Dave Filoni Confirms That Sabine’s Loth-cat, Murley, Is Alive and Well
A few months ago, the Ahsoka live-action series premiered on Disney Plus, and fans of Star Wars: Rebels got to see the continuing adventures of some of their favorite characters. Sabine Wren in particular had quite a bit of screen time, but fans were also interested in another newly-introduced aspect of the Mandalorian warrior’s life: her pet Loth-cat Murley.
Unfortunately, Murley was abruptly left behind when our heroes left Lothal soon into the season, and some fans worried about his wellbeing. Series creator and writer Dave Filoni was recently on Entertainment Weekly‘s Dagobah Dispatch podcast, and he put fans’ minds at ease when the topic of Murley was broached.
Filoni explained:
“I don’t do the social media or any of that stuff, but it filtered through to me that people were worried that the cat got left alone. I’m like, I’m a pet owner! Of course I know what happens to the cat! But it was amazing that of all the things in the galaxy to be concerned about, the fans are concerned about the cat. It’s totally fair.
With the cat, obviously, there’s a couple things at play. First, I think Sabine would leave the door cracked open. Second of all, I think Murley’s smart enough to be able to move through the ventilation ducts and up and down that tower. I don’t think he needs to operate the elevator. I wouldn’t question if he could, but I think he can move up and down the ductwork to get out there to the ground level. Maybe there are other Loth-cats around. He’s not the only one.”
Murley made his debut in Ahsoka‘s first episode, and it quickly became apparent that he and Sabine had developed a close friendship. However, Sabine had to leave Murley on Lothal shortly thereafter so she could go in search of her lost friend Ezra, and the Loth-cat wasn’t seen or mentioned again in the series after that point. Understandably, the pet-loving viewers in the audience began to wonder what happened to Murley after his owner’s departure. Some feared the worst: that perhaps the faithful feline had perished in Sabine’s absence. Thankfully, we can all rest easy now that Filoni has confirmed that Murley is alive, well, and not entirely dependent upon Sabine.
Filoni also took a moment to elaborate upon Sabine and Murley’s relationship:
“I don’t think Murley is what I would call a domestic cat. I think it’s a wild cat that lives with Sabine, and she likes that fact and feeds it. Murley knows it’s a good situation, so it hangs out. Murley’s an opportunist and probably a bit of a pain in the butt.
But yeah. There could be a whole documentary on what happens to the Loth-cat.”
Obviously, it’s doubtful that such a documentary will be produced, but Ahsoka may yet earn a second season, so who knows? Maybe we’ll see more of Murley then.
Stay tuned for more news and speculation on Ahsoka, including Katee Sackhoff’s opinions on whether or not we will see a reunion between Bo-Katan and Ahsoka, and more.
Eric has been a fan of Star Wars ever since the age of five (or so) when his parents sat him down in front of a TV with pizza and a Sprite and showed him the original trilogy. He keeps trying to convince more fans to read the amazing 1980s Star Wars newspaper comics by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson. When he's not reading, watching or playing Star Wars media, he's often enjoying other great fantasy and science fiction sagas or playing roleplaying games with his friends.
