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  • Rick Eric Aaron and Calvin react to and discuss season 7 episode 10 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Phantom Apprientice - #StarWars #TheCloneWars
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  • @BlindWave
    @BlindWave  3 роки тому +78

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    • @jamesmatthewthomas2758
      @jamesmatthewthomas2758 3 роки тому

      biggest gripe of the last season they did the Ahsoka episodes when there was a whole series of episodes explaining mauls saber. Ventress gets a black market yellow saber falls in love with quinlan vos dies defending him and is buried on dathomir, Maul senses the death of his sister and travels back to dathomir, takes her saber bleeds it and makes his new double.

  • @Wolf6119
    @Wolf6119 3 роки тому +977

    I both love and hate the way you can just fucking FEEL the shadow of Palpatine hanging over this whole episode. You can practically hear him fucking cackling to himself the entire time.

    • @Nerveroxis
      @Nerveroxis 3 роки тому +49

      When the glass shatters you can hear his force scream as he attacks the jedi masters sent to arrest him.

    • @Vahki100
      @Vahki100 3 роки тому +39

      Next episode is all about that feeling...the empty dread that fills your heart. The way they used the music for that was indicative.

    • @dylpickle0927
      @dylpickle0927 3 роки тому +7

      @@Nerveroxis that's incorrect, that doesn't happen in the timeline until the next episode

    • @Nerveroxis
      @Nerveroxis 3 роки тому +14

      @@dylpickle0927 You are right, they do use Sidious scream though, it's right when Maul goes forward to attack.

    • @Icybubba
      @Icybubba 3 роки тому +3

      @@Nerveroxis Yeah it doesn't happen at that point but it was definitely intentional

  • @acetrainer44
    @acetrainer44 3 роки тому +872

    Sam Whiter's performance here was incredible as always. His screams as Maul are still chilling to hear

    • @theawesomeman9821
      @theawesomeman9821 3 роки тому +1

      what else is he in? God of War?

    • @uilliam6926
      @uilliam6926 3 роки тому +32

      @@theawesomeman9821 He plays Starkiller (the main protagonist) for the star wars: Force unleashed games, also using his actual looks for the CG model of the character.

    • @theawesomeman9821
      @theawesomeman9821 3 роки тому +4

      @@uilliam6926 cool

    • @david_laranjeira
      @david_laranjeira 3 роки тому +14

      He also voices the Son in the Mortis gods arc

    • @spicysnowman8886
      @spicysnowman8886 2 роки тому +2

      @@theawesomeman9821 Cory Burton, Dooku's voice actor was in god of war though. As zeus.

  • @sofiyanali2489
    @sofiyanali2489 3 роки тому +709

    Next up:
    “The Republic couldn’t have asked for better soldiers, nor I a better friend.”

    • @Attmanwart
      @Attmanwart 3 роки тому +22

      Chilling

    • @sofiyanali2489
      @sofiyanali2489 3 роки тому +13

      @@Attmanwart Kinda like Han in Empire Strikes Back.

    • @aje8790
      @aje8790 3 роки тому

      I feel like you are missing a word

    • @sofiyanali2489
      @sofiyanali2489 3 роки тому +4

      @@aje8790 I just edited my original comment. Is it correct?

    • @aje8790
      @aje8790 3 роки тому +1

      @@sofiyanali2489 sounds right

  • @jean-philippedoyon9904
    @jean-philippedoyon9904 3 роки тому +767

    Let me go...LET ME DIE...WE ARE ALL GOING TO BURN...WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE !!! Said by someone as powerful as Darth Maul is pretty distubing...and he was right ! Who knows what would have happened if his plan had work...

    • @PierceArner
      @PierceArner 3 роки тому +105

      That's one of the most intimidating lines especially because this series has gone to EXTREME lengths to show how many things Maul has been singularly willing to struggle and survive through, and he is *_TERRIFIED_* of this.

