vulture droid Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 Liberty On Ryloth Wow! this episode was pretty good, not better than last weeks, but better than most of the show. In order to sum up my point, and since I am too lazy to type a full review, I have a list: Pros: Hyena Droids Smart tactical droids Wat Tambor Battle at the beginning Battle at the capital MTTs! Commando Droids! Freedom Fighters Realistic bombing strategy Windu's matrixish force-action scene at the bridge The fact that they're going to have to do another episode to explain why Wat Tambor is a free man at the time of Episode III Cons: Oddly paced 5/5 Whole Ryloth Trilogy: 5/5 Quote
ILikePi Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) This week's episode was pretty good. I liked that slowed down part on the bridge. I don't have much else to post...except that I look foward to watching the final episode of the season! EDIT: It seems weird to me that those huge vehicles get destroyed so easily, but that's probably because I used to play Star Wars Battlefront II. The vehicles in there took a long time to destroy... Oh, and the more tactical droids I see, the more I want one in minifigure form! I hope that there will actually be one (that is accurate). Also, aren't those probe droid thingies in almost every episode? Edited March 14, 2009 by ILikePi Quote
Corvus Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 It was good, but unfortunately, it didn't live up to my expectations. Maybe I'd set my hopes a little too high waiting for Mace Windu. Oh well, still good action scenes, though. I agree with vulture droid's opinion- it was oddly spaced. It seemed like they didn't have enough time, and could have gone with another two-episode week like the Blue Shadow Virus. One thing I didn't like was how little the clones actually did. They didn't say anything, and those two guys with Windu- they couldn't even get up a ledge by themselves. And I think they only said one or two lines each. I also don't get why Wat Tambor is now a captive. Plot holes! Boo! Not so sure on the Frog Cavalry, either. Overall, though, I was expecting a lot more Mace awesomeness, on par with Shatterpoint. Maybe it was a bit too hard to do in that short a time period, though. Onto the good things: I liked the freedom fighters. The leader had some good dialogue. The unexpected appearance of Commando Droids was very welcome. Glad to see some more use out of them. I loved the tactical droid. What a jerk. The AT-TEs were awesome. Nice to see them used. About the new episode: Sigh. I like the idea of Cad Bane- he looks like such a cool character. But why have Anakin trapped in a building with him? Another waste of a perfectly good opportunity for Clone Commandos. Quote
Matteo Kenobi Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 I agree with the general consensus here, it was good but it felt a little compressed and could have been...fuller. I loved the CIS MTTs, I hope Lego makes some of those, it would really be great! I also liked the walkers, and how they came out of the AAT! But overall, Mace disappointed me, he could have had a lot more action I think, and your right the Clones didn't do a whole lot either. As always I liked the senate aspect, as the never really get a whole lot of recognition in the Clone Wars Series they did well here. So what is going on with this whole Cade Bane thing? Is that for next season and are just teasing us with it now or is it an upcoming episode? Quote
DarthSion Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 I thought it was a good episode, those clone walkers are faster than i thought they were. No its not a tease, Cad is part of the episode next week which i am guessing will be a cliffhanger. My memory isn't as good as it should be, but i thought Vader killed Tambor in Mustafar. Quote
Holy Diver Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 My memory isn't as good as it should be, but i thought Vader killed Tambor in Mustafar. Vader killed Tambor, but he also captured him eariler on during the Clone Wars (this was shown in an obscure GB Advance game that came out after Episode II). This means that someone is going to have to rescue Tambor again. Quote
simonjedi Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 Actually next week they try to release Ziro the Hutt (the one from the movie) not Tambor. Cad is part of the episode next week which i am guessing will be a cliffhanger. You are probably right about that. Quote
Matteo Kenobi Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 hmm that's good, but I don't see how some Alien in a big hat with a gun can take over the entire freaking Senate and Jedi Council building, I fear that this may be a very unrealistic episode just made to please the kiddies, I pray it's not though. Quote
DarthSion Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 What i read i thought it was bounty hunters. Quote
Matteo Kenobi Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 Well I haven't read to much into it, I suppose if he had a team of bounty hunters it could work, but from the commercial last night I just saw Cade Bane advertised, well I hope it'll be exciting! Quote
