@@Baldwin-iv445 Rampart? Dude is as good as dead. He was already a loose end as is, by this point he was an exposed loose end. He's served his purpose.
Senator Chu-Chi really does feel a lot like Padme, an honest politician who believes in the people and peace. She even faced a similar problem with a Trade Federation blockade and stood up in the Senate much in the way Padme had. She's also more difficult to get rid of than her enemies anticipated, again like Padme.
When I first saw Chuchi in the snow world episode I thought she WAS Padme. I didn’t even realize Anakin and Obi Wan were there too. That’s what happens when you put too much clothing on. Also I was a kid when The Clone Wars was airing so it was hard for me to tell differences or pay attention. I only remember her being young, female, and was called Senator, so I kinda assumed she was Padme.
she agreed to diplomacy with "mindless beasts" on her planet, looking out for the clones who sacrificed everything for the clone wars is simply in character; a rare sight these days
@@nebcyt-notenoughbraincells419 facts! The politics in Star Wars besides jar jar of course🤣have been some of my favorite plot points in the movies and shows
That last Pantoran Guard took a blaster bolt and still went on 1 HP for a good minute, and had the Kyber-crystals to say the famous last words, “I’ll be right behind you.” to get Riyo to leave. Bruh…🫡
How you make the indigenous inhabitants of a frozen Moon out to be the "Aliens" in that scenario? Wouldn't it be the good Senator and the Clones that were the "Aliens?" ...
Off topic for a moment, Ian McDiarmid became IMMORTALIZED as soon as he accepted the role of the emperor in ROTJ The fact that the character he's playing has THIS much depth both in lore and in acting says so much
@@CloneScavengerVulpin8389 it’s from a animated series on netflix! one of the best shows out there pretty much, to put it simple, the entire show in on par with the final s7 arc of the CW
I don’t think so. With the chips wearing off, most clones already see the Empire is far more brutal and horrific than even the Separatist Alliance, but they have no other options. No way they want to fight alongside Separatists and there is no Rebel Alliance, just a bunch of small insurgent cells. And the Jedi Order is gone. Even though the Empire is kicking them out now, it doesn’t mean they’ll just take up arms. Clones are followers at heart and there aren’t really any leaders or organizations to supply and back them up. What becomes clear to them is that they truly have no more allies to protect them after Order 66. Plenty will probably be too depressed by the war, the Jedi Purge, the loss of their home, and now being abandoned.
@@thechadcruzaider7864 In Legends. Also, I feel most Canon clones would take issue with Clan Skirata. I doubt it would be over Mandalorian culture like in Legends. The issues would be over the Jedi Order and Galactic Republic. Kal Skirata and his clan hate or at least heavily distrust the Jedi Order and see the Republic as corrupt to the extreme. A clone like Slick would have a better chance of fitting in, but the most rebellious clones in Canon like Rex and the Bad Batch will have their issues. I have my doubts on Rex’s network being able to put aside their differences given that Rex even in the Rebellion was very reluctant to work with Separatists. The Bad Batch seem more open having already worked with a Separatist and are also commandos who had a different experience in the army, but Skirata kind of reminds me of Saw Gerrera, whose style the Bad Batch disagree with especially after Tech’s death. Even a Rebel Alliance clone in Legends, Able, might not be happy with Clan Skirata since he has much respect and loyalty to the Jedi. To put it simply, Clan Skirata seems like it would only appeal to few clones, especially in Canon. That honestly might be a good thing for the clan since they need to keep low. Though things still wouldn’t be so great since most Mandalorians wouldn’t accept them. The clones in the clan would count as foundlings, but we know the Mandalorians with Bo-Katan hate clones and the Children of the Watch would see the clan as being false since they take off their helmets. And both of these Mandalorian groups may also view Clan Skirata’s anti-Jedi views negatively. The Jedi are growing to be close allies as they’re rebuilding. In other words, Clan Skirata definitely wouldn’t fit in Canon.
I knew Palpatine was gonna show up at some point but man his appearance hit me like a bus. I was essentially trembling and shivers were sent all the way down my spine.
@@Sephiroth144 yeah that was my thinking as well when I first saw him show up. I was wondering what he was going to do, then he condems, Admiral Rampart and so masterfully turns it around.. just mmm damn. I was left clapping my hands.
the politics in clone wars were always good because they involved things the audience already had a connection to, in this week's case, the decomissioning of clone troopers
It's true, SW politics is always so captivating.Its like watching GOT all over again.The ploys of the various senators/officers and thier schemes and conspiracies.The way in which the Senate became so engrossed in Palpatine that they applauded the "Death of Liberty" and how devoted senators disregarded thier own safety to speak out such as BAIL, or Chuchi or that other girl who I think was in Rogue One
I really do feel bad for Chuchi. She’s a good person trying to do the right thing in a system that has become malignant. A tomb where democracy mattered. Now little more than a hall of senators too afraid or staunch sycophants to the empire. I hope she survives the dark times.
@@ihateracin idk man, if Vader kills his own admirals, imagine what Palps will do behind closed doors, I wouldn’t want to be at the mercy of the emperor for anything
@@carsoncasmirri3874 He's not valuable enough for Palpatine to protect and given what happened it'd be bad if the senate found out after Palpatine's big speech that he did nothing. so he's probably being tortured to death
You know I'm not convinced he played Chu-Chi on purpose, i think he's just really fricking at rolling with the punches and keeping his grand plan on track
True enough. While he does play up his 'just as planned' at times, it seems like the Emperor is someone who has a good overall vision, a few key projects he'd do anything to facilitate .... then sees what hiccups in the details occur, bides his time and looks into what further angles he could use.
I wanted to hear more about the clone sniper. I'm guessing he's one of those clones I think got covered on this channel, the ones that hunted clone deserters, i think one of the quotes for them being never seeing a droid the whole war.
One thing I really gotta respect about Palps is his drip. The Emperor of most of the known galaxy doesn't wear anything particularly extravagant, just a black robe - that makes him all the more unsettling, and really exemplifies that he's powerful enough to be confident in his power, to the extent that he doesn't need to display it.
I never had any doubt that Star Wars politics could be entertaining, and I certainly deviated from a core of people who thought the Prequels played with it too much I thought it didn't play with it enough and the 2008 Clone Wars show dealt that with great efficiency, the issue in more recent Star Wars products in my eyes, has been the intrusion of Contemporary politics(that is, politics motivated by, and originated from the real world) and the undermining of the story because of it. KK seems more interested in promoting DEI/ESG principals than telling good stories, so if Bad Batch and some of these other shows actually this 'great' product, good I suppose? But I'm not giving Disney a dime in this current era.
Star Wars has always been a parable for the contemporary politics of the time. The prequels came out against the backdrop of the Patriot Act and the Iraq War and I remember people comparing Bush to Palpatine. The OT came out against the backdrop of the Cold War and people made analogies between the Empire and the Soviet Union. I agree with you though that KK's methods detract from the story rather than add to it. There's a right way to do politics in a fantasy story and a wrong way.
