Still, the inside design of the ship was evocative of the Tantiv IV -- clearly referencing the ship.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - 2X8 "Brain Invaders" (spoilers)
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I found the external design quite similar as well. I recognized the ship as a Blockade Runner type, at least approximately, in the exterior shot where it was leaving Geonosis. I'm no EU expert, but my assumption simply as a viewer would be that both ships are of Alderaanian design lineage.
I've been so into watching the TOS remastered on dvd that i completely forgot a new episode was gonna be on friday. Guess I'll have to catch it when starwars.com puts it up.
Thought it was great. Loved the whole creepy vibe, especially considering that it was set on a replica of the Tantive IV from the first film. Good staring vehicle for Ahsoka and I'm liking the Barriss character even more.
Anakin choking the answers out of Poggle is a good way to show his eventual fall to the dark side. I think Anakin made the right call but the more he resorts to these tactics, the easier it will make it for him to eventually go down the path of the dark side.
Nice line by the clone who said "We clones know how to deal with Jedi."
Anakin choking the answers out of Poggle is a good way to show his eventual fall to the dark side. I think Anakin made the right call but the more he resorts to these tactics, the easier it will make it for him to eventually go down the path of the dark side.
Nice line by the clone who said "We clones know how to deal with Jedi."
Yeah, I caught the foreshadowing there.
I wasn't expecting much from an episode called 'Brain Invaders,' but it was actually pretty good and pulled off the creepy vibe and foreshadowing of future events quite well.
About the only thing I was slightly disappointed with was how easily Ahsoka killed the first clone that attacked her. Even being surprised and fighting up close, I would have expected her to try and incapacitate him first (or at least just cut off an arm to escape) rather than go right for the kill, especially after revealing that he was a friend of sorts.
I mean, Barriss represented a much greater threat to her than any of the clones do on their own, and Ahsoka would never even have considered killing her. It just goes against the previous attempts to show that the Jedi don't consider the clones as only expendable cannon fodder.
Then again, the Jedi do seem to use their prohibition against attachment as practically an excuse to leave their comrades behind way too easily sometimes, so at least they're the same way towards their own.
About the only thing I was slightly disappointed with was how easily Ahsoka killed the first clone that attacked her. Even being surprised and fighting up close, I would have expected her to try and incapacitate him first (or at least just cut off an arm to escape) rather than go right for the kill, especially after revealing that he was a friend of sorts.
I mean, Barriss represented a much greater threat to her than any of the clones do on their own, and Ahsoka would never even have considered killing her. It just goes against the previous attempts to show that the Jedi don't consider the clones as only expendable cannon fodder.
Then again, the Jedi do seem to use their prohibition against attachment as practically an excuse to leave their comrades behind way too easily sometimes, so at least they're the same way towards their own.
Easily my favourite episode of the series to date. Some very nice direction -somewhat moderately shaky cam near shoulder viewpoint to give a sense of the ratcheting tension, and, hey, it's basically Invasion of the Body Snatchers (as Filoni name-drops in his commentary) and by god I love the original and first remake.
It also felt a little like Body Snatchers meets Alien - a confined starship where things start to go wrong and the number of allies dwindle. It's considerably more tense and darker than the show's been to date (that image of an emotionally exhausted Ahsoka sitting in the cold is one of the best so far), and while I don't want to seem like one of those petty adult fanboys demanding stuff is darker and edgier, hey, it worked here.
A very good central story for Ahsoka, as well, and honestly the scene with the force choke was just icing on an otherwise fine cake. I don't want to seem too positive - this is still the Clone Wars and I'll chow down a typical mediocre episode with a smile - but this is definitely the sort of half-hour I'd like to see more of. Not in darkness... just in being engaging, feeling tense and logical in the ratcheting up of tension, and also having some fairly effective character drama.
Something about Kit Fisto felt a little off, though, he didn't seem terribly perturbed by the problem. I guess someone had to be smiling.
But hey, nobody's perfect.
It also felt a little like Body Snatchers meets Alien - a confined starship where things start to go wrong and the number of allies dwindle. It's considerably more tense and darker than the show's been to date (that image of an emotionally exhausted Ahsoka sitting in the cold is one of the best so far), and while I don't want to seem like one of those petty adult fanboys demanding stuff is darker and edgier, hey, it worked here.
A very good central story for Ahsoka, as well, and honestly the scene with the force choke was just icing on an otherwise fine cake. I don't want to seem too positive - this is still the Clone Wars and I'll chow down a typical mediocre episode with a smile - but this is definitely the sort of half-hour I'd like to see more of. Not in darkness... just in being engaging, feeling tense and logical in the ratcheting up of tension, and also having some fairly effective character drama.
Something about Kit Fisto felt a little off, though, he didn't seem terribly perturbed by the problem. I guess someone had to be smiling.
It made sense in context - to me, anyway. The position of Barris's worm was clearly weakening when she was asking to be killed.
But hey, nobody's perfect.
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