DarthSion Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 To free crime lord Ziro the Hutt, bounty hunters seize control of the Senate Building and take hostages -- completely unaware that Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker is still inside. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_...#Season_1:_2008 What i did find more interesting is this. According to another statement by Sansweet, "Lucasfilm Animation will be hiring a total of about 300 digital artists and others in both California and Singapore locations to produce not only the series, but animated feature films in the years ahead." More movies in CGI?. Quote
vulture droid Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 Ziro the Hutt? The same purple guy from the movie? I have a bad feeling about this... Quote
Oky Posted March 14, 2009 Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) First off, this was a pretty good episode! But it could have been better. This was one of those cases where all the good parts have already been shown in the trailer. Mace was cool (better than any Jedi in this show has been so far) but not as amazingly awesome as some of us had hoped. I don't exactly know what I was expecting, but I guess I was hoping for Mace to live up to his badassness that he had in the old CW cartoon. What was I thinking! This show will never be as good as that one. At least they had a shatterpoint move in it. But somehow I think it will be a while until we see Mace busting out some vapaad in this show. Oh well. The story was pretty good, even though it was oddly paced as some have pointed out. Here are my thoughts: I guess we now finally know how troops are being deployed from an AT-TE. Anyone care to make such a mod to the 7675? Premier of the Hyena Bomber! These look even more like TIE bombers in the show than the Lego model. I agree that this episode made the clones seem kinda useless. Then again, anyone standing next Mace Windu looks useless. No AT-OT. No Laat/c. No Wampa nose art. WTF! I wonder where these will show up. I don't think they'll be in the next episode, so they have to appear in the second season. But if that's so, I wonder why we are getting the set so early then. I like how Dooku tried to make a profit out of this defeat. Too bad, though, that his plan didn't work since the bombers were destroyed before they could destroy the capital. It would have been great if it would have worked since this trillogy would have ended with a partial Seperatist victory, but nooo, it had to be another pure Republic victory. The surprise appearance of the awesome droid commandos was truly nice! But we barely saw anything of them. Here's for hoping that they'll have a bigger role in the next episode! I liked how Syndulla's blaster looked kinda like Han Solo's. Speaking of Syndulla, I liked how the webcomic was done like a ballad. About Wat Tambor being a captive now: Maybe there will be an episode at some point where General Grievous (or Cad Bane) leads an attack to bust him, Lok Durd, and Loathsome out of prison! That would be one awesome episode! Who else spotted the Ark of the Covenant? I don't see how some Alien in a big hat with a gun can take over the entire freaking Senate and Jedi Council building Just watch the preview of this ep on SW.com. It's a group of the best bounty hunters of the CW which includes Aura Sing. And it looks like they're getting help from droid commandos and assassin droids! I think they can manage it. According to another statement by Sansweet, "Lucasfilm Animation will be hiring a total of about 300 digital artists and others in both California and Singapore locations to produce not only the series, but animated feature films in the years ahead." Interesting! What's also good about this: I am a future digital artist living in California! Hopefully they'll still be hiring by the time I am done with my education. Edited March 14, 2009 by Oky Wan Kenobi Quote
DarthSion Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 Ziro the Hutt? The same purple guy from the movie? I have a bad feeling about this... Yes the very same, why a bad feeling, so far there has been 21 episodes, 19 of those were very good. Quote
JimBee Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 Hm, this episode definitely did not live up to my expectations. Mace was pretty badass, but not so much as I had hoped. The clones did seem pretty useless, though, and i doubt if any of them actually fired a shot during the entire episode. But were they a new kind of clone? I know that they were the "Lightning Squadron", but their armor was very different. The leader of the resistance was a good character, and had mystery surrounding him. I always wondered if he was going to do something stupid and betray the Republic. The part that I hated the most, though, was Wat Tombor's stupidity. I always saw him as a character who liked to sit back and be quiet while analyzing a situation (from what we've seen in AotC). But instead, he was really, really stupid and greedy. Shoulda listened to the tactical droid... Premier of the Hyena Bomber! These look even more like TIE bombers in the show than the Lego model. My thoughts exactly. I like how Dooku tried to make a profit out of this defeat. Too bad, though, that his plan didn't work since the bombers were destroyed before they could destroy the capital. It would have been great if it would have worked since this trillogy would have ended with a partial Seperatist victory, but nooo, it had to be another pure Republic victory. Yep, and it wouldn't have even been "bad" for the children, since several inhabited Twi'lek villages were already destroyed. Anakin had better die in the finale! Who else spotted the Ark of the Covenant? Where? In one of the MTTs? Also, is there a difference between droid commandos and assassin droids? Regarding the CW-styled vehicles, including the red-on-white Republic Crusier and the CIS MTT, I do think that it would be cool for TLG to remake these sets, for kids just getting into Lego Star Wars, and for CW collectors (with or without the older versions of the MTT or RC). Quote
