History Recap / AhsokaS1E5Chapter5ShadowWarrior

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Hera basically went AWOL when she took Carson's squadron with her to Seatos, an unauthorized action using official New Republic military and hardware, with Leia covering for her but not being able to keep them off her trail for long. As a result, the Senate Committee who denied her the use of the fleet decided to send the fleet instead to bring Hera to Coruscant so she could face an inquiry where she could face permanent suspension. Mon Mothma even stresses that without any hard evidence, such as Morgan Elsbeth back in custody or any trace of Imperial Remnant activity, or Ahsoka testifying on her behalf, Hera stands next-to-no chance of coming out on top against the inquiry.

** Anakin notes that Ahsoka looks old, referencing a similar joke from Rex in the ''Rebels'' episode "Relics of the Old Republic."

** On Ryloth, Ahsoka's younger self reflects on the cost of war and the many lives lost under her command, showing that the events of "Storm Over Ryloth" continue to haunt her so many years later. The music also calls back to the series finale of ''The Clone Wars'' to show an event, in particular, she feels guilty about.

** Anakin takes on a yellow-eyed appearance akin to how he looked following his corruption and fall to the dark side.
** Anakin says there's hope for Ahsoka yet, calling back to his famous line about how she might make it as his Padawan.

* HypocriticalHumor: Anakin remarks that Ahsoka looks "old"; at this point in the timeline, Ahsoka is around the same age that Anakin was when he died, and she certainly looks much better than [[OlderThanTheyLook he did]] at the time.

* OhCrap: Carsen is disturbed to hear the Senate is debating removing Hera from command, but he's still with her.

* WhamShot: After being sent tumbling by Anakin, Ahsoka picks herself up on sandy ground. She is shrouded in mist, making her hard to see clearly. Then a ''Clone trooper'' runs by...

** For that matter, Anakin's willingness to appear both as himself and as Vader within the Force has been seen before in ''Legends'', during an apparition to his wayward descendant Cade Skywalker in ''ComicBook/StarWarsLegacy''. Likewise, he appeared to be trying to teach Cade a valuable lesson by evoking his harsher persona as Vader, but with less success then he does here.

* ShoutOut: Ahsoka's initial confidence after hitting Anakin was undercut by Anakin slashing the ground between them, throwing Ahsoka down into her first flashback to the Clone Wars. A similar maneuver was used by Creator/LiamNeeson (Qui-Gon Jinn) as Henri Ducard/Ra's al Ghul as he was training Bruce Wayne in ''Film/BatmanBegins''--cracking the frozen water they were fighting on just as Bruce has seemingly cornered him.

** Ahsoka says to Anakin that she won't fight him, which the latter noted that is something he's heard before, referring to his final duel against Luke in ''[[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Return of the Jedi]]''. The line was also reference in his previous confrontation with Ahsoka in the ''Rebels'' episode ''[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E20TwilightOfTheApprenticePartII Twilight of the Apprentice, Part II]]'', where Ahsoka told him she wouldn't leave him, like she did before.

* FountainOfYouth: A variation when Ahsoka and Anakin travel back through their "greatest hits" together from the Clone Wars. Ahsoka is aged down to her 14-year-old self when reliving the battle of Ryloth before aging up slightly to 17 during the Siege of Mandalore vision.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Captain Girard, while tasked with bringing Hera in for disobeying orders, hears out Carson completely despite threatening to remove his rank if he did not stand down. Not only does she believe him, but listens to Hera when warned to evade the Purrgil pod, making her the most tolerable New Republic Officer as of now.

* AdaptationalModesty: The flashbacks to Teth and Ryloth have Ahsoka wearing a much less revealing outfit than the tube top and skirt she initially wore during the same battles in ''The Clone Wars'', resembling the outfit she wore at the beginning of the ''WesternAnimation/TalesOfTheJedi'' episode "[[Recap/StarWarsTalesOfTheJediS1E5PracticeMakesPerfect Practice Makes Perfect]]" instead.

* AChildShallLeadThem: Jacen starts to exhibit his father's powers with the Force, sensing Ahsoka's training in the World Between Worlds. His mother and Carson both accept this and follow his lead in recovering Ahsoka.

* GoodWearsWhite: After her return from her completed training with the image of Anakin, after she is pulled from the water, Ahsoka seems serene and is smiling radiantly. Ahsoka dons an outfit we haven't seen before, all white.

** Ahsoka says to Anakin that she won't fight him, which the latter noted that is something he's heard before, referring to his final duel against Luke in ''Return of the Jedi''. The line was also reference in his previous confrontation with Ahsoka in the ''Rebels'' episode ''[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E20TwilightOfTheApprenticePartII Twilight of the Apprentice, Part II]]'', where Ahsoka told him she wouldn't leave him, like she did before.

** Ahsoka says to Anakin that she won't fight him, which the latter noted that is something he's heard before, referring to his final duel against Luke in ''Return of the Jedi''. The line was also reference in his previous confrontation with Ahsoka in the ''Rebels'' episode "Twilight of the Apprentice, Part II", where Ahsoka told him she wouldn't leave him, like she did before.

** Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber gaining a red blade, held by him in full Vader mode, gives us what it would have looked like if he never lost it and was allowed to bleed it himself--unlike what Palpatine forced him to do to another lightsaber canonically in ''ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith'' (or, as recently shown, how Dagan Gera did it in ''VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor'').