Rex rushing into the firefight to stop his brothers from killing each other is still chilling to this day… Rest In Peace Hardcase and Waxer. Hardcase we knew for only four episodes (he first appeared in “The Deserter”) but still hurt to see him go, and Waxer helped save the little girl on Ryloth and even had a painting of her on his helmet
Remember when this all started and you weren't sure if you were going to keep doing reactions to this show? Glad we pushed through such silly thoughts and got gems like this.
To be fair, the first season is rough to get through for some people, but I tell them to keep pushing because the stories are amazing and makes everything from Episode 3 up, all that much better.
@@josephtingley654 People say that about both TCW and Rebels first seasons a lot. When you look through them though, the first seasons of both shows are still pretty strong and are very good starts for their respective shows.
This is one of my favorite arcs of the Clone Wars. I've been waiting patiently for you to get to it and I was not disappointed with your reaction. Waxer's death was one of the saddest. Especially since it was friendly fire. I think this was the first time Star Wars really dealt with friendly fire and terrible leadership (at least in TV/movie media). Very much the "War Movie" arc of the series. So many clones didn't make it.
Watching Krell cut through them is gloriously horrifying, in the same way Vader did so in Rogue One. The clones survived hell, what awaits for them next is another trial. Shame we didn't get more Hardcase, he was great; and seeing Numa on Waxer's helmet gets me every time.
Waxer is one of the two clones we’ve seen together a couple of times. Waxer and boil were the ones who protected the twilek girl. They also helped obi-wan and one other clone escape from a downed gunship during the geonosis arc.
You know that if Anakin was still commanding them, not only would he have approved of the plan to use the Umbaran fighters; he would've INSISTED on leading the assault himself (and enjoyed every minute of it, too).
Get ready for the next arc, because Zygerria is going to be a rough one. Edit: Seeing the twi’ lek girl painting on Waxer’s helmet makes his death that much more heartbreaking.
If there's one thing fans can agree on, it's that Pong Krell is the worst. He's like the Umbridge of Star Wars - universally despised, essentially irredeemable but an undeniably well-crafted villain. Krell's role is to be hated and he fulfills it. He is a beast wielding those two double-lightsabres though.
This arc is still so devastating no matter how many times I've seen it. I just want all of our boys to have like a nice long relaxing break or something because this shit was traumatic. I agree, tho, I love when they explore the realities of war and what it means for the Clones as soldiers but also people. It's part of what makes this show so good, as much as I also love our main Jedi characters. Anyway, a great reaction & discussion as always! Can't wait to see your reactions to the upcoming arcs. S4 really has some of the best!
After this I wonder what Anakin thought of the situation, finding half his favourite troops dead due to being treated like cannonfodder, being sent to kill each other or being cut into pieces by Krell. I'd imagine that if the Clones had taken Krell alive, he wouldn't have lived too much longer after meeting Skywalker's dark side.
I remember watching this when it first aired, I had to say that, once again, you could almost see Sidious' hand in this. Krell was a wild card, not part of the Sith plan, and needed to be eliminated. Plus, there was another bonus to what happened, the clones of the 501 now knew what it took to kill a Jedi, there trust in the order shaken, and Anakin would have deal with the fact that another Jedi not only betrayed his men, but got many of them killed as well. Again, a win/win scenario for the Sith, which seemed to happen more and more as the Clone Wars went on.
You know, I didn’t think it was possible to loathe a character as much as Dolores Umbridge. I was wrong. The way the show built up the clones, especially Rex, as individuals and then places them under the command of someone as prejudiced as Krell is heartbreaking to watch.
For me, Ramsay Bolton from Game of Thrones is the character I loathe and despise above all other characters, though Umbridge is up there as well. Krell does not quite match the level of hatred but he’s very, VERY close to it.
Waxer and Boil also helped a Obi-wan and one clone from a downed gunship in season 2 Geonosis arc. Waxer also had Numa painted on there helmets in that episode.
8:35 A little Side note: Appo btw is the Clone who leads th charge against the Jedi temple together with Darth Vader and the 501st in Episode III. His design is also inspired by "Avatar: The last Airbender", with the arrow on his helmet.
Pong Krell: “It's treason, then.” Me making a herculean effort to contain my rage: ...Well... Now Krell’s stealing lines from Darth Sidious. Now I REALLY hate him!!!
