Doctor Decimate
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today and tomorrow are kinda iffy for Clone Wars reviews but i'll try my best.
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Aw yeah, just a few more hours until I head on out to the SSB Wii U midnight launch.
.......also seems to be the release of some Pokemon game that's the 17th remake of one of its games, but it's named after a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure sound effect.
.......also seems to be the release of some Pokemon game that's the 17th remake of one of its games, but it's named after a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure sound effect.
Imperial Bishop
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Another funny AoT parody.
With a giant ROBOT!
Imperial Bishop
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Unless you're Armin.
ASSauLTxMasTER
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You know what would be fucked up?
If they started Movie Night out with.........
at 11:30
If they started Movie Night out with.........
AoT ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Airing AoT through December wouldn't be much of a shocker.
Any episode featuring less Erin or Erin dying seems to be the better recieved episodes. Anyone sense a pattern?
hope so. it's one of the few shows i've watched subbed and dubbed all the way through. of course i like it better dubbed.
Doctor Decimate
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previously:
73: Darkness on Umbara
74: The General
The fight for Umbara continues in episode 75 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. We begin as General Krell receives a transmission from Obi-Wan. He takes the call in the airbases control center, which features technology different from the fuzzy blue holograms were accustomed to. Instead, we have an Obi-Wan constructed out of blue cubes with an even more pronounced voice filter, which actually looks really damn cool. He reveals that the airbases capture was not the definitive victory they hoped for because a large ship high in the atmosphere is still resupplying the capital. Rex suggests an attack on the airship, which Krell ignores, telling Obi-Wan that they will resume their attack on the capital. Obi-Wans transmission cuts out as the signal is jammed.
Krell tells Rex to prep the troops to move out in 12 hours. He also denies another one of the clones requests, this time to attempt to get a message to Obi-Wan in order to coordinate a plan of attack, because he doesnt want to wait for a messenger to go to the capital and back. Krell observes that even though Rex doesnt agree with his decisions, he is at least smart enough to follow orders. We cut to the hangar, where the clones again debate Krells decisions, with everyone but Dogma reaching the conclusion that the generals thirst for victory has blinded him to the lives it sometimes costs. The missiles being used to defend the capital have a massive blast radius, and Fives says that they may not even make it there because of this. He suggests using the Umbaran fighters to destroy the supply ship because theyve managed to acquire the access codes thanks to a trooper called Jesse. Later, Rex presents this plan to Krell, who again shuts him down, saying that he cant afford to waste clones (because treating them like Pikmin is clearly not doing exactly that). The general says that none of Rexs men are pilots, and that the fact that theyre able to adapt quickly simply isnt good enough.
He does have a bit of a point. When Rex explains that its a no-go to Fives, Hardcase, Jesse (gear tattoo on his face), and Tup (topknot and teardrop tattoo), he uses largely the same reasoning. Fives suggests going through with it no matter the consequences, but Rex is hesitant because he sees Krells point. Dogma eventually comes in to crash the party and make everyone pretend they werent planning anything. Rex leaves, but Fives follows to confront him, saying its clearly about more than following orders. Rex tells him that its about honor, because theyre a part of something bigger and not independent of each other. Fives responds with some bad lines like I cant just follow orders when I know theyre wrong! and Im not just another number! before storming off to round up pilots. After this we get a scene meant to lighten the mood a bit, as Hardcase attempts to pilot an Umbaran fighter and pretty much destroys the hangar while Fives lies to Krell over the radio. After Hardcase blows up the door, Krell comes down there with Rex, and Hardcase says the whole thing was a booby trap built into the fighters control system. Krell says, Told you so! to Rex and leaves, ordering the fighters to be locked down. Hardcase and Jesse volunteer to pilot the fighters with Fives, who informs them that Anakin told him the best way to blow up a big ship: hit the main reactor from the inside.
