Browsing through my Roku channels/apps, I was very surprise to see that the first episode of Season 2 was up to watch. I haven't heard diddly squat about the show coming back or when it would premiere. Doing a bit of research, I see that the original airdate was back in April and that the second episode is schedule for....September 2015. What the f*ck!!! Since I'm watching Rebels strictly through Roku, I have no idea if this is the norm by having air dates so far apart. I get that it takes time to make a series with this level of animation and will take longer to put together. I just thought that they would have more episodes in the can before airing. Anyway, as far as this particular episode goes, it was great because it comes with a great surprise. In Season 1 we get a tiny cameo from Darth Vader. In this episode we get a lot of Vader as he's the primary villain (as he should be). Furthermore, we also get Lando, making this feel even more at home in the Star Wars Universe. Props to actually getting both James Earl Jones and Billy Dee Williams to reprise their iconic roles. We also get a VO of the Emperor, but it's not voiced by Ian McDiarmid, but instead by Sam Witwer from Battlestar Galatica. He does a good job, but I would prefer that they get McDiarmid.


UPDATE:
Okay, digging a little bit deeper, I found out that Star Wars Rebels:The Siege of Lothal was a standalone movie that premiered at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim in April 2015. So that makes sense as to why there is a huge gap between April and what will be the start of Season 2 in September.