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The Clone Wars S1 E13 - 'Jedi Crash' Mini-Review

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Fighting For Freedom. Ahsoka takes centre stage after Anakin is injured in an average episode of the Clone Wars. Following an epic opening battle in which Anakin rescues Aayla Secura from an orbital dogfight, the team crash land light years away on a remote planet. The planet is populated by creatures who seek to avoid the Clone Wars, thus thrusting our heroes into a battle of wits and words as they discuss the Jedi and their status as peacekeepers in the galaxy. Moral ambiguity aside, this episode is a slow burner with relatively little to keep the viewer engaged. Hopefully the concluding part of the storyline is more exciting JEDI MESSAGE "Greed and fear of loss are the roots that lead to the tree of evil" STORY ARC - Defenders of Peace (1/2) FEATURED CHARACTERS - Ahsoka Tano - Anakin Skywalker - Aayla Secura - Captain Rex - Tee Watt Kaa - Commander Bly - Wag Too - Admiral Yularen FEATURED LOCATIONS - Maridun TRIVIA When Anakin is being treated aboard the Consular-class fri...

The Clone Wars S1 E12 - 'The Gungan General' Mini-Review

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  An Unlikely Alliance. Anakin and Obi-Wan team up with Count Dooku to escape the double-crossing pirates in a fine, fun episode. The trio's banter is solid if a bit cliche, but Jar-Jar Binks' rescue mission is a welcome side-plot as the bumbling Gungan finally does something useful. It was refreshing to see Binks not cock up the mission like he usually does, although even in his better episodes like this I still can't help but wish he was included less frequently. Still, an entertaining episode with a satisfying ending as the Jedi show their honour by leaving the pirates in peace. JEDI MESSAGE "Fail with honor rather than succeed by fraud" STORY ARC - The Gungan General (2/2) FEATURED CHARACTERS - Ahsoka Tano - Count Dooku - Yoda - Anakin Skywalker - Obi-Wan Kenobi - Jar Jar Binks - Hondo Ohnaka - Turk Falso - Senator Kharrus (RIP) - Padme Amidala FEATURED LOCATIONS - Florrum TRIVIA Senator Kharrus' staff was designed off of the Staff of Ra from Raiders of th...

The Clone Wars S1 E11 - 'Dooku Captured' Mini-Review

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Unexpected Gifts. Anakin and Obi-Wan track down Dooku in a slow but decent episode. I was hoping for a climactic lightsaber battle between Dooku and the Jedi, but maybe that will come in the next episode JEDI MESSAGE "The winding path to peace is always a worthy one, regardless of how many turns it takes " STORY ARC - The Gungan General (1/2) FEATURED CHARACTERS - Ahsoka Tano - Hondo Ohnaka - Chancellor Palpatine - Obi-Wan Kenobi - Padme Amidala  - Count Dooku - Mace Windu - Senator Kharrus - Jar Jar Binks - Anakin Skywalker - Plo Koon - Yoda - Captain Rex - 4A-2R - Turk Falso FEATURED LOCATIONS - Vanqor TRIVIA Kenobi's line to the Niktos, "You're not the prisoners I'm looking for," echoes his line in A New Hope, "These aren't the droids you're looking for." In the original airing of the episode, which was also shown as a sneak peek, when Dooku's frigate comes under fire by the Resolute, Obi-Wan tells Dooku that he'll be tak...