The Clone Wars S1 E7 - 'Duel of the Droids' Mini-Review


More Than A Droid.

Anakin and Ahsoka rescue R2-D2 from General Grievous in an entertaining clone wars chapter. The episode only really kicked in when the Republic team reached the Separatist station, after which we were treated to a fun mismatch between Ahsoka and Grievous, an intense gunfight in the hangar bay and a wonderfully ridiculous but brilliant battle between R2 and his evil counterpart, R3. Whilst the formula was similar to many other Star Wars rescues, I have given this a higher rating just due to that droid battle at the end. After all, it's not everyday you see R2 in a death match on a collapsing secret station.

 JEDI MESSAGE
"You hold onto friends by keeping your heart a little softer than your head"

 STORY ARC - Duel of the Droids (2/2)

 FEATURED CHARACTERS
- Anakin Skywalker
- Ahsoka Tano
- Captain Rex
- R2-D2
- R3-S6
- General Grievous
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Gha Nachkt 

 FEATURED LOCATIONS
- Ruusan moon

 TRIVIA

  • Thang Le designed the storm-covered moon of Ruusan to be the opposite of the calm and serene gas-planet Bespin. He based the atmosphere on Jupiter's stormy environment
  • The Aqualish (Walrus Man) technician first appeared sitting at a bar in Ziro the Hutt's palace in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and makes several appearances throughout the Clone Wars TV series. According to the 'Ultimate Battles Visual Guide' book, his name is Pune Zingat
  • The Decoded version of the episode reveals that Gha Nackht was a level 5 droid programmer, that R3-S6 was captured by Grievous's agents and reprogrammed on the planet Milagro, and that clone trooper Denal served with Rex on Geonosis
RATING: 7/10

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