Well, this episode certainly…existed…

It wasn’t quite what I had in mind when picturing our reunion with Ahsoka. It’s weird seeing her in bell-bottom jeans for one thing. It’s another having seen just how dull the events of the episode were. Before I continue, I’m fully aware that these past few episodes were unfinished and planned to be released before the series was canceled in its entirety. Although, with the show having gone on five seasons by that point, I’m surprised they didn’t see an end in sight and plot their last few episodes a bit more prudently.

What we get in Gone with a Trace, is a bit of a snore. Ahsoka, having left the Jedi Order, is on her way to the lower levels of Coruscant, presumably to disappear for a while. On the way, her speeder-bike malfunctions, sending her careening into a run-down speeder-shop. There she meets a young mechanic named Trace who takes her in and agrees to fix her bike…for a price…or not…She keeps vacillating back and forth. Is this is an act of charity or extortion? Make up your mind!

Trace has an older sister, Rafa, and it’s clear they’re in bed with the wrong sort of clientele (I’m sorry, it’s really hard not making them sound like hookers). They illegally build droids for unsavory customers, one of which goes rogue and nearly trashes the sector. The sisters, however, are too desperate to do the right thing and decommission the droid. Trace at least still honors her promise to Ahsoka by helping to fix her bike without expecting remuneration. And…that’s pretty much it.

The only excitement we get all episode is the two scenes with the runaway speeder-bike and the droid. The rest is spent with yet more one-off characters I couldn’t care less about, and who, frankly, don’t seem well voice-acted. Even Ahsoka seems rather muted, but that can be justified by her being in a funk from leaving the Order. We do learn that the denizens of the lower levels are resentful of the Jedi, blaming them for starting the war and neglecting the common folk. Well, I’m sorry they don’t beat a path to your door when a WAR is on, but I guess life just isn’t fair, is it? As moronic as this idea sounds, I can’t say it’s unrealistic that the public at large believes it. That narrative would also seem to benefit Palpatine’s scheme to destroy the Jedi, so perhaps he’s subtly inculcating it within the populace.

Otherwise, I don’t have much to say about this one. I just hope Ahsoka sees some more action in future episodes…

Overall: 6/10