S4 - Episode 22: "Revenge"

Master Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 4419 Location: Korriban

@Cerrinea: Thank you! That has been hinted at for so long!
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I loved this episode! I really think that TCW should be an hour long show, and not half hour. I wonder how things will work now. Now that Maul and Savage are together, Will Dooku and Sidious/Palpatine will find out about it and try to deal with them?. And what of Ventress? Will she help the Order find Maul and Savage? (Not officially rejoin the order, but just help.) So many answers, and yet so many questions! Season V can't get here soon enough!

Also, I can kind of see Ventress and Obi Wan being together if things were different in the galaxy. I think that Ventress is starting to become my favorite character in TCW.
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A little annoyed that this wasn't a contained story. Understandable, but still annoying. Why else have an arc if there's going to be no real resolution? I would have preferred it to not be a cliffhanger. Otherwise I was happy enough with it. The duel(s) was pretty epic, very emotional.
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Loved it. This was a perfect episode. They did everything right with the characters, the banter was terrific, the use of the legs from the comic for Maul was brilliant, all of the animation was amazing. I did think that Maul seemed a bit sloppy compared to the unbelievable fighter that we saw in TPM, but I suppose he had been out of service for quite a while, and he also was just getting familiar with those new legs.

I think it's great that they left it a cliffhanger. Confirms that we're are moving forward in the next season and that this story isn't done. Finally, one huge story arc for the Clone Wars. My only complaint will be if this story doesn't pick up in the very first episode of Season 5. I'm not saying they have to continue with Maul and Savage right away, but what happens with Ventress now has to be told. They can't stretch that into the last arc of Season 5.

I watched this on StarWars.com this morning. Was there any kind of preview for the next season on Cartoon Network?

Taral - will this be your first 5 out of 5 rating for a review? Wink

Master Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 1411

Ben there was no preview and I didn't expect one. They'll start hyping it next fall right before TCW returns. If they don't start the season where they left off with this one, it'll be a fail for them.

I seriously want some more Obi and Ventress. Very Happy

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Master Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 1411

lol, you're probably right about CVI. I forgot about that.
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Knight Joined: 07 Feb 2012 Posts: 358 Location: USA

Perfect episode. Ventress was awesome!!
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Good episode. They took a ridiculous concept and turned it into a pretty good episode. I still don't think the benefit outweighs the cost though.
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Master Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 813 Location: Maryland

I'm sorry, this wasn't a cliffhanger ending. The good guys live and the bad guys escape to bide their time (guaranteeing they won't show up in the beginning of Season 5). That's not a cliffhanger, it's a surprisingly clear resolution. That's like saying "A New Hope" had a cliffhanger ending because Darth Vader gets away.

The animation was great (although I dunno why StarWars.com doesn't have a better video quality), and Maul's legs were cool. It was very streamlined to get to the fight, which kind of irked me. But the fight was really great, so that made up for it (seriously, Darth Maul sends a video of himself to the Jedi Council? Completely ridiculous). This show's strength is its visuals and action. It falters when it comes to the storytelling 9 out of 10 times. You just cannot tell a good story in 22 minutes. The show tries to pack the dramatic punch of an hour-long show in a half hour, and it just doesn't work.

I liked this episode as well. I thought they did a great job with bringing Darth Maul back and not messing it up.

There were a lot of things I liked in this episode in particular. First off, I liked how Maul was wiping out kids to draw Obi-Wan out. It made the episode feel more mature. I also liked how they brought Ventress in, and how she ended up helping Obi-Wan. I loved his line about learning how to run away from her. Laughing

I also liked how the Maul Bros. had Obi-Wan and Ventress out matched. It's interesting to see the bad guys getting the upper hand.
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I remember that they didn't address how he survived the bisection. Thoughts? Could that be a positive, or negative?
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EUC Staff Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 1204 Location: Nirn

It could be lazy Cool

Perhaps they'll discuss it next season, although I don't see why they couldn't have made it a vital part of the story in this episode.

(I haven't seen this episode, I'm just going off what you guys have said)
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There is no possible way he could have survived the bisection, so they dodged the issue. Rolling Eyes

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