Actor James Arnold Taylor plays three roles in the trilogy: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon and Osi Sobeck. Here's what he had to say about this arc:
- "I like these fun, swashbuckling, action episodes. That's what was so fun about these; the [recording] sessions are like that, too. OK, we're moving, you're shouting, you're fighting. The action ones, I can sink my teeth into immediately. Most of the time, we work as a cast and we say our lines in sequence. Some actors need to kind of stay in the mode of the character, but [on The Clone Wars], we're all very comfortable with just switching back and forth. So when we did these sessions, it was a lot of fun. There was a point where I was doing all three [characters] in a scene, jumping from voice to voice. I love doing that stuff. I'm a ham."
- "The fun thing about Osi -- we'll see, but I'm sure people have realized who I am actually doing. It's not an impersonation, but it's inspired by someone in particular -- and as we went through the episode, it grew and changed. We're not making fun; we're paying homage to his acting beats and his style, but we're not trying to fool anybody. Hopefully people will enjoy that and have fun with that, because that's what we were doing."
- "I watch the show because I'm a fan. I love visually how it looks. I watch it from a study perspective, and I watch it because of the vital Star Wars elements that are in these episodes. What am I learning as a Star Wars fan? Starting with the carbon freezing -- I mean, come on, it doesn't get any more Star Wars than that. It's such a tip of the hat. There's that -- then there's Tarkin, of course. To see Tarkin in this light and to learn more about him and his history with Obi-Wan and Anakin -- I can't wait for people to see more of that. It's pretty awesome."
