Not everyone is enjoying the show. I think after Disney has pumped out so many subpar marvel and Star Wars stuff people are a lot less forgiving than they used to be. But that may be for the best

I didn't click the similarity to Culture Drones attitude until you just said it, well spotted.

Haven't seen Rebels but watched a 5 minute summary. Episode 3 was probably the best so far. Ep 2 had the pretty good manufacturing plant scene, but 3 had the extended multiphase ship battle that was like 15 minutes long. Best SW action we've gotten since like, the Andor heist episode. Agreed that Sabine's training really held the episode back though.

I don't think continuity in actors is anywhere near as absolutely critical as you seem to think it is. It was a neat touch that they dubbed in the digital appearance of Mark Hamill / Carrie Fisher / Peter Cushing, but I don't think that means they need to do it every time - I see that as more akin to an Easter egg. When they've done this, it's mostly for characters with small cameo roles, like Luke showing up in The Mandalorian. And I certainly wouldn't approve of yet more retrospective tinkering with the OT - that time has passed.

I think most fans' immersion can cope just fine with Genevieve O'Reilly, who we're plenty accustomed to playing Mon Mothma, continuing to be her visual appearance in post-OT media. The same way we cope just fine with Vader with mask off in RotJ looking like Sebastian Shaw, and not a digitally-aged Hayden Christensen.

That hairstyle was just a phase. Maybe the rebellion didn’t have the best hair stylists.

What Ahsoka said -- the Force resides in all living beings -- is more akin to Empire Strikes Back Yoda's statements. Some people naturally have more ability to access it than others.

The implication of what Huyang says is that no one would have bothered taking Sabine to the Jedi Temple to begin training. She has minimal natural ability with the Force. Ahsoka, in a way, is working with what she has.

Perhaps it was because Sabine inherited Ezra's saber, so that's why Ahsoka began her training. She has a light saber, may as well teach her how to use it properly.

I think it's been made pretty clear between Andor and Ashoka that the Old Republic, the Empire, and the New Republic are all essentially the same bureaucracy at their cores, just with different leadership and priorities at the top.

It's really showing the banality of evil...people continue to do their jobs and following orders of whoever the current bosses are. By and large, they can't directly see whether their own actions are used for good or evil, the paperwork must continue to flow regardless.

That's why there isn't a ton of chaos when one galactic government supplants the next. Setting up an all-new galaxy-spanning bureaucracy is extremely hard, why not just do some loyalty oaths and let the existing machinery keep on chugging along.

Sabine was always force sensitive. She was Luke's age at the end of Rebels and Luke didn't show powers until then.

Yeah. The force is in everyone. Some are just better at it than others. And some put in more effort into honing their skills because they were adopted by the Jedi Order.

Is Sabine force sensitive? Not very. Can she wield the force and become a Jedi? Yes, but it’ll be harder for her than others.

Was Chirrut force sensitive? Not very, but he could sense some people around him and the force would guide his fighting.

Was Finn force sensitive? Yes, but we’ll have to wait and see how much. Hopefully lots and we get to see Jedi Knight Finn.