And finally we come to the episode where I get to see my favourite bounty hunter, Dengar, make his debut on the show. Would he be portrayed correctly in this episode?
This episode really starts off on a strong note. We get to see nice Tatoinne scenery, and see cantinia again. Unlike the episode "Sphere of Influence" though, the cantina is now full of life. Ventress killing that guy who was annoying her at the bar was a nice touch, and very reminiscent of A New Hope. The talk scene between Ventress and Bossk was good as well, as was how Bossk pretty much made Ventress join their bounty hunting team.
This scene is just so full of win. You get a brief cameo by Embo and his Anooba/dog, Marrok (PS: Filoni has stated Embo will return in season 5), and you get something downright awesome, classic Star Wars comedy: "Hey Bossk, who's your girlfriend?" "Shut up, Dengar!" Dengar being witty, just how I always imagined him to be. I still don't agree with Boba Fett being the "boss" of this group of bounty hunter's. Here we have a kid, and at that, one who was a *censored* in the season 2 finale, and now all of a sudden, he's a hard-man like in the original trilogy? It feels very forced upon us fans, especially given how Boba was in season 2. And he's with a couple of the most elite bounty hunter's, even at the time of the Clone Wars, in Bossk & Dengar. Why couldn't either of those two lead it, at least they wouldn't be afraid to get rough in a fight. Bossk as leader of the group, that would have worked so much better. It's just that Lucas probably wanted to explore Boba's character, or try and force an all-new Boba upon us...
The train scenes were so full of win as well, and really showed fans that Dengar can throw down and be awesome. The problem with most of the bounty hunter's in "The Box", was that they were so lame and weren't explored, and didn't show them being effective at all. This episode though, really let the bounty hunter's throw down and show what they could do. I loved all the fighting that was going on. The voice-acting for Dengar was great. And best of all, Dengar's voice is British! So I can easily do a Dengar voice-over. I was really let down though by the order in which bounty hunter's were knocked off the train. We watched in horror as two of the most elite of all time, Bossk and Dengar, were the first two to go. I mean, come on! I'm not siding with Dengar here because he's my favourite bounty hunter, it's not like that. It's been stated before only the VERY best can get a job from Darth Vader himself (as Bossk and Dengar did), and yet it's two of those few that are the ones to go. And it seemed the crew wanted to make Bossk and Dengar go out in the cheesiest way possible. Dengar just stood like a statue while one of the enemies kicked him over the railing, and Bossk was blinded by something before kicked out of the door. Then Latts and Highsinger (who it would have made more sense to kick out first), got knocked out at exactly the same time. Finally was that whale-like guy, Major Rigosso, who I did not like at all, but his death was well-directed. "Over my dead body", and then he actually was killed.
This scene certainly added a very interesting twist to the episode. Boba Fett is busy fighting the leader of the enemy, when the box they are trying to deliver falls open, revealing a girl, much to Boba's shock. The girl is the sister of the leader, who led the attack to try and free her, but Boba and the hunter's were unaware of what was inside the box. Boba gets knocked unconscious as Ventress arrives. The fight between the leader and Ventress was very interesting to watch, especially when Ventress force-chokes the leader. And then the talk between Ventress and the girl when the girl and the leader were tied up was a good addition, as was the talk scene between Boba and Ventress. I loved it so much when Ventress started force-choking Boba as well, putting the brat that he was in this episode in his place.
I have to say it right here. BEST-ENDING-EVER! The ending of this episode was far and away the best ending of any episode in the series, it is just so funny. Ventress brings the box to the person the hunter's were trying to bring it to her. After collecting her bounty, Ventress leaves. The guy opens the box, only to find the brat (in season 2, I nicknamed him "Baby Fett", now Boba Fett is "The Brat). Looking at Boba emerging inside the box was priceless, and I couldn't stop laughing until after the episode finished. What makes it even funnier? The guy who the box was delivered to kept going on about "bride", because he thought the person inside the box was the girl from before. Funny stuff. The end scene with all the bounty hunter's on the ship was good (especially as the brat was excluded). Though I ound Ventress's comment about having a future to be weird, because if she leaves the bounty hunter's as it seems she might, what future would she have? I guess we'll find out soon...
Rating: This was another strong episode in this arc, and an excellent episode. Lots of action, great dialogue, and the bounty hunters were amazing, especially Dengar, but it wasn't quite as good as "Massacre". Rating: 9.5/10
And here is a preview for next week's episode, as Darth Maul finally comes to the Clone Wars!
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