Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
I was recently noting that the time was coming for Thrawn to stop observing and gathering information and truly make an impact on Star Wars Rebels. And while “An Inside Man” didn’t fully deliver on that end (yet), it did build up Thrawn’s threat while also adding more nuances to the increasingly interesting Kallus.
So yes, Kallus is the new Fulcrum, which many fans had already suspected – which makes me glad this reveal wasn’t held until the end of the season. Instead, we (and the Ghost crew) learn the truth while Kallus still remains firmly inside the Empire, now in a very precarious position. Because Thrawn, as this episode underlined, is very smart and perceptive, making Kallus' double agent status one that feels impossible to maintain for too long.
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I was recently noting that the time was coming for Thrawn to stop observing and gathering information and truly make an impact on Star Wars Rebels. And while “An Inside Man” didn’t fully deliver on that end (yet), it did build up Thrawn’s threat while also adding more nuances to the increasingly interesting Kallus.
So yes, Kallus is the new Fulcrum, which many fans had already suspected – which makes me glad this reveal wasn’t held until the end of the season. Instead, we (and the Ghost crew) learn the truth while Kallus still remains firmly inside the Empire, now in a very precarious position. Because Thrawn, as this episode underlined, is very smart and perceptive, making Kallus' double agent status one that feels impossible to maintain for too long.
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