Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Season 2)

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⭐ 7.0/10

(Originally written by Tim)

Better than the first season, I found myself thinking about a bunch of the episodes after I finished them, something I could not say before. There are still a bunch of episodes that are just a huge battle on a new planet, and while these are fine it is pretty jarring to go from a thoughtful arc to thousands of droids are being killed without much dialogue.

There are some really awesome plots and arcs that begin this season, things I wouldn't have imagined but now seem to be a critical part of Star Wars lore. These include

  • A bounty hunter named Cad Bane (who deserves his own spinoff) trying to kidnap all force sensitive children before the Jedi can recruit them.
  • Padme needing to get close to a potential mole in the senate... who she dated in the past!? Bet you can imagine Anakin's reaction to that mission.
  • An injured clone captain is found and nursed to health by a friendly family... and the dad is a clone deserter! I really loved this one, digs into how the clones see themselves, something the movies don't touch on at all.
  • Obi-Wan had a former relationship, and maybe still has feelings, for a Mandalorian duchess!? I need more.
  • A young Boba Fett infiltrates the training of young clones in an attempt to get revenge on Mace Windu.

A big criticism is that, as much as I love the clone focus, I need more of a Sith threat. Grievous shows up for a couple episodes, but I need more Dooku and Ventress. The more lightsabers the better.

Still feels like there are a bunch of filler episodes, similar to The Mandalorian (there is an episode where they train farmers to protect themselves), but I find it boring here because I have a lot more history with these characters, and I want to keep driving towards the conflict I know is coming.

Best moment of the season goes to Anakin getting angry in an interrogation, then starting to force choke the prisoner as the Vader music theme starts to play. Classic Star Wars chills.

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