Lit A/V Clone Wars Continuity Discussion (Spoilers Allowed)

On the plus side, I don't think Leland's explanation has actually made it to print anywhere. I suppose it is possible to change his mind and alter his holocron.

 

that actually crossed my mind and destroyed my hopes for a wookiee/ithorian duo perhaps they'll both go down in a blaze of glory.

 

I still maintain that he got a satanic crystal, and Yoda was too lazy to notice.

 

Well, that's the point - that the CWAS will rewrite canon without rhyme or reason, and that's apparently how the internal rules for canon work. If the Ryloth thing was something that easily could've been worked around, then Wallace and Fry would've done so in the Atlas. Same thing with Rodia's position being moved.

 

Kudos to the folks behind TCW for showing us a non-stereotypical Rodian. Especially a female Rodian that speaks Basic and isn't a bounty hunter. It was also nice to see an Ithorian and a Nautolan use as well. Surprisingly, as Jello pointed out, an episode that I had super low expectations for ended up being rather good.

--Adm. Nick

 

I have no objections to the presence of a Wookie Jedi. However, I have to agree with what that one guy said in the Invasion comics when he saw Lowie for the first time: "A Wookie with a lightsaber? That's just overkill."

 

Double post.

 

Triple post.

 

I and some others compiled an incomplete list a while ago in LACWAC:
Ryloth
Even Piell
Mon Calamari having a monarchy
Greedo's backstory
Dengar's backstory
Hound's Tooth backstory and how Bossk acquired it.
Not a huge problem, but could use an explanation how Wilhuff Tarkin became a "Captain" when he had retired from the Republic military service as a Commander. It would've been better to see him as a politician alongside Palpatine than some Jedi servant.
Jedi must have super-fast growing hair product. Or it really helps Obi-Wan.
Seeing R6 and R7 astro units. They aren't even supposed to be seen until after the GCW
Dac's capital is not Mon Calamari City. It's Coral City.
Be consistent with Dac's name. I realize Dac's name was not all that consistent in the past, but saying "Mon Cala" as supposed to just "Mon Calamari" is inexcusable. No other source said that before TCW.
I would mention this as an issue, but apparently they already fixed the issue with Mandalore's capital. Keldabe is the actual capital while that glass dome Sundari is only the New Mandalorian's ( ) capital.
New Mandalorians...
Mandalore is not some place for everyone to hang out. "Let's go to Mandalore!111!!" It should be barbaric, ect.
Jango was a Mandalorian, Filoni...
Boba was a Mandalorian, Filoni...
No, hj hating troll, he did say neither were Mandalorians in an interview back in 2010 when he said "Fandalorian" in an Insider interview. He called them "just rogue."
They better come up with a good reason of why Appo is a 'Sergeant' at this time.
Ventress = Rattataki
Maul = Zabrak
The Mortis trainwreck and its spreading throughout canon. FIX IT before you use it... It's one huge mess still.
Grievous. His stupid purposed backstory. Jason Fry making people choose between the shuttle crash vs his stupid purposed backstory. Just go with the shuttle crash and find something to fix how he became a badass to just being plain garbage. Originally it was Mace who did this, but thanks to TCW, not anymore....
Anakin having a Padawan
Anakin being knighted so early
Anakin and Obi-Wan not meeting Magnaguards for first time in ROTS, as per novel
Jango not being a Mandalorian?
Jango's helmet blowing up
Anakin and Tarkin meeting during the Clone Wars
Anakin seemingly having the scar before Republic #71 dueling Ventress
Ventress' and Maul's backstory
Mandalore
Onaconda Farr's death
Malastare government
Boba Fett
Grievous and Ventress' first meeting
Gardulla
Darth Maul's survival
Eeth Koth
Lightsabers used underwater

 

This one in particular has actually been true since 1978, with the release of Splinter of the Mind's Eye: Anakin's old lightsaber works under water. The most helpful retcon, in my mind, is that there's a specific part that a lightsaber needs to function underwater.

 

Thankfully, this one was the easiest to retcon or work with. All told, Dac, the Mon Cals, and Ackbar all came through those episodes mostly intact. With several EU refereces to boot. My only guess is that it's prominence as one of the foremost worlds created (visually, I know that George first thought of Dac) by th EU and it's numerous appearances made it a bit harder to tweak. That, or they knew my wrath would be hotter than 1000 suns.

--Adm. Nick

 

No retcon needed. That part has been around since 1998.

 

Well, the Atlas mysteriously moved Naboo from the edge of the galactic disc where it had been placed in the ItW-maps and despite Naboo being described as being located "at the edge of the galaxy" in the TPM novelization (and some other decisions) so the Atlas is hardly without flaws.

 

What happened with Gardulla? I forget.

Also, we need to think more critically about continuity errors vs. "new information I don't like".

 

She got eaten by her own Krayt Dragon in Bounty hunter

 

This. Half the stuff on that list aren't even errors (lightsabers underwater? really?), and most of the other half are no worse than the errors the comic/novel EU has done to itself over the years (how many differing ranks has Tarkin held to date?).

 

Also. I recently rewatched the first two seasons, and the next ones soon, and have been surprised how much I now like it. Sure, a lot of the material is frustrating, either regarding continuity or ordinary storytelling logic. There are things in there I will probably never forgive.

But now that my initial OMG THEY STEAMROLLED JEDI TRIAL nerd-rage has worn off after a couple years, and looking back at it slightly more objectively, a lot of TCW is actually really good. Yes, it even contradicts the other films at times, which is bizarre, but with a few notable exceptions even the episodes that are bad or continuity-mangling are no worse than some of existing EU to date.

Anyone else want some of this Kool-Aid? It's delicious!

 

You know, I also had low expectations for this episode but I actually quite enjoyed The Gathering. It was nice, fun and told a good lesson. Loved the mysticism of Illum and the gathering of crystals. Best part I liked was the visuals... seeing the ice turned into water and having that threat of the doorway freezing up again... only for it to be an obstacle of the mind rather then a true physical obstacle. Very impressed with this episode and enjoyed it more then the Onderon arc.

 

You know, I also had low expectations for this episode but I actually quite enjoyed The Gathering. It was nice, fun and told a good lesson. Loved the mysticism of Illum and the gathering of crystals. Best part I liked was the visuals... seeing the ice turned into water and having that threat of the doorway freezing up again... only for it to be an obstacle of the mind rather then a true physical obstacle. Very impressed with this episode and enjoyed it more then the Onderon arc.

 

It honestly feels like filler IMO