Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Revival review

                           Okay, so before I start this review I'd like to point out two things- I watched this at Celebration VI and I haven't watched it to refresh my memory since it hasn't been uploaded to StarWars.com yet.

                    Getting to watch this episode at Celebration VI was amazing!! :D :D We watched Brothers and Revenge first but sadly there were worse than I remembered them being(as I said in a previous post). However, this episode was it's saving grace- it. was. AWESOME!!!!! :D :D At first I didn't think I was going to like it, but I was wrong. It definitely got an emotional response from me since I ended up yelling twice- first because I was mad, second because something so epic had happened.

                           The episode starts up shortly after where last season left off. Darth Maul and Savage are on the run and hurting people where ever they go. Obi-Wan Kenobi, along with Adi Gallia, are searching for the two freaks and end up meeting with a certain person Obi-Wan would rather not know- Hondo.



The Bad: Normally I start with the good in these reviews but since I love the good parts in this episode, I just wanted to get my grievances out of the way so I can focus on our awesome Jedi. ;D
So here is my main grievance- it has already been established that GRIEVOUS killed Adi Gallia. So it was yet again another disregard for canon(sighs). However, I don't approve of the whole Darth Maul coming back thing so since I don't consider that canon, I will just say that that part wasn't canon either and just enjoy the awesome stuff. Though I will say, while watching the episode, when that happened at CVI, I yelled "That isn't right, Grievous killed her!!!!!"(I wonder if Dave heard me, hmmm) and my friends sitting with me were going "What?! This isn't right!" But the awesomeness of what happened next calmed my anger. :D
Another thing that wasn't so great was the beginning when Savage and Maul were running around- that part was sort of boring as was when they got the help from some of Hondo's men.

The Good: So since the episode has aired I can finally say- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OBI-WAN CUT SAVAGE'S ARM OFF!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS is the fight were were denied last season- THIS is my Obi-Wan!! :D :D I was worried during the fight that something bad would happen to Obi-Wan but thankfully my fears were uncalled for and the awesome Jedi we love from the movies and the books slammed onto the screen and totally kicked those two's behinds! XD When Obi-Wan cut Savage's arm off for a brief second I was in shock, wondering if I'd seen correctly and then hit me that it had, in fact, happened and I yelled "OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The lightsaber battle between those three was so great- definitely my favorite lightsaber duel on The Clone Wars. Obi-Wan did wonderfully with two lightsabers- I was really looking forward to seeing Obi-Wan use Jar'Kai and he did it perfectly!
              Besides the above awesomeness, the episode had plenty of other good moments. Hondo's interactions with Obi-Wan, his men, and the two Zabracks were so, so funny. He had several laugh out lines like - "We're pirates!!! We don't even know what that means!", "And leave you in there with the crazies? Okay."(I loved how Obi-Wan told them to block the interest and escape- he's selfless even when it comes to people like them), and "Who are these horny-headed maniacs?" :D I also loved how the two Zabracks were RUNNING away from Obi-Wan and as they were, Hondo and his pirates started shooting and took off one of Maul's leg and the two were pathetically hobbling to their ship(haha XD). As weird as it seems, I love how Obi-Wan and Hondo interact and I hope to see more of it- they're hilarious! XD.
                        The ending scene with Obi-Wan, Anakin(loved the look they exchanged, by the way), Yoda, Mace, and Palpatine was also pretty good, though I wish Obi-Wan and Anakin could have spoken.

