Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano’s Finale Scene Truly Symbolized Their Bond in ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’
Anakin Skywalker has many important relationships throughout the prequel era of Star Wars. From Obi-Wan Kenobi to Padmé Amidala and even R2-D2, Anakin had a close group even if attachment was forbidden. One of the most significant bonds he had was with Ahsoka Tano, his Padawan. And while the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars only featured Anakin and Ahsoka’s reunion briefly, it really sums up their relationship.
The final season of ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ focused on Ahsoka and Rex’s stories
Star Wars, at this point, is such a massive franchise. Between the original and sequel trilogy, plus spinoffs, there are so many stories to dive into. What The Clone Wars did that made it so successful and loved is that it took a previously undiscovered portion of the prequel timeline and expanded on it.
The series was able to carve such elaborate stories, like the battles and relationships fans never got to see in the three prequels. Anakin, Obi-Wan, Padmé, and Ahsoka were fleshed out in a way that just couldn’t exist in the films.
With that said, the first six seasons focused on those characters and others like Dooku and Asajj Ventress. But since the final season was so intertwined with Revenge of the Sith toward the end, there was no need to focus too much on the characters that appear in that film. That’s why Anakin and Ahsoka didn’t get a long reunion. However, it was still very significant.
Ahsoka’s last line to Anakin used to be way different
In order to establish this relationship again in such a short amount of time for Season 7, supervising director and executive producer Dave Filoni struggled a tad. He, first, tried to ground their story in reality outside of the fantastical galaxy far, far away. He equated Anakin and Ahsoka’s reunion to two best friends who split up for the summer, he told Nerdist on June 10.
“She’s actually trying to signal to him: things are different, like I respect you, but things just aren’t going to be the same,” Filoni said, explaining why Ahsoka was a bit distant with her former master. “Where Anakin is just driven that things are going to be the same. [He thinks] with any luck, this will all be over, and everything will be back.”
And the original parting line he gave Ahsoka was a little too knowing, which he tried to steer away from, even if the audience knew what was about to happen.
“I had it written differently at the end, the last thing she says to him. She used to tell him not to change,” Filoni said. “I felt that was just too leading. It didn’t feel real to me because it’s like implying that she knows he might change, which, I don’t think that’s what that is about.”
The way their last scene ended truly brings back the essence of their bond
Even with those struggles, Filoni wrote one hell of a reunion, one that hit devoted fans right in the gut. Which was probably the point. And their last scene together was the true kicker.
“Since I gave them this little tit for tat instead, where he says, ‘With any luck, this will all be over soon.’ Then she, being his apprentice and being snippy with the comebacks as always, says, ‘Yeah, Obi-Wan says there’s no such thing as luck.’ That’s who they both are,” Filoni noted. “They give each other a hard time, and they try to one up each other. He likes it, but he’s like, ‘It’s a good thing I taught you otherwise.’”
And when Anakin goes to walk away, and head off to save the Chancellor, Ahsoka gets this sinking feeling that you can see plain on her face. She doesn’t want their reunion to end just yet, even if it has to. So she sends him off with one more thing.
“I think in their relationship, she usually is the one that gives a little more room and he’s the one that’s a little bit—he’s the cockier older brother,” Filoni shared. “But he was trying so hard to lean in when she’s back, he’s excited to see her… So that’s why she says good luck because it’s giving him a point. It’s saying, ‘No, I hear you too.’ It’s a more subtle way of doing it.”
