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This week, the ghosts returned to Lothal and find things have gotten pretty bad there.

Same, am I right?

We also have four episodes that are pretty tightly chained together, though they don't really add up to a four-parter so much as a series of light adventures around the same overarching plot point.

Trying to convince both Ryder's resistance on Lothal and the rebellion's leadership on Yavin that the time is not only right to rise against the empire there, but is actively necessary to stop the production of the TIE defender.

So let's dive into it with the occupation, which sees Ezra troubled by dark visions of Lothal that he can't put out of his head.

Canaan tries to calm him down by saying, consider putting these dark visions out of your

head.

But Ezra makes the point Austin did last week in response to the broader responsibilities

they have as members of the alliance.

Ryder and his group on Lothal were promised support.

The issue is forced by a message from Ryder that gets cut off but raises alarms that the

tied offenders going to tip the balance of space combat irretrievably against the rebels.

But Mothma lets the ghost sneak back to Lothal, noting extraction might be impossible. The gang unite with Vizago to smuggle them

past the blockade along with his cargo of puffer pigs. The puffer pigs come in handy once

when they are boarded upon landing on the now devastated planet and in the bouncy bedland, the ghost sneak into the city as Vizaga was busted.

They find the city under occupation.

Their old barkeep, old Joe, has been executed.

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