The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Lost

My friends and I are watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars.  Every Tuesday, we will be featuring an episode from the series which began in 2008 (as opposed to the one that started in 2003).  All are welcome to join us for all or parts of the fun.

Episode: "Lightsaber Lost"
Series: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Season 2, Episode 11
Original Air Date: January 22, 2010

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While in a sketchy neighborhood on Coruscant, Ahsoka falls victim to a pickpocket.  Her lightsaber is gone!  Embarrassed to admit her carelessness to Anakin, she enlists help elsewhere.  At the Jedi Archives, she meets Tera Sinube, a Jedi Master expert on the planet's criminal underworld.  Ahsoka accepts his help reluctantly.

Interestingly, Drama Guy (my teaching partner) and I had just been discussing Star Wars's sometimes tiring tendency toward monochromatic settings: the tan of Tatooine, the white of Hoth, the black of the Death Star, the green of Endor, etc.  You don't get much ordinary city life in Episodes IV-VII (Bespin doesn't count - not remotely ordinary).  Jedi life in the suburbs doesn't hold much romantic appeal either.  But actually, the prequels do offer a broader palette in terms of setting and The Clone Wars expands on that.  It's fun to watch our heroes navigating the commuter rail, for instance.

The path of the stolen lightsaber leads eventually to the thieving duo of Cassie Cryar and Ione Marcy, marionette-like beings reminiscent of Dave McKean's artwork:

Cryar:

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Marcy:

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McKean's Mr. Punch:

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Or perhaps, Tim Burton?

Sally (The Nightmare Before Christmas):

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Tera Sinube is a Cosian, designed from unused concept art from The Phantom Menace.  He made his first, unvoiced appearance in "Grievous Intrigue."  In this week's episode, he is voiced by Gregory Baldwin.

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Baldwin was born September 13, 1960 in Grants, New Mexico.  He has extensive stage credits including Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors and Dr. Zubritsky in Neil Simon's Fools.    Voiceover work includes SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Last Airbender and, of course, numerous video games.

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I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the passing of David Bowie.  RIP, you strange and wondrous entity.  Care to play us out, Ziggy?

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