New Star Wars TV Series: Rebels.

A new Star Wars animated series named "Star Wars: Rebels" is set to be released in the Fall of 2014. Rebels is set during the era between Ep. III and IV, which is exciting since characters like Darth Vader and even a young Princess Leia could be included in the series. Clone Wars creator David Filoni takes lead of the project and considering his excellent on The Clone Wars the new show should be excellent. Greg Weisman also is a producer of the new series, which is good news since his previous animated series, Spectacular Spider-Man and Young Justice were two of my favorite animated series.

With this new setting I can see characters like Starkiller from the Force Unleashed or a young Mara Jade working for the Emperor depending on where during the 20 span between films this series is set. Also I am hoping that Ahsoka could be in the series and continue her story past leaving the Jedi Order. Another character that should be featured is Grand Admiral Thrawn from the "Thrawn" book trilogy because he is one of the most fascinating characters in the Star Wars expanded universe. I would not even mind seeing a 20 year old Han Solo since the series is animated and would not ruin the character. Darth Vader and the Emperor could make appearances as well. Maybe even the many Bothan spies who died to give the Rebellion the information on the Death Star, the possibilities are endless! Basically the Rebellion era is one of the best choices Disney could have made because there are so many options and it could even continue past Ep. IV focusing on background characters. My only concern is that the series could be too "kid friend" since it is airing on Disney XD. What are your thoughts on the new series? Please comment below. Also check tomorrow for either the continuation of my Top 100 Movies or your "Reader's Choice" pick.

 

 

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Clone Wars: The Jedi Who Knew Too Much Review.

Here is "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much" in its entirety and in good quality. Hopefully there are still fans of the series left that are watching because this episode was incredible! This review is mostly spoiler free, but I will give a warning before any possible spoilers.

"The Jedi Who Knew Too Much" continues after the previous episode "Sabotage" and features Grand Moff Tarkin. This episode left me speechless, possibly the best episode of the season thus far. The level of emotion in the animation is unprecedented, no other animated series or movie is at this level right now. Ahsoka really shinned this episode and I would have to say that I am officially a fan of her character now. Easily one of, if not the best, Ahsoka episode yet. The episode is named after another one of Alfred Hitchcock's classic films "The Man Who Knew Too Much" and I noticed many references to the film in this episode. This episode featured one of the best chase scenes I have ever seen taking nearly half the episode. However, it was definitely not lacking in plot with one of the best ending scenes of any Clone Wars episodes. The music was another highlight of "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much", one of my new favorite tracks.

*Spoiler* When Anakin confronted Ahsoka in the tunnel, the level of emotion the animators and actors conveyed was stunning. It reached new a whole other level of drama that has never been seen in the series before. Also it reminded be of dam scene from Harrison Ford's The Fugitive. *End of Spoiler* 

Overall 10/10- Overall "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much" had the perfect blend of action, drama and character interaction, it will go down as one of the best episodes this series has to offer.

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Clone Wars: Sabotage Review.

Clone Wars fans are having trouble watching the episodes online, I have posted the episode in its entirety in good quality.

Since some  Hope you enjoy and then please read my review and comment.

“Sabotage” is the first of a four part story arc centered around Ahsoka and the final story arc of this disappointing season. This review will have minimal spoilers and anything big will have ample warning. “Sabotage” was a pleasant surprise, opening with a very cool space battle featuring the buzz droids. However, the main focus of the episode was on a mystery which Ahsoka and Anakin were sent to investigate. This episode seems to have been named after Alfred Hitchcock’s film Sabotage, that I have just watched a few weeks ago and features some similar plot points. Basically, “Sabotage” is a hard-boiled detective story with a very noir setting. It reminded me a lot of Blade Runner with the backgrounds and the use lighting and, the episode contained some very dark and violent material, including a severed hand.  While I do not want to spoil a important plot point, there was one part that did not make any sense and seemed very forced, but other than that, it was a fantastic episode.

Overall: 9:2/10- Overall “Sabotage” is the best episode that did not contain Darth Maul and offered a new type of genre for the series.

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Clone Wars: The Lawless Review

Wow, "The Lawless" was an incredible episode! It is one of the best and most impactful episodes of the series. Warning Spoilers ahead.

