Admittedly, Ahsoka had a lot working against it. It never seemed prudent to continue a decade-long animated adventure in live-action. It’d be similarly difficult for casual fans — most of whom hadn’t seen a lick of The Clone Wars or Rebels, and who only had a vague knowledge of Anakin Skywalker’s erstwhile padawan — to get on board. If the growing serialization of Marvel Studios projects is teaching us anything, it’s that audiences don’t actually want to read an explainer or watch a recap to understand what’s happening in their favorite franchise.
