Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Rebels - S2E19 - "The Forgotten Droid"

There's some slight significance in the composition of a particular shot in "The Forgotten Droid."

Near the beginning of the episode, Chopper abandons The Ghost to steal a leg that would replace his mismatched one and then escapes aboard an Imperial freighter.  Later, he contacts Hera, who's angry about his disobedience.  After she says, "Really?  So you didn't leave The Ghost to go after that leg?" he appears a bit ashamed (doing what is apparently the droid equivalent of scratching his head in an act of discomfort, unwilling to admit the truth).  In this shot, the leg is looming behind him, almost as if weighing on his shoulder in a picture of his guilt: