They may also clock in the callbacks to The Clone Wars 2008 pilot: first with Anakin feigning surrender to Separatist forces like Obi-Wan Kenobi did and Ahsoka Tano descending upon a ramp to meet her Master Skywalker and Kenobi. Movie viewers will recognize the beats with anticipation and dread.
Fitting, as the first chapter of the hyped-up Siege of Mandalore finale arc snaps into a timeline set by Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
“Old Friends Not Forgotten,” episode 9 of the final Clone Wars season on Disney Plus, opens with John Williams’ classic Star Wars fanfare and the timbre of a blockbuster movie.
