What connects with your Force?вЂќ do that too. Lines like вЂњStrong in battle, and humble in retreat. Names like the Kartusian Whale and Black Onk will, for a short time at least, remain mysteries that make the Star Wars universe sound bigger and more real. With the same aplomb and awe at the universe he shows in Doctor Who, Tennant names creatures and places that I was relieved to find donвЂ™t have Wookieepedia entries. Perhaps the kind of knowledge he has requires too much experience to acquire in most speciesвЂ™ lifetimes? We may never know, but Huyang is an enjoyable presence anyway. The Jedi younglings want to know too, but donвЂ™t really get a clear answer except the hint that Huyang is a thousand years old. He introduces himself as Huyang, an вЂњarchitect and lightsaber designer.вЂќ I immediately wondered why this was a droidвЂ™s job he canвЂ™t be able to feel the Force. вЂњA Test of StrengthвЂќ also has David Tennant, very recognizable even with a mechanical echo behind his voice. IвЂ™d like a whole episode about how the younglings get along and how lightsabers are constructed, but if a plot has to come along, it might as well have Hondo. When Petro says вЂњIвЂ™m going to challenge Obi-Wan Kenobi to a duel, and kill Grievous,вЂќ he sounds like most young Star Wars fans. They push one another playfully, put a blast helmet on each otherвЂ™s heads, and seem generally amazed by their lightsaber-crafting task. If this was the first episode I saw her in, I might have liked her more than when she was attached to Anakin. She conveys at times that Ahsoka is making up parts of the plan as she goes along.

I especially liked Ashley EcksteinвЂ™s voice acting in this episode.

Her response вЂњIt is now!вЂќ when a trainee asks whether the pirate attack is part of their training shows a willingness to roll with the punches that fits the Jedi Zen mindset. The reason why she was chosen to attend вЂњThe GatheringвЂќ should have been explained last episode, but it wasnвЂ™t, and it doesnвЂ™t really matter any more in вЂњA Test of Strength.вЂќ Ahsoka is a good teacher. She hasnвЂ™t officially been Knighted yet, but separating her from her role as a Padawan allows the episode to show her more clearly as an individual. The show treats her as a fully-fledged Jedi: this is not a mission Anakin sent her on, or one designed to prove anything about flaws he noticed in her. This is one of the first episodes where knowing that Ahsoka is a Padawan herself is unimportant. The second episode in the Young Jedi arc brings back the popular and hilarious Hondo Ohnaka and introduces David Tennant as a droid called Huyang, but also shows Ahsoka in a new light.

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