With Star Wars the Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 9 OLD FRIENDS NOT FORGOTTEN releasing on Disney+
tomorrow, once again we’re going to speculate on the final ever arc of the Clone Wars, the
Siege of Mandalore.
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release my huge explainer + recap video tomorrow, when Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 9 drops!
To start off, we actually got confirmation from Lucasfilm that tomorrow’s episode of
the Clone Wars will actually have a longer runtime than the usual 20 minutes.
They didn’t confirm whether or not this will be a few minutes longer, or moved to
a full 30 minute runtime episode, but I really hope they make these episodes as long as possible!
The official description for this episode of the Clone Wars, as taken from Disney+,
goes as follows: “Ahsoka Tano reaches out to Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi seeking
assistance to secure the capture of longtime adversary and former Sith Lord Maul, but the
news of Grievous’ attack on Coruscant and Palpatine’s capture forces a difficult decision
for the Jedi”
So right away we get confirmation that we will see the staged kidnapping of Chancellor
Palpatine and the battle of Coruscant from Revenge of the Sith in this episode.
I’m not sure if they’re going to actually animate some scenes from this event because
we already see them in the movie, but I would honestly love to see some scenes from the
movie animated, and definitely the scene where Anakin cleanly takes Dooku’s head off.
That’s such a great scene, I’ve always loved that one.
This description also tells us that Anakin and Obi Wan are likely on Mandalore, helping
Ahsoka with the ongoing Siege of Mandalore, but have to make a tough decision to either
help Ahsoka’s fight, or to rescue the Chancellor.
We obviously already know which decision the two take, as we see them rescue Palpatine
in Revenge of the Sith.
I honestly can’t tell you enough how excited I am to finally be getting tie-ins with Revenge
of the Sith, and the close of the Clone Wars.
This would also mean that the Siege of Mandalore arc will certainly be taking place concurrently
to the events of Revenge of the Sith, very cleanly explaining Ahsoka’s absence during
the movie.
So this week, instead of releasing a teaser trailer for the upcoming episode, they released
a final TV sport for the whole of the arc, meaning we won’t be able to analyse that
for information about the next episode because its hard to place which episodes the shots
may come from.
They did however release many more teaser images than last week, so we still have a
lot to break down.
The first image shows Ahsoka and Rex looking over a railing, in what is most likely a republic
ship in orbit of Mandalore, or a ground base on the surface of the planet.
This is probably right at the start of the episode, as Rex explains everything that has
happened in between her absence from the Republic military and her return.
This is definitely going to be a very touching moment between the two, and set up their even
later reunion, which we saw in Star Wars Rebels.
Next up we get an incredible shot of Obi-Wan and Anakin standing side by side.
You can definitely tell we’re now right in the edge of Revenge of the Sith and even
going forward into it, with Obi-Wan and Anakin in their exact outfits from the film.
Obi Wan and Anakin have also been further adjusted to look more like Ewan McGregor and
Hayden Christensen.
The look on Anakin’s face in this image makes me think that this is just prior to
his reunion with Ahsoka, with Obi-Wan looking like he’s about to comfort Anakin.
Following that, we get another touching shot, with Ahsoka finally seeing the Clone Trooper
helmets of the 332nd company, painted to match her face markings and skin color.
The 332nd company is a company within the 501st legion, and will be commanded by both
Ahsoka and Captain Rex.
It is composed of Clone Troopers who use Phase 2 clone armour and are said to hold many of
the great troopers from the 501st.
I honestly can’t wait to see the scene where Ahsoka walks into the barracks and witnesses
this tribute to her, it’s just going to be absolutely beautiful.
On top of this, I think it's likely that Ahsoka initially had some doubts about commanding
Clones after she left the order, but seeing this tribute to her will pull her back in
and bring her back into command.
In the next images, we see Ahsoka and R2, along with Bo Katan walking behind her, meet
with Anakin and Obi Wan.
I’m not sure if this is the reunion scene, but it really looks to be the case, as the
group are exiting the same ship that picked up Ahsoka in the last episode.
Again, this will very much be one of the most emotional scenes in the episode, with Anakin
finally being able to see his apprentice after so long away from the Order.
Following that, we see Anakin and Ahsoka standing in the doorway of a troop barracks, observing
the 332nd company with their helmets painted.
We also get Rex standing at the door with his helmet off, greeting the two.
It’s likely that this will be the moment that Ahsoka truly realises that she is respected
and valued by every single one of the Clone Troopers in the 501st.
After that we get another awesome shot, with Obi-Wan’s 212th battalion engaged in fierce
battle on the surface of Mandalore.
We obviously know that not all of them can stay in Mandalore, specifically the battalion
led by Cody, as they are moved to Utapau to kill Grievous in Revenge of the Sith.
It’s definitely going to be amazing to see the 501st and the 212th fight side by side
for the very last time, very emotional stuff right there.
Next we get a shot of Rex, Ahsoka, Bo Katan and some clones in a gunship, most likely
just before they drop down into the battle.
At this point, Anakin and Obi-Wan have likely left Mandalore to rescue the chancellor, leaving
Rex and Ahsoka in charge.
Bo Katan will also likely play a huge role in the Siege.
We also see Bo Katan in the Royal palace of Mandalore, but I don’t think a confrontation
with Maul will happen this early in the arc.
She’s most likely going there to seek help from some previous Mandalorians that were
high up in the government.
The final teaser shot we get, shows Anakin and Ahsoka together, in what will likely be
the last time they ever see each other.
After this, Anakin is probably called away to rescue the chancellor, never to truly come
face to face with Ahsoka again, until their duel in Star Wars Rebels.
Overall, we’re definitely going to see the reunion of Anakin and Ahsoka, as well as the
call from the Jedi order for Anakin and Obi Wan to return to Coruscant for the rescue
of the Chancellor Palpatine.
This is going to be the greatest arc in Clone Wars history no question, so let me know down
below what you’re most excited for.
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