Full Series Official "The Clone Wars" Series Discussion Thread (Spoilers Allowed)

After rewatching season six I was wondering why Dooku outfit is different in the last episode? Was it to save money by not giving him a cape?

 

Been rewatching Season 5 recently and it made me wish even more to see the Son of Dathomir story arc finished. It would be the perfect bridge between Maul's defeat by Palpatine and his apperance in Season 7.

Plus seeing Maul, Talzin, Dooku, Palpatine and Grievous all fighting at the same time would be amazing.

 

I think they just wanted to spice up the character model a bit. He wears the same outfit in the Season 7 Dark Disciple animatics too, maybe they wanted a different look for those episodes too?

 

I imagine they were trying to do a more evil look for the whole alchemy/ritual thing.

 

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That's interesting, since they already had him duel without the cloak on previous occasions (example from Crisis on Naboo):

 

Even if not the same as animation, the Son of Dathomir comics are very well done.

An arc I really want to see finished eventually is the Bounty Hunter arc with Boba and Cad Bane. I'd even like to see it in comic form, if not ever animated.

 

Yeah, I'd love that.

 

I real wish the show gave some lesser Jedi the spotlight more like Oppo Rancisis, Coleman Kcaj, or Sasee Tiin

 

Oppo was supposed to get a story, they designed a curved hilt lightsaber for him similar to Dooku's. For Saesee Tin, I consider his scenes from the Gendy series in the Battle of Coruscant canon.



"General, the ship is lost"
"Then it's time to get a new one. Prepare to board!"

 

That asset was apparently made for episode 604, AKA The Big Bang (last part of the Utapau arc), in which Oppo only appears in the final council scene. Makes one wonder what role, if any, he was meant to play at some point in the early development of this arc.

 

What’s interesting is that Oppo was not on the council in Revenge of the Sith but was confirmed to have survived Order 66. I doubt he was removed because he has been on the council since the high republic days. The best theory I could come up with is that he left the order and became monarch on his home world.

 

Its possible we'll get pieces of the Bounty Hunter arc in the Bad Batch. Could then also be connected to the upcoming Book of Boba Fett.

That would still not save him from Order 66 and the wrath of the Empire. Whether he's former Jedi or no, that doesn't matter to the Empire.

 

Yes I know that doesn’t protect him my point was that could be why he left the Jedi council

 

Yes, that's exactly it. I believe it's in the trivia guide for the episode where it explains that the budget for Sacrifice was already at the limit, mentioning Yoda/Sidious' flowing robes and the fire effects for Darth Bane.

There are even a couple shots right when Yoda and co. enter where Dooku's head reverts to its pre-Nightsisters model (watch the hair). I'm sure it had fewer vectors(?) to animate and was probably less expensive.

 

- Don't shoot! I'm not the commander! He-he's the commander!

*Clone blasts the other droid*

- Guess I'm the commander now...

*Clone blasts the commander*


I can't get enough of those battle droids

 

I forgot how great Hondo is.

I may not be as young as I once was but I am older

Insolence we are pirates we don’t even know what that means.

 

Wow the Clone Wars final season and the last 4 episodes were some of the best Star Wars I have seen period - to find out *Spoiler* where Ahsoka was in order 66 was incredible !

 

I have been watching “THE CLONE WARS” on Disney Plus for some time. And while I find it very entertaining, I cannot help but feel that the series was basically unnecessary filler. Many claim that the series helped make the Prequel Trilogy better and easier to understand. I honestly find this argument difficult to accept.

I never had a problem with understanding the Prequel Trilogy. I find the storytelling in “THE CLONE WARS” rather ham-fisted. And I get the feeling that the series was trying to make the Clone Wars more important than it actually was in the trilogy. Considering that the leader of both sides was the same person, it is not difficult to realize that the war was basically a tool for that person to rise further in power. The Prequel Trilogy - especially “ATTACK OF THE CLONES” and “REVENGE OF THE SITH” - pretty much made that clear. Other than providing material for future Star Wars productions, I do not see the point in making a series about the Clone Wars in the first place.

If one is going to defend the existence of “THE CLONE WARS”, then Lucasfilm might as well make a series about the three-year gap between “A NEW HOPE” and “THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK”. Or better yet, regard "THE CLONE WARS" as an alternate timeline.

 

As I wasn't enjoying my re-watch, I took a break from it. I'm back at it, and just got through season 5. My enjoyment still isn't what it used to be, but anyway.

I just finished the Wrong Jedi arc. This may have been some of Filoni's best writing of the entire series. I think the best thing Filoni ever did for Ahsoka was having her leave the Jedi. In this arc, Ahsoka went from basically being Anakin's padawan who did cool things with a plucky attitude and a sharp tongue, to a young woman with character and integrity. This arc shows her having an increased level of self worth, and self esteem, as she comes to grips with the council's myopic views of the Jedi dogma.

Edit: Ooops, didn't mean to post this yet.

While Ahsoka's searching for the real culprit, we're privy to her journey of self exploration, and reconciliation of the conflict on whether to stay in the order or not. Filoni conveyed this without being ham handed and allowed Ahsoka's personal discoveries happen naturally. And allowed them to be displayed in very subtle but strong manner.

 

I'd watch that! Seems like a no-brainer to me, but they let Marvel do it instead. *shrug*

 

I couldn't disagree more; but I'm not going to get into a full-on argument about how I felt about the PT and how you can thank TCW for getting me interested in watching those movies once again because I know it's off-limits in here. I'll just say I'm glad everyone's entitled to their own opinions.

 

I just feel as though TCW absolutely supported and even promoted the PT. And of course the last season with SOM sealed everything together in a nice little bow.

 

I mean, Lucas himself thought that stuff needed to expanded on, which is why he created TCW.

I wonder less about Lucas's ideas for the ST than what his ideas for the PT would be if he had a do-over. TCW's very existence suggests at least two things: he would have restructured it to give more weight to the Clone Wars, and Maul would have survived TPM. Less definitively, Ahsoka might've even been in it.