“What is lost is often found.” The final episodes of season six begin, and the season itself comes to a conclusion this week, as I continue my exploration of The Clone War. The final episodes of the season work very hard to tie the series in as completely with The Prequel Trilogy as they can,…
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2014) – Crisis at the Heart, and The Disappeared, Parts 1 & 2
“Deceit is the weapon of greed.” Christian Taylor finishes over the Clovis storyline this week, as Rush Closvis (Robin Atkin Downes) learns that he’s nothing more than a pawn being used by Count Dooku (Corey Burton). Like the rest of the Season Six, The Lost Missions as this season is collectively known, dropped on 7…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2014) – Orders, An Old Friend, and The Rise of Clovis
“The popular belief isn’t always the correct one.” Katie Lucas finishes the Tup arc started last week with Orders. This episode first debuted on 7 March, 2014. Fives (Dee Bradley Baker) is still searching for answers about what happened to Tups, and whether the chip in his head, in all the clones’ heads, which was…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012) – A War On Two Fronts, Front Runners, and The Soft War
“Fear is a malleable weapon.” Season Five of The Clone Wars got underway with Revival, which actually comes later in the chronology, so first up for us is A War on Two Fronts. Written by Chris Collins, this episode launched on 6 October, 2012. Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor), Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter), Ahsoka Tano…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012) – Massacre, Bounty, Brothers, and Revenge
“One must let go of the past to hold onto the future.” We close out season four of The Clone Wars this week, and the first episode up is Massacre. Written by Katie Lucas, it first debuted on 24 February, 2012. Asajj Ventress (Nika Futterman) returns to Dathomir to complete her training as a Nightsister….
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012) – Friends and Enemies, The Box, and Crisis On Naboo
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” Brent V. Friedman continues the undercover Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor) story that started last week. This episode, Friends and Enemies, debuted on 27 January, 2012. Obi-Wan as Rako Hardeen is on the run with criminal mastermind, Moralo Eval (Stephen Stanton) and Cad Bane (Corey Burton). The…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012) – Escape From Kadavo, A Friend in Need, and Deception
“Great hope can come from small sacrifices.” Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein), Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor) are still prisoners if the Zygerrian slavers in Escape From Kadavo. Rex (Dee Bradley Baker) and Obi-Wan are put to work in the mines, while the queen (Raija Baroudi) continues to take an interest…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011) – Witches of the Mist, Overlords, and Altar of Mortis
“The path to evil may bring great power, but not loyalty.” Katie Lucas continues with the Dathomir/Nightsisters arc that is proving to be so epic, and so essentially Star Wars in the episode Witches of the Mist, which first aired on 21 January, 2011. While Count Dooku (Corey Burton) works to train and use his…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010/2011) – Senate Murders, Nightsisters, and Monster
“Searching for the truth is easy. Accepting the truth is hard.” Senate Murders opens up the trio of episodes this week. Originally airing in Season Two, the chronology of the Clone Wars places it squarely during the events of Season Three. Written by Drew Z. Greenberg, it originally aired on 5 March, 2010. Tying in…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2009) – Dooku Captured, The Gungan General, and Jedi Crash
“The winding path to peace is always a worthy one, regardless of how many turns it takes.” Julie Siege, Scott Murphy and Henry Gilroy pen this episode, Dooku Captured, that first aired on 2 January, 2009. Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor) go after Count Dooku (Corey Burton), with an elaborate…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) – Bombad Jedi, Cloak of Darkness, and Lair of Grievous
“Heroes are made by the times” For the first time, we see Rodia depicted onscreen as Padme Amidala (Catherine Taber) is headed there on a diplomatic mission with Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels). The episode, Bombad Jedi, was written by Steven Melching, Henry Gilroy and and Kevin Rubio. It debuted on…
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2008) – Rising Malevolence, Shadow of Malevolence, and Destroy Malevolence
“Belief is not a matter of choice, but of conviction.” Rising Malevolence was written by Steven Melching with additional moments penned by show runner Dave Filoni and debuted on 3 October, 2008. General Grievous (Matthew Wood) has a new cruiser, with a powerful weapon, the Malevolence. In one brutal attack, he wipes out almost all…
The Mind Reels 