    • @PierceArner
      @PierceArner 3 роки тому +9

      @Rain A. While in general I agree with you about Episode 9, as all of J.J. Abrams' same issues that were present in *_Star Trek Into Darkness_* show up in that film as well, which had always been my primary concern about him directing it, I do have some exceptions because of this specific episode.
      I felt that Maul & Ahsoka here actually made Palpatine's presence in Episode 9 feel like less of an egregious issue. In this moment, Maul actually speaks totally honestly. He's the closest he's even been to acknowledging that he _deeply_ needs someone to help him, because he lacks the power to win on his own. Not just a pawn to use, but someone he cares for like he started to with his brother, Savage. It seems like there's a possibility that if Ahsoka had trusted Maul in that moment, that they might have stopped the Sith from taking over - solely because they were both outsiders that could have tipped the scales just at critical moments.
      Consider the conflict between Mace Windu, Palpatine, & Anakin. If Ahsoka shows up, she knows Anakin and he still trusts her even understanding why she left the order AND if she's with Maul, he also understands that sometimes you need to align with the bad guys to get something important - but Maul is unquestioningly truthful that Sidious will just use Anakin.
      What ruins that alliance is - fear.
      Ahsoka is afraid of being manipulated, is afraid of what Maul is saying, and that's a fear and regret that lasts for a long time - likely even into her choices in *_The Mandalorian_* as well. It's important that fear is what broke that, because like in *_Return of the Jedi_* it has to be replaced by a love that is strong enough to stand against that, which didn't exist between Maul & Ahsoka. As much as the circumstances could have been in their favor, Ahsoka's love for Anakin is never strong enough to turn him, which we see in _Twilight of the Apprentice_ and it's ONLY Luke's that is able to break that hold.
      Rey being connected to Palpatine, and Ben being connected to Anakin gives that part in Episode 9, which brings back that same alignment of light and dark that almost happened with Ahsoka & Maul. While both Palpatine's sudden return and Rey's heritage to him are parts of Episode 9 that I didn't at all enjoy, this actually gave me a lens through which I was able to find a way to appreciate that particular choice. (Even if for me personally, *_The Last Jedi_* still feels like an infinitely more satisfying ending to things). It was about ensuring that the love that almost existed between both sides wasn't lost and didn't turn back into a conflict, but that it was able to remain connected and keep the Force in balance.

    • @yoshim616
      @yoshim616 3 роки тому +2

      And then at the end of all this pretty much all the clones in the Siege of Mandalore end up burning and dying in the ship crash

    • @ProtagonisTeneT
      @ProtagonisTeneT 2 роки тому +2

      @Raini Allen What sequels? They don't exist. Those are just fan fics

    • @ethanthamouse6695
      @ethanthamouse6695 Рік тому

      @@ProtagonisTeneT i think filoni said that if they made a canon continuationof them he was gonna make the sequals and elseworld story or something

  • @pwytbt
    @pwytbt 3 роки тому +762

    I appreciated the discussion of Ahsoka's apparent willingness to agree with Maul, and especially Eric's explanation of why it was more of a means to ends to her, and not "I'm joining the dark side". To further support that, like Rick points out, this was a very classic Star Wars "Join Me" scene, but it had some very specific wording to it. Maul does use the language "join me" which has connotations of becoming one's apprentice. Yet Ahsoka pointedly responds with "I will *help* you", no 'joining' involved. So just more evidence to the point that she considers their goals aligned, not their values.

    • @Wolf6119
      @Wolf6119 3 роки тому +91

      And I think it speaks just as much to Maul's fear, desperation, and openness of mind that comes as a result. At no point, for his part, does he imply that he wants Ahsoka to become his apprentice, or to embrace the Dark side, Hell he doesn't mention the Dark side at all.
      He genuinely just wants her help, in whatever capacity she's willing to give it, because he KNOWS how horrible Sidious is and what's coming for the galaxy is he gets his way. The fact that he doesn't say a single lie during the entire conversation just makes it all the more tragic.

    • @jonathanshaw9704
      @jonathanshaw9704 3 роки тому +30

      I’ve always identified Ahsoka as a Gray Jedi. She can skirt the line between light and dark, but she is more light side oriented than anything else.

    • @wolfpack_104
      @wolfpack_104 3 роки тому +18

      Not that I believed that Ahsoka would've joined the dark side, but had she teamed up with maul it could've been interesting to see just how far she would push herself beyond the Jedi code in order to save the galaxy. Makes me wish for an elseworld storyline, like Marvel's "What if..." series, where we see how those events would play out. I don't think Ahsoka could've redeemed Vader, but I believe she could've stopped Anakin from making his greatest mistake.

    • @TheTolister
      @TheTolister 3 роки тому +3

      @@Wolf6119 I wouldn't say that Maul is affraid of Sidious, because of what Sidious might do to the galaxy. It's more about what would he do to him. After all, Maul is dark inside, even if he's not a Sith. He just wants Sidious out of the picture, because he would kill him, it's simple motivation.

    • @Nerveroxis
      @Nerveroxis 3 роки тому +9

      Both Maul and Ahsoka view Sidious as the ultimate enemy, but want to see him defeated for different reasons. Maul still has very traditional Sith ideas of gaining power, while Ahsoka still has very traditional Jedi ideals of wanting peace.
      It is interesting because the timing means that if Maul and Ahsoka left for Coruscant they would arrive around the same time as Obi-Wan and Yoda. Imagine Ahsoka going with Obi-Wan to Mustafar, and Maul possibly facing a decision of fighting against Sidious with Yoda or joining Sidious again. Would be a great rewrite the saga moment since Maul killing Qui-Gon put Anakin on the path to becoming Vader.
      Duel of the Fates is named as such because it is deciding the fate of Anakin. If Qui-Gon lives then he becomes the father figure for Anakin instead of Palpatine and Anakin never becomes Vader.
      Fun to think about, but I think Maul would try to join Yoda then try to find a way to kill both him and Sidious.