I understand this was to develop the Clones but I wish we had seen Anakin come back to defend his troops and fight Krell. That would have been AMAZING. It would have worked by showing Anakin's attachment to them. I wish we'd have seen more Krell with those sabers earlier.
I disagree. Having Anakin come back and fight Krell would be kinda corny. "Our hero returns to save the day and defends those he loves!" Having Rex to deal with it himself was so much more powerful. But... I do agree that they missed a chance when this never gets brought up again. It could even be simple things, like Anakin refusing to leave his batalion in a future episode showing us he struggled with this
@Jorge I can't respond without a spoiler to channel host other than to say the start of Season 7. Ep. 9 wasn't really corny. I just wish we had got more Krell tbh
Last video "If I loose Fives because of this fucker..." This video: Well you didn't but we lost Waxer and Hardcase 😭💔 (I am crying) 13:19 Gosh how is Numa and Boil gonna react to that. Waxer even painted Numa on his helmet 😭💔
@@shugaroony To the best of my recollection, I believe you are correct in that concerning Boil, there is no known death. At least not during the Clone Wars.
This arc was heartbreaking for any fan of the clones. This felt literally like order 66 but a good version. Plus if Krell was to escape he would have damaged the republic despite how we know the ending. I would have executed him also.
The Idea of the Clones not being actual People is something, that is actually wanted, they are kept from interacting with the Public for many reasons, one of those is to keep that image, so support for the War won't falter. The Public is not loosing Sons or Friends, just mass produced Clones... So for someone like Krell to show up at some point was inevidable, which made his a very good Arc.
Many have been confused as to why the clone/stormtroopers are among my favourite characters in the Saga and I always point them to this arc. As well as other sources like Republic Commando and the BF II Campaign. As in, the original BF II. Not that EA thingy that came out.
Even though I do hate Krell as well, he did have a reason for trying to kill as many clones as he could, and that reason is Order 66. I think he had a force vision where he saw the clones killing his Jedi brothers and sisters and he chose to not trust them because of his vision. I think that’s why he hated clones so much.
Unfortunate that waxer died to friendly fire after surviving missions through no man's land on both ryloth and geonosis. Also Hardcase, Jesse and Kix were the squad with Rex when we met Cut the deserter. And here Hardcase dies, and Kix (the medic) is on the firing squad to execute Jesse and Fives. And Fives of course is the last man standing in domino squad; droidbait, cutup, hevy, echo and him.
I suggest you to watch a great movie (partly based on true facts) dealing exactly with the same themes raised in this arc. "Paths of Glory" (1957) directed by Stanley Kubrick. It's about the absuridty of war and particularly about the way French soldiers had been considered by their own generals during WW1. (suicide attacks, executions "pour l'exemple" etc...)
"Who is this? What's your CT number?"...ANH reference. Waxer was one of the clones who helped that little Twi'Lek girl in the Ryloth arc. :( "It's treason then"...we all know what that was referencing.
As horrid as his actions were he was also right. He said the jedi would lose the war and the republic would be torn apart from the inside. He foresaw order 66 and the betrayal of the jedi and the republic becoming the empire and he wanted to be on the 'winning' side.
Season 4 for me is when things started to get real. yes there were dark moments in season 3 and second half of season 2, but season 4 every episode for me (even the side missions) are so good and important to what leads for later seasons. You are in for a treat.
I'll say this in advance, since I don't know how far you've come in watching the series off the record, there is a so-called "extended version" of Revenge of the Sith, made by fans, which combines Revenge of the Sith and the final arch of the Clone Wars (4 episodes), since they occur chronologically in parallel, and it would be very it would be cool if you watched this version, so as not to spoilerize a movie with a TV series and a TV series with a movie
i hate Krell but frankly his tactics of just telling the soldiers to keep going forward without caring how many die is pretty much every single general that has ever existed, especially during the world wars
Yes, but there is an interesting detail here, even taking into account the biggest losses, Krell also had the status of the most productive general in the republic. I highly doubt that he used the meat assault tactics, because it’s unlikely that you will be able to take the target, having soldiers less than the enemy by 100 times. Most likely, he used advanced tactics, albeit extremely dangerous, perhaps concentrated strong shock fists and reached the goal with lightning speed.
Rex rushing into the firefight to stop his brothers from killing each other is still chilling to this day…
Rest In Peace Hardcase and Waxer. Hardcase we knew for only four episodes (he first appeared in “The Deserter”) but still hurt to see him go, and Waxer helped save the little girl on Ryloth and even had a painting of her on his helmet
Nera. Nera.
