History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS2E19TwilightOfTheApprentice

** Maul plays the part of an old man offering to help the disbelieving young Jedi-to-be, like Yoda in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. He even says things like "Please put your weapon away. I mean you no harm." He also walks with a cane before showing how badass he is with a lightsaber.

* CallForward: The crossguard lightsaber designs influenced [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]]'s lightsaber design, seeing as he designed his after an artifact from the "Scourge of Malachor", according to [[AllThereInTheManual the Visual Dictionary]].

* RunningGag: Ezra once again says his name is Jabba when he introduces himself to Maul. Unlike others Ezra has used the alias with, Maul actually seems slightly amused by it.

* ApocalypseHow: ''Something'' wiped out Malachor during the battle between the Jedi and Sith, leaving the corpses in place Pompeii-style. The bodies even look like they're ''shielding'' themselves from something... AllThereInTheManual clarifies the general circumstances.

** Even if you don't recognize his voice, you can see glints Maul's golden eyes under his hood before the reveal.

* MetaphoricallyTrue: Deducting that the Old Master is a Force user but not a Jedi, Ezra quickly concludes that he must be a Sith. The Old Master then starts talking about how the Sith ruined his life, but never outright confirms that he is a Sith (since he would lose Ezra's trust). [[MetaphoricallyTrue Technically]], he's not a Sith, since he doesn't seem to completely adhere to their philosophy.

** The title of apprentice can refer to Ahsoka, former apprentice to Anakin; Ezra, apprentice to Kanan; Kanan, former apprentice to Depa; Old Master/Darth Maul, former apprentice to Sidious; Vader, former apprentice to Obi-Wan as Anakin, and apprentice to Sidious; and the Inquisitors, technically apprentices to Vader.

* FromACertainPointOfView: Deducting that the Old Master is a Force user but not a Jedi, Ezra quickly concludes that he must be a Sith. The Old Master then starts talking about how the Sith ruined his life, but never outright confirms that he is a Sith (since he would lose Ezra's trust). [[MetaphoricallyTrue Technically]], he's not a Sith, since he doesn't seem to completely adhere to their philosophy.

* FromACertainPointOfView: Deducting that the Old Master is a Force user but not a Jedi, Ezra quickly concludes that he must be a Sith. The Old Master then starts talking about how the Sith ruined his life, but never outright confirms that he is a Sith (since he would lose Ezra's trust). [[TechnicalTruth Technically]], he's not a Sith, since he doesn't seem to completely adhere to their philosophy.

* VillainHasAPoint: Darth Maul actually raises a few good points that both many characters in the show and actual fans have asked about the Jedi culture. He points out how the Jedi are supposedly peacekeepers, but are taught how to fight to the death, and he tells Ezra how the Jedi were foolish to teach their followers to not get involved with their emotions, as it would lead down a dark path inevitably either way.

* FromACertainPointOfView: Deducting that the Old Master is a Force user but not a Jedi, Ezra quickly concludes that he must be a Sith. The Old Master then starts talking about how the Sith ruined his life, but never outright confirms that he is a Sith (since he would lose Ezra's trust). [[TechnicalTruth Technically]], he's not a Sith, since he doesn't seem to completely adhere to their philosophy. [[NotSoDifferent Sort of like Kanan, Ahsoka, and Ezra.]]

** It seems that Ahsoka recognizes Maul from ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''.

* RagnarokProofing: Played straight with the pyramid, which still has power thousands of years later. Averted with the crossguard saber Ezra picks up. The power cell lasts all of two seconds before burning out.

Kanan, Ezra and Ahsoka journey to Malachor to find out how to destroy the Inquisitors, only to run into one. But this new Inquisitor is on the planet searching for someone else . . . someone Ezra runs into when he gets separated from the others.

* ApocalypseHow: ''Something'' wiped out Malachor during the battle between the Jedi and Sith, leaving the corpses in place Pompeii style. The bodies even look like they're ''shielding'' themselves from something... AllThereInTheManual clarifies the general circumstances.

