This was an awesome episode that pitted clone troopers, not against cheap run-of-the-mill battle droids, but against alive organic beings. And the Umbaraian's features seemed eerily human which added a certain darkness to the episode.
General Krell, the Jedi who took Anakin's place after he was called back to Coruscant, very much reminded me of one General George S. Patton, a decorated general of the Second World War. The main personal conflicts were between Rex and Krell; this was awesome as it gave us a break from the predictable actions and reactions we're used to between Anakin and Rex. While the plot-line itself wasn't all that dark it felt more alien then previous episodes.
The eerie darkness of Umbara gave this episode a very dark feel and the native's weapons bore a very outlandish and alien appearance almost like the Covenant weapons from the Halo universe.
This episode also saw the introduction of some new clones, one in particular being Dogma, and we also got a cameo from Oddball. This episode's main focus was on the relationship between the Jedi and their clone commanders and captains and how the various chemistry of their relationships can change with substituting different individuals.
This episode felt a little like "Landing at point Rain" but set on another planet.
The camera angles in the opening battle were the only thing I had a problem with; they were to spread out and not in the heat of it all. But other then that the episode was AWESOME! So far we haven't met a commander or general for the natives and we might in a later episode in this arc.
On an action-to-visuals ratio this episode scored high and the same goes for character conflicts. As of yet there isn't much at stake for the characters but like everything else that could change. In all this episode is by far the best this Season and I can't wait to watch the other three in this arc. Until next time!
I think this season is one of the best and like you said this episode was just awesome!
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