History Recap / StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E9GrievousIntrigue

* MotiveRant: Grievous gives a lengthy one when Obi-Wan accuses him of being just Dooku's puppet: Grievous retorts he's not interested in the politics of the Separatists, he's only interested in exterminating the Jedi for the offences they've done him.

-->'''General Grievous''': I'm no errand boy. And I'm not in this war for Dooku's politics. I am the leader of the most powerful droid army the galaxy has ever seen!

* NonAnswer: When Adi Gallia asks Anakin how close to Grievous' ship he's going to come out of hyperspace, he responds with a snarky "Close enough to get the job done."

** Ahsoka, Barriss, and Tera Sinube all appear during the briefing with no lines.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: The tactical droid serving General Grievous in this episode is the first to have red eyes. It's also the nastiest and most sadistic one seen yet.

The plan is simple: Obi-Wan, Admiral Yularen and the fleet will jump in first. Obi-Wan and Commander Cody will be in a light cruiser, intending to lure Grievous onboard in an attempt to capture him. They'll send Anakin, waiting in a shuttle with Adi and Rex, the precise coordinates of Grievous' flagship and they'll jump in and board the ship to rescue Master Koth.

* {{Newsreel}}: Like all ''The Clone Wars'' episodes "Grievous Intrigue" opens with a bombastic bit framed like a Republic propaganda newsreel;
''[[center:[[AC:"Diabolical defeat! \\
Though Republic victories outnumber their losses, \\
the Jedi have been unable to stop Separatist advances\\
in the Outer Rim. \\
The ever-elusive General Grievous\\
stays one step ahead of his opponents. \\
With thousands of droid armies at his command, \\
the Jedi can never predict where Grievous will strike next\\
until now…"]]]]''
* NonAnswer: When Adi Gallia asks Anakin how close to Grievous' he's going to come out of hyperspace he responds with a snarky ''"Close enough to get the job done."''.

* WreckedWeapon: Obi-Wan takes one of the [=MagnaGuards=]' electrostaffs in order to duel wield against Grievous, but Grievous cuts the staff in half with one of his pilfered lightsabers.

* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: You'd expect Grievous to take offence at being called a coward, but he instead takes issue with being called a murderer as he doesn't see "ridding the galaxy of you Jedi filth" as murder.

General Grievous, in his quest to kill as many Jedi as he can, has begun targeting members of the Jedi Council. He lead an attack on the ship of Master Eeth Koth. After defeating Koth in part by softening him up with Commando Droids and [=MagnaGuards=], Grievous sends a taunting message to the Jedi in which he makes it clear he intends to keep Koth alive for a long time in order to make the Jedi suffer by proxy by having to sense Master Koth's suffering. However, Master Koth sent his own secret message via hand signals in the holomessage -- the coordinates where Grievous is taking him, the Saleucami system. Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Adi Gallia immediately volunteer to lead the rescue.

The initial part of the plan goes flawlessly. However, Grievous correctly guesses that where you find Kenobi, Skywalker won't be far behind and Anakin and Adi face a squad of Commando Droids upon arriving at the bridge. The Commando Droids prove to be no match for the Jedi and Master Koth is rescued and taken back to the shuttle. Meanwhile, on Obi-Wan's cruiser, the attempt to capture Grievous isn't going nearly so well. Grievous, escaping back to his flagship, orders the engines of Obi-Wan's cruiser to be fired upon, causing damage while Obi-Wan and Cody pursue Grievous back to his ship. When the two ships break away, however, Adi Gallia, coming to help Obi-Wan capture Grievous, is able to rescue the men stuck in the boarding tube while Grievous makes for the landing craft. Obi-Wan is persuaded to stop chasing after Grievous and come to the hangar so Anakin can pick them up in the shuttle.

As Grievous' landing craft descends toward Saleucami, an engine from the exploding light cruiser strikes it, causing the craft to tumble out of control. Obi-Wan tells Anakin to command the space battle, while he, Cody, and Rex land on the planet's surface to find Grievous. Adi Gallia takes Eeth Koth to a medical frigate and he says he would have gladly given his life to bring Grievous to justice. Anakin says it's a good thing that they all live to fight another day.

* AnArmAndALeg: Anakin cuts off the right arm of Grievous' Tactical Droid, which has the control for shocking Master Koth.

* CombatPragmatist: During his confrontation with Eeth Koth, Grievous softens him up by sending in Commando Droids and [=MagnaGuards=] first.
* CrowdHockey: Grievous' Tactical Droid, which has a control on his arm for shocking Master Koth, is forced to chase after his arm when Anakin cuts it off, as it's kicked around and moved by commando droids and Jedi. When he finally gets the arm, he realizes he can't press the button since he's holding his right arm with his left, at which point Anakin promptly destroys him.

* DogPileOfDoom: Cody and three other Clone Troopers pile on top of Grievous during their attempt to prevent his escape from Obi-Wan's cruiser and then one of them punches Grievous in the face shortly before the cyborg general throws them off.
* ElectricTorture: Master Koth is subjected to it while being Grievous' prisoner.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Tactical Droid serving General Grievous in this episode is the first to have red eyes. It's also the nastiest and most sadistic one seen yet.

