Innocents of Ryloth

That little Twi'Lek girl, might very well have been one of the most cutest things in Trek universe, before anyone came up with Baby Yoda.

It's a great adventure, a classic tale of good guys, and bad guys being jerks, mistreating the population. Well resolved, and a nice showcase that Obi Wan is a great jedi too.

One of the best episodes of the season.

This is a really good episode showing how the innocent population of Ryloth are suffering by getting caught up in the war and being brutally treated by the droid army. A little Twi'Lek girl provides a cute character to focus on as she teams up with 2 clone soldiers. The clones are given some depth, believable characterisation and nice dialogue. Obi Wan is great and the Droid leader is a good villain. The action is strong and the themes are dealt with well.

My rating: 8.5/10.

Is it just me or are we getting way too few episodes with Obi-Wan in this first season? His depiction in the show is one of my favorites, and it doesn't seem like we've been getting enough him. He played well in this episode, which did a great job of showing the oppression that the galaxy is put under the Separatists' rule. The Droid commander was a little cheesy and his inclusion was not really at all important, but the rest of the episode was a huge win. There was an emotional backdrop with the little Twi'lek girl, plus we got introduced to some more Clone troopers, which was always my favorite aspect of the show. Not the strongest episode in the season, but it is definitely up there with some of the most enjoyable. I'm excited to revisit the end to this arc in the next episode.

Innocents of Ryloth represents one of the greatest and most intriguing episodes ever produced under the Star Wars umbrella. It embodies the central vibes that makes Star Wars amazing. The well crafted story plot, the strong main character who is pushed to a different comfort zone, the beautiful dynamic between the Twi'lek Numa and the Clones Waxer and Boil, as well as the absolutely brilliant Tactical Droid Commander TX-20, whose entire performance adds such an incredibly engaging gravity, seriousness, formidability, and legitimacy to the entire concepts of Droids and artificial intelligence and sentience in the Star Wars universe, Innocents of Ryloth helps tether the hearts of fans of Star Wars together and believe in the potential the show and universe has to offer.