Lit Clone Wars Continuity Discussion (Spoilers Allowed)

Well I found LOST just two years ago (and am propably a life-long fan now) so I have no idea what theories were wide-spread at the time. Epileptic Trees theory I first read about from TV Tropes but I haven't found any first-hand source for it.

Oh yeah, on topic. I haven't seen the episode yet. Now I'm expecting polar bears.

Now, now, Barriss, let's not go throwing around ridiculous ideas...

The origin of the Rebellion is clearly linked to the return of Mauldalore, who is being set up as the original Starkiller, the former Sith Apprentice who has turned against his Sith Master and whose actions shall give rise to the birth of the Rebel Alliance!!

(Having typed that, I actually wouldn't be in the slightest surprised if that really turned out to happen. )

You mean "Mon Cala".

TCW is definitely not ENHANCING the EU or giving it lots of ammunition to use for future plots/works.

I will say there's one exception to that - Mortis.

Mortis is memorable, is remarkable, and [has] can give plotpoints to the EU to work with. Outside of that.... the TCW really hasn't given much for the EU to work. A few interesting or at least new characters they COULD use in the future, if they knew what TCW would do with them (namely, Asoka, Cad Bane, Opress, Telzin), but very few new species, new gadgets, new tech, new planets, new "extraordinary things" (outside of Mortis) to really off-shoot and use for books. I don't see any planets being used from TCW in future works. No new plot-points to spin-off into novels, etc. Unfortunately.

Maulkiller? Not such a crazy idea after all.

Hondo, Cad Bane and more diverse Hutts

When it was said that this was an artistic experimental episode with influences based on Jean Giraud, I was expecting fantastic if not slightly abstract high fantasy settings with a lot of unique angles, or maybe some really far out and cool space scenery that would wow the senses.

I can see the influence (and the comets at the start actually looked pretty cool)... but it was not at all what I hoped for. Instead, we get the worst part of abstract art... existentialism, shown with a planet that is in and of itself a blank canvas. In my mind? I was hoping for some amazing fleet battle with a strange artistic twist, or a really far out looking world. Not what I got.

Totally see what they were going for, totally found it forgettable. Not horribly written for what it was, but what a disappointment.

Still don't hate it as much as the s4 droid episodes, though.

I originally thought that as well, but I recall someone pointing out that while most of the memorable characters are your usual Wookiees, Twi'leks, Togruta, etc, there have actually been several extras who have been totally different -- not that I can think of their names off the top of my head.

I'm trying to think of what new species as a whole they've introduced.... that haven't been in the EU at all before.

Gascon's species is new.
Krell's species is new (right?)
The slavers that captured Obi-Wan... they were first used in a comic book and just changed slightly for TCW right?


...Any other NEW species?

Trench.

Krell is a Besalisk. From, you know, that one movie.

Ok, thanks for letting me know Krell is a Besalisk. And I do recall that Dex was a Besalisk.

I was just ruminating, didn't feel like looking up Krell on Wook - which if I did would let me know if he was new species or not right there. No need to get "smartsy-pants" and try to prove superiority. A simple: "Krell is a Besalisk, like Dex from AOTC" would have sufficed.

From memory, weren't the talking furbies... er, Lurmen new?

You've then got the not-exactly-new things like Pontorans not being Wroonians, and the not-exactly-creative ones like the Ming Po.

Zygerrians have been arround since WEG and by retcon as far back as the Star Wars Marvel comics.

Somewhat amused by this week's commentary featurette. The minimalist look and existential crisis plot came straight from Lucas. None of the TCW writers wanted anything to do with it, except for Brent Friedman.

Didn't catch this in the episode, but the concept art gallery shows that Gascon's water bottle has a little ball bearing at the top, like a hamster water bottle.

From Artoo's Abafar hologram:

EDIT: Huh, @GrandAdmiralJello is correct: the water bottle symbol is six-spoked. It's not the final Imperial symbol, though---more of a hybrid between the Republic symbol and Imperial symbol. Out-of-universe, it looks to be a simple artist's mistake.

One thing I liked in this one - WAC getting scared and retreating into his folded-up configuration.

I liked the first droid episode, but this one was awful, for one very simple reason... all the suicide jokes. They didn't just go there once, either, but multiple times. And coming from a droid in what otherwise looked to be a very kid-friendly episode? Not good.

Terrible episode this week. I'm really not very impressed with this season at all.

So, Maul is claiming to be Mandalore? Huh. Hadn't heard that. Odd.

If Mandalore the Risible, as I call him, turns out to be the impetus for the Mandalorian cultural renaissance, I will be most displeased.

Mandos being manipulated by the Sith? Seems to happen every other week.

Maul is going to Mandaldore?

Probably going to kill Obi-wan's "girlfriend," the Duchess, then.