Thread for those working through The Clone Wars

[BluTechsan 393]

I echo what has already said and have to admit that the allergies kicked in a bit there at the end.

[Buzzrock 14,921]

Filoni's profile pic on Twitter is a sketch of Rex and Ahsoka riding together on the backs of some type of animal.  That's the next story I want to see.  Would be amazing.

Those are the giant wolves from Rebels.

[Nivek 16,934]

Loved it. Went by too fast. I loved the last episodes Rogue One Vader slaughter but with Maul, and this one had a call to The Forced Unleashed games with the crashing/flight of Ashoka.

[UT_OB1 2,223]

Amazing episode. Great end to the series. My 8 year old was really sad it was over. 

[oSuJeff97 3,435]

Man... those last four episodes... holy shit.  I imagine at some point they are going to put all four parts together so you can watch it as a feature film, because DAMN that would be awesome.

If they don't make Dave Filoni the "story czar" of everything Star Wars going forward, then they don't know what the fuck they are doing because he GETS what Star Wars can and SHOULD be. 

He tells great stories with both new and existing characters and does it in a highly entertaining way that hits on the nostalgia but also provides something new.  It's a goddamn shame that he couldn't have been in charge of the sequel trilogy, because I bet he would have delivered something incredible.

[Nivek 16,934]

he kind of is.  He is great at bringing Lucas' vision to the screen.   There is a Mandalorian discussion episode on d+ about the directors involved and Taika was on there.   It was also announced that Taika would take the next film over.    

[Levi 2,586]

54 minutes ago, Nivek said:

he kind of is.  He is great at bringing Lucas' vision to the screen.   There is a Mandalorian discussion episode on d+ about the directors involved and Taika was on there.   It was also announced that Taika would take the next film over.    

Taika was cool in the first episode for the Mando doc, he’s going to do a good job for Star Wars. I like how all the directors basically described Filoni as the Star Wars connoisseur. **take a hint Kathleen Kennedy**

[oSuJeff97 3,435]

On 5/5/2020 at 8:15 PM, DoneWithit said:

Taika was cool in the first episode for the Mando doc, he’s going to do a good job for Star Wars. I like how all the directors basically described Filoni as the Star Wars connoisseur. **take a hint Kathleen Kennedy**

Yeah I'm not going to hate on Kathleen Kennedy too much. She's been involved in many of my favorite movies of all time... and she's a convenient punching bag for fan boys who didn't like the sequel trilogy.... but there's plenty of blame to go around on that front, including J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson (and I liked TLJ - I just think he was better suited for an Anthology movie where he could do his thing without worrying about a cohesive three-movie arc); but the thing that makes Filoni different than the rest of them is that he just seems to *get* what make Star Wars work.

You can tell that J.J. Abrams is a huge fan of Star Wars and he did a serviceable job, but all he really did was "play the hits."  He's like a great cover band.

Filoni, on the other hand, is like a great original band who was influenced by the best but creates something totally new and interesting in spirit of the original without outright copying it.

[Levi 2,586]

14 minutes ago, oSuJeff97 said:

Yeah I'm not going to hate on Kathleen Kennedy too much. She's been involved in many of my favorite movies of all time... and she's a convenient punching bag for fan boys who didn't like the sequel trilogy.... but there's plenty of blame to go around on that front, including J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson (and I liked TLJ - I just think he was better suited for an Anthology movie where he could do his thing without worrying about a cohesive three-movie arc); but the thing that makes Filoni different than the rest of them is that he just seems to *get* what make Star Wars work.

You can tell that J.J. Abrams is a huge fan of Star Wars and he did a serviceable job, but all he really did was "play the hits."  He's like a great cover band.

Filoni, on the other hand, is like a great original band who was influenced by the best but creates something totally new and interesting in spirit of the original without outright copying it.

I agree. There’s a difference in “knowing Star Wars” and “knowing what to do with Star Wars”. Filoni does the latter and it shows from what he’s created thus far.

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[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2,652]

Wow. It ended perfectly. 

[LonghornSean 3,998]

Final arc was amazing.  Dave Filoni and Ahsoka Tano, take a bow.

[Murfdogg21 4,412]

I just plowed through the final 6 episodes. That was awesome. The commonality for me in the Dave Filoni series is I don’t want them to end, something I can’t say for Ep. 8 and 9. More on screen stories of what Vader, Ahsoka, and other relevant characters did between Ep. 3 and R1, and where was Ahsoka when Luke and the boys could have used an assist on Hoth, Bespin, and Endor? Was there a canonical meeting between Vader and Maul?

Last Jedi only left me feeling angry at the writer/director and sad for Luke Skywalker. Rise of Skywalker carried that feeling of unfulfilled sadness for the central characters and for us the audience at not realizing a better story/ending for the saga. Best criticism of new trilogy is whoever said you don’t give a shit about any of these new characters. I have no desire to know or see anything else related to those movies, unlike Clone Wars, Rebels, and it seems like Mandorian. 

