Star Wars: Forces of Destiny: Monster Misunderstanding

"Sometimes the best solution isn't the most obvious one."

- Padmé Amidala

"Monster Misunderstanding" is the tenth episode of season two of the animated micro-series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny and the twenty-six episode of the series overall. It was directed by Brad Rau with a script written by Nicole Dubuc. It first aired on the Disney Channel on Thursday, May 4th, 2018.

Synopsis
A Sando aqua monster surfaces and begins attacking the Naboo Royal boathouse. Three members of the Royal Naboo Security Forces emerge and try to fend off the creature with blaster fire, which has no effect. Queen Amidala arrives and asks for an assessment of the situation. The creature continues to ram the front facade of the boathouse with its head. Amidala is curious as to why a creature would surface so close to a population area and investigates the boathouse with the armed guards flanking her. Once inside, they find two poachers holding a baby sando captive in a net. Amidala fires a shot that cuts down the suspended net, thus freeing the baby. The young creature goes outside where it reunites with its parent. Both sandos then return to their undersea habitat.

Appearances

 * Padmé Amidala


 * Unnamed guards


 * Unnamed pirates


 * None


 * Royal Naboo Security Forces


 * Naboo


 * Naboo
 * Theed
 * Naboo Royal boathouse
 * Theed Royal Palace


 * Blasters
 * Blaster pistols
 * CR-2 blaster pistols
 * ELG-3A blaster pistol


 * Naboo scout carrier


 * Sando aqua monster


 * Giant monsters
 * Laser weapons
 * Planet
 * Sea monsters
 * Space vessels
 * Superhuman durability

Notes & Trivia

 * Episodes 9-15 of season two all premiered on May 4th, 2018, which is also Star Wars Day. May the 4th Be With You!


 * This episode had a running time of 2 minutes and 2 seconds.


 * Lupita Nyong'o voices the "Forces of Destiny" title narration only in this episode. This is likely a pre-recorded audio sample and it is unclear whether Nyong'o had any direct involvement with the production of this episode.


 * This episode establishes that Sando aqua monsters are amphibious given how it is seen functioning in a non-water environment without any visible ill effects. The Sando calf is likewise breathing air without difficulty.

Allusions

 * The Sando aqua monster is the same type of creature that Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi had to avoid while traveling to the planet's core in the Bongo in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.