The Clone Wars: Season 5 (spoilers/discussion/speculation)

[DigiFluid]

I liked it! Even though I don't understand why Cato Neimoida--a Separatist-aligned world--would have been under attack by the Separatists

[Livestick]

I liked it! Even though I don't understand why Cato Neimoida--a Separatist-aligned world--would have been under attack by the Separatists

Because their ties to the Seperatists were through the Trade Federation, so they were technically still part of the Republic.

[DigiFluid]

It wasn't, though. Cato Neimoidia was one of the key worlds of the Confederacy. It wasn't even attacked by the Republic (so far as has appeared thus far) until 19 BBY, shortly before Revenge of the Sith (these events happened in Labryinth of Evil). The planet was also identified as Separatist in a part of one of the official Star Wars Insider magazines....

[Livestick]

Well, then I don't know. I was just parroting what Wookieepedia says.

[Teddybrown]

Thanks for the reminder to watch the current episode

[mr_kennedy]

Decent Episode

[DigiFluid]

Sabotage trivia:

Spoiler:

MASTERS OF SUSPENSE
The four episodes of this arc are all named after Alfred Hitchcock films: Sabotage (1936), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), To Catch a Thief (1955), and The Wrong Man (1955).

SPELL IT BACKWARDS
Cin Drallig is a character from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. He is seen in the hologram of Anakin's attack on the Jedi Temple. There, he was played by stunt coordinator and sword master Nick Gillard.

JEDI IDEALISM
"I'm afraid one can become the other," says Anakin, referring to past political idealists who have betrayed the Jedi, including Count Dooku and General Krell from Season Four. It's ironic, given his future.

YEEEAAAAAHHHH!
Russo-ISC's speech pattern, name, and habit of flipping his visor to punctuate his speech are all nods to David Caruso's role in CSI Miami.

ROCKET MAN
Seen briefly aboard the gunship in the first arc are 501st jetpack troopers with Captain Rex. These are the latest incarnation of a type of trooper seen in the feature film accompanying Anakin Skywalker in attacking an Octuptarra droid on Christophsis.

STILL LUCKY AFTER FIVE SEASONS
The gunship that carries Rex on Cato Neimoidia is the Lucky Lekku, the one seen since the very start of the series. It has amassed quite the impressive number of kills on its nose.

BE ON GUARD FOR MORE
Glimpsed briefly on the Jedi Temple grounds are the Temple Guards. We will see more of them in this arc.

SIGNS OF THE TIMES
In addition to an image of a crossed-out clone trooper, the Temple protestor signs say "The Jedi are corrupt," and "Stop cloning violence."

ACCUSATORY WORD PLAY
When ensnaring Letta with her own words, Anakin points out that no one said to her that Jackar was dead...and he's right. What Ahsoka said was, "Someone made Jackar the bomb." Unless you were tipped off that the nano-droids were in Jackar's bloodstream, that phrase would ordinarily mean that someone created a bomb for Jackar.

NEW STARFIGHTER UNVEILED
This is the first episode to debut the Episode III-style Jedi starfighter. Sure enough, Anakin manages to get his fighter destroyed in its first appearance.

[Rawtheran]

I liked this weeks episode though I wish that they would have explained a little more about the situation on Cato Neimodia. As someone said earlier I thought that Cato Neimodia was a Separtist planet not a Republic one. Also I liked how this episode had a plot which involved alot of mystery. I wonder though how the evidence is going to point towards Ahsoka and if she actually was involved in the bombing of the Temple.

[DigiFluid]

I think the only explanation of Cato Neimoidia we're likely to get is that they were double-dealing; supporting the Separatists while still nominally a member of the Republic. So the Jedi/Republic label it an invasion if CIS ships show up on one of 'their' worlds, even if the place isn't particularly friendly to Republic interests.

[Teddybrown]

First preview for episode 18

[DigiFluid]

Dammit, must spread reps. Good find!

Coruscant Guards!! And great music too, wonderfully reminiscent of the Imperial March up till walking into the cell

[mandogater]

First preview for episode 18

Thanks for the link, Teddybrown!!

This arc keeps looking more and more interesting.

[Replicator Todd]

I finally caught up with Sabotage, I love the idea of people protesting against the war. Really starting to see how the population supported or would have supported Order 66 in Episode III. Ashoka has really grown into a good character.

Although I was also confused with the Cato Nemoidia thing. I can understand the greedy planet doing the double dealing thing but still...its odd.

[the fifth man]

This season has been really good thus far. I really hope this show continues on next season, no matter what channel it has to air on.

[Teddybrown]

Another interesting clip...