@@bchristian85 As opposed to adding or subtracting to the story, my reply would be that no comparison that could be made has influence on the story. I added "contemporary" because too often you see certain people claim incorrectly that "X, Y, Z" fictional product is inherently political, when normally you see people who complain about it, are actually upset with present-day, that is currently functioning, in all probability, paid or in partnership WITH a public relations firm, like they are making a product right out of a Soviet(since you mentioned them) productions studio, getting details about the story approved so it's enough of an agitprop. Hollywood has a long history of applying this same pressure on films specifically going back DECADES, but it was nowhere near the extent considering older films sometimes get edited for "modern audiences". No, it's like I said previously, the politics isn't something I have a problem with, I find the political history of Star Wars to be very fun, and highly aloof like reading tales of Conan or the Shadow, the CONTEMPORARY (i.e. pressing, present) nature of politics in stories being twisted for real life political gain is what people correctly identify as the problem.
@@EnclaveApex Another part of the problem is that so many films today are made for a global audience as opposed to only the US or western countries and must be made in a way that complies with other countries' censorship laws and cultural sensibilities. This was a limiting factor when it came to the sequels that wasn't a factor for the prequels or the OT. China in particular has a lot of weird regulations when it comes to what can be shown in a film.
@@bchristian85 The Empire was not drawn with parallels to the USSR. The Empire was based off of Nazi Germany and even George Lucas stated the Stromtroopers where inspired by Hitler's SS.
Palatine was playing 5d chess in episode 8. This man is a genius and he played them like fool right not his stormtroopers for his stormtrooper project. He did to the clones what he did to the Jedi. Made excuses for the public to distrust the Jedi and then got rid of them when he was done using them. Problem, reaction, and solution. Palatine creates the problem, the public reactions, and then he gives a solution for the public.he did the same to the cis leaders as well. Got rid of them when he was done using them and their use was over. I think palatine want them to expose when really happened.
This is most I have enjoyed a Star Wars episode being about the senate, although I did enjoy 'heroes on both sides'. It being about the Clones is so much more interesting than the banking clan which other senate episodes were about
The sheer contrast of this scene compared to the TCW episode where Padme campaigns in the senate against the Bill to create more Clones. It really shows how much the Senate Changed in a relatively short amount of time.
I know Padmé wasn't really against making more clones, but in escalating the war and diverting money meant to cover the Republic's basic services meant for all citizens. She was against impoverishing the people of the Republic and wanted to negotiate with the CIS. Let diplomacy and peace reign. I think with the war over and the banks securely in Palpatine's pocket, there was more concern with quashing dissident factions and stopping another war from occurring. Fear of another war or of Palpatine kept almost everyone in line, and they voted to fund a new imperial army that would cost less to create and secure the Emperor's grip over the galaxy.
Never understood the hate the political stuff got in the prequels. Yeah probably not needed but as a world building point it just showed how different things were before the empire took over
To be fair, the prequel trilogy handled it really clunkily. Clone Wars did a LOT of legwork to flesh out the intricacies of prequel era politics in a way you can't really can't fully get with a six hour trilogy
@hfar_in_the_sky yeah that's very true. For things like that and the dreadful romance stuff George could've used the help. Just sucks that at the time no one wanted a bar of it until afterwards. Usually the way it goes sadly
It's ironic how much more corrupt the empire is than the Republic considering that Dooku originally became Sith because he hated the corruption in the Republic.
Watch Episode I again. Palpatine used Mas Ameeda's presence to convince Amidala to call for the No Confidence vote against Vallorum. Mas Ameeda would be Palpatine's literal and figurative Right Hand Man for the next 3 decades.
I think Dooku imagined the Empire would be one where the police state and fear is equally applicable to everybody, not just the common citizen. He also did trust Palpatine. It’s always an irony I see about the Separatists. They prove their point on Republic corruption by just existing. Yeah, the Empire also proves this to, but it honestly seems like Sith should never get into politics because they’ll always choose to make everything worse to benefit themselves. All of the Republic’s issues just get ramped up to extreme under the rule of the Sith.
Dooku was, in a way, just as manipulated by Palpatine as everyone else in the galaxy, if not more so. He was fed a very different story about what kind of Galaxy Palpatine intended to build than the one that actually came about. In his drive to build a new order than would treat people better and stamp out corruption, Dooku unwittingly aided Sidious in building a state that cared even less about its citizens and thrived on corruption. Ironically, Dooku identified all of the symptoms of downfall in the Republic which Palpatine used to turn it into the Empire. In a sense, he predicted it all. He was just duped into thinking Palpatine was a potential solution, not the chief exploiter of the problems. Quite tragic.
There may be another reason why Palpatine doesn't preside often: he still needs to look as if the Jedi Purge was justified, so he could be pretending he got his health ruined by the "assassination attempt". As a bonus, it furthers his heroic image whenever he has to get in a Senate session to run damage control, as "he's fighting against his poor health for the good of the galaxy".
I'm going to continue saying this about these episodes. There's got to be some kind of connection between Omega and the Senator. They look alike, sound alike, and she had a very serious sense of compassion for the clone soldiers. I know the same voice actress did the voice for both characters, but there was as much differentiation between their voice as DBB does for all the other non-99 Clones have. They don't make things like that happen without reason.
The sheer political presence of Palpatine is honestly insane in this episode. It so clearly shows that although the good guys can peck at the stump of the empire, with little win after little win, the overarching system remains intact until the full scale uprising seen in a new hope. Such a cool arc, can’t wait to see more of this kind of stuff!
Chu-Chi should have pushed for a revival of the Agricorps under Imperial administration, to set up veteran colonies on disaster stricken worlds or worlds whos loyalty was in question.
I kinda wish I had a friend who never saw star wars at all. Imagine showing them all the movies and shows in chronological order. The Republic turning into the Empire is a big twist, and it's really entertaining to watch even when we knew it would happen already. Now imagine someone who didn't know about it watching these events unfold. Gold.
I'll say it right now. Everyone who think that the prequels sucked because of politics, they're the target audience for the spin off failed project known as the sequels
Exactly. None of the necessary world-building went into the sequel trilogy. I may be biased though because I fell in love with the prequels _because_ of the world-building.
I had recently seen something stating that Dooku and Papa Palpatine had something similar to a Jedi Mind Trick that they could employ to sort of hypnotize masses during public speaking. I don't know what they were doing to his voice during his speech, but by the end the hairs were standing up on the back of my neck. This dude could sell ice on Hoth. Rampart has been such an absolute jerk. I was happy when Palpatine threw Rampart under the bus but it turned to horror when I realized how he was playing it.
I must say I enjoyed Chu-Chi in this episode than I have any previous episode here. Chu-Chi has always been an optimist and someone who wants the best for people. But in her first couple of appearances she came across as kind of naive and a bit childish. Here, she still has that optimism and that drive to find peace and equality, but it's now tempered by maturity and an understanding of what she's up against. THIS Chu-Chi I could believe would not only get swept up in the fight against the Empire's more sinister designs, but can hold her head up above water as well
Not sure why Chuchi was still senator during the first few years of the Empire when Chi Eekway Papanoida was the senator in the bonus scenes of ROTS, hence why she was brought in along with Baron Papanoida in TCW. I'm pretty sure that Dave Filoni knew this at the time when he was making those episodes. Seems to me that this was one of those little details that he ignored when making the Bad Batch.
