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    Commentary: ‘Ahsoka’ proves that ‘Star Wars’ has long been a galaxy where women can be heroes

    When Ahsoka Tano crashed into Anakin Skywalker’s life as his newly assigned padawan apprentice in 2008’s animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” she changed “Star Wars” forever. Much like her master, the teenager was reckless, impulsive, stubborn and didn’t always follow the rules. She was also the first female Jedi protagonist that audiences got to see in action on screen in a franchise that ...
    by Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times Aug 24, 2023 3 minutes
    Rosario Dawson stars as Ahsoka Tano in“ Ahsoka.”.

    When Ahsoka Tano crashed into Anakin Skywalker’s life as his newly assigned padawan apprentice in 2008’s animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” she changed “Star Wars” forever.

    Much like her master, the teenager was reckless, impulsive, stubborn and didn’t always follow the rules. She was also the first female Jedi protagonist that audiences got to see in action on screen in a franchise that until pretty recently held lightsaber-wielding users of the Force in the highest regard.

    “Ahsoka,” which premiered Tuesday on Disney+, is the next chapter in the character’s 15-year legacy and

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