puzzle. When Ezra entered the WBW, Morai the spirit animal of The Daughter was already in the WBW. Also Ahsoka was killed by The Son, and The Daughter sacrificed herself and gave her essence to Ahsoka. The WBW is the nexus of the Cosmic Force. The Mortis Gods are part of the Cosmic Force. The Son is disguising himself as Anakin to trick Ahsoka for whatever reason we will find out.

[HelmetCowboy]

I wonder what was going through Vader's mind when he saw a scout trooper appear, grab Ahsoka and then disappear.

[neighborbruce]

Anakin saying "I didn't think I'd see you so soon" leads me to believe it's Anakin from the past

[robertgottlieb]

I’m convinced your videos aren’t recorded on a set. You really live in an old Blockbuster. These recaps are a blessing. I’m getting a lot more out of Ahsoka, as I’ve never watched Rebels. Thank you & keep the videos coming!