The Second Battle of Geonosis

Near the end of the movie Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones their was a huge battle scene between the clone troopers and battle droids on the planet Geonosis. The last two episodes of Star Wars The Clone Wars have been set on Geonosis with the Jedi trying to fully invade the planet and trying to destroy the biggest driod factory in the galaxy. In the first episode of the two, Landing at Point Rain, three groups of clones were led onto the surface by General Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, General Anakin Skywalker and General Master Ki-Adi-Mundi. The second episode, Weapons Factory, was the main battle at the factory on Geonosis with Anakin and Master General Luminara Unduli. I thought that these episodes were very good because they reflected the movie and they were able to have bigger battles than they were able to do in the movie.

"Believe in yourself or no one else will."

In last weeks episode,Landing at Point Rain, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ki-Adi-Mundi were responsible for leading an assault on Geonosis to reach the valley in front of a battle droid factory. They were given a small amount of ships and most of the clones did not make it to the landing point. This episode was about believing in yourself because all of the Jedi were in trouble but kept on going and fighting because there were people depending on them and they had to keep believing in themselves. I liked this episode because it showed how persevering and believing in yourself can really help you.

When the three groups were flying to the landing area Anakin's fleet and Ki-Adi-Mundi's fleet were shot down. The only group that made it to the landing area was Obi-Wans's fleet, but they only half their ships land. Each fleet was about six ships, one Jedi and 50 clones. When Anakin and Ahsoka tried to walk to the landing area they accidentally ended up at a Geonosian fortress where the lost even more clones. By the end of the episode Anakin Ahsoka, Rex, and seven clones made it it the landing area. When Ki-Adi-Mundi was shot down he also tried to walk to the landing area and he was injured. They started walk and unfortunately the fastest way was to go through a cave that was full of Geonosian warriors. In the cave most of the clones where killed and after Ki-Adi-Mundi escaped with his men there was only 13 of them left. This episode was the first part of a siege on Geonosis and the Geonosians proved to be a formidable foe to the Jedi. With most of the clones killed the three Jedi had to believe in themselves to make sure that they got through with as many clones as the could. I though that this episode was very good and showed that in a tough spot believing in yourself can be very valuable. I think that this episode would get a 3.5 out of 5.

"No gift is more precious than trust"

The second episode, Weapons Factory, was about the actual battle to destroy the factory. Master General Luminara Unduli and her padawan Barriss Offee came to aid Anakin and Ahsoka in the battle and they brought new clones as reinforcements. In this episode it showed that Anakin did not really trust Ahsoka to get the job done without his guidance or assistance. I thought that this episode was good because it showed that it is important to give your trust to others so that they are able to do things without you.

The battle plan for this episode was to have Anakin and Luminara lead the clones to the gates of the factory and have the main battle as a decoy as Ahsoka and Barriss went through the catacombs to get to the main reactor and they were do set bombs to destroy the factory from the inside out. Anakin did no like this plan because he did not want to leave Ahsoka to do something without him. As the battle took place many of the clones died because they were outflanked by the Geonosians and the battle droids. The padawans went through the catacombs and they eventually did reach did reach the main reactor room but they were met by more battle droids and they had to fight to be able to set the bombs. The clones and Jedi outside were forced to retreat after the Geonosians sent out new tanks that had special shields that did not allow any of the weapons to penetrate the exterior. The Geonosians took all of the bombs that the padawans set during their little battle in the reactor room and then they did not know what to do once the Geonosians go away with all of their bombs. The finally decided that their only choice was to destroy the reactor with a tank and destroy the factory and themselves. When the factory exploded Anakin insisted that they had to dig until they found their padawans because he refused to give up on them. Ahsoka and Barriss both survived and they but their trust into the masters to find them and it paid off because they got them out alive. This was disturbing to Master Unduli, she was happy to see her padawan but she was also ready to let her go if it was her time. Anakin would not let Ahsoka die and he would not let anything stop him from finding her. Anakin's determination led Master Unduli to tell him that "It's not that I gave up, Skywalker, but unlike you, when the time comes, I am prepared to let my student go. Can you say the same.". I thought that this episode was very good because it showed the value of trust in others. I thought that it was important for Anakin to learn to trust Ahsoka because he will not be able to fight in the war if he is always worrying about her. I thought that Ahsoka and Barriss made the right choice to sacrifice themselves to destroy the factory and save countless lives somewhere else.I would give this episode a 4 out of 5.

Look Before You Leap

"Over confidence is the most dangerous form of carelessness"

Friday night the second episode of season two of Star Wars: The Clone Wars was on. This episode started with Anakin and Ahsoka setting out with their fleet to find the bounty hunter Cad Bane. Cad Bane had just left the Devron planetary system where the Jedi Master Bolla Ropal, the keeper of the Kyber crystal, had been in exile. Bane was sent to kidnap Master Ropal so that Bane get the Kyber crystal into the holocron that he stole from the Jedi Temple. A holocron can only be opened by a Jedi so Bane needed Master Ropal alive. During the interrogation of Master Ropal the battle droids accidentally killed him. Bane decided that he would use the three Separatist cruisers at his disposal to lure the two Jedi off of their cruiser and onto his.

