And while this episode may not provide us with a ton of in-depth characterization, it’s this kind of playfulness and levity that makes us want to spend more time with these characters. As you’d suspect, there is plenty of snark and banter to go around, and it’s very nice to see the talent of legendary Star Wars voice actor Stephen Stanton shine with full intensity. One reason that I really appreciate Warhead is because it showcases some fantastically memorable and hilarious interactions between Zeb and AP-5, with the latter carrying the weight of the entire episode on his droid shoulders. (Yes, I know we see Zeb get a little “brain over braun” time, and we also see him-sort of-get along with his droid friends but for the most part, this episode leaves our characters in the same place they were at the beginning.) So on the surface, it seems like Warhead would be an unsatisfying episode, a bit of a letdown after the previous week’s journey to Geonosis. Additionally, Warhead is not particularly replete with insightful character development. It’s not a major story arc episode, and right now (after that incredible mid-season trailer) it seems like many viewers are ready to skip ahead to the so-called good stuff.

Warhead is the kind of episode about which I suspect many fans have and will continue to express some degree of frustration-dissatisfaction, even. Foreboding, dirge-like organ music dominates the soundtrack as the episode comes to a close, reminding us of what happens to a rebel group when the come face-to-face with Grand Admiral Thrawn. As Warhead comes to a close, we see Thrawn informing Kallus that he has, thanks to the E-XD droids, narrowed down the location of the Ghost crew. Zeb and his droid friends have kept Chopper Base from being discovered.

The mission quickly changes, as Zeb, Chopper, and AP-5 hurriedly work together to wire the Imperial droid to return to its ship and then detonate.

But when cantankerous Lassat does manage to shut down the E-XD unit, he and his companions are greeted with another surprise: The droid is wired to explode, destroying a large portion of Chopper Base.

The droid’s humanoid form morphs, revealing a deadly arsenal cloaked beneath his once unassuming appearance, and thus Zeb and his droid companions must work together to hunt down this deadly Imperial menace. Zeb soon encounters an protocol droid and takes him to their base, where he is revealed to be an Imperial E-XD infiltrator droid on a reconnaissance mission. In Warhead, Zeb, Chopper, and AP-5 are left behind on Atollon while the rest of the Ghost crew conducts a training exercise.

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