The Clone Wars Rewatch: “Darkness on Umbara”, “The General”, “Plan of Dissent”, and “Carnage of Krell”

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Charlotte Errity & Caitlin Plesher

Film Reviews, After Shows, Tv & Film

4.7 • 623 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 95 minutes

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This week on Skytalkers, we’re discussing the Umbara arc from The Clone Wars. Considered some of the best episodes of the series, we’re excited to dive into them: Darkness on Umbara (407), The General (408), Plan of Dissent (409), Carnage of Krell (410). Tune into this week’s episode to hear us talk all about this four-episode arc! What was the reaction from fans when these episodes first aired in 2011? How do these episodes develop the clones as individuals? How is Rex shown as a leader throughout the Umbara arc? Fives? Why is it important to have a character like Pong Krell in this show and what does his character have to say about the larger themes surrounding the Jedi, the clones, and the war? …and much, much more! Reddit post with article with Walter Murch: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/szgnmb/the_new_clone_wars_collectors_edition_magazine/#lightbox 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.
0:50.2	Hello and welcome to Sky Talkers.
0:52.3	I'm your host Charlotte.
0:53.1	Hey everyone.
0:53.8	I'm your other host, Caitlin. And welcome to this week's episode where we are back with another Clone Wars rewatch.
1:00.2	That's two weeks in a row if you're keeping track, which is a little different than our usual cadence with the Clone Wars rewatch.
1:06.6	But honestly, we were really excited to get to this episode because we are covering the
1:11.2	Umbara arc this week, which is four episodes, including Darkness on Ambarra, the General,
1:16.5	Plan of Descent, and Carnage of Crowell.
1:18.8	And I know we've really been looking forward to these episodes.
1:22.3	And I think a lot of you listening and rewatching the Clone Wars with us have also been
1:26.6	looking forward to getting
1:28.3	to these episodes. So we were like, what if we just did Umbara next week? Yeah. Yeah, we were like
1:36.8	just let's just stay on this momentum. It's fun. And also these, these, this arc is so important
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