* FromACertainPointOfView: Deducting that the Old Master is a Force user but not a Jedi, Ezra quickly concludes that he must be a Sith. The Old Master then starts talking about how the Sith ruined his life, but never outright confirms that he is a Sith (since he would lose Ezra's trust). [[TechnicalTruth Technically]], he's not a Sith, since he doesn't seem to completely adhere to their philosophy. [[NotSoDifferent Sort of like Kanan, Ahsoka, and Ezra]].

* NobodyHereButUsStatues: The new Inquisitor stages an ambush by hiding in plain sight amongst the Pompeii style corpse-statues.

* ShoutOut: Ezra helping a mysterious and sinister old man on his search for a great treasure in a cavernous setting only continues the "Space Disney/{{Aladdin}}" meme.

* AbsenteeActor: The rest of the crew is absent, due to it being [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself something the Jedi have to do alone]]. Rex appears for about a minute in the intro.

** Maul plays the part of an old man offering to help the disbelieving young Jedi-to-be, like Yoda in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. He also walks with a cane before showing how badass he is with a lightsaber.

* BadassGrandpa: He may be ''well'' into his fifties, but Maul's still got it where it counts.

!!Tropes in this episode:

** Rex repeats his "experience outranks everything" motto to Ahsoka, which he told her all the way back in the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Clone Wars]]'' [[Film/StarWarsTheCloneWars pilot movie]]. In contrast to that scene, however, Ahsoka replies that in that case she now outranks Rex.

* TakenForGranite: The corpses, frozen in place forever.

* CoolOldGuy: Strangely, Darth Maul acts as one towards Ezra.

* NewContentCountdownClock: A simple one appeared during the leadup to the finale.

* ContinuityNod:
** Ahsoka says that "There is always a bit of truth in [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends legends]]." In the ending of [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars "The Big Bang" from the Crystal Crisis arc]], Yoda also said to Anakin that "In legends, we always find great truths.", [[CallForward regarding a possible plan by the Sith to use kyber crystals to power a superweapon in the near future.]]

'''Ezra:''' Why is Kanan such a- GET DOWN! ''[shoves Kanan aside to block the Eighth Brother's lightsaber]''

* TheBusCameBack: The Old Master, or, should we say Darth Maul, after his last appearances in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' and the comic ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir''.

* TheCombatPragmatist: The new Inquisitor has a lightsaber and good combat skills like the others, but like the Seventh Sister also uses technology to help him fight. In this case, [[StuffBlowingUp bombs]].

* TheCorrupter: Darth Maul convinces Ezra to lean towards the dark side of the force.

* CallForward:
** The crossguard lightsaber designs influenced [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]]'s lightsaber design, seeing as he designed his after an artifact from the "Scourge of Malachor", according to [[AllThereInTheManual the Visual Dictionary]].

--> '''Kanan:''' If it's a riddle, then what's the question?
--> '''Ezra:''' Why is Kanan such a- GET DOWN! *shoves Kanan aside to block the Eighth Brother's lightsaber*

* EvilMentor: The Old Master is rather encouraging of Ezra's teetering to the dark side. Much of the advice he gives, such as "you must break your chains," is paraphrased from the Sith Code.

--> '''Kanan:''' Why do I ''know'' Ezra's involved in this somehow?

* FromACertainPointOfView: Deducting that the Old Master is a Force user but not a Jedi, Ezra quickly concludes that he must be a Sith. Old Master then starts talking about how the Sith ruined his life, but never outright confirms that he is a Sith (since he would lose Ezra's trust). [[TechnicalTruth Technically]], he's not a Sith, since he doesn't seem to completely adhere to their philosophy. [[NotSoDifferent Sort of like Kanan, Ahsoka, and Ezra]].

* OlderThanTheyLook: Maul ''acts'' like a doddering old man for the first half of the episode to ingratiate himself with Ezra, and he's in his mid-fifties by this point, but he looks barely any different from when he appeared in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' over fifteen years prior.

* SeasonFinale

* TronLines: The underworld once the pyramid activates.

--> '''Kanan:''' Why do I know Ezra's involved in this somehow?

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The petrified body that Kanan examines appears to be a masked Jedi Knight.