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…then you are missing some of the best and most daring storytelling that the Star Wars saga has enjoyed in a heap many moon!

I found myself genuinely shocked at how much I enjoyed the three-part “Nightsisters” arc which concluded a week ago this past Friday. Written by Katie Lucas (daughter of The Flanneled One himself), the storyline showed that Lucasfilm does have the willpower to not play things safe… as well as bring on some bigtime “What the…?!” moments (which if you saw the final moments of “Witches of the Mist” you know what I’m talking about). That new villain Savage Oppress is voiced by Clancy Brown (who I still think should eventually provide the voice of Darth Bane) was the sprinkles on top of a fine dessert indeed.

And then there was this past week’s episode, which featured the return of Liam Neeson as the voice of Qui-Gon ...

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Just finished watching this week’s episode of Star Wars: Clone Wars on Cartoon Network. This is one show that has gradually and without ceasing, surpassed my expectations. But I had especially high hopes for tonight’s installment, “Death Trap”. Wouldn’t surprise me if this episode had a series’ record number of people watching it.

And why? Because it’s been known for awhile that “Death Trap” hails the return of Boba Fett: the most infamous – and most popular – bounty hunter of the entire Star Wars pantheon.

It will be thirty years next month since Boba Fett was first seen in The Empire Strikes Back, and fully eight since a young Boba fought alongside his father Jango in Attack of the Clones…

So he’s not yet the Mandalorian-armored mercenary that will eventually stalk the galaxy. But “Death Trap” definitely gave us plenty of the up-and-coming Boba Fett in high-gear ...

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