Lightsaber Lost
"Lightsaber Lost"
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- "Easy isn't always simple."
- ―Moral[4]
"Lightsaber Lost" is the eleventh episode ofSeason Two of theStar Wars: The Clone Wars television series. It aired onJanuary 22,2010 after the series went on a two week hiatus.
Official description[]
When a wily pickpocket steals Ahsoka's lightsaber, she enlists the help of an ancient Jedi to track down her weapon and reclaim her honor.
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| Episode 11 LIGHTSABER LOST |
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War creates opportunity for the criminalunderworld! Ruthless mercenariesconspire with the Separatists to disruptand exploit the unstable situation withinthe Republic.Now, Anakin Skywalker and AhsokaTano descend into the treacherousgangster havens in an effort to find acorrupt and vile arms dealer who isbuying weapons on the black market andselling them to the Republic's enemies.... |
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- "A thief stole my lightsaber, and I only got a quick look at him."
- ―Ahsoka Tano, to Tera Sinube[4]
Anakin andAhsoka are in the slums ofCoruscant searching forCar Affa, an arms dealer selling Republic weapons to theSeparatists. They arrive at a bar where Affa is hiding, and Anakin instructs Ahsoka to wait outside while he apprehends the fugitive. When the patrons storm out of the bar, Ahsoka is jostled to the ground by the crowd. When she realizes herlightsaber is missing, she catches a glimpse of it in the hands of a pickpocket. She chases the thief, but loses him in the crowd. Unwilling to inform Anakin about her loss, she heads to theArchives in theJedi Temple in hopes that Jocasta Nu can help her find the thief. She proves no help at all due to her limited knowledge of Coruscant’s criminal element, but hope is not lost because she is able to serendipitously direct her towards the one person who can help:Tera Sinube, aJediMaster with specialized knowledge about Coruscant's criminal underworld. Sinube finds Ahsoka's thief in the database, aPatrolian namedBannamu. Before Ahsoka rushes off, Sinube insists that he comes along on her adventure, advising her that slowing down will help her find what she's looking for.
Back in the slum district, they are directed to Bannamu's hideout—theSpider Arms Hostel. Ahsoka eventually locates Bannamu, and learns that he has sold herlightsaber to an assassin calledNack Movers. The two Jedi hurry to find him, while Sinube advises Ahsoka again to be patient in their search. At the apartment owned by Movers' girlfriend, they find that the lock has been cut open and Movers has been killed. The two Jedi soon see a frightened female calledIone Marcy hiding in the apartment, who asks if the men who killed Movers have gone. Ahsoka goes to search the bedroom, where she gets attacked byCassie Cryar, wielding Ahsoka's lightsaber. Upon learning that Ahsoka is a Jedi (not knowing she’s a Padawan training as a Jedi, that is), Cassie jumps through the window and runs away along the city's rooftops. Ahsoka chases after her and contacts Sinube, informing him about the development.
Sinube realizes an inconsistency due to the fact that Ahsoka's attacker was a female while Ione Marcy claims thatmen had broken into the apartment. Coupled with sensing something more than just shock in her, Sinube deduces that Ione Marcy was involved in the crime. He subtly attaches atracking device to her and summonsGU-series Guardian police droids, but Ione escapes in anairspeeder.
Meanwhile, Ahsoka is closing on Cassie on the top of a high building, when Cassie jumps and lands in Ione's passing speeder. Sinube picks up Ahsoka in another speeder, and they follow the tracking device to atrain station. Police droids apprehend Ione, but Cassie manages to dash off onto the top of a departing train. Ahsoka runs after her and they ultimately enter a wagon, where Cassie takes aTwi'lek mother and child as hostages, still with Ahsoka's lightsaber in her hand. When the train arrives at the next station, Cassie attempts to run away again, but Sinube, having gotten to the station first, intercepts her and disarms her. Cassie is arrested. Later, Sinube suggests that Ahsoka should share the lesson she has learned as they head to the Jedi Temple. Master Yoda greets them and invites Ahsoka to share with theyounglings the value of patience and the responsibilities of never losing their lightsabers.
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The flashback in this episode contains a scene from theSeason One finale, "Hostage Crisis." Although aired first, according tothe official chronology those events would not occur until well after those of "Lightsaber Lost."
When Ahsoka visits Jocasta Nu in the Jedi Archives Library, a criminal file onBrea Tonnika is open on the computer Nu is using. The Aurebesh text next to her picture reads "LAST SEEN ON CORUSCANT WANTED FOR MURDER."
When Ahsoka is looking for a lightsaber to buy near the noodle bar, behind her on the wall is written "Massage."
When Ahsoka and Master Sinube are walking down the hall toward Nack Movers' apartment, Ahsoka's sash keeps clipping through the bottom of her skirt.
When Ahsoka is chasing Cassie Cryar, numerous floating advertising boards they jump over featureAurebesh writing. One such board reads "SODA," another reads "STAR TOURS GLEE ANSELM CALL 1-800-555-6576 NOW!" The text underPalpatine reads "KUAT DRIVE YARDS AWARD" before being cut off.
Despite the fact that one of the floating ads Ahsoka jumps on involves Palpatine making a speech and that the speech is included in the quotes on the episode guide, neither the character norIan Abercrombie, theSupreme Chancellor's usual voice actor, appear in the credits.
A list of destinations that pops up at thehovertrain station hasBurbank listed, a reference and in-joke tothe town inCalifornia. A similar in-joke would appear later in the Season 5 episode, "To Catch a Jedi."
Pablo Hidalgo mentioned that Cassie Cryar and Ione Marcy were intended to have been lovers.[5]
The episode is based on the classic 1949Akira Kurosawa filmStray Dog, which revolves around a newly promoted Japanese police detective attempting to recover his stolen pistol with the aid of a veteran investigator.
The ending of the episode has two stained glasswindows that aren't completely visible that depictedValenthyne Farfalla leading theArmy of Light, and Farfalla andLordHoth from the comic book seriesStar Wars: Jedi vs. Sith.[6][7]
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Sources[]
Ahsoka Teams with an Elderly Jedi Master to Find Her Lost Lightsaber onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)- Coruscant Billboard fromThe Clone Wars onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Lightsaber Lost onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
- "Lightsaber Lost" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars onStarWars.com(backup link)
- The Clone Wars Rewatch: A Padawan's Pride and a "Lightsaber Lost" onStarWars.com(backup link)
- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
- 10 Essential Ahsoka Tano Episodes onStarWars.com(backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.8
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Lightsaber Lost onStarWars.com(original site is defunct) - ↑Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "The Deserter" and "The Mandalore Plot" to21 BBY. Since
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Chronological Episode Order onStarWars.com(backup link) places "Lightsaber Lost" between "The Deserter" and "The Mandalore Plot," it must also be set in 21BBY. - ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars Chronological Episode Order onStarWars.com(backup link) places "Lightsaber Lost" between "The Deserter" and "The Mandalore Plot", which are both dated to21 BBY byThe Official Star Wars Fact File Part 2121 BBY 3-6: Intrigues in the Outer Rim
- ↑4.04.1Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lightsaber Lost"
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) onTwitter (post onFebruary 27,2016):"For those talking about the subject, note that Cassie Cryar and Ione Marcy were written as a couple in a relationship."(screenshot) (content now obsolete)
- ↑Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith
- ↑Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Two
External links[]
- "Lightsaber Lost" on theAurebesh Wiki
