The Clone Wars Rewatch: “Corruption”, “The Academy”, and “Assassin” (Corruption Arc)

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Charlotte Errity & Caitlin Plesher

Tv & Film, After Shows, Film Reviews

4.7 • 623 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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We’re back with our The Clone Wars Rewatch with the episodes: “Corruption” (305), “The Academy” (306), and “Assassin” (307), which are all about corruption on Mandalore. On this episode: We visit the fandom of the time of release and discuss what people’s first reactions were + what that says about the fandom. Ahsoka’s mini hero’s journey in this arc Mandalore’s slow demise and Satine’s own mental state Our highs and lows of this arc …and so much more! Try Nello and the Supercalm supplement we always have on the go at ⁠⁠⁠drinknello.com⁠⁠⁠ with the code SKYTALKERS10 Join our Patreon community and unlock bonus episodes + more! Our website! Follow us on Twitter/X @skytalkerspod Follow us on TikTok @skytalkers Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram @skytalkerspodcast Follow Charlotte on Twitter/X @crerrity Follow Caitlin on Twitter/X @caitlinplesher Email us! hello@skytalkers.com For ad inquiries please email: skytalkers@58ember.com Please note this Episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this Episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to a 58 Ember production.
0:05.2	You fought in the Clone Wars?
0:07.3	Yes.
0:08.5	I was once a Jedi Knight, the same as your father.
0:11.5	Since that, one simple sentence,
0:14.8	fans have on different levels been obsessed about thinking,
0:18.7	what was the Clone Wars?
0:35.6	No, has been obsessed about thinking, what was the Clone Wars? This idea of doing an animated TV series was intriguing to me because it really did allow me to
0:43.4	broaden the canvas of what Star Wars is about.
0:49.7	Hello and welcome to Sky Talkers.
0:51.8	I'm your host Charlotte.
0:52.9	Hey everyone.
0:53.4	I'm your other host, Caitlin,
0:54.6	and welcome to this week's The Clone Wars Rewatch, where we are talking all about corruption.
1:00.0	That's what we're talking about. We're talking about three episodes entitled Corruption,
1:04.0	The Academy, and Assassin. These are all in season three. And we're going back to Mandelor this week.
1:10.6	Yes, we are. It's funny because
1:12.2	two episodes ago, in our Clone Wars Rewatch, we were like, I wonder what Padmey thinks about all this.
1:17.4	And then here we are. It's addressed right here. Okay. So let's not spoil what we thought about
1:25.5	the episodes or anything. And let's just dive right into our different parts.
1:30.2	So in part one, we're going to talk about the context of these Clone Wars episodes.
1:35.4	In part two, we're going to talk about characters and themes.
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