While last week's episode was fantastic, "The Lawless" is in a league of its own. Featuring the deaths of both Savage Opress and Dutchess Satine! As I have stated many times, Opress is one of my favorite characters from The Clone Wars and his death was shocking. I almost wish it did not happen because he was such an awesome character, but it was a fitting send-off to a great character. Obi-Wan was excellent in this episode, not only has Maul killed his Master Qui-Gon, he killed who was essentially the love of his life, Satine. Obi-Wan now has even more reason for revenge on Maul.

Another surprise was that Bo Katan is Satine's sister, which was a nice touch and gave a good reason why she defected from Maul's new Mandalorian clan. 

Now what we have all been waiting for since the trailer, Darth Sidious Vs. Maul and Opress, what an epic battle. Up there with other classic Lightsaber duels of the series.

The battle between the Mandalrians was amazing! Basically a ton of Boba Fetts in the sky fighting, what more could you ask for?

The animation was amazing! Nothing from seasons past is even comparable to this episode. If you have seen it, you know exactly what I am talking about. 

As a whole, this arc has easily been the best of the season, but why not make a four part arc and not waste those episodes on the horrible Droid arc?!  

Overall: 10/10- "The Lawless" did everything right, from the action to the story, it was perfect. This is what we wanted this season of the Clone Wars and we finally got it!

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Clone Wars: Shades of Reason Review.

"Shades of Reason" was all kinds of freaking awesomeness! *Epic Fist Pump* Darth Maul is officially the best thing to happen to the Clone Wars ever and "Shades of Reason" is the best Clone Wars episode of this season. Until later in the review, this will be a spoiler free review.

Shades of Reason continues were Eminence left-off and it more than delivered on the hype. Unless The Clone Wars team do something really stupid with this arc, bringing Darth Maul back from the dead was definitely worth it, because he is the best Star Wars villain since the original trilogy. Savage Opress and Maul are the best duo of evil I have ever seen. Sam Witwer as Darth Maul is absolutely brilliant! He brings a calculating and determined presence to Maul that is perfect. Savage is as brutal as ever dealing some bone crushing blows, both physically and with the Force. The animation is particularly breath taking in "Shades of Reason" featuring, yet again, some of the best and realistic visuals of the series. Although the animation style is present, it looks more realistic and the character animation smoother. Focusing on the villains for two episodes in a row is sheer brilliance! There has not been one Jedi or anyone except Duchess Satine that is considered a "Hero", which is very refreshing. Having the villain as the protagonist is a technique that should be used more often in TV shows, on the other hand, few TV shows have so awesome villains like the Clone Wars does. Pre-Vizsla ,as always, was one bad dude, Jon Favreau (director of Iron Man) does an excellent job in the role. Now time for the spoilers until the final verdict in the "Overall" section of the review.

*Spoilers*

The best part of the episode was definitely the epic final duel between Darth Maul and Pre-Vizsla. It is was one of, if not the best fight scene in The Clone Wars' history. Vizsla using both his black Lightsaber, blasters and other gadgets Vs. Maul's mastery of the Force was amazing. However, the most shocking part of the episode was Pre-Vizsla's surprise beheading by Maul! I could not believe what I was seeing, The Clone Wars team had some serious guts to pull that off. As much as I liked Vizsla and wanted to see more of him, his send-off was more than fitting to one of the Clone Wars' best original characters. I am still in awe at what happened, I expected him to escape somehow but after a valiant fight, he lost. Now Bo-Katan and her clan escaped and obviously are going to be coming back for more. This is another reason why we all love Mandalorians!

Overall: 10/10- "Shades of Reason" reminds me why I love Star Wars and the Clone Wars with the best episode since "Revenge". 

"For Mandalore!"

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Clone Wars Fans Tag and Rally!

