
While Ahsoka Tano got top billing, Ahsoka was essentially a live-action vehicle for two exiled characters: Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen), Star Wars’ newest Big Bad, and Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi), the Rebel-shaped thorn in Thrawn’s side. From the moment Thrawn and Ezra were announced as players, their return felt like the show’s whole purpose.