The big takeaway from the PT was that the Jedi were idiots.  They were duped by Palpatine in plain sight of the entire galaxy.  He was the bad guy THE WHOLE TIME, and nobody could figure it out.  They discovered Dauth Maul, but barely seemed interested in investigation the appearance of a Sith for the first time in like forever.  Somehow they had no idea that they had essentially ordered the production of the Clone Army, and Dooku basically told Obi-Wan point blank that the Republic was being run by a Sith Lord.  I mean, he was even played by the same guy who played Sidious.  How did they not see this?  Morons!

Anyway, in true idiot fashion, once they “discovered” that the Chancellor was a Sith Lord due to the incredible sleuthing done by Anakin, Mace Windu brought 3 Jedi to arrest the Chancellor.  Now, these were the same 3 Jedi that Windu was already going to take to “ensure” the chancellor gave up his emergency powers to the senate.  That was when he was just an old guy.  But once he was told that the Chancellor was, in fact, a very powerful Sith Lord, Windu was like, “Huh, neat.  Okay, thanks for the heads up”  and he went with the same 3 Jedi.  Not all of the available Jedi, mind you, but just the same 3.  Seems dumb.  It was like 4 patrol cops went to go answer a call about a guy playing loud music in his apartment late on a Tuesday night, and then after finding out the guy was actually Jason Bourne, they went in anyway with the same 4 guys.

One of the Jedi was Saesee Tiin.  Tiin was a total badass in the Tartakovsky microseries, but was barely called up to do anything of note in the PT, until his fateful arrest mission.  He lasted about 1.6 seconds even though it was a 4 on 1.  If only Jocasta Nu was there.  Totally different outcome.

As we have seen with most Jedi figures in this ROTS line, Saesee Tiin is actually pretty decent, and the sculpt remains the best available to be displayed.  The sculpt is very nice, with a lot of details in the face and the clothing.  The paint on face is a little bland, but perhaps not inaccurate, while there are more striking paint details on the head and horns.  The hands are also well done.  There is a ball jointed neck, shoulders, and knees, while the elbows, wrists, waist, and hips are swivel joints.  The figure can be posed nicely, at least from the waist up.

The lower part of the body is concealed by a soft goods long skirt and tabards (front and back).  This allows for free range of hips and knees, but as usuall, the lack of ankles makes most of it moot.  The exception is that the figure can sit in a starfighter cockpit or in a chair in the Jedi Council. 

Saesee Tiin comes with a hilt and a removable blade.  He also includes the ship hallway base.  The problem with the figure is that it doesn’t come with a soft goods robe, which was work during the arrest scene.  Fortunately, the figure was re-released later on.  The Saga Legends version, SL26, from the Blue TLC line includes a robe.  That one is the current best available version, but this one is otherwise the same sculpt.

Saesee Tiin needs an update.  It’s time.  I’m not going to say I would be ecstatic with redos of all the PT Jedi, but it would still pretty cool to a see a TVC version.  As it is, this one is okay, and is a survivor.  5/10.