The General
- Episode aired Nov 4, 2011
- TV-PG
- 23m
Krell sends Captain Rex and his troopers on an impossible mission: to conquer a heavily fortified Umbaran airbase.Krell sends Captain Rex and his troopers on an impossible mission: to conquer a heavily fortified Umbaran airbase.Krell sends Captain Rex and his troopers on an impossible mission: to conquer a heavily fortified Umbaran airbase.
- Pong Krell
- (voice)
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Did you know
- TriviaFirst appearance of Clone Sergeant Appo, who will end up commanding the 501st Legion during the Order 66 march on the Jedi Temple in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (although his name is never mentioned in the film). The arrow shape on his helmet (which is not on it in Revenge of the Sith) is a nod to the character Appa from Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), a series on which supervising director Dave Filoni previously worked. And who was also voiced by Dee Bradley Baker
- GoofsGeneral Krell refers to Captain Rex as "CT-7567," even though Rex's original number was CC-7567.
- Quotes
Narrator: Turning the tide! As Separatist control over vital but isolated supply routes expands, Republic forces invade a key planet - the darkened world of Umbara. In the midst of helping Obi-Wan Kenobi's battalion conquering the Umbaran capital, Anakin Skywalker is called away to Coruscant. His battalion is temporarily placed under the command of Jedi General Pong Krell, a shrewd and temperamental leader. Krell's reckless strategy force Captain Rex to retreat with his platoons in a disastrous defeat.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Escape from Vault Disney: Return to Oz (2020)
Absolutely great war scenes and thoroughly brilliantly depicted tensions between the troops and General Krell make this an awesomely entertaining full on action episode but with utterly absorbing, thoughtful underlying themes.
It is interesting how Clone Wars makes clones really deeply explored people with independent thought, bravery, conscience and feelings. The contrast between that and Order 66 in Revenge of the Sith is striking and complex. It actually creates a lot of deep questions which were only answered in later seasons of this show. Anyway, this is deep storytelling which is compelling drama, insightful exploration of clone mentality and hugely adds to the shock of Order 66.
In addition to the wonderful dramatic storytelling this episode is also just super impressive, enjoyable action. The battle scenes are incredibly well done and the animation is superb.
My rating: 10/10.
- A_Kind_Of_CineMagic
- Sep 28, 2020
Details
- Runtime23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1