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Clone Wars Debriefing: "Lair of Grievous"
Dec. 15th, 2008 06:30 pmDirected by Atsushi Takeuchi, who directed the anime favorite "Ghost In The Shell" among other works, "Lair" shows us what's in Grievous's crib. Unfortunately for Kit Fisto, his padawan Nahdar Vebb, and a few unlucky clonetroopers, we're not talking about big swimming pools, giant flat screen t.v.s, a game room the size of a Dave & Buster's, or a fancy car collection. It's full of traps, a big deadly beast Grievous considers a pet (there's a funny moment when Grievous calls to the Gor like it's a dog when he enters the lair), spare Grievous parts, a snarky medical droid, and statues depicting Grievous in his pre-robotic state.
This is perhaps the darkest episode to date. Fisto survives to get impaled in ROTS, but he's the only one besides his trusty droid to get away. His impetuous padawan lets his anger get the better of him and he makes the mistake of taking on a much more skilled Grievous. The rest of the dark, creepy lair is full of traps that take out the other clonetroopers.
Not to say it doesn’t have its lighter moments. The medical droid has an interesting relationship with Grievous. He puts up with the droid's sarcasm and its obvious delight in causing Grievous pain. It's as though he's Grievous's only friend besides Gor. What's also interesting is how Grievous considers his cybernetic limbs an improvement. You can see in the background some statues of Grievous, or his race, in his "before" state. Personally, I think he's better looking as a cyborg. I also bet the organic Grievous couldn't crawl around like a cockroach or spin several lightsabers like a Texas twirler either.
But the guy really in control here is Count Dooku. He's running a chess match, testing his lackey and trying to lure the Jedi to their doom at the same time. I'm glad to see Dooku displeased with Grievous's failures and demanding he start kicking some @$$ or else. Grievous isn't terribly cordial with Dooku either, abruptly hanging up on him so to speak. What's hilarious is at the end of the episode, Grievous tries to pull a fast one on Dooku but then has to fess up to Fisto's getaway.
The next episode airs on January 2 and this time, it stars The Team!
This is perhaps the darkest episode to date. Fisto survives to get impaled in ROTS, but he's the only one besides his trusty droid to get away. His impetuous padawan lets his anger get the better of him and he makes the mistake of taking on a much more skilled Grievous. The rest of the dark, creepy lair is full of traps that take out the other clonetroopers.
Not to say it doesn’t have its lighter moments. The medical droid has an interesting relationship with Grievous. He puts up with the droid's sarcasm and its obvious delight in causing Grievous pain. It's as though he's Grievous's only friend besides Gor. What's also interesting is how Grievous considers his cybernetic limbs an improvement. You can see in the background some statues of Grievous, or his race, in his "before" state. Personally, I think he's better looking as a cyborg. I also bet the organic Grievous couldn't crawl around like a cockroach or spin several lightsabers like a Texas twirler either.
But the guy really in control here is Count Dooku. He's running a chess match, testing his lackey and trying to lure the Jedi to their doom at the same time. I'm glad to see Dooku displeased with Grievous's failures and demanding he start kicking some @$$ or else. Grievous isn't terribly cordial with Dooku either, abruptly hanging up on him so to speak. What's hilarious is at the end of the episode, Grievous tries to pull a fast one on Dooku but then has to fess up to Fisto's getaway.
The next episode airs on January 2 and this time, it stars The Team!
