History Recap / StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E9OldFriendsNotForgotten

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: When The Republic forces are withdrawn from Mandalore, Ahsoka is quick to point out that this is why people have lost faith in the Jedi; as they are simply playing politics and prioritizing the Republic leadership. Obi-Wan retorts that Coruscant (the capital of the Republic) has a lot of people who need them too, with Ahsoka merely responding their ''Chancellor'' needs them[[note]] of course this subverted when one remembers that that the Jedi are generals in a War and if the Separatists succeed in their task the war ends in their victory, and the republican support Ashoka wants will never come []/note]]. It takes Anakin, of all people, to come up with a [[LoopholeAbuse compromise]] both sides can agree with.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: When The Republic forces are withdrawn from Mandalore, Ahsoka is quick to point out that this is why people have lost faith in the Jedi; as they are simply playing politics and prioritizing the Republic leadership. Obi-Wan retorts that Coruscant (the capital of the Republic) has a lot of people who need them too, with Ahsoka merely responding their ''Chancellor'' needs them[[note]] of course this subverted when one remembers that that the Jedi are generals in a War and if the Separatists succeed in their task the war ends in their victory, and the republican support Ashoka wants will never come [[note/]]. It takes Anakin, of all people, to come up with a [[LoopholeAbuse compromise]] both sides can agree with.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: When The Republic forces are withdrawn from Mandalore, Ahsoka is quick to point out that this is why people have lost faith in the Jedi; as they are simply playing politics and prioritizing the Republic leadership. Obi-Wan retorts that Coruscant (the capital of the Republic) has a lot of people who need them too, with Ahsoka merely responding their ''Chancellor'' needs them. It takes Anakin, of all people, to come up with a [[LoopholeAbuse compromise]] both sides can agree with.

"Old Friends Not Forgotten" is the ninth episode of ''The Clone Wars'' Season 7. It is directed by Saul Ruiz and written by Creator/DaveFiloni, and premiered on April 17, 2020.

* NeverGiveTheCaptainAStraightAnswer: Anakin is informed that someone is contacting him using the same frequency as Fulcrum, which Anakin assumes to be Saw. Yularen clarifies that it's not Saw, and that Anakin better take the call personally.

* MythologyGag: Obi-Wan mentions that Shaak Ti was guarding Palpatine during the invasion of Coruscant, which was first depicted in ''Legends''' ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' and was canonized again in a [[AllThereIntheManual guidebook]] by Pablo Hidalgo. He further mentions that Mace Windu has lost contact with Shaak Ti, referencing how Grievous jammed her group's communications in the ''Clone Wars'' micro-series.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Thanks to Grievous mounting an attack on Coruscant, Obi-Wan and Anakin are recalled before they can offer aid in capturing Maul. Maul's elaborate plan to lure Obi-Wan into an ambush thus fails because it's Ahsoka, no longer affiliated with the Order, who steps in to fill the gap.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: Captain Vaughn gets about thirty seconds of screentime and maybe five lines before he and his entire squad get killed.

** In the opening, Anakin walks out onto the bridge alone and faces down the droid battalion by himself, [[Film/TheLastJedi mirroring how his son will do the same to the First Order 53 years later on Crait.]]

* ISurrenderSuckers: Anakin claims he wants to surrender so the battle droids will cease fire and the tactical droid will come out of hiding to investigate. The tactical droid immediately admonishes them for falling for Anakin's ploy, not that it makes a difference.

* OffWithHisHead: Anakin cuts the head off the tactical droid after using the Force to pull it out from behind enemy lines.

* ShooOutTheClowns: This episode marks the final appearances of the Separatist droids in the series. As a CallBack to ''The Clone Wars''' pilot movie and first two seasons, the Separatist droids provide a small amount of humor when the battle droid commander truly believes that Anakin has come to surrender, not realizing that Anakin is trying to draw out and destroy the tactical droid and allow for Rex and the clone troopers to ambush the Separatist forces.

* TookALevelInBadass: Prime Minister Almec, who before was always portrayed as a slimy corrupt politician and a NonActionGuy, dons his own set of Mandalorian armor during the siege. He even fights Bo-Katan hand to hand when she invades his throne room, though he clearly isn't her equal in combat.

* LamePunReaction: While Anakin is busy pulling his ISurrendersuckers gambit, R2 tells an exasperated Rex that the clones will have to stay in their hiding spot under the bridge. Rex reluctantly tells the other clones that they'll have to hang in there a bit longer in an accidental pun, eliciting groans and a sarcastic "Sir, yes sir." from them.

Anakin and Obi-Wan are leading Republic forces on Yerbana when Yularen requests them to head to the ship for a transmission call. The people on the other end turn out to be Ahsoka and Bo-Katan, who inform the two that they've located Maul, who has returned to Mandalore after escaping his imprisonment by the Sith.

