re: What was general consensus on Ahsoka (spelling?)?

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I watched rebels. I enjoyed it. Seeing the gang from the Ghost was great. Wish Zeb could’ve been in it too

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He cameos in Mandalorian, so you know he's going to be in the movies.

If I had any complaints, it was that Hera didn't look right. Looked like they just went cheap on that.

There will be a season 2 of Ahsoka and that Mandalorian & Grogu movie to set up the Heir movie, at minimum. I think the Skeleton Crew show with Jude Law is also set in the same period. That just takes away the excuse to rush everything. They could have stayed and explored the setting for a few seasons.

The real reason for the rushed season will end up being to support a plot line explaining Palpatine’s cloning program in the hopeless effort to redeem the Sequels. That said, the cloning program was the best part of Bad Batch.

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If you didn't see the cartoons, it's a C- at best. The characters will come across as wooden with very little backstory on who everyone is, their motivations, or their personalities (or lack thereof). Basically, all of these characters got extensively developed throughout those two cartoon series. So, without those series, they appear to have a ton of unearned acclaim and skills. The reality is that they actually did earn all of that and go through a whole heck of a lot to arrive at who they are at the beginning of the Ahsoka series, but if you didn't watch the cartoons, you wouldn't know that.

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I went and watched the episodes of the animated series that were suggested prior to watching Ahsoka, which gave me a little background.

My lasting impression of the series was how bad Sabine was in it, starting off with her “edgy” bike ride and continuing in to her bad decisions in an attempt to find Ezra.

Thrawn was built up so much only to be a let down - which I take is the consensus among fans of the animated shows.

I enjoyed it.

I will say that the antagonists (the fallen Jedi / Sith) kinda steal the show.

The episode with Anakin is downright amazing. Not just the acting, but the cinematography and effects are top notch too.

I wasn't super keen on the ending, but I hope it doesn't drop off there.

I will say that watching Clone Wars and Rebels is a must for at least half the characters to resonate with the viewer. Some folks might consider that too much; if so, then there are articles out there that give recommendations on "must see" episodes of those series to get a good idea of it all instead of watching 10-12 seasons worth of animated shows.

If I had one thing to nitpick, is that Ahsoka's preferred fighting style is twin sabers (one shorter one called a shoto blade), but Rosario Dawson looked uncomfortable fighting that way and the fight choreography is much better when she switches to a single saber. Seems to me that if they were always set on keeping Dawson then they should have played to her strengths and had her fight with a single saber as often as possible.

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The real reason for the rushed season will end up being to support a plot line explaining Palpatine’s cloning program in the hopeless effort to redeem the Sequels

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Palpatine cloning himself was something he did in the EU (prior to Disney taking the hatchet to anything that was post-Original Trilogy). He'd transfer his essence into the bodies.

The books did it way better, obviously, but him cloning himself wasn't a new idea for the Sequels.

If you enjoyed The Clone Wars/Rebels, you'll like Ahsoka. If you don't care for side narratives that don't have much bearing on the Skywalker saga, I'd probably skip this one. It leans heavily into its roots in Rebels.

it was a fine show

i find Rosario Dawson to be kind of boring, but casting could have been worse

Side note: In real life, Ewan McGregor (Kenobi) is married to Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Hera, the green Twi'lek/Captain of the Ghost).