@@redtornado1337 sir? What is it she keeps calling us?
@obi-two Kenobi Nera… it means brother
Remember when this all started and you weren't sure if you were going to keep doing reactions to this show? Glad we pushed through such silly thoughts and got gems like this.
To be fair, the first season is rough to get through for some people, but I tell them to keep pushing because the stories are amazing and makes everything from Episode 3 up, all that much better.
@@josephtingley654 People say that about both TCW and Rebels first seasons a lot. When you look through them though, the first seasons of both shows are still pretty strong and are very good starts for their respective shows.
"You should've listened to the ARC Trooper from the beginning Captain" (Ha ha ha ha ha)
Absolutely chilling
He was right! *I was using you*
@@obi-twokenobi4861You've all been my pawns!
This is one of my favorite arcs of the Clone Wars. I've been waiting patiently for you to get to it and I was not disappointed with your reaction. Waxer's death was one of the saddest. Especially since it was friendly fire. I think this was the first time Star Wars really dealt with friendly fire and terrible leadership (at least in TV/movie media). Very much the "War Movie" arc of the series. So many clones didn't make it.
Watching Krell cut through them is gloriously horrifying, in the same way Vader did so in Rogue One. The clones survived hell, what awaits for them next is another trial.
Shame we didn't get more Hardcase, he was great; and seeing Numa on Waxer's helmet gets me every time.
Waxer is one of the two clones we’ve seen together a couple of times. Waxer and boil were the ones who protected the twilek girl. They also helped obi-wan and one other clone escape from a downed gunship during the geonosis arc.
"It's treason then." Remember those words! You'll be hearing them again in a very similar setting much later down the road.
You know that if Anakin was still commanding them, not only would he have approved of the plan to use the Umbaran fighters; he would've INSISTED on leading the assault himself (and enjoyed every minute of it, too).
Get ready for the next arc, because Zygerria is going to be a rough one.
Edit: Seeing the twi’ lek girl painting on Waxer’s helmet makes his death that much more heartbreaking.
Yeah this arc is heavy, but Zygerria is a hard watch at times.
If there's one thing fans can agree on, it's that Pong Krell is the worst. He's like the Umbridge of Star Wars - universally despised, essentially irredeemable but an undeniably well-crafted villain. Krell's role is to be hated and he fulfills it.
He is a beast wielding those two double-lightsabres though.
The only good thing about Pong Krell is Dave Fennoy
@@lucasdolding6924 He did a terrific job, but he'll always be Tetrax from Ben 10 to me.
@@TheElderBlotch He’ll always be Lee for me
This arc is still so devastating no matter how many times I've seen it. I just want all of our boys to have like a nice long relaxing break or something because this shit was traumatic. I agree, tho, I love when they explore the realities of war and what it means for the Clones as soldiers but also people. It's part of what makes this show so good, as much as I also love our main Jedi characters. Anyway, a great reaction & discussion as always! Can't wait to see your reactions to the upcoming arcs. S4 really has some of the best!
Hardcase's death hits me every time. And then the gut punch of Waxer dying in the next episode. Ooof.
After this I wonder what Anakin thought of the situation, finding half his favourite troops dead due to being treated like cannonfodder, being sent to kill each other or being cut into pieces by Krell. I'd imagine that if the Clones had taken Krell alive, he wouldn't have lived too much longer after meeting Skywalker's dark side.
Please, Anakin would have got ripped to pieces from Krell.
@@shugaroony And Palpatine would be watching it happen whilst enjoying a tasty beverage and a big tub of buttery popcorn.
@@ThomasCorp He's got to do something with his time off, he's a busy fella manipulating the galaxy!
13:26 Waxer even has a picture Numa on his helmet.
5:15
I love when Fives starts talking about Anakin when he was young, the heartwarming jedi music starts playing
I remember watching this when it first aired, I had to say that, once again, you could almost see Sidious' hand in this. Krell was a wild card, not part of the Sith plan, and needed to be eliminated. Plus, there was another bonus to what happened, the clones of the 501 now knew what it took to kill a Jedi, there trust in the order shaken, and Anakin would have deal with the fact that another Jedi not only betrayed his men, but got many of them killed as well. Again, a win/win scenario for the Sith, which seemed to happen more and more as the Clone Wars went on.
when i was watching this with my friend, he kept turning to me and going "this is a kid's show?!" because this is super, super dark and heavy.
