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| Topic | Just finished Clone Wars. Thoughts on the whole series and each arc. |
| LightningStrikes 02/27/23 12:18:04 PM #5: | Season 2 - A significant improvement from the first, but I dont think it quite gets to great. It is good but very much feels like a better version of the random episodic stories about the war from the first season, with one exception. The Holocron Heist Arc An even better introduction to Cad Bane that actually takes place before the last one. Having Cad Bane in both highlights how big the visual jump between 1 and 2 is. Overall this arc is good but a little messy, and Senate Spy Is this part of the next arc or standalone? Either way I enjoyed the politics but Clovis fell flat as a character this time. Hes much better later on. The Return to Geonosis Arc What if we relitigated the climax of Attack of the Clones, but it was good this time? Yeah this is the best arc to this point, with the first episode being the first great episode of the series with its non-stop action. The last episode of this arc is also great, mixing horror throwbacks with Anakins first dark side moment of the series. It also has a really powerful ending with The Grievous Arc Speaking of two different stories combined into an arc, Grievous Intrigue and The Deserter. Grievous Intrigue is decent sci-fi action with the tension reduced by all the characters being unable to die. The Deserter is mostly really good, with an interesting exploration of clone identity. This is marred slightly however by a tensionless Grievous chase that cant go anywhere. Lightsaber Lost Mostly average Kurosawa riff (in Star Wars? Well I never!) with two really good things in it: that one scene with Palpatine giving a speech projected onto a building, and the best random minor Jedi yet in Tera Sinube. The Mandalore Arc I knew this show tied into The Mandalorian, but I didnt expect it to tie in THIS much! There is stuff here thats just straight from The Mandalorian, and you learn a lot kore than I expected about the culture. The middle episode on the starship is particularly great. A very good arc and pivotal to the series. Senate Murders I wish this was better. The political side of Star Wars is so intriguing but here the writing just doesnt work well enough despite featuring the first recurring character death. Also the detective character wasnt great. Just okay. Cat and Mouse Solid submarine story in space with a cool villain. Not much more to it. Bounty Hunters Profoundly mediocre throughout. I cant believe THIS is the episode they dedicated to Akira Kurosawa! Not the worst episode but the one I cares about the least. Watch Seven Samurai instead. The Zillo Beast Arc A solid arc which shows us the world of the Dugs and some good Palpatine scheming. Kaiju in Star Wars is fun. I just wish that the second half took place anywhere other than Coruscant, youd think a Kaiju attack there would be a big deal. The Boba Fett Arc Probably the most interesting Boba Fett has been as a character though thats not saying much. I liked his quest for vengeance and I liked Mace verbally destroying him at the end even more. Decent action packed season finale arc. At some point I will discuss season 3 and we will get to see the show jump from okay to great. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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