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The Clone Wars: The Zygerrian Slavers & A Friend In Need [078-081/134] ✦ Watchalong Reaction & Review
Added 2022-09-01 01:43:02 +0000 UTCAnother two arc's in one video! We have a trilogy and then a single episode arc. The episodes that we are watching today in this watchalong:
Season 04, Episode 11: Kidnapped
Season 04, Episode 12: Slaves of the Republic
Season 04, Episode 13: Escape From Kadavo
Season 04, Episode 14: A Friend In Need
What do you think of these episodes? [Direct link here.]
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I'll fix that right away! Try again in 10 mins. EDIT: It was just the embed that I had wrong. The "Full-Length Watchalong" link was to the right video. I've updated the embed now! Thank you for letting me know!
kaiielle
2024-05-05 02:03:47 +0000 UTCKaiielle I know that I am super late to the Star Wars Clone Wars watchalong however the following link: https://kaiielle.com/tcw-zygerrian-afin/ takes me to a full length watchalong of The Last of Us 1x06 just figured I'd let you know :)
Joshua Gideon
2024-05-05 01:47:43 +0000 UTCThe quadruple decapitation by Ahsoka will always live in my head rent-free. A great moment. Thank you for your comments, as always.
kaiielle
2022-09-03 21:04:11 +0000 UTC"The show has mentioned the species name several times as have myself and other commenters in our remarks." Yeah, so it's hard to remember everything when we're multiple hours into the show so far and your comments are very long. 😅 Please forgive.
kaiielle
2022-09-03 21:02:36 +0000 UTCHey, Kaiielle! A FRIEND IN NEED: A peace summit on Mandalore turns into a plot against Dooku and confusing matters of the heart for Ahsoka. At the summit moderated by Duchess SATINE KRYZE, the Republic representatives are: -- Senator BAIL ORGANA of Alderaan -- Senator MON MOTHMA of Chandrila -- Senator PADME AMIDALA of Naboo and two of the Confederacy representatives are: -- VOE ATELL, the green-skinned, horned female -- BEC LAWISE, the Siniteen both last seen in "Heroes on Both Sides" (Season 3, Episode 10). The RETURN of LUX BONTERI, the orphaned scion of the BONTERI DYNASTY of ONDERON! He was the stiff-necked son of Separatist Senator MINA BONTERI who agreed to put forward an olive branch to the Republic when urged by her protege PADME after they clandestinely met on the Separatist capital world, RAXUS, in the Senate Trilogy of Season 3. Mina was assassinated by Dooku for her pains but, before the peace effort was thwarted, Lux and Ahsoka took a shine to one another each never having met the "enemy" familiarly. . The RETURN of DEATH WATCH and the DARKSABER! The RETURN of PRE VIZSLA, the former Governor of Mandalore's moon, Concordia, and Darksaber heir last seen ALLIED to Dooku in the Mandalore Trilogy of Season 2! When I first heard Vizsla's story about his violent separation from Dooku, I thought I had missed an episode but it was just an OFF-SCREEN DEVELOPMENT. Apparently, Dooku didn't fulfill his promise of unseating Satine quickly enough for Vizsla and the two came to blows. It speaks to Vizsla's prowess that he managed to escape with just a nasty facial scar! JON FAVREAU reprises his role as the voice of Vizsla. The INTRODUCTION of BO-KATAN voiced by KATEE SACKHOFF of "Battlestar Galactica" and "Longmire"! Filoni actually conceived of Vizsla's second with Sackhoff in mind to play her and securing the participation of an actress of her visibility and with her sci-fi bonafides was quite a coup for the show! I felt terrible for the hulking battle droid as it plaintively cried, "Why?", while being used as target practice. AHSOKA'S FIRST KISS! Chief PIETER's granddaughter, TRYLA, and his people pay the ultimate price for being hospitable to the Watch who savagely lay waste to the village! ARTOO always comes through in the clutch. Too bad he had to leave his new buddies behind. ICONIC AHSOKA MOMENT: quadruple decapitation! Second epic duel with the DARKSABER: Ahsoka vs. Vizsla! LUX is not only a war orphan but a political one as well who has burned his bridges with RAXUS, CORUSCANT and the outlaws of DEATH WATCH but there is still one place where he may find refuge. Unfortunately, AHSOKA can't go with him and their parting stirs feelings in her she wasn't quite prepared for.
