The Hondo Caravan: Bria’s Watching The Clone Wars
One year ago today, I made a very poor life decision: I decided to reread the Star Wars Expanded Universe. That train wreck (did you see what I did there?) resulted in what has become known as the...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Begun the Clone Wars Have
Welcome to the very first stop on the Hondo Caravan! This week, I started from the very beginning and boy was this interesting. I’ve got a couple of notes before we get into the individual episodes...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: And then Jar Jar happened
Look sir! More droids! I probably should’ve saved that joke for a few more discs down the line but oh well. This week, Artoo was awesome, certain Jedi were kicked butt, and oh no it’s Jar Jar Binks....
View ArticleHondo Caravan: It’s Hondo Time!
Hondo! That’s the difference between the Hondo Caravan and the Waru Express folks. With the Waru, I spent months dreading and working my way towards The Crystal Star. With the Hondo, I get to meet...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Ziro Strikes Back
Aaaand we’re wrapping up Season 1 today with 6 action packed episodes! It’s amazing how fast episodes go compared to books. Blue Shadow Virus Get in losers, we’re going to Naboo! I’ll just be over...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Not The Children!
The weather outside might be frightful (well, in some parts of the world) so clearly the best way to counter it is to watch some more Clone Wars! Season Two is off to a solid start as Cad Bane enacts...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: And Now Barriss!
Season Two continues along with episodes filled with not only a bunch of awesomely badass female Jedi (oh and the male Jedi too I guess) but also the return of General Grievous! Okay, let’s be honest:...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Welcome To Mandalore?
We’ve got a post a day early for you thanks to the holiday this week and… uhhh… Look, we finally arrived at the first of the Mandalorian episodes. If you’ve seen the show before, need I say more? Or...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: No One Saw That Coming?
We’re wrapping up Season Two today with more Hondo and some super bad life decisions on the part of, well, most of the characters in the show. Bounty Hunters I’m already amused by the parallels between...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: The Clone Wars’ Greatest Hits Album
Aaaaaand we’re off with Season Three of the Clone Wars! Clone Cadets I’ll admit that when I saw the episode title that I was worried that I was going to start screaming about how won’t someone think of...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Ziro’s Last Hurrah
Bounty Hunters, Ziro, and Bad Decisions! (Oh my!) As we reach the halfway mark, it’s a handful of episodes filled with both Ziro the Hutt and a fair amount of politics. Make of that what you will....
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Dathomir and Mortis
It’s all about arcs with today’s disc of episodes as we dive first into Dathomir and the Nightsisters and then into the Mortis arc. My reaction to the two was… well, let’s just call it varied for now....
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Time For A Thrilling Prison Break
The good news is that I’ve recovered from that bad taste Mortis left in my mouth. The bad news is that I am somehow already at the end of Season Three. How on earth did that already happen? Well, I...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: It’s A Wet Wet World
Season Four! Can you believe we’re already here? I certainly can’t. The good news is that it’s off to a crazy good start with a trio of episodes set on Mon Calamari and some excellent animation and...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Jedi Scum
Did the antagonistic title get your attention? Did it? Sensationalist journalism, folks! Actually, I jest. The title does tie in though because wow do we have a sorry excuse for a Jedi in these...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Let’s Put Anakin In Bad Situations
I feel like I should say this right off the bat: this is a disc of episodes in which people make really stupid decisions. Like… really stupid. But it’s okay. Our heroes survive. More or less. We...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Assassinations and Resurrections
It’s a bit of a mixed bag of plot lines as Season 4 wraps up. Obi-Wan’s undercover work from the last disc continues, Asajj Ventress returns, and… well… so does someone else. I bet you can guess who....
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Some Darn Good Television
It’s an extra long post today as the Season Five discs are supersized. It’s even an supersized Hondo week as I attempt to watch the entire season before Season Six drops on Friday. Can I do it? Will...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Why Did It Have To Be Droids?
It’s a bit of a mixed bag on today’s edition of the Hondo Caravan. We’ve got one more episode in the Youngling arc, an arc that makes me want to take a nap, and then the return of the Brothers …...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: The Wrong Jedi Indeed
The Lost Missions aka Season Six of the Clone Wars is out on Netflix today so it’s only fitting that I wrap up planned version of the Hondo Caravan today. And yes, I watched the entirety of Season...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Don’t Execute Order 66
The Lost Missions have been found and Season Six has finally arrived! Gosh, it feels like just last week that I finished watching Season Five. Up first, we’ve got the Clone Trooper arc. In the...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Time For Teamwork
We’re back with the Hondo Caravan for another arc of the Lost Missions. This time, we’re focusing on Padmé as she goes to negotiate with the Banking Clan and encounters an old acquaintance along the...
View ArticleHondo Caravan: Yoda and The End
There’s one last Lost Mission to watch as the Clone Wars and the Hondo Caravan draw to a close today. We won’t keep you waiting though so let’s get right to Yoda’s adventure! The Lost One Just what...
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