While I watched the episode, I thought the result would be that Rampart wiped the log on his ship, so the twist with Palpatine did make me very pleasantly surprised
I always thought 🥰Riyo Chuchi😍 was attractive. Strong, Braveheart💙, and devoted to helping her people and bringing peace to the Talz. The fact that she is giving all her energy and life to give our clone brothers a happy ending just made her a top favorite. At some point into the future, there better be a story that focuses on Omega Squad and the 6 Null-class Advanced Recon Commandos with Kal Skirata on finding a cure to Accelerated Aging and sending it out to the clones in the galaxy. As well as helping Clones like the 501st Veteran in the Kenobi show and teaching clones how to live. Most of us Grow up with the Clone Wars show and I can't even express the sheer love we all have for the Clone Troopers, they deserve a definitive happy ending where we know that they, at some point gain the cure for Accelerated Aging and go on to then be Mercenaries, Bounty Hunters, Mandalorians, farmers, Law Enforcement, etc. Go on to find love and have families, and create communities. To go on and experience a long life. They deserve peace and Happiness. To have them just die and be forgotten, to be left on the street with not even enough money to eat is just heartbreaking. The beauty of Fictional Worlds like Star Wars is the Escapism it offers us in the real world. Fictional worlds allow us the opportunity to show how there is happiness waiting for all of us. Even if life can sometimes be egregious, you always have to push through, stand tall, and win a fulfilling life. You can not allow Depression, hardship, anger, etc. to win. Otherwise, if it allows the world to be a lot darker and less full of color.
I watched these episodes and felt I was reading Bloodlines by Claudia Gray, and it was in the best ways possible. Politically, it was a brilliant move by Palpatine. But man did my heart sink the moment he mentioned the clones. I immediately began thinking they'd start executing clones next in a more public manner. And while I don't expect it to be on Coruscant, I'm expecting a Clone Rebellion somewhere near or on the Core Worlds.
This video is up earlier than usual. A surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one. Palpatine is a master manipulator, but also quick on his feet to turn a lose into an absolute win or a substantial win at least. He did it here, by having a backup plan well in advance should Rampart fail to push the bill forward, knowing full well there are probably still a good few amounts of Senators and even some Officers left since the Empire is still new, and there was a chance they could uncover the truth that Rampart was hiding, so he had a plan in place to sacrifice Rampart and then use his corruption as a justification for the bill still being passed. Even without a backup plan, he can still turn things around to his side. Such as with the Battles of Naboo and Randilia. Obviously, the way the Battle of Naboo ended wasn't part of his plan, his most likely plan would have been to be elected chancellor, then a week or two later use his authority to send some Judials and Jedi to liberate Naboo, probably even telling Gunray and Maul to fall back before the battle was over to allow them to escape and be used later for the next part of his plan and allow the Republic forces to actually win, but instead, the actual Battle of Naboo happened and he was still able to capitalize on it, not just in the Republic but the CIS as well, as Dooku would later use what happened on Naboo as an example of the failures of the Republic and how the CIS should break away and fight for themselves just like how the Naboo managed to save themselves without the Republics aid. Then later comes the Battle of Randilia, the Jedi, Clones, and Republic allies do win the battle, save lots of lives, and prevent the Ranilia fleet from being taken by the Separatists, it's a big win for the good guys, but even then, Palpatine finds a way quite quickly to spin things to his advantage so he can get the outcome he wanted to get for Randilia successfully succeeding. Sure the Jedi and their allies save the day, but this incident proves that PSF can defect, the only reason they didn't this time was because one, the most skilled Jjedi saved the day and two, only part of the PSF of Randilia wanted to defect the other half didn't and helped stall for time so the Jedi could save the day, but what if next time there not so lucky and the Jedi aren't nearby or the PSF entirely defects that can be a big risk, so the Senate agrees with his bill he wanted to pass should Randila succeed in defecting to have the PSFs incorporated completely into the GAR to divide their resources up so that even if one defects they won't be taking much with them and can possibly be quickly taken care of.
Star Wars politics have always been entertaining and compelling to me. Apart from giving corporations their own seats in the Senate, I really enjoy how the Republic's and CIS's governments worked. And with new examples from Andor and The Bad Batch, seeing the degradation of democracy was just as compelling as it was disheartening. I'd enjoy seeing how the new Senate in Ahsoka is set up. As Chandrila is the current planet designated as the Republic's capital in that show. Although, I'll admit my favorite part of the Senate when its chambers were housed on Coruscant were the chambers themselves. Its rather grand and awe inspiring. And my favorite speech ever given there wasn't even Palpatine's, but the one Padmé Amidala made about the vote that would take the money designated to pay for the basic needs and services of Republic citizens and divert it to the war.
Ep 4,5,6 were made in 77-83. She was created like 35+ years later. So not likely she got killed she just wasn't conceived as a character until much later in the SW Universe ( even though these stories pre-date OT )
I would add there is always a possibility for Andor Season 2.... Since this will show him becoming an operative for the Rebellion and we know Bail and Mon would know Senator Chuchi easily ..
I doubt it would occur, but I have the feeling that the career of Senator Riyo Chuchi is not yet over. True, she may face the blaster-bolt at some point, but I could see her continuing to stand up for and aide the slowly phased-out clone veterans by whatever means she could legally (at least by Imperial standards) get away with. She could end up in the nascent Rebel Alliance ... or she could fade into obscurity once again, her last great task stopped in its tracks by a galactic government that has - again - let its own down.
Palpatine was a literal Diabolus Ex Machina. Yet in this and other such victories he is likely to see this early on, he laid the groundwork for the spread of the Rebellion down the road. Chu-Chi and others tried the legit road only to see it redirected exactly where they wished to avoid going, and using their own best efforts against them. I'm half-surprised he didn't say (though maybe this was implicit) that how quickly they turned on the Jedi - mind you, not the fact that they did, merely the speed and ferocity - means they have no true loyalty. "You can't trust these clones - look at the people they're willing to take orders from!" "Including yourself, Emperor?" "Well, there you go!"
@@mk_gamíng0609 there are those who would fight for them. Organa, mothma, chuchi (horribly butchered her name i am sure.) Would claw tooth and nail for the clones to be paid.
Worse may come later, or off-screen. With this Chu-Chi has basically outed herself to Palpatine and the empire. While she was acting for the sake of her morals and ideals, it was still naive and she may well be among the early casualties as Palpatine continues to clean house in the senate.
The clones got nothing in the end? As far as I remember, those provisions had already been put in the bill, or it sounded like they had been. So when they past the bill, they would still get them. Or am I missing something?
Interesting theory... Palpatine fostered the rebellion intentionally so as to have another "constant threat" to require a terrifying military machine to combat... and in so doing he sowed the seeds of his own destruction.
