The Clone Wars Rewatch: “Downfall of a Droid” and “Duel of the Droids”

Skytalkers

Charlotte Errity & Caitlin Plesher

Film Reviews, After Shows, Tv & Film

4.7 • 623 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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It’s that time again to return to our The Clone Wars rewatch! This time, we’re exploring the R2-D2 Lost arc with “Downfall of a Droid” (106) and “Duel of the Droids” (107). What to expect on this episode: The symbolism of R2-D2 to Anakin and what Anakin is willing to risk when R2 goes missing. GGGC: Good General Grievous Content. The fandom’s initial thoughts in 2008 around this episode and if they hold up today. … and so much more! PACKD's pre-paid, pre-labeled mailer bags give you an easy, no-hassle way to send clothes home so that you can make plenty of room in your luggage for new purchases, or just to lighten your load for that return flight! Learn more at packdbags.com or on Instagram at @packd.bags Listen to our first episode of our Clone Wars Rewatch series here. 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 Our theme music is by Christy Carew and our Clone Wars theme is by Blast Points Podcast. 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 broaden the canvas of what Star Wars is about.
0:50.0	Hello and welcome to Sky Talkers. I'm your host Charlotte.
0:53.1	Hey everyone. I'm your other host, Caitlin. And welcome to this week's episode where we're talking all about the Clone Wars and our big Clone Wars rewatch. And we are on the R2 Lost Ark, which is two episodes this time. We have downfall of a droid, which is season one, episode six, and duel of the droids, which is season one,
1:13.0	episode seven.
1:14.0	We are blessed again with two in a row, chronologically consecutive order.
1:20.3	Yeah, it feels good.
1:22.0	And when we, I feel like when I was editing the last episode, I feel like that wasn't
1:25.5	very clear.
1:26.5	What we mean by that is on Disney Plus, it just is very easy to continue forward. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. And it is very
1:33.9	nice. We are blessed with a season one arc that is consecutive. Yeah. Eventually, I think we have a
1:38.9	couple more arcs and then everything is pretty much in chronological order as far as the episodes themselves,
1:45.2	like clicking through Disney Plus. But here in the beginning, there's a lot of back and forth
1:49.6	between seasons. So it's nice to have these two right in a row. You say that, but I feel like
1:55.0	it's going to sneak up on us. So probably. There's going to be one or so mixed in into the
2:00.6	consecutive order vibe. And it's going to be one or so mixed in into the, into the consecutive order vibe.
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