Anakin and Ahsoka took Rex and his squad of clone troopers onto the Separatists cruiser and took over the entire ship. Their mission was to safely recover Master Ropal and to recover the Kyber crystal and the stolen holocron. Bane had all of the ships controls sent to his wrist controls so that he could trap the Jedi. During a battle in the cargo hold Bane took advantage of Ahsoka's recklessness and separated her from Anakin. Bane took Ahsoka prisoner so that he could convince Anakin to open the holocron for him. once Anakin found Bane and Ahsoka he was informed that if he did not open the holocron right then Ahsoka would be sent through and airlock and die from being in space. Anakin opened the holocron for Bane to save Ahsoka's life and Bane opened the airlock anyways and Anakin saved Aksoka instead of stopping Bane from escaping. Bane escaped and killed a clone trooper and took his armor so that he could escape from the Separatist ship without the Jedi knowing. The Jedi and clone all left the Separatist ship thinking that Bane and the holocron were destroyed on the ship, but Bane was now on the Republic cruiser with the holocron and the Kyber crystal disguised as a clone trooper.

I thought that this episode was good because it showed how Anakin's teachings have made Ahsoka more reckless. Since Ahsoka did not listen to orders Bane got away and took the holocron with him. Ahsoka was over confident and because of it she was careless. Admiral Yularen was the Admiral who was second in command under Anakin and was against the plan of going onto the Separatist ship. When Anakin got back Yularen asked how the mission went and Anakin informed him that Master Ropal was dead, the kyber crsytal and the holocron were destroyed, and that Cad Bane was dead. Yularen asked Anakin "So the mission was your usual form of success?" and Anakin replied "If you mean that I won, then yes.". This episode was about patience and that sometimes you must look before you leap, it was shown through Ahsoka's carelessness. I thought that this episode was really good and would be rated 3 out of 5.

Rise of the Bounty Hunters

"A lesson learned is a lesson earned"

Last night was the season premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It is a cartoon that takes place after Star Wars Episode II : Attack of the Clones and before Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It follows Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi and there army of clone troopers throughout the Clone Wars and on many different planets. They are always assisted by their right hand clones Captain Rex and Commander Cody. In the show Anakin has a padawan learner that trains with Anakin where ever he goes as his student, her name is Ahsoka Tano. I like this show better than the Star Wars movies because every episode is only half an hour and has a complete story within one episode or sometimes two or three. Another reason why I think that the show is better that the movies is that this shows the gap between the movies and show how Anakin gets angrier and darker on his path to becoming Darth Vader, in Attack of the Clones Anakin was a great Jedi Knight and then all of a sudden in Revenge of the Sith he is a angry person who is easily converted to a Sith Lord. I thought that the change was too quick.

The main idea behind the show is the Clone Wars in the Galactic Republic. The Jedi have been given the task of commanding a army of millions of clones to fight against a army of battle droids lead by Count Dooku, a Sith Lord. Count Dooku is head of the Separatist movement and is trying to destroy the Republic so that the Sith can take over the galaxy. With the Jedi as generals they have started to lose their way because the are acting a generals instead of keepers of the peace and the risk allowing the Sith to exploit this weakness.

The season premiere was good because it showed how Anakin's teachings have made Ahsoka more like him, disobedient and full of herself. The second season is more about how bounty hunters influenced the war for the Separatist Alliance. In this episode Darth Sidious hired a bounty hunter to steal a holocron from the Jedi Temple. With this holocron he would be able to hunt down another Jedi and find the location of all of the children throughout the universe who are to become future Jedi. Darth Sidious wanted to get to them first so that he could find them and train them to become Sith instead of Jedi. Ahsoka was really the hero of this episode because she was the one who found the intruder and fought her off so that the could get information out of her. The only reason that Ahsoka was able to find the intruder was because she was being punished by the Jedi Council for disobeying orders from her Jedi master, Anakin Skywalker.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a good show because of the different types of characters and the different roles that they play in the war. The clone troopers are all identical in physically, but they are all individuals based on who they serve. Anakin's troopers are more reckless and will do whatever they can to get the job done, however Obi-Wan's troopers are more safe and stick to all of the rules and regulations. The clones are all individuals instead of being identical and think the same. This show has all of the action that the movies have but it is easier to film animation and not having to budget special effects into a movie. I would give the season premiere of season two of Star Wars: The Clone Wars a 4 out of 5.

This is the trailer for the second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars from YouTube.