Supply Lines
"Supply Lines"
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- "Where there's a will, there's a way."
- ―Moral[4]
"Supply Lines" is the third episode of theStar Wars: The Clone Wars television series'third season. It aired onSeptember 24,2010 and served as a prequel to the series' premiere episode, "Ambush."
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Ryloth is under siege. Trapped on the surface, Jedi Master Di rallies the local forces with the help of Cham Syndulla. Desperate to save them, the Jedi Council dispatches Senator Bail Organa and Representative Jar Jar Binks to the planet Toydaria, where they are to convince the neutral regent, King Katuunko, to send aid to Ryloth. Bail and Jar Jar must convince Toydaria that their cause is just -- before it's too late. Trade Federation envoy Lott Dod attempts to prevent the Toydarians from giving up their neutrality. Katuunko follows his conscience and secretly aids the Republic, which Jar Jar is able to keep secret from the snooping Trade Federation agents with his inimitable distractions.
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A world under siege! The Separatistshave launched a massive offensive againstthe planet Ryloth. A blockade of deadlybattleships has cut off any support forthe dwindling Republic defenses.Though they have fought valiantly withthe help of Twi'lek freedom fighter ChamSyndulla, hope is fading for Jedi MasterDi and his men as the droid army closesin.... |
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Ryloth has beeninvaded andblockaded by the Separatists, and Jedi MasterIma-Gun Di along withhis clone troopers, andTwi'lek Resistance leaderCham Syndulla are hardpressed to maintain their positions against the droid army as supplies run low. Master Di makes contact with the Republic relief supply fleet under AdmiralDao who is in no position to deliver supplies himself - as he has fallen under attack by the Separatist blockade. Dao makes contact with theJedi Temple, begging that reinforcements be dispatched, before his ship is destroyed. Since no other relief forces are close by, the Jedi Council (represented byYoda,Mace Windu, andObi-Wan Kenobi) asksSenator Organa, who has just finished a senate mission, to travel to nearbyToydaria and ask KingKatuunko to use the planet as a supply staging base.Jar Jar Binks is dispatched to assist him.
Organa and Jar Jar are granted an audience with the king and his council, but negotiations are rendered complicated by the arrival ofLott Dod, the Senate representative of theTrade Federation sent byCountDooku, who has caught wind of Organa's mission. Organa and Binks stress their humanitarian intentions in the matter, but Dod points out that by agreeing to deliver supplies to Ryloth and the Republic troops, Toydaria, who had declared her strict neutrality in this war, would be taking sides and thus shatter her principles. After thorough consideration, Katuunko officially denies the Republic their rights to a base on Toydaria, but afterwards he secretly meets Organa and Binks and tells them that the humanitarian factor has actually gained his favor. He agrees to load Organa's ship with a preliminary supply of provisions if Organa can keep the involvement of Toydaria secret. Organa hits upon the plan to have Jar Jar distract Dod during a banquet, a task which the Gungan performs with extraordinary skill, while Organa supervises the loading of the relief supplies.
Meanwhile, the situation on Ryloth is growing more desperate by the hour, and the Republic and Twi'lek troops are forced to retreat to a safe position. Syndulla announces that his people cannot fight any longer, voicing doubts that the Republic will ever aid them. To cover their escape, Master Di uses a gunship loaded with explosives to cut off a mountain pass leading to their position, forcing the droids down another way, where they can be more easily held off. The droids arrive soon and overrun the remaining clone troopers, but just after CaptainKeeli is gunned down and Di heavily wounded, he receives word that a load of supplies is on its way, and he dies content with the knowledge that the Twi'leks will survive. The supplies are dropped in front of Syndulla's convoy, raising cheers and renewing hope.
As Organa and Binks are bidden farewell by Katuunko, Dod steps in and protests that they have broken the agreement, a claim for which Organa cheekily demands proof. Unable to give any, Dod storms off, fuming, and Katuunko turns to the senators with the announcement that in the light of these events Toydaria may be reconsidering her stance of neutrality, a news that greatly gladdens Organa and Binks.
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Ryloth Under Siege inStar Wars: The Clone Wars! onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Supply Lines onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
- "Supply Lines" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars onStarWars.com(backup link)
- The Clone Wars Rewatch: Ryloth Caught in the Crossfire in "Supply Lines" onStarWars.com(backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.001.011.021.031.041.051.061.071.081.091.10
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Supply Lines onStarWars.com(original site is defunct) - ↑Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Supply Lines" to22 BBY.
- ↑The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 2422 BBY 85-86: The Struggle for Toydaria dates the events of "Supply Lines" to22 BBY.
- ↑4.04.1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Supply Lines"
External links[]
- "Supply Lines" on theAurebesh Wiki
