Filoni: For the Ahsoka arc, it felt like the right time. I had a lot of discussions with George over this stuff throughout the years. Every now and then I’d be like, “So, I’ve been giving a lot of thought about what happens to Ahsoka.” In the early days, he’d be like, “Well, she’s gonna die.” I’d be like, “Well... maybe not.” [Laughs] We would go back and forth. He’ll say stuff just to get me going, which is really fun. We have a similar sense of humor at times. We would go back and forth on things, and I was bringing up the fact that this is Season 5, and a lot of kids that started with us when they were ten, they’re going to be 15 years old. I wanted to make sure, as we’re moving forward, that they’re starting to get some kind of, not completion, but a sense that this is going somewhere. It was hard enough for me to make it through when I saw one season of Robotech to see if Rick ends up with Lisa or Minmei for God’s sakes, and we’re on Season 5! So I wanted this to be a season of dramatic change. I wanted some of the main characters to die, and I thought this was a great opportunity to have a big change for Ahsoka, which would really signify the stakes have gone a lot higher in the Clone Wars, and maybe they wouldn’t see it coming. It just seemed like the time was right, five seasons in, to say, “You’ve stuck with us this long. Here’s a big piece of what’s happening.”
