-- You hold onto friends by keeping your heart a little softer than your head.
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Anakin continues his search for R2-D2. Sort of against orders. It's not that they (well, Obi-Wan) told him to stop, they just told him to do something else. And he does do that thing, but he does it while attempting to rescue R2. His rational for his devotion to R2 is that R2 is a friend, not a mere droid as everyone else sees him. Still, R2 is an attachment he's not supposed to have.
Anakin continues his search for R2-D2. Sort of against orders. It's not that they (well, Obi-Wan) told him to stop, they just told him to do something else. And he does do that thing, but he does it while attempting to rescue R2. His rational for his devotion to R2 is that R2 is a friend, not a mere droid as everyone else sees him. Still, R2 is an attachment he's not supposed to have.
In going after R2, Anakin leaves Ahsoka to face off against General Grievous in order to complete their actual mission while he goes to rescue R2, who has fallen into Grievous' hands. Of course, he didn't know Ahsoka would end up having to face Grievous, but, still... Ahsoka fails to understand how outmatched she is and proceeds to almost completely wipe out her clones.
This episode continues the layering of Anakin and his attachments, including his growing attachment to and dependence on Ahsoka. Yoda has already (in a previous episode) brought up that the true test for Anakin in training Ahsoka will be in his ability to let her go, and we see shadows of how all of that is going to play out within the relationship Anakin has with R2. A droid.
And we haven't even gotten to Padme, yet. Of course, most of what happens between Anakin and Padme is in the movies, but they play with all of that stuff in these episodes of Clone Wars.
One other note, the change in the music from the previous episode is carried over into this one. There are hints of it in a couple of places, but "Duel of the Droids" pretty much returns us to the standard musical scheme.
Also, I've skipped what is probably the essential question being dealt with in both this and the previous episode, but it's too much of a spoiler, so I've left it out on purpose. If opportunity arises, I'll return to that question in the future.
"No need to fear; we're all droids here."
The showdown between GG and Ahsoka is fun. Yes, she's overmatched but the fact that she survives speaks to her developing skills.
ReplyDeleteTAS: It does. Especially considering the events in ep. 1.10.
DeleteLooking forward to it!
DeleteHmmm. I'm further and further behind. I may have to admit that I am not going to catch up.
ReplyDeleteBriane: Don't try? Just jump in.
DeleteYou know, I "met" the one of the voice actors for the animated series at Disney World's Star Wars weekend. Fun stuff.
ReplyDeleteCrystal: Cool! Do you know which one?
DeleteI remember this... Vaguely.
ReplyDeleteRusty: You sound like me with the TNG episodes.
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