  • @brandanpalmer9712
    @brandanpalmer9712 3 роки тому +216

    "too late? for what? the republic to fall? it only has, and you just cant see it. The time of the Jedi has passed. they cannot destroy Sidious. but you, and I, can. Every choice you have made, has led to this moment." -- that is perhaps the best bit of voice acting i have ever heard and seen.

    • @daniels1986
      @daniels1986 9 місяців тому +4

      Yes!

    • @charliefontana1821
      @charliefontana1821 4 місяці тому +6

      Too late for what? The Republic to fall? It already has and you just can’t see it. There is no justice, no law, no order except for the one that will replace it! The time of the Jedi has passed. They cannot defeat Sidious. But together, You and I, can…… ….. Every choice you have made has lead you to this moment……

  • @ahsokatano5866
    @ahsokatano5866 3 роки тому +178

    "You're all going to burn! We are all going to die!"

    • @burni82
      @burni82 3 роки тому +7

      Actually it's "You're all going to burn, we're all going to die" 🤓

    • @EEE-CEE
      @EEE-CEE 3 роки тому +9

      Actually gives me chills hearing him say it every time

    • @nerdvisions4625
      @nerdvisions4625 3 роки тому +3

      Of course I know him... he is me

  • @jean-philippedoyon9904
    @jean-philippedoyon9904 3 роки тому +317

    The best lightsaber fight in all of Clone Wars, choragraph by the original Darth Maul Ray Park of course...It's perfection...

    • @andrewcundill3660
      @andrewcundill3660 3 роки тому +4

      A.........greed

    • @spicysnowman8886
      @spicysnowman8886 3 роки тому +2

      100%

    • @TheRealFalkerry
      @TheRealFalkerry 3 роки тому +5

      Best ? idk about that but definitely top 3 with Sidous Maul Oppress and Obi Anakin Dooku from Season 6

    • @andrewcundill3660
      @andrewcundill3660 3 роки тому +4

      @@TheRealFalkerry no this is better

    • @aje8790
      @aje8790 3 роки тому +4

      I would say this is the best fight in Star Wars period

  • @swissaviation
    @swissaviation 3 роки тому +679

    This is the most epic episode of any Star Wars TV show.

    • @evansanchez8722
      @evansanchez8722 3 роки тому +1

      Yes. Agreed

    • @atlantis315
      @atlantis315 3 роки тому +43

      there´s an argument to be made that this is one of the most epic parts of ANY Star wars. not just tv shows, period.

    • @swissaviation
      @swissaviation 3 роки тому +11

      @@atlantis315 The only thing that beats this in terms of epicness is probably the Mustafar duel (imo).

    • @impossibleypossible5647
      @impossibleypossible5647 3 роки тому

      I'm still partial to "rookies" having the best combat scenes from the CW Tv show. This as a lightsaber fight is definitely in the top 5.

    • @swissaviation
      @swissaviation 3 роки тому +2

      @@impossibleypossible5647 Rookies? With the stiff season 1 animation? No thanks. Also I'm not particularly talking about the lightsaber fight (which is not only top 5 but top 1) but the whole episode. Rookies isn't anywhere near this league.

  • @DougCube
    @DougCube 3 роки тому +184

    Fun fact: The motion capture actress for Ahsoka was also a stunt double for Ming-Na Wen and Chloe Bennet in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..

    • @andrewli6606
      @andrewli6606 3 роки тому +19

      Also Elektra in Daredevil and Defenders.

    • @Fi_Sci_
      @Fi_Sci_ 3 роки тому +20

      I believe that same person also did the stunts for The Armorer in The Mandalorian.

    • @georgechampion1932
      @georgechampion1932 3 роки тому +6

      I think she is also Yolanda, wildcat in stargirl

    • @DougCube
      @DougCube 3 роки тому +5

      @@georgechampion1932 I was about to say you're wrong, but then looked it up and it's true. She does Yolanda, Tigress, and Shiv.

  • @jonathanshaw9704
    @jonathanshaw9704 3 роки тому +267

    One of the best lightsaber fights ever. I love how Ahsoka rakes her sabers forward during her fights instead of straight up swinging them.
    Also, CONGRATULATIONS on the engagement, Eric!!!

    • @gabrielcarrasco8414
      @gabrielcarrasco8414 3 роки тому +13

      She had to be more cautious, because of the double blade of Maul. Notice she didn't use as much acrobatics either.

    • @SwordTune
      @SwordTune 3 роки тому +4

      Rakes? Never heard that term before.

    • @mlgnerd13
      @mlgnerd13 3 роки тому +2

      It's my personal favorite fight. I'm not a fan of the prequel fights for the most part, and I feel like those are the only ones that can come close to this fight

    • @Pinkielover
      @Pinkielover 2 роки тому +1

      not the best but its top 5

  • @PierceArner
    @PierceArner 3 роки тому +202

    Everything in this episode is so good - but Maul screaming in absolute helpless panic at the end of the episode communicates a level of sheer terror that nothing else in all of Star Wats has managed to match.
    Everything about Maul's arc has been focused on surviving the most brutal circumstances, and he's gone to the brink of madness and back, and knows what he's capable of, but _here_ in the moment we get a sense of JUST how terrifying Sidious is to someone who knows him better than anyone.

