by The Wrong Jedi
July 7, 2013 in Episode Guides by Firebird
#108 Season 5 Episode 20
“Never give up hope, no matter how dark things seem.”
On trial for murder, Ahsoka faces her greatest challenge
Ahsoka Tano has been captured and must face trial for sedition, murder, and destructive acts of terrorism. As the Galactic Republic military seeks justice, Ahsoka feels increasingly abandoned by the Jedi Council.
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Original Airdate: 2 March 2013
Writer: Charles Murray
Director: Dave Filoni
Concept Art and Trivia
Seated in the Jedi Council is a new animation model — Coleman Ckaj, who is briefly glimpsed in Episode III.
As a deliberate misdirection, the trailer for this episode changed the color of Barriss Offee’s lightsaber in Anakin’s hand from blue to green. Not the first time that a stunt like this was pulled so less of a surprise than it might have been.
A new area of the Jedi Temple exterior revealed this episode is the training ground, near the base of the Temple’s central spire, where grows an ancient gnarled tree with golden boughs. The youngling class from “The Gathering” arc of episodes are trained here by Tera Sinube. Illustration by Andre Kirk.
Barriss’ rebuke against the Jedi Order, though they led to dark actions, is a hundred percent true.
The design of the military courtroom is clearly Imperial. Suspended from the ceilings are cylindrical terminals resembling those found in the Death Star.
Barriss’ quarters are marked by the same black diamond pattern she has on her face.
This is the first time we see the Jedi Temple Guard in action. They carry large double-bladed lightsabers — lightsaber pikes — which are the first lightsabers in cinematic canon to emit a yellow blade. In the planning stages, they were originally to be green.
The dramatic sky seen outside the Jedi Temple in the final scene was based on an actual image of the East Bay sky photographed by Dave Filoni during production of this episode.
Playing the role of Palpatine in this episode is actor Tim Curry. He is known for roles in such works as The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clue, Legend, and It.
The traditional end credits music for this episode has been changed to better preserve the emotions of the final scene. Rather than iris out to the end credits, the final shot fades to black. At the time fans didn’t know the true significance as the cancellation of the show wasn’t announced until some time later.
Well done. This episode had Barriss vs. Anakin it had Anakin Vs. Ventress and we got to see the younglings as well for a short briefing. It had great suspense because we knew it would lead up to Anakin confronting Barriss eventually. It was well done and I enjoyed it 8/10. I would have liked to see Luminari’s reaction once she realized her padawan had did what she did though.
I wanted to see Luminara’s reaction, too. Maybe we would have in Season Six but now we’ll never know.
She was very suttle when she almost realized Barriss died back in “Weapons factory” of season 2 and she wasn’t surprised and it didn’t come to a shock at all either, she was prepared for letting her die if need be. So more than likely she would be suttle again and say something like “Well it was least I expect from such a proud student as Barriss, but her fate is no longer in our hands”. Or something of along those lines.
Most powerful episode.
Other than the ending I thought this episode was a bit average.
At the end of this re-watch, I enjoyed 60 of 108 episodes which I guess is good. 🙂
“It’s true! My Master abandoned me, and that’s exactly what you did to her… you and your precious Jedi Order.” 😥
Even though it was Cannon for Barriss to die in this episode (because she was in Revenge, just off camera) It will still bug me to know that she’s in Revenge and that she died in TCW before that movie occurred. It’s considered Cannon because she was not showed on camera during the movie but still. It’s like she has two deaths, one from TCW and one from episode 3, it’s just ones off camera.
Nevermind she didn’t die I don’t know why I was thinking she did. I ment even though it was cannon for her to turn bad I don’t like the fact she was on the good side in Revenge but before she was on the bad side in TCW. Even thought it’s considered cannon because she wasn’t on camera in episode 3.
If she wasn’t on camera, she wasn’t there.
Yeah, true. But even though she wasn’t it still makes it seem out of place that the movie after TCW she’s good again although she’s not there technically because she’s off camera.
She’s in prison or dead.
She’s not in the movie at all. She’s just seen in a deleted scene, but that doesn’t mean anything.
It was a good episode to watch but honestly I wasn’t really sad when Ahsoka left she was never my favorite character and I know Season 5 had alot around her to make this a bigger impact but now when you look at season 5 as the least season I feel the Younglings arc and Onderon arc where just needless stories that did not need to be told.
Count the Droid arc in there as well. Those arcs could have been replaced to help wrap the clone wars up better.
I have to admit, perhaps the saddest thing from this episode is that it now marks an end for the Clone Wars. Yes Bonus Content is at work but yeez who knows if we’ll get em properly or proudly with this Disney. The second saddest thing for me was the “Fall” of many stories and the shocking turning points we got to see. Ahsoka’s departure, well, couldn’t get sadder. Knowing the Council’s indulgence to the Senate’s growing corruption and excesive supremacy would be another dissapointing and sad thing. Having a good naive character such as Barriss falling to such a point was also depressing. A good girl, jedi, as well as a friendship was lost in this episode :(.
It was quiite dramatic that Ahsoka walked down the very same steps that Anakin will lead the 501st up in operation nightfall I thought Barris v Anakin was very well done. I knew when Anakin looked at Ahsoka in the courtroom the ending would not be a happy one you can see it in her face Yes I did admit to AE that I had something in my eye at the end of this episode 🙁
I felt so empty in the week after… I couldn’t rewatch the episode fully, and it STILL hurts me to watch the end.
Barriss, sadly, was right.
You know, now that I think about it I think that this was one of the best ways for Ahsoka to leave the scene, if she had to. If she had died, for example, there would be no possibility that she would ever show up again later in the series (or now) the bonus content.
She doesn’t have to return.
One of the best episodes this show has ever done! Probably my favorite episode of Season 5 as well together with The Lawless.