Alex Vazquez
2022-09-03 20:54:39 +0000 UTCHey, Kaiielle! ESCAPE FROM KADAVO: An exciting climax filled with righteous rage! Perhaps SIDIOUS should have reconsidered the Queen's plan as it had some merit. Obi-Wan was in a bad bind because Togruta suffered for his every act of defiance. Without outside aid, Kenobi would have broken! MIRAJ learns a choke-out by Dooku isn't as much fun as a choke-out by Anakin! THE SECOND DUEL between Anakin and Dooku in Season 4 ends inconclusively because Anakin cuts out early but it is notable for Anakin's use of an electro-whip to which the Count takes significant umbrage as beneath his dignity! What a scowl! ANAKIN is so emotionally charged and so susceptible to flattery that he would have rescued the INFATUATED Queen even if she hadn't known Obi-Wan's whereabouts. If Padme weren't in the picture, their relationship would have been TEMPESTUOUS and INTENSE! ANAKIN takes no prisoners during the Kadavo rescue violently slicing through Zygerrians the way he normally slices his way through droids! REX impales AGRUSS with a killer line: "I am no Jedi."! The RETURN of WARTHOG of the WOLFPACK not seen since Felucia in "Holocron Heist" (Season 2, Episode 1). PLO KOON leads the gunship assault on Kadavo to rescue Kenobi after last rescuing Adi Gallia from Grievous in "Nomad Droids" (Season 4, Episode 6). The RETURN of Admiral COBURN after last being seen in "Citadel Rescue" (Season 3, Episode 20). AHSOKA's creative use of a Republic cruiser saves the Togruta captives. The feline ZYGERRIANS are a species unseen before "Clone Wars" as is their slave empire. Prior to this arc, it was assumed the Hutts were the traffickers and not just clients. Sidious aims to restore their standing through Dooku to have a supply of millions! One wonders if slave labor was employed to construct super-weapons like the Death Stars!
Alex Vazquez
2022-09-03 20:48:08 +0000 UTCHey, Kaiielle! SLAVES OF THE REPUBLIC: The air is thick with sexual tension in this episode! The way Queen MIRAJ's eyes lit up when she saw Anakin would've gotten Padme's hackles up! Lol. AHSOKA looked amazing in that turquoise number but her play-acting left a lot to be desired! Ahsoka sees a side to her Master she never realized existed as he FLIRTS SHAMELESSLY with the delighted Queen! A GORGA THE HUTT cameo! He could be seen shopping in the slave market with his monocle after last appearing in "The Hunt for Ziro" (Season 3, Episode 9). The winged reptile mounts are called BREZAKs and I love the way they glide on air currents. Prime Minister ATAI MOLEC recognized Obi-Wan from the last episode when he and Dooku communicated with D'NAR while Kenobi was "negotiating". I like how Anakin has to shift gears after the Twi'lek's SUICIDE. He was appalled to be complicit in her fate yet suppresses his misgivings to turn on the charm. The music cue and salute gesture Anakin gives on the auction block deliberately mirrors the SARLACC SEQUENCE in "Return of the Jedi". The auction block battle is exciting and Anakin's defiance just makes the Queen think he's even more of the cat's meow. ANAKIN loses his cool and employs a FORCE-CHOKE on MIRAJ but like any good femme fatale she has him dead to rights! The Queen's perspective on the Jedi as slaves to a CORRUPT REPUBLIC is unerringly accurate while her philosophy of equating TRUE FREEDOM as a state of non-attachment is surprisingly very Jedi-like! The way Slavemaster AGRUSS of Kadavo casually selects random Togruta to drop into that insanely deep crater to merely illustrate a point was monstrous!
Alex Vazquez
2022-09-03 20:43:00 +0000 UTCHey, Kaiielle! KIDNAPPED: A personal arc for Anakin as he confronts his past as a slave. Jedi Master Shaak Ti who oversees Kamino is TOGRUTA as is Ahsoka Tano. They are a staple alien species of Star Wars. Their homeworld is Shili but the colony of Kiros is where this episode is set. The two horns are called montrals while the descending head tails in front and back are called lekku just like with Twi'leks. The montrals are hollow structures that detect movement like ears. The show has mentioned the species name several times as have myself and other commenters in our remarks. As you're new to this mythology learning so many new names invariably some things fall through the cracks. Togrutas are popular aliens so it's a good name to learn. The sidecars on the speeder bikes were such a cool feature as was their ability to rotate 180 degrees! Aside from REX and CODY, we see: -- BOIL last seen in "Landing at Point Rain" (Season 2, Episode 5). Boil's moustache is what distinguishes him. He's fresh from the loss of WAXER on Umbara. -- KIX, the medic, last seen in the Umbara Arc. Kix has lightning shaved into his scalp fuzz. It's amazing that D'NAR is so gentle with that plump Kiros bird yet so vicious with everyone else! I kind of pitied the tactical droid who was appalled by D'Nar's betrayal of planting a bomb on him. "Sir, how could you?" Lol. Obi-Wan takes a real beating in this! It must have been so satisfying for him to crumple those commando droids into little balls so effortlessly! ANAKIN and AHSOKA work seamlessly together in this episode. Their partnership is at its peak here. I love the design of that caged BLIXUS! It's like a chitinous arthropod with cephalopod tentacles. Creepy looking thing! ANAKIN momentarily lets rage consume him when he angrily jams his lightsaber against D'Nar's throat demanding the whereabouts of the colonists!
