“The Republic is near bankruptcy.” “Say nothing of fiscal responsibility.” These quotes, dear reader, are not from a bulletin on BBC Money News 24 but, in fact, hail from the latest installment of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. No, really. For some reason the producers of the usually tops animated series (you know, for kids) have felt the need to inject a little bit of politics and banking into the show. The excitement mounts as Ashoka and Padme visit an old friend of the latter’s on a new planet, but instead of foreign vistas and exotic creatures, the viewer is treated to just another senate, compete with dull aliens, monetary interests and the overuse of the word democracy (I don’t even know what that means anymore). The discussions turn to the more vague notion of just who the “bad guy” is in the war between the Separatists and the Republic, with both Ashoka and Padme finding friends on the “other side”. It’s an intriguing notion that the Jedis aren’t revered by some, but it’s played out so flatly that any interest is dulled by the boredom of the actual story. Sadly, though, not enough to make the episode worthy of recommendation, and one sincerely hopes that we can all move on from weighty dialogue and needless monetary banter in future outings. Read our review of episode 9, Hunt For Ziro, right here. Follow Den Of Geek on Twitter right here.
