Altar of Mortis at a glance...

I wrote up this summary to Altar of Mortis for my friend. It's not very good, but it has all my opinions on the episode. Oh, and no one's replied--what did you think of Dark Ahsoka? She was creepy, huh? Anyways, here's MY "episode guide." (my own opinions are in brackets)


Okay, so the episode starts with Ahsoka, Obi-Wan, and Anakin in their ship, flying away [what ever happened to their ship, the Twilight? I mean, it was an ugly old rundown ship that Anakin fixed, but I kind of miss it...]. Obi-Wan is flying, and Ahsoka walks to the back room, passing Anakin, who is sleeping. He rolls over, and you see his dream. The Son (who is literally the Dark Side) has taken his form in the dream, and tells Anakin that the only way to restore balance was for Anakin to join the Dark Side. Anakin refuses, saying that he'd never willingly join the Dark Side [oh, the irony!] The Son turns into a gargoyle and is about to kill Ani when he wakes up. Ahsoka comes over to him and asks him if he had a nightmare. Anakin doesn't let on that he had a vision. Obi-Wan asks for help flying the ship, and Anakin is about to go to the cockpit when he hears Ahsoka cry out. He turns around to see the Son holding Ahsoka captive. The door to the ship opens, and the Son flies away with Ahsoka. Anakin runs to the cockpit and grabs the wheel from Obi-Wan. They nearly hit a giant tower and crash. Anakin wants to go and find Ahsoka immediately, protesting that she isn't strong enough to face the Son. Obi-Wan argues that they need to find the Father, the being who keeps balance over the Force, and could control the Son. Meanwhile, Ahsoka is in a prison, handcuffed to a wall. A strange, abandoned creature helps her out of the handcuffs, and tells her that if she is to survive in this place, she must forget her master. The strange creature then bites her and turns into the Son. Ahsoka collapses, and within a few seconds, she had changed, and her eyes turn yellow [eeeek!!!]. Anakin climbs to the top of the tower to find Ahsoka. [what happens next is so creepy]. She is sitting in a courtyard, not moving. "Ahsoka? It's me. Come on, let's get out of here," Anakin says. Ahsoka is silent for a few moments, then asks slowly, "are you...proud of me, Master?" Looking around anxiously, Anakin laughs nervously and says "What are you talking about Snips? [whooo! They used the Snips joke!!!]. Of course I'm proud of you." [This is where things get really creepy. Take everything that makes Ahsoka Ahsoka--her tom-boyish personality, her strong sense of right and wrong, her complete and utter belief that Anakin and Obi-Wan are the best Jedi in the galaxy--and think of the opposite of that. Then you've got Dark Ahsoka]. "He was right," Ahsoka says suddenly. "He was right about everything. You must join him! He only wants what is best for the universe..." "Hey--What is wrong with you?" Anakin asks. Ahsoka becomes angry, protesting that Anakin always criticizes her and never trusts her. "You must join him, or he will kill me!" she says as Anakin defends himself from her lightsabers while trying not to harm her. Anakin refuses. "Then YOU must kill me!" Ahsoka shouts, her attacks stronger. [Yes, this is every Ahsoka fan's worst nightmere]. Anakin's lightsaber drops from his hand [keep in mind that Anakin is one of the most skilled Jedi in the galaxy. Ahsoka would be no match for him--except that he can't bring himself to hurt her. Pay attention to the next part--it's especially chilling]. "And now, the student will kill the master!" Ahsoka shouts. Anakin uses the Force to reclaim his lightsaber. He defends himself just in time. "Getting a bit ahead of yourself, aren't you, Snips?" [Snips again!!! Oh, and this particular line was very interesting--not the line itself, but the way it was delivered. It showed that Anakin has a set description of Soka in his mind, and nothing can change that. He said this in a very joking manner, as if they were back at Point Rain*, having a contest to see who could shoot down the most droids. Obviously this is Anakin's nature, but was he just trying to get Ahsoka to come to her senses, or will this have significance later--after all, other Jedi have said that when the time comes, they do not think that Anakin could give up his Padawan.] "Don't call me that!" Ahsoka screeches. "I hate it when you call me that!" Meanwhile, Obi-Wan attempts to find the Father. Just as he reaches the throne room sort thing, he sees the Son Force-Lightning the Father, stunning him. The Son flees to his palace, while the Daughter (the Light Side) runs out, looking for her Father, refusing to believe what her Brother has done. Obi-Wan convinces her of the Son's potential danger, and points out that he had already kidnapped Ahsoka. The Daughter shows Obi-Wan the Altar of Mortis. She tells him that whoever wields the sword on the Altar can control the Son. [To be honest, this was a total Anakin moment. Only Anakin would be so stupid as to go for that, and jump down to the Altar. Obi-Wan is usually a lot more patient, waiting to see what other options they had. I guess spending all that time around Anakin and Ahsoka was starting to affect him or something]. Obi-Wan and the Daughter go to the Son's palace and demand he release Ahsoka, reminding him that Anakin and the Daughter combined had the power to overthrow him. The Son convinces Obi-Wan to join Anakin and Ahsoka's battle, while he himself engages in a fight with his Sister. Both battles last until the Father appears, attempting to bring balance back. Ahsoka steals the dagger/sword thing from Obi-Wan [you see? He really shouldn't have chosen that particular time to try Anakin's method of doing things] and gives it to the Son. "Thank you," says the Son. "You are no longer needed." he touches her forehead, and she collapses onto the ground--dead. :( Anakin cries "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" The Son tries to use the dagger to kill the Father, but the Sister gets in the way, and he kills her instead, by mistake. Fearing what he has done, he flees. Anakin begs the Father to help Ahsoka. The Father says that without the Daughter, there is no hope. "There is always hope," Anakin growls. "Now HELP HER!" The Sister says something telepathically to the Father. The last of her strength goes to turning Ahsoka back to the Light Side. The dark marks on her arms and face disappear, but she is still. Anakin looks completely lost. Then she sits upright, coughing. Anakin hugs her [about time! They're like brother and sister, they've known each other for three years, and they've NEVER hugged! There have been so many moments where Anakin saves Ahsoka, or vice versa, and they are just sitting there. Come on!]. Ahsoka looks completely confused. "What happened?" she asks weakly. "Um...nothing, Snips," [a third time! Oh yeah!] Anakin says, looking embarrassed. "It's good to see you." The Father tells them that they must leave, before the Son steals their ship and goes to create chaos throughout the universe. The credits roll, and then there is a trailer for next week's episode. Ooh, it's going to be spooky! I'm not that interested in it, although I must say--is this where Ahsoka realizes that she must say goodbye to Anakin? I hope not!!! They've become so close after this episode--thank God, because we all thought it would haunt them and they would grow apart because of this experience.

Hope you liked this little (or not so little) blurb. By Monday, this episode will be on the Clone Wars website, so if you want you can check it out! Although I did sort of give everything away...Anyways, if you do watch it, keep in mind my comments. It was an EPIC episode, that's for sure. :) And Snips lives on!!! Soka rocks!!!!!!!!