With this review currently being written on May the fourth it means that it would only be right that something to do with Star Wars would be reviewed. While it would have been super easy to go with quite literally any of the movies or even with some of the more lesser known animation shows I thought that i'd mix it up a bit by reviewing a show that is not only still airing new episodes but who's target audience is little kids as afterall Star Wars is for them as well and so then join me as I review the episodes that sees some younglings go on a secret mission for Yoda with the episodes in question being called simply just "The Young Jedi" and "Yoda's Mission" enjoy.
The plot of "The Young Jedi" is when three younglings head to a new planet where they are to be trained they discover that one of the planets inhabitants is a pirate and has to convince to return all of the things that he's been stealing from around the town while in "Yoda's Mission" Yoda sends the three younglings on a special mission to retrieve something for a celebration that the people of the planet Tenoo or having and that the jedi are due to take part in. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plots that are actually featured / presented to us in these very segments well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plots that are actually featured / presented to us in these segments was in all honesty not that bad as they are both plots that will please the shows target little kid audience with the better plot going to "Yoda's Mission" as the plot of "The Young Jedi" just felt like the stereotypical pilot plot where as with the second plot it was not only a much more stronger plot but it was also alot more focused of a plot where as the first segments plot was a bit on the weak side of things with the plot not really kicking in until the segment was almost over and wasn't really all that focused on which does make sense given just how much that first segment had to set up where as with the second segment they could just get right into the plot with both plots also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in these episodes is Eric Bauza as EB-3 , Taran Killam as Hap and Jamaal Avery Jr. as Kai Brightstar. Also starring in these episodes is Juliet Donenfeld as Lys Solay , Nasim Pedrad as Master Zia Zanna , Emma Berman as Nash Durango , Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs , An Adult Pirate and An Alien Patron , Sarah Kramer as Pord and A Patron , Jonathan Lipow as RJ-83 , Dee and Kumpa , Trey Murphy as Taborr and Piotr Michael as Master Yoda.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in these very episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episodes was in all honesty not that bad. As alot of this shows main actors are kids and so it is hard to judge there acting ability with all of the episodes kid actors doing a fine job with there respective characters but at the same time tho it would have been better if they cast kids had chemistry with each other as the kid actors in these episodes don't come across as having chemistry with each other with it feeling like that they were all recorded separately which is the norm for animated shows and movies but this is the case it would have been more beneficial to the show if the kid actors were all recorded together with it being obvious that the better actors in these episodes are the adult actors just because of the fact that they've had more time voice acting with Piotr Michael making for a really solid Yoda with the best actor from the adult actors being Dee Bradley Baker just because of the fact that he gets to play more characters and he makes them all sound very distinct from one another with the kid actor being Emma Berman just because of the fact that she actually sounds like that she's having the most fun out of all of the kid actors and that is something that does shine through in the final cut of these two episodes with the acting that's in these very episodes also being helped by the fact that the scripts for these episodes was so good that all these episodes actors have to do is just the lines as they are written and a good performance will come out pf them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in these first two episodes.
Doing the animation for these episodes is the legends and the greats that are currently over at ICON Creative Studio. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in thee very episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in these very episodes was in all honesty not that bad as by all rights the animation in these episodes should have been pretty bad given it's target auidence but the shows animation was alot better then what it really had any right to be with really the only issue in regards to the animation being the fact that the animators seem to think that Lightsabers are bendy which got super annoying as that's not how they work and yet for some strange every single time a character does a move and they have there lightsaber out you can see the blade bending as they move and while the animation quality from these two episodes indeed of a really high quality there are little things like that that do take you out of the episode and remind you that your just watching a TV show and while "Yoda's Mission" does have the more stunning animation to look the animation in the first segment isn't that bad either as all of the locations be it the original Jedi temple to even the planet of Tenoo itself do look really good with it being clear that alot more thought and effort went into this shows animation then what was really necessary as no one would have blamed the animators that worked on these two episodes if they chose not to give it there best work and they still turned in some really good animation that could even be considered feature film worthy as it's just that good.
Sadly tho these episodes characters are the kind of characters that you see in alot of shows that are made for little kids. With all of them being just as bland and boring to watch which is fine for a show that's made for little kids but at the same time tho you still do want your characters to be memorable and good and that's something that's just isn't the case for these characters as none of them apart from Yoda isn't that memorable and do nothing memorable and even then Yoda himself is only memorable because of the fact that he's a legacy character ad that's really it with it not really being helped by the fact that all of the episodes main characters have the exact same personality in that there hot headed at times but they also have a heart of gold and will do anything for their friends which is fine for one character but when that's all of your main characters then there's clearly an issue that needs to be fixed as that character type only works because it's the one character and while the episode does try to add in little things like Nubs being the more comedic of the group and Lys being the animal lover of the group the first segment in particualr which is meant to showoff these characters does nothing with these traits and instead just has them all being distilled to the hot headed one with a heart of gold and that's really it and as for Nash there new pilot friend it's hard to even pinpoint just what her characters personality is even meant to be as the whole episode doesn't give her own which is kind of understandable as when your introducing this many characters at once one of them is going to fall through the cracks but at the same time it also means that she's just not that memorable of a character despite the fact that the idea of having a kid pilot is a solid idea for a character.
