Now that Ahsoka has made Sabine Wren a Jedi, star Natasha Liu Bordizzo has outlined why the Mandalorian is such a relatable Force wielder.
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Ahsoka.
Summary
Ahsoka episode 8 officially made Sabine Wren a Jedi, with star Natasha Liu Bordizzo explaining why the Mandalorian is so relatable after her huge journey. Ahsoka began with an unexpected plot twist from the ending of Star Wars Rebels after revealing that Sabine had begun Jedi training under Ahsoka’s tutelage after the former show ended. This led many to wonder if Sabine would become Force-sensitive, something that the most recent Star Wars Disney+ show certainly hinted at before Ahsoka’s ending and finale confirmed Sabine’s Force powers.
After this huge reveal, Sabine actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo was featured exploring her character’s journey on Star Wars’ YouTube channel. The video, recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strikes, features Bordizzo delving deeper into Sabine’s psyche in Ahsoka, from her relatable struggles with accessing the Force to her imperfect choices that give her character a sense of realness. Bordizzo also explains that “there’s so much about being a Jedi… that feels inaccessible sometimes” and highlights this as a core reason why Sabine’s Ahsoka journey worked so well.
Sabine Is No Force Prodigy – & That Makes Her Relatable
Stemming from Bordizzo’s comments, it becomes even more clear why Sabine’s character in Ahsoka is more relatable than other Jedi. Since the beginning of the Skywalker Saga, especially in the prequel trilogy, so many Jedi were portrayed as ethereal Force beings who rarely showed emotion and always did what was right. What made characters like Luke Skywalker and Rey Skywalker different concerning the original and sequel trilogies respectively is that they were not raised as Jedi meaning their more human personalities helped them become relatable main characters.
With Sabine, the same can be said with Bordizzo commenting that Sabine has not “achieved this transcendent state.” Even more so in Sabine’s case though, she is not someone inherently gifted in the Force as Luke and Rey were. Bordizzo points out that Sabine has to struggle to become a Jedi, something shown at length in Ahsoka. This makes her much more relatable than the Star Wars character with inherent gifts and abilities and makes Sabine in Ahsoka come across as much more human, elevating her character as a result.
All episodes of Ahsoka are now streaming on Disney+.
Source: Star Wars