Since the start of the younglings episode arc of Star Wars Clone Wars, the reviews and fans in general have really disappeared. Even I stopped reviewing the episodes because no read them and I know this season has been a let down but the last two episodes with Death Watch and Maul have been awesome! Before, The Clone Wars was a big thing on blogger with many fans posting reviews and writing about it in general, but what happened? Where is everyone? I am here to start a resurgence of the Clone Wars and rally the fans! Is anyone with me?! Starting every Friday I will be posting a review of the previous week's Clone Wars episode even if no one is interested. Some bloggers have posted less for good reason, but why have the Clone Wars fans disappeared? There are a few reasons why I believe the show has had less interest over the past season, one being: the quality of the show. The younglings and droids arcs are possibly the worst arcs in the Clone Wars history. Wasting four episodes each! Why those were made, we will never know (probably for the young child audience) but man they were terrible. Another is that the two biggest names in the Star Wars fandom on blogger Grace (aka Jedi Chick/Fallon) and Savanna have not been posting, albeit for good reason and I do not blame them in the slightest for it. But why should all other Star Wars fans lose faith? Again, I know some fans have reasons for not posting, despite this could the fandom have truly died? I am here to rally the fans and start a revolution of sorts, whether it works or not, because I am just one man running a small blog. To support the cause I have started a tag in which you take this "Clone Wars Fan Award" I made and re-post just like any other tag.

Here are the rules: 

1: Post the picture and where it originated.

2: Give a short (or long) opinion on the current season of the Clone Wars even if you have not seen all the episodes thus far (this is optional).

3: Tag any Clone Wars fan that wishes to take part in the tag.

Are you with me!

On a side note: If you are a Star Wars and have not seen The Clone Wars, I highly recommend you watch it. It has some of the best Star Wars stories since the original trilogy. Also if you are not a Star Wars fan, but like animation, you should give The Clone Wars a chance.

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Clone Wars: Eminence Review.

This is a review for last week's Clone Wars episode "Eminence". Due to the near total lack of interest in the Clone Wars this season, I have not written reviews for all the episodes this season, however the Darth Maul/Pre Vizsla story arc has began, therefore I must write about it. 

Yes! They finally did it! An awesome episode of the Clone Wars has finally aired! Eminence might be the best episode of the season and it was there to mostly set the table for the episodes to come but man it was one heck of a set-up. Basically the episode was all kinds of fan service, only featuring the villains of the story. Maul and Opress, Death Watch, Black Suns, Spice Dealers and the Hutts, what more would a Star Wars fan ask for? Even though it was more of a set-up for things to come, it manged to pack the action scenes since episode one of the season. In short the Clone Wars team packed everything that makes the Star Wars villains awesome into one super team-up episode. In terms of the visuals, Eminence was striking! It just leaves me in awe in how well everything is rendered, two thumbs-up for the Clone Wars team. There were some shockingly violent and brutal kills throughout, mostly by Savage Opress, particularly the Black Suns leaders being decapitated by Opress' double-bladed Lightsaber. While at first I was not the biggest fan of Darth Maul's return, however after this episode Maul might be the best Star Wars villain since Darth Vader and Boba Fett. Lastly, nice touch with Savage knocking his big, horned head on that light as he stood up.

Overall: 9.6/10- Overall Eminence packed everything I love about the Clone Wars into one fan service episode that actually makes me excited for what is to come for this arc.

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Clone Wars Review: Bound for Rescue.

“Bound for Rescue” wraps up the plot of Ahsoka’s capture from last week’s satisfying episode and concludes the mediocre Younglings story arc. Warning: Full spoilers for the episode.
Despite having Hando, Obi-Wan and Grievous in the episode, it again majorly disappointed. However, there was one very brief scene of awesomeness with Grievous at his best since the old Clone Wars miniseries. He crushed a Clone Wars throat with his foot claw thing and dispatching the Clones with ease, Grievous even had a brief victory. At least until Obi-Wan told him that the ship is set to self destruct. Why would Obi-Wan leave a message basically telling Grievous to escape the ship? This only serves to keep him alive for Revenge of the Sith. Come on Clone Wars team, you are better than this! Hondo again, stole the show; he was hilarious after being obviously drunk. Although I was almost starting to like the Younglings after last week’s episode, they were extremely annoying again, except for Gungi. However, we finally got to see a fully constructed wooden Lightsaber, which was great. Possibly the worst part of the episode was the traveling circus. Seriously, this is the best idea the writers could come up with? Again the animation was solid, but nothing that we have not seen before. While the episode might not reach the lows of the previous “The Gathering” episode, I just want to know when are we going to see all of the awesome clips that were featured in the season 4 trailer.

Overall 6.4/10- Despite having a few great moments, “Bound for Rescue” failed to deliver anything but disappointment and corny writing.