I mean in the force unleashed that's more or less what he did As always palpatine was the one pulling the strings and manipulated Starkiller through vader into gathering all the emperors enemies and make and army so that vader and Starkiller could kill palpatine Starkiller basically brought all palpatines enemies together so they could be killed easier without even realizing it and it would have worked to if Starkiller wasn't so damn powerful
Good set of episodes. But not sure how that last Palpatine monologue worked. "The clones who are killed if they do not follow all orders, are bad because they followed orders. Therefore we shall have a new army of people who don't or can't follow orders!" Then 99% of the Senators cheer.
We think his point wasn't that the Clones would follow orders. His point was claiming the Clones followed orders indiscriminately, which isn't true. He wanted to show them as blindly obedient, whereas other conscripted troops would have the power to stand up to evil orders. Obviously a lie, but you try disagreeing with the evil emperor
I was like cool geetslys vid and suddenly I saw Omega. Turns out there were two episodes this week? Did I miss a week? Not spoilered though so I know what to watch soon! Thx
i’ve always felt star wars politics are entertaining, although it might be because i already have an interest in historical and contemporary politics. i just feel that sometimes the star wars universe doesn’t properly display/address the scope of the republic/empire, the history of the galaxy, and where exactly each planet is and their context within the galaxy and the republic/empire. it feels like because they’re so focused in on the skywalker saga, aka the clone wars period and the empire period, that they want the universe to feel smaller and separated from the historical context in which the stories play out in. it feels like most of the historical references are within a thousand years or so of the empire when we have a universe with over 30 thousand years of galactic history that is virtually untouched by star wars shows and movies and it’s as if no one in the galaxy has any memory or any knowledge of anything from that time as if all the information has been lost. having a better understanding of the republic and the other factions within the galaxy as well as the king history of conflict between jedi and sith would greatly benefit the intrigue of the politics in the late republic/empire era.
When you realize that nobody gave a damn about the clones during the war, hadn’t complained why they randomly showed up and NOW wanna act nice? I dunno man. Seems messed up to me.
The Empire cannot be eliminated by legislation and the Sith cannot be Impeached. The realm of politics and the old Senate are closed to the Heroes. Palpatine had them in his pocket 20 years ago. The Sith chose this battlefield because the Jedi would not go there anymore. When they did, they were ignored. This means the only way to destroy the Empire is on the Battlefield. The Sith must be destroyed by the Jedi. But we all knew that 40 years ago. It's funny, in Darth Plagueis, Palpatine gets the job of Chancellor because the only other guys running were Malastare's most corrupt public official and one of the most honest on Alderaan. Palpatine was a compromise. "The Lesser of Two Evils."
I love a quote from a Legends book about how Palpatine got elected: "The honest Senators took comfort in the fact that he had never joined the cliques of the corrupt Senators. The corrupt Senators thought he could be manipulated, since he was always open to compromise. Both sides could NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG ....,"
I literally said out loud "yes! Politics!" I think they have really started to cater to the prequel fans who feel like they've been sidelined. Star wars is politics. Every documentary I watch about war, is like watching star wars. people forget George studied anthropology, and it bugs me when fans think hes not a great director. Mostly due to his stylized dialog (watch star wars like a soap opera.) The opera part is more than just a word. Everything is operatic in the way they speak to the scale and presentation. But this is great how they're exploring the "following orders" ethics debate and more. So many pharrell's to the real world.
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Riyo boldly exposes Rampart in a major war crime to prevent the Stormtrooper program.
Palpatine taps on mic: Checkmate…
And he took care of Rampart himself.
I honestly wonder what will happen to him later in the series.
@@Baldwin-iv445 Rampart? Dude is as good as dead. He was already a loose end as is, by this point he was an exposed loose end. He's served his purpose.
Senator Chu-Chi really does feel a lot like Padme, an honest politician who believes in the people and peace. She even faced a similar problem with a Trade Federation blockade and stood up in the Senate much in the way Padme had. She's also more difficult to get rid of than her enemies anticipated, again like Padme.
When she remembered Rex I almost cried
Senator chuchi it's a lot like Padme
Me because Padme was smoking hot as was Anakin last time we saw him
I was thinking that the entire episode, hopefully they do something to differentiate the two characters some more
When I first saw Chuchi in the snow world episode I thought she WAS Padme. I didn’t even realize Anakin and Obi Wan were there too. That’s what happens when you put too much clothing on. Also I was a kid when The Clone Wars was airing so it was hard for me to tell differences or pay attention. I only remember her being young, female, and was called Senator, so I kinda assumed she was Padme.
So which Jedi is going to kill her?
Chu-chi is so based for caring about the Clones.
she agreed to diplomacy with "mindless beasts" on her planet, looking out for the clones who sacrificed everything for the clone wars is simply in character; a rare sight these days
She’s like padme in spirit, I’m sure she’d be so proud of her🥲
Why Politics in SW is never boring.I almost cried when she remembered Rex as well considering it was just 1 clone in a long ago battle!
Was echo serving with Rex when they aided her on the snow planet?
@@nebcyt-notenoughbraincells419 facts! The politics in Star Wars besides jar jar of course🤣have been some of my favorite plot points in the movies and shows
Shoutout to Chuchi's guards... The forgotten heroes🫡
Salute the fallen comrades
They did their job better than most bodyguards in Star Wars
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They do their jobs better than most soldiers in the franchise.
R.i.p.
That last Pantoran Guard took a blaster bolt and still went on 1 HP for a good minute, and had the Kyber-crystals to say the famous last words, “I’ll be right behind you.” to get Riyo to leave. Bruh…🫡
Quite a reunion between Captain Rex and Senator Chu-Chi since they were on an ice moon inhabited by a tribe of furry aliens with spears.
A surprise reunion to be sure but a welcomed one."
How you make the indigenous inhabitants of a frozen Moon out to be the "Aliens" in that scenario? Wouldn't it be the good Senator and the Clones that were the "Aliens?" ...
@@BatKraken742 so true
@@BatKraken742 Han Solo? We're talking about the "Bad Batch" aren't we? I don't remember any Ewoks on a "frozen Moon." A forest Moon, perhaps ...
@@frenzalrhomb6919 Their not taking about Ewoks. Another furry species with spears who were on an ice planet.
Off topic for a moment, Ian McDiarmid became IMMORTALIZED as soon as he accepted the role of the emperor in ROTJ
The fact that the character he's playing has THIS much depth both in lore and in acting says so much
I certainly hope he enjoys playing the role as much as we enjoy watching him play it!
Riyo chuchi: "to die for one's people is a great sacrifice, to live for one's people an even greater sacrifice."
So inspiring
@@neofulcrum5013 very
reminds me of this quote from Arcane by silco to vander “You’d die for the cause but you wouldn’t fight for one” SO REAL
@@moondustberries8171 is that from a comic or novel?
@@CloneScavengerVulpin8389 it’s from a animated series on netflix! one of the best shows out there pretty much, to put it simple, the entire show in on par with the final s7 arc of the CW
The Clones are finally realizing that the Empire they are fighting for is truly monstrous and does not care for a single of them.