    • @bradybunch4278
      @bradybunch4278 3 роки тому +9

      This is so true. Watching Mauls reactions when Sidious is brought up sends shivers down my spine. Similar to the hallway scene in Rogue One, which was the only time I have ever been truly terrified of Vader. It’s a shame the first six films could never really convey that.

  • @g3eneralz382
    @g3eneralz382 3 роки тому +81

    "There's no justice no law no Order, except for the one that will replace it!"
    "Justice is nearly the construct of the current power base"
    Soooo, great lines. Maul is amazing!

  • @ahsokatano5866
    @ahsokatano5866 3 роки тому +196

    "Only for you to take his place!"
    "Never!"

  • @zephyr835
    @zephyr835 3 роки тому +75

    I still consider the throne-room scene right up there with those in the films. My favorite part of it is the buildup before the duel: the dialogue, the music, and the battle outside. It's tense yet kind of beautiful.

  • @ahsokatano5866
    @ahsokatano5866 3 роки тому +66

    "Every choice you have made has Led you to this moment"

  • @Wolf6119
    @Wolf6119 3 роки тому +111

    It's wild to watch this now and realize they recorded this before Mandalorian Season 2 lol

    • @DarkElfPaladin
      @DarkElfPaladin 3 роки тому +23

      Especially when you see her transition from disbelief that Anakin would fall to her lines to Din about "the best of us" not being able to have attachments.

    • @Nerveroxis
      @Nerveroxis 3 роки тому

      @@DarkElfPaladin Well, we see her in Rebels, and 25 or so years have passed from this episode to her apperance in Mando

    • @DarkElfPaladin
      @DarkElfPaladin 3 роки тому +2

      @@Nerveroxis I was not saying that as a criticism. I was trying to express my enjoyment of her journey shown in just a couple scenes there.

  • @captaindc3889
    @captaindc3889 3 роки тому +90

    One of the greatest episodes in the Clone Wars

  • @Bdakkon
    @Bdakkon 3 роки тому +27

    Whats crazy here is that Maul wasn't lying. In his own twisted way he was always looking for a friend ever since his brother died. This theme continued thru Rebels when he constantly was trying to get Ezra to join him. Here everything he said was true but Asoka couldn't believe it.

    • @cbeaudry4646
      @cbeaudry4646 3 роки тому +8

      Reminds me of Dooku's discussion with Kenobi on Geonosis

  • @ofstarsanddust
    @ofstarsanddust 3 роки тому +102

    Eric... how... how do you know the music this well. Duel of the Fates and Ahsoka's theme blew my mind.

    • @_hassan_ridha_
      @_hassan_ridha_ 3 роки тому +3

      What did he say? What’s the time stamp

    • @instrucountry
      @instrucountry 3 роки тому +2

      @@_hassan_ridha_ At 28:00 he starts pointing out that the music of Duel of the Fates and Ahsoka's theme start off *very* similarly.

  • @juliangarcia5730
    @juliangarcia5730 3 роки тому +90

    This might be the best Clone Wars episode ever

    • @chrischika7026
      @chrischika7026 3 роки тому +2

      No the last episode is

    • @coleschubert9868
      @coleschubert9868 3 роки тому +4

      In my opinion the next episode is the best. Shattered broke me

    • @thetwilightgamer
      @thetwilightgamer 3 роки тому +3

      @@coleschubert9868 so, you could say it *shattered* you

    • @sofilevi1377
      @sofilevi1377 3 роки тому +1

      i'd say all three last episodes are incredible

    • @OkIPullUp2915
      @OkIPullUp2915 2 роки тому

      Nah

  • @General_Arcturus506
    @General_Arcturus506 3 роки тому +40

    "Long have I waited for this moment"

  • @claytonsackett8237
    @claytonsackett8237 3 роки тому +165

    I only wish we had gotten this before knowing the fates of these characters. (Apparently George Lucas wanted to do the fights in mo-cap for the series from the beginning but the technology for a television budget wasn’t there yet.)

    • @Fi_Sci_
      @Fi_Sci_ 3 роки тому +21

      That being said most of the duels early on were still fairly impressive considering the technology limitations. Aside from that one Janky move by Ventress when she was going to stab Obi-Wan on Teth, that was a badly animated moment in my opinion.

    • @hawkfan3542
      @hawkfan3542 3 роки тому +9

      It's funny because the other two haven't watched all of Rebels yet, so they aren't spoiled about what happens to them.

