The finale of ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ is one of the best pieces of SW media to date
Ahsoka Tano and Commander Rex are trapped in the med-bay. Clone troopers are breaking down the door to execute Ahsoka per Darth Sideous’ infamous Order 66. Not wanting to kill or hurt any of the troopers, Ahsoka presents her escape plan to Rex, telling him to set his blasters to stun. The two fight their way through the ship in an attempt to reach a shuttle.
Darth Maul has made his way to the hyperdrive room to disable the ship and force it out of hyperspace, all the while listening to the clones via a slain trooper’s wrist communicator. The ship ends up too close to a moon and begins falling to the surface.
Aided by the droids, Ashoka and Rex make for the hanger as Rex says he’d be “proud” of the clones “if they weren’t trying to kill us.” Cut off from the hanger by a platoon of clones, Rex thinks they should fight their way through, but Ahsoka declines, not wanting to kill them. Rex says the clones don’t care; they’re willing to die and take them with them. She removes his helmet to reveal tears streaming down his cheeks. She tells him he’s a good soldier and while they may be willing to die, she’s not going to be the one to do it.
Rex enters the hangar with Ahsoka at gunpoint while trooper Jesse tells him to follow Order 66 and kill her. Rex attempts to argue semantics that Ahsoka isn’t technically a Jedi anymore, therefore he doesn’t have to kill her. Rex tosses Ahsoka her lightsabers as the droids drop the hangar elevator, knocking most of the troopers out in the fall. Maul arrives and makes for the shuttle, Force-pushing Ashoka into the pit. As he attempts to take off, Ahsoka holds the ship back with the Force (it’s an awesome visual). Rex takes a shot to the shoulder, and Ahsoka lets Maul flee, spinning full-circle with her blades in the deck to cut a hole for them to fall through out of danger. Jesse orders the clones to open fire, but the droids raise the elevator again and are executed for their efforts. Super sad.
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