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'Star Wars Rebels' season 3 episode 8 spoilers, news: Grand Admiral Thrawn returns; Rebels prepare for their biggest mission

Sheanne Aguila November 09, 2016 09:59 PM EST

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Ezra and Sabine must team up to tame a rogue in the upcoming episode of Disney XD's hit animated series "Star Wars Rebels" season 3.

Titled "Iron Squadron," next week's episode will see the rebels face their formidable enemy from the Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn. Also, Ezra and Sabine work on a special mission. To give viewers an idea of what's to come, the official synopsis for episode 8 reads:

"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."

According to spoiler reports, the Ghost crew will be heading to Atollon to establish a secret headquarters. Upon arriving in the location, the troop of rebels will replenish their resources as the plan their attack. Now stronger than ever, the Imperial Mandalorians have become more difficult to defeat as they leveled up, thanks to their wise and strategic leader Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Ezra, Sabine and the other members of the Ghost crew will help a group of insurgents called Iron Squadron as they fight against a troop of Imperial fighters. Grand Admiral Thrawn.found out about their actions, and his next move will be plotting an attack against them. As seen in the recent batch of promo clips from Disney XD, the Mandalorian master plans to manipulate both forces of the Iron Squadron and Ghost crew by using the commander's vessel as a bait.

There won't be a new episode of "Star Wars Rebels" this week since the program is currently on a break. After the latest episode titled "Imperial Supercommandos" aired last week, the show is set to return with a new episode on Nov. 19.

Keep tuning in to "Star Wars Rebels" season 3 every Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. ET on Disney XD.

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