The Clone Wars: Episode 19 - Storm Over Ryloth
Date: February 26, 2009 at 10:53 AM ET Topic: Movie and TV News
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A Battle Over Ryloth Begins an Epic, Three-Part Struggle
The first of an epic, three part story
arc, “Storm Over Ryloth” begins
an in-depth look at the emotional tolls of the galactic conflict, as well as the
price of failure when lives hang in the balance. The all-new episode of the hit animated
series STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, February
27, on Cartoon Network.
In the episode, the heroes of the Republic
begin their campaign to free the planet Ryloth from the oppressive occupation of
enemy forces. In an effort to break through the orbiting Separatist defenses, however,
Ahsoka must learn a hard-hitting lesson after she disobeys Anakin’s orders – and
loses most of her squadron as a result.
Director Brian Kalin O’Connell and
writer George Krstic welcomed the opportunity to explore some of the less heroic
aspects of the conflict, particularly examining the responsibility of the Jedi in
light of the consequences of their actions.
“It’s easy to make the Jedi into superheroes, but showing their vulnerability
really makes them far more interesting and believable,” O’Connell says. “You
have this Padawan in the footsteps of the Chosen One. And she fails – badly.
Clones die, and that’s horrible – and we really get to feel that weight.
But we also get to see how Anakin rebuilds Ahsoka’s confidence, and how she
comes back and rises to the challenge.”
Krstic agrees, adding that the episode
offered an opportunity to infuse the Saga’s
classic space opera elements with a new emotional weight.
“This is a very epic episode – it’s
grand and operatic ala the old days of the original Star Wars,” he says. “There are so
many wonderful aspects to this episode because Ahsoka must deal with real life and
death situations, and the result isn’t good. She gets her first experience
dealing with the burden of command, and finds out that it isn’t all heroics.
It really is a burden.”
As the beginning of a three-part story
arc, “Storm Over Ryloth” expands
the scope of the Clone Wars to illustrate both the far-reaching and intimate effects
of the war. Tackling ambiguities and exploring emotional motivations and consequences,
this episode sets the stage for “Innocents of Ryloth” and “Liberty
of Ryloth,” the continuation and conclusion of the thrilling Ryloth saga.
Ahsoka must face the consequences of her actions
in “Storm Over Ryloth,” an
all-new episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS premiering at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, February
27, on Cartoon Network
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