    • @dragonhunter1315
      @dragonhunter1315 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah, in season 8, which would have included the Siege of Mandalore arc if we look at all of the unfinished story arc's production codes, probably would have aired from 2015 to 2016 and we would have kept guessing what would happen to Ahsoka, Maul and Rex, as their fates would have been left in the air. Would they survive Revenge of the Sith, do Ahsoka and Rex go into hiding, what does Maul do when Palpatine now rules the Galaxy. Apparently in George Lucas' sequel trilogy Maul would have returned as the main antagonist as the ruler of the underworld with Legends character Darth Talon as his new apprentice

    • @claytonsackett8237
      @claytonsackett8237 3 роки тому +2

      @@hawkfan3542 They’ve watched Mandalorian Season 2 so they know Ahsoka’s fate.

    • @hawkfan3542
      @hawkfan3542 3 роки тому

      Lol. Good point. I forgot

  • @sillygoose7646
    @sillygoose7646 3 роки тому +50

    Now we just need Sam Witwer and Ray Park dressed as Maul doing the Spider-Man pointing meme.

    • @Moonstriker2514
      @Moonstriker2514 3 роки тому +4

      They do that forward horizontal jump, land and point with their lightsabers behind them

  • @Blackhand47XD
    @Blackhand47XD 3 роки тому +20

    Maul was like madman with giant sign predicting end of the world... and he was right!

  • @howto-jl7ky
    @howto-jl7ky 3 роки тому +52

    Man Dooku was so cool, too bad we didn’t get the dark disciples ark

    • @chasecaldwell2335
      @chasecaldwell2335 3 роки тому +16

      Really wish Dark Disciple could get fully animated in this newer CW/Bad Batch style

  • @zaandarbrow
    @zaandarbrow 3 роки тому +42

    8:23 effects artists be like: "yah look at that bitches!" XD

  • @SpiderBatFan
    @SpiderBatFan 3 роки тому +14

    19:08 ohhhh Past Eric, yes she really would be good as Bo in live-Acton....

  • @1dudecrush
    @1dudecrush 3 роки тому +7

    9:16 yupppp Ray Park doing mocap is unmistakable

  • @jeikusan4828
    @jeikusan4828 3 роки тому +13

    Love how Eric is just in the corner of my screen fanboying so hard. XD

  • @austinwilliams9167
    @austinwilliams9167 3 роки тому +14

    I think Ashoka could have changed Anakin’s turn, speaking on Rick’s point of if Obi-Wan and Padme not being able to. Differently than them, Ashoka knows and understands how deeply Anakin questions the order. And Anakin knows that, too.

    • @emilylewis5373
      @emilylewis5373 Рік тому

      This. I also think he would listen to her as a middle ground. Listening to obi-wan and padme is like choosing sides, ashoka can play the middle more.

  • @BenAri18
    @BenAri18 3 роки тому +4

    *We all going to burn, we all going to die* The way Sam witwer said that line, he honestly deserves an award for that scene alone there was such raw emotion put into that

  • @chrisyancey89
    @chrisyancey89 3 роки тому +7

    I really liked Palpatine's theme playing when Obi Wan mentions Anakin's secret mission to spy on Palpatine.

  • @ColdBloodedProd
    @ColdBloodedProd 3 роки тому +2

    I love watching Eric get so red and giddy rewatching this episode. This truly is the best clone wars episode. Just every scene, every moment, pure Star Wars bliss.

  • @dangoodrich8870
    @dangoodrich8870 3 роки тому +15

    This is easily one of the best moments not just in Clone Wars, but I'm the whole franchise! And to what you guys were saying about the animation, I always thought it was good, but it only continued to get better as the series went along. They found ways to save money, while making the series look even better! And this final season was just amazing quality! This seems to be what we'll be getting for the Bad Batch! 😁 Also I have to add, Ahsoka to me is a top 5 character in all of Star Wars! Her development was just amazing!!

  • @jakobnunez4964
    @jakobnunez4964 2 роки тому +1

    9:01 is where you can hear the exact same sound that sidious made when he twirled at mace windu and the other jedi masters.

  • @planetbob6703
    @planetbob6703 3 роки тому +3

    As it was brought up again I really recommend the Son of Dathomir comic. Grievous is an absolute killing machine in it. He has to face an army of Mandalorians under a Sith Lord, knows his own forces are at a serious disadvantage and still wins. He later slaughters dozens of armed Mandalorians with his bare hands and gives one of my favorite Grievous quotes: "Those of you who can still stand (crushes a Mandalorian's skull) return to your masters and tell them to send more men to die!"
    It really showes him as a strategist and warrior and you can find the whole thing dubbed on youtube

  • @zaandarbrow
    @zaandarbrow 3 роки тому +11

    The best saber duel in star wars !

  • @franciscooctavius5957
    @franciscooctavius5957 3 роки тому +7

    If Maul ever comes back to the big screen, Sam Witwer better damn well voice the character. Without that Maul is nothing. The inflections of his voice not to mention the writing is absolutely fantastic. He is hands down one of the best characters in this series.