On patrol, Fives asks Rex if he plans to stop the plan to attack the supply ship. Rex says only that he cant help them when they get caught. The three sneak aboard the fighters and take off. On the way up through the clouds, Jesse remarks that hes only doing this because he thinks Krell is a total dick. Hardcase says that hes doing it because its fun. They eventually reach the battle, which is absolute chaos. No Umbarans fire on them, but they have to restrain themselves from firing at the Umbarans, who are taking out clone pilots. Back at the barracks, nobody has informed Dogma that snitches get stitches. He awakens to find their bunks empty, and he gets confirmation that theyre going to disobey orders from Tup, because Tup is the worst liar in the world. Dogma convinces him that they have to report whats going on so they are not also held responsible. Cut to Krell, who confronts Rex about the launch of the fighters. Rex states that their goal is simply to provide reconnaissance for the impending attack on the capital, which Krell is mildly annoyed by since he did not give any orders to do so. He sees the value in it and leaves without much of a fuss, but Tup and Dogma approach soon afterwards. Rex intercepts them and eventually turns them away after Dogma makes a couple of flimsy excuses to try to talk to Krell.
The clones fly inside the supply ship, and one of them decapitates a droid with the wing of a fighter. This understandably catches their attention and the doors in the hangar begin to close. Hardcase blasts a hole through one, though the debris damages one of his engines. Ray shields activate to enclose the reactor and the fighters are unable to proceed, trapped between the ray shields and droids that gradually whittle away at their shields. Hardcase, as the most badass motherfucker in the galaxy, detaches a cannon from his fighter and drags it through a doorway into the reactor room (the cannons seem to float on their own, but still). Fives and Jesse fly out of the ship as Hardcase opens fire, destroying the reactor and the ship by sacrificing himself. Upon landing, Fives and Jesse are taken to the control tower, where Krell informs them that they will be placed under arrest and court martialed.
This episode really doesn't need to exist. We already got a bit of dissent last episode when Rex has Fives and Hardcase (R.I.P.) sneak into the airbase, and it really wouldn't be difficult to rewrite that to have the same end result as this episode does. I would imagine this episode exists because this is a CGI show and when you make all these new models and environments and stuff, you want to use them as much as you can. But with that being said, outside of the weird comedy scene and Fives's argument with Rex, this is a very good episode. It's different enough so that it doesn't feel redundant while also offering some great action. Sure, it's padding out the storyline, but I'll sure as hell take this over more politics because it's actually really good.
Grade: B+
Next time, the Umbara arc concludes...
Good week for gaming, but tonight was especially good.
SSB for Wii U is ultra legit. Had the game fully installed at 11:59. Went and unlocked all characters and listened to all of the Palutena conversations. Most of them are great. The game looks good.
ORAS also went without a hitch.
But other great things happened. The announcement of more Hyrule Warriors DLC (That Twilight Pack was everything I'd ever hoped for and more) and the director of Xenoblade X Chronicles saying the game was almost done.
SSB for Wii U is ultra legit. Had the game fully installed at 11:59. Went and unlocked all characters and listened to all of the Palutena conversations. Most of them are great. The game looks good.
ORAS also went without a hitch.
But other great things happened. The announcement of more Hyrule Warriors DLC (That Twilight Pack was everything I'd ever hoped for and more) and the director of Xenoblade X Chronicles saying the game was almost done.
UltraGunner
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Everytime someone comes over they always wanna go see the Mann's and all I'm filled with dread for having to get there =/
BassForever
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Thank goodness
grandjedi6
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Dish and CBS just came to a deal too so it was probably Dish who folded.
So yeah, the December 6th schedule
So Attack on Titan will continue to air. Summer Wars is after Hellsing.
Also, best Bebop episode ^^
Haven't seen Summer Wars so that'll be a nice follow up after new Hellsing. Looks like I'll be doing something else for the first 30mins of Toonami all the way through Movie Month.
UltraGunner
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What an interesting contrast. A family friendly movie, and Hellsing
Doctor Decimate
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i have to wonder if there's some common knowledge for playing movies/hour long stuff at the start of the hour or something
Do you want the movie nights to get even lower ratings then they already will?
I like the recap episodes but I know people out there will bitch and moan in January when the final ones air.
Couldn't week three throw a wrench in the plan?
Imperial Bishop
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Not very different from the tone whiplash of going from Beware the Batman to Black Lagoon.
It's the Broly movie and then Akira. So I doubt Shippuden will air and your 'Ino returns on Valentines day' thing will be intact.
Oh right, forgot about Broly.
Imperial Bishop
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Herpes Reasons
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god dammit Japan.
Surprised they are putting Hellsing so early thst week
Inogaf never takes a Saturday off. Ino is life. Ino is love.
You can't fool me, Slenderman.
Imperial Bishop
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Saturday is the end of the week, right?
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