For those of you that don't know this show is the first and to date only Star Wars animated show to be set during The High Republic era. Thus meaning that while there are plenty of jedi to go around there are no sith characters with the very idea of doing a show that's made for little kids be set during this newly introduced era is a good idea as it's an era that really hasn't been explored all that much and given that there not producing anything for this era anymore that can be seen as being a shame as seeing just what the jedi were like prior to The Phantom Menace and how they got into the shape that they were in at the start of that film is more then a strong enough idea as all it would need is a bunch of really good writers to make it good and with the show being set during that era as well it's also a great way to get little kids into Star Wars without them having to wonder why seeing Ahsoka show up at the end of Rebels season 1 is a big deal for example as there pretty much is no lore for them to question as this is the start of that lore and for a kids show the simpler you can make the show the better and what better way to make a simple show then to go right back to the beginning of the timeline and explore an era that hasn't been explored and then maybe if those kids like this show then maybe then there parents can introduce them to The Phantom Menace and then start of there Star Wars journey from there as not is that film the more kid friendly out of the films but it's also got Yoda who they'll know for this show and is kind of similar in tone to this show as a whole as well.
These episodes do of course try to have lessons for little kids to learn like the fact that if you work together you can always get things done and real friendships will always mean more then material goods. Both of which are not only handled very well in both of these segments but there also lessons that we as adults could still stand to learn as well as we still do try and do everything on our own when if we stop for a second and ask for a help from people that we know and trust then we can get those things done and we do put more material goods over friendships with some of us even getting new things just to show up are friends when it would be more better if we didn't do that and instead supported and cheered on our friends and while these are lessons that are seen in every single kids show out there they are still good lessons to learn as well as they do help kids to become better people with the lessons even being woven into the episodes very well as neither segment does a three strikes thing where the character does the same mistake three times to the point where they have to learn the lesson as here the lesson is learned pretty quickly which could also be seen as being a bad thing as it means that the story as a whole is just rushing threw plot points but that's more due to the two segment per-episode formular that all kids shows these days seem to have and isn't an issue with this one episode and while the fact that it's the same character in both of of these segments learning these lessons when giving screen time to the other main characters would have made sense the audience that this show is made isn't going to about that as they just want to see the characters that are like them learning these lessons and that's really it.
Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly twenty four minuets and three seconds. Which is pretty much the perfect running time for a show like this one as even tho the first segment has more then enough plot there to be it's own twenty two minuet special the episodes second segment "Yoda's Mission" doesn't have alot of plot there even with both of the segments being cut up into two eleven or twelve minuet segments with neither segment really using it's running time all that wisely as "The Young Jedi" doesn't take the time that it really needed in order to fully establish all of it's characters and takes far to long to get to the actual plot of the segment where as with "Yoda's Mission" despite it having the better plot of the two segments isn't as fully developed as it really could have been with it not really being explained why Yoda needed it to be Kai and his friends that need to get these seeds for him as really any one of the younglings or even Master Zia for that matter could have filled in that role perfectly and nothing about about the plot of the episode would need to be changed all that much with the first segment also having the issue of trying to introduce two many characters and not devoting enough time to fully develop them as characters as this is something that yes is a result of this segment being part of a two segment episode when it really did need to be it's own twenty two minuet special as then all of the characters that we are going to meet in this show can then be fully set up as characters and the plot of the segment could then be allowed to develop at a more natural pace and not just happen within the last few minuets of the segment but I really will admit that these episodes really do have some really good pacing to them tho.
So now then as this is an action show that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured /, presented to us in these very episodes well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in these very episodes was in all honesty not that bad. As the episodes action is cartoonish enough for it pass as being action in a show that's meant for little kids whilst still hitting alot the notes that you expect to see in an action scene from something that's from Star Wars like outside of the fact that all of the Jedi use there lightsabers you do see them using the force to either move something or to force jump during an action scene all of which are things that we see alot of the time in action scenes from the Star Wars movies with the best action scene by kids shows standard being the one in "Yoda's Mission" just because of the fact that we do get to see all of the main characters really working together as a team which while we did get to see Kai , Lys and Nubs working together in "The Young Jedi" we really didn't see Nash helping them out until the very end where as here we get to see all of them working together as a team and that was something that did make that ending action scene against Taborr and his crew all the more fun to watch as then we get to see what all of the characters bring to the team like Lys is the agile one , Nubs is the heavy hitter , Kai is the thinker and Nash is the groups technician with all of them using those skills in their fight against Taborr and his crew which does make for a really fun filled action scene in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Overall while these episodes are a pair of really good episodes in their own right it's the second segment that is quite easily the better of the two because of the fact that it just gets right into the plot of the episode and with Star Wars quite literally releasing a new show un this case Star Wars: Tales Of The Underworld on Star Wars Day it's really safe to say that Star Wars from an animation point of view really will always be for anyone in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in thee very episodes in this very review and as such that really does mean that this "The Young Jedi" earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 5 out of 10 from me whilst " Yoda's Mission earns itself a grand old score of exactly a 6.5 out of 10 from me with both of the episodes as a whole earning themselves a grand old score of exactly a 6 out of 10 from me.
Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Star Wars The Clones Wars fandom wiki page , the official Disney fandom wiki page and the official Star Wars fandom wiki page. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very episodes that I used in this very review being the really great the official Star Wars fandom wiki page really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from this very episodes with alot of them being better quality then what you'd really think of and all of the images are really of course up and really on the official Star Wars fandom wiki page are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition and May the fourth be with you all.
