"A Necessary Bond" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars - Season 5, Episode 9

On trial for murder, Ahsoka faces her greatest challenge.

The fugitive Ahsoka escapes to the criminal depths of Coruscant.

As the Republic military takes over the Temple bombing case, Ahsoka finds herself at odds with Admiral Tarkin.

Anakin and Ahsoka investigate a deadly bombing at the Jedi Temple.

Using Duchess Satine as bait, Darth Maul lures Obi-Wan into a trap.

Backed by the criminal underworld, the Sith and Death Watch launch an attack on Mandalore.

Savage and Maul forge an alliance with Death Watch to target a common enemy: Obi-Wan Kenobi.

R2-D2 and his team must stop a sabotaged Jedi cruiser from destroying a crucial Republic conference.

In a nearly vacant town, R2-D2 and his team find a clone commando suffering from amnesia.

After a comet damages their shuttle, R2-D2, Colonel Gascon, and the other droids crash on a desolate planet where they must make their way across a bewildering expanse of emptiness to carry out their mission.

R2-D2 is part of a team of Republic droids chosen for an important mission led by the diminutive Colonel Gascon to obtain an encryption module from a Separatist dreadnought. The droids must overcome numerous challenging obstacles to succeed in this crucial assignment.

With Ahsoka captured by Hondo's pirates, the younglings work together to infiltrate the pirates' den, using their wits and courage to deceive Hondo Ohnaka and launch a daring rescue.

As the younglings return from Ilum with Ahsoka, their ship comes under attack by Hondo's gang of pirates. The children must use ingenious and improvised traps to thwart the brigands.

Ahsoka escorts a group of younglings to Ilum, where they will learn from Yoda and undergo a crucial rite of passage: the construction of their lightsabers. They grapple with both physical and inner challenges as they face the dangerous task ahead of them.

As a full-scale revolt embroils Onderon, the rebels strike a decisive blow against the planet's Separatist-aligned king. Unfortunately for the rebels, such victory comes at a high price.

After a rebel attempt to rescue Onderon's true king, Ramsis Dendup, an unexpected ally steps forward to halt Dendup's execution and aid the rebel cause.

Supervised by Ahsoka, the Onderon rebels infiltrate the capital and carry out a series of strikes on targets throughout the city. As the Separatist-aligned king comes under increasing pressure to deal with the growing rebellion, the rebels choose a new leader.

Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and Rex travel to Onderon, a world under Separatist control. There, they will train a group of insurgent rebels -- including Lux Bonteri -- to help take back the capital city of Iziz from the rule of a duplicitous king.

Fueled by vengeance and rage, the newly reunited brothers Savage Opress and Darth Maul spread terror and violence across the galaxy. As the Sith brothers forcibly recruit Hondo Ohnaka and his pirates, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Adi Gallia chase them down, leading to a deadly confrontation.