Star Wars: Clone Wars, “On the Wings of Keeradaks”, Review!

This is the third part of the arc featuring the Bad Batch.  We have the moral, “Survival is one step on the path to living”, which is not too insightful, but yes, it is the basic that keeps us alive.  There is the newsreel introduction bringing us up to speed.  Side note: Wat Tambor and the Techno-Union is acting neutral in the war?  He was spotted on Geonosis by Obi-Wan Kenobi and their ships were seen leaving during the first battle of the Clone Wars.  This close association with the Confederacy would break neutrality.  They are surrounded by D-wing air support droids.  Anakin has Hunter hold them off while he checks on Echo.  Tech is working on disconnecting Echo’s “cerebral interface.”  Rex says Echo is too weak since he has been freed by the algorithim chamber.  

STAR WARS: CLONE WARS -- “On The Wings of Keeradaks” -- Disney/Lucasfilm.

The Bad Batch retreats to the room and closes the outer door.  A droid tries to wedge its head in the door and Wrecker rips it off.  Hunter and Crosshair begin to seal the door as Wat Tambor and his Skakoans approach.  Crosshair uses his optics to detect them.  Wat Tambor calls in the Decimator, a powerful orb with a red eye that can cut through the door.  The troopers close the last door and begin sealing it.  Tech has finished shutting down the interface and Rex begins to detach the cables clamped on Echo’s head and spine like a steampunk Matrix.  Echo notes that they can escape up an exhaust vent.  The Decimiator moves to the second door.  Echo opens the hatch on the vent.  Wrecker tosses up Crosshair so he can splay out arms and legs to brace himself in the vent.  Anakin uses his Force Jump to reach the vent.  Wrecker sets charges around the room when the Decimator begins firing electical bolts.  Anakin uses the Force to draw up Wrecker.  Wat Tambor checks on the hole through the doors and sees the explosives that knock him down.  I think the Decimator’s bolts would set them off. 

The group is making their way through ventilator corridors which is explained as a way to cool the computers.  Echo has find a way for them to escape, a thick pipe that leads across the winds to another part of the base.  Anakin could have used his Force run to go across and then use the Force to steady any trooper.  Instead, he balances his way across with the others following him and Wrecker unsteady at the end.  Anakin sees the droids and ignites his lightsaber.  The others see more droids on the other side!  Wrecker falls in the battle and is caught by Crosshair.  Tech notes that he recorded the sounds of the creatures, the flying Keeradaks. He plays the screeching sound of the keeradaks which makes everyone cover their ears.  Tech tells them to jump on them and Anakin leads the way.  The D-Wing air support droids deploy glider wings and follow them!  They land at the village of the native Poletecs and the leader is angry at the breaking of their word.  

STAR WARS: CLONE WARS -- “On The Wings of Keeradaks” -- Disney/Lucasfilm.

Suddenly, they see the blaster bolts of the air support droids.  The Poletecs didn’t want war, but Rex shows them what the Techno-Union has done to Echo.  Wat Tambor wants his “experiment” and sends more air support droids and two Ocuptarra tri-droids, these are massive droids with three mechanical legs, a globe head and cannons.  They were first seen in Revenge of the Sith (2005) and appeared in The Clone Wars (2008) film during the Battle of Christophsis.  The droids land in an empty village.  Anakin on a ledge calls for the same tactic that Wrecker used last episode.  Strangely, the Poletecs are in the front line attacking the droids with the Bad Batch following them in!   Tech sets off charges that electify the droids, but doesn’t use it on the Ocuptarra tri-droids that are blasting their troops with the cannons.  If they can defend the village, they can change the fate of Skako Minor!  Still, there is a hint that things are not what they seem!  It seems like this would be a three episode arc, there was four episodes, but that was uncovering the mystery of Geonosis in Clone Wars!  

Four Lightsabers out of Five!   

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