 

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Clone Wars: Test of Strength Review.

After last week's disappointing episode, I was hoping that this arc could redeem itself and it definitely did. When I heard that David Tennant, who played the Doctor in the Doctor Who TV series, was going to voice a character in this episode, I was very excited to see this episode and he was the highlight of the episode. As a long time Doctor Who fan it was great to see (or hear) Tennant again.
Note: Full spoilers for the episode are ahead.
Not only did the episode have Tennant, every one's favorite pirate Hando had another starring role in the episode and the ending suggests that we will be seeing more of him in the future. One of the best aspects of the episode was the Wookiee Youngling Gungi. Although it has not been fully constructed in the episode, the idea of a wooden Lightsaber is very interesting and I hope that it will be shown fully constructed in the episodes to come. From what Professor Huyang (the droid) said, he has been that ship for a thousand years. Which I believe would mean that he was around during the Darth Bane era. The Younglings were not annoying like last episode and Gungi is without a doubt my favorite of the group. I saw the arrogant Youngling's (cannot remember his name) using his wrongly constructed Lightsaber to create a distraction as soon as the pirates would introduced but that is only a small complaint. Albeit brief, Ahsoka's fight with Hondo and pirates was well done and her animation was top notch. But as I said before, the highlight of the episode was definitely David Tennant, his Doctor personality fitted perfectly for his role in the episode. While it has had its moments, season 4 has been a little disappointing. The previous arc was nothing special and only Revival had anything significant. Hopefully after this arc, we will have some truly profound story arcs.

Overall: 8.5/10- With David Tennant giving a stand out performance in the episode and Hando being as awesome as always, "Test of Strength" was a very fun episode.

 

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Clone Wars The Gathering Review.

After the disappointing Onderonian story arc we get another disappointing unless episode. "The Gathering" is about young Jedi obtaining their Lightsaber crystals. Although I found the kids less annoying than I had originally expected, they were annoying and this episode was unnecessary. There is really not much to say about "The Gathering"; nothing important happened other than a look into the Jedi culture. My favorite part of the episode was the Wookiee Jedi youngling. I have always wanted to see a Wookiee Jedi on screen and he was fun to watch. Other than that, the episode added nothing to The Clone Wars series. Why was this episode made? I hope that season 5 will redeem its self after this disappointing start. While there was nothing just plain terrible about the episode, it is like a black hole. There was nothing in the episode stood out. The only redeeming factor is the animation. The animation was good as it has been throughout this season.

Overall 6.0/10- While the episode was very disappointing, it was fun never the less.

 

 

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Clone Wars: Tipping Points Review

Finally the Onderonian story is over! Although I did enjoy last week's "Soft War", I vastly overrated the episode and have now changed the score to 8.4/10. But "Tipping Points" almost made this four episode story arc worth it.

Warning this post contains complete spoilers for the episode "Tipping Points".

Wow! Just The Clone Wars did exactly what I was hoping, they killed off Steela. While I very much liked the character, I was hoping that the story arc would end with her death to give the arc something memorable and it was more than satisfying. As The Clone Wars team said at CVI, this episode was inspired by Avatar in terms of the creatures and the look of Onderon and even though I am far from a fan of the movie, it did have some impressive visuals. One of my favorite characters, Hondo, made a short but effective appearance, which was fun to see.

"Tipping Points" really packed a lot into one episode but it never felt like it was too much. The battle was impressive and the animation was again top notch. The character drama worked well and Lux has started to become more likable now.

Steela's death was handled brilliantly, I was wondering the entire scene if she was going to make it. At one point I figured Ahsoka would eventually save her but the end were she actually fell to her death was kind of shocking. I did not think The Clone Wars team had the guts to do it, yet they have surprised me again. The ending was great with Steela's funeral and the Onderonians finally winning their freedom.

Overall 9.2/10- Overall "Tipping Points" is definitely my favorite episode of the season thus far, however it is not one of the best of the series.

 

Now as for the story arc as a whole, it was entertaining and had its moments but it never reach the heights of many of the other story arcs, it has been one of the weaker four part story arcs of the series.

Although I would not say that season 5 is disappointing, it has yet to blow me away like the Krell arc did last season. "Revival" was cool but lacked a little in story and the other episodes from this arc.

