One of the most memorable parts of the Justice League cartoon was Superman's "World of Cardboard" speech, where he explains that even when he's fighting the bad guys, he's so powerful that he constantly has to hold himself back, to make sure he doesn't go too far. But with some of the DCAU's heavy hitters, he doesn't have to restrain himself. I feel like we just saw Ahsoka's "World of Cardboard" episode. No, she doesn't attack anybody (despite the framing operation), but we see her at her most unbound as she unleashes the full scope of her Jedi skills escaping from prison.
That sequence, from Ahsoka diving through various closing blast doors, to her skulking around giant Clone Trooper statues, to her fending off stun blasts through an industrial parkway, through her twists and turns in the pipes, was one of the most thrilling and visually inventive Clone Wars has done. Every once in a while, the show rises above it's usual exciting but understandably time-crunched action to deliver cinema quality visuals, and this was definitely one of those times. It's impressive, to say the least, to see Ahsoka putting all of her Jedi skills to the test in a life or death situation with her freedom on the line.
But it wasn't just hollow, The Fugitive-inspired action. While the frame job/set up portion of the episode is a little weaker, it's nice to see the connection between Anakin and Ahsoka made the emotional focus of "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much." I prefer when the show gives us small hints at Anakin's future rather than neon signs, and Anakin's anger starting to boil over when the Clone prison guards won't let him see Ahsoka is a nice sign of the temper laying within him, ready to emerge when he's not able to protect someone he cares for.
And he does care for and trust Ahsoka. Their confrontation at the mouth of that pipe, about having to trust and believe one another, is a nicely heightened moment that centers on what is arguably the show's core relationship. Ahsoka has evolved and matured since Anakin first dubbed her "Snips," and now she's taken his lessons to heart, about doing what's right and what you believe even if it doesn't necessarily fit with Jedi or Republic protocol. There's a real sadness, a real strain, when the two are separated at the end after Ahsoka's leap of faith, and it adds weight to the more visceral thrills of her escape.
Overall, it's a quality episode that's a step up from the prior one.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2016-08-12T17:32:21Z
One of the most memorable parts of the Justice League cartoon was Superman's "World of Cardboard" speech, where he explains that even when he's fighting the bad guys, he's so powerful that he constantly has to hold himself back, to make sure he doesn't go too far. But with some of the DCAU's heavy hitters, he doesn't have to restrain himself. I feel like we just saw Ahsoka's "World of Cardboard" episode. No, she doesn't attack anybody (despite the framing operation), but we see her at her most unbound as she unleashes the full scope of her Jedi skills escaping from prison.
That sequence, from Ahsoka diving through various closing blast doors, to her skulking around giant Clone Trooper statues, to her fending off stun blasts through an industrial parkway, through her twists and turns in the pipes, was one of the most thrilling and visually inventive Clone Wars has done. Every once in a while, the show rises above it's usual exciting but understandably time-crunched action to deliver cinema quality visuals, and this was definitely one of those times. It's impressive, to say the least, to see Ahsoka putting all of her Jedi skills to the test in a life or death situation with her freedom on the line.
But it wasn't just hollow, The Fugitive-inspired action. While the frame job/set up portion of the episode is a little weaker, it's nice to see the connection between Anakin and Ahsoka made the emotional focus of "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much." I prefer when the show gives us small hints at Anakin's future rather than neon signs, and Anakin's anger starting to boil over when the Clone prison guards won't let him see Ahsoka is a nice sign of the temper laying within him, ready to emerge when he's not able to protect someone he cares for.
And he does care for and trust Ahsoka. Their confrontation at the mouth of that pipe, about having to trust and believe one another, is a nicely heightened moment that centers on what is arguably the show's core relationship. Ahsoka has evolved and matured since Anakin first dubbed her "Snips," and now she's taken his lessons to heart, about doing what's right and what you believe even if it doesn't necessarily fit with Jedi or Republic protocol. There's a real sadness, a real strain, when the two are separated at the end after Ahsoka's leap of faith, and it adds weight to the more visceral thrills of her escape.
Overall, it's a quality episode that's a step up from the prior one.