The Clone Wars - S7E4: Unfinished Business
THE CLONE WARS - DISNEY +Despite a rather lame title, Unfinished Business, Episode four is the most thrilling yet. It feels like the episode that many people were hoping for with the announcement of a new season and it delivers on just about all fronts.
It holds up to the expectations that come with a title like The Clone Wars. The whole run time is essentially one battle of the titular wars and it’s choreographed, edited, shot and scripted to perfection. The set-pieces feel massive, the stakes are high and the Jedi are cool. Visuals and music, once again, rule throughout the episode – with the most ambitious camera moves yet and the most bombastic score so far.
However, don’t let all of the explosions dissuade the sentimental viewers out there. The episode is rounded off with the most pathos this season has seen and it works wonder. It’s touching and completes this four-episode arc with poignancy.
There are two fronts to this episode’s battle: the all-out ground assault led by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu and the stealth mission led by the Bad Batch, Rex and Anakin. Both plotlines serve their narrative and thematic purposes while allowing for plenty of spectacle. There’s also a fair bit of comedy that works better than in previous episodes, including a speech that Mace delivers to some droids and another bit of droid slapstick involving Wrecker, a member of the Bad Batch.The latter bit falls right in the middle of an off-the-walls, cool action sequence that may remind some viewers of the Legolas/Gimli rivalry in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Crosshair’s feat is especially pleasing to witness.
Unfinished Business will really remind viewers why they fell in love with the show in the first place, with satisfying emotional arcs, brilliant action scenes and the scope of a true war. Add in the updated visuals and fans have got a feast on their hands. One shot that particularly impressed was a shot of Rex walking forward with the Bad Batch in the background. It comes at the end of the episode and is sure to make appreciators of cinematography very pleased.
Most of all, Unfinished Business justifies the more average first three episodes of the season, as it delivers on their promise and makes one sad that this arc is over. It remains to be seen whether the rest of the season can be just as satisfying but for now, this fan is eager to find out.
