Hammer and Floppy continue their Clone Wars journey by covering the Malevolence arc.

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• (00:00:14) - Intro and Homework Recap
• (00:01:14) - Plo Koon and Kit Fisto Nostalgia
• (00:02:40) - Rising Malevolence: Clones with Character
• (00:05:06) - Shadow of Malevolence: Heavy-Handed References
• (00:06:54) - Anakin's Recklessness and Losses
• (00:08:56) - Obi-Wan's Zesty Energy
• (00:09:55) - Destroy Malevolence: Palpatine, Dooku, and Sidious Confusion
• (00:11:58) - Debating Dooku's Knowledge of Sidious
• (00:14:53) - George Lucas's Loose Planning and Darth Icky
• (00:15:38) - Padme's Rescue and the C3PO/R2 Continuity Problem
• (00:19:13) - General Grievous as an Unconvincing Villain
• (00:20:46) - Firefighter Droids and Star Wars Nostalgia
• (00:22:26) - Tone Debate: Dark vs Hopeful Star Wars
• (00:23:11) - Luke Skywalker's Arc and Mark Hamill's Headcanon
• (00:26:54) - Star Wars Games and Next Episode Preview

Hammer walks Floppy through the beginning of Star Wars The Clone Wars as the two discuss the 2008 movie as well as season 1 episode 1 "Ambush".

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• (00:00:14) - Intro and Show Premise
• (00:01:23) - Homework: The Clone Wars 2008 Movie
• (00:02:49) - Initial Impressions of Animation and Pacing
• (00:05:28) - Character Performances and Nicknames
• (00:07:32) - Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Clone Trooper Frustrations
• (00:08:39) - Clone Trooper Humanity Debate
• (00:11:29) - Prisoner Logic and Villain Overload
• (00:12:57) - Surprises and Emotional Connection
• (00:15:26) - Ventress, Jabba's Uncle, and Hutt Nitpicks
• (00:18:39) - Dooku's Motivations Discussion
• (00:20:20) - Overall Story Structure Critique
• (00:23:56) - Final Verdict on the Movie
• (00:26:58) - Transition to the TV Show: Episode One 'Ambush'
• (00:28:33) - Yoda's Portrayal and Speech Patterns
• (00:31:22) - Clone Troopers and Emotional Weight
• (00:32:37) - Republic to Empire Foreshadowing
• (00:34:33) - Rule of Two and Grievous Teaser
• (00:35:55) - Wrap-up and Next Assignment

Hammer takes the FTC crew through some more vanilla scented Star Wars trivia.

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