Star Wars, The Clone Wars: S1, E5 : Rookies

And now we take a break from our regularly scheduled drama to introduce Rex and Cody, two not-quite-storm troopers.

This one was a bit dull and I don't have much to say on it, other than appreciating how into his troops Anakin is. You can see why the Stormtroopers become fanatical about him. 

 

Star Wars, The Clone Wars: S1, E6: Downfall of a Droid

 This one is about the very personal relationship between Anakin Skywalker and his droid. Yep, that's right, this is an episode where where any tension we might have over the fate of R2-D2 is taken away by the fact we've seen at least 3 or 4 movies taking place after this.

 

I still don't rally like the clone wars look. I  miss the 2D.

 

Once again Anakin's underground connections come in handy. He seems way more at home in the universe compared to the other Jedi, probably because he's actually lived in the universe, unlike other Jedi. 

 

Also: Anakin calls Ahsoka "pookums" in a fake married plot. Does he call Padme this? Worth debate. 

 

Anakin Skywalker is really, really shitty to his new R2 unit. If this is what Anakin treats a droid replacement, I'd hate to see how he reacted to any time he was set up post-Padme. 

 

Oh, good, it's a 2-parter. Yay.