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Anakin in the Malevolence arc was the Anakin Skywalker I was looking for.

Ahsoka turning toward Anakin to run her mouth in the middle of a battle while she's supposed to be shooting Vulture droids was......special.

I was waiting for Anakin to retort "Hey, while you were critiquing my flying an entire squadron of Vulture droids just strafed us. Try shooting back."

 

Tonight, I'm watching the Boba trilogy from S2. The cadets are a mix of Daniel Logan and DBB. I figure Daniel Logan can't be the voice of Boba forever, bcuz the character eventually sounds like Temeura Morrison. I hope TCW hires TM to voice Boba, when he finally earns the suit.

 

Daniel Logan voiced him in that arc? I never would have guessed that. I didn't think he really sounded like Boba from AOTC.

 

Puberty. I love when they get the saga actors to reprise their roles in the show, like Jackson and Lee in the movie or August and Neeson on Mortis.

 

This did make me laugh just imagining you yelling at the screen and your cat's reaction.

 

Right, It's only been 10 years.

Qui-Gon on Mortis sounded exactly like I remember Qui-Gon in TPM. Jackson and Lee sounded different. Not so much their voices, they just seemed emotionless/flat, like they didn't want to be there recorded their sessions without playing off the rest of the cast.

 

So I finally got around to picking up the Season 4 blu-ray.

Water War

I quit watching this arc after the first episode. The prince's character was even more grating then I remembered, and aside from the initial cool-factor of it taking place underwater it failed to connect with me.

Darkness on Umbara

This one feels like Landing at Point Rain 2.0, but in a good way! Spectacular animation, great clone-centric action, and the introduction of Krell - I really can't find any major flaws.

The General

I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as darkness on umbara, but it did serve the purpose of solidifying Krell's character and introducing the new Umbaran tech. Could have done without the maniacal laughing when they were flying the starfighters.

Plan of Dissent

I'm coming to realize that these four parters work so much better when you watch them in one go. Plan of Dissent is another solid episode - though I wish we could have seen more of the space battle and Hardcase's death seemed a little too reminiscent of Hevy's.

Carnage of Krell

What an apt title - the clone death count in this one was massive. Pitting the clones against each other was a interesting, albeit depressing twist. "It's Treason Then" - YES WE GET IT THIS IS STAR WARS YOU SAID THE THING THAT WAS IN THAT STAR WARS 3 MOVIE YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO RIP OUT QUOTES WHOLESALE WARGABLAE.

The callback to the plant monster in Darkness on Umbara was a neat way to take Krell down. I do wish there had been a bit more closure at the end though. I really would have liked to see what the reaction of the Jedi would be.

So I enjoyed the arc a whole lot more this time around. Next up - A Friend in Need.

 

Well I guess the world didn't end

 

Congrats on purchasing the S4 blu-ray Convor. I have enjoyed my copy alot. I agree the four part arcs are way better in one go. Umbara is like a war film watched straight through and the Rako Hardeen arc really does have to be watched all together to appreciate it, IMO. I really enjoyed rewatching the slaver arc and the finale as well. Not to mention how great the animation looks. I put TCW season 4 up there as one of the blu-rays to own if you whanna show off your HDTV's quality.

 

Robimus Not in this physical plane anyway.

Seerow Thanks! I'm really looking forward to seeing Carlac in 1080p 2.35.1

 

Honestly if you don't care about the picture being top notch then probably not. The special features are a bust.

Convor, not my favorite on season 4 but I will give it a spin myself soon.

 

My PS3 mainly serves as either blu-ray or my anime box these days.

 

Watching Kidnapped. Darts D'nar has the coolest voice and lines! He growls everything, I love it. "You vould fight me?" "Jedi feelth!" "Hungry, my pet?"

 

I thought crashing the Malevolence into a moon was a nice choice by the writers, it's avoids the sudden BOOOOOM explosion into atoms of the Death Stars, but at the same time it's very similar to the Executor crashing into the second Death Star, with the first one being mistaken for a "small moon".

 

Battle droid "humor" is such a mood-killer. Definitely one of my most hated ongoing faults with the series.

 

Let's discuss all the ones with Ziro.

 

I liked his character. Its a shame he wasn't used more. And considering his big tummy-tat, I'm surprised the show waited so long to feature Black Sun. Was he a vigo? And isn't Black Sun a rival crime family?

 

Felucia at the end of Season 3 is beautiful.

Blu-Ray's great for the extra visual performance, but the special features aren't extensive though. If price difference is too extensive, I'd stick with the DVDs.

 

I really want to see them try to top the look of the S3 finale duology; it had such great detail and design.

 

I think Padawan Lost/Wookiee Hunt had some of the most impressive and immersive environments of the whole series. It's really complex but very easy to buy into.

 

The jungles the the Padawan duo are very beautiful.