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Separatist POV Episode 4.16 - Friends and Enemies

The episode is shown >here<
Cad Bane
Moralo Eval
Rako Hardeen


The story moral is:

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer...
~A Sun Tzu quote



***SPOILERS***

We start by our three amigos crashing their escape ship into a swamp on Nal Hutta...Haha Get it! Yoda... Swamp... nevermind... But Rako Hardeen (Obi Wan Kenobi undercover) decided to tear up the ship so he could gain traction with Cad Bane and Moralo Eval.

After the blame game, they walk into an outpost. There was writing was on the billboard was it Huttese? They had to get out of their prison "digs" because it caused too much attraction. Nevermind discussion about bathing... Of course that is never discussed in a Star Wars flick other than BACTA tanks. So they go to a resale shop and Cad Bane searches for a new hat just like the Spaghetti Westerns, Cad Bane says, "I don't like helmets..."

Interestingly the Rodian's name is Pablo... Like Pablo Hidalgo? The writer for the Fanboy organization for Star Wars and much more? Perhaps? But Pablo the Rodian takes a hit from Cad Bane.

Moralo Eval appears more like the fighting General Thade on "Planet of the Apes



When Obi Wan tries to go with Cad Bane and Moralo Eval, he gets gassed and punched in the face as Rako Hardeen. Obi Wan Kenobi bites the dust again! Everyone beats him up and he becomes a "guest" of the Hutts. The interesting fact I wonder was Cad Bane jealous of Rako Hardeen? Why? Because he took down a high ranking Jedi? What was it about Rako Hardeen he did not like? The fact Rako Hardeen "reeked of Jedi"?

But Obi Wan as Rako Hardeen could not stay away from using his Force Powers to leave from being a guest of the Hutts.

Finally, this episode had the Supreme Chancellor with Anakin Skywalker in his office. Sadly, this episode has to be dedicated to Mr. Ian Abercrombie who voiced the Supreme Chancellor in the Clone Wars.

Somehow this ship got overtaken by local forces and ask Cad Bane and Moralo Eval return to the stinking city they found Rako Hardeen (Obi Wan) drinking again! What it was perhaps is "Blue Milk"???

When Anakin Skywalker is given leeway to seek the killer of Obi Wan--so he thinks by the Supreme Chancellor--with his padawan, Ahsoka, she remarks, "When you want to fight a lowlife, start at the Saloon."

They go to the Saloon and well Anakin is really using his Force Choking skills way too much these days... Is he getting reported? Probably not.


They find out which planet the "three amigos" go and immediately Ahsoka Tano finds them because she does not like Cad Bane's hat...

There is a bit of a skirmish in flight and Rako who is flying the ship, says "Anakin". Perhaps, Moralo Eval and Cad Bane heard him say it? Keeps us watching it.

So Skywalker can tell Obi Wan is still alive through what is called a "Force Bond". So why hide this from Skywalker? They do not trust his wily thoughts that betray him? He would go and tattletale to the Supreme Chancellor, which he did...So it seems like he is following his destiny...


Overall the episode is called a "filler" episode. The link to tell the next story which is called "The Box". Somehow, Obi Wan Kenobi as Rako Hardeen will knock it out the box? Anyhow, the preview can be seen >here<

It seems exciting enough because true Separatists, Count Dooku, is in it.

From a Separatist POV:

Apparently there is a weapon of sorts that the CIS needs to obtain. In reality, only a badass Force User can get it. Is Obi Wan Kenobi unknowingly going to be able to get it? Dooku can root them out. But the moral to this episode is friends close and enemies closer... Aside from who is the enemy here, these measly Bounty Hunters or others more afoot: Supreme Chancellor or better yet, the Jedi for crafting up an elaborate scheme to get a handle of what is going on. NONE of them could handle NOT being without their Force Powers!

Cad Bane was flying around with one boot jet and still whooped up on Anakin Skywalker's butt! So how come these Force Users have ALWAYS use their powers?

Fight your own battles! PLEASE!