Archives for the ‘Clone Wars’ Category

May 3, 2010

Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars “R2 Come Home” and “Lethal Trackdown” Episodes 2.21 & 2.22

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars,Featured,News and Commentary,Reviews and Recaps,Star Wars

“R2 Come Home” Adversity is friendship’s truest test. Friday night’s Clone Wars episodes were amazing!! In “R2 Come Home,” Mace and Anakin return to the crashed Venator Class Republic Cruiser on Vanqor. They are attempting to rescue Adm. Killian, but their search of the ship is fruitless. They find the bodies of the clone crew, [...]

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April 30, 2010

Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars “Death Trap” Episode 2.20

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars,Featured,News and Commentary,Reviews and Recaps,Star Wars

Clone Wars – Death Trap Who my father was matters less than my memory of him. The Jedi are aboard the Venator Class Republic Cruiser Endurance about to meet up with another ship. They are going to give some young clone cadets lessons in the “field.” A young Boba Fett (we assume because of his [...]

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April 20, 2010

Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars “The Zillo Beast Strikes Back” Episode 2.19

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars,Featured,News and Commentary,Reviews and Recaps,Star Wars

“The Zillo Beast Strikes Back” The Most Dangerous Beast is the beast within. Chancellor Palpatine is supposed to be a dark lord of the Sith in hiding who is masterful at planning his takeover and can foresee the formation of his Empire. However, he occasionally let’s all this power go to his head. Particularly by [...]

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April 10, 2010

Star Wars: Clone Wars “The Zillo Beast” Episode 2.18

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars,Featured,Reviews and Recaps,Star Wars

Clone Wars – “The Zillo Beast” Choose what is right, not what is easy. This episode takes place on Malastare. It is meant as an interpretation of the Godzilla story. The Republic can’t afford to lose Malastare to the Separatists because the planet core contains a lot of fuel necessary for operating their warships. They [...]

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Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars “Bounty Hunters” Episode 2.17

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars,Featured,Reviews and Recaps,Star Wars

Clone wars – “Bounty Hunters” Dedicated to Akira Kurosawa Courage makes heroes but trust builds friendship. This episode brings up the planets that are left to survive on their own while the Jedi and clones fight (and lose). The Republic has lost contact with Medical station orbiting Felucia. Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka are sent to [...]

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March 27, 2010

Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars “Cat and Mouse” Episode 2.16

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars,Featured,News and Commentary,Reviews and Recaps,Star Wars

A Wise Leader knows when to follow. Cristophsis is blockaded with Senator Bail Organa on the planet’s surface. Anakin is leading the attack, but it’s going rather badly. We are now introduced to a new Separatist admiral who is a Harch, an arachnid species of alien. The Republic forces do not know his identity either. [...]

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Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.15 “Senate Murders”

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars,Featured,Reviews and Recaps,Star Wars

Clone Wars – “Senate Murders” “Searching for truth is easy. Accepting the truth is hard.” WAR! The clone army is suffering heavy losses. This creates controversy in the Senate because Kamino wants to increase troop production, but other senators, like Padme, want to cut military spending. Public Opinion for the decrease in military funding is [...]

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February 8, 2010

Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.13 “Voyage of Temptation”

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars,Featured,Reviews and Recaps,Star Wars

“Fear not for the future; weep not for the past” (that semicolon wasn’t really there :) ) RECAP: Satine is going to plead her innocence before the Senate because she was implicated as the leader of a Mandalorian plot to join the Separatists. Obi-Wan and Anakin are onboard the Duchess’ ship because Obi-Wan believes Death [...]

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February 4, 2010

Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars Episode 2.12 – “The Mandalore Plot”

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars,Featured,News and Commentary,Reviews and Recaps,Star Wars

Review: Clone Wars: Episode 2.12 – “The Mandalore Plot” “If you ignore the past, you jeopardize the future” (sounds like BSG rhetoric doesn’t it?) Mandalore is part of a league of neutral nations in the clone wars. Duchess Satine of Mandalore is suspected of building an army for the Separatists, though she leads the neutral [...]

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January 24, 2010

Review: Star Wars: Clone Wars Episode 2.11 – “Lightsaber Lost”

- by Grace Hebert | Filed under: Clone Wars,Featured,Reviews and Recaps,Star Wars

“Easy isn’t always simple” The episode begins in a fashion similar to Episode II: Attack of the Clones.  Anakin and Ahsoka are in the underbelly of Coruscant, looking to arrest a weapons smuggler.  Anakin goes into the bar alone to arrest the smuggler, while Ahsoka waits outside.  Unfortunately, a wave of aliens flees the bar [...]

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