Lucasfilm Ignored Its Own Writers | And Sabine’s Jedi Makeover Proves It
Here’s some crazy truth nobody at Lucasfilm wants to ever here has been admitted.
The people who actually helped build modern Star Wars knew Sabine becoming a Jedi was a terrible idea.
And they said it YEARS before Ahsoka ever dropped.
Henry Gilroy, one of the core writers of Star Wars Rebels, recently went on Pod of Rebellion (hosted by Vanessa Marshall, Taylor Gray, Tiya Sircar, and Jon Lee Brody) and basically confirmed what fans have been screaming since the Ahsoka show premiered.
Sabine Wren was NEVER meant to be a Jedi. Not in Rebels. Not in the timeline. Not in the original intent.
And hearing this from someone who was actually in the room while Rebels was being written?
It’s incredibly validating.
“It Was Absolutely Not the Plan.” – Henry Gilroy
Gilroy doesn’t beat around the bush. He spells it out with the kind of blunt honesty Lucasfilm desperately needs more of.
“It was absolutely not the plan… It stepped on Ezra’s story… it was a weak retread… we already did this. Sabine training as a Jedi… it’s overkill.”
What he is saying is
This wasn’t some masterfully planned arc… It was some late stage decision that trampled the emotional core of Ezra and Kanan’s journey.
But then he goes even further.
“I had NOTHING to do with the Ahsoka series, so I was shocked… you don’t have to be a Jedi to have Jedi ideals… rather than Force pushing Ezra a hundred feet when you’ve never used the Force before.”
OOF! That last line!
He basically described the exact moment every Rebels fan threw their hands in the air and said
“Okay, so Star Wars really doesn’t care about its own rules anymore.”
Sabine’s Jedi Arc Was Never Earned | And It Shows
The misconception about all of this is that fans didn’t reject Sabine becoming a Jedi because of “misogyny,” “gatekeeping,” or “not wanting new things.”
They rejected it because
It contradicted her entire established character
It undermined the journey of Ezra Bridger
It clashed with everything Rebels had built
It came out of nowhere… Like literally nowhere!
Ahsoka Season 1 basically rewrote Sabine’s identity so she could do everything.
Mandalorian warrior? Check.
Artist? Check.
Explosives expert? Check.
Creator of a weapon? Check.
Now Jedi Padawan? Sure, why the hell not!
At some point, a character stops being gifted and starts being a walking narrative cheat code. This is exactly the kind of writing that’s chipped away at Star Wars for the past decade.
Everyone must be special. Everyone must be Force sensitive. Everyone must be “chosen.”
And when everyone is a Jedi…
Being a Jedi stops meaning anything.
Rebels Earned Its Moments. Ahsoka Did Not.
Kanan training Ezra worked because it made sense.
Their bond formed naturally. Their emotional highs and lows were built over seasons. Their victories felt earned.
Ahsoka training Sabine?
They barely spoke in Rebels. There was zero setup. Zero foreshadowing. Zero necessity.
Filoni didn’t “continue the Rebels story.” He rewrote it and actually made it worse.
Star Wars Is Struggling Because Lucasfilm Keeps Ignoring Its Own Foundations
What Gilroy admitted lines up perfectly with why so many fans feel disconnected from modern Star Wars.
The people creating the new content don’t respect the story that came before.
They rewrite rules.
They overwrite character arcs.
They force in ideas that don’t fit the lore.
And then they act shocked when fans revolt.
Gilroy’s comments aren’t just about Sabine. They’re a symptom of something much bigger.
Lucasfilm keeps trying to “fix” Star Wars by breaking it even further.
Sabine Wren didn’t need to be a Jedi. In fact, making her one hurts everyone involved. From Ezra, Kanan, Ahsoka, and Sabine herself.
And now we know the truth.
Even the people who CREATED her didn’t want this.
Star Wars isn’t falling apart because fans “don’t get it.” Its falling apart because Lucasfilm keeps ignoring the very writers who actually built the heart of this universe.
If that’s not the perfect metaphor for modern Star Wars, I don’t know what is.
