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| Tuesday, February 10, 2009 05:01 PM |
| On the Viewer - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Episode 15 - "Trespass") |
 by Fëanor |
Obi-Wan and Anakin head down to a Hoth-like planet (wearing gear very similar to that worn by the Rebels on Hoth in Empire Strikes Back) to investigate the disappearance of a clone security force stationed there. C-3PO and R2-D2 also come along, as do a local Chairman who claims the planet belongs to his people, and a Senator. The base where the clones were stationed is deserted except for dead bodies and clonetrooper helmets on sharpened sticks. Creepy! (As an aside, the Republic has some nice snowspeeders.) The interesting thing is, it wasn't the Separatists who took out the base; in fact, a Separatist base nearby has been cleared out in the same fashion. Who did this? Turns out it was a tribe of furry guys who look like that one creature in the Mos Eisley Cantina. Luckily, Obi-Wan and Anakin seem to succeed in befriending them and opening a peaceful dialogue. But the stuck-up, possessive Chairman who claims to own this planet disagrees with such a plan; he wants to attack, and show these "animals" who's boss. So he turns what could have been a peaceful situation into war. The Jedi and the Senator try to think of some way they can defeat the Chairman politically so war can be avoided, but I can't help thinking they should have just bonked the guy on the head and tied him up. I guess that probably would have ruined Republic relations with his people, though.
Once again the clonetroopers reveal themselves to be seriously hardcore bad-asses, even if in this case they are fighting to protect a stupid, arrogant, belligerent bastard. The Senator does finally get the political go-ahead to negotiate a peace, but by then the conflict has already gotten pretty bloody. She's very meek and mild, and keeps trying to avoid confrontation, even going so far as to ask Obi-Wan to negotiate for her, but Obi-Wan declines and forces her to take the lead. And she does a damn fine job, too! It's creepy, though, when Anakin compliments her by saying, "Most impressive," just the way he'll say it to Luke later when he's Darth Vader. Eee.
Obi-Wan's speech to the Senator at the end is a bit corny, but the show's heart is in the right place. This was a decent episode. Obi-Wan and Anakin managed to make it through the entire thing without doing anything pathetic or shameful! Thumbs up! |
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