The Clone Wars S2E10 "The Deserter"The hosts dive into one of The Clone Wars' most thought-provoking episodes, examining Rex's encounter with Cut Lawquane—a clone who abandoned the war to build a family. This episode raises uncomfortable questions about choice, duty, and whether the clones are essentially slave soldiers fighting a war they never agreed to join.Topics Discussed:
- Are Cut's children biologically his? The math doesn't add up with the war's timeline, but does it matter for the story being told?
- Can clones reproduce? Examining the evidence for and against clone fertility in Star Wars canon
- Is desertion justified when you never had a choice? How Cut's arguments challenge Rex's understanding of duty and honor
- Why does this pivotal episode come so early? Should this moment have fundamentally changed Rex's character going forward?
- How does the non-chronological storytelling affect character development? The frustrations and benefits of The Clone Wars' scattered timeline
- What's the historical context? How late-2000s attitudes about Iraq and Afghanistan inform this episode's themes
Star Wars Generations Podcast is transitioning to an every-other-week schedule while covering older Clone Wars material.
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