[Nivek 16,934]

I kind of think they answered that with Ashoka taunting Maul about what would have happened had Aniken showed up.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4,976]

On 5/4/2020 at 6:06 PM, DoneWithit said:

IMO this solidified Clone Wars over Rebels. Just a spectacular final four episodes and it elevated a character (Ahsoka) to a whole new level — puts her in the conversation of all time great characters in Star Wars. Dave Filoni hit all the right notes, especially with the score. 

I just finally finished Clone Wars last night, and while the ending was pretty awesome, I think I still have to give Rebels credit for the better series just because it was so much tighter. When The Clone Wars was good it was great, but there was just too much nearly useless filler. Of course, even in the droid episodes and Jar Jar episodes there was stuff that they called back to because Filoni is such a master at storytelling, but Rebels had a lot of great stuff as well without having to wade through as much tertiary business. Either way, they both build upon each other and would not be complete without the other, so they both have their place. 

[Pato del Muerto 52,504]

3 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

I just finally finished Clone Wars last night, and while the ending was pretty awesome, I think I still have to give Rebels credit for the better series just because it was so much tighter. When The Clone Wars was good it was great, but there was just too much nearly useless filler. Of course, even in the droid episodes and Jar Jar episodes there was stuff that they called back to because Filoni is such a master at storytelling, but Rebels had a lot of great stuff as well without having to wade through as much tertiary business. Either way, they both build upon each other and would not be complete without the other, so they both have their place. 

I only watched the ones from the list (and all of the last two seasons because the list predates those), so that’s likely why I don’t share your opinion. 

Edited May 18, 2020 by Pato del Muerto

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4,976]

9 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I only watched the ones from the list (and all of the last two seasons because the list predates those), so that’s likely why I don’t share your opinion. 

Yeah, I can see how how watching only the list would lead one to that conclusion, but Filoni is kinda sneaky in that even a lot of those filler episodes there are some call backs for later episodes that move the story forward. It kind of speaks to his genius and why he should be the one leading the direction of the franchise. 

[Levi 2,586]

11 hours ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

I just finally finished Clone Wars last night, and while the ending was pretty awesome, I think I still have to give Rebels credit for the better series just because it was so much tighter. When The Clone Wars was good it was great, but there was just too much nearly useless filler. Of course, even in the droid episodes and Jar Jar episodes there was stuff that they called back to because Filoni is such a master at storytelling, but Rebels had a lot of great stuff as well without having to wade through as much tertiary business. Either way, they both build upon each other and would not be complete without the other, so they both have their place. 

The Clone Wars story is also more spread out so there is definitely more fillers. But some of those filler episodes gave development to key characters. For me, if I was to take the best of both shows, it would still be Clone Wars that comes out on top because it feels more serious or consequential. Luckily though, they are both good shows to watch for all Star Wars fans — can’t say that about the sequels or other SW content tho . 

[DeepEastTexas 644]

I loved both. Clone Wars did have one advantage; variety.

There were several episodes that included story arcs with different protagonists. One arc might be clones, one might be Anakin, one might focus on Maul, etc...

Rebels seemed to include the same core week to week. It worked, but CW just had a grander scale.

Both are amazing and are the best SW material since the ‘80s. 

[Drew 2,409]

On 5/17/2020 at 10:48 PM, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

I just finally finished Clone Wars last night, and while the ending was pretty awesome, I think I still have to give Rebels credit for the better series just because it was so much tighter. When The Clone Wars was good it was great, but there was just too much nearly useless filler. Of course, even in the droid episodes and Jar Jar episodes there was stuff that they called back to because Filoni is such a master at storytelling, but Rebels had a lot of great stuff as well without having to wade through as much tertiary business. Either way, they both build upon each other and would not be complete without the other, so they both have their place. 

Pretty much my thoughts too. I LOVE both.  But I think I like Rebels just a little bit more.  Not mad at someone saying the opposite.

On 5/17/2020 at 11:05 PM, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

Yeah, I can see how how watching only the list would lead one to that conclusion, but Filoni is kinda sneaky in that even a lot of those filler episodes there are some call backs for later episodes that move the story forward. It kind of speaks to his genius and why he should be the one leading the direction of the franchise. 

The fucking space wales.  Filoni fed that to us in a "filler" episode of season 2, and everyone who saw the finale knows how it came back.  Dude has it all planned out.

[Pato del Muerto 52,504]

4 hours ago, Drew said:

Pretty much my thoughts too. I LOVE both.  But I think I like Rebels just a little bit more.  Not mad at someone saying the opposite.

The fucking space wales.  Filoni fed that to us in a "filler" episode of season 2, and everyone who saw the finale knows how it came back.  Dude has it all planned out.

The space whale episode was on the list exactly because it wasn’t filler. 

[Drew 2,409]

Of rebels?  I, personally, don't think any episodes are filler...but I do distinctly remember social media and reviews saying that episode of rebels was a "filler" episode, and considering that the space wales didn't come back until the very final episode, I could understand why someone would think so.

[Pato del Muerto 52,504]

Your right, I was confused. I watched CW and rebels back to back a few months ago so some things run together. 

[Drew 2,409]

Could definitely see that if you're watching over a hundred hours of those shows back to back.