  • @QuantumJuicE3
    @QuantumJuicE3 2 роки тому +3

    Maul's movements in this fight has always enthralled me. The animation and movements are so good, I wish we could've seen fights like this throughout all the clone wars.

  • @thedarkknight2221
    @thedarkknight2221 3 роки тому +4

    This is not only my favorite lightsaber dual in Clone Was but one of my favorite duels in all of Star Wars. Up there with Anakin vs Obi-Wan, Yoda vs Palpatine, and Luke vs Vader (ROTJ).
    The cinematography, especially with the burning embers flying slowly down foreshadowing the end is near. The epic dialogue both before and during the fight. And the sense of finality that both the war for Mandalore and the Clone Wars themselves are finally over.

  • @awesomecoolguy7541
    @awesomecoolguy7541 3 роки тому +1

    Before this arc, The Lawless was my favorite Clone Wars episode ever, but now that this arc happened, all 4 episodes are my new favorite. These 4 episodes are literally the best Star Wars content since Return of the Jedi. And The Phantom Apprentice is my favorite one of the arc. It's literally perfect with the characters, animation, emotion, music, action, and references.

  • @MeliDMR93
    @MeliDMR93 3 роки тому +5

    I find it really sad that Obi-Wan knew how much the mission to spy on Palpatine hurt Anakin; the novelisation of ep III expands on this more, but Obi-Wan is genuely shocked by the look on his eyes and Anakin retorting with "what if Palaptine asked me to spy on you?". He all but tells Windu and Yoda that he thinks they have shattered Anakin's trust on the Jedi. Furthermore, the scene that Padmé mentions to Anakin ("he came to visit this morning... he was worried about you") is shown. Obi-Wan is truly worried, he reminds us of how young Anakin is (23!!!!) and how much pressure he has been under, he admits to know they love each other but he doesn't care and feigns ignorence because she's the only one who makes him happy, and just wants her to talk to Anakin. Now we have Obi-Wan telling Ahsoka what he ALWAYS should've told Anakin: "the Council... is not always right". (It's quite humbling, as Obi-Wan IS part of it, but the movies never show this level of introspecion on his part). It's just sad to see how hard Obi-Wan tried, and how smart Palpatine was in that isolating Anakin from Obi-Wan, the Order and Padmé (+separated from Ahsoka) left him with someone very easy to manipulate.

  • @ace360
    @ace360 3 роки тому +3

    Ahhh So Epic Sam Witwer mix with Ray Park! Ashley mix with Lauren Mary Kim! No matter how many time's I watch it never gets old🎉👊👍

  • @harrywright551
    @harrywright551 3 роки тому +2

    This episode makes me sad and happy at the same time, one of the best pieces of Star Wars ever created

  • @doctor8342
    @doctor8342 3 роки тому +2

    Sam Witwer deserves an Emmy for these episodes, not for voice over, but for full on best actor in a drama!

  • @FishboyRice
    @FishboyRice 3 роки тому +2

    I love how Obi Wans face in the hologram is shrouded by darkness in this episode. It really sets the mood of this time in SW.

  • @jamesfoster9613
    @jamesfoster9613 3 роки тому +1

    Ahsoka's mo cap was also the stunt fighter for the Armorer for Mando season 1 among others

  • @DavidBloodJohnson
    @DavidBloodJohnson 9 місяців тому

    Anyone else notice that ahsoka has the spirit of the daughter, and Sam witwer voice the son (both the representatives of the dark and light sides)! Imagine how poetic it would be if they would have stopped sidious.

  • @SuperDora150
    @SuperDora150 3 роки тому

    I love this reaction and the feels while watching this arc. Eric is amazing with that music knowledge

  • @exactlyonesasquatch2572
    @exactlyonesasquatch2572 3 роки тому +2

    The keyframe lightsaber fights I still like even though they're different. Like the lightsaber battle between Sidious, Maul, and Savage looked INCREDIBLE even though it wasn't mo-cap. It looks different but I also love it.

  • @arliss123
    @arliss123 3 роки тому +2

    I love that Eric and Aaron can barely contain their excitement during the duel! :)

  • @rhyanshelby6572
    @rhyanshelby6572 3 роки тому +2

    You know it's good when the entire reaction is filled with excited nervous giggles

  • @ANameToGoBy
    @ANameToGoBy 3 роки тому +3

    I've always thought the trinity of Padmé (his love), Obi Wan (his brother), and Ahsoka (his student), it would've been enough of a confrontation. Anakin's attachments, I believe, would've brought him back.

  • @Psychoclaw
    @Psychoclaw Рік тому

    "His legs are probably out there with a robot upper half"
    I almost snorted my drink out my nose. Holy shit, what an image 🤣

  • @jamesshak3524
    @jamesshak3524 3 роки тому +5

    Poor Rick..."We saw them when Maul was taking over." Eric and Aaron ignore him and, talk about exactly what Rick is talking about...