I don’t think so. With the chips wearing off, most clones already see the Empire is far more brutal and horrific than even the Separatist Alliance, but they have no other options. No way they want to fight alongside Separatists and there is no Rebel Alliance, just a bunch of small insurgent cells. And the Jedi Order is gone. Even though the Empire is kicking them out now, it doesn’t mean they’ll just take up arms. Clones are followers at heart and there aren’t really any leaders or organizations to supply and back them up. What becomes clear to them is that they truly have no more allies to protect them after Order 66. Plenty will probably be too depressed by the war, the Jedi Purge, the loss of their home, and now being abandoned.
@@tristankawatsuma8962 Clone Civil War
They’re all just numbers to them and their stormtrooper successors? They threw away their names to become little more than replaceable cogs.
@@tristankawatsuma8962 Good thing there's a certain Mandalorian clan that accepts clones in their ranks..
@@thechadcruzaider7864 In Legends. Also, I feel most Canon clones would take issue with Clan Skirata. I doubt it would be over Mandalorian culture like in Legends. The issues would be over the Jedi Order and Galactic Republic. Kal Skirata and his clan hate or at least heavily distrust the Jedi Order and see the Republic as corrupt to the extreme. A clone like Slick would have a better chance of fitting in, but the most rebellious clones in Canon like Rex and the Bad Batch will have their issues.
I have my doubts on Rex’s network being able to put aside their differences given that Rex even in the Rebellion was very reluctant to work with Separatists. The Bad Batch seem more open having already worked with a Separatist and are also commandos who had a different experience in the army, but Skirata kind of reminds me of Saw Gerrera, whose style the Bad Batch disagree with especially after Tech’s death.
Even a Rebel Alliance clone in Legends, Able, might not be happy with Clan Skirata since he has much respect and loyalty to the Jedi.
To put it simply, Clan Skirata seems like it would only appeal to few clones, especially in Canon. That honestly might be a good thing for the clan since they need to keep low. Though things still wouldn’t be so great since most Mandalorians wouldn’t accept them. The clones in the clan would count as foundlings, but we know the Mandalorians with Bo-Katan hate clones and the Children of the Watch would see the clan as being false since they take off their helmets. And both of these Mandalorian groups may also view Clan Skirata’s anti-Jedi views negatively. The Jedi are growing to be close allies as they’re rebuilding.
In other words, Clan Skirata definitely wouldn’t fit in Canon.
I knew Palpatine was gonna show up at some point but man his appearance hit me like a bus. I was essentially trembling and shivers were sent all the way down my spine.
"Oh shit" might've been uttered...
This show stomps Andor
@@seriousnesstv7902 Nah. Its good but its not that good
@@Sephiroth144 yeah that was my thinking as well when I first saw him show up. I was wondering what he was going to do, then he condems, Admiral Rampart and so masterfully turns it around.. just mmm damn. I was left clapping my hands.
5:00 He trusted the senate? So he was pretty much trusting himself? Don't forget. He is the senate.
Not yet
Pure confidence and self-esteem
This is what made the clone wars so great they could even make boring politics into something that you can’t move your eyes from
the politics in clone wars were always good because they involved things the audience already had a connection to, in this week's case, the decomissioning of clone troopers
It's true, SW politics is always so captivating.Its like watching GOT all over again.The ploys of the various senators/officers and thier schemes and conspiracies.The way in which the Senate became so engrossed in Palpatine that they applauded the "Death of Liberty" and how devoted senators disregarded thier own safety to speak out such as BAIL, or Chuchi or that other girl who I think was in Rogue One
@@nebcyt-notenoughbraincells419 read Cloak of Deception or Darth Plagueis if you haven’t. Phenomenal politically driven thrillers
I really do feel bad for Chuchi. She’s a good person trying to do the right thing in a system that has become malignant. A tomb where democracy mattered. Now little more than a hall of senators too afraid or staunch sycophants to the empire.
I hope she survives the dark times.
Same, she would be an extremely valuable member of the Rebel Alliance, and the New Republic after that.
Awesome seeing Chuchi again, nice seeing relatively minor characters that started from CW continue to play a role in the time of the Empire.
At least Rampart got what he deserved even if it benefited Palpatine in the end.
I mean, we don’t actually see how he gets punished. Something tells me given his name we’ll see him again.
@@ihateracin idk man, if Vader kills his own admirals, imagine what Palps will do behind closed doors, I wouldn’t want to be at the mercy of the emperor for anything
He’s probably getting relegated to some backwater without seeing any kind of actual punishment.
Kinda sucks meta-wise tho, I thought Noshir Dalal (aka Sekiro) did a pretty good job with this character, but now we might never see him again.
@@carsoncasmirri3874 He's not valuable enough for Palpatine to protect and given what happened it'd be bad if the senate found out after Palpatine's big speech that he did nothing.
so he's probably being tortured to death
I love the bad batch series it's like the clone wars 2.0 can't wait to see more characters
And this season's writing has been far and away a step or even above the previous season. Just... damn...
You know I'm not convinced he played Chu-Chi on purpose, i think he's just really fricking at rolling with the punches and keeping his grand plan on track
True enough. While he does play up his 'just as planned' at times, it seems like the Emperor is someone who has a good overall vision, a few key projects he'd do anything to facilitate .... then sees what hiccups in the details occur, bides his time and looks into what further angles he could use.
I wanted to hear more about the clone sniper. I'm guessing he's one of those clones I think got covered on this channel, the ones that hunted clone deserters, i think one of the quotes for them being never seeing a droid the whole war.
One thing I really gotta respect about Palps is his drip. The Emperor of most of the known galaxy doesn't wear anything particularly extravagant, just a black robe - that makes him all the more unsettling, and really exemplifies that he's powerful enough to be confident in his power, to the extent that he doesn't need to display it.
7:36 Palpatine who's ten steps ahead of everyone in 3D Chess.
6D chess
God I love Palpatine he’s a genius and mastermind! This episode just more proves that. Hope we get more of his genius in later episodes!!!
Sometimes his genius... it's almost frightening
”After the Kamino uprising, the Emperor decided that an army of genetically identical soldiers was too susceptible to corruption."
I never had any doubt that Star Wars politics could be entertaining, and I certainly deviated from a core of people who thought the Prequels played with it too much I thought it didn't play with it enough and the 2008 Clone Wars show dealt that with great efficiency, the issue in more recent Star Wars products in my eyes, has been the intrusion of Contemporary politics(that is, politics motivated by, and originated from the real world) and the undermining of the story because of it. KK seems more interested in promoting DEI/ESG principals than telling good stories, so if Bad Batch and some of these other shows actually this 'great' product, good I suppose? But I'm not giving Disney a dime in this current era.
Star Wars has always been a parable for the contemporary politics of the time. The prequels came out against the backdrop of the Patriot Act and the Iraq War and I remember people comparing Bush to Palpatine. The OT came out against the backdrop of the Cold War and people made analogies between the Empire and the Soviet Union. I agree with you though that KK's methods detract from the story rather than add to it. There's a right way to do politics in a fantasy story and a wrong way.
