Ahsoka's callback to Luke is huge...
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary While Ahsoka episode 5 references Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi, it's far more than a simple Star Wars Easter egg. Reuniting with her old master Anakin Skywalker , Skywalker's spirit has a new lesson for Ahsoka Tano . However, Anakin appears before his Padawan in his entirety, featuring both the light and the dark he'd carried in life, prompting Ahsoka to mirror Luke Skywalker in a very dynamic way.
In Ahsoka episode 5, Ahsoka experiences a critical vision through the Force, one where Anakin's spirit attempts to complete Tano's training by taking her through key moments in her past during the Clone Wars. Telling Ahsoka that she must "live or die", this training also involves a very exciting lightsaber duel between the master and apprentice with Anakin shifting between his Jedi self and his darker half as Darth Vader.
Ahsoka's Luke Skywalker Reference Explained With Anakin igniting his lightsaber, Ahsoka tells her old master that she won't fight him. However, Anakin tells Ahsoka that he's heard that before, confirming that Ahsoka's line repeats Luke Skywalker's in Return of the Jedi.
Although Luke was indeed tempted by the darkness and did duel his father initially, he ultimately threw down his lightsaber and remained committed to the light. This is what motivated Anakin's return to the light himself, saving his son from Palpatine's wrath and defeating the Emperor as a final act of redemption.
Ahsoka's reference at the beginning of Anakin's lesson effectively telegraphs how it ends based on Return of the Jedi. It's a prime example of the classic George Lucas philosophy that Star Wars is like poetry with repeated lines and stanzas. In several points across the Star Wars canon, there are key moments that rhyme with key significance, and this is definitely one of them.
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