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« on: January 20, 2013, 11:15 AM »
I have to say, I think Eminence was the best episode so far this season. Maul and Savage are a force to be reckoned with. Their scheming against the Mandalorians, all while building an alliance with them, really gets to the heart of the Sith identity. Using a potential adversary for your own gain, all while planning on betraying them in the long term makes Darth Maul look like a far more sophisticated character than we ever saw in The Phantom Menace.
I definitely enjoyed watching Maul, Savage and the Death Watch going to Mustafar to meet with Black Sun. Bringing the Falleen & Black Sun in to the mix was a very nice nod to Xizor from Shadows of the Empire. And if you're a fan of the comics it was also a cool callback to the Dark Horse limited series that featured Darth Maul taking on Black Sun prior to the events of The Phantom Menace.
....And then they take on the Hutt crime families? That was pretty amazing. First they go to Nal Hutta, which is a major EU gem. Yeah, I know the show has gone there before, but this time it just had a bit more gravity. Plus, the combined Sith / Death Watch / Black Sun forces attack Jabba's Palace on Tatooine?
My only gripe here? That we had to sit through that terrible Onderon arc, and the first half of the D-Squad arc to get here.