@@bchristian85 As opposed to adding or subtracting to the story, my reply would be that no comparison that could be made has influence on the story. I added "contemporary" because too often you see certain people claim incorrectly that "X, Y, Z" fictional product is inherently political, when normally you see people who complain about it, are actually upset with present-day, that is currently functioning, in all probability, paid or in partnership WITH a public relations firm, like they are making a product right out of a Soviet(since you mentioned them) productions studio, getting details about the story approved so it's enough of an agitprop. Hollywood has a long history of applying this same pressure on films specifically going back DECADES, but it was nowhere near the extent considering older films sometimes get edited for "modern audiences". No, it's like I said previously, the politics isn't something I have a problem with, I find the political history of Star Wars to be very fun, and highly aloof like reading tales of Conan or the Shadow, the CONTEMPORARY (i.e. pressing, present) nature of politics in stories being twisted for real life political gain is what people correctly identify as the problem.
@@EnclaveApex Another part of the problem is that so many films today are made for a global audience as opposed to only the US or western countries and must be made in a way that complies with other countries' censorship laws and cultural sensibilities. This was a limiting factor when it came to the sequels that wasn't a factor for the prequels or the OT. China in particular has a lot of weird regulations when it comes to what can be shown in a film.
@@bchristian85 The Empire was not drawn with parallels to the USSR. The Empire was based off of Nazi Germany and even George Lucas stated the Stromtroopers where inspired by Hitler's SS.
These 2 episodes were amazing. The plot twist at the end was so good.
Palatine was playing 5d chess in episode 8. This man is a genius and he played them like fool right not his stormtroopers for his stormtrooper project. He did to the clones what he did to the Jedi. Made excuses for the public to distrust the Jedi and then got rid of them when he was done using them. Problem, reaction, and solution. Palatine creates the problem, the public reactions, and then he gives a solution for the public.he did the same to the cis leaders as well. Got rid of them when he was done using them and their use was over. I think palatine want them to expose when really happened.
And he'll do the same to good senators too. Who's a "snitch" and who's an obedient slave
5:00 Palpatine doesn’t need to preside over the senate, for he is the senate
This is most I have enjoyed a Star Wars episode being about the senate, although I did enjoy 'heroes on both sides'. It being about the Clones is so much more interesting than the banking clan which other senate episodes were about
The sheer contrast of this scene compared to the TCW episode where Padme campaigns in the senate against the Bill to create more Clones. It really shows how much the Senate Changed in a relatively short amount of time.
I know Padmé wasn't really against making more clones, but in escalating the war and diverting money meant to cover the Republic's basic services meant for all citizens. She was against impoverishing the people of the Republic and wanted to negotiate with the CIS. Let diplomacy and peace reign.
I think with the war over and the banks securely in Palpatine's pocket, there was more concern with quashing dissident factions and stopping another war from occurring. Fear of another war or of Palpatine kept almost everyone in line, and they voted to fund a new imperial army that would cost less to create and secure the Emperor's grip over the galaxy.
Never understood the hate the political stuff got in the prequels. Yeah probably not needed but as a world building point it just showed how different things were before the empire took over
To be fair, the prequel trilogy handled it really clunkily. Clone Wars did a LOT of legwork to flesh out the intricacies of prequel era politics in a way you can't really can't fully get with a six hour trilogy
@hfar_in_the_sky yeah that's very true. For things like that and the dreadful romance stuff George could've used the help. Just sucks that at the time no one wanted a bar of it until afterwards. Usually the way it goes sadly
It's ironic how much more corrupt the empire is than the Republic considering that Dooku originally became Sith because he hated the corruption in the Republic.
Watch Episode I again. Palpatine used Mas Ameeda's presence to convince Amidala to call for the No Confidence vote against Vallorum. Mas Ameeda would be Palpatine's literal and figurative Right Hand Man for the next 3 decades.
I think Dooku imagined the Empire would be one where the police state and fear is equally applicable to everybody, not just the common citizen. He also did trust Palpatine. It’s always an irony I see about the Separatists. They prove their point on Republic corruption by just existing. Yeah, the Empire also proves this to, but it honestly seems like Sith should never get into politics because they’ll always choose to make everything worse to benefit themselves. All of the Republic’s issues just get ramped up to extreme under the rule of the Sith.
Yep. Darth Sidious expertly preyed on Dooku's drive to do good, twisting it, and him, into mere pawns of fascism.
Dooku was, in a way, just as manipulated by Palpatine as everyone else in the galaxy, if not more so. He was fed a very different story about what kind of Galaxy Palpatine intended to build than the one that actually came about. In his drive to build a new order than would treat people better and stamp out corruption, Dooku unwittingly aided Sidious in building a state that cared even less about its citizens and thrived on corruption. Ironically, Dooku identified all of the symptoms of downfall in the Republic which Palpatine used to turn it into the Empire. In a sense, he predicted it all. He was just duped into thinking Palpatine was a potential solution, not the chief exploiter of the problems. Quite tragic.
The day we lose good old Ian will be a sad day indeed, even if he played as one of the most evil and debased characters we ever knew in fiction.
Can I just take a second to applaud the animation in this series? It has come so far from clone wars ep1. Senate scenes were breathtaking.
There may be another reason why Palpatine doesn't preside often: he still needs to look as if the Jedi Purge was justified, so he could be pretending he got his health ruined by the "assassination attempt".
As a bonus, it furthers his heroic image whenever he has to get in a Senate session to run damage control, as "he's fighting against his poor health for the good of the galaxy".
I'm going to continue saying this about these episodes. There's got to be some kind of connection between Omega and the Senator. They look alike, sound alike, and she had a very serious sense of compassion for the clone soldiers. I know the same voice actress did the voice for both characters, but there was as much differentiation between their voice as DBB does for all the other non-99 Clones have. They don't make things like that happen without reason.
These 2 episodes were my fav so far. Had me so upset because you knew that no matter what chuchi did the empire would still win.
In the game Just Cause: 3 if y’all listen to all of Di Ravello’s audio tapes, it should give y’all a clear imagine of how ‘Dictators’ come to power.
They even brought back Ian McDiarmid, and it is glorious.
The sheer political presence of Palpatine is honestly insane in this episode. It so clearly shows that although the good guys can peck at the stump of the empire, with little win after little win, the overarching system remains intact until the full scale uprising seen in a new hope. Such a cool arc, can’t wait to see more of this kind of stuff!
Chu-Chi should have pushed for a revival of the Agricorps under Imperial administration, to set up veteran colonies on disaster stricken worlds or worlds whos loyalty was in question.
I kinda wish I had a friend who never saw star wars at all. Imagine showing them all the movies and shows in chronological order. The Republic turning into the Empire is a big twist, and it's really entertaining to watch even when we knew it would happen already. Now imagine someone who didn't know about it watching these events unfold. Gold.
I'll say it right now. Everyone who think that the prequels sucked because of politics, they're the target audience for the spin off failed project known as the sequels
Exactly. None of the necessary world-building went into the sequel trilogy. I may be biased though because I fell in love with the prequels _because_ of the world-building.
This and last weeks were by far the best in the series. I got huge rebels vibe from them and loved it, even though I'm not a huge fan of rebels
I was really dreading Chu-Chi wasn’t making out of the episode alive but I’m relieved I was wrong.
I had recently seen something stating that Dooku and Papa Palpatine had something similar to a Jedi Mind Trick that they could employ to sort of hypnotize masses during public speaking. I don't know what they were doing to his voice during his speech, but by the end the hairs were standing up on the back of my neck. This dude could sell ice on Hoth.
