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I actually saw that episode recently too. I noticed that Anakin was in fact laying on Chuchi's lap... Nothing important, but still flustered me a little.

 

Good thread. I just started watching this show in the last few weeks so I’m plowing through old seasons and these are fresh in my mind. Got through Seasons 1 & 2, working on Season 3. Comments:

ROTFLMAO at Cad Bane being sucked into that fan.

I found it funny how such a pro almost was killed that way. Gotta say I loved his droid, though.

Duel was OK, not great.

Didn’t expect it to be. Ahsoka shouldn’t have trouble taking down a single bounty hunter.

Those holocrons all look alike, how did Bane know which one to take?

I wondered the same thing. They either all have the same info or he was given instructions as to which one. Though I’d wonder how Sidious would know which one. Or maybe they’re labeled and we couldn’t see.

And the scene in which Anakin opens the Holocron to save her is sad and chilling after watching The Wrong Jedi.

Obviously, it’s for the sake of drama, but I kinda felt that he didn’t even need to open the Holocron given that he was planning on using the Force to get Ahsoka out anyway. Could have started to open it and got Bane’s guard down, then made his move. Either way, it’s a great episode to show how clever Bane can be.

Children of the Force:

Maybe it’s me but this is the most active we’ve seen Sidious in the show up to this point. Up until now, he’s only been giving orders via hologram and such.

Nice opening but how the hell did Bane get trooper armor?

The end of last episode, he’s confronted by two guards. He switches clothes with one of them then has the guard, dressed as himself, get shot off.

Anakin saying that the Jedi should report to Palpatine on "internal matters". Oh Anakin, you moron.

I do notice they try to kinda plant the seeds of Anakin eventually getting closer to Palpatine. They have him agree with Palpatine’s decisions quite a bit. In the Zillo monster episode, Amidala brings Anakin to help persuade them to not kill it and by the end, Anakin’s starting to agree with Palpatine there as well. That’s also the first episode where Palpatine really shows some evil tendancies. Some foreshadowing of Windu disliking him there too.

Also, just watched the Assassin episode where Sing tries to kill Amidala and is hired by Ziro. I assume this is before Ziro is liberated at the end of Season 1. I know they do prequel episodes here and there but it’s not entirely obvious with that one.

 

It's kind of interesting but if you think about, what Sidious want's to do with the children is pretty much the same thing as what the Jedi do with them

I agree with you, I thought the attempt to mind rape Bane was good albiet a bit disturbing.

Thought it was funny that Ahsoka thought something was up, just because a wounded trooper did not feel in the mood to talk to her

Mustafar was a bit grown worthy and the fact they go back there in the Mortis and Citadel arcs show's the writers have a bit of obssesion with Lava.

Did think it was funny but a bit obvious of Palpatine cutting Ahsoka out like that though.

 

It's kind of interesting but if you think about, what Sidious want's to do with the children is pretty much the same thing as what the Jedi do with them

Well except for the "operating on them to control their minds" thing.

Thought it was funny that Ahsoka thought something was up, just because a wounded trooper did not feel in the mood to talk to her

True but you usually don't blow off a Jedi when they're trying to talk to you...especially a soldier grunt.

 

Indocritnating kids from birth is mind control

I dunno, if your a wounded trooper, the last thing you would want is to start chatting to a kid.

 

3PO (who should really know to just shut up and leave by now),

Eh, if he wasn't nervous and awkward, it wouldnt be C3PO.

Padme and Anakin were both being childish.

I did like the conversation where he tells her she's not going, which she agreed to at first, but then him doing that causes her to want to go. Inadvertantly, the Jedi Council is pleased.

And really, GFFA, consider implementing "need a stronger password, use at least one number and one symbol" into your top-secret computer files.

Bleh, I hate those things. But, still a horrible password.

and Clovis quaking in his boots was satisfying.

The worst is that it implies that Clovis is about to be tortured/executed or whatever and then cuts away...and we never hear about Clovis again. Kinda shows a jealous "dark side" of Anakin too since he abandons him when Padme is out of it, especially after he helped them both escape.

A bit of a throw-away episode but I felt it more humorous than anything.

 

Indocritnating kids from birth is mind control

Yes, but seeing how many leave/turn away/etc, it's clearly not as effective. It still implies a choice in the matter later in life.

 

Just finished Season 3. Enjoyed it quite a bit...a number of longer episode arcs in this one. The Oppress arc, The Mordis stuff, The Citadel, and then Ahsoka's capture were all pretty entertaining. Even the last one looked weak at first and got much better as it went along.

I do like how they imply Ahsoka's development. She changes from her tube-top to the little brown outfit she wears and she starts using a dual-lightsaber style at times which is pretty sweet.

I quite liked Dooku's badassery showing up in his fights against Ventress and her assassins and then against Ventress and Oppress...loved him zapping Oppress over and over in that battle...was kind of humorous. We hadn't seen much of Dooku fighting so that was a treat.

Lots of nice foreshadowing with Luke and Tarkin in the Citadel series...quite clever there. I liked Even Piell so it's a bummer to see him go. I liked Sobeck too and there's even a funny line where Obi Wan says he's surprised at Sobeck's looks given he had such a wimpy voice...I think that's an inside joke given they're the same voice actor.

 

Hey guys, the edit button is your friend. Lets stop with the multiple posts. Thank you.

Season 3 does have a strong opening and a strong ending.

 

Hey guys, the edit button is your friend. Lets stop with the multiple posts.

I know, but those posts were days apart...seemed weird to me to edit something from that long ago.

 

Citadel for me is the Clone Wars version of PJ's Hobbit, Its a 1 episode/film arc stretched out to 3

 

I liked having both split into 3. The Citadel arc was perfect. Didn't feel rushed like Mortis or Nightsisters. The end of season 5 should have cut the beginning of Sabotage.

 

I suppose it could have been stretched to 2, but for me 3 was to much, there were literally scenes of them just walking around that added nothing, but that's jmo

 

For the Hobbit it probably could have been done in two parts but we shall have to see what is included in the last 2 parts.

 

Watched the Umbara arc. Incredible. Best arc of the show so far.

 

I'm going to have a season 5 marathon, episodes that concern Ahsoka. So far I've watched the Onderon arc. Something I hadn't noticed before, this arc reminds me of the Tibetan freedom movement. Well, it was nice to see Ahsoka face an obstacle: attachment. And she passed, good for her. When Anakin said that he, too, understands attachment, its like I could see Ahsoka thinking: "You understand, too? ... Oh. Oooooh. Padme. Got it." (Which puts her "I know" from the finale into perspective.)

 

Young Jedi. Gungi, Byph, you two warm my heart. Now to Ahsoka. She's a great leader, but I think its her fearlessness and determination that stand out here. She would have been a remarkable Jedi Knight, certainly a teacher. IIRC the identity of Ahsoka's buyer was never revealed.
...And I just read the awful news about the show. My bubble is burst for the evening.

 

Watched Escape From Kadavo for the first time since it aired, and it was much better than I remember. The Slaves arc was pretty much DOA for me because we knew how it would end, so I was unfairly apathetic about these episodes in hindsight.

I'm not going to say much, other than the aerial battle was cool, Plo's engine cut in particular, and the shot of the Venator lit up in space was gorgeous.

An 8 or 9/10 from me.

 

They've had bounty hunters and mercenaries established as being part of clone training for quite a while now. It's surprisingly something they got right.

That was an...odd line. But I took it more as a rebuke, a "You don't understand the Jedi" rather than a literal statement, since her own actions and all other dialogue contradict the apparent heartlessness of that statement.

 

Slaves of the Republic arc was amazing. Really impressed with it.