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The Clone Wars: The Mandalore Trilogy [040-042/134] ✦ Watchalong Reaction & Review
Added 2022-06-19 08:55:39 +0000 UTCHello there! This reaction is one (of a few) in my "Try Before You Buy" reaction videos here on Patreon. You must have your own copy of the episodes to watchalong as I do blur the episodes and have the audio muted. I leave around 30 seconds of it up at the start of each episode for syncing purposes. I am not allowed to distribute the entire episodes in my videos as this is illegal. Thank you for watching along with me!
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Hi everyone! It's time for another Clone Wars arc! Welcome in to The Mandalore Trilogy! NOTE: I was doing laundry while doing this recording and I did not realize my dryer would be loud enough to be picked up by the mic while I was speaking. So if you hear some strange sounds in the background here and there, it's that. My apologies!
Season 02, Episode 12: The Mandalore Plot
Season 02, Episode 13: Voyage of Temptation
Season 02, Episode 14: Duchess of Mandalore
Let me know your thoughts on this arc in the comments below! [Direct link here.]
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Comments
Thanks Alex!
kaiielle
2022-06-21 20:42:20 +0000 UTCHey, Kaiielle! THE MANDALORE PLOT: The introductions of Duchess Satine Kryze, Prime Minister Almec and Governor Pre Vizsla. Satine, despite being a pacifist, is a Mandalorian. She eased the dying Death Watch terrorist's passing by most likely speaking a traditional sacrament to honor fallen warriors. Her pacifist government is an aberration in Mandalorian history as their culture is a martial one. Twenty years prior or ten years prior to the events of "Phantom Menace", Mandalore experienced a civil war between fundamentalist clans like Death Watch and reformist clans like Satine's family, the Kryze clan. Governor Pre Vizsla is voiced by Jon Favreau, the director of "Elf", "Iron Man 1 and 2", "Cowboys and Aliens" and "The Jungle Book", producer of "The Mandalorian" and portrayer of Harold 'Happy' Hogan in the MCU! Yes, he voiced the Ardennian Rio Durant in "Solo", too. The Mandalorians have a thing for cubism. Their city looks like a stack of blocks, the topiary is cut into cubes and their paintings are cubist! It's a little much. The introduction of the fundamentalist Death Watch. This sect of Mandalorians are sticklers for tradition and, in religious terms, would be like Puritanical Christians, Hasidic Jews, Shi'ite Muslims or Therevada Buddhists. The introduction of the DARKSABER! This is a UNIQUE lightsaber. We learn it is a relic of the Old Republic stolen from the Jedi Temple by Mandalorians and an heirloom of the Vizsla clan. VOYAGE OF TEMPTATION: The 'Coronet' is like a luxury liner and the Captain was attired like a naval officer of the Napoleonic Era with a bicorn hat which is what triggered your piratical references. Corpulent Twi'lek Senator Orn Free Taa and Rodian Senator Onocanda Farr aka Padme's Uncle Ono, both seen in live-action in the Prequels, make return appearances here. Taa was last featured in "Liberty on Ryloth" (Season 1, Episode 21) and Farr was last featured in "Bombad Jedi" (Season 1, Episode 8). Often seen milling about in Senate scenes, the black human female Senator Kin Robb with the purple conical turban is given a name in this episode. Commander Cody and Captain Rex see some action against those spider droids. Rex takes one out single-handedly! Satine's declaration of love for Obi-Wan and Obi-Wan's admission that he considered abandoning the Order for her are major revelations for the audience and Anakin! This is one of the series' greatest additions to the lore because it explains Obi-Wan's forebearance of Anakin's suspected indiscretions and enables Anakin to view his former Master as a fallible man and peer. The longing and regret are voiced and animated palpably. The audience is left to decide if Kenobi's choice was a noble sacrifice or an unnecessary waste. The Mandalorian Civil War of 42 BBY occurred ten years before "Phantom Menace" when we first saw Obi-Wan in his mid-twenties. Therefore, he and Satine had their romance when he was in his mid-teens. It's telling that Anakin had no reservations about killing Senator Merrik while both Satine and Obi-Wan wrestled with esoteric ideals. DUCHESS OF MANDALORE: Chagrian Speaker Mas Amedda is an interesting figure. He's seen by Palpatine's side in live-action in all the Prequels but it's unknown at what point he knows he's working for a Sith Lord. He definitely knows Palpatine is corrupt as his closest political confidant and he's got no qualms about the Imperial transition. Although not seen in the Classic Trilogy, it is known Amedda served as Grand Vizier of the Empire but ultimately cut a deal with the new Republic after Sidious was killed. He reminds me of the ultimate political animal, Minister Talleyrand, who survived Louis XVI, the French Revolution, Napoleon and the Bourbon Restoration by betraying them all! Napoleon famously referred to him as "a silk stocking stuffed with s%&t!". Padme gets in on the action as she usually does in Senate episodes. When she presents the unaltered footage of the late Minister Jerec's anti-occupation speech you can see future Rebel Alliance leader, Senator Mon Mothma of Chandrila, and Pantoran Senator Riyo Chuchi from "Trespass" (Season 1, Episode 15) in the Senate chamber. The rock in the square where Satine clandestinely met with Obi-Wan is the peak of Coruscant's tallest mountain and the sole natural formation left exposed on the ENTIRE PLANET! A rare thwarting of Palpatine! Obi and Satine make a good team.
