This Week in The Clone Wars: Anakin Meets Darth Vader

The current three-episode arc in Star Wars: The Clone Wars has seen some surprising developments: We meet the Force-wielders, a group with unimaginably strong powers; Ahsoka temporarily becomes an acolyte of the dark side, and fights Anakin and Obi-Wan... what's left for a conclusion?

In "Ghosts of Mortis," we see his inevitable seduction to the dark side — in smoke-shrouded visions of the future, but also in the burning fires of the here and now. Plagued by a nightmarish glimpse of what he will become, Anakin will take up arms against his best friend amidst the fires of Mortis…

Matt Lanter, the voice of Anakin, argues that these episodes are unmissable:

The prophecy is finally playing out, front and center... We are realizing that so many important events are being played out that will come to affect what happens in Revenge of the Sith. We see Anakin slowly becoming more independent, wanting more freedom and power. His relationships change. He has become even more of a leader, but may be questioning the Jedi leadership a little more. And it seems as if Anakin doesn’t trust [Obi-Wan] as much, and thinks he is actually holding him back.

This is the Clone Wars at its best so far... These stories are such an important piece of not just the series, but Star Wars in general — and these are without a doubt the most trying and emotional episodes that we have seen Anakin deal with. He has to deal with visions of the past, saving his Padawan and risking the future all at the same time. It adds so much to the Saga and makes the events of the films that much more devastating.

The episode premieres Friday, February 11, at 8.30pm ET/PT on The Cartoon Network. Here's the preview clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqs3pxlZTPo