PREVIEW: Clips from The Clone Wars 5.5 – “Tipping Points”

We’re back with another pair of previews from The Clone Wars. This is the conclusion to the Onderon arc, so my guess is that things are going to heat up for all involved. It will prove to be interesting to see how the Jedi (or, just Anakin, by the looks of this) justify their Jedi code with the parameters of their mission.

Here’s the official blurb:

As a full-scale revolt embroils Onderon, the rebels strike a decisive blow against the planet’s Separatist-aligned king. Unfortunately for the rebels, such victory comes at a high price in “Tipping Points,” airing this Saturday, October 27th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

Episode Trivia:

  • An unscripted response from the lead droid gunship mechanically intones “by your command,” a nod to the classic Cylons from the original Battlestar Galactica series.
  • Hondo’s yacht is named the Fortune and Glory, a nod to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, wherein Indy and Short Round talk about seeking out “fortune and glory.”
  • When Lux points out to Ahsoka that Steela’s courage is all well and good but, “What good would that do us if she gets herself killed?”, it’s a deliberate echo of a line Luke Skywalker delivers about Han Solo in Episode IV.