I guess you were right about the secret information they were carrying, such as the routes directly to Coruscant and other Republic worlds.

Anyway, episode 21 of season three:
I like the setting. Felucia is always a nice world to look at but again Im not sure at which point in the timeline we are supposed to be at since we are returning to Felucia again. I guess this episode stands somewhere at the ROTS side of the timeline due to "older" character models being used.

Plo's super force jump gave me a horrible, horrible flashback to the cartoon CW series.. oh fooey!

And am I the only one who caught tremendous Predator vibes out of those Transdoshans? I loved it. Only wished Bossk would have been there too.

Now you Yanks have finally seen the finale we can now talk about it I guess. I like that it was a more intimate story, usually the finales climax with big battles that pull out all the stops, but here they managed to do that in a different way, creating a fantastic two parter with so much action (though on a smaller scale), cool references and a plethora of crowd pleasing moments. The Trandoshan Hunters going all Predator on everyone's arse was a master stroke. Surprised it has not been done before, and there is lots of fun to be had trying to identify all the bizarre trophies scattered around the Hunting Lodge. Another cool thing was just how dense and detailed the jungle moon environment was, was really beautiful, and this was after already showing Felucia at night which looks just breathtaking.

Then there was the fact that we're seeing more development in Ahsoka's character, showing her growing up and being able to handle herself even without Anakin at her side, and once again with the final face off with the Trandoshan leader showing her darker side.

And all this is before we even consider the big draw of the finale, the introduction of Chewbacca to The Clone Wars. I have to say it doesn't disappoint. The animation looks spot on, they've really captured the look and feel of that old Wookiee, and he also gets a classic little E.T. style moment, just one of the many cool pop culture references in there.

Basically, job's a good 'un. A very fitting finale to series 3.

And now there's the Series 4 preview. Some seriously cool stuff happening there, Mon Calamari warriors in an underwater battle which brings to mind the original 2D animated Clone Wars TV series. Is that the future Admiral Ackbar we spy? Grevious vs a Gungan?! As Mechag2 rightly observes, with Grevious getting his butt handed to him?! Clone Troopers now fully converted to the Mk.II armour, and a Headhunter? Hard to say, all a bit of a blur and very close to the camera, but it could be. Bring on the Autumn I say.

Pretty cool interview with Dave Filoni regarding the Clone Wars and a few titbits about season 4.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/04/03/star- … ve-filoni/