Let us return once more to a more civilized age Clone Wars podcast, I'm Rob Zachini,

joined by Alia Campora, Austin Walker, and Natalie Watson.

So today we are tackling Season 4's wacky hijinks arc and an even series of episodes

centering on favorite comic relief characters whose weakest points probably retread Star

Wars most problematic capacities, but there are some unexpected highlights that come via

a dry sense of humor and an increasingly confident animation team.

Maybe too confident at times, but still.

Let's start with Shadow Warrior, which features Anakin and Padme racing to Naboo to deal

with crisis.

The new leader of the Gungans, Bosniani, is preparing to attack the city of Theed and

the human Naboo who live there.

While it first sounds like Generations of Resentment is boiling over, it turns out that

there is a more crushingly disappointing explanation for all this.

Gungan Grima Wormtong, who I swear to God is named Rishaloo, as in Sorsold the Leader.

Naturally, when they reveal this plot, they don't expose it to the public, and Bosniani

says, I will confront Rishaloo alone, and immediately gets put in a coma, just as General

Grievous arrives to join in the attack on Naboo.

Wait, what's Rishaloo?

Cardinal Rishaloo.

So he is the historical figure, the founder of modern France and the power behind Louis

XIV, and the guy who sort of creates state supremacy within the country.

And then also, he is the villain of the Three Musketeers' stories.

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