Rampart has been such an absolute jerk. I was happy when Palpatine threw Rampart under the bus but it turned to horror when I realized how he was playing it.
Chu-Chi is like a Padme 2.0
I must say I enjoyed Chu-Chi in this episode than I have any previous episode here. Chu-Chi has always been an optimist and someone who wants the best for people. But in her first couple of appearances she came across as kind of naive and a bit childish. Here, she still has that optimism and that drive to find peace and equality, but it's now tempered by maturity and an understanding of what she's up against. THIS Chu-Chi I could believe would not only get swept up in the fight against the Empire's more sinister designs, but can hold her head up above water as well
i don´t know what to think about her it seems that she was against ashoka when ashoka was in trail
o mee gah told bertoni "im a clone too" shes gonna regert that imo. palpies the pappie 😉
Not sure why Chuchi was still senator during the first few years of the Empire when Chi Eekway Papanoida was the senator in the bonus scenes of ROTS, hence why she was brought in along with Baron Papanoida in TCW. I'm pretty sure that Dave Filoni knew this at the time when he was making those episodes. Seems to me that this was one of those little details that he ignored when making the Bad Batch.
2:40 CHILLS OMG!!!! Ahhhhh that is HAUNTINGLY poetic and now I am scared for Chuchi
I had a feeling something was going to happen when Mas Amedda kept warning Rampart about having things under control.
This whole plot had me at the edge of my seat. Loved that they brought her back for this.
While I watched the episode, I thought the result would be that Rampart wiped the log on his ship, so the twist with Palpatine did make me very pleasantly surprised
Could you cover the Clone Assassin?
I always thought 🥰Riyo Chuchi😍 was attractive. Strong, Braveheart💙, and devoted to helping her people and bringing peace to the Talz. The fact that she is giving all her energy and life to give our clone brothers a happy ending just made her a top favorite. At some point into the future, there better be a story that focuses on Omega Squad and the 6 Null-class Advanced Recon Commandos with Kal Skirata on finding a cure to Accelerated Aging and sending it out to the clones in the galaxy. As well as helping Clones like the 501st Veteran in the Kenobi show and teaching clones how to live.
Most of us Grow up with the Clone Wars show and I can't even express the sheer love we all have for the Clone Troopers, they deserve a definitive happy ending where we know that they, at some point gain the cure for Accelerated Aging and go on to then be Mercenaries, Bounty Hunters, Mandalorians, farmers, Law Enforcement, etc. Go on to find love and have families, and create communities. To go on and experience a long life. They deserve peace and Happiness.
To have them just die and be forgotten, to be left on the street with not even enough money to eat is just heartbreaking. The beauty of Fictional Worlds like Star Wars is the Escapism it offers us in the real world. Fictional worlds allow us the opportunity to show how there is happiness waiting for all of us. Even if life can sometimes be egregious, you always have to push through, stand tall, and win a fulfilling life. You can not allow Depression, hardship, anger, etc. to win. Otherwise, if it allows the world to be a lot darker and less full of color.
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I loved the last two episodes of the Bad Batch and today is my 22nd birthday.
Happy birthday! 🥳
How's adult life going on so far?
Happy birthday dude
Happy birthday kiddo
Happy birthday! 2001 gang wya?
@@mandoleg So far its good.
That 2-parter was some of the best star wars period
I still wish we got a longer Cody & crosshair arch
I watched these episodes and felt I was reading Bloodlines by Claudia Gray, and it was in the best ways possible.
Politically, it was a brilliant move by Palpatine. But man did my heart sink the moment he mentioned the clones. I immediately began thinking they'd start executing clones next in a more public manner. And while I don't expect it to be on Coruscant, I'm expecting a Clone Rebellion somewhere near or on the Core Worlds.
This video is up earlier than usual. A surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one.
Palpatine is a master manipulator, but also quick on his feet to turn a lose into an absolute win or a substantial win at least. He did it here, by having a backup plan well in advance should Rampart fail to push the bill forward, knowing full well there are probably still a good few amounts of Senators and even some Officers left since the Empire is still new, and there was a chance they could uncover the truth that Rampart was hiding, so he had a plan in place to sacrifice Rampart and then use his corruption as a justification for the bill still being passed. Even without a backup plan, he can still turn things around to his side. Such as with the Battles of Naboo and Randilia. Obviously, the way the Battle of Naboo ended wasn't part of his plan, his most likely plan would have been to be elected chancellor, then a week or two later use his authority to send some Judials and Jedi to liberate Naboo, probably even telling Gunray and Maul to fall back before the battle was over to allow them to escape and be used later for the next part of his plan and allow the Republic forces to actually win, but instead, the actual Battle of Naboo happened and he was still able to capitalize on it, not just in the Republic but the CIS as well, as Dooku would later use what happened on Naboo as an example of the failures of the Republic and how the CIS should break away and fight for themselves just like how the Naboo managed to save themselves without the Republics aid. Then later comes the Battle of Randilia, the Jedi, Clones, and Republic allies do win the battle, save lots of lives, and prevent the Ranilia fleet from being taken by the Separatists, it's a big win for the good guys, but even then, Palpatine finds a way quite quickly to spin things to his advantage so he can get the outcome he wanted to get for Randilia successfully succeeding. Sure the Jedi and their allies save the day, but this incident proves that PSF can defect, the only reason they didn't this time was because one, the most skilled Jjedi saved the day and two, only part of the PSF of Randilia wanted to defect the other half didn't and helped stall for time so the Jedi could save the day, but what if next time there not so lucky and the Jedi aren't nearby or the PSF entirely defects that can be a big risk, so the Senate agrees with his bill he wanted to pass should Randila succeed in defecting to have the PSFs incorporated completely into the GAR to divide their resources up so that even if one defects they won't be taking much with them and can possibly be quickly taken care of.
10:00 "My intentions were good"
I absolutely love how masterful Darth sidious was at that moment
I always loved the politics in star wars it opens a whole new view point in the series I hope we do see more.
This is definitely the manipulative Palpatine I know
2:05 I loved
Star Wars politics have always been entertaining and compelling to me. Apart from giving corporations their own seats in the Senate, I really enjoy how the Republic's and CIS's governments worked. And with new examples from Andor and The Bad Batch, seeing the degradation of democracy was just as compelling as it was disheartening.
I'd enjoy seeing how the new Senate in Ahsoka is set up. As Chandrila is the current planet designated as the Republic's capital in that show.
Although, I'll admit my favorite part of the Senate when its chambers were housed on Coruscant were the chambers themselves. Its rather grand and awe inspiring.
And my favorite speech ever given there wasn't even Palpatine's, but the one Padmé Amidala made about the vote that would take the money designated to pay for the basic needs and services of Republic citizens and divert it to the war.
The clones must get something out of this, remember Rex, Wolf and Gregor are "retired"
Honestly a little concerned that they've brought Chuchi back and she doesn't appear in any media around A New Hope... doesn't bode well
Ep 4,5,6 were made in 77-83. She was created like 35+ years later. So not likely she got killed she just wasn't conceived as a character until much later in the SW Universe ( even though these stories pre-date OT )
I would add there is always a possibility for Andor Season 2.... Since this will show him becoming an operative for the Rebellion and we know Bail and Mon would know Senator Chuchi easily ..
