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Post #1525032

Author
EddieDean
Parent topic
The Clone Wars: Refocused [COMPLETE]
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1525032/action/topic#1525032
Date created
21-Feb-2023, 6:12 PM

(RE)RELEASED - S03E05 - Slaves of Zygerria (v2.0)

  • RELEASE VERSION, now brought up to my more polished v2.0 standard.
  • Our fifth episode of season three.
  • (Note the new ordering if you’ve been away from my edit for a while.)
  • Comprising the original episodes Slaves of the Republic and Escape from Kadavo.
  • Running 45 minutes.
  • DOWNLOAD LINK is in the tracker spreadsheet, PM me for access.
  • Note: It’s recommended that you download this before watching, rather than streaming it directly from Google Drive.

This is the second two episodes of the Kadavo slavery arc, which fits into a gap I had in season three. It’s basically a good two-parter that’s not top tier but is a perfectly good all-rounder, with our core four characters all getting good development, bonus Plo Koon, a good enough slavery plot, good use of Dooku, and decent action.

I ignore the first episode of the original arc entirely- too much time wasted fighting droids, defusing bombs, and fighting creatures, and Obi-Wan’s near-subjugation isn’t as good as the real emotional battering he takes in the third episode, so isn’t necessary. As much as that episode’s fine, it’s not a popular one, so I don’t think it’ll even be worth the inclusion as a bonus episode. (Correct me if you disagree!)

Noteworthy changes:

  • The episode is titled ‘Slaves of Zygerria’ because that’s cool enough. (I was going to call it ‘Slaves of Kadavo’ until I realised that Kadavo is actually a different planet in the story only seen in the final third.)
  • In terms of placement, season three has little interconnectedness so there was a lot of flexibility. In the end it came down to balance of characters between episodes, and not wanting to place it too close to the similar-looking Onderon arc.
  • The opening crawl bypasses the excluded first episode, giving the context for Zygerria, the implied interest of the Separatists, the missing colonists, and the spies that’ll be mentioned right at the start of this episode. I didn’t emphasise the Togruta because their relevance as Ahsoka’s species isn’t a major feature of the episode.
  • One minor dialogue trim to cut a reference to the excluded first episode.
  • A clean transition between the two episodes I used here, skipping us over some dialogue that’s redundant when the content is now back-to-back.