TCW Episode Slaves of the Republic Story Arc

I still say that if a few hundred gungans can be "copy and paste" into a scene that had already a lot then this was just lame that did not plan well ahead.

It would have not been boring if done like the gungans scene from Gungan attack. It would have been much better and allowed for people not to be confused what happened to 49985 colonists.

In the end, as a Separatist I say the Republic officially killed those people and just praised their failure.

I really liked the Slaves story arc, just as I did like the comic. It was one of the few episodes to expand Anakin's backstory. Every episode should be like this.
The main theme of the story arc refers to the dialogue between Anakin en Qui-Gon in Episode 1. Anakin just can't save every slave, even if he is a Jedi Knight.

I agree that the comic was a bit better than the episodes. Dan_Grievous_Tikkes_Fan has made a point. I too want to see more Separatist leaders in the TCW.

There were enough Gungans shown falling into the water to make the feel of a large group being sent and not a small backup. I mean it is a far away shot and those gungans are probably card board cutouts like what TCW did with the Mando parade from S3 but still...

That does look a lot better than just 15 gungans...





The point is not to have an exact 50 000 people but to create a feel that MANY people get off the Kadavo instalation.

The cruiser Coburn came with is very small to house many people.

The comic has more things that made sense and they were cut from the show.

AMEN! I am happy more and more people do. In this episode like in the comics a CIS leader like Shu Mai or San Hill or Passel Argente would have been more appropriate. Them more than random hutts or a stupid reminder of the worst episode of TCW aka Nix Card.

If TCW introduced Wodrata, its writers would have carte blache!
I would love to see Sora Bulq as an adviser to the Separatist Council.

Wodrata, Tikkes, Argente - ANYBODY would be fine. Tikkes almost made it into S4 but like always, if something needs to be cut - it is usually the CIS part of an episode.

The Republic are experts at stalling. A few dozen clones more and a bigger ship would have been enough to do the job.

A far away shot showing the entire fast process of getting all the togrutas off the installation would have been fine. How did they manage to do it so well in Corruption!?

I loved this Arc

I know you would. Since it did focus a lot on Anakin.

and he was a badass in it, taking like 6 of those electro whips like a boss

That was a total fan service to make him look pretty strong.

Cause he is strong

The concept of fan-service as a derogatory term eludes me. Most fiction is made with the goal of pleasing fans. Star Wars deliberately had a pre-film roll-out of the novelization in 1976 to entice sci-fi fans.

Anyway, this is perhaps my favorite arc of TCW, and Kidnapped is definitely one of my favorite episodes. It's got a very authentic comic book or 1930's pulp vibe. I love the environments and how fast they change. I like to think of TCW as something of a replacement for the PT so hearing about Anakin's slave past is great because it makes Ep. I less and less important. I would have much preferred for the PT to have covered a subject like that in this manner instead of wasting a third of the story of Anakin's downfall with him as a little kid. Anakin's darker moments are awesome, the slaver queen is one of the more sympathetic villains the show has scene (which is, of course, a relative statement), and I love the Darth Tyranus intrigue at the end.

True. Kidnapped was very fun. I mean the fight between Darts D'Nar and Obi-Wan was very enjoyable. D'Nar was a really fun villain and I happy they did not kill him off - maybe if one day TCW does a good prison break episode, he could be the muscle to help with the escape.

Actually the fight between Darts and Kenobi was the only thing I severely disliked about the episode. I don't think it's as bad as I originally thought anymore because I've realized he gets tossed around in virtually identical fashion by Grievous in Ep. III, but it's still definitely not a highlight for me. I really like the chase scene at the end.

Even if there is a hint of ROTS Obi vs Grievous in it, the duel felts fresh for me cause it did not rehash things like Crisis on Naboo did with Anakin vs Dooku.

Well, that was the point if you ask - Obi is a good staller.

I just felt that the brutality of it was a little too cartoon-ish.

"Fan service" by itself doesn't sound bad at all, but the term doesn't have a straight up meaning.

What it really means is poorly conceived/vulgar/stupid attempts at pleasing fans that goes terribly wrong.

By far the most common example, and really the definition, is gratuitous sex. Imagine if they had an Ahsoka shower scene. Second to that is gratuitous violence/action, like Michael Bay **** where everything explodes or everything is just overly flashy or "overpowered". The writers think the fans will love it, but it just ends up uncalled for and unwanted.

Personally, I liked Anakin taking on all those whips. The guy has had his arm severed, he's been electrocuted a million times, he has a wicked scar on his face...dude knows how to take pain.

It makes sense that what you're talking about would be things that get complained about, it just seems to me that "fan service" is a poor description for that sort of thing. Thanks though.

If you ask me that fight felt the most real since the start of the series. It sure feels less cartoony than the 100 duels between Anakin and Dooku.

Lightsaber duels aren't as much like the film Rocky, or professional wrestling.

I agree with the "cartoonish" in the sense that Obi-Wan didn't even appear to put up a creditable fight until "the moment" - c'mon, one can be "losing" a fight without throwing the fight. Obi-Wan went way into "a$$ pawning" and looking like a initiate fighting a master.