Let's Talk About THE CLONE WARS Season 7 Episode 10 - "Phantom Apprentice"
HOLY CRAP! If you have not watched the latest episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, “Phantom Apprentice,” stop reading this right now and go watch it. It is one of the best episodes yet! Also, this is your warning that spoilers abound ahead. You can find new episodes of The Clone Wars every Friday on Disney+.
There’s a lot in this episode, but I think I’m going to focus on just a couple of them. First, what exactly was Maul wanting with Anakin? Was his plan to disrupt Sidious’ plan? I felt like either I missed something or it wasn’t really explained. How much fun would that have been to see though? Anakin and Obi-Wan kicking Darth Maul’s butt. Also, I’m loving the fact that this all takes place during Revenge of the Sith and I’m just waiting for the Clones to start shooting Ahsoka.
Second, how many of you went, “WHAT!?” when Ahsoka said she’d team up with Maul. Really? What!? I am really intrigued by what has happened with Maul. He was kept in the dark for a lot of the actual goal Sidious had, but he knows enough through the Force that he has almost ascended past the ranks of the Jedi and Sith as more of a tool of the Force. I think that’s why Ahsoka was willing to team up with him until he talked about Anakin going evil. I was not expecting that, although the following confrontation I guess was inevitable. It was really awesome to watch, too. The fight really reminded me of the fights in the prequels. Very energetic and polished. It was a pleasure to watch.
Finally, how crazy was Maul sounding? We all know that he’s right and he’s onto something because we’ve seen Revenge of the Sith. If we didn’t have that though, how crazy would he sound? Did the Mandalorians really not care that Maul sounded insane with his babbling? It really is an interesting take. I also appreciated the sort-of build ups to his appearance in Solo with his social distance meeting with the members of Crimson Dawn.
What do you think is going to happen with Ahsoka when Order 66 is given? Obviously she lives since we see her in Rebels, but what do you think is going to happen?