Star Wars: The Clone Wars "Crisis on Naboo"

And finally we come to the conclusion of the 4-part arc about bounty hunter's. The last 3 episodes we were told were leading us up to the main point of the arc, but was it really?

Ok, before I get to the negative's of this episode (lots of those), I will start with a scene I partially enjoyed, until you-know-who showed his ugly mug. That's right, I'm talking about Anakin Skywalker. It was nice of course to see cameo's by other Jedi such as Adi Gallia, Ki-Adi-Mundi etc (main appearances please) and hearing Mace Windu and Yoda's voices are cool. This scene went swimmingly well until Anakin opened his mouth and started mouthing off *pun intended*. Like I said, nice to see some lesser known Jedi making cameo's, but we need them making main appearances Filoni. No one cares about Anakin on the show.

This part right here: best scene in the episode, hands down. Loved this part, especially the bounty hunters killing those technicians was awesome, the noise Embo's hat made were cool, and Derrown's crazy face was frickin' hilarious. Cad Bane wins it again with his line "Well, hello there." Cad Bane executing that technician was awesome. The part where Bane tells everyone their roles was cool, but the transforming into senate commando's was kind of weird, I'm not sure why. Bane and Dooku's little talk was a nice touch as well.

This scene is kind of where it began to go downhill. Alright, it had decent action, and I got to see Anakin electrocuted by Derrown. YEAH! But, it was bad. There was no plot at all in this episode, and this scene really shows that. I mean, we know Palpatine can't die (sadly the same couldn't be said for the voice-actor who perished recently R.I.P) so what was the point? The show really needs to introduce more main new characters instead of re-using the same main old one's who we know won't die. After a while, it gets stupid. But anyway, something that weirded me out was Anakin was nearer to the generator when Derrown blew it up then Palpatine was. Shouldn't it have hurt Anakin instead? Want to know what really disappointed me? The promo's hinted that we would get a epic Mace vs Embo fight, but no. It was just Mace jumps in front of Embo, who gives up. 

The part where Twazzi (disguised as Palpatine) punching Anakin seemed very dramatic, as it looked like Palpatine was punching his soon-to-be apprentice twice in the face, even if we knew it was a bounty hunter disguised as Palpatine.  I liked the touch to Attack of the Clones with Anakin chopping Twazzi's hand off, like he did Zam Wessel in that movie. Cad Bane's quote "So long, Jedi", was cool when he first said it, but it immediately felt over-used when he said it again in this episode. The brief fight between Obi-Wan and Bane was also cool, but Bane was defeated WAY too easily. Moralo Eval's whimpering about his life was utterly pathetic, like the character. Bane and Obi-Wan's quote was very funny also:
Bane: "Reward? I'll give you a reward, when I plug you full of laser bolts!"
Obi-Wan: "Such a pleasant fellow."

You're probably thinking, this episode can't get much worse, can it? Well, it can. As the next two scenes showed so clearly. This scene especially, gives fans a CLEAR example of how messed up the Clone Wars portrayal of Anakin is. Overdone expressions, acting like a child. The voice actor does a good job, but it's the character itself that is the problem. I like Anakin in the movies, but the Clone Wars is essentially ruining his character, and this scene really shows it. Obi-Wan being as innocent as ever, but now Anakin even has issues with him.

Now, surely we would finish this arc on a thriller, right? Guess again! All we get is another poodoo Anakin vs Dooku duel. Does that awesome quote from Revenge of the Sith even matter anymore. Clearly not, because Anakin WINS this duel. It's bad enough we have to see them keep dueling, as they aren't meant to between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, but now Anakin wins a duel. The WHOLE idea in Revenge of the Sith is for this to be Anakin's first (and only) win against Dooku, but no. He won this duel, which completely screws up that quote in question even more now if you think about it. And the duel itself was poor,  very slow and weak, and no real feel to it. I actually laughed when the chair stopped Anakin at one point. Even chairs have had enough of the Anakin/Dooku duels. Very weak ending, and Revenge of the Sith is officially screwed at the start.


My rating: What a poor episode. The arc as a whole (as highlighted by this episode) had no purpose and the arc should never have been made. It ends the way it starts (Bane & Eval in prison). The action was ok, but there was no plot, and absolutely no character development. Rating: 3.5/10


But, what is more exciting is the new clip of Darth Maul that was revealed. Okay, it was 25 seconds of nothing and 5 seconds of Maul, but the animation is awesome and Sam Witwer's voice for Maul is awesome.