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The Clone Wars Rewatch: “The Mandalore Plot”, “Voyage of Temptation”, and “Duchess of Mandalore”

Skytalkers

Charlotte Errity & Caitlin Plesher

Tv & Film, After Shows, Film Reviews

4.7623 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

This week on Skytalkers we have arrived on Mandalore in our Clone Wars rewatch! These episodes changes SO much of Star Wars and we break it all down. Tune in to hear us discuss:  Initial fan reactions to the introduction of Mandalore.  What did fans think about Obi-Wan and Duchess Satine’s relationship? How did these episodes subvert audience expectations about the planet Mandalore and its culture?  What did this arc add to the character development of Obi-Wan?  …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 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.

0:49.3

Hello and welcome to Sky Talkers.

0:51.5

I'm your host Charlotte.

0:52.4

Hey everyone.

0:52.9

I'm your other host, Keatlin, and welcome to this week's episode where we are back with the Clone Wars and we are doing the Death Watch arc, which includes the Mandalore plot, Voyage of Temptation, and Duchess of Mandelor. This is a good one, guys. All in season two, I feel like, you know, there are these moments when we're covering the Clone Wars in which you're like, oh, this was a big deal in the fandom. This is a big arc. When people talk about the Clone Wars, they're like, you have to watch this one because it's kind of interesting. Not only with the Mandalorian stuff, but then with Obi-Wan and his past relationship and what it adds to the

1:28.7

canon, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's big. It's really big. It's huge.

1:35.6

I had, uh, when I saw that these were next on the roster for us, I was like, oh,

1:41.4

oh, here we go. And I was so excited. I'm so excited for the context because I am excited

1:48.1

to see what the reaction was when these first aired. So I'm really looking forward to that.

1:54.3

I am excited to talk about it. I will say, I bet you're not going to be that surprised by some of it.

1:59.7

But we'll see. Probably not.

2:19.4

Yeah. Okay. So let's just dive into it. In part one, we talk about the context. In part two, we go over themes and characters. And in part three, we give our highs and lows. So without further ado, let's get started. So who talks first? You talk first? I talk first. All right. Welcome to part one, the context.

2:27.1

If you're new to our Clone Wars rewatch series, we do kind of the same setup for every arc of Clone Wars that we're rewatching. And in the first part, I'll give a little summary of each of the episodes in case it's been a minute since you've rewatched them.

2:33.9

And then Charlotte actually dives deep into the past of the Jedi Council forums and

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