Summary: On Ferrix, Maarva has passed away and a funeral is arranged. Cinta reports this to Vel who informs Kleya. Meero finds out about Maarva's passing and tells her subordinates to allow the funeral to happen as a trap for Cassian. Syril is informed by Mosk that a funeral is being held for Maarva. Mon informs Vel that she intends to take Davo's deal and betrothe Leida. She reveals that she has moved money for Luthen and ended up with 400,000 missing credits, and she needs to solve this problem. Luthen meets with Saw, who decided that he wants to join Kreegyr's attack. Luthen reveals that the attack will fail and Saw is angered that Luthen has sources everywhere, but ultimately agrees not to join with Kreegyr's attack. Luthen heads back but is questioned by an Imperial ship. He manages to escape after taking out some TIE fighters. Cassian and Melshi hide from Imperials and try to escape in a quadjumper belonging to some Narkinians but they get caught. The Narkinians have no love for The Empire so they help Cassian and Melshi escape. Cassian returns to Niamos and grabs his stuff. Cassian learns that Maarva died and he parts ways with Melshi.
The Good: This episode was focused on being a set-up episode. Rather than feeling like another aimless episode of plot development, this episode was focused on building up every storyline to meet at Maarva's funeral for what will hopefully be an exciting climax in the season finale. This set-up was done well and it pushes each character to an interesting place. Cassian and Melshi on the run is a solid storyline. I liked their encounter with the Narkinians, another nice example of how hated The Empire has become in this universe. The Narkinians have no reason to help Cassian and Melshi, but they have too severe of a distaste for The Empire which has ruined their home planet. This is consistent with what we have seen from The Empire in this season and it works well. The ending of the storyline in this episode is also effective as Cassian has to take in the rough news of Maarva's death. The other characters are set up well for a big confrontation. Cinta will be on Ferrix for the funeral, and we get to see both Meero and Syril also making a play for the funeral where Cassian will make his return. Luthen and Kleya will also most likely appear as they appeared to have been discussing Cassian in secret before Luthen was pulled over (see: The Unknown). Luthen's story was the highlight of the episode. His scene with Saw was again excellent. It made sense that Luthen would reveal anything to prevent Saw from being captured, and it made sense that Saw would be furious about what he heard. Luthen is an impossible individual to trust after revealing how much he knows, how many informants he has, and how he intends to sacrifice Kreegyr for the greater good. I really like that Saw sees through Luthen and realizes that Luthen is only risking things by telling him the truth because Luthen would be screwed if Saw gets captured. Saw is a wild card character, but he is sensible enough to understand why Luthen is sacrificing Kreegyr, ultimately choosing to go along with it for the greater good. Following this excellent scene, Luthen is pulled aside by an Imperial vehicle and it is a joy to see him plan an escape, utilizing whatever tools he has at his disposal. The escape sequence was exciting, and I really enjoyed it. The Bad: Mon's storyline has been very disappointing. This episode had the most impactful scenes with her, but I take big issue with the timing of the reveal of how screwed Mon is. Mon's money trouble has been tedious and boring since the start of the season because I never understood what the big deal is. Now we find out that this is actually an urgent issue because Mon's position as a respected senator is under threat if it's revealed that she's been doing illegal money transfers under suspicious circumstances. This bothers me because this is something that should have been introduced eons ago. It solves every problem I've had with this story! It creates a sense of urgency, it allows us to better understand Mon's financial struggles and the seriousness of the issue, and it makes this story feel less like filler if we know that this could potentially bring about Luthen's downfall. But because this is used as a "twist" reveal, we have been robbed of the emotional significance of a half dozen episodes full of Mon Mothma storylines, and that is incredibly frustrating. I hope that this reveal means that this story will be more engaging going forwards at least, because it has been difficult to invest in so far. This episode being pure set-up means that it doesn't hit the highs of other episodes that are more active in story progression. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, just an inevitability where set-up episodes are less effective than pay-off episodes. The Unknown: Will Cassian show up to Maarva's funeral? Will there be a trap for him? Who will get to him first? Meero? Syril? Luthen? Bix? Will Mon go through with marrying off Leida? How will this affect their family dynamic? What will Bix say about Kreegyr? Did she identify him as Axis or not? Will Meero be able to uncover Luthen's identity? What will be the consequences of Luthen's escape? I presume he will have to dispose of his ship at the very least. Will Meero be able to connect some dots and realize that this person was Axis? Are there any other survivors from the prison? Will we see Melshi again? Best Moment: Luthen and Saw's scene. Character of the Episode: Luthen. Conclusion: A solid set-up episode that has a couple of flaws but is overall an engaging experience that made me excited for the season finale. This has been the strongest "Star Wars" TV show so far, and I'm excited to see how it leaves off for season 2. Score: 63
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