Originally posted by Beniboybling
He's reflecting on Season Two as a whole, and states that the only people in "this time period" who could match Ahsoka are Vader and the Emperor. So no, your explanation relies on constructed contexts I'm afraid.
Yep. 👆
Originally posted by DarthDuelist9
It matters because you used it was the sole base of your argumentation.
This was my argumentation because of the reasons I just wrote above... I don't see your point?
Regarding the rest, Maul admitted inferiority only to keep the Ghost crew there since right after that he actually tries to kill the persons that are supposed to help him take on Vader.
Those are assumptions. We don't know the real reason, but not only does Maul himself says it, also his voice-actor and this is further supported by Filoni stating this post-Twilight of the Apprentice, now that Beni has cleared it up [not that it mattered that much, anyway].
Secondly, Ahsoka was defeated by Vader so what's exactly your point? Her stomping two inquisitors, a showing she couldn't replicate in the Season 2 finale, doesn't prove anything especially since Maul was pushing back three inquisitors at once (the inquisitors should have improved by this point looking at how they put up a far better performance against Ahsoka).
My point is Ahsoka managed quite well against Vader, so it's a good indicative of where she stands powerwise and it fits accordingly in Filoni's statements. She's shown to be capable of completely stomping two Inqs at once [who, on the other hand, defeat Kanan & Ezra], regardless of what happens in the finale. She is capable of doing so; we've seen it first-hand, and the circumstances were also very different in that last chapter.
Maul pushed back three Inqs for like eight seconds before the others joined the fight, and he didn't exactly 'push back', he evaded a few attacks and delivered a couple of strikes.