Hello everyone and welcome to another double dose of Clone Wars catchup, this time looking at the final two episodes of season 3: Padawan Lost and Wookie Hunt. Starting with episode 20 we were thrown straight into the action with Anakin and Ashoka. They ended up separated and I found myself agreeing with Anakin over the older Jedi when he wanted to stay and look for Ashoka. Why could they not at least have let him and a few Clone Troopers stay? Or he could have just gone off and ignored orders like he normally does. I get that the story is intended to put over Ashoka’s developing skill and ability but this decision just felt a little off and done only to allow for that story at the slight extent of things making sense.

In saying that I did really enjoy the story with it presenting Ashoka as a strong leader and motivator without coming across as too bossy as she has a little in the past. The whole hunting idea was as interesting as it was sinister with these not being wild savages who hunted them but an established civilised (a term I do use loosely here) race who we have seen before with Bossk the Bounty hunter. It was a lot of death too with us losing both heroes and villains and it was hard to feel that bad for the evil father when his son died. The only reason he died was because the people he was hunting down like animals fought back in self defence! Idiot!

The final episode of the season continued the story with Ashoka fully taking on the leadership role. I liked it how things didn’t end with Anakin and Plo coming to the rescue, instead letting her use what she had learnt to save herself. It made the end scene with her reuniting with Anakin more touching as we can see how their student-master relationship has developed. This in turn makes it all the more sad to know how things are inevitably going to end.

She wasn’t completely alone though as a surprise character made their Clone Wars debut. Ashoka and the younglings discovered Chewbacca of all people had too been captured. He wasn’t really much different to his movie version but it was a nice surprise to see him (even if the title did give me suspicions). He didn’t really add all that much to the plot and the other Wookies coming to help wasn’t really necessary either but as I said, as a one off it was nice to see them.

The villain still ranting on about Ashoka killing his son was put in his place nicely by the Padawan. She was right to say that it was he who was at fault as he had forced his son into that life with Ashoka only acting in self defence. He too met his maker which I can’t say I was sad about.

DD Rating: (21) 8/10 (22) 7/10