Andrew Leon and I are watching
Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Every Tuesday, we will be featuring an episode from the series which
began in 2008.
Episode: "Tipping Points"
Series:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Season 5, Episode 5
Original Air Date: October 27, 2012
The four-part Onderon civil war arc concludes this week. There are several interesting developments, though not all of them can be shared just yet. In less spoilery news, Hondo shows up again and serves an important narrative purpose, too.
The Onderon arc has quite a lot going for it. It revives the interesting Ahsoka/Lux Bonteri relationship. It introduces Saw Gerrera, who resurfaces in
Rogue One. Most importantly for the series, it provides essential character development for Ahsoka in regards to her loyalties. Most importantly for the franchise, it supplies an early history for the Rebel Alliance. Not bad for 92 minutes of material.
Ramsis Dendup is Onderon's true king and the rebels fight on his behalf to oust the pretender, Sanjay Rash. This arc is Dendup's only appearance in the series. Dendup is voiced by Barry Dennen.
Dennen was born February 22, 1938 in Chicago and his career path is one of most interesting I have come across. He dated Barbra Streisand for three years in the early '60s and helped her to develop the nightclub act that started it all. He spent years doing stage work in London, including the master of ceremonies role in
Cabaret. He also played Mendel in the film version of
Fiddler on the Roof. His best known role is that of Pontius Pilate in
Jesus Christ Superstar on the original album, in the Broadway production and on screen. In addition to
Clone Wars, he has voice credits on
The Dark Crystal,
DuckTales,
Batman: The Animated Series,
Animaniacs and
Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Next week: "The Gathering."
Balancing Hondo as a character is such an interesting job. But I'll be touching on that more in an upcoming review.
ReplyDeleteHe's still my favorite.
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