{"id":10647,"date":"2022-02-02T12:35:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T11:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1577497"},"modified":"2022-02-02T13:08:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T12:08:09","slug":"star-wars-fans-go-wild-as-iconic-characters-meet-in-the-book-of-boba-fett","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/star-wars-fans-go-wild-as-iconic-characters-meet-in-the-book-of-boba-fett\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars fans go wild as iconic characters meet in The Book of Boba Fett"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Huw Fullerton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 02 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The thing about Star Wars canon is that it\u2019s pretty fluid. With loads of different stories being told in different timelines (especially now the Disney Plus spin-offs are around) there are plenty of opportunities to fill in gaps, add in stories that hadn\u2019t previously been considered and have characters interact who fans might have assumed had never met.<\/p>\n<p>All of which is to say that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/book-of-boba-fett-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Book of Boba Fett<\/a>\u2019s latest episode seized the opportunity to have two iconic Star Wars characters interact in an unexpected way, driving fans wild into the bargain.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll stop teasing. The interaction in question was between none other than Mark Hamill\u2019s Luke Skywalker (digitally de-aged as he was in The Mandalorian season 2) and Rosario Dawson\u2019s Ahsoka Tano. Ahsoka was on-world to check out Luke\u2019s new Jedi school and his first pupil Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) and ran into The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) when the latter came to visit his little green friend.<\/p> <p>Later, Luke and Ahsoka have a chat about Grogu\u2019s progress, in a meeting that viewers are calling a highlight of the episode. Why? Well, because as Ahsoka said earlier in the episode she\u2019s a \u201cfriend of the family\u201d \u2013 specifically Luke\u2019s father Anakin Skywalker, aka the one-time Darth Vader.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">I wanted this moment for so long and it finally happen! Ahsoka Tano and Luke Skywalker together on screen! Thank you Dave Filoni! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBookOfBobaFett?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#TheBookOfBobaFett<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BookofBobaFett?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#BookofBobaFett<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/p4qJll0RRN&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/p4qJll0RRN<\/a><\/p>\u2014 HENRY SKYWALKER(REY SKYWALKER STAN ACCOUNT) (@HENRYJEDIKNIGHT) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/HENRYJEDIKNIGHT\/status\/1488792565956579331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>In fact, Ahsoka probably knew Anakin better than almost anybody. In the animated Clone Wars TV series she\u2019s introduced early on (voiced by Ashley Eckstein) as the elder Skywalker\u2019s padawan, accompanying him on his battles during the titular conflict (set between Episodes II and III of the prequel movies). Later, she falls out with the Jedi and leaves the order, returning briefly only to escape the death of her fellows in Order 66.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBookOfBobaFett?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#TheBookOfBobaFett<\/a> Chapter 6 spoilers<br\/>\u2022<br\/>\u2022<br\/>\u2022<br\/><br\/>Ahsoka \u201cI\u2019m an old friend of the family.\u201d ???????? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/D8lQia1qVr&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/D8lQia1qVr<\/a><\/p>\u2014 peep (@TheGeekyPeep) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGeekyPeep\/status\/1488796440092545025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The next time Anakin and Ahsoka met was in animated follow-up Star Wars Rebels, where she realised her mentor and Sith Lord Darth Vader were one and the same after a pitched battle. Since then she\u2019s been all over the place, most recently popping up in The Mandalorian season 2 where she told Mando to seek out a different Jedi to teach Grogu \u2013 and it seems that at some point she tracked down her old friend\u2019s son Luke.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">The Book of Boba Fett spoilers <br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>-<br\/>This was something I've always wanted to see happen in Star Wars. It feels unreal seeing Luke and Ahsoka meet. Ahsoka referencing Anakin made it 100x better. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/ASdw7tRRHg&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/ASdw7tRRHg<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Cody | Star Wars Content (@codyfettt) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/codyfettt\/status\/1488794518530846721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>It makes sense that the pair would have met \u2013 they were more or less the only Jedi or former Jedi operating in the galaxy, around the same time \u2013 but this is the first time fans have had it confirmed, with Ahsoka even getting a little nostalgic for her time with Anakin as Luke frets over his teaching style<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo much like your father,\u201d she tells him warmly, though presumably hoping he doesn\u2019t take after him in some other ways.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBookOfBobaFett?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#TheBookOfBobaFett<\/a> spoilers<br\/>.<br\/>.<br\/>.<br\/>\"I'm an old friend of the family\" and Ahsoka telling Luke she reminds him of Anakin \u2639 DON'T HMU <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/15kcvHbEU3&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/15kcvHbEU3<\/a><\/p>\u2014 e ???? TBOBF eve (@clonehumor) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/clonehumor\/status\/1488795008337694725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>At the end of the episode Ahsoka disappears onto her next adventure, leaving to Luke to ask \u201cWill I see you again?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps,\u201d she replies, before taking her leave, definitely leaving the door open for more interaction between the pair (possibly in Dawson\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/ahsoka-tano-the-mandalorian-season-two-disney-plus\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">already-announced spin-off series<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>OK, it\u2019s blatant fan service \u2013 but when it\u2019s pulled off so adroitly, it\u2019s hard to care. And in a cameo-packed penultimate episode for The Book of Boba Fett, it was still a stand-out moment for plenty of fans. We\u2019d call that a productive meeting.<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1551057&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\">Sign up to Disney Plus for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year now<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>The Book of Boba Fett releases new episodes on Wednesdays on Disney Plus. For more, check out our dedicated <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a> page or our full <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Huw Fullerton Published: Wednesday, 02 February 2022 at 12:00 am The thing about Star Wars canon is that it\u2019s pretty fluid. 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