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Clone Wars Debriefing: "Destroy Malevolence"
Best. Episode. EVAH!
This time Padmé is tricked into thinking she's going to secretly meet with some banking clan guy in hopes of settling the war. But instead she is sent right into Grievous's clutches to be used as a hostage. (One has to wonder if Padmé got the slightest bit suspicious of Palpatine for sending her into a trap.) The Republic is still pursuing Grievous's damaged ship Malevolence, so imagine Anakin's surprise to see his sweetie right in the middle of a big space battle. Padmé's ship is sucked into Malevolence by a tractor beam. She insists they continue the attack, but we all know Anakin's having none of that. He brings Obi-Wan and Artoo along to rescue Padmé, while Ahsoka and Plo Koon remain on the Republic ship. Obi-Wan soooo knows something's going on between Anakin and Padmé ;). Given what Plo Koon says ("there he goes again, craving adventure and excitement"), he probably suspects something too.
What results are chases, lightsaber action, snark, battle droid hijinks, 'splosions, and a little romance. If you ask me, the best thing about this episode is that it feels the most like the actual prequel films due to the reunion of the PT 3 plus Artoo and Threepio. Thankfully Padmé is no passive hostage; she booby traps her ship so that it takes out some battle droids and almost gets Grievous. I'm sure the Queen and Naboo's taxpayers will totally understand, Padmé ;). She and Anakin reunite and it's OTP love all the way. Bonus points for the Tunnel of Love imagery. Looking at it another way, it could also be a sly reference to Alfred Hitchcock's use of trains going into tunnels to represent other activity, heh heh. Curse you Obi-Wan for interrupting their kiss, though! Anakin and Padmé have another great scene on the bridge as Anakin booby traps the Malevolence. These two rock at sabotage, don't they? I'm not sure which repartee I like more...."Oh the things you do to get me alone/Stop talking" or "Ever since I've known you you've been playing with droids/I used to put them together. Now I only take them apart."
Meanwhile, Obi-Wan just kicks all kinds of butt in the action department. He's amazing as he fights off clankers and Grievous. Notice his encounter with Grievous is a reversal of their fight on Utapau in ROTS. Love the little salute he gives Grievous when he gets away.
Of course, it's always nice to see Artoo and Threepio together again.
The interior shots of the Malevolence, especially the rail system, are awesome! Anyone else catch the voice that says "mind the gap" as Grievous steps off one of the trains?
Interesting that Grievous cuts off Dooku and runs away while the Malevolence is clearly about to be destroyed. What happens with Dooku then? How does Grievous get back in Dooku's good graces?
Anyway,
ladyaeryn will be very pleased that the end does leave it open for her recent A/P fic to occur *eg.*
This time Padmé is tricked into thinking she's going to secretly meet with some banking clan guy in hopes of settling the war. But instead she is sent right into Grievous's clutches to be used as a hostage. (One has to wonder if Padmé got the slightest bit suspicious of Palpatine for sending her into a trap.) The Republic is still pursuing Grievous's damaged ship Malevolence, so imagine Anakin's surprise to see his sweetie right in the middle of a big space battle. Padmé's ship is sucked into Malevolence by a tractor beam. She insists they continue the attack, but we all know Anakin's having none of that. He brings Obi-Wan and Artoo along to rescue Padmé, while Ahsoka and Plo Koon remain on the Republic ship. Obi-Wan soooo knows something's going on between Anakin and Padmé ;). Given what Plo Koon says ("there he goes again, craving adventure and excitement"), he probably suspects something too.
What results are chases, lightsaber action, snark, battle droid hijinks, 'splosions, and a little romance. If you ask me, the best thing about this episode is that it feels the most like the actual prequel films due to the reunion of the PT 3 plus Artoo and Threepio. Thankfully Padmé is no passive hostage; she booby traps her ship so that it takes out some battle droids and almost gets Grievous. I'm sure the Queen and Naboo's taxpayers will totally understand, Padmé ;). She and Anakin reunite and it's OTP love all the way. Bonus points for the Tunnel of Love imagery. Looking at it another way, it could also be a sly reference to Alfred Hitchcock's use of trains going into tunnels to represent other activity, heh heh. Curse you Obi-Wan for interrupting their kiss, though! Anakin and Padmé have another great scene on the bridge as Anakin booby traps the Malevolence. These two rock at sabotage, don't they? I'm not sure which repartee I like more...."Oh the things you do to get me alone/Stop talking" or "Ever since I've known you you've been playing with droids/I used to put them together. Now I only take them apart."
Meanwhile, Obi-Wan just kicks all kinds of butt in the action department. He's amazing as he fights off clankers and Grievous. Notice his encounter with Grievous is a reversal of their fight on Utapau in ROTS. Love the little salute he gives Grievous when he gets away.
Of course, it's always nice to see Artoo and Threepio together again.
The interior shots of the Malevolence, especially the rail system, are awesome! Anyone else catch the voice that says "mind the gap" as Grievous steps off one of the trains?
Interesting that Grievous cuts off Dooku and runs away while the Malevolence is clearly about to be destroyed. What happens with Dooku then? How does Grievous get back in Dooku's good graces?
Anyway,
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Well, they're pretty forgiving of her various wardrobe changes so what's a wrecked ship or three? ;) Seriously though, do you know how much our media would tear a politician to shreads who was constantly changing her clothes during a single day? They would accuse Padme of being a rich elitist out of touch with the common folk.
I really enjoyed this episode too. There's nothing like getting the big three and the droids together. Anakin/Padme was great, particularly the reference to droids. Some good dialogue here with Anakin telling Obi-Wan everything he learned was from him and Snarkmaster Kenobi telling Grievous he hasn't impressed him much today. The rail system on the Malevolence was awesome. I just wish we would have gotten the opportunity to see Padme meet Ahsoka.
Grievous cutting off Dooku was a good little character moment and that would be really cool if they followed up on it.
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LOL! "I'm not out of touch! I'm married to a guy who used to be a slave on a backwater planet! Oh wait, you're not supposed to know that..."
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I too loved the team Anakin and Padmé formed in this eppie, very reminiscent of AOTC. Oh and with OW, they just rock. I would've wanted the three of them in ROTS but alas there was no time. ;)
PS: Loved how Padmé kicked serious butt and when she was reduced to 'housecleaning' she was almost rolling her eyes. lol No wonder Leia is her daughter... ;)
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What we saw of the OTP was awesome! Damn Obi-Wan, indeed. And I loved the tiny hints we got about their offscreen time together: Padme wryly remarking on Anakin's usual lateness, then grumbling about getting stuck with cleanup duty. ;)
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Padmé had to have spent some time on that cruiser since her ride was blown up, soooo...*eg.*
Oh, what about Obi-Wan's comment that Padmé seemed to know her way around the Twilight. Why is that? *Plot bunny bites!*
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*whistles innocently*
Yeah, I wondered that about Obi-Wan's comment as well. I couldn't decide whether it was a sly prodding into Padme's extracurricular activities, or just a variation of the "she seems to be on top of things" line. But given the sort of activities Anakin uses the Twilight for, I do find myself leaning towards the former. ;) Bunnies, bunnies everywhere!