* DogPileOfDoom: Cody and three other clone troopers pile on top of Grievous during their attempt to prevent his escape from Obi-Wan's cruiser and then one of them punches Grievous in the face shortly before the cyborg general throws them off.

General Grievous, in his quest to kill as many Jedi as he can, has begun targeting members of the Jedi Council, attacking the ship of Master Eeth Koth. After defeating Koth in part by softening him up with commando droids and [=MagnaGuards=], Grievous sends a taunting message to the Jedi in which he makes it clear he intends to keep Koth alive for a long time in order to make the Jedi suffer by proxy, by having to sense Master Koth's suffering. However, Master Koth sent his own secret message via hand signals in the holomessage -- the coordinates where Grievous is taking him, the Saleucami system. Anakin, Obi-Wan and Adi Gallia immediately volunteer to lead the rescue.

The plan is simple: Obi-Wan, Admiral Yularen and the fleet will jump in first. Obi-Wan and Commander Cody will be in a light cruiser, intending to lure Grievous onboard in an attempt to capture him. They'll send Anakin, waiting in a shuttle with Adi and Rex, the precise coordinates of Grievous' flagship, and they'll jump in and board the ship to rescue Master Koth.

The initial part of the plan goes flawlessly. However, Grievous correctly guesses that where you find Kenobi, Skywalker won't be far behind, and Anakin and Adi face a squad of commando droids upon arriving at the bridge. The droids prove to be no match for the Jedi, and Master Koth is rescued and taken back to the shuttle. Meanwhile, on Obi-Wan's cruiser, the attempt to capture Grievous isn't going nearly so well. Grievous, escaping back to his flagship, orders the engines of Obi-Wan's cruiser fired upon, causing damage while Obi-Wan and Cody pursue Grievous back to his ship. When the two ships break away, however, Adi Gallia, coming to help Obi-Wan capture Grievous, is able to rescue the men stuck in the boarding tube while Grievous makes for the landing craft. Obi-Wan is persuaded to stop chasing after Grievous and come to the hangar so Anakin can pick them up in the shuttle.

As Grievous' landing craft descends toward Saleucami, an engine from the exploding light cruiser strikes it, causing the craft to tumble out of control. Obi-Wan tells Anakin to command the space battle, while he, Cody and Rex land on the planet's surface to find Grievous. Adi Gallia takes Eeth Koth to a medical frigate, and he says he would have gladly given his life to bring Grievous to justice. Anakin says it's a good thing that they all live to fight another day.

* AnArmAndALeg: Anakin cuts off the right arm of Grievous' tactical droid, which has the control for shocking Master Koth.

** Ahsoka, Barriss and Tera Sinube all appear during the briefing with no lines.
** Ki-Adi-Mundi, Luminara Unduli and Kit Fisto attended the briefing via hologram.

* CombatPragmatist: When confronting Eeth Koth, Grievous softens him up by sending in commando droids and [=MagnaGuards=] first.
* CrowdHockey: Grievous' tactical droid, which has a control on his arm for shocking Master Koth, is forced to chase after his arm when Anakin cuts it off, as it's kicked around and moved by commando droids and Jedi. When he finally gets the arm, he realizes he can't press the button since he's holding his right arm with his left, at which point Anakin promptly destroys him.
* DeadlyDodging: Obi-Wan, fighting two [=MagnaGuards=], takes out one this way, having the other hit it.
* DogPileOfDoom: Cody and three other clones pile on top of Grievous during their attempt to prevent his escape from Obi-Wan's cruiser, and then one of them punches Grievous in the face, shortly before the cyborg general throws them off.
* ElectricTorture: Master Koth is subjected to it while Grievous' prisoner.

* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: You'd expect Grievous to take offence at being called a coward, but he instead takes issue with being called a murderer, as he doesn't see "ridding the galaxy of you Jedi filth" as murder.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Tactical Droids serving General Grievous in this episode is the first to have red eyes. It's also the nastiest and most sadistic one seen yet.

The initial part of the plan goes flawlessly. However, Grievous proves to be rather GenreSavvy this time round, correctly guessing that where you find Kenobi, Skywalker won't be far behind, and Anakin and Adi face a squad of commando droids upon arriving at the bridge. The droids prove to be no match for the Jedi, and Master Koth is rescued and taken back to the shuttle. Meanwhile, on Obi-Wan's cruiser, the attempt to capture Grievous isn't going nearly so well. Grievous, escaping back to his flagship, orders the engines of Obi-Wan's cruiser fired upon, causing damage while Obi-Wan and Cody pursue Grievous back to his ship. When the two ships break away, however, Adi Gallia, coming to help Obi-Wan capture Grievous, is able to rescue the men stuck in the boarding tube while Grievous makes for the landing craft. Obi-Wan is persuaded to stop chasing after Grievous and come to the hangar so Anakin can pick them up in the shuttle.

* GenreSavvy: Grievous correctly predicts that the Jedi will stage a rescue of their captured colleague, and that if Obi-Wan's involved in something, then chances are Anakin's not far behind.

* CombatPragmatist: When confronting Eeth Koth, Grievous softens him up by sending in commando droids and [=MagnaGuards=] first.

* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: Subverted. Grievous, instead of taking offence with Koth calling him a coward, instead takes issue with being called a murderer, stating that he doesn't believe ridding the galaxy of "you Jedi filth" to be murder.