  • @Vahki100
    @Vahki100 3 роки тому +1

    Let's face it, the best duel in likely all of the Clone Wars and up there for one of my favourite SW duels of all time. The whole arc is just amazing. The dread you feel over the upcoming evil of the Empire. I also love the Dryden Vos moment and the Gar Saxon cameo.

  • @jonathanhoet9881
    @jonathanhoet9881 3 роки тому

    It's always so fun to see people get so excited over Star Wars.

  • @Child-ishBambino
    @Child-ishBambino 3 роки тому

    Words can’t explain how much I need to see there reactions next week

  • @TuskTheRipper96
    @TuskTheRipper96 3 роки тому +1

    Maul has such daddy issues (Sidious) and I am LIVING for it!

  • @benstacy7
    @benstacy7 3 роки тому +3

    I know everyone is, rightfully, excited about Ray Park motion capturing Maul in this episode. But can we also give credit to the amazing Lauren Mary Kim for her physical performance as Ahsoka as well?

  • @Reece_Hart
    @Reece_Hart 3 роки тому +2

    Obviously the Maul stuff this episode is possibly some of the best Star Wars period. But the one scene I really appreciate is the holo meeting with Obi Wan. The way he breaks the news that Anakin killed Dooku and the reaction from Ahsoka is perfect. It isn't this happy "Anakin's won a great victory for the Republic", it's a "Yeah Anakin just murdered this man in cold blood"

  • @hashslingingslasher97
    @hashslingingslasher97 3 роки тому +1

    Sam Witwer's voice acting was on another level in this episode

  • @ahsokatano5866
    @ahsokatano5866 3 роки тому +13

    "Sky..... Walker..."

  • @duman173
    @duman173 3 роки тому

    saying i'm hyped for the next one would be the understatement of the year, but this is one of the best sw content ever, everything about it is epic

  • @planetbob6703
    @planetbob6703 3 роки тому +5

    This episode really shows how much Ahsoka has grown and how powerful she’s become but I still think Maul would have won if he hadn’t been distracted by his desire to die

    • @akindumarasinghe131
      @akindumarasinghe131 3 роки тому +4

      I mean he very easily could have won that but choose to approach Ahsoka in close range with the advantage of a lightsaber. Methinks a sprinkle of plot armour but its fine.

    • @edwardarroyo884
      @edwardarroyo884 3 роки тому +1

      @@akindumarasinghe131 It's both, Filoni talked about how Maul was at his worst while she was at his best, he was distracted, and also still wanted her to help him so he wasn't even close to his usual level, normal Maul would be too much for her, hell he's significantly stronger than her force wise anyway, so if he really wanted he could have just force choked her, he does that to Kenobi with no effort, and destroys the Venator's hyperdrive, and it doesn't even seem like he's trying his hardest there. Plus the fact he lasted as long as he did against Sidious at the end of their fight shows how good he is, since even Sidious looks annoyed that Maul is keeping up as much as he is.

  • @edgarretana8377
    @edgarretana8377 3 роки тому +2

    Hello blind wave crew! I leave to basic military training next Tuesday so unfortunately I won’t be able to watch the last two episodes of this arc from you guys :( I’m super excited to have a ton of rebels reactions to binge when I get back tho.

  • @octopus1992mv
    @octopus1992mv 3 роки тому

    i love every mention of sidious or order 66 or the empire its like ohhh its about to come but even e very hint of sidious in rebels im like ohhh

  • @lock8030
    @lock8030 3 роки тому

    My favorite episode of the entire show. That lightsaber fight is literal perfection.

  • @__Sauron_
    @__Sauron_ 3 роки тому +2

    Dude when maul is terrified as hell about something, you know something big is wrong

  • @lordchipo
    @lordchipo Рік тому

    Eric just looked so happy

  • @yetibeardson1168
    @yetibeardson1168 3 роки тому

    One thing I really love that I don't know was on purpose or not is how Sam Witwer delivers his lines when he is talking with Ashoka before their fight. Like I know he is saying "join me" but what he is saying doesn't fully sound like he is actually trying to CONVINCE her. He knows it's happening and it's just so matter of fact, and you can even sort of see by her reaction that she can tell he really believes what he is saying. And he's right about it all.

  • @samclean6779
    @samclean6779 3 роки тому

    I won't be able to un-see the way the lightsaber moves now that Calvin pointed it out XD

  • @aloneinmidnight
    @aloneinmidnight 3 роки тому

    amazing episode. it really hurts to rewatch it even just in a reaction video, i haven't seen it since it aired last year. but god does it hurt! knowing the dread that is coming and that maul is right and there's nothing we can do about it ...... dave filoni will be paying for my therapy bills.
    also lmao @ the end with the talk of jar jar being in the crime syndicate that would have been hilarious

  • @awesomeausman0422
    @awesomeausman0422 3 роки тому +1

    Definitely the best lightsaber duel of the entire show! Part 2 of The Seige of Mandalore was amazing! 2 more to go.