Alex Vazquez
2022-09-03 20:40:32 +0000 UTCThat R2 lightsaber toss was the BESTEST. Loved it so much!
kaiielle
2022-09-01 15:28:56 +0000 UTCAgreed on all! And yes, I think I've finally figured out the colours of the clones and who belongs to who. 😅
kaiielle
2022-09-01 15:28:42 +0000 UTCOkay yeah I was pretty sure it hadn't been mentioned much, if at all!
kaiielle
2022-09-01 15:28:22 +0000 UTCGod I love these arcs so much, the highlight for me was the scene in episode 12(?) where R2 has anakin and obi wans lightsabers stored inside of him and when Anakin needs them he does the exact same hand gesture luke does in Return of the Jedi near the Sarlacc pit, the scenes play out almost identically (: like father like son! All in all, really solid arcs, can’t wait for the next one!
Sean H
2022-09-01 09:48:25 +0000 UTCPart 2- I love Rex saying “I am no Jedi” Rex is best Clone, love him. Lux is a character that I quite like, at least a little. The Queen here was quite interesting. She was so confident in her manipulation skills but underestimated Dooku. But I also don’t think she cared that much about what Dooku was going to do to her, like she said “I am who I am”. And I think that she just didn’t want to be weak. So she pulled the wip out and died😅. I don’t know why but I love Warthog (the Wolfpack Clone Pilot) just a cool dude. And also Grey Clones are 99% of the time Master PLO’s Legion. Anakin has Blue Clones, Obi Wan has Orange Clones, and Plo has Grey. Luminarra has Green, Ala Seccurra has Yellow, Corrisaunt Guard are Red.
Justin
2022-09-01 07:41:01 +0000 UTCPart 1- Ok a solid ARC and Friend in Need, has some top tier moments for sure. I especially love the ICONIC Quadruple Decapitation from Ahsoka, and on Mandalorians no less! I think that they only ever mentioned “Togruta” like twice in the show so far, and one of them was in this ARC. I think I’ve mentioned that Ahsoka is a Togruta before, but that was probably in a Season 1-2 Reaction lol. Fun fact the head tails on Togruta are called Montralls and they are “Extrasensory Organs” that act as a Togruta’s Ears. They don’t have ears, just Montrals.
Justin
2022-09-01 07:30:55 +0000 UTCIt was a good one! And of course!
kaiielle
2022-09-01 05:18:48 +0000 UTCA friend in need- Okay, that was 💯 better. Great episode! Anytime you get R2 in hero mode, Death Watch, The Dark Saber and Ahsoka be heading 4 members of the Death Watch in one episode, it’s a winner. Plus the cinematography in that one was outstanding. Thanks again for sharing your reactions!
Absher
2022-09-01 05:07:23 +0000 UTCI mean, slavery is a pretty rough topic so maybe it's that? But it's also okay to not enjoy an arc! Thanks for watching along!
kaiielle
2022-09-01 04:34:41 +0000 UTCIdk, something about that trilogy just didn’t hit for me. Glad you enjoyed it. It wasn’t terrible, just seemed a little off. Could be my mood.
Absher
2022-09-01 04:32:20 +0000 UTCYes, the lightsaber toss was EPIC. Love R2.
kaiielle
2022-09-01 04:07:26 +0000 UTCYes, he can! I'm very excited for Season 5!
kaiielle
2022-09-01 04:07:11 +0000 UTCR2D2's plot armor may be strong, even godly at times. But even he can get beat up, lose limbs, and almost destroyed at times. Looking forard to S5. It has my favorite scene in the series.
Yoshi1990
2022-09-01 04:01:15 +0000 UTCSlaves of the Republic- way better episode imo. Love love love the Return of the Jedi callback, the looks and the nod to R2 just before he launched the lightsabers in the air. Just like on Jabbas sail barge. And that force choke.
Absher
2022-09-01 03:55:09 +0000 UTCThanks so much! Yeah, Obi-Wan getting beat up isn't fun, but these sticky situations happen sometimes.
kaiielle
2022-09-01 03:33:57 +0000 UTCHey, I like the new song! That’s so cool that you had a friend make it for you! Pretty mediocre first episode in the arc. Hopefully they get better. Sucked watching Obi Wan get his ass kicked like that.
Absher
2022-09-01 03:24:11 +0000 UTC
