Ahsoka has not shied away from referencing other elements of the Star Wars galaxy and episode 7 follows suit by including a host of Empire Strikes Back easter eggs.
*WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Ahsoka episode 7* — While the Disney+ series Andor won plenty of praise for telling a gritty human story and staying away from references to other Star Wars projects, Ahsoka has gone in the complete opposite direction and has embraced every fantastical element that Star Wars fans love. After its first episode featured several references to The Phantom Menace, episode 7 of Ahsoka includes a plethora of Empire Strikes Back-themed easter eggs fans may have missed.
Flying into an asteroid field
One of the most famous scenes in The Empire Strikes Back sees Han and Chewie pilot the Millennium Falcon into an asteroid field to help lose their Imperial pursuers, eventually taking shelter within a ‘cave’ on one of the larger space rocks to avoid detection.
The scene, which has already been referenced in Attack of the Clones, provides the basis of a neat little easter egg in the seventh episode of the Ahsoka series as the titular character shelters from chasing fighters in the rings of the planet Peridea which are made up of whale-like purrgil bones.
Ahsoka even includes a nod to the cave scene as Rosario Dawson’s character lands and powers down amidst the floating whale bones to keep out of sight.
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Communicating through the Force
Sabine Wren’s Force abilities have been questionable at best so far in Ahsoka but episode 7 sees her and the titular Jedi use the mystical power to communicate, with Ahsoka using her abilities to pinpoint Sabine’s location.
This is another loving homage to The Empire Strikes Back which features the same Force power as Luke Skywalker, dangling from the underside of Cloud City, calls out to Leia who feels his presence through the Force and points Lando and Chewie in the right direction to rescue him.
Offering a hand
The third most notable nod to The Empire Strikes Back features towards the end of the episode after Ahsoka, Sabine and Ezra defeat Shin Hati. Ahsoka gives Shin the chance to surrender and holds out her left hand in the hopes she will pass over her lightsaber.
The scene is a reference to the most famous scene in all of Star Wars, if not the entirety of cinema. Moments after revealing himself to be Luke Skywalker’s father, Darth Vader holds out his own left hand and offers his son the chance to join him and rule the galaxy together.
However, in both instances, Shin and Luke decide not to surrender to their respective enemies and flee the scene – with Luke dramatically plunging to the depths of Cloud City while Shin simply runs away.
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Ahsoka is streaming weekly on Disney+ until the finale arrives on October 3, 2023.
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