History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS2E13TheCall

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* GlowingEyes: The purrgil after they feed.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Ezra says "I'm getting nothing on the old visual scanners", only to look around in confusion as the space whales' song can faintly be heard.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Ezra's Force connection to animals is shown here. He's the only one who can sense the purrgil before they arrive (by hearing their cries while nobody else could) and connects to them in a way that impresses the ''Ghost'' crew. He's pretty much able to talk to them. It pays off as the purrgil not only save Ezra when he nearly dies, but assist him and the others in battle. The purrgil king even lets Ezra ''ride him'' into battle. The ''Ghost'' crew is left absolutely stunned at this, with Sabine even literally gasping in awe.

* BadGuysAbuseAnimals: The workers at the refinery are shooting, trying to kill, the purrgil.

* {{Unobtainium}}: Clouzon-36, a rare gas found in asteroids and needed to make starship fuel. In its unrefined form, it has a way of [[MadeOfExplodium going boom]].

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Kanan's completely right that the purrgil aren't trying to be malicious when they accidentally bump the ''Ghost'', as they're the ones in the creature's way, and that they shouldn't shoot unless they absolutely have to. Yet Hera's completely right that while they're not actively malicious, they're still dangerous and could breach the hull. Ezra TakesAThirdOption by getting the ''Ghost'' to fly ''with'' the pod instead of against it, after which the purrgil calm down and keep their distance.

* AnAesop: Actually NOT a SpaceWhaleAesop, but a very subtle, subtextual one that does apply to the real world. About understanding the natural behaviors of animals and learning working with & around that nature. Rather than taking a combative approach.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: At one point, Zeb yells "What the [[ForeignCussWord bloody]] blazes are those?" as the purrgil collide with the ''Ghost''. This coming from a guy with a [[AliensOfLondon British accent]] who swears quite a bit in his [[PardonMyKlingon native tongue]].

* AllMythsAreTrue: Hera relates a story about how the purrgil inspired people to travel through hyperspace, but doesn't believe it herself because she sees them as pests. Turns out they really can travel through hyperspace.

* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Implied. After Ezra connects with the purrgil, one is smart enough to grab his helmet. Later they track down the foreman responsible for killing their pod. Of course, they're an entirely fictional species, so this level of intelligence could just be the norm.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Kanan's completely right that the purrgil aren't trying to be malicious when they accidentally bump the ''Ghost'', and that they shouldn't shoot unless they have to. Yet Hera's completely right that while they're not actively malicious, they're still dangerous and could breach the hull. Ezra TakesAThirdOption by getting the ''Ghost'' to fly with the pod, after which the purrgil calm down and keep their distance.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: This is not the last we'll see of the purrgil.

* NatureIsNotNice: The purrgil fall into the "indifferent but still dangerous" category. They also ruthlessly kill (and might have eaten) the foreman who threatened their pod.
* NonMaliciousMonster: The purrgil cause accidents by crashing into ships and nearly rupture the ''Ghost''[='s=] hull in the beginning, but it's not out of malice. They're just big and in the way.

* WindowsOfTheSoul: When Ezra connects with the purrgil and sees its thoughts of hyperspace, it's represented as hyperspace being shown in their eyes.

-->'''Zeb:''' Next time, let's just plan on the plan changing.

* {{Unobtainium}}: Clouzon-36, a rare gas found in asteroids and needed to make starship fuel.

-->'''Ezra:''' For what it's worth, I have a good feeling about this.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: [[spoiler:The purrgil come BackForTheFinale to smash the Empire's blockade on Lothal.]]

** For once, the famous "bad feeling" phrase gets inverted.[[note]]As of the end of season 3, this is the closest ''Rebels'' has gotten to actually using it.[[/note]]

* NonMaliciousMonster: The purrgil cause accidents by crashing into ships and nearly rupture the ''Ghost'''s hull in the beginning, but it's not out of malice. They're just big and in the way.

* SoMuchForStealth: Said word-for-word by Kanan when their plan goes south -- [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee as usual]].

* StandaloneEpisode: Nothing seen or mentioned in this episode has been brought up again save for the Mining Guild -- under circumstances which have no connection to the events of this episode. [[spoiler: Subverted, however, as of the GrandFinale, when the purrgil make a comeback and prove crucial.]]

* StandaloneEpisode: Nothing seen or mentioned in this episode has been brought up again save for the Mining Guild -- under circumstances which have no connection to the events of this episode.

* InnocentlyImportantEpisode: [[spoiler:the purrgil come BackForTheFinale to smash the Empire's blockade on Lothal.]]

* StandAloneEpisode: Nothing seen or mentioned in this episode has been brought up again save for the Mining Guild -- under circumstances which have no connection to the events of this episode.

* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Ezra is so focused on the purrgil that he misses the plan to provide a distraction and wanders off to look at them when he's supposed to provide cover fire.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Kanan's completely right in that the purrgil aren't trying to be malicious when they accidentally bump the ''Ghost'' and that they shouldn't shoot unless they have to, and Hera's completely right in that while they're not actively malicious, they're still dangerous and could breach the hull. Ezra TakesAThirdOption by getting the ''Ghost'' to fly with the pod, after which the purrgil calm down and keep their distance.
* BreatherEpisode: This episode is less backstory/plot-building heavy than compared with the rest of the season. This is also the first episode without an appearance by the Empire, which is instead mentioned several times instead.

* NotNowKiddo: Ezra keeps getting this when he tries to tell everyone else what he senses about the purrgils.

The Ghost's crew is on its way to attack a mining operation to steal a fuel shipment meant for the Empire, which they themselves desperately need. On the way, they run into a pod of [[SpaceWhale purrgil]]. Hera, who has lost friends to collisions between the animals and starships, is less than pleased, but Ezra begins to empathize with the animals. Things take a turn for the complicated when the Rebels discover that their initial plan of blowing the whole facility up would do too much harm to the purrgil, forcing them to change their tactic to a more direct approach. But they only have enough fuel for one trip to the heavily guarded refinery, and once they land, they have to succeed at all costs, or they won’t be able to leave.

* AlmostOutOfOxygen: Played with. The atmosphere of the mining field ''is'' breathable for some species, but the Clouzon-36 needed to be filtered out for humans. When Ezra is knocked into the crater, he loses his helmet and starts to suffocate. Thankfully, he manages to communicate with the purrgil, who grab his lost helmet.

--> '''Zeb:''' Next time, let's just plan on the plan changing.

-->'''Ezra:''' I have a good feeling about this.

* ShoutOut: The concept of ancient denizens of the ''Star Wars'' universe learning hyperspace travel from the purgill (to an extent) has shades of the myth of ancient humans learning bending from animals in ''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', which is Dave Filoni's highest profile non-''Star Wars'' project.

* SoMuchForStealth: Said by Kanan when their plan goes south--[[UnspokenPlanGuarantee as usual]].