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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 13, 2023 6:05 PM UTC  (L-R): Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in Ahsoka (L-R): Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in AhsokaLucasfilm Ltd.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 13, 2023 6:05 PM UTC **_Warning: This post contains spoilers for_** [**Ahsoka**](https://time.com/6306900/ahsoka-star-wars-what-to-know/) **_episode 5._** Following the blast from _Star Wars_ past who showed up at the end of [_Ahsoka_ episode 4](https://time.com/6311295/ahsoka-anakin-skywalker-the-world-between-worlds/), the fifth episode saw [Anakin Skywalker](https://time.com/6177355/hayden-christensen-obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-prequels/) (Hayden Christensen) take his former Padawan Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) on an actual journey into the past. Having ended up in the World Between Worlds, a mystical dimension within the Force that touches every point of time and space in the _Star Wars_ universe, Ahsoka was forced to go head to head with Anakin in a lightsaber duel that transported the pair to pivotal points in time of their shared history in order to "finish \[her\] training." A younger version of Ahsoka (Ariana Greenblatt) first found herself fighting alongside Anakin in an early battle of the Clone Wars, one of their first missions together. She was then sent to the Siege of Mandalore, where Ahsoka was busy fighting to retake the planet from Darth Maul while Anakin was turning to the Dark Side and betraying the Jedi. As the episode progressed, Anakin began to show more and more signs of his transformation into Darth Vader, culminating in him attacking current Ahsoka with his scarred face, glowing Sith eyes, and red lightsaber back on the translucent plane suspended in the World Between Worlds. **Read more:** [_Breaking Down the Surprise Cameo at the End of_ Ahsoka _Episode 4_](https://time.com/6311295/ahsoka-anakin-skywalker-the-world-between-worlds/) However, Ahsoka was ultimately able to best him, declaring that she wanted to live, not die. "There's hope for you yet," he told her after shifting back into Jedi Anakin mode. Anakin then disappeared and Ahsoka sank slowly out of the World Between Worlds into the waters of Seatos before being rescued by Hera (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and her squadron. Following her recovery from the ordeal, Ahsoka appeared in new white robes, seeming to signify that she had completed her transformation into "Ahsoka the White," a reference to the [wizard Gandalf in _Lord of the Rings_](https://time.com/6222110/wizard-istar-the-rings-of-power/) that is used to describe the version of Ahsoka that emerged from the World Between Worlds in the epilogue of the animated _Star Wars_ series _Rebels_. Although the circumstances surrounding her journey to the World Between Worlds were tweaked a bit for the live-action show, what Ahsoka experienced during her time there had not been revealed prior to this. In order to ascend to a higher plane of Force enlightenment, it seems that Ahsoka ultimately had to learn how to reckon with the ghosts of her past, namely Anakin's dark turn and her belief that her legacy is one of only death and destruction. 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