Clone Wars The Optimistic Appreciation Thread!

I don't see either Gascon or WAC being harmed in this arc. Same feeling I had with the Younglings arc, since it feels more aimed at a younger audience it's unlikely the focused characters would be killed.

Maul killed a bunch of people we didn't know, and I can't even recall the name of that Padawan. I could see BZ or QT being destroyed but TCW may even pull a "we transferred their mind to another unit!". The Clone Wars can be really dark but you occasionally get these more younger focused arcs and the main characters always pull through (Gregor doesn't count, he only appeared on-screen for about 7-ish minutes ).

Obviously, I could be completely wrong. Character deaths are supposed to be a surprise anyway.

Why?

I mean, any objective reason besides obviously your personal preference?

I rather have this Arc before the Maul Arc

But I'm curious as to why - because you anticipate it more? Want to see Clovis "get his"?

I'm very curious as to what this Clovis arc entails. The Season 5 trailer seems to indicate a return to Cato Neimoidia, doesn't it?

I thought Anakin, Padme and Clovis were going to have to fight together for some reason.

Oh, yeah, I'm not saying The Clone Wars doesn't go to dark places. The first inkling of this kind of content was way back in Season 1 when Gha Nackht was stabbed in the back. I put the violence at ESB/ROTJ/TPM level - it being animation does make it less risky.

I'd say the first inkling was the heads of Jabba's Bounty Hunters getting rolled out infront of him in the film.

There is something about this season. It's been the first season with episodes that I've questioned letting my kids watch. With the show I err on the side of "let them watch it and they'll tell me if it bothers them," and they've been fine, but the issue never even crossed my mind before.

Missing in Action and the Onderon arc.

Honestly, I'm surprised by how even the "younger-focused" arcs are really dark in places.

Look at the Younglings arc. It clearly seems intended for a younger demographic than usual (though I loved it!). Yet we have Ahsoka being sold into slavery, and the way Hondo says that someone specifically wants a female Jedi is touching a very adult concept. I was actually taken aback at the end of that episode. Another moment is Grievous crushing a clone trooper's neck. Ouch.

Now let's look at the recent D-Squad arc. We have slapstick clearly aimed at the younger audience. Yet we also have, "Maybe he [Gascon] should jump?". A suicide joke?!?

And so even with the more "kiddy" arcs of the series, TCW just gets darker and darker.

Yeah, it really wasn't toned down at all. But going into it I was expecting it to be - it's focusing on younglings and it was shown ONLY to children at Celebration VI. I'd be quite curious to see if they cut anything out of the scripts for being too dark, given that it IS airing on CN. The only scene I know of being cut is Ventress kissing the ARC trooper.

Gah, whenever I read the word "Thundercats" that blasted theme tune comes into my head! It never stops!

You were comfortable with the Umbara arc? Not that I think its a big deal if you were, but I found there were very similar themes there when comparing that arc to Onderon or MIA.

That said I let my kid watch it all, TCW wise, when she wants to.(Which isn't that often anymore ) Content thoughts always cross my mind but then I think back to how I was into Star Wars and G.I.Joe when I was a kid that age(5-10) and I figure I turned out alright

Not seen the new one, but if it doesn't have the theme tune then it doesn't interest me. I always found it hilarious that the animation during the theme was 5x better than anything you would see in the actual show.

Agreed. They've already got it cut as an 88-minute movie so just give it to us!

Not entirely comfortable with Umbara either, no. But I do the same that you do, especially since my kids will both say, "That's gross/that's freaky/that's stupid, I don't want to watch anymore" and will leave the room if they see something they don't like.

I like the Hitchcock influence in the new episode names.