History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS4E14FamilyReunionAndFarewellPartII

** In "Zero Hour", Bendu described Thrawn's defeat as "like many arms surrounding you in a cold embrace." While "cold embrace" doesn't necessarily have the connotation of death that some had assumed, Thrawn's defeat involves him being grabbed by multiple tentacles from a purgill just before he and his ship are yanked into hyperspace.

** The Imps get smashed by the Purrgill; the Ghost flies with them.

** When Ezra's plan to summon the purrgill is revealed, Wolffe comments that it's "got Ezra written all over it." Vizago cheerfully adds, "That's why it's going to work!"

* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when caught in the grasp of the purrgill, Thrawn manages to momentarily break out and shoots Ezra in the shoulder. Not like it did him any good, though.

* OhCrap: Hera and Sabine when they realize that the Purgil are about to drag the Star Destroyer into hyperspace... with Ezra onboard.

* AmbiguousSituation: Whatever happened with Ezra and Thrawn after the purrgil pulled them into hyperspace is a complete mystery, although Ezra believes he will be coming home someday. Ahsoka and Sabine are shown heading off to find him some time after the Battle of Endor. As of ''The Mandalorian'' it is revealed that Thrawn has gone into hiding and has set his sights on killing Ahsoka, who is hunting at least one of them, in keeping with her promise to Ezra.

* BackForTheFinale: Ahsoka returns for a cameo in the series' final scene, evidently having escaped Malachor either before or after the war; she and Sabine set off into the Unknown Regions to locate Ezra.

* BittersweetEnding: On the sweet side, Lothal is saved and ultimately freed; Zeb returns to Lira San with Kallus treated as one of their own; Hera, Chopper, Rex, and the rest of the cast continue to fight for the Rebel Alliance and survive the events of the Original Trilogy (with an implication that [[EveryoneLives a large chunk of the cast, if not the ''entire'' remaining cast, survived]], since Sabine seems relatively happy and omits their fates during the epilogue), and Hera has Kanan's son (which he sadly doesn't get to see). Unfortunately, they could not prevent the threat of the Death Star, nor the destruction of Alderaan (though Rogue One and Luke Skywalker set things right), and Gregor is killed along with a substantial amount of the city's populace. Ezra has also left to unknown places with Thrawn in tow in order to keep his family and people safe, but Ahsoka and Sabine embark on a journey to find him once the Empire is defeated at Jakku and finally bring him home.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The fates of the other rebels besides the ''Ghost'' crew (Ketsu, Mart, Ryder, and (for a given definition of "rebel") Vizago, Hondo, and Melch) are not elaborated on during Sabine's epilogue speech.

* DidntSeeThatComing: For all his tactical and strategic savviness due to his uncanny abilities of inductive reasoning, Thrawn simply can't compare to the true clairvoyance powers of a practiced Force adept, as Ezra resoundingly demonstrated. It's why Ezra [[SummonBiggerFish summoning the Purrgil]] was such an effective checkmate move against Thrawn. No way Thrawn could've known about the purrgil. Even if he'd known about their existence, he could never have guessed that Ezra would be able to summon them to take part in the battle.

* SequelHook: Sabine and Ahsoka head off in search of Ezra after the Battle of Endor.

-->'''Ezra:''' Pretty good, huh?\\

* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Ezra entrusted the purrgil backup plan solely to Mart and Mart refuses to share the details because it sounds so unbelievable. So of course it works.

* NoEndorHolocaust: While Sabine deliberately waits to self-destruct the dome over the ocean, an explosion from a structure of that size would cause severe damage to the local ecosystem. And like the {{Trope Namer|s}}, everything is perfectly fine at the end.

* FireForgedFriends: Kallus and Zeb, originally bitter enemies, end up at the end of the series as close friends.

* CanonImmigrant: [[invoked]][[EnsembleDarkhorse Pellaeon]] returns in a voice-only cameo, something that was incredibly well-received by fans. WordOfGod is that he too survived, alongside Thrawn and Ezra.

* CanonImmigrant: [[EnsembleDarkhorse Pellaeon]] returns in a voice-only cameo, something that was incredibly well-received by fans. WordOfGod is that he too survived, alongside Thrawn and Ezra.

* StunnedSilence: NO ONE expected Ezra's plan to summon the purrgil. After Ezra and Thrawn's disappearance, the rebels, and Governor Pryce, were absolutely flabbergasted over what has just happened.

* DidntSeeThatComing: Why Ezra [[SummonBiggerFish summoning the Purrgil]] was such an effective checkmate move against Thrawn. No way Thrawn could've known about the purrgil. Even if he'd known about their existence, he could never have guessed that Ezra would be able to summon them to take part in the battle.

** When Thrawn sees that Ezra has summoned the purrgil, he says that he and Ezra will share the same fate. Unfortuntely for Thrawn, that was exactly Ezra's plan.

* DidntSeeThatComing: No way Thrawn could've known about the purrgil. Even if he'd known about their existence, he could never have guessed that Ezra would be able to summon them to take part in the battle.

-->'''Ezra Bridger''': You've failed. [[FamilyOfChoice I have a family]]. I don't need anything from you.\\

The story reaches its conclusion.

* AlwaysABiggerFish: Invoked by Sabine in the epilogue; after Thrawn's defeat and Ezra's disappearance, the rebels of Lothal battened down the hatches and prepared for an Imperial counterattack... which never came, because shortly afterwards, [[Film/ANewHope the Battle of Yavin and the destruction of the Death Star]] caused the Empire to shift its priorities.