Friday 28 September 2012

"SOMETIMES HEROES FALL..." 'THE CLONE WARS' SEASON FIVE BEGINS!

No longer seen as an out of the way hologram in the series, the physical embodiment of Darth Sidous is now one very pissed off Sith Lord, out to restore balance to the Dark Side in THE CLONE WARS Season Five.

Revenge, tragedy and betrayal: the evil of the Dark Side of the Force is escalating to a new crescendo of terror in the fifth season of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, making its stellar animated premiere on the US CARTOON NETWORK from tomorrow morning's new time slot.

And it looks even more of a packed season than anything we've seen previously, if that's possible, and presumably carrying on the multi-episode arcs storytelling of last season. We have the return of the Maul brothers, their alliance with Death Watch and the Black Sun crime cartel to take Mandalore, and the following civil war that branches out from it, a pissed off Darth Sidious out to restore brutal and bloody order to his grand scheme against the Republic, the building beginnings of resentment and bitterness towards the Jedi from the people they've sworn their lives to protect, a great adventure for Artoo and some of his Astro Droid buddies, Ahsoka and Ventress possibly joining forces, Padme reunited with ex-lover Clovis, and facing another assassination attempt, a huge epic battle on the Expanded Universe popular world of Onderon, and lots more angst and emotional struggle for Anakin and Obi-wan, their friendship often challenged in leading their galactic Clone Troopers ever further into conflict, as the war seems out of control and unstoppable leading up to the film events of EPISODE III.

Here's a few snaps from the recent epic, and we do mean epic, trailer: StarWars.com | Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Trailer

Supreme Chancellor Palpatine confers with the Jedi about the new threat from Darth Maul...
...as Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Yoda listen on.
War on Onderon rages...
A Clone Trooper fights on 'till the last drop of his blood has been spilt!
Artoo and a team of droids are part of an ambitious new Jedi plan. Note the welcome reappearance of Jedi Tera Sinube.
Deadly partnership. Black Sun and the Death Watch plan to attack Mandalore.
Pre Vizsla is one very happy mercenary!
Anakin enters the underbelly of Coruscant's 1313 level in search of his prey.
A re-match between Asajj Ventress and Ahsoka Tano leads to an unlikely partnership...
Obi-Wan infiltrates the Death Watch and gets more than he bargained for.
Anakin gets jealous all over again with Padme and her ex, Rush Clovis.
Mid-air problems for Ahsoka and Anakin in their Starfighters.
Maul and a betrayed Pre Vizsla clash!
Another epic battle awaits our heroes...
Hold tight! Obi-Wan holds dearly on to Duchess Satine.
Death Watch. The new rulers of Mandalore?
Possibly the moment of Season Five? Sidious takes on Maul and Savage!

Some more clips to keep the appetites whetted:

EXCLUSIVE clip from The Clone Wars: Season 5 - Black Sun Arrives! - YouTube

Star Wars: The Clone Wars -- First look at Darth Maul | Inside TV | EW.com

Celebration VI Coverage: Joel Aron and Dave Filoni Q&A and SUDDENLY GEORGE LUCAS | Tosche Station

Comic-Con: Star Wars The Clone Wars Season 5 Exclusive - Meet Obi-Wan's Surprising New Allies - IGN

'Clone Wars': Season 5 Trailer shows Darth Maul and Death Watch | Inside TV | EW.com

‘Star Wars’ reignites - The Daily

'Star Wars: Clone Wars' Season 5: See exclusive trailer | Inside TV | EW.com

Uneasy alliances on tap for new season of 'Clone Wars'

The war continues. And the STAR WARS saga continues...

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