Some things I noticed while rewatching "The Academy" episode of The Clone Wars
Soniee's at the docks to greet the Jedi, but Almec doesn't introduce her which. Is weird. Almec why do you suck so bad?
Seriously, she's left standing there when the others are called up. Just hanging in the back, forever alone.
Lagos just looks so done on the docks. Just so done.
Lagos also leans forward a little when Korkie asks to see Ahsoka's lightsaber. She wants to see the laser sword too, she just doesn't have Korkie's impulsiveness.
When Korkie gets pulled back by Almec Satine is utterly unfazed and Amis and Lagos exchange a look, like "By the manda he did it again".
The way the cadets turn with the guards implies they've done drills and stuff. So like, does that mean the discipline part of Mandalorian martial culture was kept? Or something, I don't know.
Hey look, weapons are only banned for off-worlders, and that's a recent thing after Obi-Wan swung by a few months ago. Did ya hear that Satine haters who claim blatantly false things?
In the establishing shot of the Academy you can see one student running towards the building. Poor bastard is late for class.
The students' chairs look so uncomfortable.
There are different colored lines on the students' uniforms' kar'ta beskar. Korkie's got red segmented lines, Lagos has plain red lines, Soniee has white lines, and Amis has no lines. What do they mean? Are they meant to signify something specific? Who knows, headcanon away.
The girls' uniforms have brown/bronze cuff patterns and the boys' have gold cuff patterns.
The Cadet Squad also has different shoulder marks on their uniforms. Korkie and Lagos have plain gold, Soniee has plain silver/gray, and Amis has a silver mark with a gold and red bar on it. What does this mean? I need headcanons people!
The marks are also present on the side flap things of the boys' uniforms.
Apparently, there are a bunch of twins and triplets in the cadets' class (reusing assets? it's more likely than you think)
Almec's hair has a pattern of beskar hearts, because of course it does.
Lagos' hair is actually really short with an accessory that mimics pigtails.
The wall screens in the cadet's dorm have Mando'a script.
Soniee's the first to snark at Amis. It's great, 10/10 sibling energy.
Soniee almost always has a computer on hand in addition to her little tech visor thing. I love that.
When Soniee tells the Cadet Squad that the Academy's out of rations again she's staring at her laptop. Did she hack the Academy's inventory records so she could determine if a late-night snack run was possible?
Amis' response about no late-night snack runs makes it seem like that's a thing they've done before, which is adorable.
Korkie: These doors are heavily secured by top-of-the-line government security programs, we'll never get in.
Soniee: *flips down her visor* I eat top-of-the-line government security programs for breakfast.
Korkie literally pronounces Ahsoka with the most over-emphasized "ah" sound.
Almec's response to Satine spitting facts is to put a shock collar on her. Because he's a pathetic little worm-man.
Korkie's like an inch away from being tortured with a shock collar and you can see when the camera cuts to Satine that she almost gives in. You see her grit her teeth and her eyes fill with despair. She loves that boy dammit.
The cadets throw themselves on Almec's goons to take them down, which is just so funny looking.
Everyone else seems to have knocked out their assigned evil henchman except Soniee, who was apparently too light, so Amis just jumps on the guy with her.
The cadets are so synchronized, I just can't. I love them and this fight scene is hilarious. I'm pretty sure at one point Amis headbutts a metal shield and doesn't even flinch.
Almec gets hit with a fraction of the shock collar time he gave Satine and immediately folds. Cause he's pathetic.
Soniee still has her visor after all the headbutting and flopping. I love her. Korkie, move aside, you're getting out blorbo-ed.
Seriously the end of episode fight scene cuts between Ahsoka engaging in acts of Jedi badassery and the cadets looking like Yakkety Sax is playing in the background.