This episode marks the first time that we’ve seen Padme openly wish for a less involved role in the political machinations of the galaxy. This episode gives a little insight to who she is as a leader, and introduces some aspects of Mandalore – like their pagentry – that I’m sure will be further developed in the future. Sure, she doesn’t want to join the Republic or align with the Separatists, but she wants the protection/help of the Senate. The idea of neutrality is something that has been somewhat of a focus in the past season or so, and Satine’s neutrality seems a little…well, not very neutral. In the second episode, “Corruption,” we get to spend more time with Satine, who is emerging as another interesting character that I know little about. I found Ahsoka quite annoying at points in the first two seasons, so it is nice to see her actually stepping up to be more than just Anakin’s plus one. She’s the real wildcard of the series, as we don’t (at least I, who haven’t read her novel or seen Rebels) know what her path is, so anything could happen to her at any time. This is about as relevant and independent as we’ve seen Ahsoka thus far.

She absolutely destroys some battle droids, she pulls off a Jedi mind trick, and she generally kicks all sorts of ass. This was the first episode where Ahsoka was presented as a full fledged Jedi, even if she’s still a Padawan. We knew both of those things ahead of time, so why did we need it?Īctually, this is why we needed it. This episode, “Sphere of Influence,” really didn’t do too much from an overall plot/structural standpoint, aside from reinforce the ideas that a) the Trade Federation are in bed with the Separatists and b) both are full of bad dudes. In fact, all it did was establish that he can speak English, and therefore was talking in a different language with Han Solo to…be a dick? I’m not really sure. Aside from needing a bounty hunter, nothing about this had to be Greedo, nor did it tell us anything about his character. This was one of the most fan-service-y elements of the show thus far, and for no good reason. Let’s dig in.įinally, what we’ve all been waiting for: a Greedo story! What…you weren’t waiting for this? Well, neither was I, but… Then, there are episodes like these, which simply shine a light into corners of the galaxy otherwise ignored. As The Clone Wars progresses, there sometimes appears to be a more developed plot that links the episodes together.

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