 

Overall Story Arc: 8.0/10- Ultimately this arc serves to develop Ahsoka's and Lux's characters, but it could have been shortened to three episodes.

 

The Soft Wars Review

Front Runners Review

A War on Two Fronts Review.

 

These past few episodes about the Rebels has made me think about how old are Ahsoka, Steela, Lux and Saw? If anyone knows I would appreciate it if you would comment below.

 

 



 

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Clone Wars: The Soft Wars

After Last Week's overall impressive episode, I had higher hopes for "The Soft War" and it did not disappoint. It opened with an attack followed by a declaration of freedom by Steela, which was very clever how it was done. Warning the following contains complete spoilers for the episode.

Finally the story arc had the perfect balanced of action, story, and characters. Oddly, the cloaks for the Saw and Lux looked excellent compared to the odd Jedi cloaks. Just in terms of the visuals, I was very impressed, probably the best looking episode of the season. Everything had a very lived-in gritty style which worked excellently. The strike by the Rebels at the execution was my favorite moment of the episode; the chaos of the attack was captured perfectly by the camera angles and the way it was animated. Again the episode deals with the theme of terrorism and rebellion paving the way for future rebellion. I can really see Lux and Steela becoming an important part of the Rebel Alliance during the Rebellion Era; it would be very cool if their characters could incorporate in some way. I liked Ahsoka a lot in the episode; I thought she would do the predictable thing and help the Rebels anyway. Waiting until later really built up the suspense and I almost thought at one point that the former King was going to actually be executed. It is times like that were Alfred Hitchcock's principle of suspense is used well shows that the series is really progressing into a better quality of directing. The line of dialogue between Ahsoka and Lux was interesting and still the audience guessing as how their relationship will progress as well as what Steela said to Lux. Although I thought the facial express were very well animated this episode, Jacob on the hand was not so impressed. Also I noticed that the Onderonian General looked surprisingly like Captain Pellaeon from the Thrawn Trilogy books, if anyone knows his name please comment below with it. It would be greatly appreciated. 

Overall 8.4/10- While "The Soft War" is not in the same league as classic Clone Wars episodes like "Rookies", it might just be the best episode of the season thus far, "Impressive, most impressive."

Have you seen the episode? If so please comment below with your thought about it.

Other reviews to check out:
Because I seem to be the first person to write a review for the episode, please comment if you have reviewed it so I can add a link to your review here.

 

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Clone Wars "Front Runners" Review.

*Full Spoilers for the episode.*
After last week's set-up episode, "A War On Two Fronts", I was hoping that the next would deliver something great and overall it mostly accomplished it. The action was good, however the Battledroids were annoying and dumb as always. "Front Runners" opened with a series of terrorist attacks by Onderonian Rebels using clever tactics, which were cool to see. It dealt with the issue of the people being afraid of Rebels because they do not know that they could win was an interesting topic. Since one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, unless there are civilian casualties, therefore they are just terrorists. Some of the dialogue felt a little unnatural between Saw, Steela and Lux while stealing the tank. The attack on the Federation base was well animated and the expositions looked great. The animation of the lighting was better than usual adding an excellent dynamic to the look of the city. Also the structure of the is kept very similar to how it has in Knights of the Old Republic video game, which as a fan of game was glad to see. Hopefully next week's episode will build upon what "Front Runners" set-up with the addition of the new Federation droid general. While this seems to be a solid story arc, it lacks the quality that many of the truly amazing story arcs, unless there is some great reveal in the next two episodes. But it is much better than last year's "Mon Calamari" season opener. I am really starting to like Steela as a character; she has grown fast as a character in just two episodes.
One of the key highlights of the episode was the final scene talking to Obi-Wan and Anakin; it really ended the episode well with the reveal that Saw is Steela's brother. It was unexpected, I am sure Lux is feeling like Han did after the battle of Endor (video below) after Leia told him that Luke was her brother. Although it is unclear if he actually heard Steela said it or not but Ahsoka was definitely not happy. Another interesting line was Anakin's saying that he knows what it feels like, which really seemed to catch Ahsoka off-guard. Hopefully it will lead her to discovering Anakin and Padme, which should be a good episode.
Overall 8.3/10- Overall "Front Runners" delivered in both the action as well as the characters and was a mostly rewarding pay-off to last week's episode.