@@ricksherman34 I know that the original trilogy was made before the clone wars. But I really like the idea of chuchi returning in Andor.
I doubt it would occur, but I have the feeling that the career of Senator Riyo Chuchi is not yet over. True, she may face the blaster-bolt at some point, but I could see her continuing to stand up for and aide the slowly phased-out clone veterans by whatever means she could legally (at least by Imperial standards) get away with. She could end up in the nascent Rebel Alliance ... or she could fade into obscurity once again, her last great task stopped in its tracks by a galactic government that has - again - let its own down.
I'm just happy they brought back CHUI-CHUI her Australian accent fits perfectly with her personality
Palpatine was a literal Diabolus Ex Machina. Yet in this and other such victories he is likely to see this early on, he laid the groundwork for the spread of the Rebellion down the road. Chu-Chi and others tried the legit road only to see it redirected exactly where they wished to avoid going, and using their own best efforts against them. I'm half-surprised he didn't say (though maybe this was implicit) that how quickly they turned on the Jedi - mind you, not the fact that they did, merely the speed and ferocity - means they have no true loyalty.
"You can't trust these clones - look at the people they're willing to take orders from!"
"Including yourself, Emperor?"
"Well, there you go!"
Thank you for the warning at the beginning of the video.🙏
Ligit question, Did the bill pass with the admendments Rampart agreed to for the Clones or not. This would be important.
Does not really change anything
Rampart even said those amendments would never be put in place anyways
@@mk_gamíng0609 there are those who would fight for them. Organa, mothma, chuchi (horribly butchered her name i am sure.) Would claw tooth and nail for the clones to be paid.
Well, now Chuchi just painted a huge target on her back now
So much for the saying, when good people do nothing, evil wins
Palpatine demonstrated the true power of Sith Lord. The power of manipulation.
The clones are screwed.
Rampart- fires on Tipoca City
Rampart- arrested for it even though he was given orders to
Worse may come later, or off-screen. With this Chu-Chi has basically outed herself to Palpatine and the empire. While she was acting for the sake of her morals and ideals, it was still naive and she may well be among the early casualties as Palpatine continues to clean house in the senate.
I would recommend this arc for ppl who don’t understand sw politics
The clones got nothing in the end? As far as I remember, those provisions had already been put in the bill, or it sounded like they had been. So when they past the bill, they would still get them. Or am I missing something?
Star Wars the franchise that made politics entertaining
It really is brilliant
The Senate can never be defeated.
He was defeated 3 times lol 😂
why anyone like her?did all of you forgot that she was against Ashoka when Ashoka was on trail?unless she regreted that and i don´t know
Of Of course she didn't stand a chance she was against the Dark Lord of the sith. The Senate
Hm, how very interesting, i wonder how this will further go?
Palpatine makes the devil seem like a good guy.
Interesting theory...
Palpatine fostered the rebellion intentionally so as to have another "constant threat" to require a terrifying military machine to combat... and in so doing he sowed the seeds of his own destruction.
I mean in the force unleashed that's more or less what he did
As always palpatine was the one pulling the strings and manipulated Starkiller through vader into gathering all the emperors enemies and make and army so that vader and Starkiller could kill palpatine
Starkiller basically brought all palpatines enemies together so they could be killed easier without even realizing it and it would have worked to if Starkiller wasn't so damn powerful
Starwars politics were the main draw i had to starwars. We need a separatist centered series to cover the clone wars era.
This was legit. The emperor’s address gave me chills.
Good set of episodes. But not sure how that last Palpatine monologue worked.
"The clones who are killed if they do not follow all orders, are bad because they followed orders. Therefore we shall have a new army of people who don't or can't follow orders!"
Then 99% of the Senators cheer.
We think his point wasn't that the Clones would follow orders. His point was claiming the Clones followed orders indiscriminately, which isn't true. He wanted to show them as blindly obedient, whereas other conscripted troops would have the power to stand up to evil orders.
Obviously a lie, but you try disagreeing with the evil emperor
Oh my days just watched the 2 new episodes im reeling. I need to know what happens next!!!
Palp is a beast. Nuff said
I was like cool geetslys vid and suddenly I saw Omega. Turns out there were two episodes this week? Did I miss a week? Not spoilered though so I know what to watch soon! Thx
I prefer this backup plan to the barebones backup plan in The Rise of Skywalker.
At least there’s context to know what was to come.
I loved his fascist plea of I was just following orders
*This* . This episode was the meme incarnate. "I *am* the Senate!"
How the hell did Bail and Mon survive 19 years?
i’ve always felt star wars politics are entertaining, although it might be because i already have an interest in historical and contemporary politics. i just feel that sometimes the star wars universe doesn’t properly display/address the scope of the republic/empire, the history of the galaxy, and where exactly each planet is and their context within the galaxy and the republic/empire. it feels like because they’re so focused in on the skywalker saga, aka the clone wars period and the empire period, that they want the universe to feel smaller and separated from the historical context in which the stories play out in. it feels like most of the historical references are within a thousand years or so of the empire when we have a universe with over 30 thousand years of galactic history that is virtually untouched by star wars shows and movies and it’s as if no one in the galaxy has any memory or any knowledge of anything from that time as if all the information has been lost. having a better understanding of the republic and the other factions within the galaxy as well as the king history of conflict between jedi and sith would greatly benefit the intrigue of the politics in the late republic/empire era.
When you realize that nobody gave a damn about the clones during the war, hadn’t complained why they randomly showed up and NOW wanna act nice? I dunno man. Seems messed up to me.
The Empire cannot be eliminated by legislation and the Sith cannot be Impeached. The realm of politics and the old Senate are closed to the Heroes. Palpatine had them in his pocket 20 years ago. The Sith chose this battlefield because the Jedi would not go there anymore. When they did, they were ignored.
This means the only way to destroy the Empire is on the Battlefield. The Sith must be destroyed by the Jedi. But we all knew that 40 years ago.
It's funny, in Darth Plagueis, Palpatine gets the job of Chancellor because the only other guys running were Malastare's most corrupt public official and one of the most honest on Alderaan. Palpatine was a compromise. "The Lesser of Two Evils."
I love a quote from a Legends book about how Palpatine got elected:
"The honest Senators took comfort in the fact that he had never joined the cliques of the corrupt Senators.
The corrupt Senators thought he could be manipulated, since he was always open to compromise.
Both sides could NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG ....,"
Just like real world politics.
I literally said out loud "yes! Politics!" I think they have really started to cater to the prequel fans who feel like they've been sidelined. Star wars is politics. Every documentary I watch about war, is like watching star wars. people forget George studied anthropology, and it bugs me when fans think hes not a great director. Mostly due to his stylized dialog (watch star wars like a soap opera.) The opera part is more than just a word. Everything is operatic in the way they speak to the scale and presentation. But this is great how they're exploring the "following orders" ethics debate and more. So many pharrell's to the real world.
Kamino is bigger than one city