Star Wars The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 7 has finally released on Disney+.
I’m not going to lie, the early release of episode 7 caught me off guard, so hopefully
you guys enjoy the video!
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This episode follows the events of the previous episode, where Ahsoka, Trace and Raffa found
themselves captured by the Pyke Syndicate after a failed spice trade.
It begins with a surprised Trace, who tells Ahsoka and Raffa that she never would have
thought her first mission would end with her in prison.
This sparks an argument between Ahsoka and Trace regarding the morality of Spice and
whether or not they should be profiting off of the suffering of other people.
Ahsoka’s moral stance leads Raffa to jokingly call her a Jedi.
This in turn prompts Raffa to mention an incident involving the Jedi that has now caused them
great fear and is the reason they keep away from the Jedi.
This incident was the prison break on the surface of Coruscant by the notorious son
of Gangster Jabba the Hutt, which of course we saw previously in the Clone Wars series.
This next part is an incredible connection to the rest of the series, with Raffa explaining
that a vehicle involved in the chase was headed for a crowded platform before the Jedi were
able to steer it clear and save many lives.
But unfortunately for Trace and Raffa, the direction that the Jedi steered the ship in
was the home of their mother and father, who were both killed by the impact.
This incident was the moment that turned the sisters against the Jedi and left them without
a family.
After that, three Pyke Guards arrive at the cell that the group are being held in.
They demand that Raffa go with them to be interrogated, before Ahsoka attempts to stop
them, being electrocuted by the guard.
Raffa is then taken away to an interrogation room, where she is strapped to a chair ready
to be tortured.
She makes excuses for her failed spice delivery, but is repeatedly shocked with electricity
by a torture droid.
Honestly, I know I shouldn’t say this but that is a really cool looking droid and I
love seeing it.
Following that the guards return Raffa to the cell, but her body is clearly drained
and depleted from the torture that has just taken place.
Ahsoka is again shocked by the guards, but this time, Trace is taken away for further
questioning.
She is taken to the same interrogation room as Raffa was, on the verge of receiving the
same treatment as her sister, before she pretends to pass out.
This distraction allows her to grab the blaster of one of the guards and shoot them down,
allowing her to escape.
While this is happening, Ahsoka focusses the force to unlock her cell and wakes up Raffa.
As Raffa awakens, she is clearly very scared and showing signs of harsh torture.
After this, we cut back to Trace, who is making her escape through the corridors of the prison.
She is eventually grabbed by one of the guards, and while in mid air, frees prisoners in the
cell next to her with her foot.
The prisoners that she had just freed proved to be worthy allies, distracting the Pyke
guards, allowing for her escape.
Unfortunately, the distraction is short lived, with the Guards quickly catching up the group.
The group then manage to escape from the prison compound and are engaged in an intense shootout
with the Pyke guards who are exiting the doorways.
Again Ahsoka discreetly uses the force to block the pathway as they make their escapes,
which seems to be a recurring theme throughout the arc.
Ahsoka is still a Jedi at heart at this stage, but she knows that she can never return to
the order.
As the group are making their daring escape, explosions ring out behind them, forcing them
far onto a bridge that is currently being contracted.
The quickly moving bridge forces Raffa to jump to the other side, while Trace and Ahsoka
are stuck with Pyke guards quickly closing in behind them.
In a very similar move to Cal Kestis in Jedi Fallen Order, Ahsoka is forced to save Trace
with the force, as she falls from the bridge.
The Martez sisters are now reunited on the other side of the bridge, but Ahsoka is stuck
with her back against the wall.
As the sisters now believe Ahsoka’s life is in real danger, Raffa shows her true colours
and begs Trace to leave Ahsoka behind.
I was starting to respect Raffa, but that is just a low move from her and pretty shocking
considering how much Ahsoka has done to help the two sisters survive.
Despite this, Ahsoka manges to cross to the other side of the bridge with the force.
I will give Dave Filloni this, the moments where the sisters think Ahsoka has fallen
down was very funny and I really did like that scene, so good on you Dave Filloni.
Next up, the group make their way to an elevator shaft, where one of the most gruesome moments
in the Clone Wars happens, with one of the workers brutally losing his head to the elevator.
I wish I could describe that in more detail, but because of Youtube’s bots these days,
I can’t say anything too bad, so you’ll just have to take my word for it and the photo
on screen.
The group pause, and Ahsoka explains to Raffa again why getting into business with the crime
syndicates is a horrible idea.
They then devise a plan to escape, with Ahsoka being given the harder of the two jobs, deactivating
the main gate.
Ahsoka then sneaks into one of the Pyke guard towers, knocking each one of them out, but
not without a struggle.
As she escaped the guard tower, Ahsoka rushed to aid Trace and Raffa with the onslaught
of guards approaching them.
She again uses the force to help the two sisters, without their knowledge.
A beggar on the street then asks Raffa for credits, but she of course refuses.
This same beggar is then approached by the Pyke guards, who show him a hologram of the
sisters and Ahsoka, offering a large reward for information on them.
The beggar does eventually lead the guards to Ahsoka and the sisters, but we get a slight
glimpse at a mysterious hooded figure, which you’ll hear more about in a minute.
The group are then forced to steal a speeder to make their escape, but it is quickly destroyed,
leaving them with their backs again to the wall.
With the two sisters being captured and Ahsoka on the run, we cut back to the mysterious
hooded figure, this time three of them.
We clearly see that these are Mandalorians.
Familiar ones.
Based on the voice actors alone, I’m willing to confidently say that one of them is Bo
Katan, who is definitely expected to be in this series, but the other one is Ursa Wren,
mother of Sabine Wren, from Rebels.
I’m honestly so excited to see this crossover, and how it will play into the siege of Mandalore!
They’re Mandalorian, so there definitely has to be some connection between these two
arcs now.
Following this, we cut back to a hologram of Pyke Leader, Marg Krim, questioning the
Martez sisters about the failed spice deal.
He assured the sisters that once he finds Ahsoka, she will be brutally tortured in order
to extract information about the location of the spice from her.
After this, true to Ahsoka’s character, she comes rushing back in to rescue the Martez
sisters, crashing a large vehicle into a stack of crates, collecting the two sisters.
Unfortunately their escape is once again short lived, as the three of them are returned to
their cell, back to where we started.
Raffa offers to do a job for the Pykes to make up for their failed mission, but he does
not accept, reminding them of the failure of their first mission.
The episode then ends with the group back in the cell, discussing their next plan of
action.
Raffa and Ahsoka’s relationship is seemingly repaired at this point, which I’m happy
to see, but her earlier actions are still pretty unforgivable and I don’t think you
can really come back from that without significant repentance and sorrow for heractions.
but Wow, I was very impressed with that episode compared to the first one.
The connection to the siege of Mandalore is finally forming, with Bo Katan and Ursa Wren
on Obah Dia.
I can’t wait to see how they play into the story in the next episode.
It’s possible that they will aid in the rescue of the group, but I’m still sticking
to my original theory that Anakin will come to Ahsoka’s rescue next episode.
So let me know down in the comments where you think this story is going next.
Do you think it will be Anakin or the Mandalorians to save the group in the next episode?
Or will it be someone completely different?
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