Here is something Jacob thought of as kind of a pardoy of the song "Call Me Maybe" while watching the episode: "Hey droid I just met you, and this is crazy, but call a tank, so I can hijack-it maybe?"
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Clone Wars: A War on Two Fronts Review.

"A War on Two Fronts" is about an uprising to the planet Onderon, not to be confused with Leia's home planet Alderaan. Onderon should be familiar to fan of the Knights of the Old Republic series because that is one of the planets were the Jedi Exile traveled during his/her journey. The episode felt more like the "Calm Before the Storm", which should hopefully set-up for better episodes in the later parts of the story arc. However, the "A War on Two Fronts" does develop Lux Bonteri and establish his current relationship. Note: There will be spoilers for the entire episode. Although Lux is not my favorite character from the Clone Wars, I actually like him overall as a character, despite his hatred from some parts of the fan community. I really do not Lux and Ahsoka's romantic relationship, although it seems that might be with Steela now, which created an interesting dynamic in the episode.
The animation of the Jedi's cloaks left something to be desired, while the animation for the planet overall was solid. It is a little refreshing to see an episode with a slightly slower pace than usual, and had more focus on the character, particularly Ahsoka, Lux and Steela. The training scenes were done well done, except some of Anakin's dialogue was sub-par in a few of them. Although I wish I knew the trick to defeating the Droidekas in the Star Wars Battlefront video game, it would have really been useful.
The Battle Droids were as annoying and stupid as ever, I still cannot stand their voices. While I am not the biggest Ahsoka supporter, ever since the "Padawan Lost" and "Friends and Enemies" episodes, she has really started to grow on me and this episode did help in making her a better character.
The reference to the Rebels in the original Star Wars trilogy was cool. With the Jedi council questioning if training the Onderonians to be terrorists would be the best idea and the fact that Anakin himself suggested the idea worked very well. Near the end of the episode were Obi-Wan said that they could not help Onderonians fight their war, did not make a lot of sense at the time. The Jedi's life were endangered, then was not the time to test the Onderonians new skills. Also it should have given us some sense of time, because it appeared to only have taken place over a few days at the most.

Overall 7.8/10- While "A War on Two Fronts" may have lacked action, it served to set-up for next episodes in the story well and added character development.

 

 

 

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Clone Wars: Revival Review.

The Clone Wars season finally start and it sure started with a bang. Basically "Revival" is part 2 of the last season's finale "Revenge", which is a first for the series. It almost felt as if the episode was 10 minutes with its relentless pacing, which worked very well.
Note: Full spoilers for the episode are ahead.
"Revival" was a non-stop thrill ride, full of intense action and awesome Lightsaber battles. While the episode may have started a little too fast, and a few of the character models and voice acting near the beginning of the episode could have been slightly better, overall the episode was very impressive with its brutality and violence. Savage Opress impaling Adi Gallia was very cool and completely unexpected twist in the episode. The Ligthsaber battle was expertly choreographed and animated, one of the better fights of the series. Possibly the most shocking and violent part of "Revival" is how Savage's arm was sliced off by Obi-Wan. While I did notice that Opress had a robotic arm in the trailer, I did not expect that Obi-Wan would be the one to cut it off. The detail of his arm was amazing, I could even see his bone and flesh of his arm, The Clone Wars team is really pushing the TVPG rating. The music during the battle was particularly epic, one of the few time were the music was noticeably top notch in an episode. Hondo was hilarious and played a key role in the episode. His dialogue with Obi-Wan and his lines in general were great like “Who are these horny headed maniacs!?” The opening reminding the audience how utterly evil and murderous Maul and Opress truly are, with a cool opening scene battling droids. The nice touch of Maul's legs emitting green ooze from the Night Mother shows the Clone Wars team's attention to detail. Although some of the character's mouths did not match the animation perfect in a few scenes, but that is a small detractor. The Clone Wars started the season with one of the season opening episodes of the series, only season 3 was better.

Overall: 8.9/10- What "Revival" slightly lacked in plot, it more than made up for in sheer action and brutality.
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Below are links to other great reviews of this episode.

Shena Tokala:  Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Revival review

Solace Utara: Revival Review

Cad Bane[slash]Stilwater: Review for "Revival" - The Clone Wars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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