R.I.P. Hardcase &Waxer😞😞😞
You know, I didn’t think it was possible to loathe a character as much as Dolores Umbridge. I was wrong. The way the show built up the clones, especially Rex, as individuals and then places them under the command of someone as prejudiced as Krell is heartbreaking to watch.
For me, Ramsay Bolton from Game of Thrones is the character I loathe and despise above all other characters, though Umbridge is up there as well. Krell does not quite match the level of hatred but he’s very, VERY close to it.
Literally
Wow look at that, she remembered who Waxer was... A true CLONE wars fan
And thus one of the greatest arcs in all of Star Wars comes to an end. Here’s to more!
This is really the arc where fives became my favorite character in clone wars
I’m Fairly sure that Waxer one of the clone that’s died. Was one of the pair of clones that helped the little twilek child in an earlier episode.
A drawing of Numa was on his helmet…
@@brendanoconnor1550 yeah, forgot about that. Such a nice detail that they added
Waxer and Boil also helped a Obi-wan and one clone from a downed gunship in season 2 Geonosis arc. Waxer also had Numa painted on there helmets in that episode.
11:33 Kix is the clone that healed the injured Rex in the "The Deserter" episode from way back. He has the red cross on his shoulder.
Thats one of the best ranked arcs in the CW, glad u enjoyed it, im excited for when u reach Season 7
8:35 A little Side note: Appo btw is the Clone who leads th charge against the Jedi temple together with Darth Vader and the 501st in Episode III. His design is also inspired by "Avatar: The last Airbender", with the arrow on his helmet.
Tupp also appears in this arc, hinting at whats to come.
This was Krell's sith job application
Thank George it's over. Watching it doesn't get any easier, no matter how many times I go through this arc. Great reaction!
Pong Krell: “It's treason, then.”
Me making a herculean effort to contain my rage: ...Well... Now Krell’s stealing lines from Darth Sidious. Now I REALLY hate him!!!
This is definitely 1 of my top 4 arcs of the series.
I doubt anyone like Pong Krell. He treats the clones no different than droids. Dogma may not live to see tomorrow after killing his general.
Rex gets the thankless task of telling Anakin in person what happened in Anakin's absence. Obi-Wan won't be too thrilled either.
I understand this was to develop the Clones but I wish we had seen Anakin come back to defend his troops and fight Krell. That would have been AMAZING. It would have worked by showing Anakin's attachment to them.
I wish we'd have seen more Krell with those sabers earlier.
I disagree. Having Anakin come back and fight Krell would be kinda corny.
"Our hero returns to save the day and defends those he loves!"
Having Rex to deal with it himself was so much more powerful.
But... I do agree that they missed a chance when this never gets brought up again. It could even be simple things, like Anakin refusing to leave his batalion in a future episode showing us he struggled with this
@Jorge I can't respond without a spoiler to channel host other than to say the start of Season 7. Ep. 9 wasn't really corny. I just wish we had got more Krell tbh
8:00 Live to fight another day 😭
No words were more true
palps watching clones attack krell be like
"no no not yet" XD
Order 66 test run: successful. (Insert Palpatine cackle) Edit: R.I.P Hardcase and Waxer, and all the others. Except Krell! Krell is BANTHA POODOO!
Guys, when it comes to this bastard Krell, this is one time executing Order 66 is acceptable.
Last video "If I loose Fives because of this fucker..."
This video: Well you didn't but we lost Waxer and Hardcase 😭💔 (I am crying)
13:19 Gosh how is Numa and Boil gonna react to that. Waxer even painted Numa on his helmet 😭💔
And how will Boil feel?
@@dwnkaomwn3953 I feel like Boil would take it like his other brothers that have died but I can see it still hurt
"If I loose Fives because of this fucker..."
Fox: 😐
@@dwnkaomwn3953 I believe Boil survives the war as well, or at least we don't see or hear about his death.
@@shugaroony To the best of my recollection, I believe you are correct in that concerning Boil, there is no known death. At least not during the Clone Wars.
We need a live action Rex, now!
If you are OK with the RoTJ retcon, the old, bearded soldier with Han's and Leia's Endor ground crew is Rex.
This arc was heartbreaking for any fan of the clones. This felt literally like order 66 but a good version. Plus if Krell was to escape he would have damaged the republic despite how we know the ending. I would have executed him also.
Speaking about Order 66, note both Tupp and Appo show up in this arc, as if hinting at whats to come.