Alex Vazquez
2022-06-21 10:57:16 +0000 UTCIt's SO LOVELY seeing Obi-Wan feel *something* for someone in that way. I adore him and it always kinda broke my heart that in the films he's portrayed as someone who is perpetually single and alone for his whole life.
kaiielle
2022-06-20 07:09:18 +0000 UTCI doubt it will happen, but won't be too upset about it. Now, a limited series about Kenobi and Satine in TPM days would be golden.
kaiielle
2022-06-20 06:49:00 +0000 UTCThat line about leaving the Jedi if she had said the word was HEARTBREAKING. 😭
kaiielle
2022-06-20 06:47:47 +0000 UTCSuch a good point! I loved this one.
kaiielle
2022-06-20 06:46:25 +0000 UTCFinally we can talk about Satine in the open. One of my favorite things in Clone Wars is their relationship. And I’m still holding out hope that Obi will at least say her name once in the new series. I had high hopes she would be talked about in the Obi Wan show but sadly it doesn’t seem to be a thing they are going to explore. I’m also a sucker for a love story, especially with a beloved character like Obi Wan.
Absher
2022-06-20 06:24:08 +0000 UTCObi-Wan and Satine are very much like an old couple. Great to see that he also has feelings for someone, even though he obviously has made his choice. Palpatine is such a great villain, because he is the puppet master that plays both sides, slowly working towards his own interests, while managing to keep his strings invisible.
Rune
2022-06-19 21:20:51 +0000 UTCAnd I'm drinking an iced shaken oat milk espresso!
juliachristine
2022-06-19 20:26:37 +0000 UTCIt WAS me! I love Obi-Wan and Satine so much and am so glad you liked this trilogy :) Their relationship is SO interesting to me, as a couple who was together and loved each other but decided to focus on their duties which is a GREAT contrast/parallel to Anakin and Padmè. Speaking of if they were romantic, I'm 100% sure they were based on this trilogy and other episodes as well as books and comics. I don't think he would have left the Order if he wasn't in love with her/had a relationship. "Voyage of Temptation" is one of my favorite episodes of the entire series, even with all the great episodes you have coming up. Speaking of your "imagine Obi-Wan not in the Jedi" there's plenty of fanfic with that exact premise if you're curious 😂 Can't wait for the rest of the Mandalore arcs :)
juliachristine
2022-06-19 20:24:38 +0000 UTCOoh, yeah!😃👍🏻 I had a big smile on my face when she said "Can I ship them?" 😆 I was having breakfast, drinking my coffee, black with condensed milk. ☕...because it's Sunday.😄
Mayra Geek
2022-06-19 19:24:17 +0000 UTCWe all know how close and similar Obi-Wan and Anakin are, and then we look at Satine and Padme and how close they are in ideals and personality. Obi-wan definitely understands Anakin and Padme and Satine is probably one major reason that he doesn't really intervene with Anakin and Padme. He understands and sees it as Anakin having something that Obi-Wan missed out on.
Andrew Sitek
2022-06-19 19:23:29 +0000 UTCIt was really funny watching you say “I kinda ship them” in part one😂. I was just sitting hear being like “YOUR GONNA LOVE THE NEXT EPISODE!!!” Love Satien! And Pre Visla’s Darksaber was pretty cool! Great Reaction! And you asked what we were drinking, I was having a Strawberry Lemonade Diet Energy!
Justin
2022-06-19 19:19:39 +0000 UTCI love this arc so much! 😍 I was so excited watching your reaction! Satine is such a great surprise for this show and also for Obi-Wan's character. Anakin wanted it all, whereas Obi-Wan made choices. Obi has feelings and regrets but he handles those feelings with as much maturity as he can, trusting his choices. Also, I love how he admits he would have left the Jedi Order for Satine. In my opinion, Obi-Wan is a great Jedi because he acknowledges what he feels, make his choices. It doesn't mean it's easy or he doesn't make mistakes. Amazing!🌸🌸🌸😄 P.s.: I didn't hear the dryer in the audio.😃👍🏻 No need to apologize about yawning during the episodes. I totally understand. As long as you're having fun watching the episode, it's all good! 🌸
Mayra Geek
2022-06-19 19:02:09 +0000 UTCFun detail for episode 2 Pre Vizsla (when he appears as the hologram) is actually wearing modified clone armour and helmet as the animators didn't have any Mandalorian armour created for the season so they had to rework the clone armour and helmet to make it look as close to Mandalorian armour covering most of it up in a Cloak and of course the hologram hiding a lot of the detail. If you really look close enough you can tell right away that it isn't actual Mandalorian armour. The 2nd episode was created very early on in Season 2 which explains why they didn't have the models finished while the the first episode was created later in the seasons why did feature Mandalorian armour. The Cloak also features the Mandalorian Mythosaur symbol (Same symbol seen on Boba Fett's Armour) on his cloak instead of the Death-watch symbol. You have met Mandalorian before such as the ones in Knights of the Old Republic. These are the Neo Crusaders an order of Mandalorians sponsored by Mandalore the Ultimate following the end of the Great Sith War and his own ascension to the position of Mandalore. Named after the original Mandalorian Crusaders, they fought in the Mandalorian Wars, conflict mentioned in Kotor and were later regrouped and reformed under Mandalore the Preserver. There's actually a cool Story behind how Jon Favreau got to voice the character of Pre Vizsla. Jon was working on Iron Man at the time and even showed Dave Filoni parts of Iron Man while Jon got to see Clone Wars. Jon was super interested in the show and brought up voice work and thus he got the part of Pre Vizsla. This was told at the Mandalorian celebration panel in 2019 when they revelated the show etc.
Isaac
2022-06-19 13:36:31 +0000 UTCYes, i knew you would enjoy that trilogy. I think the Satine character explained very well why Obi Wan never looked more into what Padmé and Anakin where really doing. I think he kinda knew it was a possibility, but the regret he always had about what could have been stopped him for pushing the issue too much with his former Padaman. Thanks for the reaction, looking forward to the next one.
Guiguioh
2022-06-19 10:41:47 +0000 UTC
