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3	->''When we rescue others, we rescue ourselves.''
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5	Although Ahsoka saved the younglings from Hondo's pirates, she was captured in the process, and their ship was heavily damaged. After Obi-Wan's rescue mission is thwarted by a surprise attack from General Grievous, the younglings discover that their ship will explode if they don't land soon and let the engines cool off, so they're left with one option: go to Florrum and rescue Ahsoka.
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8	!!Tropes:
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10	* TheAlcoholic: Hondo Ohnaka, to the point where it is played for laughs.
11	* BackForTheDead: Obi-Wan's ''Venator''-Class Star Destroyer, the ''Negotiator'' which was a semi-recurring ship in Season 1, returns to be invaded by Grievous and his droid army, forcing Obi-Wan and Cody to set the ship to explode while they flee in escape pods.
12	-->'''Cody:''' Sir? Shouldn't we stay and fight? We can't lose the ship now!
13	-->'''Obi-Wan:''' Cody, the ship is already lost. We must face it. You and I are going to give Grievous a [[DeadlyEuphemism little parting gift]].
14	* BadassInDistress: Continuing from the end of the previous episode, Ahsoka Tano.
15	* BadBoss: As soon as he realises the Republic cruiser is rigged to self-destruct, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Grievous promptly flees]] and leaves the rest of the droids aboard to go down with the ship.
16	* ChekhovsSkill: In the newsreel at the beginning of "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E6TheGathering The Gathering]]", the younglings were shown practicing acrobatic moves. They use these moves to con their way into a travelling circus as acrobats, so they can sneak inside Hondo's base and rescue Ahsoka.
17	* CircusEpisode: The younglings join a circus to infiltrate Hondo's camp and rescue Ahsoka.
18	** Not the first time Creator/OliviaHack has [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender joined the circus]].
19	* ContinuityNod: Obi-Wan and Cody pull the same "shoot the fuel canister" move against Grievous that Anakin and Rex used against vulture droids in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E7DuelOfTheDroids Duel of the Droids]]".
20	* CreationSequence: The younglings finally completing their lightsabers.
21	* DramaticIrony: The younglings have no idea why rescue fails to arrive after they made contact with Obi-Wan, unaware that his fleet was attacked by that of Grievous ''immediately'' after he and Cody signed off.
22	* EscapePod: Obi-Wan and Commander Cody are last seen stuck in one of these after having to self-destruct their ship to ward off Grievous.
23	* {{Fanservice}}: The Twi'lek and Togruta girls working in the circus are dressed in rather revealing and form-fitting outfits.
24	* {{Foreshadowing}}: It's awfully convenient that Grievous ran into Obi-Wan's fleet when he was the Jedi General closest to Florrum and thus able to receive the younglings' DistressCall, now isn't it?
25	* NeckSnap: Grievous kills a clone trooper this way.
26	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Obi-Wan lays a trap for Grievous by setting the Republic’s hijacked cruiser to self-destruct, but boasts about it in a message left on the ship, giving Grievous enough warning time to flee the cruiser’s explosion.
27	* NoodleIncident:
28	** Hondo apparently had the travelling circus' previous performers beheaded. What their act was, and why he disliked it enough to have them killed, is never elaborated upon.
29	** When the younglings send Hondo flying into a pile of crates, incapacitating him, one of the pirates yells, "Not again!", implying this has happened before.
30	* SelfDestructMechanism: Obi-Wan leaves a "parting gift" for Grievous by setting his flagship to self-destruct, causing Grievous to make a hurried escape before the ship blows.
31	* ShootTheFuelTank: While fighting Grievous, Cody points out fuel canisters to Obi-Wan, and shoots the one that Obi-Wan subsequently hurls at Grievous. The explosion [[ForegoneConclusion naturally]] doesn't kill him but it does slow him down enough for Obi-Wan and Cody to escape.
32	* TookALevelInBadass: Grievous regains enough levels to put him on par with his ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' incarnation: his fleet routs Obi-Wan's and he tears his way through the clone troopers in addition to pretty much curbstomping Obi-Wan himself, forcing him to flee. Obi-Wan gets the last laugh by having the ship self-destruct, however.
33	* TranquilFury: Obi-Wan's reaction to Grievous murdering a clone trooper in front of him.
34	-->'''Obi-Wan''': You'll regret that.
35	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Ahsoka's reaction when she sees that the "Animal Instincts" are actually the younglings in disguise who came to rescue her (though she says it as "Oh no...").
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