The opening music features a live choir, a rarity for Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Leading the hunt for Rex and Ahsoka is Rex’s friend CT-5597, better known as “Jesse.” Jesse first appeared in Season Two’s “The Deserter” and has been a staple of the series ever since.

The epilogue of the show features a time jump of some years into the Imperial era.

This is the first time seeing a full Darth Vader model, as well as Imperial stormtroopers and snowtroopers, in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars design style.