Star Wars: Clone Wars, season 1
I've just gotten my hands on the first season of Clone Wars. Cartoon Network showed it dubbed here, and I just can't watch stuff I know in original dubbed, so I hadn't seen it before. This is less a review than a series of loose remarks and inspirations.
Overall: lovely characterization and design, great Star Wars fun. The two jarring things were some replaced voices and the fact that at times they overdid it at the bad-assedness of certain characters (Mace Windu, I'm looking at you). Still, mreeeow.
Specific remarks:
Chapter 1:
Palpatine's fingers clicking like spiders. I want to glomp an animator right now :D
I doubt even Master Qui-Gon could have prepared a Jedi for this. >:D
Chapter 3:
All right, I'm knocked dead. Red Commander says a whole one line, but that's the way to do characterization by actions only. Perfect Fett personality.
Chapter 5:
The Quarren on Dooku's side? Paging Admiral Ackbar, casting for "What Remains" starts in ten...
Chapter 6:
Meh. I thought Ventress would be cooler. Also, in a universe that has her and Mara Jade, Ador&co have no fear of warping canon by their existence ;)
Chapter 7:
Dooku. Flying. Darling, you left your vampire teeth in the other cape <3
Sith have no fear. *plotbunnies*
Also, canon precedent for Sidious allowing Dooku to have a disciple. While I'd still like for Sidious not to be aware of certain matters, this means he can know of Qui-Gon's survival, just not of all that's been taught to Darth Jinn :>
Chapter 8:
The fight is vaguely ridiculous, but the concept of forcefield shields used in a lightsaber fight bears examining. The Sith Junior League is in need of fighting gimmicks.
Chapter 9:
I repeat - Red Commander rocks. Also, Obi-Wan seems to have a fondness for clones ;)
Chapter 14:
Luminara's voice is fascinating in the way it impacts her character. It's not the kind of voice you'd associate with someone who looks like her, which is what makes it interesting.
Where do the Sith get their lightsaber crystals, hmm?
Cloaking droids. So much for the Imperials' "no ship that small can have a cloaking device". I wonder when exactly that technology was lost...
Chapter 15:
Yoda, the captain and Padme? Okay, that was funny.:)
Chapter 16:
Methinks Yoda still doubts Dooku's will to destroy the Jedi. Also, my Dooku is strangely reluctant to discuss his old master... Hmm.
Chapter 17:
The fact that Anakin sees Arfour killed and then IT'S WAR is adorable.
Chapter 19:
OMG - red lightsaber - Qui-Gon - rage - scream! Okay, this one was seriously cool ^_^
Now to fight certain servers and make them give me some Season 2.
Overall: lovely characterization and design, great Star Wars fun. The two jarring things were some replaced voices and the fact that at times they overdid it at the bad-assedness of certain characters (Mace Windu, I'm looking at you). Still, mreeeow.
Specific remarks:
Chapter 1:
Palpatine's fingers clicking like spiders. I want to glomp an animator right now :D
I doubt even Master Qui-Gon could have prepared a Jedi for this. >:D
Chapter 3:
All right, I'm knocked dead. Red Commander says a whole one line, but that's the way to do characterization by actions only. Perfect Fett personality.
Chapter 5:
The Quarren on Dooku's side? Paging Admiral Ackbar, casting for "What Remains" starts in ten...
Chapter 6:
Meh. I thought Ventress would be cooler. Also, in a universe that has her and Mara Jade, Ador&co have no fear of warping canon by their existence ;)
Chapter 7:
Dooku. Flying. Darling, you left your vampire teeth in the other cape <3
Sith have no fear. *plotbunnies*
Also, canon precedent for Sidious allowing Dooku to have a disciple. While I'd still like for Sidious not to be aware of certain matters, this means he can know of Qui-Gon's survival, just not of all that's been taught to Darth Jinn :>
Chapter 8:
The fight is vaguely ridiculous, but the concept of forcefield shields used in a lightsaber fight bears examining. The Sith Junior League is in need of fighting gimmicks.
Chapter 9:
I repeat - Red Commander rocks. Also, Obi-Wan seems to have a fondness for clones ;)
Chapter 14:
Luminara's voice is fascinating in the way it impacts her character. It's not the kind of voice you'd associate with someone who looks like her, which is what makes it interesting.
Where do the Sith get their lightsaber crystals, hmm?
Cloaking droids. So much for the Imperials' "no ship that small can have a cloaking device". I wonder when exactly that technology was lost...
Chapter 15:
Yoda, the captain and Padme? Okay, that was funny.:)
Chapter 16:
Methinks Yoda still doubts Dooku's will to destroy the Jedi. Also, my Dooku is strangely reluctant to discuss his old master... Hmm.
Chapter 17:
The fact that Anakin sees Arfour killed and then IT'S WAR is adorable.
Chapter 19:
OMG - red lightsaber - Qui-Gon - rage - scream! Okay, this one was seriously cool ^_^
Now to fight certain servers and make them give me some Season 2.