After the explosive events of Episode 5, may have another bombshell up its sleeve. The latest episode of might have felt a bit anticlimactic, especially when it comes to the show’s growing list of mysteries. In truth, though, it may have already answered the questions that fans have begun to ask.
Episode 6, “Teach/Corrupt,” is largely focused on getting to know The Stranger (Manny Jacinto), . But it also puts an interesting focus on Vernestra Rwoh (Rebecca Henderson), who until recently has largely been observing these events from the sidelines. “Teach/Corrupt” sees the Jedi Master dealing with the fallout of “Night” — and though her screentime is brief, it could inform the series’ latest mystery.
gives us just two new facts about Vernestra, and each will be familiar to fans of the High Republic novels that feature a much younger version of the character. When Vern learns that Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) and his Jedi team have on the planet Khofar, she doesn’t hesitate to send a team to recover the dead. Naturally, she joins the party as well, which surprises her pupil Mog (Harry Trevaldwyn).
“You get nauseous when you travel through hyperspace,” he tells Vernestra — to which she replies, “I don’t get sick. I find it unsettling.” Why doesn’t Vernestra like hyperspace? Vernestra’s aversion to hyperspace was actually first mentioned in the High Republic novels.
Vernestra’s exchange with Mog, however brief, serves as a reference to her past, a.