THIS EPISODE HURTS SO BAD😭😭💔
The Idea of the Clones not being actual People is something, that is actually wanted, they are kept from interacting with the Public for many reasons, one of those is to keep that image, so support for the War won't falter. The Public is not loosing Sons or Friends, just mass produced Clones... So for someone like Krell to show up at some point was inevidable, which made his a very good Arc.
Good soldiers follow orders....
I want to say that’s it and that the rest of the series is easy for the clones you’ve come to appreciate and love. I want to…
Many have been confused as to why the clone/stormtroopers are among my favourite characters in the Saga and I always point them to this arc. As well as other sources like Republic Commando and the BF II Campaign. As in, the original BF II. Not that EA thingy that came out.
Had me crying again for Waxer luv u
Notice how there is a clone named Appo who has an arrow on his helmet
One of the best arcs in the show.
Even though I do hate Krell as well, he did have a reason for trying to kill as many clones as he could, and that reason is Order 66. I think he had a force vision where he saw the clones killing his Jedi brothers and sisters and he chose to not trust them because of his vision. I think that’s why he hated clones so much.
If you didn’t notice, Waxer had a picture of the twi’lek girl they saved on his helmet…
Your reaction was everything I was hoping for in this arc. 😊
Unfortunate that waxer died to friendly fire after surviving missions through no man's land on both ryloth and geonosis.
Also Hardcase, Jesse and Kix were the squad with Rex when we met Cut the deserter. And here Hardcase dies, and Kix (the medic) is on the firing squad to execute Jesse and Fives.
And Fives of course is the last man standing in domino squad; droidbait, cutup, hevy, echo and him.
Love the reaction, the Umbara arc is one of the best and so sad. Looking forward to getting to the end.
I suggest you to watch a great movie (partly based on true facts) dealing exactly with the same themes raised in this arc. "Paths of Glory" (1957) directed by Stanley Kubrick. It's about the absuridty of war and particularly about the way French soldiers had been considered by their own generals during WW1. (suicide attacks, executions "pour l'exemple" etc...)
Finally! Someone else who thinks of Paths of Glory in relation to this arc. That film’s on my mind all throughout the arc when I watch it.
@@ThomasCorp Yes I can see that, and though people tend to compare this to Vietnam, I don't quite think thats true, its more like Heart Of Darkness.
@@shugaroony Heart of Darkness is a good comparison.
This is one of the best episodes of the clone wars i love IT
You’re so cute when you say “let’s kill him”
"Who is this? What's your CT number?"...ANH reference.
Waxer was one of the clones who helped that little Twi'Lek girl in the Ryloth arc. :(
"It's treason then"...we all know what that was referencing.
Such a good arc!
As horrid as his actions were he was also right. He said the jedi would lose the war and the republic would be torn apart from the inside. He foresaw order 66 and the betrayal of the jedi and the republic becoming the empire and he wanted to be on the 'winning' side.
Unfortunately a lot of people in the Galaxy Far Far Away don't consider clones to be people.
Season 4 for me is when things started to get real. yes there were dark moments in season 3 and second half of season 2, but season 4 every episode for me (even the side missions) are so good and important to what leads for later seasons. You are in for a treat.
I'll say this in advance, since I don't know how far you've come in watching the series off the record, there is a so-called "extended version" of Revenge of the Sith, made by fans, which combines Revenge of the Sith and the final arch of the Clone Wars (4 episodes), since they occur chronologically in parallel, and it would be very it would be cool if you watched this version, so as not to spoilerize a movie with a TV series and a TV series with a movie
Lmao the thumbnail XD. Same actually :)
Another great reaction as always
Krell still somhow less of a sociopath than Anakin go figure
Much less.
Hair looking good!
Great reaction
Hardcase died a true hero that day!
Wow I like the new hair color
i hate Krell but frankly his tactics of just telling the soldiers to keep going forward without caring how many die is pretty much every single general that has ever existed, especially during the world wars
Yes, but there is an interesting detail here, even taking into account the biggest losses, Krell also had the status of the most productive general in the republic. I highly doubt that he used the meat assault tactics, because it’s unlikely that you will be able to take the target, having soldiers less than the enemy by 100 times. Most likely, he used advanced tactics, albeit extremely dangerous, perhaps concentrated strong shock fists and reached the goal with lightning speed.
One for the algorithm.
still cant believe this aired on Cartoon Network. Friendly Fire is horrible
Una más para el algoritmo
Una por el algoritmo
Had me crying again for Waxer luv u