DarthSion Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Yes commandos are the hard to kill ones from rookies episode, assassin were the grey IG series that attacked Ashoka and Anakin when they lost R2D2. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Droid_commando_commander http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/IG-86_assassin_droid Edited March 15, 2009 by DarthSion Quote
ADHO15 Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 Where? In one of the MTTs? Here's a picture. It was being loaded onto the shuttle. Quote
Oky Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) But were they a new kind of clone? I know that they were the "Lightning Squadron", but their armor was very different. They are ARF troopers. Yes, "ARF". Not to be confused with NARF. The leader of the resistance was a good character, and had mystery surrounding him. I always wondered if he was going to do something stupid and betray the Republic. Well, in an early draft of this episode, he was! Also, is there a difference between droid commandos and assassin droids? Basically, assassin droids are more logical, strategic, and creative, while droid commandos are better in infiltration and imitating clones. Also, they use different kinds of weapons, and I think the commandos are better at hand-to-hand combat. Regarding the CW-styled vehicles, including the red-on-white Republic Crusier and the CIS MTT, I do think that it would be cool for TLG to remake these sets, for kids just getting into Lego Star Wars, and for CW collectors (with or without the older versions of the MTT or RC). Well, I'm not so exited about the MTT (because I already have two of 7661 ), but a CW-style Republic Cruiser would definitely be sweet, especially if it's based on the episode "Jedi Crash" and includes Ayla Secura and Bly! Please, TLC! Btw, do you know who Cad Bane reminds me off? This guy! I must say, I really like his voice! It just fits so well! Can't wait for Friday! Even though it will be the last CW episode for a (too) long while. Edited March 15, 2009 by Oky Wan Kenobi Quote
Natman8000 Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 Wow, this weeks episode was in my opinion, decent. I really liked all the appearances like the AT-RTs (they went way to fast) and the droid commandos. Did the two clones die? They seemed very well trained and there armor was very cool. Not so excited for the next episode, Cad Bane looks like a mushroom. Quote
JimBee Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 Yes commandos are the hard to kill ones from rookies episode, assassin were the grey IG series that attacked Ashoka and Anakin when they lost R2D2.http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Droid_commando_commander http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/IG-86_assassin_droid Here's a picture. It was being loaded onto the shuttle. They are ARF troopers. Yes, "ARF". Not to be confused with NARF. Basically, assassin droids are more logical, strategic, and creative, while droid commandos are better in infiltration and imitating clones. Also, they use different kinds of weapons, and I think the commandos are better at hand-to-hand combat. Ah, thanks everyone. Well, in an early draft of this episode, he was! I know, but before I saw the commentary, I really thought he was working with the CIS. Obviously, the editors didn't tweak everything when they scrapped that idea. Quote
DarthSion Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 SPOILERS for season 2. I WARNED YOU. It seems Cad Bane will be in several episodes of season 2, and season 1 will end in a cliff hanger, well maybe not but an arc at least. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_...e_Wars_episodes Quote
Captain REX Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 strange that they havent mentioned cargo of doom as we knew about that episode before hostage crisis Quote
Oky Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Hm... "Jedi Hunter" sounds good. If Anakin weren't in that episode, I'd say the villain of that story is General Grievous (based on the title), which would be awesome. But I guess not. Perhaps it's a new villain? We'll see. It seems Cad Bane will be in several episodes of season 2, and season 1 will end in a cliff hanger, well maybe not but an arc at least. Well, if Bane is in prison by the beginning of Season 2, I'm guessing the Season 1 finale ends with him getting arrested , so there wont be much of a cliffhanger. strange that they haven't mentioned cargo of doom as we knew about that episode before hostage crisis That's true, but I guess that's because it was never confirmed what episode number it is. Edited March 16, 2009 by Oky Wan Kenobi Quote
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