8.1/102,709 votes#1 - Steps Into Shadow
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2016
Ezra, Sabine, Zeb, Chopper and Hera sets out to rescue Hondo Ohnaka, while Kanan finds an ancient force creature know as The Bendu.
Director: Melchior Zwyer, Bosco Ng
Writer: Steven Melching, Matt Michnovetz
7.8/101,424 votes#2 - The Holocrons of Fate
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2016
When Maul takes the crew of the Ghost hostage, Ezra and Kanan must pass a trial in order to recover an ancient Sith artifact to save them.
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Henry Gilroy
8.4/102,645 votes#3 - The Antilles Extraction
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2016
With the rebellion in desperate need of pilots, Sabine goes undercover as an Imperial cadet to recruit defectors -- including the confident and gifted Wedge Antilles.
Director: Saul Ruiz
Writer: Gary Whitta
7.4/102,394 votes#4 - Hera's Heroes
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2016
Hera's rebel supply mission to Ryloth becomes personal when she and the Ghost crew brave overwhelming Imperial forces to recover a memento from her ancestral home.
Director: Melchior Zwyer
Writer: Nicole Dubuc
7.6/102,415 votes#5 - The Last Battle
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2016
On a salvage mission led by Captain Rex, the Ghost crew is captured by a unit of old battle droids determined to fight one last battle to end the Clone Wars.
Director: Bosco Ng
Writer: Brent V. Friedman
8.1/102,658 votes#6 - Imperial Supercommandos
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2016
Having lost contact with the Protectors of Concord Dawn, Sabine, Ezra, and Fenn Rau investigate and find the base occupied by Imperial Mandalorians.
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Christopher L. Yost
7.5/102,345 votes#7 - Iron Squadron
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2016
Ezra and Sabine team up to tame a rogue, young hotshot pilot and his crew who recklessly risk their lives in a fight to defend their home world from Imperial occupation.
Director: Saul Ruiz
Writer: Matt Michnovetz
6.2/102,465 votes#8 - The Wynkahthu Job
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2016
The rebels team with a pair of unscrupulous pirates to salvage a freighter full of weapons for the rebellion, but the mission ends up being far more dangerous than anticipated.
Director: Melchior Zwyer
Writer: Gary Whitta
6.6/102,370 votes#9 - An Inside Man
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2016
Seeking information on a new Imperial weapon, Ezra and Kanan infiltrate the Imperial factory on Lothal, but must trust an unlikely ally to escape a lockdown.
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Nicole Dubuc
8.0/102,450 votes#10 - Visions and Voices
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2016
Maul returns, looking to finally unlock the secrets that he and Ezra desire.
Director: Bosco Ng
Writer: Brent V. Friedman
8.5/102,616 votes#11 - Ghosts of Geonosis (1)
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2017
The crew returns to Geonosis in search of a missing rebel team sent to investigate suspicious activity there, and are surprised by what they find.
Director: Saul Ruiz
Writer: Steven Melching, Dave Filoni
7.7/102,355 votes#12 - Ghosts of Geonosis (2)
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2017
After finding a missing rebel team member, the Ghost crew discovers another surprise on Geonosis, and work to conceal it from Imperial Forces.
Director: Melchior Zwyer
Writer: Matt Michnovetz, Dave Filoni
7.6/102,285 votes#13 - Warhead
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2017
Zeb and Chopper bring a damaged droid found in the Atollon wilderness back to base, only to discover that the droid is a new Imperial probe programmed to spy on and destroy rebels.
Director: Bosco Ng
Writer: Gary Whitta
7.0/102,281 votes#14 - Trials of the Darksaber
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/2017
To help recruit her people to join the rebels, Sabine reluctantly agrees to learn to wield an ancient Mandalorian weapon but finds the challenge more difficult than expected.
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Dave Filoni
8.8/103,180 votes#15 - Legacy of Mandalore
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2017
Hoping to get her family to help the rebels, Sabine returns home with Kanan and Ezra, and finds herself embroiled in her family's power struggle for Mandalore.
Director: Melchior Zwyer
Writer: Christopher L. Yost
8.5/102,681 votes#16 - Through Imperial Eyes
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2017
Fearing that the identity of a rebel spy will soon be discovered by the Empire, the Rebels launch a plan to rescue him before he is caught.
Director: Saul Ruiz
Writer: Henry Gilroy, Nicole Dubuc
8.7/102,786 votes#17 - Secret Cargo
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/2017
The Ghost crew must escort Senator Mon Mothma, now wanted by the Empire, to a meeting that can change the galaxy.
Director: Bosco Ng
Writer: Matt Michnovetz
7.9/102,419 votes#18 - Double Agent Droid
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2017
Chopper and AP-5 team up to infiltrate an Imperial station to steal needed codes, but an Imperial specialist turns the droids against the crew to cause chaos.
Director: Steward Lee
Writer: Brent V. Friedman
6.9/102,395 votes#19 - Twin Suns
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/2017
Reacting to a vision of Maul, Ezra defies Hera and Kanan to travel to a remote planet in hopes of stopping the former Sith lord from carrying out his plans.
Director: Dave Filoni
Writer: Henry Gilroy, Dave Filoni
9.3/104,244 votes#20 - Zero Hour (1)
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/2017
In final preparations for their attack on Lothal, Phoenix Squadron's plans are disrupted when Grand Admiral Thrawn discovers their location.
Director: Justin Ridgeway
Writer: Steven Melching
8.9/102,735 votes#21 - Zero Hour (2)
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/25/2017
Trapped on Atollon with the rebel base under siege, Hera and Kanan fight to keep the squadron alive, as Ezra attempts to rally help from an unexpected source.
Director: Justin Ridgeway
Writer: Henry Gilroy, Matt Michnovetz
The Best Episodes of Star Wars Rebels Season 3
Every episode of Star Wars Rebels Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Wars Rebels Season 3!
Set between the events of Star Wars: Episodes III and IV, the story unfolds during a dark time when the evil Galactic Empire is tightening...
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Steps Into Shadow" is the best rated episode of "Star Wars Rebels" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 2709 votes. Directed by Melchior Zwyer, Bosco Ng and written by Steven Melching, Matt Michnovetz, it aired on 9/24/2016. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Holocrons of Fate".