Overall, I loved the episode. While I hated the lack of respect for canon, I loved how awesome Obi-Wan was so instead of making a big deal of it, I'll just say I don't consider it canon, like I do with Maul's return, Satine, and Taria(cause they aren't), and just enjoy the good parts of the episode. This Obi-Wan fan is happy, that's for sure :D Just remember, Grievous killed Adi Gallia, not Savage ;p
Hope you enjoyed the review and May the Force be with you....Always :D
Jedi Shena Tokala signing out

For some other opinions on the episode, you can read these(I'll add more as they are posted) :D

JandJ Productions - http://jandjproductions1809.blogspot.com/
In the Shade of My Wide Brimmed Hat - http://cadbanehasablog.blogspot.com/2012/09/review-for-revival-clone-wars.html?showComment=1348957888735#c955704198566264117
Prophets of the Force - http://prophetsoftheforce.blogspot.com/2012/09/revival-review.html#comment-form
Tomcat Galau  dan Angin Parau - http://tomcatgalau-anginparau.blogspot.com/

Favorite Song Monday: Star Wars Edition!! :D

Since I won't be here for the next two weeks(I'm leaving later this week) due to the fact that I'm going on vacation (Celebration VI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D) so I thought, since I'm going to a huge Star Wars convention, I'd post Star Wars related stuff this week. So today I'm going to post all of my favorite Star Wars songs :D


Duel of the Fates!!!! :D :D The totally epic song that plays during some of the coolest battle scenes


Duel of the Fates Remix. It's a video and it's really good! :D


The Star Wars main theme :D Who doesn't love it?


Victory Celebration :D Definitely the happiest song in Star Wars. It's so wonderful! I actually played this as my recital piece for piano one year


Binary Sunset, also called The Force theme. One of the most beautiful songs of the Star Wars soundtrack.
It truly shows the best of Star Wars in it's brilliance.


Augie's Great Municipal Band. One of my favorite happy songs in Star Wars! :D It's so wonderful! :D


Across the Stars, such a beautiful piece :) One of my favorite softer pieces from Star Wars :)


Battle of the Heroes :D


Imperial March, a.k.a Darth Vader's Theme

Star Wars Challenge Day 11

Today it's all about battles!

So here goes- my Favorite Battle

Well, I like all of them since the battles are awesome to watch. Especially the lightsaber duels!

Okay, so here are my top two favorites.

I really love the above picture. Found it last night.

The Battle of Mustafar, or the duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin/Vader, is my favorite; mainly because it is so heartbreaking and well done. Ewan and Hayden both did well in this duel- with BOTH emotion and choreography. You can see the panic, pain, and desperation on Obi-Wan's face and the pure rage/hatred on Anakin's. The choreography in itself is amazing since the actors were actually doing the fighting at the speed that it is shown(they were a couple of times where single frames were removed to increase the velocity of certain strikes). We also get to see Obi-Wan's mastery of Soresu and Anakin's of Shien which is pretty cool to see. Also, the emotional battle leads to my favorite scene in the Saga(the dialogue exchanged between Obi-Wan and Anakin). Also, the duel is the most intense, and emotional in the Saga(the second most being the one in Return of the Jedi). Oh, and some of the maneuvers used in the duel are just plain AWESOME- like when they swung from the ropes and landed on small floating bits of metal below.

My second Battle of the Saga is the one that takes place on Naboo in The Phantom Menace, especially the duel between the Jedi and the Sith. It is a quick paced duel, with lots of acrobatics and nice lightsaber moves. It is also heartbreaking since the great Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn is run through by the fiendish Darth Maul while Obi-Wan has to look on helplessly(I was just thinking how that would feel. It would be AWFUL! Poor Obi-Wan :( ).

My favorite part of the duel is when Obi-Wan duels Darth Maul alone. Before it seemed that it would have to take the combined efforts of the two Jedi but when you see him go all out on Maul, you can see how good of a duelist he is; his lightsaber moves are awesome and when he is kicked in the face he flips it out and keeps on. Sadly, however, he was utilizing his anger and Darth Maul pushed him into the pit and he had to grab onto the nozzle. Then, he was able to calm himself, spring up, call his Master's lightsaber to him, and Sai tok(slice in half) the detestable Sith. Another reason I this duel is because it made Obi-Wan the first Jedi to kill a Sith Lord in over a thousand years(which is so AWESOME!)

Is it just me, or does Obi-Wan looks a little......scared here? I don't blame him- he's only a Padawan after all and the Sith are known to be extremely dangerous and haven't been seen in over a thousand years.