History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS4E03TheOccupation

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* GodzillaThreshold: For the Empire, the insurgency problem on Lothal was so bad, but with Vader busy with other things, they needed the assistance of the ''ISB'' and Death Trooper squads to lock down the planet.

* HopelessWar: Even more so than ever, Ezra feels that for all his efforts against the Empire, he's fighting an already won battle. He expresses his fear that Lothal is as good as lost, and there is just no way to defeat the Empire. His ''Ghost'' family tells him they're only defeated when they stop fighting and Zeb tells him, in the very least, to go down fighting for what's right.

* NiceHat: The boys get some, with Ezra wearing a fitting size of Azadi's hat, Zeb's hat being a weird tall hat similar to that of Minister Tua and incidental characters, and Kanan wearing a cap.

* AlmostKiss: Between Kanan and Hera in the alley. They mention how long it's been since they've been alone due to the Rebellion and share a personal moment. [[MomentKiller Zeb calls in just before they make actual lip contact.]] When Hera says they have to go, Kanan's expression looks [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe very much annoyed]].

** Jai and Ezra discuss their Academy days and Jai uses the name Oleg for Ezra, both from "Breaking Ranks".

* DescriptionCut: Ezra reminds Sabine that Old Jho's is one place where people don't feel the Empire's presence. They then see the place ''filled'' with imperials.
* DespairEventHorizon: As Ezra sees Lothal under increasing levels of oppression, he begins to think he's failed his people and Lothal is beyond saving. The crew and Ryder help him snap out of it, telling him they haven't truly lost just yet and to give it their all in reclaiming it.

* GodzillaThreshold: For the Empire the insurgency problem on Lothal was so bad, but with Vader busy with other things, they needed the assistance of the ''ISB'' and Death Trooper squads to lock down the planet.

* SceneryGorn: Lothal's pollution has gotten much worse, with the atmosphere being filled with noxious storms and explosions, and the planet appearing red from space. Ezra is horrified when he sees it and tells Kanan it looks like the planet is dying. On the surface, smoke entirely blackens the sky and the grass has all been burned away.
* ShipTease: If it wasn't outright obvious before, Kanan and Hera talking in the alleyway, gently holding hands, and the intimacy of Hera taking off his mask makes it crystal clear that they're in a relationship.

** Baron Rudor announcing that not only was Old Jho arrested, he was ''executed'' as well.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Ezra and Sabine head to what used to be Old Jho's to get drinks, and if there's any doubt they're alcoholic, Ezra later plays drunk to get out of an investigation. By this point in the timeline, Ezra would be considered a minor or barely passes the legal drinking age in most real-life countries.

* AlmostKiss: Between Kanan and Hera in the alley. [[MomentKiller Zeb calling breaks it up just before lip contact.]]

* BusCrash: Old Jho was caught and executed for treason. Granted, this came from Imperial propaganda, so Ezra takes it with a grain of salt.

** Ezra thinks that he's lost Lothal like how Saw said he lost Onderon, which he said in the previous episode.
* CostumeEvolution: Sabine has a new color scheme, this time incorporating yellow (likely to symbolize her reconciliation with her clan, whose main colors are yellow) and has completely replaced her burgundy red with more purple. Her regular hair color is also beginning to show as a much darker shade of purple, implying that she hasn't had time to dye it again due to the rising stakes and/or it is also to show reconciliation with her family, whose hair are not dyed.
* DescriptionCut: Ezra reminds Sabine that Old Jho's is one place where people don't feel the Empire's presence. They then see the place filled with imperials.
* DespairEventHorizon: As Ezra sees Lothal under increasing levels of oppression, he begins to think he's failed them and Lothal is beyond saving. The crew and Ryder help him snap out of it.

* HopelessWar: Even more so than ever, Ezra feels that for all his efforts against the Empire, the nightmare just grows. Lothal is as good as lost, and there is just no way to defeat the Empire.

'''Hera:''' You could always see me.

** Baron Rudor announcing that not only was Old Jho arrested, he was executed as well.

* BadDreams: Ezra's been having them for a while of Lothal suffering.

When a new Imperial threat rises, the rebels infiltrate a prison to free captured citizens of Lothal.

** Baron Valen Rudor reappears since he was last seen in Season 1 episode "Empire Day", having been demoted to a bartender and taken over Old Jho's.

* NotHelpingYourCase: Kallus muses on how, after all the time he spent trying to catch the ''Ghost'', now he's been left in charge of the it, to which Rex responds that ''he'' was the one Hera was talking to. Kallus asks why this would be the case when he, Kallus, has commanded Star Destroyers in the past, to which Rex responds that [[LampshadeHanging he, Kallus, just answered his own question]]. Kallus meekly takes the co-pilot seat.

* HeyWait: It doesn't seem likely Rudor saw right through Ezra and Sabine, but the fact is they ''did'' get drinks and attempted to leave without paying.

* AlmostKiss: Between Kanan and Hera in the alley. Zeb calling breaks it up just before lip contact.