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The final episode of Rebels takes place before the events of Rogue One and A New Hope, with its conclusion seeing Ezra trapped in a Star Destroyer (along with his nemesis Grand Admiral Thrawn) and getting carried across the galaxy by the hyperspace-capable Purrgil, with the fate of both characters remaining a mystery. So, it's possible that the story I'm telling in The Mandalorian actually takes place prior to that. The former Rebels executive producer then goes on to say, "So in the vein of that history, when you look at the epilogue of Rebels you don't really know how much time has passed. You do Four, Five and Six and then One, Two, and Three." "I think the thing people will most not understand is they want to go in a linear fashion, but as I learned as a kid, nothing in Star Wars really works in a linear fashion.
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" not necessarily chronological," explains Filoni, referring to the open-ended final scene of Rebels, which saw Ahsoka set off in search of Ezra Bridger and the villainous Grand Admiral Thrawn, who she mentions she's still looking for in this most recent Mandalorian episode. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, executive producer Dave Filoni - who also serves as a writer and director on the series, including Ahsoka's appearance in this most recent directorial effort - threw a shadow of doubt on what fans had assumed to be a chronological sequence of events with The Mandalorian taking place some years after Rebels and the original trilogy.
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Ahsoka Tano may have finally made her long-awaited debut on The Mandalorian this season, but the appearance of everyone's favorite former Jedi apprentice has brought up a few questions of its own, especially regarding where the current Disney+ series fits into the larger franchise, as well as the ending of Star Wars: Rebels.