"The challenge of hope is to overcome corruption."
Preview: Padmé, on a diplomatic mission to Mandalore, guarantees the pacifist planet the Republic's full protection, but she and Duchess Satine soon find something sinister lurking beneath the planet's serene facade. Moogan smugglers have been sneaking in supplies, including bottled tea destined for the Mandalorian schools. To increase their profits, they have been diluting the tea with a hazardous chemical.
Greatest Scene: When Padmé arrives on Mandalore, Satine gives Padmé a traditional Mandalorian welcome to show how much they have progressed since there dark past. With crowds of people and confetti everywhere it definitely makes Padmé feel at home.
Memorable Quotes:
"They are our children and they need our help. This is a Mandalorian matter and we must find out who dares poison our children. Thank you, Thank you all." Duchess Satine
"Hundreds of children have been poisoned." Padmé Amidala
"Get that stuff unloaded, quickly!" Moogan Captain
"Was Death-Watch involved?" Duchess Satine
Secrets Revealed:
The tall alien smugglers with the pharoah-like headdresses are called Moogans. None of the individual characters are named in this episode.
Some of Satine's actions in this episode go against her so-called claim to peace.
True the cubist design seen throughout Mandalore, even their food is cube-shaped - though Satine and Padmé's dinner plates also include the previously used fried nuna leg model.
The bottles of tea say "Ardees Beverage" on it, a nod to a drink established in Episode II. Originally, Obi-Wan was to order a cup of ardees in Dex's Diner, but that dialogue was changed to "Jawa Juice" before the movie's release. Next Episode: The Academy
