Call me old fashioned, but I like me some good old Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Mandolare Plot delivers that and then some. If the word Mandalore looks familiar then 1) You’re probably a Star Wars geek, and 2) You’ve probably come across the term Madalore in reference to Boba Fett’s Mandalorian armor. If that last sentence makes no sense to you, more power to you.

The story develops an arc revolving around a plot by Mandalorian terrorists to express their dissatisfaction with the neutral position that the Mandalorian government has assumed in the Clone Wars. We are introduced to Duchess Satine, who apparently rules over the planet of Mandalore. I love sci-fi politics. The terrorist group dresses up in Boba Fett armor and they all have jet packs. Apparently they are trying to revive an old tradition of Mandolorian war mongering, believing that their ancestors were members of some honorable caste of warriors. Of course, like all villains in the show, the fact that a Jedi can usually fight dozens of them at a time seems to cheapen them. Boba Fett and Jango Fett were somewhat creepy in their Mandolorian armor and were clearly able to hold their own against a Jedi. But in this episode, seeing Mandolorians getting tossed around like common battle droids, or zombie clone troopers, or flying bug creatures… let’s just hope we learn something about their culture and they don’t just become the weekly punching bag.

A Pile of Fetts

Good for them. Like most honorable villains they try to assassinate the duchess and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Speaking of the Duchess and Obi-Wan, they’re definitely hinting at some kind of romantic history between the two, which I’m sure will be developed in later episodes. Though the character of Obi-Wan is my favorite, I’m not too sure I like the actor who voices him in this cartoon series. He can only hit this one sarcastic note throughout the entire series it seems.
I find the animation of the Clone Wars gets better and better every time I watch. In this episode the architecture of Mandalore is what impressed me, though it’s very similar to Coruscant it seemed to have a few details that set it apart.

So, I look forward to seeing this storyline develop. It will be great to see the origins of the Mandalorian armor and perhaps get to learn something about the culture of Jango Fett, the man who was worthy of being cloned millions of times.

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