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fatwookie66
Feb 9, 2023
They were on average 9-10 / 10
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Overall I loved these two episodes, some of the best in the series. They reminded me a lot of the inhibitor chip arc in season 5 of The Clone Wars, where it seems to be a political battle between the Clones (and a couple of good Senators/Jedi) vs the rest of the Republic/Empire. Both episodes were super engaging and despite being the longest episodes of the season, they felt like the shortest. 

The episodes also seemed to sum up the tragedy of the Clones. So often the Clones get very close to success before an external force who thinks they are 'superior to clones' gets in their way. Fives was unbelievably close to discovering the true purpose of the clone inhibitor chips and not only preventing Order 66 but the entire fall of the Republic. The Clones as a whole were so close to ending the Clone Wars... before Order 66 happened and a new war begun. Once again, when the clones finally exposed the Empire of their atrocity at Kamino, Palpatine arrived just in time to come up with a way to turn it in his favour. This shows how the Clones regardless of being taught to think for themselves (as opposed to droids), they were still made for only one purpose and their creation was ordered from one person, Palpatine (who got Dooku to get Sifo-Dyas to get the Kaminoans to create them). 

I loved seeing the streets of Coruscant again (even though it had only been since Andor) and I almost lost my shit seeing the aerial shot from the surface of Coruscant above the Martel's garage place (thinking/hoping we were going to see Ahsoka). I definitely lost my shit when Palpatine made his appearance in the Senate, no one had to say anything you could just feel the impact that his presence had on the senators. Also, he honestly came across nicer than I expected him to.

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Bail Organa seems to be in everything nowadays - The Clone Wars, Rebels, Rogue One, Kenobi, Tales of the Jedi, The Bad Batch and possibly Andor Season2 (not that thats a bad thing, I think he's a great character).

It was also good to see Riyo Chuchi again (same species as George Lucas' character in RotS) and I noticed the place she was staying at looked like Padme's place on Coruscant.

It was also good to see Rex again and I think Echo going off with Rex will be an excuse to make some episodes largely featuring them doing a mission that doesn't require an entire squad and is not so held back by Hunter's cautiousness. It may also bring Cody back into the story and we could see them reunite since the Clone Wars. Only missing Fives from this picture... so close...

Image from The Clone Wars Season 7Image from The Clone Wars Season 7

This was also the first time that the term Stormtrooper was mentioned, so I theorise it was named partly after the ‘storm’ that happened on Kamino.

Anyway, I'll be interested to know what you thought of the episodes. Here are some of the best concept art for episodes 7 & 8.

Riyo's apartmentRiyo's apartment
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Where Rex saved RiyoWhere Rex saved Riyo
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