  • @jimmybudgysmuggler658
    @jimmybudgysmuggler658 3 роки тому +1

    I've been waiting for this 🤩

  • @ervicito77
    @ervicito77 3 роки тому

    I've waiting for all members of Blind Wave to react to this together! ♥️🙏

  • @SuperShakey24
    @SuperShakey24 3 роки тому

    I can’t wait for weeks reaction... but I’m also not ready for what’s to come... again 😂

  • @Ale23
    @Ale23 3 роки тому +1

    I would LOVE a What if... with Ahsoka and Maul teaming up.

  • @minibeech03
    @minibeech03 3 роки тому

    the used motion captures with ray parks for the fighting in this.

  • @MrLynamYT
    @MrLynamYT 3 роки тому +1

    Hell yeah!

  • @Ashley_e
    @Ashley_e 3 роки тому +2

    oh gawd incant watch. get too emotional. the fact obi contacted Soka, to help with Ani, knowing she’d be the person who could reach inside of him the most - 😭😭😭😭

  • @MeyaRoseGirl
    @MeyaRoseGirl 3 роки тому +1

    I know there are plenty of videos on youtube proposing super-edits of The Clone Wars finale arc together with Revenge of the Sith. I would recommend actually doing it. It's easiest to just jump back and forth on Disney+. I watched the first episode, then the first 30 minutes or so of RotS, (to Obi-Wan leaving Coruscant) then this episode, then another 30 minutes or so of RotS (past the Order 66 montage), then the 3rd episode, then finish RotS, then finish TCW. You can't make it perfectly line up. You end up having to go back to Order 66 because there's no way to have the RotS montage edited in with TCW, (and I could never interrupt the gorgeous music that way) but I still REALLY recommend doing it. It takes HOURS, but it makes a seriously good movie. I mean, I love RotS, but it's so micro-focused on Anakin (like how they deleted the Seeds of the Rebellion side story that actually gave Padme more of a role than just the weepy pregnant wife) that it's easy to forget that there really is a galaxy-wide war out there, so watching RotS and TCW together at the same time just makes it all feel so much more epic and impressive. Anakin and Palpatine are the center of RotS, but Ahsoka and Maul are their lost apprentices (which one is "The Phantom Apprentice"? Or is that title referring to Anakin?), so it's still feels very connected.

  • @callistahobbs
    @callistahobbs 3 роки тому

    I’m not ready to cry next week... 😢

  • @martinw6487
    @martinw6487 3 роки тому

    In DARTH MAUL: Apprentice - A Star Wars Fan-Film they also made a great job with Maul`s lightsaber performance.

  • @dadian803
    @dadian803 3 роки тому

    Here we go! 2 more!

  • @narutobaruto1323
    @narutobaruto1323 3 роки тому

    im going to cry in the corner now

  • @spikedpsycho2383
    @spikedpsycho2383 3 роки тому +1

    I say every outlandish lightsaber duel is like Peter and the Giant Chicken, the catastrophic damage they do just fighting

  • @christinao1528
    @christinao1528 3 роки тому

    ITS FINALLY HERE

  • @lachlansutherland7062
    @lachlansutherland7062 3 роки тому +1

    Ray Park Mo cap there, I reckon the best lightsaber duel in the clone wars

  • @gavinbranch8682
    @gavinbranch8682 3 роки тому +1

    OMG IM READY FOR NEXT EPISODE

  • @alexandra9825
    @alexandra9825 3 роки тому

    btw have you ever seen Sam Witwer doing SW trivia? cause it's crazy how he literally knows everything

  • @grammeland1
    @grammeland1 4 місяці тому

    Maul was litteraly the only one who could see the truth while always being blinded by rage, really shows you how blind the Jedi were

  • @chessduncan1864
    @chessduncan1864 3 роки тому +1

    Ray park himself
    Yess did it

  • @comandantethorn9929
    @comandantethorn9929 2 роки тому

    something i really appreciate is how were slowly incorporating stuff that was first shown in the sequels into other star wars media to legitimize it, i remember how harshly people reacted to Kylo interrogating Poe since that was never shown like that before and the deflecting of blaster bolts with the force as well and now that everyones a little more climatized to it they can see how in reality it wasnt that big of a deal and its kinda cool

  • @auntvesuvi3872
    @auntvesuvi3872 3 роки тому

    Thanks, Eric! Thanks, Rick! Thanks, Aaron! Thanks, Calvin! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

  • @EzioHanitore
    @EzioHanitore 3 роки тому

    Lmao that whole ending fight scene was mocapped. And yes they got Ray Park back to play Maul 😂

  • @InfiniteGamingOffical
    @InfiniteGamingOffical 3 роки тому

    The Ahsoka mo cap stunt double was The Armorer from mando

  • @onur6145
    @onur6145 3 роки тому +5

    I've already hyped for THE finale. This final arc is so perfect that deserves to be called as a movie. It gives you so much things and never skips Star Wars rules (except for the final trilogy 😒). I like Dave Filoni and his view to Star Wars.