With the Ahsoka series trailer finally dropping I can admit that I actually have access to the script for the first episode. I’m not going to give everything away, but I’ll share with you the opening scene. It’s the literal first few minutes, so hardly some major reveal of where the series is going. Enjoy!!!
We open sometime between S02E05 of The Mandalorian and S01E05 of The Book of Boba Fett. Ahsoka has sought out Luke Skywalker and the two are meeting for the first time.
Luke: “You’re a Jedi. I could sense your presence the moment you entered the star system.”
Ahsoka: “You are correct. I am Ahsoka, once a member of the Jedi Order.”
Luke: “Incredible. I thought the Jedi were wiped out by the Emperor. So, what’s your story? You’re some ancient jedi that was frozen in a stasis field and just released? Or trapped on some dark side world where other Jedi couldn’t sense you, but now that the Emperor is gone you could come out of hiding?”
Ahsoka: “Uhm… not really.”
Luke: “Oh. Were you aware of what was going on? With The Empire ruling the galaxy through terror and all that? Super planet destroying weapons, billions dead, that whole business?”
Ahsoka: “Yeah, I was aware.”
Luke: “And you just decided to sit it out? No—that’s horrible of me to say. Jedi should be above that kind of pettiness. Darth Vader was a powerful and imposing figure. Literally only someone close to him, strong in The Force, could have overcome him. Even his own master, Obi-Wan Kenobi couldn’t beat him. It took someone he loved, and cared for, to convinced him to return to The Light Side and defeat the Emperor. That’s obviously not you.”
Ahsoka: “Well, actually I was Anakin Skywalker’s apprentice. They assigned me to him when I was a child. So I was kind of like a daughter, or maybe little sister, to him.”
Luke: “Very funny. You don’t need to lie about who you are, or your past. This is a new era. I’m ready to train anyone willing to embrace the Light Side.”
Ahsoka: “It’s true. I was Anakin’s Padawan. He, Obi-Wan, and I had many adventures together.”
Luke: “Get the fu—ehem. Quit fooling around. Obi-Wan literally never mentioned you, or the fact that my father trained someone. My father was Obi-Wan’s apprentice, it makes zero sense that an apprentice would have an apprentice. And if Anakin had a child-like ward, who was strong in The Force, The Emperor would have seen that person as a threat and hunted them to the ends of the galaxy, like he did me. Sorry, but nothing about you makes any sense for the events that transpired over the past few years.”
Ahsoka: “I am not lying to you. I’ve just kind of been hanging around, hiding out since I defeated Anakin a few years before the whole Death Star destruction thing.”
Luke: “Defeated… sorry, you defeated Anakin in a fight and then… what? Let him live and fucked off for a few years and left his son, an untrained farm boy, and his elderly former master, to face him?”
Ahsoka: “Come now, Luke. Obi-Wan was more formidable than you give him credit. Remember when that evil Jedi came to your house to kill you when you were like 10? Just before that, literally hours before that, Obi-Wan defeated Vader in a fight and left him for dead… again. It was kind of a pattern with your old man. We could all beat him in a fight—well, except you, clearly. That’s how you lost your hand, right? What a bitch. Anyway, the real awesome Jedi are here now. So, everything should be good again.”
Luke: “Huh. These revelations kind of make my entire life’s story and the struggles of my friends and allies pointless. Next you’re going to tell me there’s an even bigger and eviler Empire out there, with another super powerful Dark Side Jedi at its head, and an even bigger doomsday weapon.”
Ahsoka: “Yeah… about that.”
A boy comes running up the path to Luke.
Ben: “Uncle, Luke, I’ve finished my chores. I’m ready for training.”
Luke: “Fuck off, you little shit.”
The boy looks surprised… hurt.
Ben: “You’re a jerk. I’m going to learn the Dark Side of The Force and kill you someday.”
Luke: (sighing) “You’d be doing me a favor, kid. I want out of this dumb franchise.”
Armchair Screenwriter 