Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2 (2009) Review

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 2 (2009) Review 

 Continuing my prep for the new season I have now watched Season 2 of The Clone Wars and this is my review for the show. The premise of the season sees The Jedi of The Republic have to deal with threats outside of the Sepratists starting with The Bounty Hunter Cad Bane. 

Main Character

The main character of the season is Anakin Skywalker and I thought his character was better this season. He still has the reckless and daring attitude that he had in the past but this season added more depth to the role, you start to get small incling into his evil turn in the future and it is handled very well and is clear to be a slow build. 

Supporting Characters

Obi-Wan Kenobi is the main supporting character and the relationship between him and Anakin is great and it really adds depth to their relationship which really helps build depth to their meetings later on in the franchise. Also, there is some added depth to his character that really gets you thinking about him in his later appearances. Ashoka Tano is used in the show a bit more sparingly but her character develops this season and I think the use of her character makes sure she doesn't transition to becoming an annoying character. There are some entertaining villains in the season, with the standouts being Cad Bane & Aurra Sing though I would like to have seen more of them in their roles. 

Story

The story is more cohesive this season with fewer filler episodes. The mini arcs usually fill a few episodes at a time but it is more interesting last season as it is not just watching Clones vs droids every episode. Also the story develops to some more mature themes and morality issues, the Jedi and Republic aren't portrayed as just simple good guys and it makes you question some of their actions and their moral compass, it does a better job here then it does in the films. 

Script

The script has some good humour and drama to it, but I felt like none of it really stood out. There wasn't a moment or a specific set of dialogue that stood out and made the characters feel more human then they are. 

Style

The show has some good action scenes to it and the different settings makes it feel fresh and different in the different arcs of the show. However, like last season there is 22 episodes and this is just too many, I think it could have been cut down even a few and it would have been really high quality and wouldn't sometimes drag like it does. 

Overall

Overall, this is a much improvement on the first season and does a great job of building the Star Wars world and make it feel more then just the war between The Republic and The Sepratists. 

Rating - 8/10