[mdmost 43,004]

Got around to watching the final season with the kids. Really enjoyed everything minus the storyline with the 2 sisters. Mainly because the sisters just seemed really dumb. I didn't watch any of the rest of the series because prequels never grab me. This final season did a great job of fleshing out the overall grand plan of Sidious and giving the faceless clones in the movie some humanity. The Mandalore storyline was phenomenal. I'm going to rewatch the Ahsoka Rebels episodes as that will make the rewatch more enjoyable. 

[Trey3216 15,346]

Just finished up Season 7, and My God.   What a damn incredible season.    
 

it’s all been mentioned, but Good Lord what incredible writing, visuals, and storytelling.    Just amazing 

[DeepEastTexas 644]

I’d watch a series that follows Rex and Ahsoka in the days before ANH.  Incredible job of character development by Filoni and crew.

The last 4 episodes were just outstanding. Can’t wait for Mandalorian to start up. 

[Apep 645]

35 minutes ago, DeepEastTexas said:

I’d watch a series that follows Rex and Ahsoka in the days before ANH.  Incredible job of character development by Filoni and crew.

The last 4 episodes were just outstanding. Can’t wait for Mandalorian to start up. 

You mean that follows them more so than Rebels?

[DeepEastTexas 644]

6 hours ago, Apep said:

You mean that follows them more so than Rebels?

Yep, that’s just Rex and Ahsoka. No Ghost crew. Just a series that links them to the Rebels storyline. 

[DCLonghorn 244]

After we finished Clone Wars...just amazing... The fam has started moving through Rebels.

We are almost done, but I completely forgot Dume gave himself a sweet ass mullet after communing with Scooby Doo! I also never noticed his name was Dume the first go around or that it's not spelled Doom.

Which means we are close the freaky astral plane part of the story.

Even with time passing since we watched it, IMHO, I think the last four episodes of Clone Wars taken together is the best Star Wars movie.

[Buzzrock 14,921]

Got around to watching the final season with the kids. Really enjoyed everything minus the storyline with the 2 sisters. Mainly because the sisters just seemed really dumb. I didn't watch any of the rest of the series because prequels never grab me. This final season did a great job of fleshing out the overall grand plan of Sidious and giving the faceless clones in the movie some humanity. The Mandalore storyline was phenomenal. I'm going to rewatch the Ahsoka Rebels episodes as that will make the rewatch more enjoyable. 

You’re missing out. Clone Wars does a good job redeeming the prequels characters. Find the episode guide so you know what to skip and get to watchin.

[Dutch 4,472]

So I've been working through Clone Wars and Rebels and finished last night.  I'll go ahead and insert the obligatory gif below:

Filoni needs the "Feige Role" within LucasFilm. Both are some of the best Star Wars content of the past 41 years and, while differing in tone, great in their own way.  The last four episodes of Clone Wars, if cut into a 2hr film, would immediately vault into my top three (right after ESB and ANH).

I have a bit of sadness now; I didn't want them to end.  Onto S2 The Mandalorian and then wait for Bad Batch to get my SW fix.

Edited February 12, 2021 by Dutch

[DCLonghorn 244]

So I've been working through Clone Wars and Rebels and finished last night.  I'll go ahead and insert the obligatory gif below:

Filoni needs the "Feige Role" within LucasFilm. Both are some of the best Star Wars content of the past 41 years and, while differing in tone, great in their own way.  The last four episodes of Clone Wars, if cut into a 2hr film, would immediately vault into my top three (right after ESB and ANH).
I have a bit of sadness now; I didn't want them to end.  Onto S2 The Mandalorian and then wait for Bad Batch to get my SW fix.

Those last four episodes as a movie would be my #1. So good.

[Guadaloopy 10,973]

Just finished the series after starting in November 2019.    Nothing to add except that those last four episodes were just about perfect.   

[F250 28,777]

I recently binged Clone Wars and just finished the ending Sunday night. I didn't really keep track of the series or read this thread so I didn't have any expectations.

Never paying attention to the timeline, I didn't catch on to the finality until Ashoka asked for Anakin and Kenobi said he was sent off to monitor the Chancellor. I sat down my drink and mumbled "Holy Shit" at that moment. That viewing went from being casually entertained to Mother of God what am I witnessing right now.

So much feels for Ashoka in those episodes and I was surprised to be so attached to her character. Didn't see that coming. The one thing that stuck out was her last encounter with Anakin because as a viewer I didn't even realize it would be the last.

The final ending where Vader found her light saber.

 

 

[Buzzrock 14,921]

Now go watch Rebels and get the full arc. It really is something. Ideally you would have watched Rebels before the final season of Clone Wars, but you’ll still get a lot out of it.

[DeepEastTexas 644]

Just wait until you get through Rebels. Then you'll see why most of us are excited with Filoni at the helm.

Ahsoka and Rex were both phenomenal in that last 4 episode arc. Just quality story telling. 

[Buzzrock 14,921]

Spoilers!

[F250 28,777]

Just finished Rebels.

Holy Shit!