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Clone Wars 4x14 Full Reaction

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Ryan

If this seems like an oddly low key introduction to Bo-Katan, that's because she wasn't intended as anything more than a random henchman in this episode. But for whatever reason, they brought in big name actress Katee "Starbuck" Sackhoff to voice her, and that performance added so much personality that the show's crew decided she was worth developing into a full character with her own agency.

Jenny Chalek

I think it's fascinating to watch Bo Katan's character arc through Clone Wars then the Mandalorian. Looking forward to your reactions to some things in that department when you get to them.

Thomas Corp

I’m with you on getting excited about when the show says that negotiations are going to take place. I too love the more political plotlines. In fairness, in my case, part of that is because Palpatine is my favorite, and the political plots often have a high chance of Palpatine being featured, and thus, there is the opportunity to gain more insights into his mind and schemes and plots. Come to think of it, I don’t recall him ever really interacting with Satine much, which just thinking about those two having a battle of politics and wits would be a sight to behold. Nice to see Lux again. Like yourself, it took a moment to remember him, I said, “Who is that again?” and then it clicked, and I said “Right!” I’m in complete agreement of your assessment that Lux was in way over his head in his thought that he could kill Count Dooku. He seems to have never heard of the expression, “Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.” Of course, as you point out, you understand why Lux is so determined. Still, as the episode progresses, I’m saying, “You are one DUMB son of a bitch.” A major moment of this reaction that I looked forward to seeing your reaction to Bo-Katan's first appearance. As Ryan already commented, Bo-Katan was simply meant to be a minor character as evidenced by her never taking her helmet off and only has, say three or four lines. I’m assuming the casting of Katee Sackhoff was she really wanted to be on the show, no matter the size of the part. It’s like how when Whoopi Goldberg was cast in Star Trek the Next Generation, she said that she would have been perfectly happy playing Klingon #4, and when Samuel L. Jackson was cast in Star Wars, he said he’d have signed on as Stormtrooper #6, just so he could say that he was in Star Wars. Presumably, Katee had a similar thought that she could say she was in Star Wars. And as you’ve already seen, Bo-Katan became a fan-favorite to the point that when Katee made her live-action debut as the character in The Mandalorian, the fans went nuts. It is curious that her introduction in this episode ten years ago now, she’s introduced as a villain in league with essentially a terrorist group, setting fire to a town and terrorizing the citizens. If you recall on The Mandalorian, she expresses her belief to Mando that he is part of a “cult of religious zealots” and she later accuses Boba Fett of being little more than a clone, a mindless thug. There was also her insulting Boba by referring to Jango Fett as being Boba’s “donor” rather than his father, which really made and still makes my blood boil, but that’s a separate issue. Yet from this episode alone, she doesn’t exactly have a leg to stand on, nor does she have the moral high ground, and like Boba himself would say “Well, if that isn't the Quacta calling the Stifling slimy.” Minor moments in this reaction that I agreed with you on, one, those walls were quite pretty. Another small moment was you observation that the planet Carlac, though snowy and cold looked quite beautiful. Admittedly, I love the cold and the snow, so perhaps I’m a touch biased. As to your remarks at the beginning of the reaction, yes, this is the final standalone episode of the series. Now, if I recall correctly, and it has been a while since I’ve seen some of this, so give me some rope here, but if I recall correctly there is at least one more three-parter, so you should have at minimum one last single episode reaction. I loved your reaction to this episode, Jess. I’m very much looking forward to your reaction to the next two arcs. They will be so fantastic!

Ryan

Now, consider what you already know about Bo-Katan: at some point she'll simply be given the Darksaber in defiance of Mandalorian law, and be blamed for the Purge of the planet that follows. And of course, Vizla doesn't seem at all like the kind of person who'd give it away, so there's definitely still a lot of the story left.