Meeting in person later, Bo-Katan asks if the Republic can lend their forces to help them retake Mandalore, where Maul is located, and capture him, but Anakin and Obi-Wan are reluctant on providing help. Things get more complicated when news breaks of General Grievous invading Coruscant.

** In the opening, Anakin walks out onto the bridge alone and faces down the droid battalion by himself [[Film/TheLastJedi mirrors what his son will do 53 years later on Crait.]]

** In the opening, Anakin walks out onto the bridge alone and faces down the droid battalion by himself [[Film/TheLastJedi mirrors what his son will do 53 years later on Crait.]]

* RealitySubtext: Obi-Wan makes a comment about Maul being SEEMINGLY killed and coming back again. The same could be said about ''The Clone Wars'' itself as this is its THIRD series finale.

Anakin and Obi-Wan are leading Republic forces on Yerbana when Yularen requests them to head to the ship for a transmission call. The people on the other end turn out to be Ahsoka and Bo-Katan, who inform the two that they've located Maul.

* ShooOutTheClowns: This episode marks the final appearances of the Separatist droids in the series. In a bit of CallBack to ''The Clone Wars''' pilot movie, they provide one more bit of levity when the battle droid commander truly believes that Anakin is coming to surrender, not realizing Anakin's just distracting him so the clone troopers can plant some charges on the bridge under them before it's too late.

** And of course, the usage of the classic theatrical ''Star Wars'' film opening in place of the series' version.

* ShooOutTheClowns: This is pretty much the last we see of the active Sepertist Droids within the series. In a bit of callback to the early part of the Clone Wars series, they provide one more bit of levity when the commander Droid truly believe Anakin's coming to surrender. Comically not realizing Anakin's just distracting him so the Clonetroopers can plant some charges on the bridge under them before it's too late.

* {{Retcon}}: In ''[[Literature/StarWarsAhsoka Ahsoka]]'', Ahsoka's lightsabers were described as being the original blade colors of green and yellow. In this episode, they now have blue blades, implied to be because of Anakin tinkering with them.
** Similarily, ''Ahsoka'' makes it seem she came up with the Fulcrum codename about a year or so after the end of the Clone Wars. Ahsoka uses it in this episode, which takes place during the Clone Wars.

* ArtEvolution: In his brief cameo shot in the OpeningNarration, General Grevious looks more like his live-action model in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' than his more cartoonish appearance in the series' original run.

* {{Retcon}}: In the ''[[Literature/StarWarsAhsoka Ahsoka]]'' novel, Ahsoka's lightsabers were described as being the original blade colors of green and yellow. In this episode, they now have blue blades, implied to be because of Anakin tinkering with them.

* SpecialEditionTitle: The opening announces the episode as a Lucasfilm Limited Production, using one of the very first versions of the logo from the initial run of the original trilogy. The ''Skywalker Saga'' films' opening theme plays instead of the series' own variant on it, there's no AnAesop line or ''A Long Time Ago...'' line, and the logo is red again instead of yellow, adding that this is only part one of the story arc. Oh, and there's no ending theme.

** A variant, in that [[https://twitter.com/LightsCameraPod/status/1251569837626753024?s=20 a modified the Battle of Coruscant's theme from the opening]] of ''Revenge Of The Sith'' plays when Ahsoka jumps into the fray during the Siege of Mandalore.

** The pilot movie began with a battle on a narrow road and Obi-Wan offering a fake surrender to the Separatists. Now, in the final story arc of the series, they begin with a fight on a narrow bridge, and his apprentice Anakin does the same.

** The series began with the pilot movie, which was 4 episodes stitched together into a film. The series ends with a final arc styled as a movie in 4 parts, complete with a movie-style opening sequence for this opening episode.

* SpecialEditionTitle: The opening announces the episode as a Lucasfilm Production, using one of the very first versions of the logo from the initial run of the original trilogy. The ''Skywalker Saga'' films' opening theme plays instead of the series' own variant on it, there's no AnAesop line or ''A Long Time Ago...'' line, and the logo is red again instead of yellow, adding that this is only part one of the story arc. Oh, and there's no ending theme.

* MauveShirt: Captain Vaughn of the newly-created 332nd Company (made Captain after Rex was made Commander of that battalion) gets ambushed along with his squad in the lower city before dying in Ahsoka's arms, despite this being his only appearance in the series.

** Similarily, ''Ahsoka'' makes it seem she came up with the Fulcrum codename about a year or so after the end of the Clone Wars. Ahsoka uses it in this episode.

* BladeBrake: After jumping from the crashing gunship, Ahsoka rolls on landing then uses her lightsabers to slow herself.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: When The Republic forces are withdrawn from Mandalore, Ashoka is quick to point out that this is why people have lost faith in the Jedi; as they are simply playing politics and prioritizing the Republic leadership. Obi-Wan retorts that Coruscant (the capital of the Republic) has a lot of people who need them too, with Ashoka merely responding their ''Chancellor'' needs them. It takes Anakin, of all people, to come up with a [[LoopholeAbuse compromise]] both sides can agree with.